Me: 'nother chapter for yous!

Bella: -groans-

Me: What? T.T

Bella: Shopping…again?!

Alice: Aha! I rule over all!

Disclaimer: -sing, songy voice- I do not own Twilight! Doo da! Doo da! I do not own Twilight! Oh da doo da day!


Bella's POV


"No more!" I moaned as Alice filled my arms yet again with clothes.

I had about five years worth of clothes already!

"Bella," Alice sighed. "You must have better clothing! I mean, look at you! You are so ravishing and then you wear that ratty clothing! How disgusting! Live a little!"

I glared at her, but trudged back into the changing room. I didn't know how long we had been here, but it felt like years to me. Over and over again, I came out with different clothes, and she said either yay or nay.

"Alright Bella. Just this last dress, and then we can call it a day." She said, holding out a dress.

I took it, and went into the changing room. This one I didn't feel so bad about. It was a light ocean blue, and it fit like a glove. It had small, tiny straps, but it didn't feel that they were not going to hold it. The bottom hem of the dress came down to my knees; that of which I did like. The design on it was one of waves. It matched the ocean perfectly. My mouth twitched in a small smile. Did Alice think I was that big? Corny jokes aside, it was perfect.

"Bella?" She asked, impatiently yet again.

I laughed and stepped out of the changing room.

"I love it!" She squealed. "But he is going to love it more. His favorite on you is blue you know. Now, we have to find you some heels…"

She ceased talking to me, and just mumbled to herself. I found it entertaining, and I watched her skeptically.

"Mm…," She muttered going through shoes. "Aha! Perfect!"

She handed me a pair of high-heel shoes.

"Um…Alice," I mumbled.

"I know…you're sense of equilibrium is a bit off, but these heels are not that high, and they match the dress to the dot! Please just wear them!" She pleaded of me.

I sighed, and eventually nodded my head. Heading back into the changing room, I carefully took off the dress and put my sweats and shirt back on.

"You're wearing those heels and that dress tonight you know," She said to me when I got out of the changing room.

She took all the clothes to the register, and I just stood there. Tonight? The date…was tonight? How the…? I wasn't prepared! Not just physically, but mentally as well! I just now got over my fear of Matt, and have realized that I like Edward. I mean, we did go on a date before, but all the others were there! Now it was going to be him, and then me? Just us…we…me and him…alone? Together? Oh dear lord…

"Breathe, Bella," Alice whispered in my face.

I didn't realize I wasn't. I took a big gulp of air, and calmed down. She took the dress and heels from me, and went back over to the check-out. This time, I followed her, reminding myself to breathe every so often. I practically had to whisper, 'breathe' to myself to make it happen.

"Okay, your total comes to 228.95, ma'am," The boy working the register said.

By his noted blush, he thought that Alice was really pretty. I decided to play on him a little.

"Alice…would you like to borrow some of these wonderful clothes you're getting me? I'm sure your husband would love to see you in them." I said, smiling at her.

She caught on easily and smiled back.

"Of course. Here's your money." Alice said handing the boy the right amount of change.

He flushed with embarrassment, and took the money from her shakily.

"T-thanks," He murmured handing her the receipt and getting out of there.

Once outside, Alice and I began laughing.

"Bella! You're evil!" She exclaimed.

"I know," I said menacingly.

We got in her Porsche, and I noted the time.

"Holy crow! We've been shopping for twelve hours!" I screamed.

"Yeah? My mom, Rosalie, and I, usually shop a lot longer than that…" She muttered, driving out of the parking lot.

I shook my head slowly.

"Dear god…how long can you guys shop?" I asked, instantly curious.

"Until we drop," She said smirking. "Which is rarely at all."

We laughed again, and I tried not to pay attention to the speedometer. She was going well over eighty, and I knew that. It still frightened me, how they could drive that fast, but I was used to it.

"Bella, we seriously need to work on your acting skills. As well as your balance and fashion sense." Alice said, turning to me.

"Eyes on the road," I mumbled.

She turned again, and shook her head.

"You are something else, Bella," She muttered.

