X cautiously knocked on Elle's door a few hours later. He had had the twins alert him as soon as she had returned home with his mother. He forced his fear down as Elle opened the door. He was suddenly very glad that he had gone ahead and wrote out that will. He was very sure he didn't have much longer to live.
"Well, did you get things straightened out with Zed?" Elle demanded as she glared at him. "I agreed to pretend to be your fiancee, not to get married! You couldn't promise me enough to make me do that!"
"Zed would like to have a little talk with you about the wedding," X murmured just as he noticed the outfit Elle had on. She was clad in a long white dress with a poofy skirt and a tightly fitted lace bodice. Her hair had been pulled up and a long white veil was fastened into her hair with a little crystal hairpiece. "What in the world are you wearing?"
"My wedding dress. Your mother picked it out," Elle muttered.
"Uh, the veil looks nice," X told her as he inspected the outfit again. "It hides those tiny little ears of yours. Makes you look much better."
"X, don't push your luck right now," Elle said as she stormed out of the room and grabbed him by one big ear, dragging him after her as she headed down the hall. Zed had to have found a way to get her out of this!
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"What do you mean, I have to marry him?!!" Elle cried after Zed had finished talking.
"Elle, I'm sorry but it seems that X's mother has already got in touch with the Alien Rights Commission to let them know about the happy news. They'll all be here tommorrow expecting a wedding. If they don't get one, it could create an intersteller incident!"
"If I have to marry him, I'll be creating a murder!" Elle cried. How could Zed be expecting her to go through with this. "What if he tells them the truth?"
"The truth?" X moaned. "I can't! My mother will kill me!"
"X, if you don't, I will kill you!" Elle informed him.
"Wouldn't do any good," Zed told them. "You two are just going to have to go through with the cermony. Don't worry. It can be annuled afterwards."
"I can't believe this," Elle moaned. She had never imagined that her wedding day would be like this. If only she would wake up and find out that it was all just a bad dream.