Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

AN: This was just a fun little chapter, not a lot is happening but I thought I'd show how Bella's relationships have grown. Yes, Bella did eat a human. Please remember, she is still a newborn. The other's all feed on humans and we know how easily she is influenced. I don't think this makes her or the others 'monsters'. They're vampires, its their nature to kill people to survive. I'm not saying she doesn't feel remorse for doing it or that she enjoys the act of killing or even that she's going to stay that way forever. So just bare with me. Also I really dislike when fanfics have random brand names in them. It works for some books(Gossip Girl) but a lot of times it just looks pretentious. So I tried to avoid that, but the stores that Bella goes in are actual stores and you can probably guess what they are pretty easily if you're interested in that kind of stuff. Anyways enough blabbering, read on!

My arm was linked through Deidre's as we walked down the uneven road of downtown. I kept waiting for the moment when I trip over my high heels and fall on my face but surprisingly my balance was perfect. For the millionth time I thanked the fact that I was a vampire.

The mood was light. We were walking past pubs and bars, trying to find the club that Deidre claimed to be her favorite. Apparently she travelled here every couple of years.

Finally she spotted it and pulled me across the street giggling. I felt like a teenager. Oh right, I was a teenager.

We approached the tall doors where a bouncer was blocking our way. He gave us a once over and I could see his eyes widening. He composed himself and tried to sound intimidating, "Are you on the guest list?"

I let Dee handle it, "Deidre Spelman," she said in a husky voice.

The bouncer gulped and I could see him melting from her advances.

"It should be somewhere on the bottom," she giggled girlishly making the man blush.

He pretended to look at the list, too dazed to really care.

"Go right ahead ladies."

I could feel pangs of jealousy and anger from people who were standing around after being rejected entrance.

We waltzed in and I gaped at my surroundings. This was so not what I've imagined. I expected a packed place, filled with sweaty guys and slutty girls. I was met with something much better. We walked into the first room which was a lounge with cream colored arm chairs and a medium sized bar in the corner. The walls were painted in a soft yellow color and floor lights along the walls illuminated the room quite well. A group of ten or fifteen people were chatting softly and drinking their Cosmos out of clear glasses. Deidre didn't stop and walked through the room into the one beside it. This was a bit more crowded. The soft color on the walls stayed but the lights were a lot dimmer. People were dancing in the middle of the room on a descended dance floor while others sat at the bar which went around the whole room.

Another thing that struck me was that everyone looked beautiful. I looked at Deidre.

"Where are we?"

She laughed, "You should know by now I only settle for the best."

She pulled me to the dance floor but I shook my head violently, "Are you crazy? I can't dance!"

She pouted, "Oh come on Bella! What are you going to do then? You're not about to get drunk and mope around! Not that you can get drunk of this human crap anyway."

I gritted my teeth, "It was not my idea to come."

She begged, "Just one dance! Maybe you'll like it!"

And I gave in for the millionth time today. The song was fast paced and upbeat and in a second me and Dee were moulding with the dancing crowd. I was surprised of how graceful I was on the dance floor but shrugged it off quickly. I could see people were giving me appraising looks and handsome, wonderfully scented human males would come and dance with me.

It wasn't half as bad as I imagined it to be. I could see Deidre enjoying herself with a brunette, swinging her hips to the beat. I decided to take a break as the smells were starting to get too appealing to me. I gave the blond who was currently dancing with me an apologizing look and drifted off to the side. I approached the bar and sat on one of the high stools. A female bartender asked me if I wanted anything but I politely refused.

Suddenly I felt like I was being watched. I tried to shake the strange feeling off but it only got stronger.

I scanned the dancing crowd but didn't see anything peculiar. As my eyes traveled across the room I was met with an unwelcome sight that made me whip back around.

I was breathing in gasps. The one and only Rosalie was sitting on an identical bar stool some forty feet away from me.

I had to think fast. I didn't know if she recognized me and there was no way I could decipher her feelings from the other ones in the room.

As the bartender moved to the far left customer I looked down, in an effort to try and hide my face, and began the transformation. I changed my eye color, my nose, eyebrows, lips and cheekbones. I could do nothing else without it being noticed from behind.

I waited for a moment before standing up and walking back to where Dee was dancing. I could feel Rosalie's gaze on me so I made sure to hold my head up high, so that she'd clearly see the fake face I've created.

As I walked closer to her I could finally grasp bits of her emotions. She was confused but her surprise was slowly fading into something calmer. She thought she was seeing things.

I let out the breath I didn't realize I was holding. I was safe for now.

I wiggled through the crowd and finally reached Deidre. She looked at me in confusion but then recognition crossed her features, "Bella? What's up?"

