My eyes were almost blinded by the sudden burst of white. I turned around, away from the lavish room. "Alice you promised" I whined as she lightly nudged me into the room "you promised nothing to extravagant".
There were white flowers lining the wall on every available surface except for one. However the table that was free of flowers was laden with beauty products.
I groaned knowing that for the next hour or so I would be Alice's makeover project. "Now now, don't get all huffy. Any way I only promised not to go over bored on the wedding. You didn't say anything about before the wedding" said Alice's joyful voice with a wink.
I sighed and sat down on the chair in front of the table, Alice was already there rummaging through things before I could blink. Her smile was so big I thought her marble face might shatter.
After an hours torture we were done. I was actually surprised at how natural it looked. If I didn't know any better I wouldn't have even known I was wearing makeup.
My hair was slightly waved and place in a loose looking bun. I looked at my reflection in the mirror for a moment or two, until I decided to face Alice. She looked nervous, as if she'd cry if I didn't like it. "So? Do you like it?" she asked with an edge to her voice.
I stared at her for a moment as if she were crazy "are you serious" I asked "I love it"
She breathed a sigh of relief then tensed up again, "ok, time to get you into you're dress".
I frowned; although the dress was the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen I was always afraid that I'd rip it on my way down the aisle. Alice sensed my anxiety at once. "Don't worry" she assured me "it'll all go off without a hitch".
Of course Alice would know that, she knew almost everything about the future. Sometimes it could be very annoying, if I decided something and she didn't like it I got in trouble from her and I hated disappointing Alice. On the other hand sometimes it was very useful, especially during the whole Victoria fiasco. I nodded my reply not wanting to speak, I was afraid my voice would crack and give something away.
She eyed me for a bit hen broke into another smile "ready to get married" she beamed handing me the dress.
As soon as I heard the word "married" it hit me like a tone of bricks. I was about to get married. Not just married, but married to Edward, perfect Edward. I started hyperventilating; I WAS ABOUT TO GET MARRIED!
I moved to take off my bath robe so that I could put my dress on. But when my hands got to the knot they were trembling so badly I couldn't get a hold on it.
Alice came over and put her arm around me. "Do you want me to get Jasper over here?" she said with worry in her voice.
"No, I'm fine I just… I mean…" I stumbled for a while trying to find the right words "what if he doesn't show up? Or what if he said no?" I said shakily.
Alice sighed and shock her head, "don't be ridiculous Bella, he's the one who wanted this there's no way he'd back out of it" she said this with a light smile "now hurry up and get that dress on, there's only half an hour left".
I obeyed and undid my robe, I felt so self-conches in front of Alice like this. She- like the rest of the Cullen's- was absolutely perfect, she had not on flaw in her perfect, tiny marble body. However Alice didn't seem to notice this, she busied herself with putting away all the makeup. I let my robe fall to the floor and started to pull up my dress. When I looked up I saw Alice quietly watching me, she'd finished clearing up in seconds.
"Do you want my help to do up the buttons at the back?" she asked eagerly.
"Yes please, there such a pain" was my meek answer. Alice walked over to me at a human pace so as not to make me more nervous. However the truth was I was getting more and more used to the Cullen's speed. Vampires had been in my life for over a year now, it was bound to happen. Still, I valued this small gesture as I knew her hated human pace.
She did up the many buttons that lined the back swiftly. When she was done she stepped back to look at me. "Oh Bella you look beautiful" she told me. Immediately I blushed, I was never good with compliments. She steered me towards the body length mirror on the back of the door .I breathed inwardly, this was really happening, in a matter of hours I'd be Mrs Edward Cullen.
"Ready"
"Hardly" I chuckled
Alice opened the door for me and I walked out of the Cullen's spear room and into the hall way. Esme and Rosalie were waiting for us down the hallway. I felt a bit out of place; here I was looking like I was from the early 20th century while the others were all in modern attire.
I started down the hall but I was stoped dead by Alice's grasp. "Wait" she shrieked making everyone jump a little.
"What? What's wrong?" I was a little panicked; did I tread on my dress? Had some hair come loose?
"We didn't do the check" her voice was of the matter-of fact variety. I relaxed a little as I remembered that Alice was very superstitious when it came to weddings.
"Something old?"
"The Lace"
"Something new?"
"The dress"
"Something borrowed?"
"Esme's shoes, thanks Esme"
"No worries Dear"
"And something blue?"
"Ahhhhhhhhh that's the one we'd forgotten"
"Don't worry I took care of that one" Rosalie finally spoke up.
"Really?" this surprised me, sure Rosalie and I no longer gave each other nasty glares, but we hadn't exactly been the best of friends.
"Just wait I'll go get it" she was gone in an instant and back in another. Except now she was holding a smallish box. She made to give it to me when I heard Alice say "Of course, that was great thinking Rosalie".
I took the flat box and opened it curiously, inside there was a light blue- not to mention lacy- band. "What is this?" I had an idea what it was but I wasn't too sure. If it was what I thought it was, then why? Rosalie confirmed my suspicions when she saw the perplexed look that consumed my face.
"It's a garter" her voice was trying to stifle a slight giggle "I don't think a wedding is a wedding unless the brides wearing on" she explained.
"Oh" I said still a bit confused "thanks Rosalie" Alice took the box from me and handed the garter back. They all watched me in anticipation; I sighed and bent down lifting my foot a bit. I slid the blue garter to the middle of my thigh and let my dress fall back over my leg. I straightened up.
"lets get going now, shall we?"