A/N: I'm so sorry this chapter was short. I was having a bit of writer's block because this was just a chapter about shopping with Alice and got my sister to help me - a little bit. No worries - I know what I'm going to do for the next chapter. Read, Enjoy, & Review!

T H E N O T S O S E C R E T L I F E O F A H O L L Y W O O D S T A R L E T

Chapter 4

BPOV

"OW! ALICE THAT HURT!"

I rubbed my wrist. Alice was yanking me out of her bright yellow racecar.

"C'mon Bella! The mall awaits!" Alice skipped from the parking garage into the mall.

I sighed but followed her tiny quick moving form.

"So where do you want to get first?" she asked before we stepped into the mall.

I could feel eyes on us so I looked for the closest store to hide in. I quickly pulled Alice into a Channel store.

"Ooh! Look at this!" She quickly went to a black purse with their logo on it in white.

I rolled my eyes. What could help me disguise myself in here?

"Ooh! And this! Bella, come smell this!" Alice had a perfume bottle in her hands.

I ignored her trying to figure out what I would need. A wig, clothes, shoes, pajamas, underwear, stuff for my dorm that I haven't even gone to yet…

"-and this! These are cool sunglasses!" Alice finally broke through my thought process.

That's it! Sunglasses.

"Let me see those!" I grabbed the pair of bug eyed white sunglasses. I put them on and Alice squealed.

"Perfect! You should get those! It's harder to know who you are when you wear those!" Alice grabbed the sunglasses off my face and sprinted to the cashier.

"Alice! I can buy my own things!" I yelled and ran after her.

"No! It's my present to you!" she called back.

"ALICE!"

"NO!" She whipped out a credit card and quickly forced it into the employee's hand.

When I reached her, she already had the sunglasses in a bag and her credit card back in her purse.

"Alice! That's not fair if I let you pay for everything!"

"Nonsense!" Alice took the sunglasses out from the bag, ripped the tag off, and put them on me before I could protest.

I sighed and followed her out of the store.

After several hours of trying things on and Alice making me let her pay for them, we decided we were hungry.

"Alice, can I at least pay for lunch?" I asked.

She wouldn't let me buy even one thing.

"Fine," she grumbled.

"Thanks!" I flashed a smile and rushed into a deli with her.

We quickly ordered sandwiches and were waiting for the people to finish making them.

"Where are we going next?" Alice asked.

"Um…I need a wig and stuff for my dorm."

"Ooh! I know the perfect costume shop – don't ask how I know about it."

"How do you know about it?" I asked.

"Fine. There was this one time when we were playing truth or dare and Edward got dare and so he had to-"

"Is that all?" the boy behind the counter interrupted.

I handed him the sodas and chips Alice and I chose. "That's it."

"Okay. Your total is seventeen dollars and fifty-two cents. Cash or credit?"

I grabbed my wallet from my purse and handed him a random credit card.

He swiped the card and looked at me wide-eyed. "Um…I need to see you ID."

My eyebrows scrunched together but I showed him my driver's license.

If possible, his eyes got wider. "Oh my god," he whispered. "LOOK! BELLA SWAN!"

"Shit," I cursed under my breath. I grabbed the food and my credit card. People crowded my path.

"C'mon Bella!" Alice grabbed my wrist in a death grip and wove through the building clump of people. Once outside of the deli, she whipped her head left and right. "This way." She pulled me through the crowd to a dimly lit store. It had costumes and things for Halloween. Alice towed me into one of the changing rooms. "Okay. We can eat in here and then look at wigs."

"Thank you Alice," I said gratefully.

We ate in a comfortable silence that neither of us felt the need to fill with meaningless chatter.

Occasionally, we would hear people say something about me like which direction I went.

Once we found the perfect wig – a wavy chestnut piece that brought more color to my skin – which Alice paid for to prevent a repeat of the lunch fiasco and bought random things for my dorm, we were headed back to the university.

"Here's the registration office. I'll wait in the car," Alice said as she parked in front of a tall modern building.

"Thanks Alice – I mean it. You are one of my only friends," I admitted.

"Aw! Same here! Now go get that schedule so we can see what classes you have and where your dorm is."

I smiled at her and went into the intimidating building to the receptionist. "Hi! I'm Isabella," I told the lady. Her nametag read Mrs. Cope. She had red hair piled upon her head and looked a bit decrepit.

"Oh! Hello dear. I have a schedule for you right here. Your dormitory is in the Winston Dorms. Room 208. Here's a key and a map of the campus," she said maternally.

"Thanks." I smiled at the kind old lady and went back to the flashy Porsche.

"Where's your dorm?" Alice asked immediately.

"It's at the Winston Dorms. Room 208," I said getting into the car.

"Ooh! Mine's 207! We're right across from each other! 208 is Rose's dorm! That's Emmett's girlfriend!" Alice squealed.

"I didn't know Emmett had a girlfriend."

"Well you do now! I think he was trying to help you with the paparazzi but now that doesn't matter!" Alice stepped on the gas and sped to the dorms.

A/N:I know, I know - it's short. I'll stick another chapter up ASAP! Review because it makes me write more! On a side note - read my side story, Masquerade. It's pretty cute, fluffy, and unexpected.