CHAPTER 4: the morning after

BELLA'S POV

I still wasn't sure if I had made the right decision by doing the change. I mean, I had promised my family that I would never do that. And for 10 years, I kept my promise. But, when you think about it, they use their powers on me. Well… Alice does, and Edward would if he could. So it's really only fair that I got to play my hand at using my power. I don't get many chances to use it anyway. Plus, maybe it will teach them lessons about respecting other's privacies. After I thought all of this, I realized that what I was really doing was trying to prove to myself that I had done the right thing. I didn't really need to do that. I mean, whether it works out or not, it's done, and I'll find out if it was the right decision or not in the end…

ALICE'S POV

Last night was horrible. I stayed in my room the whole time. I want my own body back. NOW. Right now. I hate everything about Edward's body, or at least being in it. The smell, the height, the power. His power more than anything. I can't stand it. I literally can't hear myself think. Edward says he tries to sound out our thoughts, and I have been trying to do so for the last 10 hours. How much luck have I come across? None. The worst was hearing Jasper. He thought it was funny! Well, so did everyone else in this house. Not including Edward of course. And, well, I'm not too certain about Bella, because I am unable to use my gift on her. Ugh! I wouldn't even call this a gift really. It is more like a curse.

My thoughts were then interrupted by Edward, or myself really, yelling from downstairs. I heard my sister telling Esme that it was Emmett and Edward fighting. "EMMETT! I'LL KILL YOU IF YOU HURT MY BODY!" It was surprisingly easy to sound extremely angry with Edward's voice, but apparently Emmett wasn't grasping the seriousness in the words.

"Don't worry. I wont do any permanent damage." Then a new voice stepped into the situation.

"Stop. Its time for school kids. Alice," I was surprised to hear my name, and I knew he was talking to me. Not Edward in my body. "Go get the Volvo." Next I heard a voice from downstairs. Mine.

"You mean Edward. Edward go get the Volvo. Right?" I could hear the confusion in my own voice. Or, at the moment Edward's.

"No. Actually I mean Alice. She has to drive the Volvo, and everyone to school." Carlisle replied. I heard Edward gasp from downstairs. I heard his thoughts in my head.

Oh no. The voice in my head said. He can't be serious. No one ever drives my car. They have their own. This isn't fair. I almost laughed. He was so whiny. But than I thought about how many times Edward must have heard me complain in my own head. A feeling of shame and embarrassment washed over me. But I know he would never tell any one people's personal thoughts. Then, the shame was replaced by thankfulness. Edward really isn't that bad… I guess. I mean, if Emmett or Rosalie had his power, they would be horrible. I shuddered at the thought. It might as well be blackmail and torment wrapped in a bow. It was then that it occurred to me that I still needed to get dressed, for I was wearing the same clothes that Edward had wore the day before. It usually takes me about 5 minutes to pick out an outfit that more than half the school girls wouldn't be able to conjure up if you gave them 2 hours in a department store. But this was a whole different story. I was unfamiliar with Edward's clothes, and what looked good on him. I tried thinking of what I could see him picking out for himself. But then I realized that I had his style, times 1000. I could make him look super fly. And decided that this could be entertaining.

EDWARD'S POV

Ugh. That was the one word that had been going through my mind all night. This day is already horrible, and it's only 7:10! First, Alice is driving my Volvo, and now, the hard part. Getting dressed. I am actually surprised by how much pressure I am feeling over this. Mostly because I know that if I don't look absolutely perfect, Alice will kill me. I guess I better start though, if I was ever going to get this over with. It's so complicated though. So many shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, shoes, and hair accessories. And there was one in every color imaginable. Ugh. Ok ok, lets thinking. I want to be comfy. Yet stylish. This'll take a while.

Ok, so first I should just get the basic essentials done. Although, that… that might be the trickiest part. I walked over to the top draw of Alice's dresser and slowly opened it. As I looked down at the different undergarments, I winced. As I looked at the pink and white lace bra before me, I realized that I have no idea how to do this. Maybe I should, I don't know, just, do it. What clip do I use? Is it inside out right now? I'm usually not this confused. At that exact moment, I made a horrendous thought. I was going to have to see Alice, my sister, naked. Eww. Ewwwww. Icky. What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?! Maybe, maybe if close my eyes, I wont see anything. It's worth a try. I went to go grab a pair of under wear and held it in the same hand as my bra. I close my eyes, and undressed. It was now that I realized that this was a bad idea. I couldn't tell if the bra was clipped or inside-out or even the right size. But I was not about to open my eyes now that I was completely nude. I pulled the underwear on. Easy enough. Now for the brassiere. I clipped it before putting it on. Then I pulled it over my head. "Ouch!" I said out loud. Something is caught on my hair. "Owwiess." I tried pulling it down. "Ouchy." No luck. Up then? "ACK!" arg. What am I gonna do? It's not like I can call some one in here to help me. I'm topless for god's sake! All right, I needa think rationally. Maybe, maybe I can call Alice up to help me. But then again she might be mad at my attempt at this. Damnit. I'll just go call someone up.

I walked over to the door, but in that process, I forgot about everything on the floor. Before I knew it, I had tripped over something, and landed face first on the floor. "God damn it!! How the hell do I get up?" I sat on the ground, squirming for what seemed like forever, even though it was probably just 10 minutes. "Help me!" I called, "I'm stuck! Wahh!" maybe… maybe I should just open my eyes, just for a second to get myself out of this mess. But, if I was to catch a glimpse of something… I shuddered. It was then that I heard the laughter. And after that little giggle, and explosion of laughter erupted.

"Oh my god, Edward," Rosalie said between her heavy breathes from laughing so hard. "I wish I hade this on video tape!"

"Who else is there? How long have you all been watching me?!"

"Since Alice heard your thoughts." I heard Bella say.

"Sorry, eddy, but I had to see it." Alice (myself) added.

"But… Alice, don't you care that they see you naked?" I asked, very confused.

"Why would I? We are all girls here." She said, and I could picture in my mind their incessant giggling. It was then that I realized with great relief that neither Jasper nor Emmett were here. Yes! But… that isn't to mean that the girls won't tell them later…

"Well, in the mean time, will you guys help me please? As you can see, I'm having a tiny bit of trouble here." As I squirmed on the floor once again.

"Oh really, we hadn't noticed." Rosalie scoffed.

"Just get me up."

"Fine fine." they picked me up and helped me get my bra on. Now we actually have to get dressed." Bella joked, and then they all left, except for Alice that is.

"Um, Edward…" she started.

"Yeah?"

"Uh. Thanks. For, you know, like, closing you're eyes and stuff. That means a lot." I could have just told her that I didn't want to she her naked, cause that would be gross, but I knew she was being sincere.

"No problem Alice. I just hope you do the same for me." She laughed.

"Don't worry. I plan on it." she smiled my crooked smile. Wow. I see why Bella likes it so much. It looks so… so genuine. "Well, alright, now that we had our little 'heart to heart' I'm gonna go finish getting dressed. See you later."

"Bye." But she was already out the door.