Yup, a new story. 8D
I watched the movie 'Bride Wars' a few nights ago and it just struck me as a good fic idea. So yeah. If you've seen that movie, you'll undoubtedly notice similarities and stuff. But I'll try to add my own twists and stuff. You obviously don't need to see the movie to understand this fic or anything, but it is a great movie. Definitely one you would want to watch with your best friend. c:
This is also my first time ever writing in a first person point of view, so I wouldn't doubt the possibility of tons of mistakes. Just correct me on them if you see them. c:
Summary;
AU. May and Dawn, two best friends, have always dreamed of their wedding day. When their boyfriends finally propose to them they couldn't be happier. But when their wedding days are scheduled for the same day? Uh-oh. Contestshipping and Ikarishipping.
Disclaimer;
Pokemon, the characters, locations, and other various items mentioned in this story do not belong to me, and belong to Satoshi Tajiri.
Being a kid, everything was always so much more fun - more simple and carefree. You were oblivious to the difficulties and hard work the future would hold, you were a dreamer. Some kids dreamed of what they would be when they grew up. A veterinarian, a doctor, a teacher, they all seemed like ideal occupations when you were little. Boys had their own dreams. It seemed that all young boys had the dream to be a football player, or some sort of sport star. Girls, well they had their own dreams. But one common dream that all girls shared was their wedding day. They would grow up, meet their Prince Charming, and have the perfect wedding that suited their tastes.
I - May Maple - was one of these girls. Well, more like I am. I'll take you back, back to the day where this dream all began.
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(Normal POV)
June 16th, 1991 wasn't suppose to be very significant for two young girls, though it ended up changing their lives. Their moms, Caroline and Johanna, were best friends their whole lives and often went to the Plaza Hotel, bringing their daughters with them as a reward when they behaved themselves. The two six year old girls saw each other everyday at school, but they loved the sights and sounds that came with this hotel.
Seeing that their moms were distracted, Dawn turned to the brown haired girl next to her. "Hey, let's go look around a bit." She whispered, making sure not to let her mom hear her. The other girl, May, appeared appalled at the idea.
"What? W-We can't just sneak off!" She tried to keep her voice low. Dawn simply rolled her eyes. Always the Little Goody Two-Shoes, afraid of getting in trouble.
"Come on May. We're not going to be gone long, I just want to see why all those people are dressed so fancy across the hall." Dawn pouted slightly and May eyed her warily.
Quickly looking at the adults sitting across from them she found they were too busy laughing and talking to even notice them. Figuring that as long as they hurried, it'd be okay. She sent a nod at the blue haired girl next to her and the both inconspicuously slipped under the table and made their way for the door.
As soon as they slipped through the glass doors they found themselves in a big spacious carpeted area. The room they intended to check out was directly across the room from where they stood, but they didn't move. A tall brunette in a white dress walked pass May and Dawn and headed across the room, a older man and two other woman following right alongside her.
Both girls were in awe at the woman's dress, it was long and dragged along the floor - something they had only seen in movies up until now. Only when the woman reached and entered the doors did they notice a blue rose hair-clip had fallen out of her hair and laid on the floor infront of them.
May bent down and picked the item off from the floor, the light from a hanging chandelier making the accessory sparkle. She looked to her friend standing next to her, both of their mouths hung slightly open. Dawn couldn't tear her eyes away as she slightly mumbled to herself. "Wow.."
Being so caught up in their recent discovery they didn't notice two older woman sneak up behind them. "There you two are! What do you think you're doing? Sneaking off like that!" May winced at the sound of her mother's voice. Sending a glare to Dawn she huffed irritated. "...I blame you."
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(May's POV)
Well, the rest was history. Being at such a young age, it made a huge impact on both of us. You're probably wondering what happened to Dawn, what's she up to these days. No need to worry, we're still best friends. We're both twenty-four years old now.. making that day eighteen years ago! Wow, now I feel old. Haha. Ah yeah..
"There you guys are!" I turned my attention over to the owner of the voice that broke my train of thought. Dawn had been silently standing next to me, and she had apparently spotted our boyfriends. Yeah, boyfriends. Heh.. maybe I should spend more time in the present, rather than the past.
