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The morning woke Sophie up.

Yes, the morning.

The sun was shining outside and filled Sophie's bedroom with bright yellow light, and the birds were singing to each other and filled Sophie's bedroom with a gorgeous, sweet makeshift alarm, and the trees were waving in the breeze, willing Sophie to wake up.

Sophie woke up, yawned and sat up in bed, still half-asleep as she groaned and stretched.

That is, until she realized that today was the day.

She was getting married today.

She bolted up. "Today I will not make a fool of myself," Sophie muttered to herself as a morning mantra as she went through her morning routines and brushed her teeth and hair and took a quick shower. "I will not trip over my dress or break a heel and force Fitz to have to catch me in front of everybody at the wedding. I will not be clumsy or a klutz and I will try my best to make this day run smoothly and perfectly with no mistakes."

After about ten minutes of repeating this inner speech, Sophie finally went to go wake up Edaline and Grady. She didn't have to though, as it turned out that they were wide awake and were as frantic as if it was their own wedding day all over again.

"Sophie! Good morning! Did you get enough sleep?" Edaline fretted, chewing her nails. Grady ran his hand through his hair ten times before calming himself down and taking a deep breath.

"Yes, Mom," said Sophie. She had gotten too much sleep and she felt oddly rejuvenated. She had never slept that much in her life.

"Did you brush your teeth? And your hair?" Edaline asked, her own hair standing up everywhere.

"Yes, Mom," repeated Sophie.

"Did you get your dress ready and did you start with your makeup?" Edaline asked next. It was like she had her own inner checklist and was mentally ticking things off. Whatever made her happy, Sophie thought.

"Yes, Mom," Sophie said again. "Stop fretting. I'm fine. Everything is ready. I just need Biana to get here so she can help me with my hair, my makeup, my dress, and basically everything else."

Right as Sophie said that, the doorbell rang. "That must be her now," said Sophie, who then ran down the stairs and opened the door, leaving Edaline muttering to herself about who knows what.

"Good morning, Sophie!" said Biana. "Are you ready?" She went into a list that was similar to Edaline's and Sophie nodded boredly. She was sick of all this planning.

"Okay, okay, let's go upstairs," said Sophie after Biana couldn't think of anything else to make sure of.

"Let's do the dress first," said Biana. "I think. Or actually maybe we should do makeup?"

"Don't I have to eat breakfast?" Sophie asked. Her stomach growled in hunger.

"You haven't already? There's one thing I forgot. Who knows what else I'll forget today?" asked Biana. She stared down at her list and added a couple of other things.

"Biana, breathe. It's okay," Sophie said. She felt strangely calm.

Sophie led the way into the kitchen and got out some food, still in her pajamas.

"Sophie..." said Biana.

"Yeah?"

"I— you know what? Never mind, it's okay. I'll tell you later," Biana said, putting a smile on her face and moving to the counter.

"Tell me what?" Sophie pressed.

"I don't want to ruin your wedding day. I'll tell you later," Biana repeated firmly. Sophie dropped the subject, not understanding why Biana had decided to bring something up and then drop it again. She knew she should press further but she couldn't let anything cloud her happy mindset for today.

"So. Dress? Makeup?" Sophie asked, washing her dishes and putting them away as soon as she was done eating.

"Yes!" Biana followed Sophie up the stairs and commenced to help Sophie get into the dress.

Sophie really loved the dress. It hugged her in all of the right places and was long enough to reach the ground. The skirt was poofy so it wasn't near her feet, making Sophie feel better about the already too high probabilities of tripping over the dress.

"Makeup!" Biana handed Sophie the bag of elixirs that Dex had given her and Sophie drank them all down. She looked in the mirror and her appearance was satisfactory. Not too glamorous but still different... in a good way. Something unusual but not scarily sparkly.

Her blond hair was shiny and now wavier than before, and her brown eyes sparkled with an extra shine. Her lips were bigger and more puffy, and looked soft and pillowy. Her nose was... still her nose. That hadn't changed and Sophie was glad for it. She actually liked her nose. Her cheekbones were more defined and pronounced and highlighted and definitely made her look more mature. Her eyes were shadowed, which made them look even more mysterious and alluring.

"You look gorgeous," a voice said behind Sophie. It wasn't Biana and Sophie couldn't help but jolt in surprise at the familiarity of the voice. Sophie whirled around to see... Keefe.

"Keefe!" Sophie yelled. She pounced on her friend and hugged Keefe who smiled at her and hugged her back. "Let me look at you," said Keefe. "Congratulations, by the way," he said, with no ounce of jealousy. Keefe had obviously moved on from her, which made Sophie happy. when her friends were happy, she was happy.

"Anyways, I came here to see Fitz. Is he here?" Keefe asked, looking around, though he obviously wasn't in the room.

"No, why would he be?" Sophie asked. She had thought he would be at home getting ready for the wedding. She supposed guys just had it easier.

"Well, I went to Everglen and Della said that he had left a few minutes ago... I thought he might have come to see you." Keefe shrugged.

"Well, he hasn't. Let me call him. Can you pass me my Imparter?" Keefe picked it up and handed it to Sophie who called Fitz.

"Hello?"

"Fitz! Where are you? Keefe is looking for you," she said, squinting at the screen. She couldn't make anything out of his location as his suit lapels were covering the background.

"Who?" Fitz yelled.

"KEEFE. YOUR BEST FRIEND," Keefe shouted into the thing.

"Oh, the connection is really bad here and you guys broke up for a second. Geez, Keefe, no need to bust my eardrums," Fitz said, rolling his eyes.

"Where are you?" Sophie asked again.

