Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.
Chapter 5 is already in the works :)
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BPOV
It was a month before the ball, and I was literally counting down the hours. I was unbelievably excited.
My dress was a silk halter-neck and midnight blue, clinging to my body in all the right places. It was backless, save for two elegant rows of diamonds trailing over my shoulder-blades and down the sides my spine towards the long skirt. The moment I'd seen it, I knew it was The One. It was the perfect dress for me. The plunge neckline enhanced my cleavage in a sexy yet graceful manner; the V-shape ending just above my belly button, clinched in with a rhinestone encrusted horse-shoe shaped embellishment.
The material of the skirt clung to my legs and flared out a little at the bottom, showing my shoes when I walked. The silver shoes along with the dress made my legs look endless and were encrusted with the finest diamonds. Aro had insisted on spoiling me, and I hadn't even tried to stop him.
I hadn't let anybody see the dress, not even Demetri or Jane, because I wanted to see their reactions on the night of the ball. Demetri and I had been steadily rehearsing the spotlight-dance we'd perform on the night.
We'd be dancing the Tango; the fire and passion locked within the moves representing perfectly the feelings we had for one another. I'd also be singing something I'd written; the lyrics were extremely significant and I knew at least a quarter of the people in the room would recognise the message behind the song once they heard the words.
I had also bought a deep blue and silver mask, shaped almost like a butterfly, to cover the top of my face. With the entire outfit on, I looked like an international woman of mystery, and nothing like myself, and I loved it. I would keep my mask on until Aro introduced me as Demetri's future wife, at which point Demetri would de-mask me on the stage. It was going to be a fantastic evening.
They had even purchased an alcohol-like-substance that affected vampires, so it would most definitely be an unmissable experience.
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Demetri's proposal had been unexpected, ridiculous and compeletely perfect.
We had been shopping together in Milan when the heavens opened and it began to rain. We'd spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on amazing designer labels that day, so we were anxious to get back to the car. We'd been running slowly back towards the lot, getting completely soaked through, when I slipped.
Demetri acted fast enough to catch the shopping bags, but I still fell head first into a rather large puddle. I looked up, coughing and spluttering from the warm water, completely soaked from head to toe, in time to see Demetri roaring with laughter.
He had pulled me up tightly against him, my body crushed against his, and had kissed me roughly on the mouth, still shaking with laughter.
"Say you'll spend eternity with me, Bella. I'd hate to miss even a second of your clumsiness. Say you'll let me be there every single time you fall to help you back up again. Say that you'll let me love you like never before. Say you'll marry me, Bella; say you'll be my wife. "
And I had accepted. Just like that. In an empty street in Milan in the pouring rain, I'd just gotten engaged.
He had kissed me again, and then whispered against my lips "I love you, Isabella Marie Swan."
"As I love you, Alexander Demetri Luicano."
It wasn't romantic in the slightest, but for us, for Demetri and I, it was perfect. Everything about us was spontaneous but insanely right, and it just fit. We had stood for around twenty minutes just kissing in the rain. An old couple had walked past and smiled at us, whispering their admirations of "such a handsome couple".
It was just like a scene in a cheesy movie, but it was amazing. By the time we got back to the car, we were as sexually frustrated as two teenagers, having spent the best part of an hour soaking wet and pressed up against eachother. How we ever held off that day I have absoloutely no idea.
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He'd given me the perfect ring. It was simple and elegant, but hideously expensive. I had no problem paying a lot of money for clothes because I had fallen in love with designer labels, but I generally hated it when people bought things for me.
That was the best thing about my relationship with Demetri. He brought out a side of me that I never knew I had. He never pushed me into anything, but he had this way of making me want to do things that I couldn't ignore. It wasn't manipulation in the slightest, I just wanted him to know I appreciated him.
I had power over him too, though. I could bring him to his knees with a single glance (figuratively speaking, of course) and I knew it. He often teased me by complaining he was "under the thumb", but I would just reply he had it easy.
He didn't though. We had refrained from consummating our relationship, wanting to save that experience for the wedding night, wanting it to be extra special. Unfortunately, this meant we were both like dogs on heat, and it was sometimes hard to be around one another without disgusting the rest of the guard with our uncontrollable groping. We were wound insanely tight, and it was becoming increasingly harder to abstain until after our impending nuptials.
We were the golden couple of Volterra, Demetri and I. Demetri had the muscle and strength whilst I had enough mental abilities to outshine the entire Volturi guard, Aro included.
I was head over heels in love with Demetri, and yet I couldn't understand why the second I had accepted his proposal, Edward's face had somehow popped into my mind.
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Btw, that's how I imagine my own proposal. Nothing planned, like at a restaurant, just something spontaneous like that. In fact, that could probably happen to me, minus the insane amounts of money and Milan part. I'm unbelievably clumsy, so it wouldn't surprise me if that did actually happen to me.
Also! I love the fact that I can give Bella taste in clothes. I hate how she's described as having no fashion sense in the books. Its rather annoying. & I made up Demetri's name. It annoys me when they're like, "HI! I'm ISABELLA VOLTURI!" No. You're Bella Swan :)
I already have my next chapter waiting.
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