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Alice POV
Finally! Graduation day was here and another four years was over and almost done. Tonight was going to be the best night of the kids that attended FHS life. I could hardly wait; even Bella was excited. I was still getting over her change of heart and attitude. That was a shock for even me.
You want to know what else was really shocking. It was Bella herself, who suggested we go shopping for new outfits to wear and new swim suits to wear for the party. It was a good thing I was a vampire, or I might have had a heart attack when I heard those words from her mouth.
I wasted no time at all getting all of us girls together for a shopping trip. Esme went with us, and we took Angela again. This time it was Esme's treat for all of us.
"Esme, you really don't have to do this, for me, if you don't want to," Angela said as she got in Bella's new car.
We were taking it because it would fit all of us girls comfortably.
"Oh, you sweet girl, you, please don't fret; I love doing this for my girls. You are a friend to my girls, and you are included in that," Esme said with a big smile.
Angela got teary-eyed, but none fell. She was truly touched by Esme's words. Esme always had that affect on people. She was just a natural born nurturing person, and it thrilled her to no end to make others feel loved.
We headed to Seattle yesterday morning and spent the day shopping and getting beautified. Rosalie was really nice to Bella and Angela, which was a shocker too. Maybe there was hope for her yet. Basically we did a repeat of the shopping day for the dance. It was fun having Esme and Rosalie along this time.
As we were all getting dressed the next day, I couldn't help but admire our purchases from yesterday. The dresses we picked out were gorgeous! Esme bought a beautiful dress by Jovani. It was navy blue silk overlaid with a chiffon material of the same color. The bodice was a faux wrap design and had a deep v in the back with the chiffon layered ruching and gathered at the waist with a rhinestone pin. The sleeves were elbow length and flirty layers of chiffon. The skirt was knee length with flirty crisscross layers down the length of the skirt. She completed the outfit, with a pair of low heeled, silver, open toe shoes with a rhinestone accent. She had simple diamond earrings as an accessory, and she looked every bit the proud mother of high school graduates.
Rosalie got a deep purple ruched mini dress by Janique. It had capped sleeves with rhinestone accents. The dress hugged every one of her sexy curves like it was made just for her. Her shoes were gold four inch platform sandals. The strap buckled around her ankle and had a loosely braided pattern down the top of her foot accented with rhinestones. Emmett was going to flip!
Bella's dress, I was actually quite proud of. She picked it out herself and it was perfect for her. It was a simple design, but very elegant and beautiful. Just like her. It was a dark navy blue mini dress by Decode 18. The dress had an empire waist and flowed down to about mid-thigh. It was sleeveless with a scoop neck. What made it stand out was that it was heavily embellished with dark rhinestones around the neckline. Her shoes were a strappy, silver pair of flat sandals. I was so proud of her for picking out a perfect outfit! I told her I didn't recommend any jewelry because the dress was already embellished enough. The real reason was that Edward was going to give her a bracelet with a diamond heart charm on it.
The charm belonged to his mother, an anniversary gift from his father. That heart meant so much to Edward. He looked forward to giving it to her, especially now that she had become so accepting of gifts from him. I didn't know if she would ever realize how much that meant to him.
I absolutely loved my dress. It was a strapless black and white mini dress by Lara. It had an empire waist and flowed down to about two inches above my knees, with a scalloped edging around the hem. The skirt of the dress was white with black geometric design and flowers embellished with sequins. The bust was solid black with a flower attached in the middle. Very Alice, if I did say so myself! My shoes were black satin four inch platform sandals. The design formed a loop along the top of the foot, with rhinestone accents and buckles at the ankle.
Angela, I think was still in awe of how we shopped. After her initial show of discomfort and Esme putting her nerves at ease, she really enjoyed herself. She even helped Esme pick the dress out. It was a white, knee length mini dress by Mignon. It was A-line and ruched from the bust to the hem line. The top of the dress was transparent chiffon with small sleeves that have rhinestone embellishments. Her shoes were a gold two inch heeled sandal. The top of the shoe had rhinestone embellished chain connecting the strap around the ankle, to the strap at the toes. The dress was so sweet and absolutely befitting, for Angela.
We were finally ready and started down the stairs to see our guys. They had gone shopping themselves, and Angela had helped talk Ben into going with them. Poor guy was extremely self conscious about going with the boys. Angela said it would make her so happy for him to become friends with her friends, so he relented. From what I could tell, he had a good time with the boys once he finally got over his nervousness. Ben was self conscious, at first, about letting Carlisle buy him a suit. With his vampire charms and fatherly ways, Carlisle finally talked him into it.
When we got down the stairs, I was faced with five incredibly handsome and well-dressed men. Bella ran over to Edward immediately.
"You look so handsome, babe. I love this suit," she said sweetly, as she gave him a kiss.
He had on a silver grey, Armani, single breasted, two button suit. It was paired with a solid black shirt with no tie. I have to agree with Bella, that suit was perfect for him. He smirked at me, and I just winked at my favorite brother.
"You look breathtaking, love, but it looks like something is missing," he said putting his fingers to his chin.
Bella had an odd look on her face and looked down at herself, like she was looking to see if she had forgotten something. When she looked back up, Edward was holding a delicate platinum charm bracelet in the palm of his hand and on the bracelet was a single diamond, cut in the shape of a heart.
Bella gasped.
"Oh, Edward! This is gorgeous! I love it," she exclaimed.
She reached out and ran her fingers along the platinum links, until she reached the diamond.
"That crystal is so beautiful, I love that it is in the shape of a heart," she said.
I giggled.
"Oh, Bella, my dear sweet sister that is no crystal," I told her.
She just looked at me, then back to Edward, with a stunned look on her face.
