A/N: sadly…I do not own twilight. But it comes out on dvd march 21st!!! yay!!
Thirteen
The ride home was silent. I could see Edward's perfect face in the driver's seat scrunched up in concentration and anger. Alice sat beside me with a slight smirk on her face, and every so often Edward would sneer. I knew Alice was aggravating him, probably with different visions of me being changed. After a few minutes, I'd quit watching them and stared out the window.
"Enough!" Edward growled, pounding his fist on the steering wheel. I couldn't help but jump at the sound of his voice. He pulled the car over, and jumped out slamming the door. "What was that?" I asked, glaring at Alice. I knew it was her, no one else was with us, and he sure as hell couldn't read my mind. "Nothing. It's not my fault I have visions." She stated, crossing her arms stubbornly. Uh oh. This was not good. "Alice." I scolded, trying not to smile. She was trying to help me, I couldn't honestly be angry at her for that.
"I'll be right back. He's not going to get back in the car with me until he yells at me a little." She stated. Her tinkling laughter filled the car as she went after him. They'd only been gone a few minutes, but Edward had shut the car off, and taken the keys. I should have been cold, being as it was November, but I was burning up. I peeled my sweatshirt off, and put my hair up in a messy bun. Sitting there in my sweatpants and bra…I did not feel any better. It felt like I was in a sauna. A very…very hot sauna. I could hear them arguing right outside the car. I climbed over the driver's seat, and opened the door.
"Can I please have the keys?" I asked, staring up at them. Neither of them so much as glanced in my direction. "Excuse me." I said a little louder. Still, they continued on as if they hadn't heard me. I knew they had, they hear everything, all the time. "Guys." I practically yelled. Nothing. "Hello?" I did yell this time. Not a glance. I sighed heavily, got out of the car, stood right in between them, and yelled, "Can I please have the fucking keys?!"
"All you had to do was ask Bella." Alice stated with a grin. Stupid know it all vampire. She did that on purpose. The question was why? "Bella, where is your shirt?" I blushed, and ignored Edward. The little pixie decided to have some fun. That explains it. If I had sat in the car, and she'd answered me, Edward would not have paid attention to the fact that I had no shirt on. This way, he had to notice. I mean, it was November, and I was in a bra. I swear it was even hotter outside than it was in that damned car! This was getting ridiculous.
"Can we please just go home? You two can argue after I'm in a nice cold shower." I stated, crossing my arms to cover what I had of a chest. "You're hot?" Edward asked, looking concerned. I glared at him. "No, Edward. I just wanted to show my boobs off in the middle of November to whoever might possibly be driving by." I snapped. He looked hurt, and that made me feel guilty. "Sorry." I mumbled, getting back in to the car. Edward and Alice followed quickly behind, and we were home in no time. I put my hoodie back on to avoid more gawking and questions, and ran up to my room. I turned the shower all the way on cold, and jumped in. Ahhh. That was much better.
I wasn't sure how long I'd been in there, but it was apparently long enough to worry Alice. She knocked on the door, and didn't bother waiting for a response. "Bella, you need to get out of that shower. It's too cold in there for you." She stated, pulling the curtain back. "Alice!" I yelled, snatching the towel from her. "Oh please, I have exactly what you have. Get over it, and get out." She snapped, dragging me along. "Alice, what is the big deal? It's just a stupid shower." I argued, plopping down on her bed.
"Bella! You're human! You cannot take a 45 minute shower in ice cold water! Haven't you ever heard of hypothermia?" she exclaimed, throwing shorts and a tank top at me. I huffed, and got dressed as she was rummaging through her closet for who knows what. "Well, I wouldn't have to take an ice cold shower if this baby would give me a break! These stupid hormones are driving me crazy! I'm so hot I'm sweating constantly, and in case you haven't noticed I'm pretty bitchy!" I stated a little louder than I'd anticipated. Alice just snorted, and continued rummaging. "Besides, you can't get hypothermia from taking a shower know it all." I said sarcastically.
"I won't get hypothermia from a cold shower, you, however are human. Therefore, you will get hypothermia from a 45 minute cold shower, in a house with the air conditioning on!" She snapped, coming out with a box full of clothes. "We aren't going back to that old house, ever again. So, these will have to do until we can get to the mall for some new clothes for you. Don't worry, it's all tank tops and shorts. There are a couple pairs of jeans and a few hoodies for when we go out of the house. You can't walk around in November in summer clothes. You'll really be sick then, and Edward would kill me." She explained.
I snorted. There was a very simple solution to this problem we had. "Alice, promise me something." I said quietly. She came and sat next to me. "He's going to hate me for this." She muttered, motioning me to continue. "Well, actually, does he love me?" I whispered. She nodded vigorously. "Does he want to be with me?" I whispered even lower. She nodded again, even more vigorously. Good. That makes this easier to do. "If he won't change me, or if he tries to chicken out, you'll do it right?" I asked, so low I wasn't sure she could hear me. "Of course I will, Bella. I promise. You're my best friend after all, I wouldn't dream of losing you if I could stop it." She agreed with a smile. I smiled back, hugged her and made my way to my room. I was exhausted. This baby was really taking a lot out of me.