"A real one in a million person, eh?" I asked her.

She chuckled, but kept her eyes on the road nonetheless.

"Alice, can I ask you a question?" I asked softly.

"Sure, Bella? What is it?" She asked, having my undivided attention

"Do you believe in…the undead?" I asked.

Alice looked like she had choked on something.

"Alice?" I asked, instantly worried now.

"I'm fine," She managed to gasp out.

I watched her struggle for the right words for about ten minutes.

"What makes you ask that?" She asked me, instantly curious.

"Well, I mean, with so many people willing to believe stupid rumors and such…and also any tale they hear," I muttered.

"My family gets a lot of those rumors. It doesn't mean we are so different. It just means that we are unique. I have extended family that look like us. It is just an unnatural thing that is in some of the gene's of families." She said, shrugging.

I watched her mouth turn down, and twitch a bit.

"Alice…I--" I started.

"Hold that thought," She muttered as her cell phone rang.

I watched her take it out of her pocket, and put it up to her ear.

"Hello?" She asked, quietly.

A buzzing noise on the other end, sounded very much like Edward's voice.

"Yes…yes, I see. Well I don't think-"

More loud buzzing.

"Of course. Where?"

A softer tone of voice came back.

"Sure. I'll drop her off at her house, and then you can pick her up there later." Alice hung up.

"What was that?" I asked.

"Just Edward yelling at me for taking so long," She mumbled.

I chuckled a little.

"Sounds like him," I grumbled.

She laughed, and eventually we pulled up to my house.

"Edward will be here in two hours. Please, take your time." She said smiling and handing me all the bags.

I laughed, and stumbled into the house with my bags.

"Alice bought to much I see," Charlie said eyeing the bags.

I laughed and took them up to my room.

"Bella!" He called up the stairs.

"Yeah?" I called back.

"I'm going to go to Billy's for a while. I'll be back later okay?" He asked.

"Remember, I'm going somewhere tonight!" I called.

"Oh really? Okay then!" I heard the door open, and then close again.

I took a short shower, and messed a little with my hair. I managed to put it into a messy bun, and I smiled at my accomplishment. I slipped into the dress, and carried the heels down the stairs. I didn't want to fall and rip the dress…or hurt myself. That too. I realized that I had plenty of time to go, and I sat on the couch.

"My my Bellaroo…all dressed up are we?" Someone asked.

I froze. Only one person ever used that stupid nickname.

"Why…are you here?" I whispered, getting up off the couch.

He came out of the kitchen, dressed up in a suit.

"Why? Because sweet Bella, you are mine, and mine alone." He said, opening his arms to me.

"Leave me alone, Mattia. I have no time for you." I said, using his girl nickname.

"Bella…Bella…Bella…I always remembered that you had quite the temper. Hanging out with danger are we?" He asked, quietly.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Your precious Cullens of course. Poor poor sweet Bella…you have no idea how much danger you are in…tell me, why did my father die?" Matt asked me.

"A car accident. We saw the news report." I replied stiffly.

"Wrong, honey," He said. I flinched when he said honey. "That was what they wanted us to think, but I did some digging. Boy, did I find some quite disturbing news."

"What are you talking about?" I asked, inching for the door.

He grabbed my arm forcefully, and held me in place.

"I am here to protect what is mine, Bella. You are mine. The Cullen's are vampires, Bella. Open your eyes and see that!" He hissed.

"Stupid rumors," I muttered.

He laughed coldly.

"Rumors, eh? Then how come I found out what really happened to my father? Sure, his car was crashed, but they couldn't find a body. That is why they had the closed casket. They found him, days later, in some alley…drained of his blood." Matt spat the last part angrily.

I stared at him in complete shock.

"Still don't believe?" He asked.

I shook my head, tears coming to my eyes. My arm was beginning to throb in pain.

He showed me a ring on his finger. The ring had a cross, and it seemed that the cross was burning.

"This…" He said indicating towards the ring. "…is a slayer's ring. There is a secret society dedicated to killing vampires. Do you know how to kill a vampire?"

