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Chapter 6 - The Date

After about another hour in Alice's room going over how the date should go I finally put my foot down. "Alice! Before we go through the date, you need to help me figure out how I'm going to ask Edward out!"

"Oh, right. Well," she began, "first you need to look nice, or decent anyway. Then, you just kinda...ask him out. It also helps if you practice with an inanimate object and pretend it's him. But I wouldn't reccommend it because it just makes you more nervous." She paused, thinking. "You should also do it today, so that the date can be tonight. Saturday night's are always best, and you wouldn't want to wait till next weekend, because then you'll be worrying about it all week," Alice finished. My mouth dropped open.

"The date is going to happen tonight?" My voice went up a couple of octaves when I said tonight. "But what am I going to wear?"

"Easy. Your going to wear the blue dress that you got today. It will be perfect, and I will do your makeup and things like that." One look at me told her I clearly wasn't convinced. "Bella, listen to me. It's going to be fine. Now, come on, let's get you dressed into something decent and then we'll go from there." I sighed.

"Okay, fine. But it shouldn't have to take that long, right?"

"No, Bella, I promise it won't. If the date is going to be tonight, we'll have to be quick about this. Come on, let's go pick out an outfit." It took us a little while, but Alice finally found one that I would agree with. After another half hour of makup and fixing my hair (which was unnecessary) Alice told me I was finally ready to go ask him out on a date. I still hadn't figured out what I was going to say.

Edward's POV

"Edward, why do you look so, I don't know, worried?" Emmett asked as we both sat down to watch t.v. Not exactly my favorite thing to do, but I didn't have much else to occupy me.

"I'm not worried about anything, Emmett. Just watch your show." Actually, I was worried. Worried about what Alice was planning for poor Bella. I can't really see what else Alice would want to add to Bella's makeover, but then again, I am not a girl. I don't know how their minds work.

Getting tired of watching television, I walked outside and leaned against the stair rail leading up to our porch. It was cloudy, but it actually looked like it might clear up as the day went on.

I stood there for at least another half and hour before I heard someone coming up behind me. I looked behind me and I almost gasped.

It was Bella, and she looked amazing. She had on a velvety-looking blue tank top on that looked wonderful on her, and jeans that fit her perfectly. Her hair was straight and shiny. I had never seen anything like her.

Bella noticed me gaping at her appearance and blushed. "Hey," she nearly whispered, and walked up to me, leaning against the stair rail opposite to the one I was leaning on. "I was just wondering..." Her voice faltered.

"Yes?"

"I was wondering whether or not you would like to go, um, out with me tonight?" She asked. My eyes went wide. Did she actually just ask me out on a date? I couldn't believe it.

"Yes, of course I'll go. Where are we going?" I could barely contain the huge smile that was threatening to appear on my face.

She breathed a sigh of relief. "I was thinking we could go to the Italian resuraunt in Port Angeles. Will that be okay?"

"That sounds perfect. When will we be going?"

"Six o'clock," she said, smiling brightly. I smiled back. Tonight was going to be amazing.

Bella's POV

I was going on a date with Edward Cullen. I could barely believe it.

"I told you he'd say yes. Now come on, we don't have much time to get you ready!" Alice said, dragging me to her living room-size bathroom.

"Alice, we have five hours."

"Yes, but in my world, that's only about an hour and a half. Go get your dress, it's in the closet." I sighed, going to get the dress and bringing it into the bathroom. "Okay, take a seat here and relax while I go and get Rosalie to help. I'll be right back."

I sat down and thought about the date that would be taking place in less than 6 hours. Was I nervous? Oh yeah, I was very nervous. But I wasn't really worried about how the date would go. Honestly, I was just nervous about being around Edward and messing up a lot. I could think about a million things that might go wrong during the date, but I couldn't focus on them. I just thought about why Edward said yes. It didn't make any sence to me, because I didn't think he liked me like that, but I'm not complaining.