He sighed. "The Forbidden Cities."

"Why?" Sophie couldn't help but ask, even though it was obvious he wanted to keep it a secret from her or Keefe or both of them.

Fitz waved her off. "Just buying something... I'll be back in ten minutes. Promise. It's fine. Don't worry."

"Okay, but don't come here. Go to Everglen and Keefe'll meet you there."

"Okay," said Fitz and hung up. Sophie turned to Keefe and rolled her eyes, tossing her Imparter on her bed.

"Okay, bye Soph. Going back to Everglen now," Keefe said. Sophie waved goodbye.

Biana materialized into the room, holding a bunch of tools that looked scary in Sophie's eyes. "Okay, can we focus on your hair now?" asked Biana.

"Yes!" Sophie was excited because she had seen Biana work her magic before. Biana brushed it out and proceeded to curl Sophie's already wavy hair and tied it from the top into the middle and let the rest of it hang down her back. It was really pretty and Biana admired her handiwork.

"Biana, where is your dress?" Sophie asked suddenly. She was still in her normal clothes and it was getting close to the time. Biana grabbed the huge bag she had been carrying and proceeded to take out her maid of honor dress.

It was basically a long midnight blue dress with small sparkles at the hem and a black sash for the waist bedecked with pink-white pearls. It was gorgeous and Sophie loved it, for she had had no idea what it was going to look like until now.

"I love it!" said Sophie. "What are Linh, Marella, and Dina wearing?" They were her bridesmaids, an easily made choice.

"Short white dresses. Well, more like cream-colored, really. It's super pretty and it's going to look amazing for your aesthetic." Sophie had to admit that she had no idea what she was talking about. "Oh, and we all have these bouquets of pink and white flowers that are really messy but also gorgeous and it's beautiful. Everything is so amazing!" Biana squealed, clasping her hands together in excitement and happiness.

"I can't wait," said Sophie, hardly believing that these words could be true. She couldn't wait. She was actually excited about this, even if it was her wedding. It was something she had only ever dreamed about and it was finally here.

Finally, it was time. Sophie's heart raced as Biana peeked outside and reported monotonously that Fitz was already there, along with Keefe and Tam, as well as Dex. The bridesmaids were all getting ready in a separate room.

"I can't breathe," Sophie said, clutching her chest. "I am so scared, I just can't." It had all started to hit at once and she couldn't believe that she was about to be married in just a short amount of time.

"Well, if you trip, I'll catch you," said Grady, who was ready to walk her down the aisle, looking very polished in his tunic and regal cape. Sophie couldn't help but miss tuxedos and suits as she watched everyone in their capes, physical falling hazards all over the place. Sophie took a deep breath and grabbed her bouquet, trying to calm herself down. Biana also took a deep breath, left the room, and judging from the music that started to play and the silence that overtook the crowd, began her walk down the aisle, throwing flower petals as she walked.

"Are you ready?" asked Grady, staring at his daughter with faint glimmers of tears in his eyes. Sophie couldn't help but tear up a little though she blinked them away before they could ruin their makeup.

"Ready as I'll ever be," said Sophie, which, to be honest, was not that ready. She grabbed Grady's arm and took another deep breath, filling her lungs with confidence. Or as much as she could.

She emerged from the room, walked down the stairs and down to the outside where the ceremony was set up in their gigantic backyard. She stared at her feet as she walked so as not to trip. She walked down the aisle, being careful to walk slowly and demurely. She was ready.

She looked up towards the end of the aisle at the altar. She stared into Fitz's shining teal eyes and she knew that it was time. She was going to be a wife in just a few minutes.

The music swelled and Sophie was... there. At the altar. And the "priest" was talking. And her brain wasn't working right. She couldn't help but not pay attention and she stared at everything except her to-be husband. Her ears perked up as she finally heard Fitz say "I do," and heard the question being asked of her. Everyone was staring at her expectantly and she knew it was time. She took a deep breath, grabbed Fitz's hand, and said with as strong a voice as she had had all day, "I do."

The priest smiled at the couple. "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride," he said to Fitz.

Fitz leaned in and kissed her, and Sophie floated away with happiness as she fell into that kiss, ready to be a wife and live the rest of her life with Fitz.

Everyone cheered and that was it.

Sophie had never thought it would be over that fast and now that it was, she wanted to do it all over again.

After the ceremony, they went to supper. Everyone ate too much and drank too much and Keefe ended up in the bathroom kneeling over a toilet, much to Sophie's simultaneous pity and disgust. The food was stupendous. Sophie ate so much that she had to take a break from shoveling food into her mouth, much to Fitz's amusement.

After the dinner, they spread out on the dance floor, courtesy of Edaline and Alden, and started to dance. Kicking off her heels, Sophie let loose for the first time in her life. Biana and Sophie screamed and jumped along with Tam, Dina, Marella, Linh, Dex, and Keefe (after he was better). Fitz stayed off to the side until Sophie rolled her eyes and pulled him in. Then there was a slow dance that Fitz and Sophie had to start off according to elvin tradition and to Sophie's chagrin. Slowly, more couples started piling onto the dance floor and soon there were spinning couples kissing and hugging and dancing.

Finally, the night was over and they departed on their honeymoon, which Sophie didn't know anything about. Fitz had planned the whole thing with Keefe's help and she didn't know what was in store for her. She didn't know where they were going or for how long, but she trusted Fitz to keep her safe and happy.

She loved him.

So that's the wedding scene! I know it was a little skimpy but it's a definite upgrade from my original. Should I put in the honeymoon scenes? They're more like filler chapters from and this could be a good ending as well. Tell me in the comments and please vote and share!