So now that I am no longer suffering a killer headache. I can post the wonderful chapter full of embarrassment, dancing, rapping, and NO MANLY THOUGHTS!
Disclaimer: Sorry, no ownership here. I know, I know, but Stephenie Meyer promised me in her will that I will be getting ownership rights to Twilight. NOT!
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Edward's POV:
"Mary Alice Cullen! There is no chance in hell that I am wearing that!" I heard Bella scream from Alice's room. Well, she's started screaming. Time to be her night in shining armor and go rescue her.
How gay do I sound?
I walked to Alice's door and opened it. Big Mistake!
No manly thoughts! No manly thoughts! No freaking manly thoughts!
There, in the middle of the room, in the middle of my sister's room, stood Bella, Bella Swan, in nothing but a towel, NOTHING but a towel!
Is someone trying to get me to explode here?!
Why must I be such a guy?!
Both Alice and Bella snapped their heads up to meet my gaze. Alice began laughing uncontrollably. Bella screamed and turned to run into the bathroom.
But her inner klutz decided to show up and she tripped over something. Probably air. I was close enough to her though that I caught her around the waist.
Momentarily forgetting her current….dress.
When my fingers grazed over the soft flesh of her arms I was quickly reminded.
I quickly released her and she flew into the bathroom and slammed the door shut.
Wow! Her skin's softer than freaking silk.
Then Alice began laughing uncontrollably. I looked at her and she only had to tap her head for me to realize what I had just done.
"Did I just say that out loud?" I asked, horrified.
She nodded furiously while rolling on the bed in hysterics.
Damn it! I've got to get over that! I embarrass myself too much by accidentally speaking my thoughts.
I turned to leave the room but I heard Bella call my name. I turned back around, now grateful to see Bella in athletic shorts and a shirt.
"Wait! Before you go, please, tell Alice that There is no way I an wearing that outfit!" She pointed to the bed, where I saw the offending outfit.
It was a SHORT light blue plaid dress with belt shoulder straps and black silk corset straps on the sides of the stomach. (web address to pic on profile. I can't get links to work)
No manly thoughts! No manly thoughts! No manly thoughts! No freaking manly thoughts!
Then Alice began laughing, again. I looked to her then the color drained from my face.
She was tapping her head.
No! I didn't…Bella didn't hear…No! Damn it!
I whipped my head to look at Bella and my horrors were confirmed. Her eyes were wide and face was flushed red.
" I gotta go!" I yelled before I hi-tailed it out of there. Could I embarrass myself any more? Yes. Yes, I could.
Bella's POV:
Oh…My…God. Did that just really happen. No, it didn't. I'll just keep thinking that.
Okay, embarrassing moments aside. Back to arguing with Alice.
I turned to face her but when I did, fabric was thrown at my face.
"Just put it on, Bella! That was a very positive reaction from Edward!" Alice said sternly.
I sighed. She was right.
"But I get to wear something under that and I pick the shoes!"
She nodded, grudgingly.
I went to the bathroom and changed. Then when I was done, Alice and Rose began applying make-up on my face and pulling at my hair.
Tonight was Alice's party. I still can't believe how she got her parent's to agree to it and managed to get everything ready in a week. But then again, it was Alice.
"So Bella?" Alice said while still working on my hair.
"Yeah?"
"You've never really told us. How strong are your feelings for Edward?" She asked as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
I blushed crimson. None of them know about how strong those feelings are or the day that I realized I was in love with Edward Cullen.
Flashback:
"Edward, what are you doing?" I asked as he dragged me down the stairs of his house.
"I want to show you something." He answered with a smile.
When we reached the bottom steps I froze.
What the heck is a piano doing in the middle of their living room?
I looked at Edward inquiringly and he smiled at me sheepishly.
"Another thing about me not labeled." He said.
He plays piano?
He sat me down on the bench and then sat next to me.
"It finally got flown over here from Chicago. Would you like to hear me play?" He asked.
