"Bella" Carlisle voice penetrated my thoughts. I froze, was I ready to do this? I was turning back on my family and friends. I would only get to see them once or even never again. But this was my choice, I love Edward. Besides I would get to see them again, it would just be a really, really, really, long time (aka in heaven (if I go there)). And I still had the whole afternoon to enjoy their company. 'Relax Bella' I told myself 'it's your wedding day, you should be happy'
"Bella?" Carlisle repeated
"Huh? Oh- what?" I said pulling from my thoughts
"Alice needs you in to get in your dress, she wants to take bridal party pictures"
'Urgh, Edward owes me one.' I thought to myself. I nodded and hurried up the stairs of the unbelievably large chapel that Edward had rented for the occasion. He thought it was ironic how a vampire was getting married in a church, you know, with vampires supposably being afraid of crosses. I quickly made it up the steep flight of stairs despite all my luggage. But I was lucky for two reasons, one because Alice brought my gown and make up and two because Edward and I already picked out a house and our luggage was on its way there. We thought the best place to move would be in Alaska because I had already told Charlie and Renée the story about the college there, and the rest of the Cullen's moved in a house not two blocks down, but only to give the newlyweds space. So it was decided, I would carry on a year of college and then be changed. I wasn't waiting longer then 19!
"Come on already Bella!" Said Alice's eager and impatient voice. She and the others met me in the hallway.
Alice took my luggage and winked at all the bride's maids. The maid of honor was Alice and the rest were ordered by height: Angela Rosalie and Jessica. They were all armed with curling irons, straitners, nail polish, brushes, and make up. The very sight of it made me flinch away.
"First things first, lets get her in the shower!" said Alice
"Then we spray her with perfume!" proclaimed Angela
"I smell fine! Besides, I already took a shower this morning" I said
"Bella, you mean to say that you took a shower at 7 in the morning? What did you think we were going to do all day here? Play my little pony?" questioned Rosalie
"Calm down Rose, it doesn't mater, she is going to take another one anyway" Alice said as an exited yet hectic smile crossed her eyes.
"What?! Shouldn't I get a say in this!" now I was getting annoyed
"Not today, the only say you get is "I do"" giggled Jessica
"all right girls, as you know, Bella is a fighter, so we need to someone to keep watch at the bathroom door at all times, or at least as long as she is taking a shower." Ordered Rosalie
"Since I'm already in my bride's maid dress I'll do it" said Jessica "ill make sure she washes behind her ears to"
"Grrr….." okay Edward owes me big time "is there even a shower here? And I don't have any shampoo"
"Yes there is a shower here Bella, this isn't the chapel O' love, and don't worry I brought you some special shampoo. While you're in there the rest of us will get dressed. Except for Jessica of course" snickered Alice "someone has to make sure you clean out your belly button." She handed me the shampoo and pointed me to the bathroom.
"Down the hall second door to the left." Jessica repeated as she followed behind "here we are."
I opened the door and relief washed over me. 'Thank goodness it's not a military camp bathroom. No cockroaches in sight.' It was fancy, a marble floor and white shower, there was also a couch and a Landry shoot. I laid under garments on the counter and my towel on the rack while Jessica closed the door and sat on the couch.
"I'll close my eyes" she said
"Okay, I don't want to blind you" I laughed
I quickly slide off my sweats, grabbed the soaps and closed the curtain.
"I'm so happy for you!" said Jessica as I turned on the water
I laughed "thank you, but what about you and mike? Didn't he propose?"
"Yes! In three months! And it's all because of you, if it weren't for you I would have never met the love of my life!"
"Same here, I still remember when you told me his name"
"Oh yeah, your first day of school…… from foes to lovers" she giggled
I laughed to, I had to admit, Edward trying to look mean is pretty funny now that I look back on it.
"ew" I wrinkled my nose "this isn't my normal shampoo"
"Nope, I and Alice picked it out, its Landry."
"That makes me feel so much more relaxed"
"We bought some Victoria secret underwear for you two." She said
"Ugh" is said while turning off the water and reaching for my towel "You do know that what you all doing isn't helping my anxiety issue! And on top of all this the water was absolutely freezing!"
