The Twilight Twenty-Five
Prompt: Rapacious
Pen name: ladyinblue6
Pairing: Canon and non-canon
Rating: M
This is it, ladies (and gentlemen). The big moment.
Apparently, the main fundraiser for the Kings was something called a "teen dance." We didn't have those back in Phoenix, so I had no idea what was going on.
Charlie started talking about it in November one morning when we were having breakfast.
"What's a teen dance?" I asked with a scowl.
"You didn't have those in Phoenix?" Charlie looked surprised.
"Obviously not, Dad."
"Well, it's a dance for teenagers," Charlie explained simply. "You don't need to get dressed up all fancy there's a DJ, and you pay twelve dollars at the door to get in. It's our fundraiser.
"I see," I mumbled.
The date was set for December third, right after our first game against the Hoquaim Hounds.
People started talking about the dance as soon as the team spread the word. Apparently this teen dance was a big deal in Forks.
The big day rolled around. The rink was packed with teens ready to paint the town. Girls were dressed in their tightest outfits with their makeup and hair done perfectly. I was in a pair of black yoga pants and Jasper's old Longhorns jacket.
"You are getting ready with us," Alice announced as soon as she saw me. "You don't get how big of a deal this is yet, do you Bella?"
I shook my head.
"Think of it this way," Rosalie said, "if it weren't for the annual teen dance, Emmett and I wouldn't be dating. Things happen on this night. Monumental things." Alice nodded in agreement.
"You can't be serious," I mumbled as I watched Edward glide around the Hounds.
"I'm dead serious," Rosalie told me. "Whether you're willing to accept it or not, tonight is the night, Bella. Your life won't be the same after tonight."
The boys beat the Hounds six to two. Rose and Alice wouldn't even let me stick around to talk to Edward, Jasper, or Emmett. They hauled me out of the rink and threw me into the backseat of Rosalie's red car.
When we got to Rose's house, Alice picked out my clothes while Rosalie practically undressed me and threw me into the shower herself.
"We only have until eleven," Rosalie warned. "Better pick up the pace, sweet cheeks."
I washed my hair quickly and as soon as I had a towel wrapped around myself, Rosalie and Alice barged in, sitting me down on the stool in front of the mirror. They both brushed my wet hair quickly before Rosalie took over. She put some mousse in my hair and started blow drying. My hair started curling under Rosalie's skilled hands. Then Alice started applying makeup for me. Foundation, bronzer, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, the works. I almost didn't recognize myself in the mirror when both of them were done.
Before I had the chance to saw, "Wow," Rosalie pulled me out of the bathroom. She gave me my bra, but handed me a thong that still had the tag on it.
I looked at her questioningly.
"I always keep a spare around," she explained. "Put it on."
I pulled the thong and bra on quickly.
Alice and Rosalie nodded their approval before Alice gave me a pair of Rosalie's super tight jeans and a tight green t-shirt. Their smiles were even more prominent after I pulled my shirt over my head.
"Here," Rosalie said, handing me a white Nixon belt. "This is my lucky belt."
I pulled it through the loops and looked at myself in the mirror. I looked...hot.
Alice put a necklace on for me. It looked Celtic.
"My dad's from Scotland," Alice explained. "He sends me stuff like this every Christmas. I think it looks gorgeous on you."
"Thank you both," I breathed.
They smiled at me and then put some bracelets on my right arm and complimented me on my mom's old engagement ring from Charlie and my daughter's pride ring. They handed me a pair of fake diamond studs to put in my ears.
"You guys must really want me to get laid tonight," I joked.
"You're damn right we do," Rosalie said with a grin.
"By Edward," I continued; the joke ending.
Alice smiled sympathetically. "You have no idea how much of an impact you've had on him, Bella. Ever since you two started getting along, he's been...happier. Even Carlisle noticed a huge difference."
I was suddenly unsure of myself. Was I leading Edward on, or was I actually interested in him? Honestly, I had grown closer with him since that day I watched him ref. We talked all the time, and not about stupid crap. We talked about serious stuff, like college and scouts and growing up.
Maybe I had been falling for Edward all along.
"Let's just get loaded," I suggested with a giddy smile. "I haven't touched alcohol since Johnson's party."
We went downstairs to drink with Rose's parents, who were incredibly cool. I decided to stick to beer for the night. I didn't want to get as drunk as I had last time.
Unfortunately or fortunately, I didn't know which it was; I was a cheap drunk, so by 10:30, I was nice and numb. Rose's dad, who only had one beer, drove us to the community hall, where the party was already in full swing.
My phone buzzed in my pocket. It was a phone call from Edward.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Where are you?" Edward yelled into the phone. He must have been inside.
"I'm right outside the hall," I told him.
