You Make Me Feel Alive Again (Twilight Story) Ch 3: Helping Alice

DISCLAIMER: These characters do not belong to me…they are all from the Twilight books which were written by the wonderfully talented Stephenie Meyer.

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End of Last Chapter:

We drove home and Bella and I ran back to out cottage. When we got inside I called Jake at the house.

“Hey Jacob, how about you watch Nessie tonight. Bella and I would like to have some alone time.” I said.

“Okay. I’ll take her to apartment I have been staying at. I have a guest room she can sleep in.” Jacob said.

“Thanks Jacob.” I said as I hung up.

“So, what should we do now?” Bella said as she started getting undressed slowly.

I stared in amazement on how very sexy she was being. I then scooped her up in my arms and ran to our bedroom. I was going to take full advantage of our time alone together.

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BELLA’S POV

After spending an incredible night alone with Edward it was really hard to leave his side by morning. But I had promised Alice I would help her pick out some clothes for the family at the mall. Usually Alice never asked for help when shopping so when she asked me I was a little shocked. But she insisted that she wanted someone else’s input this time. So, knowing Alice, she must have some ulterior motive.

So I reluctantly left Edward’s side and left for the house to see Alice. As soon as I got there Alice rushed out the door and ran over to me using her vampire speed.

“Bella! Finally, you’re here! I almost thought you weren’t going to come with me.” Alice said.

“Of course I would come. I can’t leave my little pixie sister to go to the mall alone to shop. Oh I could just see her now, dragging her feet from store to store shopping without anyone’s help…” I said as Alice glared.

“Bella, you know I asked for your help for more reasons than just having company. I really want to spend some time with you. I have been gone for so long since the Volturi and excuse me for wanting to spend time with my little sister/best friend.” Alice said putting her hands on her hips.

‘I’m sorry Alice. You know I love spending time with you…but shopping? You couldn’t think of anything better to do? Like getting our nails done or buying shoes?” I asked.

“C’mon Bella, have I ever done that before. Besides, you know what you got yourself into when you married my brother. You’re stuck with me for eternity and you might as well get used to it.” Alice said as she dragged me to her Porsche.

“So what exactly do you want to buy today?” I asked as I buckled my seatbelt and she started backing out of the driveway.

“I want to get Carlisle some new dress shirts, Esme some new garden dresses, Rosalie some new jeans, Em some new band shirts because he has ripped all his good ones, Edward some new muscle shirts cause I know how much you like them…” Alice said.

“Thanks.” I replied with a smile.

“You’re welcome. I also want to get you new shoes. I want to get some new clothes for Nessie and I want to get some new handbags. So pretty much everything we’re going to get can be found in a couple stores so it shouldn’t be so bad Bella. I promise to not keep you for more than a couple hours.” She said as she drove towards the mall.

“I hope not. Nessie stayed at Jake’s last night so Edward and I could have some alone time together and I really miss her. Jake is bringing her back to the house around 4pm.” I said.

“Okay, well its noon now so we should get back in time for her arrival.”

“Thanks Alice.”

“You’re welcome Bella.”

“So why were you in the need to buy all of these things? We could just go to the mall and just look around and get stuff that looks nice or think people might need.”

“That is what I am dong silly. I just like to plan ahead. I knew everyone needed this stuff so I thought while we had some sister bonding time we could also get this stuff while we do that.”

“That’s nice of you Alice but its so much trouble to shop with you. It feels like chores.”

“Shopping can never be a chore Silly Bella. It’s a reward. I love shopping.”

“Yes we all know that Alice. But not everyone loves it as much as you do. Some people would rather do other things than have there nose buried in racks and fitting rooms.”

“Well then those people obviously have poor taste.”

“That is only one little pixie’s opinion. Most people agree with my side of the argument.”

“Well most people need to lighten up and enjoy the opportunity shopping gives them.”

“What are you talking about?” I asked folding my arms slightly.

“Shopping give you a chance to learn how to make decisions and learn pricing. It is more that just getting things just to get them. It’s also a learning experience. For example, if a girl has trouble with percentages she can go to bargain stores that have 50% of sales and learn how to do that math. Plus it can help you learn that you don’t need to get everything. You should only get things that you know will be handy to have on hand and can benefit you.” Alice said as she turned into the parking lot.

“You make a good point Alice. I never thought of shopping like that. I was just saw it as cruel and unusually punishment. You know how I hate trying on clothes and spending a lot of money.” I said as Alice parked that car.

“Don’t worry about money Bella. Our family has plenty and plus you’re part of this family and it is our duty to put you in some nice clothes so you don’t make us all look foolish.”

“Thank you for that Alice.”

“No problem.” She said as we both exited the car and walked into the Dillard’s store part of the mall.

“So what are we going to get first?” I asked Alice.

“First we are going to get some nice dress shirts for Carlisle. Mom wants to take him to a nice restaurant and she wants his to have some nice new shirts for him to choose from so he can look nice and put together for it.”

“That’s nice. Where are they going to dinner and when?” I asked as we entered the Men’s Department.

“Mom is taking him to The Blue Palm on Saturday. She wanted to do something nice for him since the whole Volturi thing. She wants to show him much she appreciated all of the work he did in protecting us.” Alice said as she grabbed some blue collar shirts and compared them side by side.

“I like the one on the left. The stripes would look nice with his black suit that Esme gave him last year for Christmas. Plus, it’s casual enough to wear with just jeans.” I said.

“Nice Bella. See, you really are picking up on my style. I think we will get the blue one. Let’s get him a black one also. He has needed a new one ever since Emmett tore his other one accidently.”

“Okay. I see some nice ones in the back.” I said pointing to some hanging up in the back.

