&.&.& Shaunee's Point Of View &.&.&
Very short chapter...sorry...
"So who all is coming today?" I asked thoughtfully.
"Well, you and I, obviously, along with Jenny, Ashley, Luna, the twins, Sasha Rose, Claire, and Aiden. At least, that's all I see going," Alice informed me. Sometimes, being psychic can come in handy.
"That's plenty. We have a damn army there alone. We don't need anymore soldiers," I laughed.
"I'm surprised Aiden's going to leave his precious toilet long enough to go shopping," Brayden laughed. Jackson smacked the back of his head for me.
"At least the toilet and I can have intelligent conversations," Aiden mumbled.
"And just what do you and your lover talk about?" Grayson asked mockingly.
"Shut it bottom boy," Aiden growled, storming out of the house.
"You have to love family," I muttered, following Aiden out.
I smiled at the sight of my waiting Dodge Viper. The dark purple paint shinning even in the waning light. I love my car.
I heard the rest of the family filing out of the house, climbing into the appropriate cars. Alice got into my car with the twins and I.
Soon we were on our way to Kaktovik, the Raven Mall, and SHOPPING!
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"Where should we hit first?" I asked Alice, as we walked along with Luna and Jenny. The rest of the group had splintered off to do more leisurely shopping.
"Let's start at City In The Sea. We're going to have a pool party soon and I know we all need new swimsuits, among other things," Alice said, practically bouncing up and down like the pixie on crack she is. I idly wondered if she was this…excitable, living.
Alice raced off towards City In The Sea, though still maintaining a human persona. I worked on getting suits for my family with Luna as Alice and Jenny got suits for theirs.
I picked a brown and blue flowered bikini that covered all the important things while Luna choose a barely there silver bikini that was covered in sequins.
"Why don't you just swim nude for fuck sake Luna?" I said, laughing.
"Oh why don't you bite me?" Luna shot back.
"Don't tempt me," I joked.
After gathering suits for everyone else, we checked out. To my surprise Jasper, Edward, and Emmett were waiting to take all of our bags for us.
"I didn't know they were coming," I commented.
"I needed someone to carry the bags," Alice said offhandedly. "I threatened their manhood's if they didn't come help."
We all laughed, know Alice would have went through with her threat too.
"Onwards to The Philosophy Of Furniture. The twins need new beds. They outgrew their old ones," I said, walking towards the next store.
After getting them each a queen size bed, we headed to A Prose Poem for some bed linens.
"Purple and black with skulls for Logan and white and green polka dots for Kuran," I said to myself, picking out the perfect bed linens for the girls.
Next we stopped by The Duc De L'Omelette so Jenny and Ashley could switch places. Jenny was having trouble keeping up with Mrs. Pixie Crack.
Ashley took Jenny's place as we went to The Tell-Tale Heart, an adult shop much like Spencer's.
"I just need to pick up some massage oils then we can move on," Ashley said, blushing slightly. I didn't even want to know what she and Seth were going to do with it. After almost 10 minutes, she came out, ready to move on.
"To The Black Cat or The Oblong Box first?" Luna asked.
The Black Cat is a magic shop, perfect for any practicing Wicca. Luna loved to dabble with white magic, but personally I just loved the crystals.
The Oblong Box is a gothic store where you could buy real skulls, fake fangs, and even coffin beds. Elizabeth gets a new coffin every few weeks, since she and Ethan tend to break them easily.
"Let's get Elizabeth's new coffin first, since it's closer. Then we can head over to The Black Cat," I suggested.
"Okay," they agreed as we started walking again.
The boys showed up on cue to relieve us of our few packages.
We walked towards the rows upon rows of coffins, looking for the perfect one. The one that screamed Elizabeth.
"How about this one?" Alice said, pointing to a black coffin made out of red oak with blood red crushed velvet inside. It was adorned with hundreds of blood red garnets. I must say, Alice has great taste, and it really did scream Elizabeth. Even the $37,564 price tag screamed Elizabeth Marie Archibald.
After buying the coffin, we headed for The Black Cat. Luna looked like a kid who had to much crack on Christmas. As we entered the store, the smell of burning sage hit me hard, almost gagging me. It even made Alice freeze. At least, I thought that was what happened. That was until I saw her…
"Hello Alice. You haven't aged a day have you? I must say, I'm not surprised. I should have told Bella I knew the truth. Maybe then she would have been able to open up to me more," the young girl said, laughing lightly. She had a beautiful triquetra tattooed on her wrist that shimmered in the soft candlelight.
"How…how are you still so young? Your…your not one of us…" Alice stuttered.
A/N: Dun dun dun…Cliffy! So a couple of things…
1) What do all of the shops in the story have in common?
2) Who's in The Black Cat and why hasn't she aged?
3) Have you nominated someone for the Bellie's and the Indie TwiFic Awards??
Next chapter, all will be revealed. I promise. And it'll explain everything too. For now…Review…I love you all…
Song Of The Moment: Alright - Darius Rucker