Hello, fine readers! I'm back! Well, this is actually chapter 5. At the end, reviews shall be answered! And, OKAY!! I ADMIT!! I CAN'T WRITE A LONG CHAPTER!! I JUST CAN'T!!
I own only this story. Stephenie Meyers owns Twilight and Mr Thorntons owns Thorntons. I do not own Volvo either.
Since You've Been Gone
Chapter 5,
Shopping Preperations
Edward POV
I struggled to maintain my poker face while inside I was laughing my ass off. I sauntered over to my beautiful shiny Volvo for which I'd kill. However, I was rudely brought out of my reverie by a chattering Alice, who was attempting to get Bella to go home, leave her truck, allow Alice to see her wardrobe and just go shopping with us instead of reading her emails and beloved books.
The conversation reminded me of when we were nine... Before any of this crap started... Before everything went wrong. I shuddered involuntarily, and decided this was enough encouragement for me to give up my precious heroin.
Bella was staring at me, chocolate eyes infused with a hint of worry. Geez, when did I become an advertisor for Thorntons? I gave her a small smile and she relaxed a frection, smiling back, still with that look in her eyes. Alice was standing between us with a very strange look on her face. It was a mix of knowing, calculating and smug. The overall effect was somewhat freaky. Honestly, I had no clue what that girl was on about. I didn't like Bella in that way...
Did I?
Alice POV
Watching Bella watch Edward smiling at her set my mind into motion. They obviously liked each other, oblivious as they were. I thought of several plans and discarded them all but one... The winter play auditions were coming up...
But back to the current time we were standing nattering in, I dragged Bella over to her truck, grabbing her keys and unlocked it for her seeing as she showed no signs of moving any time soon.
Bella POV
After Alice yanked me from my thoughts, the pixie in question called to Rosalie, "Right, Rose. Me and Bells will take the truck to her home. You, Emmett, Jasper and Edward take the Volvo home. Then you and Emmett drive your glorious convertable to Seattle and meet us lot at the mall, outside the main doors, under that statue of the Scottish poet guy. Edward, you take everyone else home, then meet Bella and me in front of her house with Jazz and the Volvo at half five, ready to take us to Seattle."
Oh, great... two whole hours of Bella Barbie time... I still remembered the last time... Just perfect...
The journey home was very noisy thanks to Alice, who was filling me in on the latest Cullen scandals. It seemed Rosalie and Emmett were going out, while Jasper and Alice were too. This continued until we reached my home.
Cut to them inside Bella's house
Still Bella POV
I raced up the stairs, determined not to fall. It seemed too be going well, until...
WHAM!! "Ouch..." I groaned, rubbing my forehead. Dang, faceplants hurt.
Uh oh. I forgot about Alice, who promptly rushed to my side.
"Omigosh, Bella! Are you okay? I like, totally forgot you did that! I am such a spaz!" nattered Alice, all in one breath, "Look, if that bruise is visible, we can fully put concealor on it!"
I groaned at the prospect, "No, there's no need, and you ase most definitely not a spaz, Mary Alice Cullen. You are the best friend a girl could ask for. You're always there for everyone when they need you most."
She beamed at that, a tear falling from her eye, all thoughts of concealor flushed out of her mind. MWAHAHAHA!! Just as planned!
Two hours later, I apparently found myself in dire need of new:
Pajamas
Shirts
Trousers
Dresses
Jackets
Shoes
Socks
And Lingerie.
I also now needed lots and lots of make up and accessories. Gladly, she left my strawberry scented shampoo alone. I mean, come on... Bella Swan wouldn't be Bella Swan without the strawberry shampoo!
The doorbell rang and as Alice ran to answer it, I scrawled a note for Charlie:
Dad,
I'm going into Seattle with the Cullens.
I'll phone when I'm on my way home.
There's microwavable noodles in the cupboard.
Don't blow up the house while I'm gone!
Take care,
Bella
I fell down the stairs again, nothing new there, and set the note on the coffee table. I brushed off my clothes and walked out the front door, anxiously checking my pockets. Good. Mobile phone, money and keys. I had everything I needed to be prepared for torture.
Edward stood beside the passenger's door and opened it when he saw me. Now this was the gentleman I knew and lo- NO,LIKED!!
I clambered in, sneaking a peek at his still too pale features. They seemed much more preoccupied than they did this morning, almost as if the internal battle was dividing and conquering. I shook my head. What was wrong with me? All the minute details in his expression were crowding my mind. It was unnatural.
I hunted around for a distraction and found one, two actually, in the back seat, making out.
"EEWWW!! Get a room!" I half shouted to Alice and Jasper, who pulled the finger at me. AHA!! Just as planned! Now for stage two...
"Eddie? Jasper pulled the finger! Ground him!" Okay, I knew I was being random here, but it was all for the sake of my sanity.
Edward chuckled, his facial expression relaxing into a 'Is she crazy?' look, and Alice and Jasper laughed into each other's mouths somehow. I settled, contented, into my seat, and resigned myself to the smooth ride. I realised we were going much too fast, but I didn't care.
My eyes drooped and I let them close, completely forgetting all about my problem with sleep talking...
What did you think? I've done half of the next chapter, so it should be up by Tuesday latest, since I need to do my room and bed tomorrow makes face.
Now for the review replies...Only the ones that actually need to be replied to though.
Little-Alice-Vampie Bella moved when she was nine. Not five.
sillyaddict13 yes, Edward is still hot. It really depends on what you go for though.
odwala thank you, i try my best.
sEcReTfOrGiVeNeSs blinks that's a mouthful! all i can say is i completely agree with everything but the bisexual comment.
Manda Random lol, i know XD
Evelyn08 lol, i know, but him, being all emoish, didn't look up, like, at all.
1NinjaVampPirate with 5 roses yes, Edward went all emo.
bent05 good suggestion, why don't you write a story with that?
Sarah (anon) hey, don't diss emos. mess with the shoes, mess with the cheeks, but do NOT mess with emos. and bella's fashion sense wasn't horrible in the book. alice's was just better.
IHeartMrEdwardCullen thank you for the comment, and reccommending that story to me. it is VERY good, thank you
Kolored YAY!! THANK YOU!! YOU HAVE REVIEWED ON ALL MY CHAPTERS!!
Right, so next time, we hear all about what Bella said and THIS time they go shopping. It's slow, but necessary.
Review plz!
