AHH! I got my three hundredth review! Thank you thank you thank you edwardlover4ever!I am soo excited! Since I am in n amazingly good mood tonight, I will be writing extra more for this chapter in honors of getting the number 300. I'm sorry though, guys. I don't have any cool twilight related facts or prayers, for that matter. Hehe, well, except for the fact that I saw shark boy and lava girl yesterday, and I could just not get enough of cute little Taylor Lautner. Tehe, but on to more serious matters, I can answer some questions!
Okay, in response to WereWolf1010, of course there will be villains! We can't have them happy the whole time, now can we? Lol. But yes, we can't forget about James Laurent and Victoria.
Blackgrrl92, yes, I am saying that, and I found that information about the swine flu on a twilight fan site I stumbled upon, actually. I thought it was pretty cool, so I decided to share with everyone. But yeah, we can only hope we get hot vampire doctors. Only then will the world be peaceful. XD
But now I am painfully sorry to say that I have nothing more to add into this author's note, so on with my story!
*this chapter goes out to movie moments, because I agree with her, and I love how honest she was in her review. I personally liked my author's note more then the chapter itself, and that prayer definitely made my week. Lol. So this goes out to you!*
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BPOV
"Please! My ears need their virtue you two!" I yelled over the many noises coming from Emmett and Rose's bedroom. I have had enough of them. They are like rabbits in heat, and they never stop! The sounds ceased for a minute, but then they started again. I could imagine Emmett shrugging, and then going back to where he was. "PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU! IF YOU MUST DO THAT, GO TO A DIFFERENT HOUSE!" I screamed, finally reaching my breaking point. I have been trying to ignore them for the past hour, but I couldn't take it any longer.
I could hear feet scraping, and then a bag being zipped. Were they listening to me for once? I looked up at the stairs from the book I was trying to read and sighed. Ever since last year when Alice and Jasper came, Emmett has been unbearable. He has been hinting god knows what to Edward, and was getting even worse with Rose. As I stared back down at the words across the page I was vaguely aware of both Emmett and Rose leaving the house.
I was lost in the magical world that was Jane Austen, when suddenly a door slammed open, and Alice strode through the room with a determined look on her face. As I studied her facial features, I noticed her eyes glazing over slightly then coming back again. Future seeing. Since this was nothing new, I looked back down at the book that was laying on my lap. Alice moved to the couch next to the armchair I was curled up in, and continued to be silent. Finally! I noted in my head. With the rabbits gone, the house was quiet.
"EEEEPPP!" rang Alice's high-pitched squeal from next to me. I jumped up in surprise, and my ears were ringing. She was bouncing in her seat with her eyes still glazed over slightly.
My hands instinctively went to cover my ears, trying to find my escape from Alice's squeals. "ALICE! Why on earth are you squealing?" I asked her, raising my voice slightly to her, letting annoyance seep through my voice.
As soon as she was out of her trance, she turned to me with a smile that could crack her face in half it was so wide. I stared at her skeptically as she continued to bounce up and down. With my lips pursed, I tried to figure out what on earth was going through the pixie's mind. Was Jasper planning something? Did Emmett finally propose to Rose? Option one was more likely. 'EEEEPPP!" she continued to squeal, making me even more aggravated with her.
"What is so important Alice?" I spat at her, wanting to get back to my book without interruptions. It hasn't been quiet all day, and with Edward, Carlisle, Jasper and Esme not home today, I had nothing to do.
Alice didn't seem to be dampened by my sour mood. "FINALLY!" she shouted, and then ran out of the room, mumbling something about perfect timing, and planning. I honestly did not want to know. Taking advantage of the sudden silence, I went back to the page I left off on, and snuggled deeper into the leather armchair.
"YES!" Alice screamed from upstairs. I huffed angrily, and slammed my book down on the ground next to the couch. The book slid half way under the couch, but I didn't care. All I want is some peace and quiet. I stomped up the stairs to Alice's bedroom, and barged in.
