Chapter 5
It was Friday, school was out, and Nessie was looking at Alice expectantly.
"Ready?" She asked.
"Sheesh, Ness. Give me a minute to grab my backpack," Alice complained.
"I'm excited," Nessie told her, as they walked out of the gym. Rosalie met them by the door.
"The boys are in the car," Rosalie told them. She pointed to a silver Volvo, the most expensive car in the entire parking lot, including the ones driven by teachers.
"Wow!" Nessie exclaimed. Jacob loved cars and that trait was passed on to his only child.
"You like cars?" Rosalie asked.
"Of course," Nessie said.
"Just wait until you see the rest of the cars," Emmett bragged.
"Show her when we get home," Alice commanded, "then you boys are leaving and giving us some peace and quiet."
"Emmett is the one being loud, don't punish us," Edward protested.
"You want to stay and get you nails painted?" Alice asked.
"No," Edward sighed in defeat.
Edward drove quickly. He was older than the others and already had his license, even though he was in the same grade as the others. They reached the Cullen home in a matter of minutes.
Nessie grabbed her bag from the trunk and walked to the house with the others, after admiring Alice's Porsche, Emmett's jeep, and Rosalie's convertible.
"Come meet our parents," Alice called.
"Sure, where should I put my stuff?" She answered.
"Just leave it there. We can get it later," Alice said.
Her parents walked down the stairs, then.
"Hello, Nessie," her father called.
"Hi, Dr. Cullen," Nessie greeted him.
"Please call me Carlisle," he told her.
"Hello, I'm Esme. Welcome to our home," her mother said, kindly. "We ordering Chinese is that okay?" She asked.
"That would be great," Nessie said. "Is it okay with you guys?" She asked the others.
"Sure," Rosalie and Alice called back.
"Carlisle and the boys are going to eat on their hiking trip," Esme informed Nessie.
"Nessie, come on, let's go upstairs. Rosalie and I want to get all dressed up. We'll pretend we are going somewhere fancy. We have dresses, and make-up," Alice said.
"That sounds like fun," Nessie answered, truthfully. In this way, Nessie was very unlike Bella.
"Then, hurry up," Rosalie called. "The boys left already. We need to finish before they get back and surprise them. Then, we'll do Truth or Dare with them."
"What are we going to wear?" Nessie asked coming up the stairs.
In the end, the girls were only able to paint their nails before dinner with Esme. Esme said she had to work, soon she went back upstairs. Rosalie and Alice were so busy chattering away that they didn't touch their food. Nessie didn't comment, afraid of being rude.
"Nessie, put on the dress," Rosalie commanded. She was wearing a blue gown, that was strapless and was decorated in sequins. It touched the floor as Rosalie glided toward Nessie, angrily.
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Alice wore a purple gown. It had thin straps and she wore a lighter purple, silk scarf wrapped around her shoulders. Her black hair and gown brought attention to her face and made her already elegant frame appear stunning. Both, she and Rosalie had expertly done their hair and make-up in minutes.
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Alice did Nessie's hair and make-up, while Rosalie searched for a suitable dress.
"I'm not wearing that," Nessie protested. "I thought we were playing a game when the boys get back."
"We are," Rosalie assured her. "Alice will go first and dare the boys to get dressed up and dance with us. Alice already has the outfits. Then, we'll put on our PJ's and play Truth or Dare with them."
"Fine," Nessie said, finally. She put on the dress, sighing. It was long and pink. Sequins decorated the top of the dress near a bow. It was strapless, too. She looked in the mirror and gasped. Her dress fit perfects, and shimmered and sparkled in the light. (Nessie's dress. .?filename=.com/_ )
"Let's go. Esme wants to take pictures before the boys get home," Alice said, pulling Nessie downstairs.
Esme took a lot of pictures. "I'll take some of the boys later if I can. They might not agree. I'll send Alice with all of the pictures to school. I'm sure you'll want them, Nessie"
"Thanks," Nessie said.
"Hurry upstairs," Esme warned. "The boys will be here soon. I'll set up some music and decorations in the front room. I called Carlisle on his cell phone. He'll take the boys in the back door and they'll go upstairs to meet you all."
The girls all went upstairs and pulled chairs into a circle. They couldn't sit on the floor in their dresses. It was too hard. They heard a door slam and male voices.
"Go upstairs. Esme and the girls set up a surprise for you all. It's part of the Truth of Dare game," Carlisle told the boys, shooing them up the stairs.
The girls stood together at the top of the stairs and made quite a stunning threesome. Emmett went to Rosalie's side hugged her. Alice leaned contentedly into Jasper's chest. And Edward and Nessie were left standing awkwardly beside each other.
They all sat down as Emmett, called, "Let the games begin!"
"My turn first," Alice said, returning to reality.
"Sure," Emmett said with a confident grin.
Alice smiled, and Emmett gulped re-thinking his words. "Edward and Jasper have to agree to do it with you." Both boys nodded. "Put on these tuxedos and come dance with us. We're waiting for you downstairs."