Let me make this explanation quick.. before my boyfriend catches me spacing off again and calls me an airhead. Dawn and I did what all kids do. We went to school, made friends, dated boys, got jobs, and grew up.
She was the popular girl, but no one could consider her a stereotype. She was the head cheerleader and prom queen in high school, but she didn't have to bribe the school nerds to help her pass all her tests. Dawn was smart, talented, and beautiful. But most importantly, she was strong.
Her dad had died when she was just a toddler, but her mom died when she was fifteen.. she ended up living with my family. It still amazes me to this day how she could accomplish so much after everything she went through. But then again, that was probably the point. To not let her mom down, when her mom had always believed in her so much.
I'm getting off point, sorry. But she is just a naturally bubbly and bright person. So here's something that might confuse you. Her boyfriend.. Paul Shinji. He was always the broody school loner. A scowl had always graced his face and nobody ever approached him - apparently out of fear he would eat them or something. But I guess that's where the attraction was for Dawn.
They dated off and on through high school, it was pretty complicated. Man, I still feel bad for Kenny, another boy she dated off and on. I guess Paul was just the 'one'. So they dated again in college and now they're living together!
As for me.. hm. I guess I could say I was popular in school. But I sort of hid in the shadows a bit. If you were ever looking for me, you could surely find me in the school library (or the cafeteria, but no one needs to really know that). I wasn't exactly a nerd.. I just wasn't involved with any clubs or sports. I was involved in the coed soccer team during my freshman year, but that didn't exactly turn out.. pleasant.
I had this annoying, arrogant, irritating (I think you get the point) rival. Always putting me down to boost his own stupid ego. He was good at soccer, I couldn't deny that. Plus he was one of the most popular and sought after boys in school.. But dang! He pissed me off so much.
So what ever happened to that rival? I'm dating him, and we live together! Haha, yeah.. maybe Dawn's relationship isn't the only one that might confuse you. What can I say?.. Every relationship either of us had in high school never stuck.
Even after I had quit the soccer team, we still saw each other in the halls and we even had the majority of our classes together. Over the course of the next four years of high school life, feelings just began to grow and became too apparent to ignore. Though the arguing, teasing, and sarcastic comments are still an everyday thing.. it's just who we are-
"Earth to May. Come in May." I snapped out of my thoughts to see my green haired boyfriend standing infront of me waving his hand in my face. Hn, what did I tell you? I also noticed out of the corner of my eye that Paul stood to the side staring clearly uninterested around the room.
"I don't see why we have to be here.. I don't even know these people." Paul grunted. I guess we couldn't expect either of the boys not to complain.. Dawn and I had dragged them to a wedding much to their displeasure and protests. But what were we suppose to do? We got an invitation to a couple of old friend's wedding, did they really expect us to come without dates?
"Yeah.. May can we go now?" Before I could open my mouth to respond to my impatient (wow, I'm coming up with alot of names for him, huh?) boyfriend, a slightly tipsy woman stood on a small stage starting to talk into a microphone. This was our favorite part.. the bouquet toss! There was no chance we were going to miss this.
So without a second glace at our annoyed boyfriends, we set off to join a mini-mob of eager woman. You may think mob is a weird word to use.. but trust me. I've been to alot of these things, and I'd be lying if I said riots didn't tend to break out.
The new bride - Oops! Well I'm embarrassed, I didn't even tell you who got married! She's an woman older than either of us, but she employed Dawn and I when we first started saving up money for college. Her name, it's Jessie. The groom? Well his name is James.
Like I was saying, the new bride had turned around and was now ready to throw the bouquet. Girls pushed others aside to try and get in the ideal position, man.. is there anything better than this? Besides sex of course. I doubt it. After a few more seconds Jessie had finally thrown the bouquet and hands were grabbing for it from every direction. When it happened to fall in our direction? Well Dawn and I reached out trying to claim it as ours before any of these other desperate middle aged woman did.
What we didn't expect? For the both of us to catch it.
I think this story will be quite a bit fun, or atleast I hope so. c:
I'll be switching the point of view every chapter. From May-to-Dawn-May-to-Dawn-ect.
I already have the second chapter written up and half of the third one. So I'll probably update this in a few days or something. xD
Anyways, review! 8D