Ahem! Before you read, BEWARE OF ALICE AND ROSE'S SHOPPING WRATH! Though i dont think i've done too much in this chapter...

13. Shopping After School

BPOV

"Hey Angela!" I greeted warmly. "I know we didn't talk yesterday, but I was hoping you'd be willing to be friends."

She looked at me with surprise. I guess I couldn't blame her. I hadn't given her any indication yesterday that I was amenable to friendship.

I lowered my voice. "Look, Angela, I've met Lauren's and Jessica's type before, and I really have no desire to become best buds with someone so shallow and conceited. You, on the other hand, are a real person. You don't smile and pretend to like someone while internally insulting them and making up rumors about them behind their back. And Mike is the type that is thinking of nothing but how quickly he can make your clothes disappear. So, I know I was kind of mean yesterday, but they were all so fake and insincere. I just wanted them to leave me alone. I hate being the center of attention."

She smiled at me, nodding her head in understanding.

"Sure, I'd love to hang out anytime."

"Cool! Umm, I'm going to be sitting with the Cullens at lunchtime, but maybe you could join us?"

I felt Alice's eyes boring a hole in my back.

"No offense, but I'm a little intimidated by some of the Cullens," she whispered. "I'd just as soon stay at my regular table for now."

I smiled. I couldn't really blame her. After all, I was the weird one. Humans were supposed to nervous around vampires. "No problem. Maybe we can hang out some on the weekend?"

Angela grinned. "That would be great."

I turned to Alice and winked. "Couldn't you foresee her answer, Alice? I could, and I'm not the psychic one around here," I taunted under my breath. I saw her relax and nod, writing something down in her notebook. A few seconds later, she flicked a note onto my desk. I glanced down at it casually.

Well, I'm glad you knew what you were doing, because if she had accepted your offer, Rose would have turned you into mincemeat.

I wrote back: Yeah, it doesn't take a psychic to see that one either.

I heard Edward chuckle behind me and knew he was reading over my shoulder. I didn't bother trying to flick it back to her. Knowing me, it would have probably missed her desk completely and landed on the teacher's shoe just as she walked by us. Somehow those kinds of things kept happening to me. So, I just held it up a little so she could see it. She huffed and stuck her tongue out at me, so fast I almost missed it. I barely resisted the urge to return the gesture in kind.

I mumbled, "Whatever," under my breath with a slight smile, and she proceeded to ignore me for the rest of class. Like that was a punishment. I smirked to myself.

Later that afternoon, when the last bell rang, I hurried out of the gym, ready to spend some quality time with Edward. I noticed we didn't really talk much in the books and wanted to spend some time talking about our principles, morals, and ideals. I needed to know what he expected from a girlfriend and a wife, and he needed to know my expectations. We needed to learn more about each other and not just our favorite colors either. We needed to discuss some of the major issues facing the world today, find out where our stances differed, and then move to compromise, agree to disagree, or part ways. I figured it was probably already too late for both of us to part ways. I wanted to know how he felt roles and responsibilities should be divided in a relationship. I was no Esme, and if that is what he expected of me, then that is something that needed to be discussed from the outset. We had already discussed having a child, so I wanted to know how he wanted to raise his child, how parental responsibilities would be divided, and what discipline methods he considered appropriate. We needed to discuss finances. We needed to think about where we would live after we got married. So much to say, so little time.

Unfortunately, halfway to Edward's Volvo, I was hijacked by two female vampires and carried over to Rose's car.

"How about we take my car?" Rose suggested. I shrugged. Okay, it's only a few minutes. I was curious to go riding in the convertible with the top down. I'd never been in one before.

"So where are we going shopping, Bella?" Alice asked innocently, a mischievous twinkle in her eyes.

"What? Shopping? What on earth are you talking about? I'm going to hang out with Edward this afternoon," I protested.

"Bella, Bella, Bella," Alice chided, shaking her head. "Didn't I hear you tell Charlie that you were going shopping with Rose and me this afternoon?"

"Ummm, yes…" I answered hesitantly.

"So what are you going to say or do when he asks you how your shopping trip went? You're a terrible liar, Bella."

