Well, hello everyone, now that we've gotten into the dirt of the story, things will gain more speed.

J

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The rest of the car ride (all five minutes of it) was spent in silence.

Although I did keep trying to resist the urge to sucker punch him in the side of his stupid, arrogant face.

I let out a sigh of relief when we pulled into the circular drive way that was Alice and Rosalie's domain.

After he had released the child lock (fucker) , I jumped out happily and made to get my things from the back.

And he was getting out.

"Listen, Eddy, it's a bit late to try to be chivalrous and help me with my bags isn't it? I can handle it."

"Oh no, you can get your bags yourself."

"Then why the fuck are you getting out?"

"Bella, I live here."

I seriously saw red, and I had a sudden vision of me choking Alice in the foyer.

"You. Live. Here?" I spat it out through my teeth.

He had a glint of amusement in his eyes. "Alice didn't tell you?"

The dirty bitch.

"The dirty bitch."

He actually laughed out loud, and I took brief notice of how annoyingly musical it sounded. Just like Alice.

Who I was going to kill in about five seconds.

I would have to make two trips to get all of my crap, so I grabbed two bags in one hand and a box in the other, teetering dangerously towards the front door, a constant stream of muttered curses flowing from between my clenched teeth.

How could the jackass live here? And why the hell had Alice failed to mention that it wouldn't be just me, her and Rose? Did she know we would clash, and she didn't want me to change my mind?

She probably had one of her 'feelings', the conniving backstabber. Damn her. Damn her.

My hands were full, and I couldn't quite knock on the rather sturdy looking door. So I kicked. And kicked. And kicked.

I heard Edward snort behind me. Of course he wasn't going to help me out. Doucher.

When the door swung open I was going for another swift kick, and the momentum of my foot not having something to stop it caused me to flop onto my back quite violently.

I lay on my back for a moment, just seething, hoping that the floor would open and swallow me. And Alice.

"Bella, please refrain from kicking the door. It's 19th century European wood."

I mumbled from my spot on the floor. I had cracked my head on the pavement rather dangerously, and my head was spinning.

Alice reached out a hand to help me up, and I took it, briefly considering snapping it like a twig.

She pulled me from the floor into an embrace, which I didn't respond to. She either didn't notice she was hugging a two by four or she didn't care.

"Oh, Bella, I've missed you so much!"

She let me go, and held me out at an arms length to look at me. She leaned in, eyes narrowed, and sniffed the air above my shoulder.

Then she promptly smacked the shit out of the back of my head.

Edward actually laughed out loud behind me and I spun around to glare at him. He had the rest of my stuff in his arms.

That was nice. Now I'll never get the smell of ass wad off of my things.

"Isabella Marie Swan! Have you been smoking?" I turned around sheepishly to face Alice.

Edward chuckled again.

Alice glared at him over my shoulder.

"Stop your laughing. Put Bella's things in her room."

I almost giggled when I saw Edward scampering past me into the house, my bags in his hands. All four.

Damn, he must have some serious muscle.

No, Bella! Stop that!

I was glaring after his retreating form and Alice chuckled and met my eyes. She looked at me knowingly.

"I see you've met my cousin."

"Well no fucking duh Alice, he only drove me here."

"No, you've met my cousin. Why do you hate him?"

She got all that from a dirty look? Shit, either I'm that obvious or Alice is just that good.

"Did the words 'you're a cocky prick' come up in conversation?"

Oh, she's really good.

I grumbled a yes and rolled my eyes.

"Oh, I did forget to mention he was living here, didn't I?"

I glared at her and she laughed her wind chime laugh.

"Bella, it's not like you're sleeping together!"

I rolled my eyes again and crossed my arms.

"Oh, stop that Bella Swan. You're just both too stubborn to get along right now. You'll see. It gets better."

"I'm sure it will Alice, you're the psychic."

She nodded solemnly and then her face broke into a grin.

"C'mon, I'll show you around."

She led me into the house and even just the foyer brightened my mood instantly. I couldn't believe I was going to be living here, it was so extravagant, and I hadn't even gone further than the entrance yet!

"Kitchen or living room first?"

But Alice knew me, she was already leading me into the Kitchen.

I stood there, just shell shocked. I could live in this damn Kitchen. There were different stainless steel appliances everywhere, two large marble islands were in the middle, and there were wraparound marble counters. It was huge, and even with the two mammoth counters in the middle there was plenty of space to move around freely. There were two economy dishwashers side by side, and two professional ovens stacked one on top of the other.

"Alice…this is…huge. Do you even cook?"

Alice threw her head back and laughed. "No, silly. But you do!"

"But, what about before I came?"

"We would sometimes hire professionals to cook for us."

"Oh…"

I was so excited to just…get cooking.

"What're we doing for dinner tonight?" I asked, hoping I might get a chance to break in the kitchen right.

She frowned. "I'm ordering in tonight, and we're celebrating your homecoming!"

I winced. I knew what Alice's celebrations consisted of. I was going to have such a goddamn hangover tomorrow.

"Besides, we're not that well stocked."

I raised an eyebrow at her.

"How bad is it?"

"It's good if you can cook with cocktail onions, ketchup and red bull."

I laughed. "You're going to have to take me grocery shopping tomorrow."

She got a weird look on her face and smiled.

"Yeah. Oh, by the way, I called Triple A. They're towing Mauve tomorrow morning."

I nodded.

"Unless someone accidentally annihilates it."

She dodged my punch lithely and walked on.

