Welcome back to Chapter 23 of: Missing Person!
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-Chapter 23-
Rosalie's POV
I had to be honest, I was really nervous when Alice and Bella walked into my bedroom. I really wanted to make a good impression and Emmett tells me to just be myself, that's what I always intend to do anyway. But sometimes, people don't really like who I am and they make fun of me because of what I want to be - an artist. Painting and sketching are the only things that keep me interested in life.
I really like Alice and Bella, though. They are kind-hearted people and they really are friendly. I don't want to pick favourites, mostly because I don't have a favourite person but I could really relate to Alice more than I could with Bella. Bella is a sweet girl and she's very pretty but she's very shy, quiet and discrete. She kind of holds herself like she's trying not to fall and break into a thousand pieces.
Alice was marvelling at some of the pictures I sketched of Vancouver city and she seemed to be absolutely amazed. Bella was smiling as she looked down at a picture of me and Emmett when we were little. She said we looked adorable. I saw a glint of envy in her eyes but I decided to ignore the feeling. After all, I have no idea what she has been through.
"Guys, let's go out into the city. We gotta get some stuff!" I heard a man call down from the stairs.
Alice, Bella and I all went up the stairs and gathered in the front hall, where Jasper, Edward and Emmett were waiting.
"Why are we going so late at night?" Alice put her hands on her hips and sighed.
"Wow, Ali, I never thought I would see the day where you would turn down a shopping spree." Edward, I presumed, emphasized.
"Woah there, boy. I didn't say I didn't want to." She giggled.
"That's our girl!" Edward laughed and gave her a hug.
Bella crossed her arms over her chest and tucked a strand of her pretty hair behind her ear. She looked tired and very distorted but she seemed to understanding what was going on anyway. Edward walked over to her and took her by the hand. Her eyes immediately lit up.
I felt like cooing but I didn't want to weird them out so I thought against it.
"Get in the car, guys. We don't have that much time left." Emmett hurried us.
-Ten minutes later-
Alice took Bella and I into one of the TNA stores that were on Robson Street. Jasper lent her two thousand dollars for all of us to use on just clothing. Alice was ecstatic and I don't think I have ever heard anyone squeal that much in my entire life! Alice was definitely a huge ball of energy. Bella was pleased and gave Jasper a 'thank you' hug. Edward decided to follow us into the store just to make sure we were safe. I thought it was cute how he was looking out for us.
"Bella! You would look so cute in this!" Alice was holding up a light blue jean jacket.
"Yeah, I totally agree. Come on, try it on!" We encouraged Bella. She smiled at our enthusiasm and shrugged the coat on. As she looked into the full length mirror.
When she saw her reflection, her smile widened. She looked stunning. Yes, it was just a jean jacket, but she did look very good.
"You are definitely going to take that." Alice laughs, taking the coat from Bella and putting it into a shopping bag.
We browsed around some more and at the end, we ended up finding two pairs of jeans for each of us. Alice found six shirts for herself. Bella found four shirts and a sweater for herself along with the jean jacket. I found yoga pants, a cardigan and two shirts. We also bought new shoes because we will be needing them if we are going to jog around Stanley Park every morning.
"Total comes to, three hundred and thirty two dollars and sixteen cents, please." The cashier said. I had to say, it wasn't such a bad deal for an H&M store.
Edward stayed quiet the entire time. He was watching Bella intently, too. I realized he was really protective over Bella but I guess it was because he really loves her.
Alice was overexcited and hyped up once we left the shop. She was really happy with her stuff.
"Maybe we should get some toothbrushes and shampoo and make up now." She smiled. Edward let out a sigh when he found out that we'll be doing some more shopping.
"Lighten up, Eddie." Alice would tease.
"Don't call me that." He would retord. She would shrug and skip off in front of us.
When we finally finished buying our hygiene supplies, we headed off to go find my brother and Jasper, wherever they went. We turned a street corner and came across four men in a fight. They were cursing and throwing punches and Alice, Edward and I wanted to turn around and leave because we didn't want to get in the middle of the fight plus it was getting really dark and we couldn't seem much but Bella wouldn't stand for it.
"We can't go! That's Emmett and Jasper!" She exclaimed, pointing at the group of men.
"Emmett!" I screamed at them. They stopped their fight and turned to face us, they looked exhausted and sweaty. "What the hell are you doing?" I said in distress.
Emmett got up from the ground and stomped towards me with an angry sneer on his face. I was afraid he would yell at me, but I should have known better than that.
"He was attempting to steal my money." He murmured, calmly.
"Let's just go before the cops come." Alice whispered, her voice shaky. "Jasper! Get up."
He got up from the ground and the other two men ran off around the corner. "Let's get outta here." He muttered, blood dripping down from the side of his temple. We all ran off in the opposite direction, hoping that no one saw what had just happened.
Edward's POV
I was pissed off at Emmett and Jasper. What the fuck were they thinking to even go into a bar at a time like this? This was no time for fooling around! Emmett was acting like a goddamned twelve year old rather than a twenty-six year old! And Jasper...what the fuck! He knows he shouldn't be consuming alcohol at his age. He's only eighteen!
"What the hell were you guys even thinking?" I scolded at them when we got to the car. "Do you want to be arrested for underage drinking?"
"We're allowed to." Rosalie said simply.
"What?" I stared at her in disbelief.
"We're allowed to." She repeated. "In Canada, you have to be eighteen to drink alcohol not twenty-one."
"Well, fuck me." I cursed myself.
"That's not my job." She whispered, half sarcasticaly and the other half truthfully.
I saw Bella blush and her attempt to hide her face. I was speechless at her fiesty words and Emmett bursted out laughing. Jasper did the same and Alice smiles like Cheshire cat. I was embarassed.
"Let's get the fuck out of here before someone notices." Emmett muttered, getting into the driver's seat of his car.
We all piled in one after one. Jasper sat in the furthest back seat there was and Alice, Bella and I took over the middle section. Rosalie was in the passenger side of the front and Emmett, of course, was driving.
"Are you guys okay?" Alice asked.
There was a brief, eerie silence before anyone spoke. It was as if they were debating whether or not they actually were okay.
"Yeah, I suppose. It doesn't feel like those lunatics did any serious damage." Emmett shrugged.
"I'm not so sure about me. I think I just need to sleep." Jasper said in the most childlike voice.
I stared out the window with my arm over Bella. Alice was fiddling around with the H&M shopping bags she was carrying. Emmett had the radio turned off, for the first time ever. Jasper was quiet, sitting at the back. Rosalie was humming a gentle tune. I finally felt at peace.
I looked down at Bella's concerned face. She was looking away from me but I could still see her reflection in the window as she gazed off into the city's lights. Her brows were furrowed and worry lines were appearing on her forehead. She looked like she was going to cry because her lip was pouting and she was a little shaky under my touch.
"Bella, are you alright?" I asked, concerned.
"When will this be over?" She asked me simply.
"I don't know." I shrugged, disappointed that I couldn't really give her an answer.
"It seems like this will go on for a while." Alice said.
A moment of silence flew by. The silence was almost scary and I didn't know what to do to make Bella feel okay.
"This is my fault." She whispered.