Alice was clearly not expecting me, as she jumped up and spun around to face me, putting a paper behind her back. "Yes Bella?" she asked me sweetly - too sweetly.
I narrowed my eyes at her. "Why do you keep squealing like a little girl with cake?" I asked her, focusing my gaze at the paper hidden behind her back. She was up to something.
"Oh, umm…" she said quickly, then started reciting what seemed to be a prayer. "Our Edward, Who art in Forks, Hallowed be thy sparkles. Thy Volvo comes, thy will be fast, On Earth as it is in the meadow. Give you this day, our daily blood; Forgive us our heartbeats, As we worship Carlisle for giving you life. Lead us into temptation, Deliver us to you. For thine is the vampire, The music and the hotness, Forever and ever, A-Edward." she finished, seeming confident with what she obviously just made up. (sorry guys, couldn't resist.)
My mouth was hanging open. "Okay Alice, that was definitely very strange. What is a Volvo, and why are you complimenting my boyfriend?" I seethed. Alice has officially lost it, proving me this by writing a prayer for my boyfriend of all people. She was beyond creepy right now. I mean, she just called him hot. What does that even mean? We are ice cold for crying out loud!
Alice laughed at me. "Silly Bella. That was a prayer I wrote for you. And I'm not sure what a Volvo is, all I know is that in my visions of the future, Edward is in love with whatever a Volvo is." she said, frowning slightly at the end. (keep in mind the timeline. It's the nineteen forties.)
I frowned with her, all concerns of the prayer gone. I honestly already knew that she was somewhat out of it with her clairvoyant powers, so it would be a waste of time contemplating her mental stableness. "Was this Volvo another girl?" I asked her the first question popping into my mind. Alice shook her head no, and I let out a breath of relief. "A piano?" again, no. "Designer?" nope. "Band?" no. I sighed, and racked my brain for possible things to fall in love with.
"Car?" I guessed after contemplating my other options, and Alice smiled.
"I'm pretty sure it is." she said as her eyes glazed over again. "Wow. Cars in the future are amazing." she said after a minute of staring off into space.
I laughed at her hopeful face, but then ran over our conversation in my mind. "So why exactly were you squealing, jumping up and down, and shouting things like 'finally' and 'yes'." I asked her skeptically. I noticed her flinch slightly, but just sighed. "Never mind, actually. I really do not want to know what is going on. I'd rather be left in the dark." I said to her as I walked out of her room and down the stairs.
"You won't be for long! But I think being left in the dark is better for the element of surprise!" she shouted at me as I reached under the couch for my book I had thrown. I just laughed at her before curling myself into a ball on the chair.
"What do you mean 'element of surprise'?" I called up to her mockingly, "You don't even know what the word surprise means." I heard her scoff, and slowly a satisfied smirk appeared on my face. If there was one thing I loved to do more then shopping and reading, it was bothering Alice about not having any surprises. I personally hated surprises, but I would rather not like them then not be able to actually be surprised by them.
I dug tighter into the leather chair, and opened my book on my lap. Again, I was lost in Jane land. I love her books, they were so romantic. (I really have no idea what I'm talking about. I've never read them. Lol.) I propped my legs up on the coffee table and sighed.
"Bella Beans!" Emmett screamed out as he opened the door. That was a new one. I raised an eyebrow at him as he walked into the house and sat down in the couch next to me. Rose followed his lead, and soon they were both staring at me for an unknown reason.
"Yes Em?" I asked, looking back down at my book.
"We just wanted to know why Alice was screaming." he said, grimacing. "We could hear her from the cottage in the woods." Rose nodded her head with the same look on her face as Emmett.
"Actually, guys, it was squealing, not screaming. I honestly don't know why she was squealing, though. She never did say." I said, frowning slightly at my book.
"Sure you three. Talk about me like I can't hear you!" Alice shouted from upstairs. I laughed at her, and soon Rose and Emmett joined in.
"It's about time!" Jasper was saying to Edward as they walked in the house together.
