Six Hours Later:
I woke up sometime later in my room back in my Nonno Felipe's home. I noticed my shoes off and a blanket was placed upon me. As I looked to the left I noticed there were four white large apparel boxes on the chair instead of three. Along with two shoe boxes set next to them.
As I slowly climbed off the bed, and padded over to the chair, I caught my reflection off in the mirror causing me to jump up in surprise. Hair askew. Racoon eyes. Eyes red as a rabbit's. Damn it!
This was going to take me forever to fix.
Thirty Minutes Later :
Stupid no good combs breaking while I try to fix my thick, rat's nest looking hair.
Now I had to change into something green. As per Italian customs, it is tradition for the bride to wear the color green the night before the wedding.
So, here I am trying to find something green that I can wear to dinner.
*knock* *knock*
"Come in!" I call from the confines of my closet, huffing and sitting down on the stool I keep in there.
"Isa…? Isa, are you in here?" Esme asks from the doorway.
"Yes, turn left." I call,
The closest was too big. Had way too many clothes, which I didn't need.
"Izzy, what are you doing?" She asks, confused.
"Tonight is night, Edward needs to give me the ring. Nani isn't going to last much longer. I can feel it…" I whispered, recomensing my search for a dress.
She smiled at me, nodding in understanding before turning and heading back into my room.
"Oh, Nani, I wish you didn't have to go." I whimpered.
Esme chose that moment to walk on with a large white garment box, with golden letter on the front.
"What's this?" I asked her, raising a brow at her.
"A gift." She replied, placing the box on my lap, and gesturing for me to open it.
I slowly slid off the top of it, gasping as I saw the contents of the bag. "Esme you shouldn't have." I said, thickly.
In the box was an off the shoulder, long lace sleeves, emerald green, floor length, dinner dress. It had a sweetheart neckline, and a short, knee length slit on the right side.
"I know. I wanted to." She replied as she helped me pick out some shoes to match.
She pulled off a pair of silver heels from the shelf in front of us, handing them slowly to me.
It was a pair of silver sandals, with rhinestones on the straps.
It was the pair Nonna bought me for a small celebration they had the day after I arrived. The irony of today didn't escape me as I pulled them on and shrugged off my robe. Tonight would mark exactly two weeks since my arrival. Two weeks since my world was turned upside down, and five years since I tried to escape from this world entirely, sadly escape that never happened, at least not fully.
Esme helped me pull the dress on, and zipped the back of it.
"How are you planning to do your hair?" She asked me.
"I'm leaving it down." I say, as I add a small green and white rhinestone headband before pinning it away from my face. Slowly pulling off the delicate chain I always wear with my two rings and replacing it with a silver chain around my neck with a diamond solitaire to finish the look.
I felt weird not having them with me so I quickly grabbed the promise ring and slipping it onto my right middle finger. Then quickly proceeded to place my thigh holster like usual, and secure my hunting knife and my Smith Wesson MP9 Shield, fully loaded, next to it, with the safety on.
"Are you ready?" She asked, as I walked out of the closet, concealing the holster.
"Not one bit. Let's go before I decide to do something stupid." I mutter back as she chuckles and loops my arm around hers.
"It'll be okay." She says, patting my hand, which is wrapped around her arm.
Scully meets us in the hall, and suddenly I realized that they too are wearing similar dinner dresses. Scully is wearing a deep violet boat neckline, floor length dress with a large bow in the back, while Esme wears a beautiful mustard yellow, sequin, floor length dress with glitter overlay.
"You both look beautiful, shall we?" She asked looping her arm through mine as well.
"Ugh. This feels like prom all over again." I grumbled.
"Hey, at least we don't have to worry about there being a prom queen." Scully reminded me, amused.
I scoffed, "Yeah, we all know you two bitches are too old to pass for one." I mutter, giggling as Scully gasped and stuck her tongue out at me.
"You'll pay for that." She said, smiling at me.
"Bring it, bitch, I'm not scared of you…" I retort, cheerfully.
"Alright, you two, knock that shit off." Esme said, scowling at us.
"Damn, ruin my fun why don't you." I pout, as we reach the middle landing of stairs.
"Now, knock that off, or I'll give you a reason to complain." My Nonna Franny (Swantorini) said, sending us the evil eye.
All three of us stiffen at the sound of her voice, "Sorry." We all say, before she nods, gesturing for us all to continue down the final flight of stairs.
She places a hand on my upper arm, stopping me from entering the dining room."My dear, Isabetta, thank you for doing this. I know this entire situation was sprung on you, and you don't have to do this but chose to, to make an old woman happy. Just know, mi amata nipotina, how proud I am of you." She says, kissing my forehead lovingly. "Shall we, cara?" She asks.
I nod, smiling at her before she leads me into the large dining room.
