Don't ya just hate it when you move? New city, new life, no interent. It seems this is just unfortunate for my stories, ain't it? Sorry this is late too, but I hope the quality of this chapter makes up for it. I probably could have been done with this weeks ago, but this time I'll admit I was simply being lazy.
"Oh Bella, I knew you'd come around sooner or later." Alice said while flitting around her bedroom, opening doors and drawers of all sizes. Her voice was like little bells gently twinkling and it drew me in with its simple sound.
"What do you mean?" I asked. When Edward and I had reached his home I had been whisked away to the second story by a whirlwind named Alice.
I watched Alice glide to each of her enormous closets and browse through her clothing, talking to herself about what didn't go with what and how a certain pair of shoes were annoying her. I turned to find Alice's bed which was piled high with white pillows and blankets. I sat gently on the extremely soft bed and smiled to myself, it was rather odd that any of the Cullens owned beds since they never slept.
I then realized why Alice had told me that she knew I would come around sooner or later. Alice could see subjective parts of the future, although it mostly depended on the decisions one made at the moment. At any time Alice's visions could change whenever someone changed their minds or decided to do something different.
I had come to Edward's home to borrow a few articles of clothing from Alice. At the thought of being able to dress me up I supposed Alice had been greatly excited. I really only wanted to borrow a bathing suit from her, something that wasn't too revealing but was still slightly revealing.
"I only want a bathing suit." I said meekly to Alice. I knew I didn't need to speak very loud for her to hear me, but I still spoke softly. I didn't want to disappoint Alice because I knew she really enjoyed this, but I really didn't.
Alice stopped slowly and turned to look at me, and smiled with a mouth full of perfect teeth.
"Oh Bella, I have the most amazing one already picked out for you." She said, skipping to a small dresser and began to rummage around inside the third drawer.
I sighed; it was bound to be something I'd absolutely hate. I remembered with a shutter the last time Alice had chosen a bathing suit for me. It had been a very small, very tight piece of cloth. To say the least I ended up wearing a t-shirt and shorts over the whole thing.
I took the time to examine Alice's outfit today, she was always striking in whatever she wore. Alice had only the best clothing from the greatest designers. Today she wore a black knee length skirt and had on a white tank top with a billowy grey cardigan sweater over that. She wore her usual Cullen crest necklace and a little silver charm bracelet on her right hand.
"Here it is!" Alice said, instantly whipping around to run to me.
When she stopped in front of me and gracefully plopped down on the bed I glanced at what she had in her hands. It was a bright red bathing suit from what I saw. But before I could get a good look at it Alice pulled it behind her back and waggled her finger at me.
"Nuh-uh, you have to put it on before you tell me you won't wear it." She said, a smile spread across her perfect features.
I started to protest, but Alice was already a step ahead of me. She took me by my forearm and practically dragged me to her expansive bathroom, which in any case shouldn't have been too hard. All the Cullens, and any vampire for that matter, were ridiculously strong and fast. She pushed me into the room after turning the light on and handed the balled up bathing suit to me.
"Now try it on and you better let me see." Alice said before closing the door in front of me.
I stood still for a minute, just looking around her bathroom. I had been in it many times before being forced to try on clothes of all kinds. The room was pure white, marble floors and counters covered the room. There was a great white marble bathtub in one corner, and a row of mirrors on the wall to its right that reminded me of a ballet studio. Alice was obsessive about her appearances, which she really shouldn't have been; she was simply beautiful, as were all vampires.
I looked down to the bundle I had in my hands and let it unravel. What I saw surprised me.
The red bathing suit was a bikini, but it wasn't a complicated one with holes everywhere. This one was simple.
I laughed; Alice must be losing hermind. She was never excited by anything plain. I examined the bikini with careful eyes, expecting to find at least sequins or little beads sewn in at inappropriate places. The bikini was like your average one, the bottoms were low cut and the top had one strap that tied behind my neck. It was a striking red color that reminded me of blood. Another thing I found ironic.
I decided not to try it on, trusting the fact that Alice and I wore the same size and opened the door so I could tell her what I thought.
I wasn't surprised to find her just outside the door almost bursting with cheer.
"You love it!" she said, giving me a gentle hug.
I smiled at her and held it up,
"I thought you hated simple." I said, teasing her.
Alice laughed and waved it off with her hand,
"I bought that for you silly, I saw this coming since earlier this morning. You know I would never wear something as easy as that."
I wasn't surprised that Alice had known about my plan to borrow clothes from her, she did see the future. I also wasn't surprised with the speed by which she had acquired the suit. Vampires were fast, really fast. The Cullens were also very free with their money, which they seemed to have tons of. I usually trusted the fact that Dr. Cullen was a full time doctor and that all this money was from there. But sometimes I doubted it.
"Well, I better get back to Edward." I said, making my way to Alice's bedroom door.
Before I could reach out to take the doorknob, Alice's hand caught my wrist.
I turned to face Alice with wide eyes; I wasn't sure what she was doing.
Alice's face seemed very tight and stern; she seemed to be studying me.
Suddenly Alice's face broke into the bright, cheerful face I was used to. She waggled her finger at me and lifted her eyebrows after taking her hand off my wrist.
"Now Bella, don't do anything I wouldn't." she said with a trail of musical laughter afterwards.
