I know this is pretty short but i'm wrapping up this story should be done in couple more chapters! Enjoy! R&R!
Chapter 24
Early morning broke as the bright orangey-yellowish sunlight breaking through the semi-transparent curtains covering the bay window in the family room, Alice still sat on the couch motionless like a statue staring expressionlessly at the HDTV screen. Soft foot steps rapped against the stair, Alice turned her gaze to the foyer area locking looks with Rose that wore a morose expression dragging her feet walking as if she was a zombie putting now energy into her steps. "What's wrong, Rose?" Alice asked in a concerned tone giving Rosalie a warm embrace despite her height difference. Rosalie stayed motionless not reacting to Alice's caring hug unable to give her a squeeze. Rosalie was still distracted not capable to speak about her worries that were slowly eating at her inside as her topaz eyes showed much distress, and it pained Alice to see her sisters suffering and wanted to let her know whatever what may happened she's by her side and loves notwithstanding her slipups or faults. Rosalie kept her eyes glued down to the ground never making much eye contact with Alice heading to the couch. She sat sulkily on the couch resting her elbows on her knees as her head hid in her hands not moving a budge as Alice witnessed this feeling helpless incapable of being any assistance to help get her off her guilty conscious. If she was human, Rosalie would have been sobbing but her being a vampire made it unattainable to produce a single tear only keep a straight emotionless facial expression. Alice murmured assuring statement to her but Rosalie didn't hear it fully due to her unfocused, antsy state.
Walking away crushed, Alice headed to her room to change to head out for some fresh air heading to the mall which would help her melancholy mood after spending time trying her best to comfort her sister, which failed to work. A trip shopping would brighten her day as she felt a burst of glee as she remember all her other family members were going to return by early afternoon, so she could catch up with each of them and see how their trips went to get her mind off of Rosalie's worrisome, glum outlook. She sped upstairs to her room changing into red velvet V-neck sleeveless shirt, lightly faded denim skinny jeans, and a thin black three quarter hoodie ties around her petite waist. Her short brown pixie hair was transformed into defining curls framing her oval face the enhanced her natural perkiness. She strode energetically out of her bedroom downstairs down the staircase grabbing her purse on the marble table in the foyer along with the keys to her yellow Porsche. The door slammed gently with Alice cheerfully walking almost skipping to the garage to her Porsche.
Vampire typically hear the slightest pin drop of sound produced, but Rosalie refused to use her enhanced hearing abilities completely steering clear of any other distracting thoughts besides her primary issue of concern. The large empty house was somewhat of a comfort in her tensed mood for she didn't have to explain why she felt so miserable almost like the first ten years she had become a vampire. A vampire never forgets a shred of their memories or events that occurred after being changed, but majority of human memories was blurs that were rarely ever clear or a string of fluent thoughts. There is a meaningful reason for this glitch typically their past human life and memories weren't at all pleasant and after awaking being transformed they start their new eternal life with a clean slate going wherever they want and doing whatever. Majority of newly changed vamps were dangerously filled with bloodlust to think clearly of their action and took a while before they got a grip on their consistent bloodlust having a semblance of controlled lifestyle. Their freewill influences their lifestyle choice that they choose to do for their eternal life. Only a small part of the majority of the vampire wants to fit in with humans and be "vegetarian" not considering humans as food surviving off animal blood, which wasn't as satisfying as delicious human blood. Majority of vampires were rogue nomads wondering from place to place as long as they got their needs fulfilled or how long they desired to stay. Civility and kindness wasn't a common trait of vampires making them feared by mere mortals for centuries.
Alice was driving to the Phoenix, Arizona, where it was rumored by few folks in Forks they had the largest mall in the state called "The Mall of Arizona" a shopping haven for those people who had avid love for browsing stores, trying on several items, and absorbing the whole shopping experience as if it was their oxygen. A wide grin broke across her pale face as she was driving down the semi-busy main road surprisingly wasn't full of mid-day traffic. She pulled out her cell phone in the glove compartment as she stopped at the red light dialing Carlisle's cell for an update. Everyone but him was returning later this evening, but he would be returning the following day mid-afternoon-ish. The dialing tone droned on till Carlisle answered congenially, "Hello Alice! How are you doing? "
"I'm just driving to Rockwell Shopping Mall in Phoenix at the moment needed some fresh air being cooped in the house for a whole day. Rose and I went hunting to help pass the time, but when she came back she is in a miserable mood which was too much to take after awhile," Alice stated bluntly in her upbeat voice.
"That's great, Alice. Why would Rosalie be so unpleasant? That is so unlike her usual, well I guess she might be going through something maybe some space would be good for her to sort out her problems. Sometimes we can't always help, which can be difficult to watch those you deeply care about suffer like this. Well the conference went smoothly and has met some intriguing physicians on the western coast who attended this meeting. I brought some presents from my trip when I come back! You all will love them!" A faint voice in the background cut off Carlisle and he spoke, "I would love to chat more Alice, but I've got to call you back later after this last meeting promise. Take care and have fun shopping. Give my regards to everyone when they come back. Try to come back earliest tomorrow afternoon if I can get an early flight to Forks. Bye."
Alice hung up the call shoving the phone on the passenger seat pushing the pedal lurching forward speeding past the traffic light the free wind blowing her curled hair away from her face with her beaming smile and warm topaz eyes soaked in the pleasant surroundings and temperature of Phoenix. Phoenix had lifted the damper of her previously somber mood thanks to Rosalie.
Rosalie mopped around lethargically feeling like shit her guilt increasing piling on top of each other. Nothing she tried to help comfort her guilt racked conscious. She had to find a way to cope with this to make it transparent to the others and block it out of her mind keeping it away from Edward's grasp since he had no control over his abilities. Edward could never forgive her if he heard her plagued thoughts of remorse. She couldn't bare to having to explain her shortcoming in the woods and break any of their hearts for her own screw up. It was a relief that Emmett would be on her side through this since he wasn't that attached to Bella. She paced the entire house multiple times re-gaining her natural composure and getting a grip on her mental state before everyone returned tonight. Meanwhile, Alice was ambling casually through the Rockwell mall with bags in her hands ecstatic reverberating with aftershock of shopping splurging trip.