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Icy Mist Chapter 2
Alice squealed with excitement. "Bella, you look great!" she said.
The evil pixie had put me in very horrible torture devices. I was wearing a green and black striped halter top with black lace shorts. The outfit showed off my unnaturally beautiful skin, preferably too much. She also had put me in black heels. I was perfectly fine with walking in them now, but that didn't mean I liked them.
"Alice, isn't the point of shopping to get clothes I like?" I asked.
"It would be, for a normal person, but you happen to have a horrible taste in fashion that is no longer acceptable. Plus, we have to make you memorable when we start school next time!" she said. I rolled my eyes, and went in to try on the next outfit.
It was a red silk dress. Not my taste, but Alice seemed to like everything that I didn't. When we were getting clothes, she asked me if I liked an outfit once and I said yes, then immediately she put it back and said never mind. Not for the first time, I wish I had Edward's power to see what she was thinking.
I slipped the dress on and turned to look in the mirror. I gasped.
The beautiful bodice hugged my body perfectly. It hung down to right above my knees, so it was long enough as well. It had one braided strap on my left shoulder, leaving the right bear. I loved it. For once, Alice had gotten something that I liked.
I opened the wooden changing room door to find Alice sitting on a steel bench. There was a larger mirror, full body, next to her, so I went and looked myself over.
"Alice," I said, facing her, "I think I actually like something you picked out."
"What ever do you mean?" she asked, clapping a hand to her chest and feigning a look of hurt. "I thought you liked everything I got you?"
I shook my head at her and went to change back into my normal clothes. "See, this is why you needed to go shopping. You obviously don't have enough clothes, or you wouldn't have stuff like that," Alice said.
"Edward liked it. A lot," I added.
"He likes everything you wear. Come on, let's go check out."
We bought everything I tried on, except for the t-shirt I had managed to sneak into the pile without Alice knowing.
While we were in line, I searched the scenery. Alice and I were in Forever 21, which was kind of funny, speaking that I was 'forever eighteen'. The walls were painted a golden sand color, and they were in shape. There were millions of racks of clothes hanging on the walls, and center islands with pants on them. In the shoe section, there was a round table with glass cases on the fancy shoes. Under the lid of the table were the shoes (or as I prefer to call them, Alice-tortures).
I zoomed back into the world when the cash register person called, "Next!"
"Bella, we have to go to another line," Alice said, too low and too fast for human ears. "Now."
I could see why. As the next people went in line, I caught a glimpse of Lauren Mallory. Tendrils of fire rolled down my throat as I caught sight of her. I wanted her to die. So why couldn't I just drink her blood? If I was going to kill her for all the mean things she had done to me, I might as well satisfy my thirst as well.
No, Bella. She's a human. Maybe a worthless human, but a human all the same. I rushed to the next line. "Good job, Bella," Alice appraised.
"Her blood wasn't even that appealing. It was just because of how mean she was to me the entire time I was in high school," I muttered.
"Well, you didn't attack. That's all that matters," Alice said sweetly. She smiled at me. It was the same smile she gave Jasper when he handled going two weeks without hunting.
A smile of approval.
"Next." Alice and I walked up to the cash register, and the guy running it looked up in surprise, his heart speeding up. I groaned internally when his attention turned me.
"Good luck," Alice mumbled.
"How may I help you?" The guy said, smiling. He had blonde hair, green eyes, and was wearing a surf tank top. I guess humans would call him cute, but he held nothing to Edward.
His question seemed to say other things besides talking about the store. Humans, I sighed.
I loved vampire minds. I could think about so much, and no one would know you were hesitating.
"Could we, you know, purchase clothes?" Alice asked.
The guy laughed, and I smiled widely at him, showing all my teeth. He flinched back, and his heart stuttered.
When I handed him the clothes, I made sure our hands didn't touch. Cold hands and sharp teeth were not a good mix.
Finally, we left the store. "Are we done yet?" I asked. We had already been to two designer shops, Charlotte Russe, Forever 21, and Victoria's Secret. Alice had said that the last one Edward would enjoy, and after some incapable blushing on my part, we had went in.
"Nope, not even close."
"Alice, I do have a question. How come when we go shopping, I get to be Bella Barbie and you don't even get any clothes?" I asked. It was true; every single time we went shopping she never got anything.
"Because I go shopping with Rose. How am I supposed to trust your opinion?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. I guess Alice had a point.
