Thanks to all of you guys who have put me as fave author, story, etc. and reviewed! I'm sorry i took so long to update, and unfortunately, this chp. is really short :[ just wait two more chps, and the vamps and humans will finally collide!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the twilight characters, but I own PART of the plot :]

BPOV

"Thank god he proposed in the summer, Bella! Otherwise we would've never had time for shopping!" Alice said. We were walking in and out of the mall's bridal stores, looking for what Alice calls "the perfect reception dress."

"Alice!! Why do we have to get a separate dress for the reception? I can just keep the wedding dress on," I moaned. Alice looked at me with an unbelieving face.

"Bella, for a smart student, how could you be so stupid?!" she insulted. I rolled my eyes, and was suddenly swept of my feet. But not by my dashing prince (a.k.a. Ed Cullen)… more like a quirky princess. Alice has grabbed me by the hand to take me into another death tra…. I mean bridal store. This one was the worst of all… it was full of fluffy, pink things. I shuddered, but obediently followed Alice, because I knew that this would all be over soon. "So, how do you like this one?" Alice asked, picking out a puffy, pink dress with silver lining on the straps.

"Uh… no!" I exclaimed. With a sigh, she put the dress back on the rack.

As she fingered through other putrid, pink dresses, she said, "You know Bella, you should be more into this. It's your wedding after all… if not for the sake of the wedding, than at least for Edward…. Who knows, maybe if you're not pretty enough, he'll be hurt that you don't care about him to dress up. He is just human after all." I stopped in my tracks and stared at her. It was not like Alice to be serious, stern, strict… or anything but happy or annoyed for that matter. So when she was serious, I knew something was wrong. I tried to let a response escape my lips, but it ended up with me looking like I was mentally retarded. So without a word, I turned to the dresses and started searching furiously. There must be something in here that is suitable for me! After destroying three racks in my interminable search, I huffed and looked at Alice. I saw her staring at me in awe, probably wondering if it was her speech that awoke the "Shopping Monster" within me. But that wasn't the weird part. The weird part was that the saleslady was standing next to Alice with more or less the same expression, but hers included terror.

I sighed and started picking up the clothes I had thrown on the floor. Alice made her way to me and helped. "Wow, I should be a therapist," she murmured. I rolled my eyes and continued to pick everything up. After an hour, I was almost done.

"Finally!" Alice exclaimed. "We're finished!" With a sigh she stood up.

"Wait!" I said, spotting another dress. I crawled over to where it was and picked it up. As I straightened it out, I gasped. It was the most beautiful dress I had ever laid my eyes on. It was turquoise blue, with a black ribbon under the chest. Under that ribbon, sequins were scattered all over the puffy bottom. I was a little skeptical, as it was a tube top, but I got over it after I saw the price. "20 DOLLARS??!!" I shrieked. It's so cheap! Alice turned from the rack she was inspecting.

"Found something Bella?" she asked. I nodded my head a bit too enthusiastically. "Err, OK… hand it over." I handed the dress to Alice and got up off the floor. While I was gathering my stuff, Alice came up to me. "Ready?" she asked. I nodded my head and we walked out the door. Now all we have to get is jewelry! I thought.