I raised an eyebrow at them. Not them too! "Well, since I don't know what the hell you all are talking about, I will be in the dining room sketching if you need me." I said stubbornly as I lifted myself off of the couch, slamming my book onto the coffee table.
Nobody said a word as I walked into the kitchen and grabbed one of Esme's vases, and went into the dining room where paper was already laying on the table. I could hear faint whispering from the other room that I obviously was not meant to hear, and sighed. Rose squealed at something also, but I just chose to ignore them. After all, I'm not the one to squeal, and I'm not the one that likes surprises. As I started to sketch out the vase in front of me, Alice came and sat in the room with me.
I continued to ignore her as I blurred the edges of the circular vase, and started to sketch out the stems to the tulips that were currently in there.
"So I was thinking…" Alice started, "Jasper and I are going to take a long hunting trip this week. Is that alright?" she asked me.
I shrugged my shoulders. "I suppose. How long will you be gone exactly?" I said, not looking away from the tulips I was carefully analyzing.
"Maybe five days at the most." she said, and I looked up. She had a glint of excitement and something I couldn't place in her eyes. She really was looking forward to this trip.
I sighed, still staring at her, and slowly smiled. "That's fine with me. But you should ask Carlisle. It's not up to me, but I'm sure you'll be able to go anyways. Can Jasper handle it?" I asked her. She had adapted to the vegetarian life style easily and quickly - but it was the exact opposite for Jasper.
Alice sighed in response to my question as she quickly went to sit in the chair next to mine. "Most likely. I doubt we'll come across any humans with where we are going. But if we do, I would see it before it happens." she said, tapping her head with her index finger.
I smiled at her. "Good point. Well, I hope you have fun." I said, and then I turned back to my tulips I was just shading in.
"Bella!" Emmett called from outside. I gripped the pencil so hard it turned to dust. Why Can't I get any alone time? "Bella! Bella! Bella!" he continued to call, getting louder with each syllable.
I groaned. "What Emmett?" I spat at him, throwing my other pencils to the ground before standing up. I quickly turned the corner and into the kitchen. "Yes?" I growled when I saw him sitting at the breakfast island.
"Rose said she wants to get you ready," he said blankly, and then turned back to the vampires he was drawing. They had fangs. Wow.
I frowned slightly at the picture of what I'm assuming is supposed to be me, but then deepened my frown when I realized he said getting ready. "For what?" I asked, and sat down next to him. Normally I would get myself ready for everything, except the occasional hair help. "I don't recall of any plans."
"Some charity dinner. I don't know. All I know is that you, Esme, and Rose are going somewhere to watch people sip soup." he said, not looking up at me. His hand was blurring with what he was drawing, but I could swear I saw what looked to be blood dripping from one of our mouths. I shook my head slightly at Emmett, and sighed.
I really don't remember agreeing to this charity dinner thing. "What time is it at?" I asked out of curiosity.
Before Emmett could respond, I was cut off by Rose's loud scream. "Bella! Get up here!"
I groaned again, but headed for the stairs. On most occasions I loved getting dressed up, but oddly enough, tonight I really didn't want to put on a fancy dress. I turned onto the hallway where Rose's room was, and chuckled lightly. Several dresses were hung on the open door with twice as many shoes on the ground. As I walked into the room, neither Alice nor Rosalie noticed me during their flurry around Rose's room.
I cleared my throat to make my presence known, and both of their heads shot up from looking through hairstyling sketches. "So where is it that we are going?" I asked as I sat down on the carpet. There was no way I was sitting on the bed with this morning's previous activities…
"Dinner!" Alice said as she bounced over and started playing with my hair.
"Alice!" I complained loudly. "We don't eat! We can't eat for crying out loud! Why?" I heard Emmett trying to laugh quietly downstairs, but failing miserably.
"Because." Alice said, mocking my tone. I just glared at her. "Esme was invited by some family that lives near the La Push area, on the opposite side of town as us. We have to be there by no later then seven, which means I only have three hours to get you, and Rose perfect." she continued, answering my question I had just asked Emmett.