Alice soon walked back in with Rosalie behind her, holding a number of cosmetics. "Alright, show me the dress," she said. I lifted the dress off the counter and held it up for Rosalie to see. She pursed her lips, scrutinizing the dress. "Okay, I've got the perfect look!" she exclaimed, and began her work.

After four hours of getting my makeup done and redone, my hair styled, and my nails done, they were finally finished. I put the dress on and looked at myself in the huge mirror on Alice's bathroom wall.

It didn't look like me at all. If I had taken a picture of what I looked like a couple of weeks ago and now, you'd say they were two completely different people. The dress looked stunning. It wasn't too fancy, and it wasn't too revealing either. The blue silk of the dress constrasted with my skin nicely, and made it look flawless. It came right down to my knees, where it flaired out slightly with lace underneath. The makup was perfect, too, and my hair was straight, but a little curly at the ends. I had never dreamed of looking that good.

"Oh, you look amazing, Bella!" Alice squealed, practically jumping up and down with joy. "Edward is going to freak out when he sees you."

And he did.

I walked down the stairs almost a half an hour later to wait for Edward. I had probably been making it a bigger deal than it was, but I had never been on a date before and I was nervous. Edward walked in looking like a reincarnated greek god. He looked stunning.

When he saw me, his mouth literally dropped open. I wonder what he thought of me. It was obviously something good, with the way he was looking at me. "Hey, Edward," I said, surprisingly calm, "are you ready to go?" He smiled.

"Of course," he said, taking my arm.

The ride to Port Angeles was...quick. I didn't realize he drove that fast. I would have been frightened, but I didn't think he was going to get us into a wreck, so I didn't bring it up. We rode mostly without talking, each of us content in a surprisingly comfertable silence. At one point he took my hand, and my heart quickened. I stole looks at his face every chance I could, never wanting this night to end. And it hadn't even started yet. I think that's a new record.

"Did you anything in mind you wanted to do when we were finished eating?" he asked politely, though I knew he already had something planned by the look on his face.

"No. Did you?" I replied, smiling up at him. He smiled back but didn't say anything. Oh yeah, I was pretty sure he had something planned.

I was really nervous by the time we got to the resturaunt, with butterflies fluttering around in my stomach like crazy. Actually, it was more excited than nervous. Either way, I knew I was going to make a fool out of myself the moment I stepped out of his shiny Volvo by tripping or something like that.

I was right. On my way to the sidewalk I managed to trip over air (believe me, it is possible...) and felt myself falling to the sidewalk, face first. I closed my eyes, waiting for the impact, but it never came. I opened my eyes and saw Edward's arms holding me up. I looked at his face and saw his eyes were filled with amusement and he was trying not to smile.

"Your going to have to be more careful than that," he said, his eyes glittering emerald green in the street light. "We don't want this date to end in the hospital." I righted myself, blushing terribly but managing to smile.

"That," I said, "would be a very bad ending to a date, yes." I paused. "But just as a warning, this happens often. My doctor could pretty much declare me physically handicapped if he wanted to. Get used to it." He smiled again and took my hand to lead me into the resturaunt.

The Italian resturaunt was very nice, and not very crowded. I was happy that we picked that specific place. Our waiter, thankfully not one of the pretty blondes that usually worked as waitresses there, took us to our table and gave us our menus. When the waiter left, Edward spoke.

"So, how long have you lived in Forks?" he asked. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. There was no way he was interesting in my boring life. But I answered him anyway.

"I've lived here since I was a baby. My mother and father got a divorce practically right after I was born, and I went to live with my dad. I've been here ever since."

"Don't you ever get tired of the rain?"

I laughed. "After a while, you get used to it. But everyone is always ecstatic when we have one of our rare sunny days. Even a vampire could live here and not have to worry about getting caught in the sunlight." I paused. "What about you, where all have you lived?"

"Well, I lived in Alaska for a while, and I lived in Italy for a bit. We have kind of moved around a lot, so I don't really remember everywhere we've lived," he replied, shrugging.