Alice, Rosalie, and Nessie glided gracefully down the stairs. The front room was gorgeous. Esme had put on classical music, candles were lit, and flowers and bows decorated the walls and furniture.
"Esme, it's perfect," Rosalie told her mother.
"Thank you, dear," Esme said.
The boys walked down the stairs, looking uncomfortable. Emmett took Rosalie's hand, Jasper took Alice's, and Edward took Nessie's hand.
"May I have this dance?" Edward asked.
"Of course," Nessie answered. Edward and Nessie twirled around the room, like the others, and just as gracefully. The dance ended too soon, so no one stopped. They continued gliding together. The dresses and tuxedos, music, and decorations made everything seem magical, like a fairytale.
The music stopped and Esme said they had to go upstairs and get ready for bed.
"Can we still play Truth or Dare?" Emmett asked.
"For a little while," Esme answered, "put on you PJs first, though."
They all trooped upstairs: the boys to one room, the girls to another. Pulling clips and ties from their hair, and washing their faces, the girls transformed back to their normal selves. They put on PJs and went to the hallway to find the boys.
"Let's play in Carlisle and Esme's room. It's biggest," Edward suggested. They all agreed.
"So we get to bed on time," Jasper said, "we should all go once. Alice already went, so she can't go again. Sorry, love," he told her.
"Its fine," Alice said, "I'm sure the others have something awesome planned."
"I do," Rosalie promised.
"I want to go first," Emmett called, interrupting her.
"Sure, go ahead," Alice agreed.
"Jasper, truth or dare?" he asked.
"Dare," answered Jasper, confidently.
"Okay," said Emmett. "I dare you to call anyone on the phone, other than Alice, and ask them out on a date."
"Fine," said Jasper, "I'm not going on the date though. He pulled a cell phone out of his pocket and turned on the speaker. "Mom? Hi Esme, do you want to go out to dinner?"
"Jasper, we already ate dinner," she protested.
"Sorry. Emmett dared me to ask someone to dinner," Jasper explained.
"In that case, here's a new rule. You can't bother anyone other than the people currently playing."
"Sure, bye," Jasper said, hanging up.
"No fair," Emmett protested.
"Was too," Jasper disagreed. "My turn. Alice, truth or dare?"
"Truth," she said.
"Go put on your dress again and come sit with me for the rest of the game. You looked so beautiful earlier," he commanded.
Alice was there and back in record time, and sat leaning against Jasper. He played with her hair as she chose who to pick.
"Edward," Alice said, finally.
"Truth," he answered. "Alice, I'm sorry, but you dare scare people."
"I didn't mean for Emmett to break Esme's vase," she protested.
"Your question?" he interrupted.
"Edward, do you like someone in this room? Don't say who it is." Alice said.
"Yes," he answered shortly, "Rosalie, truth or dare?"
"Dare," she said, giving Nessie a curious look while Edward thought.
"I dare you to destroy Emmett's jeep," Edward said, "not permanently, just enough to make him angry."
"Fine," Rosalie said, sulking down stairs. She hated when Emmett was angry, but Emmett would probably be angrier at Edward, than Rosalie.
The others heard a banging, crashing, and then a final clang of medal. Rosalie hurried into the room, "Sorry, Em. I'll fix it tomorrow, promise."
Nessie knew she would be next, and fidgeted nervously in her seat.
"Nessie, you seem to be my victim. You have to kiss Edward, before midnight tonight," Rosalie announced.
"What?" she blurted out.
"Okay, Ness, it's your turn," Alice interrupted. "I'm sure she'll do it later," she told Rosalie. "Trust me." There was a knowing gleam in her eyes, like she truly knew the future.
"Edward, truth or dare?" Nessie asked, without meeting his eyes.
"Dare," he answered.
"I dare you to answer truthfully to the next question I ask," Nessie instructed.
"That's not fair," Jasper protested.
"I'll answer," Edward promised, ignoring his brother.
"Who are you all? The boys' eyes changed color. You never seem to eat. Your skin is cold and so pale," Nessie listed. She compared her sun tanned brown to Rosalie's perfect white. "Alice seems to know what is going to happen, and there is something about Edward and Jasper too."
"We are vampires," Edward informed her, "your cold ones."
"You are talented," Nessie realized.
"Yes," Edward said, "I can read minds, Jasper can control emotions, and you were right about Alice."
"You are different, though," Nessie said aloud, continuing with her previous train of thought. "The treaty, you hunt animals."
"It's true," Edward said. The other vampires hand left and Nessie was completely alone with Edward Cullen.
She became instantly nervous, but not out of fear. And of longing for the one person she could not have.
"There's more?" she guessed, ignoring the emotion roaring through her brain.
"Yes, your mother is more. I loved her once; at least I thought I did. I wanted to protect her. I didn't know it was you I loved," Edward admitted.
"You love me?" Nessie asked without thinking.
"Of course. You love me, too," he tapped his forehead with a smile.
"Now for Rosalie's dare," she hinted.
"With pleasure," Edward said.
The leaned toward each other and entered a moment of perfect heaven.
A/N: So what did you think? This was my longest chapter yet and I want to know what you think. Please review, because I'm not Edward.