I danced along side and discreetly whispered, "Wait ten minutes, then meet me on the corner of the street."

I gulped fresh air as I exited the club. I didn't dare change back my appearance. My paranoia was at the highest level possible.

What was she doing here? Were the others with her? I decided against it. She probably wouldn't be at a club alone if Emmet was here. She probably just came here to do some shopping.

I realised that I had no idea where the Cullens were staying at the moment. I always thought they'd be in Alaska but only now I became aware of the fact that I never knew for sure.

I passed back and forth waiting for Dee to show up. Eventually her elegant silhouette made its way down the street.

She almost ran to me, "What happened?" her voice was a low whisper that no human would hear but I was worried Rosalie to turn up around the corner.

I shushed her and pulled her back towards the hotel. We quickly made our way upstairs and I locked the door.

She let out a groan, "Bella this is killing me! What's going on?"

I started pacing again, "I saw one of the Cullens at the club. I don't think she recognized me, but I'm not sure."

Deidre's pretty eyebrows furrowed, "Are you sure you want them coming to the party?"

I gave her a convincing look, "Of course, that why I don't want any of them to see me before hand. I want it to be a surprise."

I could feel a cruel smile forming as Deidre frowned.

"Bella, I don't want you to be angry, but tell me honestly. Are you doing all of this just to get revenge?"

I stopped in my tracks and glared, "Are you joking? I'm not stupid. I know how important this is, and I would never do it just because of revenge. Nevertheless if she recognized me who knows what the rest of the family would do," and Edward I added in my mind, "so I would like to avoid any possible complications."

Dee let out a sign, "I have a feeling this is going to turn out complicated weather we like it or not."

I didn't disagree.

As the morning approached we packed up and went downstairs. We would not be returning to the hotel. The sun wasn't completely out so we didn't have to worry about our "condition".

We stuffed out bags in the trunk of the car and Deidre once again insisted on driving. I didn't mind as I had no clue where we were going.

We drove down tiny streets and I was constantly worrying about running into someone. My hunger was slowly returning but I had it completely under control.

Deidre reached a square plaza and parked our car along the sidewalk. I got out and was automatically aware of how different this looked compared to the streets we just drove on. Just like in the club everyone walking around the square looked elegant and composed. I did a double take when a woman who looked a lot like a movie star I remembered walked by.

The first store we went into was light and spacious. Bags were displayed on shelves that lined the walls. I could hear Deidre squeal.

"Yes! They have the new collection!"

I groaned as an employee came up to help her look around. She almost skipped off and I was left alone. I decided I might as well see if they had any dresses.

The first floor seemed to only hold handbags so I made my way upstairs. Another female employee came up to me, "Can I help you with anything, Mademoiselle?"

Usually I would prefer to browse alone, but I had no clue for what to look when it came to dresses.

I answered, "Sure, I'm looking for a gown. Preferably nothing too extreme."

She gave me a knowing look, "Come right this way."

For the next fifteen minutes we walked around the store. The employee who introduced herself as Amelie, was showing me dress after dress. I picked out three that I wanted to try on.

The first one was a brownish gold dress with a big puffy skirt. It was simple but also unique. The second one was black and form fitting with low cleavage. The final one was a deep forest green with the skirt only reaching me knees.

I tried them on and I really liked first one but Deidre finally found me, took one look and violently shook her head.

"Too informal Bella, I doubt you'll find anything here that would suit you for the ball but it is cute so you might as well get it. I got you a bag as well."

I stuttered angrily, "Dee! What if I don't like it!"

She waved me off, "Bella it's a classic, you can't not like it. Every woman should have one…or seven like me."

She pulled me towards the cash register and where she was paying for the bags she got plus my dress. When I took a look at the total I almost fainted.

"Are you crazy? We bought three things!"

She groaned, "Don't embarrass me, Bella!"

My mood was already dampened. I just could not stand wasting so much money on clothes but Deidre wouldn't even hear my pleas to go somewhere less expensive.

"Okay, where to next?" she looked around and suddenly her eyes lightened up, "Of course! Lets go, I can guarantee you'll love this place."

She almost ran towards the next boutique. I must say I was impressed with the display. One of the mannequins was wearing a leather warp coat that was covered with black studs and somehow still managed to look ridiculously elegant.

I walked in and something told me that Deidre was right. This place was different. Wherever I looked I saw something I liked. I didn't know where to start.

I decided to look at the coats first. All of them seemed to be black or dark shades of gray.

I carefully looked through them and picked out a dark grey one with a thick black leather belt around the midsection.

Deidre walked up to me with an employee trailing behind her.