I nodded. Then his fingers began to move across the delicate keys. The room filled with a happy tune.
"This is Esme's favorite." He said.
I turned to hi. "Did you write this?" I asked in awe. He kept playing but nodded his head sheepishly.
Then as that song ended a new tune began to fill the room.
It was softer but happy. I couldn't help but close my eyes and make a picture to it.
I fantasized about what it would be like to have Edward as more than a friend. The song was just so jovial and loving I couldn't help but picture us walking in the woods with our fingers entangled. Or us splashing around in the small pond behind his house. Or what I would feel to have his arms around me. Or having him spin me around in a joyful spin. Or what it would feel to have those soft lips pressed against mine…
My fantasies ended as the song came to an abrupt stop. I opened my eyes and looked at Edward inquiringly.
He was blushing. And his eyes were downcast. "That one's not finished yet. This is the first time for me ever playing it. It's just been kind of playing itself in my head since I've gotten here." He said, still blushing.
He finally looked up and with hopeful eyes, asked, "What do you think of it?"
He seemed so nervous. He doesn't have any reason to doubt it's beauty.
"It's amazing." I said. It was then I realized I had been crying soft happy tears.
He smiled, relieved. His hand reached up and brushed away my tears. His touch left a burning trail.
"Your amazing." He said softly.
I froze. Right after that, he froze.
"Did I just say that out loud?" He asked, horrified.
I didn't want him to be embarrassed. Besides, he was just saying that as a friendly compliment. Why would it be anything else?
I smiled. "No." He laughed, still embarrassed.
Thank God though, that everyone chose that moment to come into the living room.
It was then that I realized.
I'm in love with Edward Cullen.
End of Flashback.
I blushed again. Alice and Rose but noticed. They jumped in front of me.
"Now you have to tell us!" Rose shouted.
I looked down and told them about that day. At the end of it, they both, in unison went, "Awwwwww."
Then the turned to each other and began whispering.
They do that a lot!
"Are you guys done yet?" I asked, aggravated by their secrecy.
"Oh, yeah!" Alice jumped and pulled me out of the chair and in front of the mirror.
I gasped. That is not me!
This girl had smoky eyes that made them pop and there were sparkles mostly around her eyes but also decorating her cheeks. Her hair was straight on top and then fell in smooth curled ringlets. Her bangs were pinned back at an angle and it gave her a childish feature.
But she was beautiful!
Alice and Rose smiled at my reaction.
Then downstairs the doorbell rang. They went to go get the party started while I was still trying to figure out who the girl in the mirror was.
Edward's POV:
The living room was filled with people and the music was making the air pound in synch with the bass.
I hadn't seen Bella since the little embarrassing moment earlier.
I looked up the stairs to see her.
She looked………no words can describe it.
She walked down and immediately came to me.
"You are my life-line tonight, Edward. Make sure I don't die." She said.
I laughed. Something tells me this will be an interesting evening.
We just stayed in the corner and we both declined offers to dance.
That is until Catie Adkins and Gabriel Williams came over. We were both pretty good friends with them.
"Hi guys." Catie said, obviously glad to find somewhere to rest. A party isn't there scene as much as Abercrombie and Fitch isn't mine.
We began talking for a while but then Alice and Jasper came up to us.
"Time for your dancing skills Bella!" Alice exclaimed.
Is she trying to kill me?
"What? No!" Bella shot back.
"Too bad. You don't get a say. I'm showing them my skills you gotta show them yours." Jasper cut in.
Bella looked back at me pleadingly.
What does she want me to do?
Then Catie stepped up.
"I'll dance with you Bella. Just so you won't be alone."
Bella sighed and nodded sadly.
Then Gabriel spoke. "That isn't fair. Bella gets a dance with a Catie but I don't get to dance with either." He sighed. I had to laugh.
Me and him are alike in many ways. We both got the old timely manners and gentlemen thing going on. We're both skaters. We're both in love with girls, who right now will be dancing with each other. And we can both be majorly stupid.
