Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or its characters. I own the plot of this, though.
Author's Note: Finally an update! Hello, slumber party. I think this is a filler chapter, and a long one, at that. THANK YOU to everyone who has been checking (in vain, unfortunately) and faithfully waiting for the next chapters! I couldn't thank you all personally (the readers, watchers, favorite-ers, reviewers, etc), but you should know that I appreciate everything. Love to all of you. :) Next chapters soon, I hope. Finals week then sembreak, so I'd have the time, by then. CHEERIOS.
To clear things up - Edward and Cessa aren't boyfriend-girlfriend. This is the transition. They're in some sort of gray area - they both know the other's more than just a friend, but not quite more than a friend. Get it? x)
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Chapter 20
The first few hours were a blur. As soon as the group entered my apartment, all I ever heard from them were compliments on the interior. They asked for a tour around the place, which abruptly ended when they entered the kitchen and smelled Edward's and my masterpieces. It was a unanimous decision that we should eat as soon as possible. Everyone enjoyed the dinner in its entirety – the food and the conversations.
After dinner, I asked my guests to come with me because I had something to show them. Everyone stood up and followed me to the last room at the end of the hall. Edward knew where I was leading them. He and I smiled excitedly, as we both knew that they'd love my art room. They entered with a gasp. I didn't bother to switch the main lights on, just a few lamps, because the moon illuminated the room enough, even adding a mystical feel to it. After they had taken in the view, we made ourselves comfortable sitting in various places in the room.
"What to do now, Alice?" Rosalie asked.
"How about you guys stay here," she said gesturing to the three men. "While we enjoy this as traditionally as possible and have a makeover session?"
Rose and I beamed at Alice. The boys cringed at the words, "makeover session", then eyed us pleadingly whining about how they'd be bored without us. I told them to go use my gaming consoles all they want and they automatically shut up with grins plastered on their faces.
Rose, Alice and I practically skipped to my bedroom where Alice had a huge suitcase of clothes and a box of cosmetics. It was pretty hard to believe that she only planned on staying here for two days and a night, but then again, she is Alice.
"Okay," Alice said with a barrel full of enthusiasm. "We can start with DIY hot oil and facial masks as we pick out clothes."
We happily nodded then Rose and Alice headed for the bathroom as I switched on my laptop and chose some tunes. I picked out my most girly songs and hit enter. I heard the laughs of Alice and Rose from the bathroom as Spice Girls's Stop started playing. I followed to the bathroom and we wet our hair, though by the time we finished, our hair weren't the only parts of us that were drenched. We applied hot oil on each other's hair, and then put on facial masks on our own faces. We exited the bathroom and started rummaging through Alice's giant suitcase, Rosalie's middle-sized one and my closet (thank God we were almost the same size).
"Alice," I started.
"Hm?"
"Are we gonna play Truth or Dare?" I asked. I bit my lip as I waited for her answer.
"Of course, Cessa," she smiled. "Typical slumber party stuff. Why?"
I coughed, "Can you not ask some stupid question like what I feel for Edward and vice versa?"
"Why not?" Rose protested.
"Well," I swallowed. "Whatever the answer, I think it's too early for either of us to know how the other feels."
They both sighed but agreed anyway. It was almost eleven when the hot oil and facial masks have been rinsed on and the perfect outfits for tonight have been chosen. Rosalie wore a short yellow sleeveless dress with purple leggings that ended just below the knee. Alice wore a white-on-pink polka dotted spaghetti strapped shirt and white shorts. I wore a short-sleeved zip-up green hoodie that's stitched to a pair of short of the same color and it ended mid-thigh. It was kind of like a jumpsuit, but with less cloth. After we got dressed, we headed back for the art room.
"Wow," the three wide-eyed boys said in unison.
"Thank you," Rosalie said as she batted her eyelashes. Alice and I just laughed.
"Okay!" Alice suddenly squealed. "Time for our first game: Truth or dare!"
My eyes widened in anxious anticipation. I glanced at Edward and curiously, he was wearing the same expression. I sat beside him as Alice went on explaining the mechanics of the game to me. It was more or less like the average truth or dare, only a bit more complicated.