I huffed, and crossed my arms. "I still don't understand why only the three of us have to go. Why aren't you going? And why aren't you helping Esme?" I complained, just as loudly as before.
"I have a date with Jazzy tonight." she responded simply while rolling her eyes. I just sighed and nodded. Alice threw a tan dress at me that was beautiful. It was tight at the top, but then flowed outwards at the bottom. I thought it was very appropriate for the dinner we had to be attending. Alice started to curl my hair as I quickly slipped on the provided dress. Rose was changing into a red Bonita style dress that had a black rose at the bottom, and at the very middle of the dress. I watched as Rose put on white ballet flats, and didn't really pay any attention to the light pulling on my head. "Done!" Alice said after a minute of me wondering what shoes I would be wearing…
I got up to look in the mirror and beamed. The girl standing in front of me looked flawless in the dress, and my white skin made a very good contrast with my tan dress. There was no beauty products on my face, and my hair was in elegant spiral curls. I could see Alice tapping her foot impatiently while holding a pair of tan ballet shoes with a black heel and toe. I smiled, and turned to her. "Thank you Alice. It's perfect."
She smiled back at me, and anxiously shoved the shoes into my hands. "Thank you, but if you'll excuse me, I have to go get ready for my date as well." she said, and then dashed out of the room.
Rose and I looked at each other, and laughed. Rosalie looked stunning in her dress, and was sure to make jaws drop. "I love your dress." I commented as I walked up to her. She was clasping a pearl necklace around her neck while facing me.
"Thank you. Yours too. I think you look lovely." she responded sweetly, and I just smiled at her again. After she was done with the necklace she brushed over the wrinkles in her dress, and then turned to the mirror. "I like this red." she said as she stared at the mirror.
"Girls! Come on!" Esme yelled at us, breaking me out of my reverie. I walked quickly out the door with Rose next to me and down the hallway.
"It's been a few months since the last time we've been to one of these." Rose commented as we walked down the stairs. I didn't know what to say, so I nodded my head in agreement.
When we got down the stairs the boys and Alice were all huddled up in the loft, whispering under their breath. Rose seemed to notice also, but just smiled and kept walking towards the door, leaving me planted at my spot overlooking the loft.
"Alright, we need to be out of there my ten." Esme said to us as I started to finally walk to the door to meet them. "Don't make anyone suspicious about us by adding attention, and please, Rose especially, no slapping kicking or any physical violence to any men." she chided us, looking seriously at Rose as she put on her white short sleeved shawl. Esme looked very good in her white dress with white ballet flats.
Rose groaned, and I rolled my eyes. "We know Esme, we know. Are we going to be there before or after the desserts? Oh, and I love your dress." I said. I really don't want to be stuffing food into my napkin the whole night.
"Thank you dear. And after. The main course is being served as we speak. Let's not rush." she said gently, trying to hide her grimace at the food.
I laughed lightly at that. "Don't worry. I'm in no rush, and most certainly not up to hiding disgusting human food from them."
She gave me a knowing smile and strode out the open front door and into the car. Rose and I followed, and took our seats in the back. Esme already had the car started, and all it took was for us to shut the doors for her to start driving away.
"What charity event is this anyway?" Rose asked after a few minutes. I continued to stare straight ahead at the black cushioned seats.
"It's not a charity event. It's a party for a banker's anniversary. I know the wife from strolling around town." Esme answered.
I noticed Rose flinch at the word 'banker' out of the corner of my eye. My hand flashed out and grabbed hers, squeezing it lightly. She smiled at me genuinely before turning back to Esme. "Oh, very well then. Is anyone we know going to be there?"
"We'll find out." Esme said as she pulled into a long driveway. I hadn't realized we were hear already. I could smell the wine that was inside the house, many different perfumes, cigarette smoke from in the backyard, and the scents of everyone's blood. They smelled awful mixed together.