"Ummm, I hadn't really thought about that. I guess I could come up with something."

"Excuses won't work. You need to tell the truth. In order to tell the truth, you must actually go shopping with us. We're doing this for your own good, Bella," she entreated, giving me the puppy dog eyes. I rolled my eyes. I swear that little pixie has me wrapped around her finger. She did have a point though. I sighed deeply.

"Edward can come too, if he wants," Rosalie offered. I perked up. If I had to endure this torture, just give me Edward and I'd be a happy prisoner. Edward was beside the car in seconds.

"Thanks, Rosalie. I'd be glad to come." He eagerly climbed into the back seat with me.

Rose's jaw dropped. She couldn't believe Edward actually willingly volunteered to go on a shopping trip with the girls.

"Okay, I believe you now. I never thought I'd see the day Edward would choose to go shopping with us. He must be head over heels in love to be so out of character for himself."

"I am head over heels," Edward confirmed. "And I'm not choosing to go shopping. I'm choosing to stay close to Bella. There's a difference."

Rose snorted. Then she realized something else peculiar. "How is your Volvo getting home?"

"Jasper agreed to drive it home for me."

"You let Jasper drive your precious Volvo, just to spend time with Bella while she's shopping?" Rose gasped. Edward nodded. "Now I know you've gone over the deep end. Bella, who is this and what have you done with my brother?"

I laughed, squeezing his hand.

"I don't know, but I sure do like him," I teased. Rose turned and smiled at me. I got rather nervous when she did that, considering we were traveling well over 100mph, and unlike everyone else here, I wouldn't get up and walk away if she hit anything at this speed.

"Ummm, thanks, Rose. Ummm, wouldn't it be a good idea to keep your eyes on the road though?"

She laughed, but turned back around. "Now you're scared? A houseful of vampires doesn't scare you, but fast driving does?"

"Got it in one," I managed to choke out, my heartbeat racing as we took curves at speeds that should have sent us flying through the air, but we always managed to stay dead center in the lane. Edward wrapped me in his embrace, softly humming something sweet into my ear. I relaxed considerably, concentrating solely on him instead of Rosalie's insane driving. I could see why Charlie didn't want her driving me around. Saying she didn't always obey the speed limit was the understatement of the year. I wondered if she ever obeyed the speed limit. We made it to Port Angeles in record time.

"Oh, Bella! What a great idea! I'm going to get one too!" Alice shrieked excitedly, bouncing up and down in place and clapping her hands. "Jazz and I are going to have so much fun with it. Rose, I bet you and Emmett would like it too. Maybe we should get one for Carlisle and Esme, just in case? Let's see. Yep, they'll love it! Oooh, I can't wait. C'mon, everyone, let's go already!"

I had finally figured out what I was going to buy. Trust Alice to see it as soon as I'd made the decision. Edward was smirking, having seen the visions in Alice's head as she did. Rose looked decidedly irritated at being the only one not in the know. I knew exactly how she felt. I felt that way a lot around these two.

"Where are we going, Bella?" Rose inquired, her voice full of frustration.

"We're going to Bed, Bath, and Beyond," I replied.

"Well, I hope they have something in the 'Beyond' section because I don't sleep, and I don't go to the bathroom," Rose grumbled. "What exactly was it you planned to get?"

"Blankets."

"Blankets?"

"Blankets."

"Oh, joy."

I chuckled. "I appreciate your company on this endeavor, Rose. You can pick the next store, and I promise not to complain."

That helped her perk right up, and she fell into a state of contemplation, trying to decide which of her favorite stores was going to make it to the top of the list.

We found our way to the blanket section of the store and were pleasantly surprised to see the wide variety of color. Rose came out of her reverie when she realized we had arrived at our destination.

"Electric blankets? What do they do, vibrate?" she asked curiously.

I laughed. "No, but maybe you should patent that idea. They get warm, which in turn makes you warm. They can actually get rather hot on the highest setting. I'm going to use it to keep Edward and me warm, when he snuggles with me at night."

Sudden comprehension flashed into her eyes, and she looked at them again with more respect, as she realized the potential. How would it feel if Emmett were warm all over when they came together?

