FINDING THE PERFECT DRESS AU

I let out a frustrated sigh and groaned.

"I CAN'T DO THIS," I hissed, fumbling for the zip at my back. My fingers were just shy of reaching the zipper. I let out another groan and I felt Lissa slapping my hands away from the dress.

"Rose," She said soothingly. "Calm down, we'll find the dress,"

I ground my teeth together, I didn't think it was possible that I could find a dress nice enough to blow Dimitri away…not amongst all this lace. Lissa smirked and rested her chin on my shoulder and smiling at me in our reflection on the mirror.

"It's so good to see you stressing about something so normal. I forgot you had another face. I've been so used to the guardian face," she joked. I thumbed at the dress and looked at her.

"Look at me Lissa. I look like a fucking meringue. Of course I'm stressed. Get me out of this!" I pleaded. Lissa laughed helping me step out of the dress.

"You could walk down the aisle in a trash bag and Dimitri would still think you were the most beautiful woman in the room," She said softly, tucking my hair behind my ear.

I let out an exasperated sigh and looked at her.

"I know that Lissa, I do. But…I just want to look perfect. I'm a guardian…I don't always have the luxury of dressing up like this," I said, stepping into the next dress. I couldn't wait…the hair, the makeup…the nails. I pulled the dress up and glanced at Lissa making a disgusted face when she tried to zip it up.

"Don't touch the zip, this isn't the dress," I said, taking it off and sneering at it. Who wanted a dress with feathery sleeves? I handed it back to the assistant and groaned, throwing myself down on the couch.

"Maybe I should go like this," I said gesturing down at my underwear. Lissa laughed and it was the type of laugh I missed hearing. It was the Rose you are being so unreasonable laugh. I felt the corners of my mouth tilt up and I looked at Lissa.

"What do you think?" I asked, wiggling my eyebrows.

"I'm sure Abe would really approve. Half the congregation would be wiped out by him and Dimitri," she said, pulling me up. I stood up and nodded. She was right…there would be a blood bath. I sighed, looking through the dresses. My eyes landed on one which was a sort of halter neck…it was like nothing I had ever seen before. I picked it up and the shop assistant shook her head.

"That's not really the right kind of dress for a fairytale wedding!" She said. I looked at her and then at Lissa who noticed the warning in my eyes. Get her out of here. I smiled as Lissa led her away. It would have been a shame to get blood on the dresses. I slid into the dress and smoothed it down.

"Lissa I need your help," I called reaching desperately for the buttons.

"I'm just coming Ros-oh," she trailed off, staring at me. I felt myself frown.

"Does it look that bad?" I asked. Lissa took a few steps forward and shook her head gesturing for me to look in the mirror. She buttoned up the dress and leaned her chin on my shoulder again.

"That is your dress," she told me. I nodded in agreement. This is my dress.