"Wow, you've lived in Italy?" He nodded. "I've always wanted to visit Italy. I've seen pictured in books and things, but I've never actually been." I sighed, thinking how unbelievably amazing it would be to go to Italy.

"I wish I could take you, I'm almost positive you'd love it." He smiled. "What are your favorite types of books to read?" he asked curiously.

I thought about that one. "Mostly classical things, like Jane Austen. I also really like just about any type of romance book," I added, smiling. He was about to say something, but our waiter inturrupted.

"Hello, I'm Dan and I'm going to be your waiter for tonight. What would you like to drink?" he asked.

"Coke, please," I said.

"Same for me." Dan nodded and wrote it down.

"Are you two ready to order?"

I spoke first. "I'll have the ravioli with mushrooms." Edward responded with another "same for me" and Dan nodded, walking back to the kitchens.

We continued to interrogate each other before the food came, and while we were eating. By the time we were both finished, I pretty much knew his life story and he knew mine.

"Are you ready to go?" he asked, handing the waiter back the check. I nodded, grabbing my coat.

"Where are we going?"

Edward looked at me and grinned. "You'll see," he said, taking my hand in his.

Outside, the sun had gone all the way down, and the full moon was out along with all the stars shining as bright as can be. He led me to a clearing in a park that was nearby (A/N: Okay, people, I have never been to Port Angeles, so if these things are not there, just pretend). Then he pointed to the sky.

"Look," he said, still holding my hand. I looked up and gasped. It was beautiful. I didn't know there could be so many bright, shining stars in one place. I was way wrong. The full moon seemed to make them shine brighter, if that was possible.

"It's...amazing," I breathed, mesmerized. I looked at him and smiled, moving closer to lean against him. He wrapped his arm around my waist, and we just watched the sky. After about 20 minutes Edward sighed.

"We should probably get back; it's getting a little cold," he said quietly. He looked at me then and I wanted to kiss him, so badly. I thought about how romantic it would be to have my first kiss under the shining stars. But he pulled away and took my hand to lead me back to the car. The moment was gone.

"I really had fun tonight," I said, and then realized that every girl said that after a date and wished I had said something else.

"Me too," he replied, smiling at me. He reached over and took my and kissed it gently. I was glad I was sitting, because if I wasn't my knees would have given out and I would have fallen. No, I realized, I already have fallen. Hard. I have fallen for Edward Cullen.

Edward took me to my house, since I hadn't been home in a couple of days and the dress I was wearing was mine anyway. He got out and walked me to my door, looking like he had a dim glow around him in the moonlight.

"I had a great time," I said. I couldn't think of anything else. He laughed quietly.

"I did too. We'll have to do that again sometime." Was he asking me on another date?

"Of course," I quickly replied. He smiled and stepped closer to me. He leaned his face down and kissed me lightly on the lips, wrapping his arm around my waist as I put my arms around his neck, moving closer to make the kiss last longer. I was the first to pull away for air. We stayed in the same position though, with his arm around my waist and my arms around his neck. He smiled.

"I had better go, Charlie will be wondering where you are," he whispered, looking in my eyes. I barely heard him, lost in the deep clear green of his eyes. I nodded slightly and unwrapped my arms from his neck. He pulled away and started walking down the steps to the driveway. "See you at school," he called as he walked to his car, and I'm sure he didn't hear my nearly silent "See you".

I walked inside in almost a daze and looked into the livingroom to see Charlie engaged in a basketball game on T.V. I ran up the stairs and changed into my pajamas, the whole time feeling like jumping up and down and screaming with happyness, but kept my cool so Charlie wouldn't feel the need to come up and check on me.

Finally, I fell down on top of my covers and fell asleep almost instantly. All throught the night I slept, and dreamed of Edward's kiss.

A/N: Okay, I am SO sorry for updating so late. It's been over a month, I know, but I've been really busy with school and family issues. My computer was down for a week too, so I hope you all understand. Since I'm on Christmas break, I'm sure I'll get the next chapter up sooner this time.

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