"Seriously! That has to be at least four carats!" she said in an awed voice.
"Well, it is five carats to be exact, and it belonged to my mother. My father gave it to her on their fifteenth wedding anniversary. It was one of her most prized possessions. I know for a fact that my mother would have adored you, Bella, and she would have wanted you to have it," Edward told her.
Bella looked up at Edward with tears in her eyes. It was a good thing I had applied waterproof mascara!
"I love it, Edward, thank you so much!" she said as she stood on her tiptoes and gave him a chaste kiss on the lips.
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The moment was so sweet, we all looked away to give them a moment of privacy.
I couldn't help but notice everyone's suits. My man looked so good in a black, Armani, single breasted, two button suit. A black shirt coupled with a silver tie with a black design. He looked so good I could eat him up. He looked at me and smirked. I knew he could feel the lust rolling off of me. I just shrugged at him; I couldn't help myself.
Carlisle and Esme were standing off to the side watching Bella and Edward. They were both so happy for their first son. Carlisle looked dashing in a navy blue, Armani, single breasted, two button suit. He had on a white dress shirt and a navy blue tie. It looked so good with Esme's dress.
Rose and Emmett were over by the sofa looking like they were ready to strip each other naked and get it on right in front of us. I knew Em would love that dress. Emmett had chosen a black, Armani, single breasted, one button suit. He paired it with a white dress shirt and skinny black tie.
I looked over at Angela and Ben. Ben was looking at Angela with an awed expression.
"Wow Ang, you looked great!" he whispered.
Angela blushed and whispered thank you to him.
"You look really nice yourself," she said. Ben smiled shyly at Angela; their relationship was still so new, but you could tell they really loved each other. Ben had on a yellow rice, mono chest, three button, Armani suit. It was paired with a white dress shirt and navy tie with a silver flower design on it. He looked so good standing next to Angela. I was glad Carlisle was able to persuade him to get the suit.
We picked up our hideous yellow grad caps and gowns and all piled into our respective cars, my Porsche, Edward's Aston Martin, Rose's M3, and Carlisle's Mercedes. Angela and Ben rode with Carlisle and Esme, since there was no room for them in Edward's car. They would be riding back home with their parents to celebrate before coming back to our house for the party.
The gym was all decked out for graduation. People were milling about taking pictures and just reminiscing about good times. I noticed most of the kids hadn't put on their gowns yet, not that I blamed them. That yellow was seriously gross!
I looked over and noticed Mike and Jessica. They were whispering and smiling at each other. Maybe, they finally took the hint and would leave Bella and Edward alone and just enjoy the party.
Mike had on a light blue dress shirt with a white, navy blue, light blue, and dark blue stripes and a pair of nice black dress pants. Jessica had on a navy blue dress with cascading ruffles down the side. The top of the dress was sleeveless with bead embellished straps and a strip down the center of the bust. She had on silver, sparkly high heeled, strappy sandals. They looked very nice together. I didn't see either of them trying to hit on Edward or Bella, hopefully it would stay that way.
We made our way into the gym, and Lauren and Tyler stood talking to Eric Yorkie. Lauren had on a hot pink colored dress. It had thin spaghetti straps and was gathered at the side in a knot. It came to about mid thigh. She had on a pair of silver, strappy, high heeled, platform sandals. They had candy in the platform and heel part. They fit the dress perfectly. I wouldn't be caught, well I couldn't say dead, so let me just say, I wouldn't be caught wearing those shoes. However, they fit Lauren's personality perfectly. Tyler had on a dark grey, single breasted, two button suit. He had paired it with a bright purple dress shirt. It was similar to the color of Lauren's dress.
I'll admit it was stylish and a little edgy. Tyler had some style. Eric had on a silver, shiny suit that was single breasted with two buttons. He was wearing a bright turquoise dress shirt with a black tie with light and dark grey shapes on it. Soon, we were lined up and the ceremony was under way.
Bella POV
The ceremony was now half way over, thank goodness. I was ready to get out of this awful cap and gown, and I was ready to be rejoined with Edward. Could you believe that I, Bella Swan, was actually looking forward to the party later on tonight? Don't dare tell Alice I said that. I would never hear the end of it.
I heard my name finally being called and walked up on stage to get my diploma. I looked out in the crowd and saw the Cullens and my dad all watching me. I smiled and waved at them shyly, then made my way back to my seat. When everyone had received their diplomas, we threw our caps in the air and then made our way out of the gym.
"Bells, I am so proud of you, sweetheart," my father told me as he gave me a hug.
"Thanks, dad," I said.
"Charlie, are you sure you won't join us for dinner at our house?" Esme asked.
"I appreciate the offer, Esme, but I have to go into work, the graveyard shift tonight. It's graduation night; and I know most of the kids are going to be at your place, but still you can never be too careful," he told her.
"Don't worry, Charlie, we have everything under control. I understand where you are coming from though," Carlisle said.
We parted ways and went back to the Cullen house to get the food ready for the party. Everything else was already done.
It was almost 8:30 P.M. when people started showing up for the party. I got stuck answering the door for a while. After that, I went to find Edward. He and Alice were going over their dance routine once more.
God, I will be so glad when I become a vampire and could be that graceful and look that good. I would not want to be in any of the judges' shoes tonight.
I was anxious to see which vamp couple was going to win the dance contest. It was going to be tough to decide. I loved the prizes Alice had come up with. First place prize was a fully loaded, top of the line, laptop computer. Second place prize was an IPAD 2. Third place prize was a Kindle Electronic reader with a 50 dollar prepaid gift card in which to purchase books for it. Since the dances were going to be in couples, all the prizes would come in two's.
Soon the party was in full swing, and it seemed everyone was having a good time.
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