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Chapter 23 – Wedding Day
"Almost done Bella." Alice stated as she finished adjusting my dress. After finding the perfect dress we had finished the entire wedding plan three months prior to the actual wedding day. We then decided to move the wedding day closer and now, here I was getting ready for my wedding and I was thrilled about it.
"Who'd you invite, again Alice?" I asked her.
"Well…there's us, the Cullen family, and the Denali clan in Alaska coming." I shuddered at the thought of seeing Tanya again. When I had met her she was really nice, but then I heard that she had feelings for Edward, like most girls did, and now I was worried that Edward would just run to Tanya and leave me with a broken heart and completely alone. "And there are some of Edward's friends and apparently the Volturi decided to come and see this…event. I didn't know if you wanted to invite Elizabeth or not…but we invited them." I stared down at Alice with horrified eyes. She invited my sister? My sister who would probably ruin my happiness for some weird reason that I didn't know! Alice finished working on the dress and stood up.
"Done." She announced with a smile. She looked up at me and looked taken aback by my face. "Is it really that bad, Bella? I mean…I can fix it!" Alice said quickly.
"You invited my sister?" I hissed at her. Alice looked confused.
"Well…she's your family, Bella." I groaned.
"I know she's my family, Alice. But think about what she has done. She rocks up to my house and expects me to take care of her and her family. She then rocks up and has a major distaste for me dating Edward and thinks that I shouldn't be dating him because I lied to her about him!" I explained to Alice in a hurry. Alice was about to reply but there was a knock on the door. Rose and Esme walked in.
"Bella, Edward's getting worried about you." Esme stated
"Why?" I looked at her with confusion.
"He can hear you down at the alter, you sister hasn't shown up yet by the way, he wanted to send me up here to check up on you." Esme explained.
"Oh, no, I'm fine. I was just freaking out that my sister was invited and might show up." I explained quickly.
"Well, Carlisle will be up here soon in order to walk you down the aisle." Esme told me as she walked back out the door.
"Thanks Esme." I smiled quickly. She smiled once more before closing the door.
"Ready?" Rosalie asked, smiling at me. I nodded and grabbed my bouquet from Alice's hands. Rosalie held the door open for me as I walked through and Alice carried my train as I walked down the stairs. Soon enough we reached the bottom of the stairway where Jasper and Carlisle were waiting. Jasper and Carlisle smiled as I walked over to them.
"You look stunning, Bella." Jasper commented.
"She does! Edward will love her when he sees her." Alice beamed at her husband. Carlisle offered me his arm while Rosalie and Jasper linked arms and Alice was in line to walk out first. The music came on and Alice started walking down the aisle. Rosalie and Jasper followed soon after, soon the wedding march started and Carlisle began leading me down the aisle towards Edward. Everyone was standing up and I could see Tanya glaring at me as I walked down in a wedding dress towards Edward. I took a quick mind into her mind.
I can't believe she's marrying Edward. I should be marrying Edward!! I should be the next Mrs. Edward Cullen. I flinched slightly at her thoughts and closed her off quickly. I swept the crowd quickly and found that Edward's friends, the Volturi, the Denali clan and even Elizabeth and her family. Elizabeth actually looked happy for me. I took a quick look into her mind.
I can't believe I was so against her and Edward being together. She's getting married and I should be happy for her. I am happy for her. She's found someone she wants to spend eternity with. I am so grateful that she took care of me and helped me get my family back. I smiled at Elizabeth quickly, thankful that she had accepted the fact that Edward and I. Elizabeth seemed pleased that I was acting nice towards her again and smiled back. I then caught onto a smell that I hadn't realized before. I looked over and smelt the same smell of werewolves. I looked at the two tall boys in the audience. One stood around Edward's height and had russet brown skin with black hair that was cropped short, his eyes were close to black and they seemed…unhappy. I felt like I had known him for some time before. The other was a bit taller than the first and had short black hair. I finally reached the end of the aisle and caught Edward smiling at me. I smiled back easily.
"What are the werewolves doing here?" I asked in a quick low voice.
"I don't know. Alice said that one of them insisted on coming and the other insisted that the first one wouldn't go alone." Edward replied quickly before the priest had even started. I was about to say something in response, but the priest had already started talking.
"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today…" I pretty much tuned him out as I looked at Edward. I was only brought back to reality when Edward said,
"I do."
"And do you, Isabella Swan, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" I was now smiling a wide smile.
"I do."
"Who has the rings?" The priest asked. Alice and Emmett stepped forward and handed Edward and I each a ring.
"Edward, repeat after me." The priest said. Edward took my left hand in his, ready to place the wedding band on my finger where it would stay for eternity.
Edward's Point of View
"Edward, repeat after me." The priest said. I took Bella's left hand in mine and was ready to place the wedding band next to her engagement ring where the rings would stay for all of eternity.
Why am I letting this happen? I should be with Edward!! Tanya was complaining in her mind. I really felt like yelling at her, couldn't she tell that it wasn't her I wanted to spend the rest of eternity with but Bella…couldn't she grasp the concept that she was just a friend towards me. Nothing more.
Yay! I'm so happy. Bella's finally my sister!! Alice was rejoicing in her mind and I looked over Bella's shoulder to see Alice beaming so brightly. Clearly she had been waiting for this for some time. Alice was so impatient sometimes, but we still loved her.
They are perfect for each other. I'm so glad that Edward and Bella found each other again. Esme was thinking. I smiled a quick warm smile at my mother, she was so loving and caring that she easily took the place of my human mother. I mean, I loved my mother and everything, but she just wasn't as caring and attentive as Esme is.
"With this ring, I wed thee." The priest said.
"With this ring, I wed thee." I repeated, smiling at Bella as I placed the ring on her finger. I swear Bella would be crying if she could cry. The priest turned to Bella.
"Bella, repeat after me." He said. I winked quickly at Bella and she held my left hand in hers. "With this ring, I wed thee."
"With this ring, I wed thee." Bella placed the ring onto my hand and I firmly took hold of her hand in mine, waiting for the next lines to come out of the priest's mouth.
"I now pronounce you, man and wife. You may kiss the bride." I gladly took the one small step to close the distance between us before capturing her lips in a sweet and tender kiss. When I pulled back, I smiled down at Bella who was beaming up at me. This was something we had wanted for a while now, I could tell. I took held my arm out for Bella to take before heading down the aisle with my Bella. We greeted everyone outside the door before heading towards the Cullen mansion where the reception was being held.
"It's finally happened." My Bella whispered as we were in the car. I looked down at her and wrapped my arm around her waist securely.
Bella's Point of View
"It's finally happened." I whispered once we were in the car. There had been a lot of excitement from the Cullen family and my sister was actually allowing me to be with the man I love without complaining. Everything was perfect, well except for Tanya who complained the whole time in her mind. I didn't see why she just couldn't be happy for us…it was very clear that any girl who would see me with Edward would be jealous of me…I mean, I'm married to a Greek God!! Edward looked down at me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I looked deep into his golden eyes, getting lost in them and losing my train of thought. He was my Edward now and I was his Bella…well, ever since we knew we were soul mates we knew that but now it's completely and totally official!
"You're so beautiful." Edward murmured. I smiled up at him and raised my hand to brush some of his hair out of his eyes.
"I love you." Edward smiled softly and bent down to press his lips to mine.
"And I love you." He whispered against my lips.
A/N: Hope you liked it. Thanks to everyone who accepted that Clairedelune42 didn't steal mine and I didn't steal hers.