“Good eye. While we are here we should get Edward’s muscle shirts and Rosalie and Esme’s stuff. We can get my handbag at the Prada store, Em’s shirts at Hot Topic, and Nessie’s clothes at the Gap.” She said as she went to the back and got the black shirt for Carlisle.

“Okay, let’s get Rose’s jeans first since they will be near the escalator and get Mom’s dress from the back where they keep the nicest ones.” I said as we both headed towards the escalator.

We ended up getting 2 new white muscle shirts for Edward, Rose got 3 new blue jeans that were boot cut and had cool designs on the pockets in the back. Then we got Esme a nice yellow flower sundress for her to wear to her garden parties. Then we went to Gap and got Nessie some new purple boots and a cute purple dress and hat that matched. Then we went to Hot Topic and got Emmett 3 new band t-shirts and me some new Nike black sneakers. Then Alice got a purple Prada handbag.

After all that shopping we pilled the stuff into Alice’s Porsche and drove home.

“We are so lucky we got done in time. That took forever to get everything.” I said as we unloaded the stuff and carried it into the house.

“I know. That damn checkout lady at the Prada store was so smug and slow as molasses.” Alice said as we set the things on the couch in the living room.

“I know. She kept starring at us like we were going to steal something. The look on her face when you picked out the $3000 handbag was priceless. She looked like she was going to jump you if you moved.” I said laughing.

“Yeah I wonder what was wrong with her.” Alice said.

“I don’t know. Maybe some young girl tried robbing a bag once and now any young girl she sees she thinks they are trying to do the same thing.” I guessed.

“Maybe.” Alice replied.

Then Rosalie came down the stairs and into the room. “You’re back with my new jeans?” Rose asked.

“Yeah we got you 3 new pairs that you’ll love. We got everything we wanted too.” Alice said handing Rose her jeans. “I hope you like them.”

“Like them? I love them. The pocket designs are really cute.” Rose said smiling.

“Glad you like them. Bella found them.” Alice said pointing at me.

“Nice find little sis.” Rose said as she gave me a sideways hug.

“Thanks. So where is everyone?” I asked.

“Well Em and Jazz are in the basement playing video games, Esme and Carlisle are at a dinner/dance thing at the hospital, and Edward is in the back reading while he waits for Nessie to get here. By the way Bella, Jake called about an hour ago and said he was going to be 15 minutes late bringing Nessie home because he needs to drive Billy to Sam’s house before he came here.” Rose said as she sat down on a couch facing us.

“That was nice of him to tell us. I’m glad Jake has rekindled his relationships with his old pack.” I said.

“Yeah that’s great.” Alice said as she pranced off towards the basement to see Jasper.

“See you Rose. I’m going to go see Edward.” I said as I waved goodbye and heard her turn on the TV.

I walked out into the back yard to see Edward sitting on a white lawn chair reading a paper back book.

“Hey stranger.” I said as I came up behind him and put my arms around his shoulders and leaned down and kissed his cheek lightly. He laughed as he closed his book and looked up at me. “Hello love.” He replied sweetly.

“What were you reading?” I asked.

“It’s called The Other Side of Me. It’s by a woman named Riley Jacobs. It’s about a young girl named Kate who discovered she has Multiple Personalities Disorder and has trouble dealing with it. Her other personality named Kasey is dangerous and kills people when she has control and Kate was accused of Kasey’s crimes and is facing death row. I am at the part where she is in court and is begging to be put in a mental hospital instead.” He said.

“It sounds good. Can I read it after you?” I asked.

“Sure. I only have about 50 more pages. So did you enjoy shopping with Alice?” He said as I let go and sat down on a chair next to his.

“Yes. We got everyone something nice. The stuff is on the couch in the living room. Remind me to get our stuff before we race home later.”

“Sure love. What kind of things did you get?” He asked.

“We got Rose some jeans, Em so band shirts, Esme a yellow flower dress for her garden parties, Carlisle some nice dress shirts, I got some new sneakers, You got some new muscle shirts, Nessie got a new outfit with shoes and a hat that match, and Alice got a new purple Prada handbag.” I said.

“Jasper didn’t get anything?” Edward asked.

“Alice said he didn’t need anything right now. She wants to go shopping with him alone next week though.” I said repeating what she told me at Hot Topic when we picked out Em’s shirts.

“Okay then.” Edward replied as I smelled Nessie had gotten home.

“Let’s go get Nessie.” I said as we both got up and walked into the house.

We saw Jacob come in the door with Nessie in his arms. As soon as Nessie saw us she jumped down and ran over to us. “Daddy, Mommy, I missed you.” She said as Edward scooped her up in his arms and kissed her on the cheek.

“Daddy and Mommy missed you a lot while you were with Jake. Did you have a fun time?” I asked.

“Yeah we played games and she watched some movies on the TV.” Jacob said as he sat down on a chair near the TV set. Rosalie muted the TV.

“Sounds like fun.” Rosalie said.

“Yeah it was.” Nessie said.

“I’m glad you had fun love. Are you hungry?” Edward asked.

She shook her head yes so Edward carried her off to the kitchen to get her some food. Nessie has still preferred blood more than regular food. I wondered if she would ever get over it.

“What are you thinking about Bella? You’re awfully quiet over there.” Jacob said.

“I was just wondering if Nessie will ever eat Normal food.” I said.

“Well she ate a hamburger with me yesterday. She didn’t like it much but she was hungry and I was too tired to hunt with her. She wore me out.” He said.

“That’s great Jake.” I said as I motioned for Rosalie to un-mute the TV.

She was watching some home improvement show on HGTV. I then saw Edward and Nessie re renter the room and sit next to me. Nessie crawled over to me and sat in my lap as we watched. I really enjoyed nice moments like these with my family. I am so happy I chose this life.