BPOV
I sighed as I sat down.
"How much longer?" I asked. Everyone laughed.
"You can totally tell it's her first shopping trip with Alice," Emmett said, still chuckling.
"Says the idiot who asked Alice if she was done shopping when she only had five bags," I fired back.
"I was just being optimistic," Emmett smiled. I just chuckled turning my attention to Alice.
"I'm serious though, how much longer?"
"I just have to run back into Hollister and then we can go sort out bags," Alice said, still on a shopping buzz.
"Well I'll meet you there, I just want to run into a store real quick," I said.
"What store?" Alice asked.
"I don't know the name of it," I lied knowing exactly which store I was going to.
"Mhm," Alice said, looking at me curiously.
"I'll go with you," Edward offered.
"That's okay," I said, "I get a little….distracted when I shop at certain stores." It was true if I was shopping for books or dance clothes then I could shut out the world around me.
"Oh, Okay," Edward said, a little…….disappointed?
"Well let's go, I have to be at the football field by six," Emmett said.
"I thought the all three of you played basketball?" I asked, confused.
"No, Edward plays basketball. Jasper and I just filled in because some of the players were sick," Emmett explained.
"Oh," I said.
"Yea, people call them the triple threat," Rose added.
"Why?" I asked. She had lost me again.
"Edward is the captain of the basketball team, Emmett is captain of the football team, and Jasper is captain of the baseball team," Rose explained.
"We became the frightening five when Alice became the captain of the soccer team and I became captain of the volleyball team," Rose said. That explained why everyone always looked at them with envy; I knew they had to be popular.
"What sports are left?" I asked, shocked.
"Those are the only ones our school has besides dance, but none of us take dance, so Lauren is the queen bee there," Alice said. She said the girl's name like it was dirty word.
"Like I said ten minutes ago, I have to be to the football field by six, so let's get a move on," Emmett said, standing up. Everyone took off towards Hollister, but I headed off in the opposite direction towards the dance store. When I finally reached the store I was glad to see it was empty besides the clerk. I wanted to make sure I could get this bag into my room without anyone noticing it, so I quickly bought the new pink ballet shoes I wanted and headed towards Hollister. When I got there I saw Edward still at the front of the store with his back to me, so I snuck the shoes into one of my other bags and then walked by him casually as if I had just got there.
"Bella," Edward called, so loud you would have thought we were in different countries. I turned around and smiled at him.
"Oh, hi Edward," I said. He matched my smile and then looked at my empty hands.
"Didn't have what you wanted?" he asked, raising his eyebrows curiously.
"Nope," I lied, turning my gaze away from his. He didn't seem to believe me, but couldn't ask me any questions because the others came up with….SIX new bags.
"Alice, you bought six bags worth in one store?"
"Yea, but half of it's for you," she smiled. I sighed and shook my head. I would have argued but there was no point I already knew better. We made our way back towards Edward dorm and Emmett made jokes the whole way, so by the time we flopped onto Edward's floor we were dying of laughter. As soon as everyone quieted down Alice got down to business sorting through the bags.
"Because I know what everyone got I will hand everyone their bags and it will all go a lot quicker." Alice said, sounding like a military officer. We all nodded, but I quickly found my shoes and hid them behind me. Twenty minutes later Emmett and Rosalie were leaving with twenty-eight bags. Then Jasper and Alice left with forty-two. I sighed and stood up.
"I better get going, so I can get ready for the football game this evening," I said.
"Yea," Edward breathed. I quickly looked around at my whopping sixty-three bags. I had barely known about any of this; Alice just bought it without me knowing I just hope I like whatever is in all of these bags.
"Here let me help," Edward said, effortlessly picking up all sixty-three of my bags.
"Thanks," I whispered, holding open the door for him. I closed it behind me and ran to catch up with him. He hit the button for the elevator and I shook my head.
"I'm taking the stairs," I said.
"Afraid of elevators are we?" Edward asked mockingly.
"Just a little," I said, turning to go to the stairs.
"Didn't you take the elevator up though," he asked.
"No, remember you took the stairs with me," I said.
