Disclaimers to Stephenie Meyer.
This scene was actually of my own invention, it was a good time to have something like this.
And it's long, so yeah.
Just promise not to scream. That's all I'm gonna say. ;)
Okay, and last time she 'forgot' was after the fire. It was subtle but it was there.
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"There's absolutely no point, whatsoever, Alice, you can't do much," Bella wailed. Auntie had dragged them shopping the day before for dresses and today Alice had gotten their hair done. Alice had completed doing her own make-up and she looked like a celebrity. Alice's blue eyes were surrounded in lashes that had a subtle hint of mascara and eyeliner. Her lips were puckered with a dash of lip gloss and her delicate face had some kind of foundation. Alice was now was doing Bella's make-up. Alice forbade Bella to look in the mirror until Alice was 'done'. Bella was also forbidden to cry and ruin her make-up.
Bella looked at Alice's hair, it had been straightened, so that it didn't stick out in a million different directions, and she also had a fringe cut that was similar to Bella's. Bella sat there and endured an hour of dabbing, smoothing and the removal of something. At last, Alice had reached perfection, but she wasn't done yet. Bella was next forced into a black thing that looked deadly. Alice did the same thing.
"For a small person, you are really annoying," Bella said lowly.
"I've been told," Alice said in a distracted voice. Alice started pulling at something that made Bella go stiff. It was really tight.
"You can get your revenge on me," Alice stated and she turned around, "Pull on the strings and then tie them onto a knot at the bottom. Bella did so and Alice struggled to keep her mouth closed. Bella looked down at the corset.
"I have a cleavage?" Bella asked in amazement.
"Did you forget that too?" Alice joked.
"Haha," Bella said with sarcasm. It had been a week since she'd been diagnosed with acute stress disorder, which was the reason why she had gotten amnesia after certain events. She was on medication though and saw a shrink every Friday. But that didn't mean that she didn't joke about it on some days. That didn't stop her from doing the same things. That didn't stop her trying to find out what had happened.
Of course, she knew what happened. Little by little, she had flashbacks in her dreams. The others didn't want her to remember, but somehow her mind wanted her to know. She could picture it in her head as Alice put on a cute number on Bella. Then Bella helped Alice put on her dress. Alice smiled and dragged Bella out into the bathroom in on the second floor.
There, they saw themselves. Bella didn't recognise the face that was holding up what felt like her body. Her eyes had been framed with a slight tint of mascara and eyeliner and she had a subtle brown eye shadow, her lips had been brushed lightly with a clear lip gloss and her face that been dashed with foundation. Then some of her hair finished in curls at her shoulders whilst some of it was in a messy but elegant bun. Her limbs looked too graceful and too perfect to be hers. Her dress really brought out her curves and her newly founded cleavage. Bella loved the dress she was in. It was small and strapless, it was plaid and it had a bow, it was dark and all the things Bella loved. Alice came in with two bags of things and Bella gasped as she took in Alice's appearance.
Alice was in a floaty pink dress, which had floral patterns. Her dress was also strapless and it really brought out the elegance that Alice had. Alice handed Bella a box and a bag. Bella cautiously opened the box and looked at the things inside.
"Wedges?" Bella said flatly. "Do you realise how much of a klutz I already am and you want me to wear wedges?"
Alice didn't reply. Alice was too busy strapping on some golden heels. When Alice was finished she delved in the bag near her leg and accessorised herself. When Bella couldn't stand it any longer she dropped the wedges on the floor. Alice stiffened. Bella then bent over and stubbornly shoved them on her feet.
"If I fall over you'll pay for this," Bella growled playfully.
"You may not remember it," Alice whispered which Bella heard. Bella chuckled and steadily walked out of the bathroom. There was a blur of something and then Bella tried to make her ways down the stairs.
"Let me present, Bella," Alice said loudly. Bella walked elegantly down the stairs. There was a collective gasp. Bella looked at the small congregation beneath her. Bella smiled modestly and she walked as gracefully as she could muster. Her eyes were concentrated on Edward's. His green eyes looked as if he was hiding something. Passion. Edward's eyes widened as they comprehended Bella's appearance. She looked nothing like her usual self. Bella was shocked at Edward's sudden attention; did she think she was overdone? Did she not look as good as he expected? All these thoughts troubled her as she walked down, and before she reached the bottom step she tripped over it. Bella was busy staring at Edward to notice she was falling and when she was Edward ran towards her and caught her in his arms. Steadily as he could he lowered her onto the floor.
"You look stunning," Edward said in his most musical voice. Bella blushed. Bella looked at Edward's tuxedo.
"As do you," Bella replied. Edward held out his arm which Bella took. Behind them Alice had done exactly the same with Jasper. Ever the joker, Emmett grabbed Carlisle's arm and flounced out of the house arm in arm before Edward and Bella had a chance to even step outside. Carlisle looked back in mock horror to which everyone laughed. Emmett had climbed in the limo and Carlisle climbed in after him.
"If this limo's a-rocking, don't come a-knocking," Emmett called out to the others. They smirked as Alice and Jasper went to the limo. Edward and Bella were standing beside each other and when the limo drove off Bella gasped.
"Edward we need to go, I can't run in these shoes!" Bella shrieked and she bent over and removed her shoes.
"Chill, we have another car," Edward said smoothly and in front of them was a sleek car.
"What the hell kind of car is that?" Bella said incredulously. It looked like a sleeker version of the Batmobile.