"One day you will thank us Bella" yawned Jessica "besides, pain is a small price to pay when you're marring a cutie like Edward. And you don't want to get married while you covered in dirt do you?"
"I was already clean"
"Sure you were" she smirked "just relax Bella, it will turn out right."
Just then there was a knock on the door
"Come on Bella we're all ready through with our hair and nails! What's taking you so long?" yelled Alice "Hurry up!"
"I'M COMING!" I replied as pulled on my under garments
"It's safe Alice. You can open the door" Jessica said as she stood up and unlocked the door "she has her indies on"
Alice opened the door and in came Rosalie carrying my white dress.
"We even had time to iron it," Rosalie said "What took you so long?"
"Hold your horses Rosalie! Alice said I could do her hair first" interrupted Angela
Rosalie shot Alice a dirty look then nodded "fine! I'll do Jessica's nails while I'm waiting for you to finish" and she grabbed Jessica and they ran to the dressing room.
"Wow" said Angela "If I knew she would have gotten all upset, and then I would have let her dress Bella first"
"Don't worry about it. She is always like that" Alice breathed as she rolled her eyes at Rosalie's beautiful back. "She is just stressed, you go ahead and do Bella's hair."
I interrupted "Excuse me! I'm not at Barbie doll. I can dress myself!"
"Not today you can't, I promised Edward that I would take good care of you" said Alice
"I'm a bride, not a special Ed. Patient. And how come you got to dress your selves!"
"Bella, we have to dress you because you are unusually clumsy and that is a very hard dress to get into. But with us it is different." Said Angela
"How?" I challenged
"First of all these dresses are the ugliest things on the planet, and they are easily slipped into because they are so baggy." Said Angela
"They are not! I picked them out special for you!" I said
"Bella they are disgusting, they make us look horrible, but I guess that is the point of them, to make you look good in comparison" said Alice
"I thought they looked good" I said "I thought teal was a good color"
"It is Bella and the dresses look fine, they just don't look as good as yours, now come on, we have work to do. Angela, you do her hair and I'll paint her nails"
"Okay" Angela replied as she pulled in a chair for me to sit on.
"I like the underwear you got me Alice, "I said "How did you find something so mature in Victoria secret"
"Easy, they have lots of bride to be stuff" she murmured as she sat down by my feet and unscrewed the nail polish
I could see I wasn't going to get a lot of attention while they were getting me ready. 'Oh well, I am tired anyway.' I began to drift away went I felt a sharp tug on the back of my head.
"Ow!" I howled
"Sorry, I'm trying to curl you hair, but I can't when you keep leaning back."
"Oh sorry, I'm just really tired" I apologized
"It's okay, I know how tired you must be, but when Alice finishes you nails I'll give you some caffeine pills"
"mmhm" agreed Alice
I was about to fall back asleep when the door squeaked open
"We are back, Thanks Rose" Proclaimed Jessica
"no problem," she replied
"hey Jessica and Rosalie, can you two go and get the flowers, we need them for the pictures." Asked Alice
"yeah," they answered and walked out of the room
"Wait! Rosalie " alice holered
"what"
"here are the keys, they' re at the floral shop." said alice and she threw the keys to her.
About an hour later I looked into the mirror at the masterpiece that was my hair. The bad thing was that I could barely feel my head with all the hair products that Angela sprayed on me.
"were back" Rosalie sang in exitment
"And we have the bouquets" added Jessica
"About time" sighed Alice "Okay Rose, now you can go put Bella in her dress"
"thank you!" she exaggerated
"Come on girls, we have some decorating to do!" Alice said
"whoop!" they all hollered as they shut the bedroom door on me and Rosalie
"alright Bella" she breathed as she grabbed the dress and unzipped it.
"step in"
I obeyed and stepped in miraculously without tripping. She pulled it up and zipped it. Then she sat me down in a chair and started on my make up.
"stop squirming" she said
"sorry"
"There! Done" she looked up and smiled "you look gorgeous" she said as she squirted me with some perfume.
Then she buckled my heals and lead me down the stairs. At the bottom Alice stood smiling,
"picture time" she said