Edward was gone for more than an hour and I was starting to get worried, and all the fidgeting I was doing wasn't helping Alice or Rosalie finish my make up.

"Bella, do you want to look like a slob or are you going to behave?"

Alice complained rolling my hair up into a curling iron. I had to admit, that from where I was sitting, I looked rather beautiful. So un-Bella of me to admit it. Rosalie was constantly disappearing and returning every now and then, smiling at some sort of private joke. I could only wonder what they wanted to put me in.

"Okay! Make-up is done!"

Alice announced happily, grabbing my hand to take me towards the room where my dress lay in waiting. I was nervous to see what it looked like but I couldn't wait.

"Does Edward know what it looks like?"

I found myself asking as I sat on the edge of my bed to take off my shoes. Alice and Rosalie looked at each other then shook their heads smiling. I sighed and let my skirt hit the floor.

"Oh Bella, don't look so glum! It is a very pretty dress."

Rosalie assured me as she took off my shirt and threw it off somewhere. The dress was navy blue with a plunging neckline and rhinestones decorating the hem where it hung about mid thigh then plunged to the floor. I gulped and backed away,

"N-no way, you aren't getting me into that thing!"

Alice scowled and Rosalie laughed diabolically; that was the wrong thing to say in there company.

"Do we need to call Esme? You know she will help…"

They both advanced on me until I finally gave up and let them cloth me in my doomsday dress. After they strapped the heels on my feet, they spun me around to look at myself in the full length mirror; I gasped.

"I'm…Is that really me?"

I asked breathlessly, still staring at the beautiful, tall, elegant young woman staring back at me in the mirror. Her hair was curled and draped over her shoulders and face perfectly, her make-up accented her wide brown eyes and her body… well, it looked amazing.

"It is. See what an hour in the bathroom can do to you?"

I nodded and turned to look at them still smiling like a fool.

"Of course you were already beautiful, Bella. We just helped."

Rosalie said with a smile, shocking me even more; I would've never imagined hearing that from her. She took my hand while Alice went ahead and prepared the family for my entrance.

"Okay, Rose, Bring her out!"

Everyone from downstairs shouted in unison. She left me at the top of the stairs then dashed down herself, turning at the bottom to watch me. I took a deep breath then carefully started down, trying very hard not to trip; amazingly I didn't. Everyone was staring at me with wide eyes and mouths open in comical shock.

"What?"

I felt a blush rising in my cheeks. I hated being center spotlight and most of all I hated being stared at. Edward walked towards me hesitantly the smile on his face growing bigger as he approached. My heart was racing as he bent down and kissed my cheek, taking my hand and drawing me close.

"You look amazing."

He whispered in my ear. I knew everyone else in the room might've heard if they were even in the room anymore. He led me outside and carefully down the steps where Esme and Alice stood with cameras poised like the paparazzi; I did feel like a celebrity.

"Why are we taking pictures? Don't you have the ones from prom?"

I asked nervously after Esme snapped several shots. She simply smiled and shook her head before coming forward to kiss me on my cheek. Deja-vu was stifling me as memories of prom bombarded my brain. I could only hope things went a little differently this time as far as changing me went.

"We do, but every time I dress you up for him I want to take pictures. You both look dashing."

As she said that I looked at Edward. He was wearing a tuxedo like he was at prom but this time it was different, but I couldn't place how.

"Ready to go, Bella?"

I nodded then remembered we were going to a dance. I froze in my tracks and groaned inwardly. He smiled and shook his head

"Bella, do we have to go through this every time I mention dance?"

He took my hand and kissed it making my heart race,

"Nothing is going to happen except and night filled with dancing and fun filled escapades."

"I know."

I sighed then let him pull me towards the shiny vovlo.