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A/N- Hey guys, I know not too much happened last chapter. But a bunch happens in this one. Thank you to all who reviewed you are all just fabulous! Keep it up! Oh and special thanks to GreenFairyGirl88 who's review gave me an idea for a future chapter! This chapter is dedicated to Ethereal-Aria for her fantastic monologue!
"Bella, Alice is on the phone for you." Edward said as he gently shook me out of my slumber and handed me his tiny silver cell.
"Alice?" I grumbled into the phone.
"Hey Bella! I need to ask you a huge favour." Alice's cheerful voice chirped through the receiver.
"Um, ok what is it?" Every time Alice needed a favour or wanted me to do something I usually ended up in 3-inch heels and a ball gown.
"Well Rose and I were wondering if you'd take Cecile out for a girls day because Rose feels kind of uncomfortable having her in the house and she really needs some time to cool down." Alice explained to me using the trademark Cullen dazzle voice.
"Yeah sure, I was actually planning on doing that anyway." I answered.
"Oh great! Thanks a lot Bella. See you later tonight!" and with a click she was gone.
"So you're taking Cecile for a girls day are you?" Edward asked me, a look of apprehension on his face.
"Yes, I think we might go to Port Angeles or something along the lines of that." I said completely ignoring his concern.
"Alright, but call me if anything happens or you feel unsafe" he said still sounding unsure.
"Sure, sure" I said kind of dazedly and got up from my bed to find something to wear for my "dangerous" outing.
But he pulled me back down gently but firmly and cupped my face in his cold hands. "Promise" he asked me, his voice a mere whisper.
"Promise" I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. After about a minute of that he pulled back and tightened his embrace.
"I don't want to lose you, ok? So please come back alive, promise me that." his eyes were way more intense then they were a second ago.
"I promise you Edward that tonight I will come home safe and alive" I said grinning trying to lighten the mood.
He grinned right back at me and let me out of his grasp. I quickly got up before he could pull me down again and went to get some clothes. I could feel his stare as I wandered around the room trying to find different articles of clothing.
Once I had found everything, I went to the bathroom to have my shower.
I finally had a chance to organize my thoughts under the warm pellets of water. I wasn't afraid of Cecile, I was right there when she said she was going to start hunting animals instead of humans. I also knew that right now I was her only friend. Surely she must know that if she ever hurt me that not only would 7 vampires hunt her down, but there would be absolutely no chance that Emmett would have any feelings other than disgust for her. I also thought that Cecile was genuinely a good person that up until now didn't know there was another way to live.
I stepped out of the shower feeling much more relaxed and refreshed. I combed through my hair and aimed a blow dryer at my head. After about ten minutes my hair was dry. I quickly then threw on my outfit which consisted of a brand new pair of True Religion jeans Rosalie had purchased for me and a clingy black over the shoulder sweater. All in all I thought looked ready for a fun day of girliness.
"Ok, I'm ready" I told Edward as I stepped into my room.
Edward was sitting on my bed reading one of his books that he usually brought over to read while I was asleep. When he saw me his face broke into a smile and he put his book down, stood up and walked towards me slowly.
When he reached me, he captured a strand of my hair and toyed with it with his pale hands. "You look breathtaking".
I blushed tomato red and he laughed and encircled my waist with his arm. "Let's go".
Cecile PoV
There was a soft tap on my bedroom door. I got up quickly from my sitting position on the couch and opened the door. On the other side of it to my immense surprise was Alice. Alice and I had only ever exchanged pleasantries, she was after all Rosalie's sister and fiercely loyal so I understood why she stayed away.
"Hi Cecile! How would you feel about going out for a girls day with Bella?" she asked cheerfully. Too cheerfully in my opinion, but I was grateful that I would get to hang out with Bella. She was the only one besides Audrey that seemed like she could actually be a genuine friend.
"That would be great' I replied matching her super cheerful tone.
"That's fantastic, Edward and Bella are on their way over and you guys can take Edward's Volvo up to Port Angeles. There's a really cute spa up there and some decent boutiques. I guarantee you guys will have a fab time!" she gushed.
"I'm sure I will. I'm just going to get ready. I'll be downstairs in a minute." I said politely.
She nodded and danced back down the hall. I sighed, well at least I could look forward to a fun day with Bella. I quickly threw on my favourite black pants, and my blue silk tube top and a white shrug to go over it. This would have to do.
I heard Edward's Volvo pull up in the driveway so I quickly made my way downstairs. By the time I reached the foyer Edward had just set a smiling Bella on her feet.
"Hey Cecile" she said cheerfully. But she didn't use the same fake cheerful tone as Alice, I could tell that she truly wanted to be my friend so I decided right then and there that we would be.
"Hi! I'm really excited for our girls day." I chirped.
"Yeah me too, are you ready to go?"
"Yup, so who's driving?" I asked nervously I hated going fast even though most vampires enjoy the thrill of pushing their foot down all the way on the gas pedal, I most certainly did not. It made me anxious.
"Well, I will because I hate it when you guys go fast. It scares me to death" she replied, then realizing what she said "so to speak."
Edward and I laughed. "I'm going to go see if anybody is up for a hunt. See you tonight" he said as he swooped down and kissed her chin.
She looked a little dizzy when he pulled away. "Edward, you can't dazzle me right before I drive an automobile!"
He chuckled "oh that's right my love. I apologize for dazzling you." he said and then hugged her once more and left to find a hunting companion.
She stared at his retreating back until he was out of sight and then looked back at me. "So, let's go" she smiled. I nodded and off we went.
