Me: hello everyone and welcome to chapter number eight! I'm so happy that you have stuck around for this long! It really means a lot! And also, I would like to take this time to say thank you for all the nice reviews I have received so far. Sometimes it can be hard to write fan fiction and you really start to wonder if you are really any good. However, regardless of how I may see myself as a writer I'm glad to know there are people who enjoy my writing. I'd like to make it a career someday…well, side career. I want to become a voice actor/tour guide…yeah, we'll see how that goes. Anyways, thank you guys! I love you all!
Chapter 8:
There is not a single woman in this world who can not say when they were little they didn't imagine what they would look like on their wedding day. Sure, for some it may have only happened once. But for the rest, the thought has crossed a girls mind many times. And now Claire Jones would find out exactly what she would look like on her wedding day.
Today, Claire, her parents, Lovino and a few friends would be attending Claire's appointment at Kleinfeld to find her wedding dress while Dante stayed home and watched over Jack. Everyone had mixed thoughts and opinions about what they wanted to see Claire in. Arthur wanted to see his daughter in a traditional ball gown, Lovino wanted to see her in a mermaid styled dress, Isa had begged her to try on an A-Line dress, Darby; the daughter of Berwald and Tino wanted her to wear something with lace, and Anya; the daughter of Ivan and Yao wanted to see her wear something with a lot of silk.
Claire had done a lot of research on styles of wedding dresses, and she was lost. She had been playing sports most of her life, so she never really dressed up for anything more than a school dance or party her parents or Dante's parents held.
All she knew was that she wanted a dress that she could walk in, dance in, and make everyone stop and stare in awe when they looked at her. So, though everyone was picky with what they wanted to see her wear it was actually helping her. Though Claire was surprised that her father wasn't helping her with ideas or limits. He used to make sure that Claire would never wear anything too revealing when she went out wearing dresses, but this time he didn't say anything other than "It's your day, so it's your pick".
Arriving at Kleinfeld, the entourage was guided into the lobby where their consultant greeted them with a smile and started to ask questions.
"Alright, so what we you looking for exactly?" The consultant asked
"Well, I'm not sure." Claire laughed sheepishly "I'm not a big dress person, but everyone has an idea what they want to see me in. so, basically we want to try on a ball gown, a mermaid, an A-line dress, and anything with lace or silk."
The consultant's eyes seemed to widen. This would definitely be a challenge for both her and Claire. So, the two went to the back room while everyone else sat on couch behind the large mirrors.
"That poor woman looked like she had seen a ghost." Darby laughed
"Well can you blame her?" Anya said adjusting her fur hat and braiding her long dark burnet hair "She had much to look at, da?"
"Yes she did." Isabelle rubbed a crease out of her light blue dress and crossed her legs "Claire doesn't have a clue as to what she wants so it is now up to the consultant to try and help her find this dress. I hope she will have a better clue once it comes to picking out bridesmaid dresses."
After only about fifteen minutes, Claire came walking out in a large ball gown with many ruffles covering the dress, and a strap made to look like bunches of flowers combining to make a strap. The face that Claire made could only be described as "too heavy".
"I think it looks beautiful." Arthur walked over and examined the dress up closer "But…it's definitely not the one."
"I could have told you that." Claire chuckled
"It's all wrong." Lovino now got up and walked over to her "It doesn't do anything for her beautiful figure, a mermaid styled dress would suit her perfectly."
So this time, Claire was brought back into the dressing room to try on a mermaid style dress Lovino had picked out. The dress was pure white and made of silk and hugged her body tighter than her mother watching the Titanic. It had exposed her back and had a v-neck line and exposed a little too much cleavage than she was comfortable with. Lovino seemed impressed with himself.
"Now see, much better." Lovino said "Though I cant really say I like the buttons."
"It's defiantly better than the first." Anya pointed out
"Yes, but I don't feel very comfortable in it." Claire confessed with a sigh "It shows too much cleavage and dips too low in the back."
"I think an A-Line would be a good choice now." Isa said getting up and looking at dressed.
The dress that Isabella had picked out was an A-Line dress that had a almost looked like a ball gown, but it was smaller and had lace sleeves. Claire looked in the mirror and closely examined herself. She liked the dress, but she didn't look like herself in it. She looked much to sophisticated and prudish. She sighed quietly to herself and started to ask herself if she was every going to find the right dress.
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Claire had now tried on over fifteen dresses on and was losing faith for every dress she had took off. So far, she had like many of the dresses, but loved none of them. Alfred could sense her despair and decided to take things into his own hands.
Browsing around the store, a manager had allowed him to look around at the different dresses the store had to offer. At first, Alfred wondered what the hell he had gotten himself into. But that was before he seen the dress that he knew Claire would fall in love with.
It was an empire dress that had a sweetheart neckline. The top layer of the dress was covered in thin lace and underneath it, silk. Small little rhinestones covered the top of the dress, and also on the sky blue sash that covered the waist. Yes, this was the dress for his daughter. He just knew it. So, without a moment of hesitation, Alfred left the room with the dress and knocked on the dressing room door.
"Yes?" A tired consultant answered the door.
"Here, I know she's going to love this." Alfred smiled handing the dress over.
The consultant was too tired and exhausted to say no, so she grabbed the dress and Alfred walked back out into the waiting room and sat by Arthur. His lover looked at him with curiosity.
"Where were you?" Arthur asked
"Oh, you'll see." Alfred smirked
Not even ten minutes went by before Claire walked out with a large smile on her face. The dress had fit her perfectly, almost like it was meant for her. Looking into the mirror, Claire couldn't help but do a little turn and admire the dress.
"It's beautiful." Arthur's eyes widened
"…Alright, this one surpasses the Mermaid dress by a long shot." Lovino sighed
"Oh look how nice the lace is on the dress!" Darby clasped her hands together
"I know, the I can see the silk to, da?" Anya smiled
"I can't believe I'm not the one who found it for you." Isa chuckled
Claire turned around to face everyone and to see their facial reactions to the dress. But the one that had tugged at her heartstring was Arthur's. She could see him trying to hide his face, trying to hide the tears from her. But there was no fooling Claire.
"Mom…are you alright?" She asked
Arthur turned around, his face now stained from tear marks that were now falling down his cheek. He rose from his seat and walked over to his daughter.
"It's just so hard to believe you have grown so fast." Arthur sobbed "I'm so proud of you…and everything you have accomplished…it's just hard for me to accept that you are a beautiful grown woman."
For the first time in a while, tears were now falling down Claire's face. She quickly embraced Arthur, who was careful not to get any tears on the dress. Strong hands then wrapped around both of them, which belonged to Alfred who just chuckled.
"Oh you two, come on now." Alfred smiled "Claire…you look amazing pumpkin…Dante is a very lucky man to have you."
