Because of Christmas

Ch.1 Bella pov.

"Christmas Break, Christmas Break, Christmas Break!!!!" I was over at the Cullen's house doing my homework with Edward (naturally) when Emmett came through the over-sized living room screaming that phrase. He plopped down on the couch right between Edward and I, knocking our books off the couch. He started bouncing up and down making the entire couch bounce with him.

"Emmett what are you talking about?" Edward asked trying to calm a very excited Emmett. Let me tell you that is NOT easy! Rosalie came in and sat on Emmett's lap. Everyone knew that the Cullen's were adopted so no one really cared if they showed their feelings for each other.

"Rose, what's he talking about?" I asked as I gathered my books.

"I'm talking about Christmas Break, Bella! Honestly I thought I was the slow one." Emmett answered.

"You are." Edward muttered.

Rosalie smacked his head and said,"He's NOT slow. He just takes a little more time to understand things than most people do."

"That's right!" Emmett said oblivious to the fact that his girlfriend just insulted him. "Anyway, Christmas Break is in a few days and I'm totally stoked!!" That's true; Christmas Break was in a few days. Which meant so was Christmas. I still hadn't gotten Edward anything. Edward and I had been best friends for…. Well, ever!! I absolutely loved him. Both like a brother and something more than a friend. But I was almost positive he didn't feel the same way. No matter how many times Alice tells me different. Alice. She can help me! I put the stuff in my back-pack and walked over to the stairs.

"Bella, where are you going?" Edward asked gathering his stuff too.

"To go find your over-hyper, pixie, sister." I said lightly.

I reached Alice's room and banged on her door. "Alice!" I said. Nothing. "Alice!!" I said louder this time. Silence. Well I guess it wasn't really silence I could hear something coming from the room and shuddered. Ew. "Alice I'm going shopping do you want to come?" The noises stopped and a minuet later a little pixie-like girl walked out straightening her hair. "I'm not going to ask. Let's just go." I said shaking my head and heading back down stairs.

"Well hello to you too, Bella." Alice said. Her voice dripped with playful sarcasm. "Why the sudden urge to go shopping Bella. I thought were doing homework with Edward." Alice said as we got into her yellow porche.

"I was," I said and we started driving. "Then Emmett came in saying that Christmas Break was coming up in a few days. Then I realized that I hadn't gotten Edward anything. He's the only one left."

"Oh, so what do you want to get him?"

"I don't know I was hoping you would have the answer to that question."

"Well, it's your choice, Bella. I'm only here for moral support." And with that we pulled into the parking lot. Alice found a space and parked the car. We got out and made our way to the most torturous place on Earth. The mall.

Edward's POV.

"To find your over hyper, pixie, sister." After Bella said that she went upstairs.

I heard her shout something but, I couldn't really tell what it was. Something about shopping. Wait. Bella wants to go shopping? What has this world come to? She and Alice came down the stairs a minuet later and go out the door. Alice's porche started up and then they were gone.

"Wow, dude. You got it bad." Emmett said as soon as Rosalie was upstairs.

"Huh?" I had no clue what he was talking about.

"Why don't you just tell Bella how you feel?" I could feel my expression go from confused to shocked. How did he know I had feelings for Bella?

"She won't feel the same way that I do." I said

"And how would you know? From what I can see you both feel the same way about each other."

"We're not on Doctor Phil, Emmett. Besides that thought is completely absurd there is no way Bella could like me none the less LOVE me as I do her."

"Whatever. So are done with all your Christmas shopping? 'Cause you know Christmas is almost here. OHMYGODCHRISTMASISALMOSTHERE!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Calm down Emmett!" I said sternly. "I'm almost done I just need a present for one more person."

"Who, who, who?! Is it me? 'Cause I want a WII and a toy air pla-"

"No, Emmett it's not you."

"Then who is it?"

"Bella."

"Oh. Come on." Emmett grabbed my arm and dragged me to the garage.

"Em, what are you doing?" I asked suspiciously. Honestly you never knoe what Emmett had going on his mind.

"We're gonna go get that present!" He exclaimed.