A/N- Sorry this took so long to get out!!! We had to study for finals… I just finished finals this Friday… I know, lame excuse…
Ch.7
Make-up
I woke up with my heart beating abnormally fast. I swear I could hear the wedding bells ringing, but, there's always the possibility I was going crazy. Today was the day. I would change my status permanently—I wouldn't be single anymore. I would always have another half-- not that I mind having Edward as my other half.
"Edward?" I called.
"Right here," he answered appearing out of nowhere and enveloping me with his arms.
"Do you know what today is?" I inquired playfully, knowing, even without his perfect vampire memory he would never let it slip his mind.
"How could I forget? I've been looking forward to this day since my very existence…," he breathed into my ear.
Abruptly he started chuckling.
"What? Did I miss some important joke at my expense?" I demanded.
"Alice just screamed at me for dilly dallying with you this morning. She said, and I quote, 'You will have plenty of time to play with Bella later.'" I blushed a new shade of red at this thought. "Oh, and she also specifically mentioned for you not to change into your "ugly" clothes," I glared at him; he shrugged and said, "Just transferring the message."
"Wait, does that mean I go to your house in my pajamas?!?! Is Alice crazy?? One second let me rephrase that—she is crazy, but does she think I am? I won't leave this house dressed like this. And what about Charlie?" I was getting very stressed about the looming threat of an Alice makeover, again. Edward, however, found my distress amusing.
"Bella, relax. Alice saw you writing a note telling Charlie you're over at our house. He was fine with it because he completely trusts her." I rolled my eyes.
"And he doesn't completely trusts you?"
"I can hear his doubts about me."
"But you're my fiancé! How can he not trust you, and let me marry you?" I was bewildered.
"He's glad to see you happy," Edward's voice was soft, "We'd better hurry. Alice is getting impatient," he drew closer to me, "I promise we'll take a very private route to our house," His voice was slowly intoxicating me with every word. My head was swimming; he was dazzling me again. Maybe when I became a vampire I'll build immunity to it… "Okay…," I mumbled incoherently. Before I was even finished, I was scooped into his arms.
------- (This is suppose to be a rose!!)
"Are you done yet?" I was exasperated. Alice picked up yet another brush out of her array that covered her entire dresser.
"Bella, when I'm done with you, you're going to be a masterpiece!"
"Great…," I said with my voice dripping in sarcasm, "I can't wait to be demoted from a runaway bride to your most beautiful artwork." Alice could be so difficult some of the times. Wait-- she's always difficult.
"Bel-la you vell be de prettiezt bride in de histore ov bridez. Mwa." Alice blew a kiss at me to finish off her presentation of her French accent.
"And what if I end up looking like Bridezilla?" I couldn't help but giggle at that thought. A perfect groom and a monster of a bride.
"…the finishing touches…" Alice mumbled to herself ignoring my comment, "…and DONE! I must say, I have out dome myself. Come look at yourself."
I was almost afraid to look into the mirror. When I peeked at my reflection, I finally knew how Mia must have felt in the movie Princess Diaries. My mouth was open like a cod fish, gaping. I must have stared for more than a full minute before a coherent thought was able to cross my mind. Alice, meanwhile, looked at me with a satisfied smirk on her face. 'I told you so' was going to pop out of her mouth any minute. I returned my gaze to the mirror.
My hair was piled up into a bun, but had curls hanging down the front to frame my heart-shaped face. The foundation she put on my face made my skin glow with a healthy tan, hiding my blue veins. She even applied blush! (I probably wouldn't even need it…) Golden brown eye-shadow brought out my eyes and enlarged them nicely. The lipstick was a nice shade of rose accenting my lips more.
"Wow… I look… like I belong in a family of vampires. Thank you Alice, but couldn't you have put your vampire speed into it? I had to sit here for three hours!"
"Make-up can't be rushed," Alice said simply, smiling.
OK… maybe not the longest chapter ever, but we'll get another one out soon… hopefully?