Rosalie PoV
"Alice did you get rid of her?" I asked anxiously, this was only going to work if Cecile was out of the house.
"Yes, Bella is taking her out for a girls day" she said. Even though I knew that in order for our plan to work she couldn't be here I didn't like the idea of her spending time with my future sister.
"That's good, we should get started" and evil grin beginning to form on my lips.
"Yes we should, but we should do a supply check first" she suggested.
"Ok I'll read off the list, paint?"
"Check".
" Scissors.
"Check".
"Vegetable oil?".
"Check."
"Cotton balls"
"Check".
"Good, we're ready let's get to work."
Bella PoV
"So how about we do the shopping first and then we hit the spa?" I suggested. The car ride to Port Angeles had been a lot of fun. We found a pop station on the radio and had sung along to every Backstreet Boys song we knew. I was kind of shocking that Cecile knew all of them.
"Sure" she agreed.
I parked in front of the small boutique that Rosalie, Alice and I always went to. It basically had most of the high fashion designer stuff. Edward had given me his credit card but I had absolutely no intention of using it. I hated it when his family spoiled me.
As soon as we entered the store. My eyes were drawn to a blue camisole, so were my feet because about 10 seconds later I found myself feeling the light fabric and searching for my size. Maybe I'd let Edward spoil me just this once.
Cecile walked up beside me carrying a huge mass of clothes. "Hey, ooh I like that camisole it would look great on you Bella. You should go try it on" she suggested.
I nodded and went off to find a dressing room. Cecile was a lot more easy to shop with than Alice or Rosalie. She seemed to like going to slow, instead of rushing around. She was definitely my type of shopping companion.
Once I found a dressing room, I hauled off my sweater and put on the camisole. I had to admit, it looked fantastic.
"Can I see?" Cecile asked from outside the door.
I opened the door and stepped out.
"That looks beautiful on you Bella" she breathed. I blushed, and mumbled thanks and changed the subject to what she was getting.
"Well I think I'm going to get this skirt and that shrug and maybe some of these cords" she showed me. I smiled thinking that all of these clothes probably looked great on her.
"Pretty, so are you ready to go then and head to the spa?" I asked.
She nodded and we went to pay. I wasn't surprised to see the big shiny credit card that Cecile pulled out of her wallet and handed to the wide-eyed cashier. I was beginning to think it was mandatory for all vampires to be wealthy.
After we'd both paid we got back in the Volvo and headed towards the direction of the spa.
Cecile PoV
Bella pulled up in front of a cute looking day spa called The Ambiance. I was really looking forward to having my nails done. I hadn't had a manicure for 4 years.
Once we were settled with our aestheticians, mine was named Molly and she was particularly good at filing. Bella's was named Natalie and seemed to be doing a perfect french manicure on Bella's delicate hands.
The colour I picked for my nail polish was called Blood Thirsty. I saw Bella throw me a discreet smile when I chose it.
About 2 hours later I walked out of The Ambiance feeling quite relaxed and rejuvenated just like the brochure said. I had, had a fantastic time with Bella. It turned out we both had a lot in common. And she was just plain easy to talk to. I found myself telling her about my sister Allie, and how we used to be really close but had had a falling out when she endangered our coven by falling in love with a human named Erik who was a musician.
She eventually turned him, but they went off to live on their own because our coven was supposedly too unsupportive and uptight for them.
Bella was a great listener, and she was surprisingly sympathetic. I was telling her all of this while we stopped at a McDonalds so she could eat dinner.
"So, can I drive" I asked playfully suddenly for the first time in my life feeling the need to go fast.
"Sure, I figured you might want to take a little bit of a joy ride. I've gotten pretty used to it and it seems impossible for vampires to get in an accident" she joked as she threw out her trash and set the tray down.
We walked out of McDonalds and Bella got into the passenger side of the Volvo. I got into the drivers seat and revved the engine up and flew out of the parking lot with a loud screech.
I abided most of the traffic laws until we got on the highway, as soon as we were on it I pushed my foot all the way down and kept it there.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Bella tightening her seatbelt and grabbing hold of her emergency handle above her window. I just laughed and kept going.
I felt so exhilarated, it was wonderful. I couldn't believe I had never done this before. "Having fun" I turned to Bella to see the expression on her face.
But I never did get to hear her answer because at the exact moment my head was turned the Volvo went straight off an upcoming curve in the road that I had not seen. The car flipped and skidded down into a ditch on it's back. It came to a grinding halt when it slammed into a tree.
I had barely felt a thing. I looked over to Bella. To my absolute horror she was covered in her own blood and her eyes were closed. I grabbed her hand, not thinking about the temptation or anything else just that Bella needed help. Her pulse was unbearably slow. And it looked to me that something had punctured her abdomen badly and she was bleeding profusely.
There was only one thing I could possibly do. I thought back to when I was in Bella's shoes and Audrey had saved me. I was and still was eternally grateful that she'd acted but would Bella feel the same.
There was no time to think about that. The harsh reality was Bella was dying and extremely fast. All of this blood was starting to drive me mad. How would I be able to stop myself? I willed myself not to think of that and took a deep breath and held it and leaned over to Bella's neck. I lowered my teeth to her jugular and bit through, hoping against all hopes that it would turn out alright.
A/N- Ok, so don't freak out! Promise me that. REVIEW! REVIEW! Oh and guess what? I am going to Utah this Saturday for Stephenie Meyer's at book signing. EEK I am going to seem like an incoherent idiot! Anyway if anyone else is going, let me know so we can chat!