"Oh, yea," he said, shaking his head and stepping into the elevator which had arrived.
EPOV
"Well I'll meet you there, I just want to run into a store real quick," Bella said.
"What store?" Alice asked.
"I don't know the name of it," she said, obviously lying.
"Mhm," Alice said, looking at my curiously.
"I'll go with you," I offered, hoping I could get some alone time with her. I really wanted to get to know her better.
"That's okay," Bella said quickly, "I get a little….distracted when I shop at certain stores. Oh, she didn't want me to go with her.
"Oh, Okay," I whispered a little disappointed.
"Well let's go, I have to be at the football field by six," Emmett said.
"I thought the all three of you played basketball?" Bella asked, confused. I had to hold back a laugh at her expression.
"No, Edward plays basketball. Jasper and I just filled in because some of the players were sick," Emmett explained.
"Oh," Bella said, although confusion was still clear on her face.
"Yea, people call them the triple threat," Rose added.
"Why?" she asked.
"Edward is the captain of the basketball team, Emmett is captain of the football team, and Jasper is captain of the baseball team," Rose explained.
"We became the frightening five when Alice became the captain of the soccer team and I became captain of the volleyball team," Rose said. Bella looked like something just clicked in her mind, but then she became shocked.
"What sports are left?" she asked nonchalantly.
"Those are the only ones our school has besides dance, but none of us take dance, so Lauren is the queen bee there," Alice said. All of my siblings and their partners hated Lauren; I had to admit she could get annoying, but she wasn't that bad, it could be worse.
"Like I said ten minutes ago, I have to be to the football field by six, so let's get a move on," Emmett said, standing up. Everyone took off towards Hollister, except for Bella who headed in the opposite direction. While everyone else traveled through the store, I stayed at the front looking at some hooded jackets. After about ten minutes I felt one of the bags get slightly heavier and then Bella walked by.
"Bella," I called, loudly over the music. She turned around and smiled; temporarily dazing me.
"Oh, hi Edward," she said. I smiled back at her and then noticed that she had no bags.
"Didn't have what you wanted?" I asked, raising my eyebrows. I could tell she already knew what she wanted when we were at the food court.
"Nope," she attempted to lied, turning her gaze away from mine. I didn't believe her in the least, but everyone else came back out so I let it go.
"Alice, you bought six bags worth in one store?" Bella asked half shocked.
"Yea, but half of it's for you," Alice smiled. Bella sighed and shook her head. We made our way back to my dorm and Emmett made jokes the whole way, so by the time we flopped onto the floor we were dying of laughter. As soon as everyone quieted down Alice got down to business going through the bags and giving them to their owners.
"Because I know what everyone got I will hand everyone their bags and it will all go a lot quicker." Alice said, sounding like a military officer. We all nodded, but I saw Bella quickly sneak a blue bag behind her back. I inconspicuously looked at it and noticed that it was a dance bag. Maybe she dances? I couldn't be sure because I knew Alice and Rose had stuff from there, yet they didn't dance. Twenty minutes later Emmett and Rosalie were leaving with the least amount of bags. Then Jasper and Alice left with quite a few more. Bella sighed and stood up.
"I better get going, so I can get ready for the football game this evening," she said. I instantly became sad, she was leaving already and we were finally alone?
"Yea," I breathed. She looked around at all of her bags. I chuckled.
"Here let me help," I said, effortlessly picking up all of her bags. I knew all of those extra work-out sessions would pay off sometime.
"Thanks," she whispered, holding open the door for me. I could hear her close it behind me and then her heavy footsteps coming towards me. I hit the down button for the elevator, but Bella shook her head.
"I'm taking the stairs," she stated.
"Afraid of elevators are we?" I asked teasingly. This girl never failed to get me interested.
"Just a little," she said, turning to go to the stairs. I watched as she swayed her hips when she walked and then a thought popped into mind.
"Didn't you take the elevator up though," I asked.
"No, remember you took the stairs with me," she said, looking at me like I was crazy. I really shouldn't watch her walk; it's memorizing.
"Oh, yea," I said, shaking my head as I entered the elevator.