"Go to the change room I picked out some things for you!" she giggled excitedly and I groaned but followed.

There were at least four items hanging on the coat hangers in the change room.

There was a cute set of a short sleeved dress shirt and a skirt. I tried it on and Deidre gave me the thumbs up. Next was a pant and jacket set that was a bit too formal for my liking but Dee insisted on getting it.

Finally I was left with two dresses: a sleeveless one that started just above my cleavage and had a leather belt around the midsection, and a silk silvery v-neck that hung low but still covered me quite well.

Both fit perfectly and I couldn't decide. Finally I settled on the v-neck dress as it exposed almost all of my pale back and made me feel quite mature and attractive.

Deidre paid and this time I decided not to look at the price. No point in spoiling one shopping experience that I actually liked.

By the time we made it to the castle it was around three o'clock. Dee was excited to see place and ran off right away to explore every closet and room.

Blaise and Atticus were no where in sight as I tugged my bags upstairs. I decided to settle in the closest room I could find.

The first door on the right led into a spacious washroom. I groaned and continued walking. The second door revealed a bedroom and I hurried in.

It was cold, and I knew that in my human form I would be freezing. The décor was dark and everything seemed to be either royal blue or brown. The furniture was oak contributing to the brown while the carpets, bed sheets and the walls were all blue.

I dropped my bags on the floor and approached the vanity resting against the wall.

My reflection stared back at me. The dark circles under my eyes were slowly coming back as time passed since I last ate. Besides that I looked pretty relaxed even though I really wasn't feeling all that great.

I heard a knock on the door frame and smiled when his soft smell reached my nose.

I turned around.

Tyr was leaning against the doorframe mirroring my smile. Without a moment of hesitation I walked into his waiting arms.

His face pressed into my hair and a low satisfied chuckle escaped.

"Are we alone?" usually we wouldn't dream about embracing anywhere besides the confines of our rooms. Neither I nor Tyr wanted to know how the others would react to our romance.

"Mhm," his response was muffled by my hair, "They're all outside, landscaping under Deidre's command."

I chuckled, "How did you manage to escape?"

"I volunteered to show you around," his smooth voice vibrated down my ear. I leaned away and gave him a peck. Just when I was about to pull back he pushed me closer and deepened the kiss. My muffled giggles escaped my busy mouth. His tongue was smooth and cold.

After a minute we disentangled from each other and I went over to sit on the bed. He followed me.

"So how did the shopping go?" his swollen lips looked too inviting.

"It was okay, I bought my dress and a couple of other things," I gestured towards the pile of bags on the floor.

"Any trouble?" Tyr's voice became serious.

I looked down. I knew Dee would tell them about Rosalie so there was no point in hiding it, "I ran into one of the Cullens, but she didn't see me. No big deal."

I tried to make it sound casual but I could see his eyes narrow a bit.

"Well as long as nothing happened…Did you eat?"

I was glad he didn't dwell on it, "Yeah, I changed my appearance so there would be no chance we'd get recognised."

He nodded, "Good, I knew it wouldn't be a problem for you."

I wasn't sure if he was referring to taking a human life or catching the prey. Suddenly I thought of something.

"You guys really don't feed that much on humans."

Tyr looked startled by the statement, "Well we live far from any big settlements and you know it's not good to kill in small villages. Also Kane was never too fond of killing humans. He did it once in a while but he didn't indulge in it like a lot of other vampires. And it's almost customary for the guardians to follow the feeding habits of the Lord. If you told us you wanted to be a 'vegetarian' we would also stop feeding on humans. It's the polite thing to do but I'm sure Blaise wouldn't be very happy."

I let out a dark chuckle at the last statement but still this was comforting to know.

"So did you get all the blood we needed for the party?"

Tyr shook his head, "No, not much. We want it to be fresh so we'll get most of it done a day or two before the celebration. There's still a week left."

This caught me off guard, for some reason I didn't think it was this soon.

I looked at Tyr my face wearing a serious expression, "Tell me truthfully, is there anything I should expect?"

He signed and looked away, "Bella you have to expect everything. Be always on your guard. Even though your position doesn't pose much of a threat to the Volturi they still might try to destroy you in order to get your power. Most importantly don't tell or show them your abilities. This way they won't know what to expect."

I was absorbing everything he was saying like a sponge, "How should I act towards them?"

He looked thoughtful for a moment, "Don't be too friendly, they'll think your naïve. But also don't be rude, they'll take it personally. Just try to stay in control and not show any strong emotions."

I looked at him from under my eyelashes, "Will you stay with me the whole time?"

His face broke into a grin, "Of course, little Bella."

I giggled as he pushed me down on the bed and his lips were on mine again.