I shook my head, to numb to care.

"You rip apart piece by piece, and then you burn the pieces," He said gleefully. "I have killed before. The vampires are strong, and fast I will give them that, but they occasionally pause to satiate their thirst. That is when we go in for the kill."

"You're the monster, Matt. Even if they were vampires, you are the only one who is a killer here." I said to him.

"I have wondered about them. Their eyes are quite golden, not red. I heard about the strange golden-eyes too. I have heard that they drink animal's blood, not human's. But that is irrelevant." He said, glaring at me.

"What are you going to do, Matt? They are practically my family. They will hunt you down." I whispered.

He let my arm go, and handed me the heels.

"Put them on." He ordered.

Shakily, I did as he commanded of me.

"Now, I want you to call the Cullen house hold. Here is what you say when you get Edward on the line." He muttered, holding a card out for me.

Tears had begun to fall down my face, as I made my way to the phone. I dialed the number with a shaking hand and held it up to my ear.

"Hello?" His perfect velvet voice rang out of the receiver.

"Edward, I-" I started to say.

"Bella? Is something the matter?" He asked, obviously hearing how shaky my voice was.

"I…do not want to hang out tonight, or any night for that matter. I am going to move back to Phoenix as soon as I can, and I will avoid Matt as much as possible. Renee needs me, and I cannot continue to see you." I said, softly.

The continuing tears trailed down my face, and onto the floor and the phone.

"Bella…I don't understand. Is everything alright?" He asked.

"I am sorry…if I misled you, Edward. I will never call you, and you will never hear from me ever again. Have a nice life, Mr. Cullen." I whispered.

Matt took the phone from me, and placed it down on the receiver. The note card slipped from my grasp, as I wiped away the tears.

"It's okay now, Bella," He said stroking my cheek.

I flinched away from his touch, and he frowned.

"Come now, Bella. Let's get in my car. I can't have you so sad, so I am going to take you some place special tonight." He said smiling.

He had parked his car a little way away from my house, and we walked to it hand-in-hand. Every time I tried to pull my hand away, he just gripped it tighter. I knew I was in for it deep, and I had no way of getting out of it.


Edward's POV


I just looked at the phone in my hands. It was beeping because I had not set it down on the receiver yet. My family members had scattered because Alice had told them it was Bella. They wanted to give us privacy. Her voice had sounded all wrong. Why was she going back to Phoenix?

"Edward?" Alice asked, softly.

I turned to see all of my family there.

"Edward…pain, hurt…why are you feeling these emotions?" Jasper asked.

"Bella said she didn't want to see me anymore. That she was going back to Phoenix." I whispered softly.

"Confusion?" Jasper asked.

"She…sounded wrong…like she had been, crying…" I muttered, setting the phone down.

"Well…I was wondering what was up with her today. Maybe she just couldn't tell you." Alice said softly, picking up a small radio.

She began heading upstairs, when the radio slipped through her fingers and came crashing down.

"Alice?" Esme asked softly.

"He…came back. I couldn't believe…what? Why are they there? No!" She yelled.

"What is it, Alice?" Jasper asked, obviously terrified for his wife.

"He…she…there…he…no…" She continued to mumbled incoherently.

"Alice! What?" I snarled.

She gave me her vision.

"No! No! How could I not see it!" I cursed.

"What is it?" Emmett asked.

"Matt came back…," Alice whispered.

"He knows about us. He knows about the vampires. He is in the VMBK." I muttered, growls tearing through my chest right and left.

"No!" Esme gasped.

"Well, where are they?" Carlisle asked.

"They are heading to one of the many VMBK hideouts. He plans to make her a vampire hunter." Alice said softly.


Me: OOH! I love this! And look at that! Nine pages! And, yay! I beat my over two thousand word mark!

Esme: Well done honey!

Edward: Ahem. Do you mind telling them about the…?

Me: Aha. Oh yes. The VMBK! Vampires Must Be Killed!

Bella: No!

Me: Yup. That is what he has up his sleeve! Reviews help people. Keep that in mind!