The girls rolled their eyes and went to the middle of our living room/dance floor.
Jasper got up on the little make-shift stage and behind the DJ's stand. Yes, Alice had gotten a DJ.
"Edward?" I turned to Gabriel beside me. He was looking worried.
"Yeah?"
"We're dead." I looked at him to make sense of what he just said and he pointed to the girls getting ready to dance.
"We may have been brought up to have gentlemanly thoughts but…we're guys. What do you think will happen when Bella and Catie start dancing together? I've never seen Bella dance but I know Catie's got hidden skills."
Shit! He's right. The freaking man mind of mine is going to go hay wire. Bella and Catie were both beautiful and the fact that they both were going to show off their dance moves is going to be a major problem. For us.
Then the song began playing and Jasper started singing and rapping. But that's not what I was focusing on.
(Low by Flo Rida. I know it's cliché but I don't know many rap songs.)
Bella and Catie, both started swaying their hips lightly, making sure to step in time, and move their arms. I was entranced with the way Bella moved. For being a klutz, she sure could be graceful on the floor.
Man, what I would give to be dancing with her.
She hit the floor (she hit the floor)
Next thing you know Shawty got
low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low
Bella….just…freaking…got…low. Like to the floor, low. She had her hands moving down her legging-clad thighs as she moved down, only inches away from Catie's form who, followed suit.
She turned around and gave that
big booty a smack (hey!) She hit
the floor (she hit the floor) Next
thing you know Shawty got low,
low, low, low, low, low, low, low
The song hadn't ended yet but Gabriel spoke to me in my frozen shock.
"Edward?" He said, voice sounding strained.
"Yeah?" My voice sounded strangled too.
"I need something cold." He said.
"Me too." I replied fast.
We snapped out of our frozen shock and ran to the kitchen.
Bella's POV:
After finishing dancing, Catie and I walked back to where we left the guys.
They weren't there. We looked at each other and then went off to try and find them.
I didn't know Catie could dance like that. She was really good.
Rosalie had forced me to learn on one of my summer trips to Forks, and after that I loved it. It was one of the only times that I felt like something special to look at.
I got snapped out of my thoughts as we walked into the kitchen.
What the hell are they doing?!
There on the kitchen floor was Edward and Gabriel.
But the weird thing was, they were lying down with bags of ice on top of them.
I slowly looked to Catie and she looked at me.
We looked back and at the same time we yelled.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
Gabriel and Edward shot up, dropping the bags of ice, which caused one of the bags to break.
Which caused ice spilling everywhere, and Gabriel and Edward slipping on the ice.
At that, Catie and I started bursting out laughing.
I totally forgot about whatever was going on with the ice.
Alice:
I should probably be totally embarrassed by my boyfriend rapping in front of the entire school, but I happened to be finding it incredibly hot.
Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low
He turned, and winked at me, on that verse, shaking his hips a bit. I giggled, and wrapped my arms around his waist.
"Love you." I whispered.
"Love you, too." He said, in the microphone, causing me to smile.
Emmett's POV:
I'm bored! This party is lame! Like super lame! Like majorly lame!
I'M BORED!
What to do? What to do? What to do?
Let's see. What's on my check list?
Get Jasper to rap. Check
Get Bella to dance. Check
Kiss my girl friend, Rose. Check, Check, Check
Hmmm, everything done. What to do?
Oooooooh. I got something good. I feel like giving Jasper a dare. He probably won't go for it. But I'll just wound his pride and he'll go for it. It's like, the man code.
I got up from my chair and began weaving through the crowd.
"Oh Jasper?" I called out.
I have a good one…….
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Mwahahahahahaha. I'm evil. Poor Edward. Poor Gabriel. (For those who haven't read my profile he and Catie are characters in a book I'm writing that I felt MUST go into this story.)
I am so evil. I made Bella wear that, then I have her dance, and Jasper rap. I'm too cruel. Oh, and Alice and Jasper, and Rose and Emmett are already together.
What do you think Emmett's gonna do?