"That, Bella is an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish," Edward said in a professional voice.
"It looks like its Batman's car."
"Well, unlike the Batmobile it doesn't have a field forensics kit," Edward said. Bella's memory jogged back and Bella smirked. Bella had taken to watch CSI more and more often and she remembered when Edward had become entranced by one episode which two CSIs were arguing about the Batmobile and the Mach 5.
"Can we get in the car? It's getting cold," Bella said, shivering. Edward immediately took his jacket off, and gave it to Bella. Bella took it appreciatively and Edward pressed a button and then he led Bella to the car. The doors had automatically opened and Bella climbed in. She took a random sniff of Edward's jacket. It smelled nice. Suddenly it was coaxed out of her arms and the next thing she knew Bella could only smell pine fresh instead of Edward's fragrance. Edward put his jacket on and then swerved out of the gate in less than a second. They were racing down the road.
"Holy, you could drive a little slower!" Bella said loudly.
"I didn't ask Auntie to loan this car to drive slowly" Edward said.
"You drive slower or I ring Auntie and she'll get a bomb squad to get you out of the car," Bella warned. Edward groaned and his speed went from 100 to 80.
"Happy?"
"A bit," Bella said truthfully. Despite the 'slowness' of driving, they reached the school before Alice, Jasper, Carlisle and Emmett reached the school. By the time they had parked, walked all the way to the gym, they heard Alice call out to them. Edward and Bella turned around and saw Alice trying not to ruin her dress but dragging Jasper along. They seemed to have made 2 stops on the way as Emmett and Carlisle now had dates. They all walked together into the gym. There wasn't much dancing. Most of the girls had hoped that Edward, Emmett and Carlisle wouldn't have dates and could claim them for themselves. The boys hoped that when the girls get rejected they'd get lucky, which was exactly what happened. Everyone wondered who the girl Edward was with. The girl that had surpassed pretty and looked beautiful. Everyone wondered where the scary girl was, did she not dare show her face?
"Bella do you want to dance?" Edward said loudly over the music. To the crowd they put one and one together. The pretty girl was the scary girl, only someone had done something major with her. Edward grabbed Bella's waist and suddenly they were swirling.
"You're dancing," Edward murmured. Bella nodded and put her head on his chest. Something clicked in their minds. The sense of completeness. When the music stopped, everyone around them was staring at them. The girls were glaring at Bella. Edward looked up and saw mistletoe.
"Mistletoe," Bella said in a strangled voice, the feeling of déjà vu all over again. Edward lowered his head and kissed her softly. On the lips. There were lots of wolf-whistling, but they didn't care, Bella lifted her arms around Edward and there was the same thing that she wanted. Everything that happened between this moment didn't matter, all that mattered was this. All that ended everything was a kiss. Bella meant her kiss very much. As much as she denied it, she had fallen in love with Edward.
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Emmett and Carlisle had taken to themselves to do a very humorous two-step down the middle of the dance floor which drove other dancers away. Bella was getting drinks for her and Edward and as she stumbled through the dancers she saw something that made her heart stop. An apocalypse. A girl and Edward with locked lips, his hands on her chest and her hands around his head. Bella dropped the drinks spilling it everywhere. The dancers in the vicinity stepped back and yelled insults at Bella. Edward and the girl stopped and Edward looked at Bella in horror. Bella removed her wedges, walked over to Edward, Edward backed away, afraid that she was going to hit him. Bella instead rummaged through his pockets and then she sped away. Edward ran after her, but she had disappeared. Suddenly there was a screech of wheels. Edward felt through his pockets and realised the keys were gone.
"Eddie," the girl said her hands feeling his body.
"Get lost," Edward growled.
"But we-,"
"You forced me to do something I didn't want to do, why can't you girls leave me alone?" Edward said lowly. The girl swept away elegantly.
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Bella didn't know where she was going; all she knew is that she had to get away. Finally she reached a beach and she parked on the side of the road. She glided over to the sea and she stood, without her wedges on the wet sand. She felt the water move over her feet. She walked deeper into the ocean, she looked at her reflection, she had streaks through her make-up, but her mascara wasn't running. Alice always knew. There was no point in living now. Her heart fluttered and she felt the cold water surpass her. She closed her eyes.
Hours later, Bella was found lying on the beach. Her car keys in her fingers. Her expression was a happy one.
"Miss?" a soft slap.
Bella woke up and saw a soft, friendly face.
"Miss, I think you left your shoes over there," the person said. Bella sat up and muttered a soft thanks, her dress was heavy and ruined. Her hair lay flat and sandy; her make-up was more streaked than before. It was dawn, the sun just rising. At least she didn't have to go to school today. She remembered everything. She remembered her heart breaking, the similar feeling. There was no point in being pretty, because nobody cares. Guys just move on from one pretty girl to another. She picked up the shoes she hadn't realised she had dropped and then went back to the car. She drove off back to the mansion. She didn't bother to creep inside. There was a silence. She walked up the stairs. Despite hearing the people calling her, she ignored them.
Bella was too heartbroken to care.
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Oh, review please. Get your knives and forks and whatever! I know that you're gonna wonder what happens next...
"I'm sorry, truly I am," Edward said. Bella's eyes looked behind Edward's silhouette. Edward's fingers wiped away Bella's tears. His fingers were ice cold and Bella shivered at his touch.
"Please, forgive me," Edward whispered, his breath swirling on her face, the anger she had bottled up was gone instantly.