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Chapter 6
Find the beauty

As the morning light filters through my window I'm pulled out of my dreamless slumber. That's the best I've slept in the last two years, and so I yawn and stretch my arms out in front of me causing my elbows and wrists to crack.

"Morning sleepy head!!" a light mystical voice giggles from the end of my bed and I jump at the sound of it.

Bringing myself up on one elbow I come to stare up at the small pixie-like face of Alice, her black hair still short, though instead of her usual hair-do she has it straight so the ends just reach her chin with a thin hair band placed in the center to part her hair just so. Her bangs are light wisps as they rest over her forehead and a few locks of hair fall forward to frame her small face. Her outfit definitely doesn't match the weather outside, as she's in a black pleated mini skirt with a light pink tank top, the same color as her hair band. She has pink knee high socks to match as well and I can only assume she has a pair of black mary janes or some sort of little shoe to complete the outfit downstairs as well.

"Alice!" I gasp as she places her arms around me in a friendly hug, a small kiss is placed on my cheek before she literally pulls me out of bed to stand in front of her. Her body is as hard and solid as I remember, though for a split second I'm shocked at her strength. She's just so small and she looks so fragile she shouldn't be able to have the strength that she does.

She giggles once more and winks at me before she leaves my side. I don't quite notice where she is until shirts and pants start to fly out of my already messy closet. She shakes her head at a few items before she settles on an outfit for me to wear. With a sigh she turns towards me and shoves a pair of black wash skinny jeans at me along with a deep green hooded long sleeve shirt.

"I suppose these will do" the corners of her small mouth turn slightly down and she ushers me out towards the bathroom before I have a chance to grab anything else. She starts to mumble to herself and all I catch are the words 'shopping' and 'new wardrobe' I have to grab the door frame in order to keep myself up right as my toe catches on the rug in front of the granite top sink. With a frustrated sigh I flick the light on just as some items fly past my head to land directly in front of the white porcelain toilet.

"Hurry it up slow poke! We have some things to do today... Like grocery shopping so Edward doesn't starve himself!" Her small hands push me farther in to the bathroom and the door clicks softly shut before I have a chance to turn around. As I face the door I merely shake my head before beginning to undress, my eyes fall to the floor where the unknown articles had landed and I can't help but roll my eyes and chuckle. A pair of pink panties are on the floor along with the matching bra and a pair white and grey wool socks. The girl misses nothing.

After a few minutes I'm finally in my clothes and I bring myself to stand in front of the mirror as I begin to brush my teeth. My eyes take in her choice in clothing and I have to admit the pants and shirt really do look good together. The long sleeve shirt is the color of an evergreen tree with cream stitching up the sides and on the shoulders where the sleeves connect. The front is plain as is the back and I feel weird not wearing a tank top underneath seeing as it is a V-neck. After I'm done brushing my teeth I quickly run a brush through my hair to untangle all the lovely little knots that have made my head their home. Just as I place the brush down the bathroom door swings open nearly knocking me to the ground, luckily my reflexes have somewhat improved so I jump back just in time though my balance is almost lost. Before I have a chance to fall backwards Alice has grabbed my wrist and pulled me forward out into the open space of the upstairs. A window on the first landing down the stairs is the only source of light that is allowed in, though its not bright so I'm assuming it's cloudy out. Otherwise Alice wouldn't be here, clearly. I roll my eyes at myself as Alice steps back to check out my outfit.

"Perfect." she smiles at her accomplishment in making me look the way I do and motions for me to follow her downstairs. She skips ahead of me and just as my feet touch the tiled kitchen floor she's already dressed in a pair of beige suede boots that come to rest just below her knees, showing only a tiny bit of her pink socks underneath. Her jacket is white and slightly puffy, as a winter jacket should be, it stops at her waist where it cinch's in a bit to hug her hips. She looks sort of like a small marshmallow and I giggle just as she shoves my winter boots at me. I take a seat on the bottom step and pull them onto my feet, making sure the bottom of my pants are tucked in. Their beige and brown hiking boots and I can see Alice eye them with such disgust, you would think I was putting shape-shifters on my feet. I finish tying the laces of my boots and stand just in time for her to shove my own black down filled winter jacket at me. I quickly pull in on and do the zipper and buttons up. Suddenly everything goes black as a touque is pulled over my head. Alice's tinkling laughter fills the air as a pair of arms are placed around my waist, and someones chin comes to rest on my left shoulder.

"Guess who?" such a soft, velvet voice. I know immediately who it is and a small smile threatens to overtake my features but I pout in concentration.