My eyes grew big and my breathing seemed to stop, panic rushed through my body; making me tingle and want to jump through the door. I could tell my face was growing pink as I hurriedly exited the room, Alice's beautiful laughter echoing in the hallway around me.
Did she know? I would never be able to face her again, especially since in a sense; Edward was her brother.
O goodness, I hoped she didn't know. My mind was reeling, and I could feel my face grow even hotter the longer I thought about what Alice might or might not know.
I clumsily descended the pure white staircase, wanting to put as much distance between Alice and me as I could. As I began walking down one of the turns in the stairs I caught a glimpse of Edward patiently waiting for me at the foot of the stairs.
Goodness, I was not ready for this.
I started patting my face; hoping it would help my face return to its normal shade. I slowed my pace so I wouldn't have to face Edward any sooner than I could prevent.
I was nearing the final stretch of the staircase, my mind still racing. I looked to Edward who was facing me, my favorite crooked smile on his lips. This only made my heart skip, making my breathing accelerate.
I started to descend the stairs faster and faster, which in my case was a very dangerous thing to do. So when I slipped on the next step it wasn't that much of a surprise. As I started to fall forward I let out a small shriek, the wondrous white stair steps were getting closer and closer and I was sure I was going to break something.
Just my luck.
Before I had a chance to register it, I was gently cradled in Edward's arms. I looked up, my vision blurry from my over reaction, I should have known I wouldn't have fallen. Edward's eyes were worried, but his eyes were smiling.
Edward started to take the stairs slowly, still holding me in his arms. As my breathing slowed I attempted to talk.
"So; what does it feel like to be a superhero every day?" I asked sarcastically.
Edward chuckled as we reached the landing and he set me gently on the ground. My legs were shaking from my slight adrenaline rush so Edward keep one hand around my waist as we started to walk out the front door.
"Well, saving you is pretty exhilarating." He said.
"Have everything?" Edward's cool voice asked as we stepped down a small set of stairs.
I could feel my face begin to grow warm as I pulled the bundle of red in my hand behind my back.
I tried to meet Edward's eyes, perhaps if I kept my cool he wouldn't notice much.
"Mhm." I said, nodding slowly.
"So, are you going to tell me where were going?" Edward asked as we neared his Volvo.
"Nope." I said, smiling at him. My face was slowly beginning to return to its normal shade, but it was obvious that it was red.
When we reached his car, Edward held the door to the passenger side open for me. I stepped in and watched as he crossed the car and got in himself. I tucked the bathing suit inbetween the car door and myself so Edward wouldn't get too much of an idea where we were going.
I had decided that Edward and I were going to the Baker Hot Springs. I had found these springs once when doing a report for science. We only had to travel east for about an hour. The drive usually would have taken about three days for a normal driver, but Edward was no regular driver.
Edward started the engine, but didn't put the car in drive, but instead turned to me.
"So, how are we going to get there if I don't know where we're going?" he asked, a smile gently set on his lips.
"I'll tell you which way to go as we travel." I said, smiling at him teasingly.
"There are times when I would give anything to read your mind." He said as he started to drive down the driveway and chuckled.
"I'm glad you can't." I said nervously.
If Edward could read my mind I probably wouldn't be able to stand it very long. Especially if he could read my mind right now, I would never be able to see him again from embarrassment.
Edward took my hand in his, and looked at me questioningly when we reached the end of his driveway.
"Where to Miss?" he asked, quoting "Titanic".
I giggled and pointed east,
"East to Mount Baker." I said.
"Mount Baker?" he asked.
I smiled, taking pride in keeping him confused.
"Yes, Mount Baker." I said.
"Ok, we should get there in about half an hour." He said.
I was glad that trip would take less time than I thought.
As we headed east on Route five, I noticed Edward eyeing at the red bundle to my side.
"What's that love?" he asked, leaning over to grab the bundle.
"Nothing." I said quickly grabbing his arm. Of course I wasn't stronger than him, but Edward immediately froze when I tugged on his jacket sleeve.
He looked at me carefully and smiled his crookedly.
"Ok." He said; laughter in his voice.
"It's a surprise." I said, trying to reason with him.
He didn't answer, but I saw his eyes twinkle.
Did he figure out what I was doing, what I was thinking, where we were going? For about the millionth time that day; I overreacted. My hands started to sweat and my heart rate increased.
Edward looked over at me worriedly, "Are you ok?" he asked.
I knew he could probably hear my heart beating like a humming bird's wings and it was making me even more nervous.
I looked him in the eyes and sighed, putting a small smile on my face.
"I'm fine." I said, trying to calm him.
"Ok." He said, smiling at me. His eyes were glowing and it made my heart swell.
I smiled back at him and turned to look out my window.
Today the weather was fair, still a little rainy, but it wasn't too bad. I figured once out of Forks the weather might brighten up.
I was still looking out the window when I felt Edward's cool finger glide down the hand I had on my knee. Then his hand enveloped mine. I turned to see him smiling at me, his eyes were radiant. I couldn't help myself as I leaned in to kiss him. As our lips met my senses went into over drive. I feeling of Edward's cold skin on mine made my toes curl and his alluring scent make my mind fuzzy.
Soon our kiss ended and I realized with sudden fear that Edward hadn't been looking at the road for about three minutes.
But then again, I was dating a vampire.
Sorry for the horrendous wait everyone. What can I say, I'm extremely lazy and I probably shouldn't start these projects if I'm unable to finish them. But hey, that the fun part isn't it?