"Do they come in king size?" she wondered, starting to dig through the pile. "Or would two twins be better? Or maybe both? Yeah, I think I'll get all three."

Alice snickered. "Good idea. You never know when you're going to need extra blankets. Okay, I've got two kings, one for us and one for Carlisle and Esme, plus two twins for Jazz and me. So do you want to continue shopping or go home and try these out?"

"Go home," I answered immediately, holding my two blankets. I had a king for his future bed and a queen for mine.

"Bella!" Rose gasped. "I'm shocked at you!"

I blushed and stared at the floor.

"I distinctly recall you promising I could pick the next store and you wouldn't complain."

"Yes, Rose, I did."

"So, how could you possibly want to go home and try these out without going to the lingerie store first?" she teased, pretending to be hurt and indignant.

"I can't imagine what I was thinking, Rose. How foolish of me," I drawled, blushing even redder. Even though I was embarrassed, my blush was nothing compared to the look on Edward's face at the turn in the conversation. If he were human, he would definitely have been blushing. He looked like he was caught between the desire to agree and the desire to flee. I couldn't help but want to push him just a bit further. "I need some new pajamas anyway."

His eyes widened, then darkened, then he looked away, shoving his hands in his pockets. Rose, Alice, and I giggled all the way to the cash register to purchase the blankets, with Edward stalking us the whole way. When it was my turn, Edward stepped up smoothly to pay for my items. I started to protest, but he quirked an eyebrow in my direction.

"I do remember you telling me my first gift to you should be electric blankets, so since you already gave your permission for me to buy them, there should be no complaint now."

Well, that effectively shut my mouth. I had said that the other night. I had also promised to work on accepting gifts for his sake. So I gave him my best smile, and stood up on tiptoe to give him a quick kiss on the lips, whispering, "Thank you, Edward."

He looked shell shocked, and I was surprised to discover I had actually dazzled him for once. Wow! What an ego booster! I could dazzle Edward Cullen! I grabbed his hand and led him out of the store to where his sisters were waiting.

"Edward, why don't you take our purchases out to the car and then meet us at the lingerie store?" Rose suggested nonchalantly. He nodded mutely, gathered up all the bags, and headed for the exit.

"Alright girls," Rose murmured conspiratorially, putting an arm around each of our shoulders. "Ready to have some fun?"

Alice immediately grinned, "Heck, yeah!"

I hesitated, not sure if I wanted any part of whatever Rosalie might consider 'fun'.

Alice reached over and grabbed my hand. "C'mon, Bella! Where's your spirit of adventure?"

My spirit of adventure? I lost it somewhere around the time I got a cast for the fifth time. Then again, I did hang out with a bunch of vampires and no witnesses. That was pretty adventurous, wasn't it?

"I'm here with you, aren't I? I kiss Edward, don't I? I come over and hang out in a house full of vampires, don't I? That isn't adventurous enough for you?"

Alice rolled her eyes, but it was Rose who responded, "That's not adventurous. It's just plain stupid.

But don't worry, we like you anyway."

Wow, Rose just said she liked me. In a backhanded kind of way. Well, I can do my part to foster this friendship.

I sighed, "Okay, I'm in. What's the plan?"

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YO!!!!! Did LOTS of shopping and now mom is bugging me for the laptop... Booooozzz... I still have to write the 1st chappie of The Princess Wars... BTW! PLEASE!!!!!!! Go check out its prologue... Promise new chap for it by my night time and probably ur morning or noonish time... I hate time zones... Does anyone have a new book to read? On Wattpad? Something undiscovered... Now tell-

Shoes- Ya LOVEEEEEEE it!

Skirts- Eh.... Its okie.....

Shirts- Bleh!!! How can you even write something like this!

My stupid yet amazingly cute tortoise Einstien- I wasn't going to comment but since i saw this i am.....

Y goin OUT! (so mom stops bugging) 

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P.S.!!!!!!!!!!!- Does anyone know what other catagorie (Except fanfiction) i can put this story in?

P.P.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!- I soooooooooo need to promote the story... help?

yeah yeah now i'll shut up!