Bella's POV:
I woke up, feeling disoriented and overheated, to the sound of some loud banging on the door.
"Isa, open the door it's time to wake up!" Sully yelled, pounding on my door.
"Leave me alone, Sul…" I mumbled, dropping my arm over my face, to cover my eyes.
The violent jiggling of the door handle caused me to turn towards the door before it flew open a moment later, bouncing off the back wall.
"Isa?" Sully peeked her head into the room, before she walked fully into the room with my cousin, Marcus, following closely behind her, rubbing his shoulder.
I scowled at them, knowing that my day would be starting soon.
"Breakfast is ready. Hurry, hurry Isa, we got a long day ahead of us…" she chants, pulling off my blankets and handing me a white silk robe.
"You don't need to remind me…" I mumble as I pull the robe over myself.
She nods, patting my head, sympathetically, as she gently runs a brush through my tangled tresses.
"Do not treat me like I'm a fucking dog." I snap at her.
"I'm trying to comfort you, bitch, now quit acting like you just got a fucking life sentence and scat...you need to eat before we start to glam your cranky ass up…" She orders, patting my cheek, hard, before we all walk out of my room and head down for breakfast.
The moment we walked in, I get the distinct feeling this will be the last time we are all present.
The feeling soon turns to a sense of foreboding, which only increases, as time slowly crawls by.
As we walk into the dining room, I notice everyone but my Nani is sitting at the table. All the women have their hair up in curlers and are all wearing either a shawl or a silk bathroom atop their pajamas. While the men in sweats and tshirts.
"Good morning to all!" Sully greets happily as she skips towards her seat next to Aro's, leaving me to walk alone.
"I don't see what's so good about it…" I mumble under my breath as I sit down.
The meal is uncomfortable, and tense. A lot of us try to fill the tense silence with mindless chatter, but it dies after a while.
Though I have always loved eating my Nonna's cooking, this particular morning, nothing seemed to agree or settle with my stomach.
The entire time, I focused my attention on my Nani, and trying to show her my happiness but I couldn't seem to, I felt my parents absence and it seems to be ruining my mood and any shred of happiness I could possibly have. Not noticing as my Nani was taken back to her room.
After the strained meal, I quickly left the dining room and went to go see my Nani to see what she was doing. She was now fast asleep, with the medical cannula stuck up her nose.
I sighed, leaning to give her a kiss on her forehead before I left and made my way towards my room.
Once there I slowly walked into my bathroom to shower.
I washed, shaved, buffed, and exfoliated what I needed to before washing myself once more. Yes, this was a faux wedding, but even if it's just for show, my Nani deserved to go happy, thinking that her cara has found her Principe Azzurro. (Prince Charming.)
It was half past twelve when Esme, Sully, and my Nonna burst through the door.
They all helped me with my make up, and hair as the time slithered by.
When that was done, I slowly walked into my closet to strap my holster onto my leg and slid my weapons into it, before I slowly slipped on the dress.
I stare at myself in the full length mirror, glad that my hair was cooperating for once. My eyes fell on the off the shoulder, a-line lace wedding dress, my arms falling limply to my sides as I stared.
Esme silently helped me button up the delicate buttons in the back as I stared at myself. Sully helping me step into the pair of leatherette, rhinestone encrusted, closed toed stiletto heels.
"Sul, I can't walk in these, I'll break my neck in these shoes." I complained, twisting my ankle to the side to look at the shoes.
"Nonsense, you have better balance and posture than Theny on her best day." She said smiling.
Athenodora 'Theny' Valentorin, the second oldest to Lizette and Viktor, was just as clumsy as me, and has the best knife wielding skills third to Jasper and me.
My Nonna smiles, as she slowly fastens the sapphire heart necklace around my neck, before helping me pin the matching lace veil to my hair, small sapphire pins holding it in place.
"Alas, mia piccola, you are ready to go." She says, before kissing my cheeks.
I nod, as she hands me a small bouquet of wildflowers, of beautiful pinks yellows and purples only two red roses placed within the beautifully vivid colors in the bouquet.
They all stepped back as I walked into the room, staring at me, teary eyed. Their emotions causes me to look away, trying to hold back my own emotion.
"What time is it?" Nonna Iliana asks, as we gather in a small circle.
"It's just half past five." My Zia Catalina says, having arrived a few minutes prior.
"It's time time, dolcezza." My Nonna Franny says, patting my hand tenderly.
"We're all going to head down stairs now. Count to twenty and slowly make your way down the stairs…" Esme says, as she hands me my bouquet, and I hand her my rings, before she pulls me into a tight hug.
I nod in response and watch as they all walk out, leaving me for a moment of peace.
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As I get to twenty-five, I slowly make my way out into the hall and slowly walk down the stairs.
With my cousin, Marcus, walking before me, snapping picture after picture of me as I did so. He has been doing so since this morning, stopping only after I threw my steak knife next to his head shortly after breakfast.
The ceremony itself was supposed to be outside on the terrace, viewing the vineyards but it had been raining since noon, which promptly caused Esme and Elizabeth to rearrange the sitting room, so the ceremony could take place there.
As I slowly descend the stairs I hear a collection of gasps as all their eyes land on me.
I ignore my brother and all the male relatives that are waiting for me trying to make me take their arms as I slowly make my way down the small aisle, that's adorned by beautiful colorful flowers, towards my Nonno Felipe, who will be conducting the ceremony.
Es and Elizabeth have arranged the ample room with white Bentwood cafe chairs, adorned with dark blue bows on the back.
The aisle has a white cloth adorned with purple and yellow flower petals matching the bouquets adorning the aisle.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to witness the bonding ceremony between two people. Who gives this woman to be married to this man?" He asks as I'm a few steps away from the altar.
"I do…" Emmett says from his seat
I nod, as Edward slowly steps towards me, dressed in a tuxedo, with a navy blue dinner jacket, the lapels and collar in black.
I see as he offers me his hand, which I gently take, before walking the rest of the way.
"Very well, let us begin…" Nonno Felipe says, motioning for everyone to take a seat.
Author 's Note:Up Next the Wedding...