Alice led me through the rest of the house, which was really impressive. There was a small library on the third floor, and a gym. I was excited to check out the library.

The first floor was the Kitchen, dining room, one bathroom, entertainment room, and living room. I noticed how large the plasma screen was, and just how many video game systems were hooked up to it.

God, Edward needs a life.

The second floor were all the bedrooms. She showed me each one.

"These are all pretty much the same size. Except the master bedroom. That belongs to Emmett and Rose-"

"Emmett? He's living here too? I haven't seen him in years!"

That explains the video games.

Alice smiled. "I guess I forgot to mention that too. Yes, he moved in with Rose very recently. Like maybe a month ago."

I glared at her playfully.

"You seem to be forgetting a lot lately Alice."

"I'm sorry Bella," and she gave me the eyes, "I just thought you wouldn't move in if you knew about all the testosterone here! Beside, you love Emmett. And so does Rose. And I don't think she could've gone much longer not living with him."

I smiled. Rose and Emmett had been together for what seemed like forever. Emmett was Alice's brother. He was funny, loud and larger than life. Somewhat full of himself, but I still loved him. I had known him since I had known Alice and Rose, when we were 17.

When Alice showed me my room I was floored. It was beautiful.

First I noticed my bags and boxes thrown rather haphazardly in a corner, and I grimaced. Fucking Edward Cullen.

There were two steps leading down to the main floor of my room. The carpet was light blue and it matched the white and blue comforter on my giant canopy bed. A window dominated most of the eastern wall, and a window seat was cushioned with fluffy pillows. It was the perfect place to read. There was a desk and a bookshelf on the wall opposite my bed, where there sat a rather expensive looking laptop.

A stereo system sat conspicuously in a corner. It was amazing.

I turned to Alice and almost tackled her with my enthusiasm.

"I take it you like it?"

I could only nod in amazement.

She laughed and pulled me along for the rest for the rest of the tour. She showed me her room, which was mostly pinks and purples and a lot of glitter. She only showed me the door of Edwards room, from behind which was heard what sounded like piano music.

"It's best not to go in there. He might have a hissy fit if we interrupt his concierto!"

"Does he have a piano in there?"

She nodded and moved on to the guest room.

The third floor had a bar/dance room, library, gym and spa. And a half bathroom.

On the roof, there was a glass dome, almost like a greenhouse that housed the Jacuzzi.

When she had finally finished, my jaw had pretty much unhinged. I mean, I knew Esme and Carlisle had money, but shit.

And this was just for two of their children, their friends and a nephew.

Which brought me to my next question.

"Why is Edward," I spat out his name, "Living here?"

She rolled her eyes.

"What I want to know, Bella, is why you hate him so much?"

"First things first. Explain."

"It's not that his parents don't have money, if that's what you're thinking. They do."

I scowled. Damn. I thought he was a moocher.

"He's been living alone since he moved out, and his mom always worries. That's it. So after much deliberation, we decided it would be a good idea for him to live here. That's all. I mean, we had the room, and he pays rent, so…"

"So it's because his mom was worried? How old is he?"

"He's 24."

"And his mom was worried?"

She looked away uncomfortably.

"Yeah. He's her only child, and Aunt Elizabeth has always been fretful so.."

I nodded. Something about Alice's disposition told me she wasn't saying everything.

But now it was her turn to ask questions.

"So why do you hate him? Bella, it better be good. I mean, you've never even met him before."

"And why is that?"

"He lived in Africa for most of high school. His family lived in a small tribe, providing schooling and medical care."

Well, shit. Edward the saint. I felt a tiny bit of guilt.

"Oh."

"So, what's your good reason?"

"He's an ass."

Alice rolled her eyes at me.

"Well of course he is. He's a brooding artist. You're a brooding artist too, Bella. That's why you're an ass."

I couldn't even argue with that. Alice speaks the truth. Always.

I wasn't able to say I had been the little victim Edward had picked on in the car. I started it. But I was trying not to blame myself. I had my reasons.

Alice looked up at me and I don't know what she saw in my eyes that made her expression soften.

"Bella, just give him a chance. Be nice to him. Try. I know after Jake-"

"Alice, it's not about that."

I stood up quickly.

"I'm going to get ready for dinner. What time does Rose get home?"

I could tell she wasn't going to let it go. There was pity in her features.

"Bella…"

"Alice. I'm fine. I promise."

She changed the subject back to Edward.

"It's just, Edward's had a hard life, Bella. And at first he may not seem too nice, but he has reasons too. He has problems trusting people. And he doesn't really think before he speaks. But then again, neither do you."

"I know Alice." I sighed deeply. "I won't go out of my way to be rude, but there's something about him that just pisses me off." I was being totally honest with her. He may have been family, but in a way so was I.

She chuckled. "I feel that way too sometimes."

"So what time does Rose get here?"

"Her and Emmett get here in about an hour. Go get ready. And take a shower. You smell disgusting."

Oh, the family resemblance was startling.

From behind Edwards door, the piano music got slightly louder and more angry.

"Bella?" Alice called after me. She appeared in the hallway. " What the hell did you say to him exactly? He's playing Beethoven. It's not good."

I smiled at her.

She raised an eyebrow at me.

"Bella, please tell me you didn't insult the Volvo."

I nodded.

"He may never forgive you. It's his pride and joy."

I was still laughing as I walked into my room to take a shower.

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So, kinda a filler chapter, just letting Bella get settled in. The next one will get much better. There will be some more info on Edward.

J

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