"What is that smell?" Rose asked in a disgusted tone. I glanced at her for a minute, but then I smelt it also. Wet dog with a strong musky scent filled my nose, which wrinkled in disgust.
Esme sighed. "I have no idea. Let's just get this over with. I don't want to be here no more then you two do." she said as she parked and got out of the car. We both opened out doors, and immediately stopped breathing as the scent got stronger. It really was a horrible stench. "Remember what I told you." Esme said in a voice too low for humans to hear as we walked through giant white doors.
Rose and I rolled out eyes simultaneously. The doors revealed a large ball room with white tiles and extravagant walls. There were many tables with white cloths draped over them, and most of the people were packed under a glistening chandelier waltzing.
"Hello Mrs. Cullen. So nice to see you." a man in a tuxedo said as he walked over to us. He turned to me and Rose. "These must be the beautiful sisters that my wife tells me you talk about. It's an honor to meet you both." he said to us warmly.
I smiled, flashing my pearly white teeth. "Thank you. It's lovely to meet you also." I said back, just as warmly while using up my air supply in the process. Rose nodded and also smiled at him.
"Well ladies," he said, hesitating for a moment to look over his shoulder, "I must go. I hate to cut this meeting short, but I have more guests to meet." he said politely.
We all smiled and waved our goodbyes. As soon as he was gone, I inhaled sharply and turned to look at Esme. "Who was that?"
Esme smiled. "That was Gregory, the banker who is throwing this party." she said cheerfully. I wanted to slap myself, that was obvious.
"He seems nice enough." Rose grumbled quietly. I slapped her arm, which only led to her hissing at me.
"Zip it. No causing attention to yourself Rose." I said, looking pointedly at a young couple that was staring at her in confusion.
She laughed quietly. "Oops, your right. Sorry. Now can we go to our table and get this party over with?"
I rolled my eyes at her, but suddenly remembered something and turned back to look directly at Esme, who was looking around the room. "Why didn't that man mention Alice?"
That statement seemed to hold interest to Rose's curiosity. "Yes, why?" Rose asked, raising a delicate eyebrow at Esme.
Esme sighed. "He knows who Alice is, but he thinks she'd on a business trip with Jasper, who he also happens to think is her husband. Apparently she called him beforehand." Esme said as she started walking towards a table with three empty seats marked for us.
I laughed, that sounds like Alice. "So she canceled out on us to go out on a date with Jasper tonight?" I asked, and they nodded. "Where are they going?"
Rose laughed. "Jasper said something about civil war items, while Alice said something about shoes. Honestly, they probably won't even be going out on a date." she said as she sat down at the circular table. I laughed and joined her.
"Hello, my name is Angela, I'm supposed to be sitting with you three." a girl standing behind Esme said shyly. Her eyes were on the ground, and she was playing her fingers nervously.
I smiled at her. "Hello. I'm Bella, this is Rosalie," I pointed to her, "And this is Esme. It's very nice to meet you." I said softly to her. She looked up and smiled back at me. She was very beautiful, in her own way. She had red lips, long brown hair similar to mine, and clear, tan skin.
"Yes, it's very nice to meet you." Esme said kindly, also sensing her anxiety. Rose nodded her head slightly, and started to look at her reflection at one of the spoons that was set up at our table.
I slapped her arm lightly, and looked at Angela, and then back at her. She sighed, but turned to the girl nonetheless. "Hi, yes, it is nice to meet you." she said in a bored tone, but Angela didn't seem to mind in the least.
"Thank you," she said softly, and then sat in the empty seat next to mine. "Are you enjoying the party?" she asked us politely. Rose scoffed, and Esme grimaced. Angela giggled slightly. "Ah, I see. It is normally boring at these type of parties that Gregory holds." she said quietly.
"Really? How do you know Gregory?" I asked her, trying to make her feel comfortable. I didn't have to be Jasper to know that her instincts were telling her to run, and that she was nervous.
