A/N how are you all? To get in the spirit of Christmas, I decided to update this story, but have it around Christmas time! Enjoy!
Rose: why did you bring me here, dumb ass? I mean, I have nothing better to do anyway, but still.
Me: oh, just cooperate with me, Rose.
Rose: grrrr.
Me: see, don't you feel better? Now tell then before I get mad.
Rose: oh, not the wrath of the clumsy human!
Me: grrrr.
Rose: now you know how it feels.
Me: JUST SAY THE GOD DAMN LINES!
Rose: whatever. She doesn't own us, Lifetime or its movies, or Alice's Porche. Oh yeah did I mention that the author's a fuck head?
Me: ignore the above, please. DON'T LISTEN TO HER!!! AHHHHHHH!!!
(Bella's POV)
It was so close to the most dreaded holiday of the year. For me, at least. Presents left and right, and then you get stuffed full of ralloden. I call it poop, since that's what it looks like. (A/N it's so true! I have to eat it every year and it looks SO GROSS!)
But that's beside the point. This is my first year with the Cullen's for Christmas, and I for one am terrified.
Edward seemed to notice that I was getting traumatized, and he shook me slightly.
"Bella, love, are you alright?" he asked worriedly.
I shook my head, as if to shake the problems away. It didn't quite work.
"Um, yeah, I'm fine." I sounded very unconvincing, but he let it go.
He smiled. "Are you excited for the holiday? It's our first together," he added. God, it's like he can read my mind!
I sighed, but I couldn't let such a face be let down. "Merry Christmas!" I said, honestly trying to sound enthusiastic. Yeah it didn't work.
"Not quite yet, Bella, but in a few days it will be. Could you at least try to act excited for the family? Alice will be beyond disappointed if you don't like it," he said. "And there's nothing worse then a sad Alice."
I nodded in agreement. "Yeah, remember what happened to Emmett when he didn't cooperate at Halloween?" I asked, and we shuddered in harmony.
"Well, now we know that if he won't wear the silly hat that goes with the costume she made him that he will get chocolate stuffed down his throat. Oh, and his hair dyed the color of the hat, too," Edward said.
"What color was it? Oh, wasn't it aqua?"
"Yes, it was."
I couldn't help but laugh a bit at the memory. But then I thought of what would happen to me if I didn't make her happy.
"Alright, I'll be good. But under one condition."
"What is it?" my true love asked.
"You have to do everything that I do with me," I said, touching his nose lightly when I said 'you'.
He smirked. "I was going to do that anyway."
After that, Edward and I plopped down on the couch in the living room, and I flipped through the channels. I stopped on Lifetime, and there was a movie on it. It was called Carolina Moon (A/N I love that movie sooo much! It's only on Lifetime though, so if you can catch it there, watch it!) by Nora Roberts. It made me tear up a few times, but when it was on the part where Tory looks back in time and she sees Grace get killed, there was suddenly a Christmas tree in the middle of the living room. I gasped in surprise.
"Oh, Alice," I moaned. She couldn't, wouldn't do this to me! Then again, this is Alice we're talking about.
Then a few boxes appeared out of thin air, and I'm guessing that they were full of ornaments. Why wouldn't they be? I mean, Alice just knows the right ways to tick me off. Sooner or later the little time bomb that is my brain will explode because of her.
"Please tell me that those are for you and Jasper to decorate thee tree with to get some quality time together?" I asked, very doubtful.
"Nice try," she said, and winked. "We will be doing this today, and look outside," she said while pushing me out the front door. She wheeled me to look at the house, and my jaw dropped. Talk about overboard.
She had draped lights all over the house, though in a way that it made your eyes travel all over. There was a Santa sitting on the roof of the house by his sleigh, and it looked like the deer were moving, though they weren't. There were icicles hanging from the roof, and they glittered marvelously.
There were many, MANY more things that she had out up, but it would take me all day to count them off. I turned to Edward, who was watching me.
"Help?" I squeaked.
There was a sadness in his eyes, but that was only because he was petrified of what Alice was going to make us do in the next couple of days.
Actually, I don't mind the holiday as much as the presents. I remember that my favorite part was always getting to see my family; Renee, Charlie, Grace, Aunt Ali, ect. Aunt Ali is Grace's mom. I blantly wondered how she took the news of Grace's disappearance…
I was pushed back inside by an impatient pixie-like angel, and plopped down in front of the tree. I groaned, but opened the tub in front of me. It revealed many blue, silver, red, green, and various other colored ornaments. Sighing, I took a small box from the inside out. I slid the ornaments form their box, put the little hook on it, and hung it on the tree. I looked behind me at Edward, and he was looking at me, smiling. I could that all he wanted was for me to enjoy myself. He sat down behind me, and wrapped his arms around my waist. I sighed contentedly, and leaned back into him.
Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Alice looking at us like we were puppies at a pet store that she wanted to get so badly. I could imagine her saying, "mommy! Please, can I get them! They are so adorable!" I chuckled at the thought.
I blinked, and she was gone. My eyes darted everywhere, but she was nowhere in sight. I closed my eyes for about three seconds, and when I opened them again, three more vampires had joined us. Emmett, Jasper, and Esme stood right before the couches, looking at me. I blushed, and stood up.
"Excuse me," I said, rushing up the stairs. Ama za zingly (A/N that's my way of saying amazing), I didn't trip or fall. I walked to the bathroom, and closed the door slowly behind me. I was happy that Edward hadn't come. I needed a moment to reflect upon the horrors that were sure to be coming.
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I had gone back downstairs, dragging my feet, actually hoping to fall. I wouldn't mind having Edward's arms around me again…
I didn't even try to, but of course I tripped on the middle step of the grand staircase, and I squeezed my eyes shut, prepared to fall to my demise. I had stopped moving, and I was entrapped by marble arms. I smiled, and looked up at him. He picked me up, and carried me the rest of the way down.
I became slightly happy, because of the fact that Alice had finished decorating the tree while I was upstairs. But that just meant more time to do other things. I shuddered.
The little pixie clapped her hands together. "Alright! Now that that's done, what should we do next…" he eyes went glassy for a minute, then she cracked a smile. "Of course! Bella, come on, we have shopping to do."
She walked over and tried to grab my arm, but I pulled away, clinging to Edward for dear life. "No!" I cried.
She rolled her eyes and tried to take me from Edward's arms, but this time he pulled away. God bless him.
"Bella shouldn't have to go shopping today, she has been through enough, don't you think?" Edward asked Alice.
I always knew I loved that boy.
Alice talked to him through his mind for a moment, and I could see they were arguing. I didn't want to know what about, just that I wanted to stay here with Edward. I know that Alice won't let him come too.
He sighed in defeat. No! God dammit, she won again!
My angel looked at me sadly, and said, "I'm sorry. It will only be for a little while, and she promises it won't be what you think it is." He paused. "It's probably good since she's blocking her mind from me." He handed me over, and when I blinked, I was in Alice's Porche.
She was silent, which scared me even more. Alice is NEVER quiet! But that could just be because Edward would be able to hear…God help me…
When we were about five miles away, she believed it was safe to talk without getting caught.
"So, Bella, how are you today? Well you'd better be in a good mood, because we'll be shopping for awhile. But don't worry, it's mostly not for you. Though you will have to suffer with getting two outfits…that's what I saw that you were getting…"
She still went on and on, but I closed my eyes and leaned my head back on the seat, trying to tune her out. After a few minutes she noticed I wasn't listening anymore, and she started to pout.
About ten minutes later, we stopped in front of a huge mall. And I quote, HUGE. It was perfect for Alice, and my worst nightmare.
She parked quickly, pulled me out of my side, and dragged me into the building.
"Okay!" she exclaimed. "First we go to Sears, for the boys."
We walked for about a minute when we arrived at a place that had Sears plastered across the top. She grabbed my hand, and we entered the store.
The first place she took us to was the men's clothes. We looked at character tees for Emmett, and I found one that said, "I love blondes". I giggled at that.
There was a pair of pants Alice said that she saw Jasper would love, so she bought six different kinds, but they were all the same.
Next was Edward. I had absolutely NO idea what to get him, nothing at all. We said that we weren't going to get each other anything at all, but I know for a fact that he wouldn't keep that promise…
Suddenly Alice's eyes glazed over, and she froze. Slowly a smile spread across her face that made me look on with horror. I knew that face, it meant much pain on my part. NOT something I look forward to, because that usually means I get dragged around from store to store, getting clothes I'll never ever wear. I growled internally.
Someone who was obviously rushing to get out of here bumped into me, causing me to fall on top of Alice, who was still having the vision of my demise. We crashed to the floor, and I winced. The fall brought her back to reality, and she was up in a flash. She grabbed my forearms and pulled me up as well.
She smiled evilly. "I know what you should get Edward for Christmas…"
I gasped as she cashed out and dragged me out of the store. She didn't hesitate as she speed walked through the mall, until we stopped in front of a VERY pink store. The manicans were wearing…oh no…this isn't…she wouldn't…
Victoria's Secret.
A/N sorry for the cliffie, but this is what I came up with! And I should have the next chapter out by tomorrow, if I get enough reviews! Also, I started this chapter awhile ago as you can tell. But I hope you like it!