"Okay, good." And he hung up.
I started giggling as we walked towards the hall. When we got inside, we each paid our twelve dollars, and the security guard put bright pink wristbands on us.
When we entered the main room of the hall, I was shocked. It was packed. The dance floor was full of drunk, dancing bodies. The tables had kissing couples at them. Boys and girls were grinding on the speakers. If I had thought prom would be crazy, this was chaos.
"Is it always like this?" I asked Alice.
Alice nodded, her eyes shining with excitement. "Awesome, isn't it?"
"Fuck yeah," I replied.
Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped around my waist. I put my hands on the arms and removed them from my body, turning around. It was Edward, of course.
"You ready to dance up a storm, pretty lady?" he murmured in my ear.
"Hell yeah!" I exclaimed, letting a smiling Edward take me on the floor.
Tik Tok by Ke$ha was blaring. It was one of my favourite songs. My dancing, whether sober or drunk was anything but appealing. All I did was move my hips and arms. If I tried to move my feet, I'd fall.
Edward grabbed my arms out of the air and put them around his neck gently. He leaned closer, but I pulled away with a spin.
I started singing the lyrics to Edward, dancing circles around him as he smiled.
"Now the party don't start 'til I walk in!" I yelled in his ear. I started doing stuff that I would later regret. Jumping and trying to be sexy weren't things I was good at.
I continued to toy with Edward as the song went on. Tik Tok ended and Fire Burning came on. We continued dancing without touching each other. I wanted to see how far I could push him. Would he ditch me after a couple of songs or would he stay? I hoped for the latter. I hadn't realized how much I liked Edward until Alice mentioned it.
When Edward didn't leave, I knew that he actually liked me and didn't just want a one-night stand. Bodies by Robbie Williams came on. Edward's large, warm hands grasped my hips and my arms were around his neck. Before the song was at the chorus, Edward leaned into kiss me cautiously. He pulled away for a second, looking me in the eyes, searching for rejection. I pulled him in again, immediately parting his lips with my tongue.
Edward smiled against my lips before resting his forehead against mine and letting our lips part.
"I've been waiting for this since September," he told me.
"Why didn't you tell me," I asked.
"I wanted you to come to me," he explained in my ear. "Are you happy right now?"
"Extremely. Are you happy?"
"I'm ecstatic. You drunk?"
"Extremely," I repeated with a giggle. "You?"
"Tipsy," he murmured against my lips.
The songs kept changing, but I hardly noticed. Edward and I would dance and then kiss and dance some more. Eventually all of our friends found out and come to congratulate us on finally getting together.
"Can I dance with your girl once?" Jasper asked.
"Sure," Edward replied. "Just bring her back in one piece." He leaned into me. "I'm gunna go drunk outside for a while. Come have a beer after." Then he left the dance floor with some of the guys from the team.
A bunch of songs were played in a row. Jasper polkaed up a storm with me, pulling moves I hadn't ever seen before. Then the country streak was broken with Rich Girl$, which neither of us liked, so we went outside to drink with Edward.
I checked my cell while I drank. It was only 12:30. We still had an hour and a half before the dance was shut down.
We stayed outside until one. By then, Edward was stumbling with me. I made him withhold from touching me inappropriately until we got past Charlie, who was working at the door. I pulled Edward onto the dance floor with me again while Boy Meets Girl was playing. We didn't kiss right away. It was a song we both knew the lyrics to, so we sang and danced like, well, two drunken idiots.
And then Party in the U.S.A. came on. It was like the theme song for the hockey team this year. Edward found Ben Cheney, who was dancing with Angela Weber, and started singing with him. Soon, the whole team was together singing the damn Miley Cyrus song. If it weren't so hilarious, I would have been extremely embarrassed.
Rosalie, Alice, and I danced together in the meantime. Rose already had a hickey on her collarbone.
As soon as the song was over, the hockey team scattered, finding their women again. Edward put his arms around my wait. I told myself I would never grind ever in my life, and yet, here I was, grinding with a person I thought I would never end up with.
Edward soon got frustrated with the fact that it was extremely hard to make out in this position, so he turned me around and kissed me hard. We made out for a long time. My fingers stranded in his hair, one of his hands on my cheeks, and the other in the small of my back.
We finally pulled away to breathe after a song and a half passed.
"You wanna get outta here?" Edward asked breathlessly.
I nodded against his forehead feverishly.
Edward linked our heads and led us out of the hall and to Edward's truck. Alice and Rosalie were right.
Tonight was the night.
Anyone else ever been to a teen dance? They were the coolest thing when I was younger. We don't have them very much anymore, though. They're very destructive, hah.
Only one final left! Ah! I'm so excited! (:
Love,
Mary