"We would be playing in teams of two," she told me. "If the bottle points to you and you choose truth, the pair would have to answer 2 questions (one question asked by each team). If you choose dare, one team would dare you to do something, and then the other team would add a twist to that dare to make it more difficult (ex: first team dares you to sing. Second team dares you to sing in the middle of the road). The dare has to be something the pair could do together. You can't ask the same questions or dare the same things."
"Okay," I said with a sharp intake of air. "I think I got it."
"Ready?" Rosalie asked. "Spin!"
The bottle spun round and round and round and round. The anticipation brought me nausea. I knew there was some hidden scheme here. I could have jumped up and down when the bottle stopped pointing to Alice and Jasper.
"Truth or dare?" Emmett asked with a laugh.
They both looked at each other for a moment, as if having a silent conversation. "Truth."
"Farthest you've went?" Emmett asked as he wiggled his eyebrows. They both coughed.
"Third," Alice finally answered. Emmett's and Edward's eyes looked like they'd pop out of their sockets.
"Okay," I started when the silence extended for too long. "What was the craziest gift you've ever received from each other?"
Alice snorted and Jasper suddenly blushed very subtly.
"Lingerie," Alice said. She let out a cough in an attempt to hide her laughter.
"She gave me a stack of porn magazines for April fools," he mumbled as his face reddened even more.
"What's so crazy about that?" I asked. Alice snapped – she almost literally rolled on the floor laughing.
"The magazines featured guys."
Everyone's loud laughter echoed in the art room. I didn't expect innocent-looking Alice to actually gift Jasper gay porn. It was too hilarious. Jasper looked so embarrassed that he seemed to want to run out the door. My exuberance disappeared when the bottle was to be spun again. I held my breath as I watched it make numerous revolutions. I let out a sigh of relief when it stopped pointing to Rosalie and Emmett.
"Dare" Emmett said quickly.
"I dare you," Jasper started. "To go out and introduce yourself to a random person on the street."
"I dare you to introduce yourself then try to pick up a random person on the street," Edward snickered.
Both Emmett and Rosalie nodded with a piece-of-cake expression. We followed them to the lobby then watched them from inside. Emmett approached the first okay-looking girl he saw.
"Hey, my name's Rob," he said seductively. "Do you have a license?"
"Why?" the girl asked him with a puzzled look.
"Coz you're driving me crazy in love," Emmett cooed.
Needless to say, he got hit by a bag. The rest of the group guffawed. It was too funny. We sobered up a bit to watch Rosalie make her move on the cute Asian guy who looked about our age.
"Hey there," she said with a sweet smile. "What's your name?"
"Tony, " he said awkwardly
"Jenny," she grinned. "Wanna go somewhere with me?"
"No, thanks," he smiled. He added embarrassed, "My girl probably wouldn't like it if I hung out with other girls."
"Oh crap!" she said. "You are such a sweetie. Have a happy relationship!"
Rosalie and Emmett returned to the lobby and we had a laugh about Emmett's mishap and Rosalie's first rejection. We came back to my unit. Soon enough, Edward and I found ourselves cornered.
"Your turn," Alice ginned evilly. I gulped.
"Dare," Edward said cockily, but I could tell he was faking it. I could tell he was just as scared shitless as I am.
"Yeah," I coughed. "Dare."
I expected Alice and Rose to look diabolical, but I didn't anticipate Emmett and Jasper to look the same. I didn't know everyone was rooting for us. This was weird. They glanced at each other understandingly then shifted their gaze to us. Alice stood up and left the room.
"Whatever you guys are planning, it won't work," Edward shrugged. I tried to believe him.
"We dare you to spend the rest of the night together," Rosalie said. Easy.
"Spend the rest of the night together not leaving Cessa's bed, handcuffed to each other," Jasper added.
Shiz. My eyes were wide and so were Edward's. What are they trying to do?
"We don't have handcuffs," Edward said.
"Yes, we do," Alice said from behind us.
Next thing I knew, I could feel the cold steel around my wrists as I lay down beside Edward on the soft surface of my bed in my dark room.
