Thanks for the nice reviews! Rosalie is perfectly fine, she just didn't make it into the main story... Sorry Rosalie fans!
Disclaimer: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and all of the characters, belong to Stephenie Meyer.
Chapter 2 - Encountering Change
"Bella? Where would you like to go?" Emmett asked, still speeding up the road away from Forks.
Bella, still shocked from the sudden impact, said without much thought, "Let someone else decide... please?"
Alice opened her mouth to decide but Edward cut her off.
"Emmett you are driving, take us wherever you want to go," Edward said.
"Let's go to the mall, maybe there will be something to do there," Jasper suggested. Alice squealed with delight and tried to hug Jasper who was in the front seat, but when she couldn't accomplish this she settled for Bella.
"To the mall we go!" Emmett said, turning onto the highway.
"I can't believe we're going to the mall after all..." Bella said exasperated.
"I thought we were staying away from shopping." Edward said looking at Emmett.
"It's either shopping, or we go to the Quilt Show," Emmett replied.
"Shopping!" Edward, Bella, and Jasper all said at once.
In ten minutes they were in the parking lot of the mall, they passed by all of the "compact car" spaces, a disapproving look on Emmett's face. "They need to make bigger spaces towards the front," he complained.
"Maybe you should have brought a smaller car," Edward said chuckling. Emmett laughed at the idea.
Bella looked to her right and noticed that Alice was concentrating on the mall doors. "Over there Emmett!" Alice said pointing at a truck three lanes away. "That green truck's owner is coming out the door right now!" Emmett went to the truck and waited for the owner to walk up; the man gave a weird look to all five of them and got in his truck to drive away. He gave one last glance in confusion and Alice just waved at him.
"At lease we know she's good for something," Edward said smiling at her. "Yes, that means I'm not mad at you."
Alice's face lit up as they parked and got out of the car. She ran over to Edward and gave him a big hug, "Thank you Edward!!! I promise it won't happen again!"
"Yeah, it better not!" Edward said slinging an arm over her shoulders giving her a tight squeeze before reaching for Bella. "Come on Bella dear."
They walked through the doors of the mall and Alice instantly saw a store that she liked, she grabbed Bella and pulled her in the direction of Gottschalks.
Bella was still holding on to Edward's hand so he was forced to tag along; Jasper and Emmett laughed at the sight, and quickly followed. "I guess we will all go," Edward said through clenched teeth.
"It's not too late to look at quilts!" Emmett said teasingly.
"I might just want to," Edward whispered to him.
"Oh come on guys. It's not like we will be in there for long, she can change within seconds." Jasper said defending Alice.
"Ooooh! Bella come here and try this on!" Alice exclaimed.
Bella looked back at Edward and mouthed, "Help me?"
Edward, Emmett, and Jasper all laughed as they watched Bella leave with Alice. "Well we wouldn't have to be here long if Bella wasn't trying things on," Jasper said to Edward. "Knowing Alice and her patience, she'll dress Bella for us."
"Nuh uh! No way! Alice, I will not put that hideous thing on!" Bella said from the dressing room.
"Hideous? Bella, do you have no sense of fashion whatsoever? This is the style!" Alice replied.
"Alice be patient, she isn't used to so much style," Jasper said laughing.
Edward glared at him. "Yeah you better be joking Jasper," he said.
"Ahh! No!" Bella ran out of the dressing room into Edward's arms, "Next store please..."
"Alice what did you do?" Edward asked. "Are you kidding Alice?" he paused. "Even I think that's ugly!" Edward took Bella out of the store shaking his head.
"It's okay Alice, I bet it was nice," Jasper said taking Alice's hand.
"I'll get her next time," she said winking at him.
"Now, now, take it easy on her," Jasper said pulling her close.
"This is the most entertaining trip I've ever taken to the mall," Emmett said laughing.
"Oh shut up Emmett!" Edward began. "And no, I'm not going to let her try on anything ugly so you can laugh!" Edward said turning to glare at him.
Bella saw a Directory and walked up to it. "How about we go into this store? It looks safe..." she said, glancing at Alice.
"Bella, that's a book store!" Alice complained. "What can we possibly buy in there?"
"Books obviously!" Bella retorted.
Edward chuckled as he took her hand and walked into the store. "I can't possibly think of any other books you need."
"A book that can repel soon-to-be sister in-laws?" Bella asked hopefully. Alice frowned.
"She heard that," Edward whispered.
"Oh Alice! I was just kidding!" she turned back to the small vampire. "You know I can't wait to be your sister in-law, It'll be so much fun! Except for the excessive shopping sprees..."
Alice looked at her thoughtfully and saw into the future. She saw that Bella wouldn't mind the shopping trips soon enough, "I'll forgive you because after the wedding, there is going to be a huge sale with clothes that have your name written all over it!"
Bella bit her lip, "Yay?"
"Alice. Contain your self," Edward said pulling Bella into his chest.
"Oh! The Great Big Book of Motorcycles!" Emmett exclaimed going to the rack and picking up a copy.
"Emmett!" Edward said staring at him. "We don't need to talk about motorcycles!"
"Fashion magazines!" Alice exclaimed, ignoring Edward. She pulled Jasper along and picked up a copy of Vogue.
"Actually Edward, I think I need a good novel to read..." Bella said walking over to the Romance section.
"What can you possibly need in romance, when we already have all the love in the world, Bella dear?" Edward asks pulling her into his hard chest and kissing her lips softly leaving her out of breath.
Alice stopped reading halfway through the passage in her magazine; she fell into a daze and gasped.
"Alice? What is it?" Jasper asked her, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"The romance section disappeared… Dog! Here!" she whispered urgently. "Can't you smell it?"
Edward stopped slightly crouching, pushing Bella behind him letting out a quiet growl. "Bella it's time to go."
"But I haven't even looked at the books yet Edward, can I please go get one?" she asked slightly shocked at his change of mood.
"Bella! Listen to me. We need to leave; Right now. There is nothing you need in romance right now," Edward said not even looking at her.
"Yeah Bella; There is nothing you could possibly need in romance." A voice that sounded too familiar said.
She took a step to the side of Edward to stare at the person whom the voice belonged to. His black hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and he was wearing cut off jeans with a plain black t-shirt. A small black band was wrapped around his ankle. Bella realized that nothing has changed about this person.
"Hey Bells!" Jacob Black said with a wink. "Long time no see. It's different without you in La Push; Sam's been asking about you." He took a step towards her as if to hug her.
"Don't take another step pup!" Edward said moving Bella behind him once again.
"It's good to know nothing has changed, leech," Jacob said with a grin.
"Edward quit it. There is no need for a scene right now. We can deal with him later," Bella said turning around to leave the store.
"Bella?" Jacob asked. Bella turned around to see sadness in his eyes as he reached out for her hand. "Bells…please tell me you don't hate me?"
Well that was chapter 2, it was going to be a cliff hanger before... but I guess it still is. Please review. Constructive criticism is always appreciated. And hopefully none of the characters are OOC, sorry about that if they are in anyway.