"Mike Newton?" I try to make my voice sound hopeful as I attempt to keep my face as straight as possible. Alices laughter is louder which causes me to begin to giggle, my hand reaches up and I pull the touque back just enough so I can now see. Alices small frame is doubled over and Edwards arms are pulled from me, I turn to face him and he has his arms crossed over his chest his eyes are amused but he holds a posture of mock hurt.

I can't help but start to laugh at the expression his face and the mock hurt melts into my favorite crooked smile.

"I don't think I like you anymore." he teases. I place my own arms around his waist to smile up at his face. He eyes me as I pull out my best pout and his arms break their hold on his chest to come to rest around my shoulders as he leans down and kisses the tip of my nose.

"I think you do." I giggle and he fixes my touque before his hands brush along my cheek down my neck and come to rest on my shoulders once again.

His face turns into one of thoughtfulness and the corners of his mouth pull down in concentration.

"I suppose your right." His eyes flash to mine once more and we both start to laugh.

Alice grabs the back of my jacket and suddenly I'm being pulled backwards, down the hallway and past the glass door that leads into a small make shift library. Edward never lets go and so we both shimmy with Alice to the front door where she swings it open to reveal a dimmed light.

"Snow!" her voice is excited and I turn to look out at the white powder that has covered the ground to look so pristine and dare I say beautiful. To bad cars have driven past the house and caused the snow on the road to become a impacted closer the ground, and instead of being beautifully white it's now a dull grey color. I beat Edward and Alice out the door where I proceed to fall backwards on the front lawn just behind the white picket fence, my arms and legs begin to move from side to side in my attempt at making a snow angel. Alice is already at silver Volvo which is parked directly behind my new white cavalier. Its new to me but in a sense its old, 13 years old to be exact. I seem to have a thing against new vehicles.

Edwards hands reach out for mine, which I take and he swiftly pulls me up and onto the concrete where he stands. I turn to look at my creation and a rather large smile runs rampant across my face, his hand gently pulls my chin towards him and the expression he wears is of complete amusement.

"I thought you hate the snow?" his tone is bewildered which causes me to giggle.

"Well, after moving here I figured if it's going to snow I may as well make the best of it. So I've sort of come to enjoy the cold, learned to find the beauty in life instead of the ugly." I sigh and bring my gaze around to look at everything that surrounds us. A blue jay lands gracefully in the small tree that's directly in front of our house, its song fills the air and Edwards gaze lands on it a small smile flits across his features before a shiver shakes his body slightly.

This causes me to frown and I notice that he's not in a proper winter jacket. His hand's aren't covered and he has not hat on his head.

"You need some winter gear." his eyes land on mine and they still seem slightly amused.

"Hey! Let's go! Esme will kill us if were late!" Alices voice floats out of the passenger window towards us before Edward has a chance to say anything about my observation.

We both chuckle and he pulls me towards the car where he proceeds to open the back passenger door, to take a seat behind Alice. The window rolls down and he eyes my look of confusion with complete humour in his eyes.

"You drive" a devilish smile appears over his features as I stare incredulously at him and then at Alice who merely giggles and rolls her window up.

"Your joking." God I hope he is, if I crashed his pretty Volvo I would feel so unbelievably horrible.

He merely shakes his head as he rolls his window up, but not before motioning for me to get behind the wheel.

I shakily sigh and make my way over to the drivers side, I take a deep breath to calm myself and I can hear Alice and Edward chuckling as I open the door and take my seat. The seat is already adjusted so that I can easily reach the pedals and the steering wheel is lowered enough for me to be able to see clearly over it and the dashboard. I glare at Edward in the rear-view mirror which has also been adjusted, with one last check on the side mirrors I place the car in drive and we start down the snowy road.

"Wait.. Where are we going?" I grumble at both my willing occupants and Edward's brow furrows in thought.

"Sobeys?" I nod my head and come to a stop at a stop sign. After waiting for a few cars to pass I pull out into traffic where the car catches on black ice. I quickly remember not to take my foot off the gas, and instead of slamming the break I slam the gas, With my hands tight on the steering wheel, the tires catch and we straighten out. Neither Alice nor Edward looks fazed by this, though Edward looks at me with a sort of wonder in his eyes.

"Hey, when you've hit a ditch due to black ice, you learn what to do for the next time." Alice giggles and she looks at me with a sort of knowing in her eyes as Edward brings his gaze to her face.

"Explain" his voice is serious and I roll my eyes just as we pull out of the traffic circle.

A/N - There will be another chapter up today, it's a continuation of their grocery shopping experience. Haven't quite decided what if I'm going to make it funny or not.. So we shall just see what my mind comes up with! RnR.. Thank you so much for all the reviews already and I will try to answer them all at the end of each chapter!

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