"Fine. But I don't like shopping. I don't understand how to get that into your little head," I said.
"You will, Isabella, if it's the last thing I do," she said, narrowing her eyes at me. Even being such a cheerful little pixie she could be quite frightening. But for someone who could see the future, you think she would've given up by now.
"Whatever," I said.
~quite a while later~
"Are you kidding me?" I challenged. "A fashion show?!"
"Sure. You know how I love seeing girls in fancy clothes," Emmett responded causally, with a wink. Rose punched his arm.
"Why not? You can show them all how great I am at making you look good," Alice said.
"Alice, I think she's had enough today," Edward said.
We were back in the living room, and Edward, Alice, Rosalie, Emmett, and Renesmee were all sitting around on the floor. Jasper, Esme, and Carlisle had gone off to hunt.
"Please, Mommy," Renesmee asked sweetly. "Jacob couldn't come today, and I'm sad." I looked into my daughter's eyes. My eyes.
"Listen to Ness," Emmett said. I looked at him, and he looked about ready to laugh. That's when I realized Renesmee had told me a sob story.
"Renesmee, did Jake come today?" I asked.
"Yes," she admitted.
"Did Uncle Emmett tell you to tell me that?" I questioned.
"Yes," she said again.
"Emmett, don't teach my daughter to lie. We don't need any more of those in this family," I said, glaring down on him. "And a fashion show is highly inappropriate at this age. I'm sorry, but I've had enough of dressing up for other people today."
"What about that one thing," Alice asked, one again eager. Oh, the dress.
"Fine. But that's it," I stated in a flat tone.
It turns out the Cullen's definition of a fashion show is when you put on the new clothes and do your hair.
Alice really was evil when it came to fashion. But I was glad that she was back; the weeks she was gone right before the Volturi came were some of the hardest in my life.
When Alice was done with me, I walked to the top of the stairs. "Wait for me to introduce you," Alice said, then started gracefully sauntering down the stairs.
"Welcome," Alice said in a low, flat voice, sounding like the person narrating a television show. I had to laugh at that.
"Today we are here to witness Bella Cullen walk down the stairs in a dress. Feel free to tell me how good I am at picking out clothes. And, here she comes!" Alice said, emphasizing the word come, so I knew that I should go down the stairs.
I took a deep breath, and started descending the steps. When all five of their faces came into view, Emmett let out a low whistle. Rose punched his arm, but said, "You look darling Bella." Edward nodded his head in approval, his eyes raking over me, and Renesmee ran to me, giving me a hug.
"You look pretty, Mommy," Nessie said. I didn't like the nickname, but I guess I had to get used to it at some point, especially since everyone, including her father, insisted upon using it.
"Thank you. I love you, silly girl," I said, picking her up and tickling her stomach.
She giggled, and said, "Mommy, stop! Too many tickles!" I set her down, half reluctantly, and smiled at her.
"Alright. Has everyone seen me? Because I am going upstairs to put on some normal clothes," I said.
"Yes, shoo. I'll see you soon," Edward said. He picked up Renesmee and walked to the living room. I heard the sound of the TV switch to cartoons, and I ran upstairs.
"Thanks, Alice, for taking me to shop," I said sarcastically.
"Your welcome!" I heard from downstairs.
I quickly changed and rushed down the steps, and the doorbell rang. By the scent, I knew it was Charlie.
"Charlie's here!" I called. Renesmee rushed into my arms, and we went to the door.
"Hey Bells," Charlie said, grinning. His curly hair was wet from the rain.
"Hey, Dad," I answered. Charlie walked inside. No one in the Cullen house really pulled off the human charade around him anymore. I think it kind of freaked him out, but he never said anything.
"So what have you been up to?" Charlie asked.
"Well, Alice likes to torture me. She took me shopping in Seattle," I answered. Charlie was long gone from worrying about me going to big cities.
He hung his coat up on the rack and said, "Give your old man a hug, would ya?" I wrapped my arms around him, then realized I had buried my head into his neck, and I was probably so cold to him.
"Geez, Bells, why are you always freezing?" he asked.
"Need to know," I said simply.
He huffed, then walked into the living room, Ness behind him. "Hello, Charlie," Edward said smoothly.
"Hi."
When I walked into the living room, I realized something. Some people wished that they could freeze time and live in it forever. But what I had was so much better. For all eternity, I could have scenes like this. I hopped into Edward's embrace, and snuggled in his chest.
I could live with that.
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