Chapter 11

Bpov

"Alice, really! You need to stop pulling at my hair like that. Soon I'll have nothing left."

Two hours ago Alice had caught me in the living room.
I was sitting with Edward in the sofa watching a movie, an older version of 'Sense and Sensibility'. And in the middle of it all, the little pixie came bursting in and commanded that I came to her room. It was time for 'the preparations' although we had at least 6 hours before it began. I looked at Edward, pleading for him to save me. But he wouldn't dare competing with his sister on this occasion. So Alice grabbed me by the arm and literally dragged me to her master bathroom.

There she started with a manicure and a pedicure by painting my toe and fingernails into a deep bloody red color. I liked the shade but it just was too loud, too noticeable for me. I tried to convince Alice that it just wasn't my color but she didn't want to hear one word.
Then my hair was next. Alice washed it and tossed at least 10 bottles of something on my head. Most of the stuff smelled like strawberry and mint.
Now at the moment our little jinx was still keeping me hostage in her princess master bathroom, brushing my hair, over and over again.

"Alice, I'm sure that there isn't a simple knot in my hair anymore. Please, just quit it."

"Quitting isn't a word from my dictionary, sister. It has to be perfect and only perfection will do for me."
Alice stopped for a second to check if everything was acceptable and finally put the brush away. But then the blow dryers came. Not just one but two blow dryers Alice used to get my locks dry.

"Jeez, you've got a lot of hair. Rosalie, I'm going to need your help!"

"With what?" I asked.
Rosalie came not much later with a package of rolls in her hands.

"I presume that you will need this."

"Yes, thanks Rose. With one box I wouldn't have enough. Look at this! That hairball probably has a life on its own. "

" Very funny. Listen, girls. You really don't have to do this. I'm telling you. My hair isn't the easiest and it won't curl."
Rosalie and Alice just ignored me and started putting rolls in my hair.

"And what if I told you guys that I had a pink rabbit as a pet named Poufy Peter and that my parents only bought me one pair of shoes every year. Would you then listen to me?"

"Just relax, Bella. We're having fun."

"Yes, I can see that! You're having the time of your life. At least somebody is amusing herself."

"Oh Bella, don't act like that. I didn't have so much fun in ages. And It's all for a good cause. We don't want to disappoint Edward."

Edward, my Edward. Only hearing his name, brought all those amazing memories back.
That kiss, no words could describe that kiss. The world may have gone buzzard, I wouldn't have noticed it. At that precise moment only Edward mattered to me. I don't know why but he had this strange effect on me. I just wanted to kiss him so badly. It was like his lips were calling me, singing a song to seduce me to them.
When his lips touched mine, I just couldn't let go. His lips were so soft, so perfectly shaped for me. It felt so good, practically divine. I needed him, needed him to force the bad memories away. What started as a horrible evening ended in beauty.

He had been so patient with me and so kind. I really sometimes thought that he was send from heaven to look after me. Those things he said to me, they went straight to my heart. Nobody had ever said such beautiful and romantic words to me. And he meant it. I could see it in his expression.

"Bella, Bella! Are you still with us?"
Alice her voice pulled me back from my daydream.

"Hu, what did you say?"

"I said: what do you think of your hair? We're done."
I turned my head and stared at the mirror. I almost fell out of my chair.

"Alice, what is that black thing around my eyes? That girl isn't me. God, what have you done to me?"

"Bella, just calm down. It's just a little mascara and eye shadow. Nothing to worry about."

"Masca... what?"

I didn't have a clue what she was talking about. If she was trying to impress me with her knowledge of Chinese, this wasn't the moment. I wanted to know what that mud on my face was. Alice looked at me like I just said something utterly ridiculous.

"Bella, mascara and eye shadow are make-up products. Those are products to make women even more beautiful than they really are. I wasn't born with these dark, sexy eyes. But what do you think about your hair?"

I glanced a second time at the mirror, focusing on my hair this time. Long soft curls were hanging around my face and were draped beautiful along my shoulders.

"Wow, Alice! It's beautiful. How did you managed that?"

"Ah, that's my little secret. Come, now it's time to pick your wardrobe."

I groaned. I thought that this nightmare was over. Of course I forgot the most important item: the clothing. Why did I had to say yes?

Alice dragged me into her bedroom where different dresses were spread out over her bed. I saw clothes in all different colors, styles, lengths and fabrics. God, this would take forever to fit all these. The little pixie immediately threw an extreme vivid pink dress over my head. That color was really hideous. Even before I said my comment, Alice lifted my arms to get the dress off me.

"No, that dress isn't right for you. The color is too bright."
Next was a short green dress. It was maybe a bit too short but I like the fabric. It was very light.

"No, too short."
The third outfit was an orange dress at knee length.

"No, next. This isn't your dress either."
And this went on and on. On every dress, there was something Alice didn't liked.

"No, to boring. No, that makes you look fat. No, that doesn't match with your eyes. Not sexy enough. It doesn't match with your nails. No, it makes you look way to short. No, no, no."
Nothing satisfied Alice. In the last hour I think I tried like 40 dresses on. Unbelievable!

But finally Alice found the perfect dress for me. It was a long, night blue dress. It was draped beautifully around my body, showed off my waist and had only one shoulder. Nothing puffy or anything. A very simple but elegant dress. I loved it very much.

"Alice. It looks beautiful. I hardly recognize myself. Thank you so much." I said while taking my beloved sister in my arms.

"I know. That blue suits you perfectly. Edward will not know where to look first."
Downstairs the front door was being closed.

"Speaking of the devil. He's back home."

Already the butterflies were starting to go mad inside of my stomach. I was so eager to see him again. It seemed like ages ago that I saw my Edward, felt his touch, heard his voice. But on the other hand I was starting to get nervous. What if something went wrong?

"Alice, I don't know. What if…"

"Oh no! You are not starting to turn your back on this. I haven't done all this work for nothing."

"You loved it!"
She wouldn't dare letting me feel guilty about this. I did this mostly for her and she loved every second of it.

"Yes but that's beside the point. You don't have second thoughts about it?"

"It's just that I'm afraid that I'll do something terrible. What if I can't control my thirst? Or what if I can't handle the crowd? I never have been to a prom before. All those men!"

"Bella, don't worry. I'll be there with Jasper. Rosalie and Emmett will be there too. And most importantly, Edward will be there. He will not leave your side, not even for a second. Not even if heaven would fall down on the school building. Nothing will go wrong."

Even with these words of comfort, there was still something that was bothering me. And clearly it was writhing all over my face because Alice kept looking at me.
"Is there something else that troubles you?"

A little blush was creeping up. I could feel it and Alice probably could see it.
"What if I trip? I'm not a very good dancer. To be honest, I never danced in my life, as far as I can remember."

Alice started smiling at me, making me feel like a child again.

"Oh, Bella. You worry too much. Maybe you can't dance but Edward surely can. He will make you look like a professional. A born dance princess. Now, are you done with fretting? Because there is a certain boy downstairs who is dying to see you."

Hey. Another chapter in Bella's pov.
Don't worry. Next chapter will be written again in Edwards pov.
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