I meant to have this chapter done a lot sooner, but I got too busy… sorry about that… so here is chapter five from Bella's POV!
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight… if that isn't already obvious…
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The next morning, we all met at our apartment before touring the campus. At first, Alice, Rosalie, and I were leading the tour, walking slightly ahead of everyone else as we pointed out the different buildings. Eventually, Rosalie fell behind to walk with Emmett and Jasper took her place next to Alice. I sighed. All of this romance was going to get old really fast.
Looking behind me, I notice Jessica, Lauren, Mike and Eric walking slightly farther behind the rest of us. They seemed to be whispering about something. They seemed to be up to something, but I shoved it out of my mind as we arrived back at our apartment.
"Oh, you know what we should do?" Alice said, hopping from one foot to the other. I had a good idea as to what she wanted to do, but I humored her.
"What?" I asked.
"We should go shopping for our outfits for the dance!" she squealed.
"Um, excuse us if we don't join you for that. I've been shopping with you once, Alice, and its not an experience I'm anxious to repeat," Edward said, taking a step towards the door. The others followed and, after saying hurried goodbyes, walked out of the door.
"Do you two want to come with us?" Rose asked Jessica and Lauren.
"No, we already have our outfits," Lauren said. "I think we'll just go back to our apartment and watch a movie or something."
"Alright then, I guess we'll see you later."
We drove to the mall in Rose's BMW. She was busy talking about Emmett, again.
"He seems so much more mature," she was saying. "He's not as blunt as he used to be and he's becoming such a gentleman!"
"Jasper is just as sweet as he always is," Alice sighed. "He knows exactly what to say to make me smile."
I groaned. "Can you two stop talking about boys for at least two hours? I can deal with shopping or boy talk but not both at the same time!"
They laughed. "Alright, Bella, two hours. That's just long enough to pick out our dresses for the dance," Alice said.
We walked into the mall and headed right to the dress shop. Alice immediately began piling dresses into our arms for us to try on. Amid the mountain of dresses that dumped onto the bench in the dressing room, I only found one that fit my liking. It was a dark blue spaghetti strap that stopped right above my knees. There was a bow that tied in the front that accentuated my waist. After getting approval from Alice, I put the remaining dresses back, paid for my dress and waited for the others. Once they had paid, we walked back out to Rosalie's car and drove back to our apartment.
Alice looked at the clock and announced that the two hours was up. We all sat on the couch and I listened as Rose and Alice talked incessantly about the boys. My thoughts moved to the upcoming dance. I was actually looking forward to it. I had never been to a masquerade and figured it could be fun. I began daydreaming about the masquerade scene in Phantom of the Opera. I imagined myself dancing with a handsome man in a mask who twirled me around the dance floor with grace and skill. When we stopped dancing, he pulled his mask off. I was anxious to see the face of the man who was making my heart go crazy. Edward stood before me, mask in hand, grinning that crooked grin. I gasped and opened my eyes. I was curled up on the couch alone. Alice and Rosalie had obviously left me alone to sleep. I got up, wanting to move around to rid my mind of my dream. All of that shopping must have got to my head. Me and Edward, together? It was less of a dream and more of a nightmare!
Oh, well, I thought. I had too much to do to worry about a stupid dream. I sat down at my desk, opened my government book, and began studying.
That Saturday…
Alice, Rose and I stood in the living room after changing into our dance attire. Rosalie had chosen a bright red halter top that flowed down to her knees. Alice was wearing a black strapless dress that ended at mid thigh. We all sat on the couch, waiting for Jessica, Lauren, and Angela to arrive. When they did, we all piled into Rose's BMW and Alice's Porsche and drove to the dance. The boys were going to meet us there.
When we arrived, we all stood in the parking lot as Alice passed out our masks. They were simple and matched our outfits. After everyone had their mask, we walked into the dance. Everyone was wearing a mask of some sort. Colors flashed before my eyes as people danced in front of me. We all joined the crowd and began dancing.
It's gettin late I'm making my way over to my favorite placeI gotta get my body moving shake the stress awayI wasn't looking for nobody when you looked my wayPossible candidate Who knew That you'd be up in here lookin like you do You're makin' stayin' over here impossible Baby I must say your aura is incredible If you dont have to go don't
As I danced, I noticed some guy move behind me and start dancing with me. I didn't particularly mind, so I started moving my hips along with his.
Do you know what you started I just came here to party But now we're rockin on the dancefloor Acting naughty Your hands around my waist Just let the music play We're hand in handChest to chest And now we're face to face
We continued dancing and as I turned around to face him, I noticed his eyes behind his jet black mask. They were bright green and quite familiar, but I couldn't place them. We continued dancing until the song was over and we moved towards the wall.
"You know, some of the guys around campus say that you can be quite unfriendly. Well, the actual word they use is bitch," the masked man said.
"Oh, and would you tell me exactly who told you that?" I asked, rolling my eyes. "I'm dying to know what boy still holds a grudge against me for turning him down."
"No, not now," came his reply.
"Could you tell me your name?" I asked
"Not now," his velvety voice replied as his lip twitched. It clicked. Edward. That idiot didn't think that I would recognize him. I chuckled to myself. I guess I could have a little fun.
"Well, I bet I know one of them," I said, crossing my arms. "Edward Masen has always had this thing against me."
"Who is he?"
"Oh, just some dull, idiotic guy," I replied, waving my hand. "He thinks he's pretty funny, but he doesn't seem to realize that people don't laugh with him as much as they laugh at him."
"Well, if I see him again, I'll let him know what you said,"
"Please do. He might make a few jokes about me, so be sure to laugh at them. It's best to just let him stay under the fallacy that he's funny."
With that, I turned on my heal and walked away, leaving Edward fuming behind me. This evening had turned out better than I thought!
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It may be a while before I update again, but the next chapter should be up before Monday. It will be the dance from Edward's POV.
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P.S. The song is Don't Stop the Music by Rihanna.