Bella Swan. Alice Cullen. Two girls who are entirely different. Human. Vampire. Yet you'll never find anyone closer.
"Ow! Alice!" "Sorry Bella!" I winced again as Alice pulled the brush through my hair a little too hard. I was sat in her bathroom – well it was hers and Jasper's but you can tell it was considered to be Alice's by the decoration and every surface being almost covered in pink – as she brushed my hair, her eyes closed as her petite hand expertly ran the brush through my hair. She opened her eyes and her almost black orbs smiled back at me.
"What?" She asks and I blush and shrug as she laughs her wind chime laugh. "I'm sorry about hurting you but I'm trying to make sure that Edward doesn't come anywhere near the house whilst I'm experimenting. Don't want him hearing my thoughts and seeing you before the bug day do we?" I shake my head as she dances across the room and grabs a silky black make up bag. Great.
"Why don't you just look into the future and see what I look like at the wedding rather than going through all of this unneeded preparation," I instantly regret my words when her hands stop digging through the almost overflowing bag and she turns away from me so all I could see was her back and her spiky hair.
"Yeah, fine. I'll do that. You can go and find Edward, he'll be in the garage in fifteen minutes." She walks out the room quickly, so quickly I almost didn't see her. I stare at the door before pulling out all the little flowers she had weaved into my hair and the pure white veil that was sat on the top of my head. I put them down carefully onto the counter and walk out of the bathroom which led to Alice and Jasper's room which was empty. I look around and see the open window, the fast rain falling into the room and making the cream carpet darker. I shut the huge windows and walk out of Alice's room, feeling guilty. She had been so upset which was a major contrast to the happy go lucky, always cheerful, pixie like vampire that was my best friend. Well one of them. My heart aches at the thought of Jake before I think about why Alice had reacted the way she had. I walk down the stairs and past the living room where Rosalie and Esme were sat watching TV. They looked up as one when I walked hesitantly down the stairs: Esme's face smiling whilst Rosalie's stayed blank although there was a hint of a glare in her eyes.
"I hope you're happy," She says before turning to look at the news that was playing on the TV. I look at Esme who was frowning at Rosalie who sighed and looked at me. "Alice went hunting, to calm down a bit. She was only trying to help you, you know. She doesn't remember doing anything like this when she was human so she wants to make sure you have all these memories for when you've been changed," She sneers a little at the mention on my upcoming transformation but I hardly took offence, my mind overflowing as I think about why Alice had left so suddenly and how Rosalie was right. Alice didn't remember anything about being human, spending her last human years in a dark asylum for something out of her control. She was always convinced that I should go shopping like a normal teenager or go to parties and now it made sense: she was giving herself memories of human experiences that she never had or couldn't remember whilst giving me memories to remember when I was a vampire; when I couldn't have these experiences anymore. My face fell as I remembered how Alice wouldn't look at me and I turned around and headed for my truck, quickly – well, slowly – driving to my house. I walked up to my bedroom, thanking the heavens that Charlie was at work and not here to ask awkward questions, only to stop when I recognised the small figure sat at the foot of my bed. Her hair was straight to her chin and her usually immaculate clothes were dripping with water. She looked up at me with golden eyes; she must have gone hunting.
"I didn't mean to make you angry," She says in her bell chime voice that was filled with sadness rather than cheerfulness. "I just wanted you to have these happy memories before you change. You're different than the rest of us, you'll actually remember everything and I wanted you to remember happy times rather than frightening and miserable ones that everyone else seems to have," Her face falls and she stands up and walks to the window.
"Wait!" I run up to her, hitting my knee on the bed as I passed and looked at Alice's sparkling eyes. "I'm sorry. I know you don't remember anything and you're right. I want to remember everything happy and good that happened in my life. But I'd rather it be doing something we both like rather than something we both know is pointless. You've already seen what I look like on the big day!" She smiles slightly and I hug her small frame to mine, her clinging onto me tightly. "I want to remember you when I've changed. And I will: I'll remember how you dragged me shopping nearly every day. I'll remember how you accepted me before you even met me. I'll remember how you saved Edward and me from the Volturi without being asked to. I'll remember how happy you were when you got your new Porsche. I'll remember my best friend. I'll remember my sister," I had tears in my eyes as I said that and Alice smiled her full smile.
"Thank you Bella! And I promise we'll do whatever you want to do from now on! We'll go to the mall tomorrow but I promise I won't drag you to any clothes shop! Okay, maybe one, but that's only because you need a new top, that one is so out of season and maybe we can go and look at flower decoration and we could take Esme and get some decorations for the reception! Oh Bella. You're the best!" She grabs me in a hug and quickly dances to the window. "There's so much to do! I need to talk to Esme and then I'll grab Jasper and head to Seattle. The mall should still be open. Oh and Edward will be here in 28 minutes and 41 seconds so I'd get ready for bed if I were you. I'll be here tomorrow bright and early! Bye Bella!" Her rapid talking disappears as she jumps out the window at vampire speed and heads to the forest. I take a shower and head to my room, putting the radio on my alarm clock on to fill the silence before Edward arrived. I turn it down so it wasn't too loud when I hear a song that made me smile.
I come home in the morning light
My mother says when you gonna live your life right
Oh mother dear we're not the fortunate ones
And girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
The phone rings in the middle of the night
My father yells what you gonna do with your life
Oh daddy dear you know you're still number one
But girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have -
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls - they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun
Some boys take a beautiful girl
And hide her away from the rest of the world
I want to be the one to walk in the sun
Oh girls they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have
That's all they really want
Some fun
When the working day is done
Girls - they want to have fun
Oh girls just want to have fun,
They want to have fun,
They want to have fun...
Now that's a song for Alice if ever I heard one, was my last thought as my eyes drifted close and cold, steel arms wrapped around me and a ghostly chuckle floated through my ear before I fell asleep.