"Oh, he's my uncle. I actually live next door." she said, picking up a fork and twirling it in-between your fingers.
"Why are you not sitting with him then?" Esme asked politely.
Angela laughed. "Actually, his table along with my aunt and parents is right next to yours. I guess Lorry has a special place in her heart for you three." she said, humor evident in her voice. I laughed with her, along with Esme.
"So do you have a special someone in your heart?" Rose asked her suddenly, putting the spoon down and turning to face Angela from where she was sitting.
Angela blushed immediately. "No."
Rose noticed the blush, and raised an eyebrow at her. "What was that blush then?"
Angela blushed even deeper. "I happen to like something, that's all." she said quietly, casting her eyes downward.
"That's cute. What's his name?" Rose asked her patiently, with a stern voice. Apparently that wasn't a question, that was an order.
I kicked Rose under the table. "Ease up Rose. You sound like Alice. And now that I think about it, your excitement is reminding me of Alice right now." I said to her, earning a small laugh from Esme.
"Is Alice your other sister?" angela asked us. Esme nodded. "I wish I had three sisters around my age, but instead god gave me a younger brother." she said glumly. We all laughed, and even Rose's seemed to be genuine.
"You think yours is bad? Emmett isn't necessarily my brother, but he is horrible." I said, flashing back to the time where Emmett stole all of my undergarments and I had to chase him around the house in just a towel. It never occurred to me to force Emmett to stop.
Rose's slap against my arm cut through my memory, "Don't make fun of my Emmett. He's unique." she said seriously, trying very hard to hold in her laughter.
"So Emmett is that special someone in your life?" Angela asked her, and Rose nodded. "Do you two have someone like that also?" she asked, turning towards me and Esme,
Esme chuckled lightly. "Yes, we both do. Mine is Carlisle, and Bella's is Edward." she answered for me. I nodded along with her, smiling slightly.
"Is Carlisle a doctor?" she asked.
Esme smiled. "Yes, do you know him?"
Angela blushed again. "Well, yes. When I tripped and cut myself last week, he was the doctor who gave me stitches." she said, still blushing deeply.
A clock struck ten, and it started chiming. I couldn't believe all of that time went by so fast. Esme, Rose and I looked at each other, and then back at the hallway where the clock was. I sighed first, followed by both of them. "We have to leave now. I'm sorry Angela, maybe we'll see you around town." I told her as we all stood up.
She smiled. "Sure. It's okay. But yes, possibly I could see one of you later. It was nice meeting and talking to you." she said sincerely as she also got up.
Rose smiled at her. "You too. But don't hesitate to ask your uncle for our address. We need to know if you and the man of your life get together." she said, winking at the end.
Angela blushed slightly. "Thank you Rosalie. I will, I promise. If we don't get together, I'll still get your address anyways. I really enjoyed talking to you, and if your other sister is as nice as you three are, I would love to meet her also." she said sweetly.
I laughed. "I'll be sure we do see you again. Don't worry. But we really have to go." I told her as I moved around the table to be next to Esme and Rose. Angela nodded, and we all headed towards the front door, waving to her.
As soon as we got into the car, and was on the road, Rose sighed. "I liked her, and, she distracted us from that awful stench."
I laughed. "Yes, I guess she did do that, didn't she?"
Esme laughed with us, and smiled at us through the mirror. "Yes. That was a very interesting evening."
Indeed, it was. It definitely was an interesting evening, coming off of an interesting day.
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So what do you guys think? That was actually a long chapter. Lol. Again, I am so sorry that I couldn't update sooner. I really have no excuse this time. ALL OUTFITS DESCRIBED ARE ON MY PROFILE. (:
Oh, in the author's note at the top, I said I didn't have any interesting twilight news, but actually, I do. (as of now.)
On you tube there is a new moon trailer. I love it. The link is here: (type in www dot youtube dot com before it. [it wont let that appear.]
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Anyway, so review, and tell me what you think. I love all of your reviews, and, I mean, we have 300 now! Yaay!