"So… what do you think?" Edward asked, a little too anxious.
"Um, it's…" I began, not seeming to put in the right words. "It's different?" It was almost a question. A frown broaden across his face, he didn't like my response.
"I mean, it's not what I expected." I said defensively.
"I know, but, you know…" He trailed off a little. "I thought you might have wanted it anyways." He was looking down now, staring at the glimmering translucent diamond necklace he bought for me for Christmas. It was, indeed, beautiful. I've never had anything so expense – or what looked expensive – in my own possession before. With every movement made, even with the slightest of thought it shimmered in whatever light was caught in the thousand cut diamond that dangled on the thin silver chain. He quickly glanced to me under his thick long black eyelashes.
"Try it on," He said with hope in his eyes and voice. Without effort, the cold small necklace was already dangling from my neck. There was a sparkle in his eye when he stared at me. "It's beautiful – you're beautiful."
"Edward, I mean, I don't really think it-" I began but was quickly cut short.
"Take a look," He suggested as he spun me around to look into the mirror. I couldn't help but gasp, it was beautiful. I wasn't sure what was truly sparkling at the moment, the diamond itself, or the twinkle in Edwards's eyes. I guess this really made him happy.
"Keep it?" He pleaded, smiling sheepishly. Seeing his happy face above mines in the mirror, was a sight I could never forget. Come to think of it, I don't think Edward and I have ever taken a picture together…
"Charlie would have a heart attack if he saw this…" I protested. I really didn't like expensive gifts, and Edward knew that. Why did he go out of his way to buy such a beautiful gift for me?
"Maybe," He smiled impishly. "You don't have to where it every day."
I turned around to look into his eyes. I sat on the dresser. "Yeah, but where would I where it to?" Good question, he probably thought.
He shrugged. "Wherever,"
I could already see this sitting in the empty drawer of my dresser, years and years on end. I grunted, but this didn't discourage Edward's mood. I got up from the dresser and sat on the edge of my bed. He followed.
"So…" He said a bit anxiously. "What did you get me?"
What? Why did he want anything? How weird. Even though he said not to bother getting him anything he still wanted something. So like a guy. That's another reason why I didn't want him to buy me anything expensive… Knowing me, I would probably have put together a macaroni glued to the paper type of card type gift. Good thing there were such things as plan B.
"You're not even supposed to celebrate Christmas…" I mumbled. He still held his restless grin on his face. I got up to locate the – what I thought was cleverly hidden – rectangle Christmas gift wrapped and tucked neatly in the jungle of my closet. I dug for it and try to hold enthusiasm on my face. He saw through it.
"Aw, you shouldn't have…" He said as if he was really eager, or if he had already known. Alice probably told him what I had gotten him.
"Really? Because I still have the receipt and…" I trailed off, teasingly.
"C'mere," He said grasping my right arm and pulling me onto his lap. "Open it." He suggested.
I carefully began to unwrap the red present wrap with dancing reindeers, when it probably finally struck him.
"Or…" He began. "Maybe I should do it." He took the small gift and opened the gift within record that would put any six year old to shame. At this point, he didn't seem too eager, but I don't think it was because the present. The rectangle box read Macy's. He looked up at me, curiously.
"Hmm… I wonder…" He started. What did he wonder?
"It's probably nothing you would really want," I began in my pre-arranged defense.
"Anything from you is everything I need." He said looking up slightly to kiss me on my nose. He continued to study the box.
"Well, aren't you going to open it?" I teased. He looked back up at me.
"Sure." He agreed. "Matter of fact, why don't you do the honors?"
"Um, Ok." I agreed. I lifted the almost weightless box top to reveal the gift. No one said anything.
"Why the big box?" He teased. That was weird. But what was really considered weird now-a-days? A small, maybe an amulet type gem sat curiously in the center of the box between ruffled white paper. The amulet stood very noticeable with its shocking deep and penetrating red within the white background. It was blood red.
"Wow," I said. It was beautiful, but startling. Something was wrong, but I couldn't quite pin point it. Not just yet.
"I know," Was probably all he could say. I never saw Edward speechless before. He picked the stone up delicately.
"Wow," He murmured. "It actually… feels, well to a human, feels like 'it weighs a ton'." He cupped it in his large white hands. The red contrasting with his vibrant white skin stood out so oddly… so beautifully that someone should have painted a picture of it. He looked up at me. I was still staring at the amulet.
"Thanks, it's beautiful… I love it." He said so softly. You could tell he would have never seen this coming, neither did I.
"Look, there's a chain." I pointed out. It looked like a heavy chain, like the type you would lock a chain linked fence gate with. It had a dark gray, almost like it was worn type look to it. Raggedy but almost stylish. I picked up the chain, but not with as much ease as I thought. It was very heavy.
"There's writing on it," He said, pointing to little skinny lines that my eyes – human eyes could never probably ever catch. "Lord of the Rings type present, huh?" He said jokingly.
Too bad I couldn't see anything funny about it.
"Yeah, heh." I managed to choke out. This was not the present I bought for him. I truly bought him a nice Ralph Lauren polo shirt from the local department store in Seattle with Alice. "What does the writing say?"
He configured for a moment. "Uh, it's unintelligible, maybe in another language?" He looked at me as if I would know the answer.
"Yeah, it is." I didn't know why I felt the need to cover up. I should just tell him this was not what I had gotten him.
"Thank you… It's beautiful…" He repeated. There was true sincerity to his words. He placed me on the bed and got up to try the necklace on. He turned to speak to me.
"Shall I try it on?" He asked. As if I would say no!?
"Of course," I stammered. "Let's see it."
He tried it on; the deep scarlet red against his shining smooth vibrantly and impossibly toned white muscular chest definitely brought all the attention to his eyes. It glowered with a deep red, almost fighting with his normal golden eye color. He didn't seem to notice. The amulet definitely stood out beyond any feature Edward possessed.
"Matching necklaces, huh?" He joked again. "I wonder what Alice will think, she told me –. " He abruptly stopped. "I liked that present too." He smiled impishly. "Nice trick on Alice, I really would have never imagined this… even from you Bella."