JPOV
This was going to be perfect! Nobody but me knows the stress that EVERYBODY in the house goes through on holidays, especially this one. We don't show it, but every one of us feels awkward, as though we want to say something about it, but just choose not to. Except for Esme and my Alice, that is. They have no trouble speaking their minds saying how sad it is that we don't celebrate this fun holiday for it is really nothing but mere play, and we shouldn't take it so offensively. Well, I know everybody secretly agrees they are just afraid of what the other might say. Edward knows this too, so I thought that maybe this year we could do everyone a favor and take it onto ourselves to make this our first Halloween.
"That's a great idea." Edward said one afternoon when it was just us watching some sports channel in the living room. He was reading the first hatchings for this new idea.
" I mean we both know how everybody feels about it, and Alice and Esme will stop nagging us, maybe it will be a nice idea. Also, this is Bella's first year here, and Renesmee's as well and when I was a human, I do remember that I loved Halloween. I kind of think that it would be nice if Renesmee could enjoy at least some of the festivities." He was telling me some things that I never new before. How are we going to do this? I was thinking to myself.
"Well, I could go down to that corner store. I know that they have the stuff we need. Believe me, I already checked."
"That's good. We can't get anything yet, and if you want to keep it as a surprise to Alice, I would try very hard to pretend as if we have decided not to do this. That means getting them when everybody is home, then quickly putting up decorations." This all seemed easy enough.
"That I can do." Edward said and smiled to himself. So for the rest of the week, I thought very little about this decision so to deceive Alice to the best of my ability. When the day came, Edward went to the store around 4:30 and bought almost all of the decorations they had. I honestly wondered, although our house was very large, if we had bought too many.
"No, we have just the right amount. I measured this morning and everything has its place." Said Edward while we were checking out. Sometimes it was very convenient, the little gift my adopted brother had.
"And yes," he said after a while of me wondering if this is what Alice really wanted, "Your little Alice will like it!" he chuckled. Sometimes on the other hand, his gift could be inconvenient and a bit annoying. We ran home and put up those decorations in what had to be record time. Trying not to think about something so big and exciting was extremely hard, but I guess we managed to do it because I was happily able to cherish the enchanted look of surprise that crossed my wife's face as she took a look at the house. After a moment of admiring my hard work, I went in to a couple of last minute touches. Moments later, Bella and Edward came into the house with very amusing looks upon their faces.
"Edward, please tell me what the heck is going on." Bella pleaded, bending down to allow Renesmee to climb into her arms.
"Okay, I'll explain to you why this is a big deal, but there is something I can't tell you yet. Halloween has always been sort of an awkward spot for us. Most vampires, the kind that aren't like us, frown upon the holiday because they believe it is a form of mockery. Most of us never really spoke about it except for Alice and Esme. They always wanted to celebrate it, and secretly all of us did too." He was explaining this to her giving her full attention as always.
"So this is a really big deal. Huh! I really am glad that you guys decided to celebrate this year with Renesmee and all. This should be so-" She was cut short, for at that moment, that beautiful but crazy Alice danced in carrying bags of cloth.