4-Wedding Prep.

"Ow!" Arianna's hand flew to her side. She had been getting fake labour pains all day and they were only getting worse and worse.

"Are you okay?" Courtney instantly asked. She was very worried about her cousin and her current condition. Arianna hadn't be able to do a lot beside get out of bed in the morning, which, even then, was a struggle.

"I'm fine." Arianna told her, trying to pass it off as a kick by rubbing her stomach. But Courtney wasn't stupid. She knew that Arianna had been in agony all day and it really did upset her. She hated seeing her family and friends in pain, it hurt her, too.

"Okay then..." And Courtney turned back to the stove. She was cooking food for the two of them at her house, since Arianna had wanted to get away from the stresses of the palace for a little while. It was finally all getting too much for her. She had braved it before, but she needed a break. So, she had called in on Courtney to see if the two could just have some time together.

"Only one month left." Arianna sighed, it wasn't coming soon enough for her. She rubbed her stomach some more, waiting for the little baby to pop out. She was desperate for it to happen, she wanted her life back to the way it had been before.

These days Arianna couldn't do anything without assistance. Walking was hard enough with the massive baby bump poking out from under her jumpers and t-shirts. She felt that the baby was now growing an even bigger distance between her and Eric than before and it wasn't getting easier for the two of them. Arianna just wanted her life back to the way it had been before she had found out she was pregnant, maybe even before she was Queen. Life had been so much simpler for her back then.

"I'm scared..." Courtney admitted, setting two plates of spaghetti bolognese down on the table. It was the only real food Courtney knew how to prepare and it wouldn't do no harm to the baby, either.

"And you don't even have to go through all the pain of it." Arianna replied, twirling her saucy noodles around her fork. Courtney smiled, thinking how right Arianna was. Courtney was prepared for the baby, just not the labour, which was a good thing that she wasn't going to be going through it.

"What if I do something wrong?" Courtney asked. She was worried about messing up. Before if she had screwed up it was only her life she was screwing up, but now it would also be the baby's.

"If you do something wrong, you do something."

"Did you get that from Duncan?" Courtney asked, noting how similar it sounded to the speech Duncan had given Courtney right before the coronation. Arianna rolled her eyes.

"Belle is going to love you no matter what happens." Ariann tried to comfort Courtney, stuffing a fork full of spaghetti into her mouth at the same time. Courtney continued to swirl hers around on the plate.

"What if she doesn't?" She whispered, scared that the baby was just going to reject her.

"She will, n-OW!" Arianna screamed out in pain, her hand flying to her lower stomach. "My bladder is not a fucking trampoline!" She hissed down at her stomach. Courtney laughed, she really was glad not to be on the pain side of it all.

"You can't perform the ceremony tomorrow." Courtney told her cousin, who nodded her head.

Rebecca and Kevin's wedding was the day after that one. Arianna was supposed to join them in marriage as she was the official for the town of Scarlatina, but the baby wasn't letting her have five minites for herself, let alone anyone else.

"Who else can do it?"

"NO!" Courtney yelled out.

"Arianna clearly can't perform the ceremony, so it is up to you, Duncan or Prince Eric." Kaly told Courtney again. The brunette was not happy at all. She sank down in her seat, hoping it was all just a dream that would pass. It was no dream. Her nightmare was reality.

"Go ask Rebecca who she wants." Arianna suggested. Courtney nodded her head, there was a very good chance that Rebecca would not pick her to marry her and Kevin together.

The church was decorated out perfectly, just the way Courtney remembered it to have been like last time she had seen it. Last time Courtney had been in the church was when she was still a full human, not sort of like a zombie nonsense. t brought back a few good memories to mind. One specifically of Duncan falling off a ladder.

Rebecca was in the back room with Duncan, Phoebe and a few other guests who were helping her out. They were going over last minute plans and details for the day, making sure that it was perfect for the bride.

"Hey, Princess." Duncan greeted, kissing his girlfriend as she sat down on his lap. "I thought you and Arianna were having some 'girl time'." Courtney smiled, gently shoving Duncan's shoulder.

"We were until we had some disturbing news." Courtney told him, purposly wanting to worry him.

"Is everything okay?" Duncan asked, sounding just a tad bit panicked at the thought that something was wrong with Arianna, more so the baby, but Arianna too.

"Oh, yeah, Arianna and the baby are fine." Courtney told him and Duncan pushed her from his lap. He really had thought something was wrong.

"Rebecca." Courtney walked away from her fiancee and over to her sister-in-law. The confused girl looked up, meeting eyes with Courtney on the way and smiled.

"Hey, Courtney." She greeted the girl. She was more than happy for Courtney to be there, the two girls got on very well after all.

"I have to ask you something on behalf on the royal family and stuff." The brunette said, taking the chair opposite the soon-to-be bride.

"Sure." Rebecca replied, shuffling the loose papers togethers into a neat pile. "What's up?"

"Well, since Arianna looks like she could explode at any moment." Courtney started and Rebecca laughed. "You can have the choice of who gets to marry you tomorrow because Arianna screams out in pain less than every two minutes."

"Understandable." Rebecca asnwered, knowing how difficult it was Arianna. "Who are my choices?"

Rebecca had never told anyone before, but she had once had a daughter herself. It was many years ago, back before she was a vampire. The hardest thing she had done was walk away from her daughter and husband. It was back in 1800's, so it was perfectly normal back then for a woman to have a child and husband by the age of seventeen, like Rebecca had. But she preferred to keep that part of her life a secret from everyone. It pained to think about it.

"Me, Duncan or that twat from that place." Rebecca laughed again. She knew that Courtney meant Eric. The two were always squabling over petty little things, so she instantly knew who she was talking about.

"Not much of a choice." Rebecca replied, thinking it all over in her head.

"Tell me you know another another Duncan." The delinquent pleaded. The last thing he wanted to do was be the one to marry his sister and her fiancee, especially on such short notice when he wasn't prepared for any of it.

"I know another Duncan." Courtney replied and Duncan felt a wave of relief wash over him. That was until Courtney continued talking, "But the one I'm talking about is you." The brunette smiled, watching her own fiancee have a minor heart-attack on the inside of his chest.

"Why me?" He asked, not seeing how he was possibly considered royal.

"Because you're...I don't know, okay?" Courtney answered, not even knowing herself. "I'm just the messenger in all of this."

"Well, you're my bridesmaid, Duncan's giving me away...That leaves Eric, I guess." Rebecca thought back over it all and nodded her head. She wanted Eric to marry her so Courtney and Duncan weren't left out fo the ceremony itself.

"Perfect, I'll just go tell Arianna." Courtney smiled, getting to her feet once again. It had been worth the trip after all.

A/N: Am I any good at ending chapters? NO!

Why do I bother? I should just keep the chapters going forever...o.O

haha!

GUESS WHAT? Only 86 days until the next Harry Potter movie comes out in the UK! WHOOOO! I can not wait :) LOL!

Did you know that this is the 110th day of the year, meaning there are only 255 left? I did! I got it from the Harry Potter wiki...LOL! Gives me something to do when I'm bored ;) LOL!

Well, I thought I'd quickly update this story before I go start packing...Only two days and I leave for the weekend...I know, I know...That does mean no updates 'til Tuesday at the latest ;) Depending what time we get back on Monday :)

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