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A/N: Ok here's chapter 3. This chapter is what Relena does before the wedding and the next one is what Heero does. Please Read and Review!!
Preparations Part 1
Relena gritted her teeth as the dressmaker talked on and on about the dress. Relena didn't care what she wore.
It's just my wedding after all, Relena thought. Under happier circumstances she would've loved to go visit this dressmaker. He made all her diplomatic clothing and now he was designing her wedding dress. He was also designing the dresses for the bridesmaids and the tuxes for the groom and the escorts for her bridesmaids.
Relena sighed. She was getting tired of this. This was the third time she had had to be measured. They had all the other clothes made except her dress. The wedding was a week away. She hadn't even met her fiancé yet. Relena hadn't been able to see her friends since her last fun night out. She hated it. Finally, the dressmaker finished measuring.
"I am truly sorry, Miss Peacecraft. I lost the sheet that had the measurements and-" he was saying.
"Oh don't worry about it," Relena said with a fake smile and a wave of her hand.
"The dress will be done in time. I am sure you will be most pleased!" he said.
I doubt, Relena thought. The only way I'd like the dress would be if I didn't have to marry Rodrigo. She still kept the fake smile pasted on her face as she left.
When she got home, her mother met her at the door.
"Rela, you have a letter from Prince Rodrigo," her mother yelled to her. She waved the letter. Relena parked her car, put the top up, and locked it. Then she walked up to her mom. She took the letter and opened it. She read it as she and her mother walked inside.
My Dearest Relena,
I hope you are as happy as I am that our wedding is near. I am quite thrilled that soon you will be mine. I cannot wait for you to see Castalia. Together, we shall rule both the Sanq Kingdom and Castalia. I know that you will be thrilled to know I have selected a thousand people to attend our wedding.
After this Relena, who didn't care what he had to say, skipped to the bottom of the letter.
Together, we shall bring peace and tranquility to the Earth.
Love,
Rodrigo
Relena threw it away as soon as she entered the house.
"Well, Rela, what did he have to say?" her mother asked.
"Nothing important," Relena stated. She sat down at her desk.
"What are you gonna write back?"
"Mom, do I really have to?"
"Yes."
"Oh all right." Relena said. Then she picked up a pen and wrote:
Dear Rodrigo,
I am quite anxious to have the day of our wedding past. I am glad you agree that we will be able to bring peace to this world and space.
Sincerely,
Relena
When she finished her two-sentence letter, she handed it to her mother to read.
"Relena! You should really write some more," she stated.
"I can say no more without lying," Relena said. Then she put the letter in an envelope, addressed it, and deposited it in the mailbox.
When she reentered the room, Lucy and Milliardo were also in it. Milliardo had a piece of paper. He handed it to Relena.
"I got it from a data base online," Milliardo stated. Relena opened the paper. It was a picture of her future husband. She had to admit he was handsome. He had hair the same color as Heero's only it was neater. He had grayish green eyes that looked serious.
"At least now I know what he looks like," Relena stated. Then she went up to her room. She opened a drawer in her desk and got out a picture of Heero. It was the only one she had of him smiling. She set it next to the one of her future husband, comparing them. Given the choice, she'd have chosen Heero any day. Suddenly, Relena felt tears come to her eyes. She threw the picture of Rodrigo in the wastebasket. She didn't know why, but he looked cruel in that picture.
~~~One Week Later~~~
Relena stood in a room at the huge church waiting for the ceremony to begin. She wanted it to begin so that she could be done with it. Hilde and the other bridesmaids came into the room.
"So, are you excited?" she said. Relena shook her head.
"I want to get this over with." Then the music came on, cueing the bridesmaids into getting out there. Relena left the room as well. Each bridesmaid had an escort supplied by Prince Rodrigo. Relena's escort was her brother. The ceremony went flawlessly. Except for one thing.
"If anyone has any idea why these people should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold you're peace," the priest said. Relena looked around, hoping that someone would do something. No one did. Then she noticed something. Heero wasn't there.
"Then by the power vested in me by the Sovereign Country of Castalia, I pronounce you husband and wife." As Relena and her husband kissed for the first time, she was wondering where Heero was.
After the wedding, at the reception, she asked her friends if they knew where he was.
"What? Isn't he here?" Duo asked. He was obviously surprised.
"No and he wasn't at the wedding either," Relena stated.
"Well," said Quatre. "I'm sure something really important came up. He had really wanted to be there you know."
"It was all he talked about. Finding a way to stop your wedding," Trowa said. Relena looked at him.
"He was going to try to stop it?"
"Yeah, he had a plan too. Guess something came up," Duo stated. Then he spotted the food. "Tell who ever made this that its great. And I'll take some to go."
"Duo!" Hilde said, hitting him with her hand bag. Everyone laughed.
"What? I'm hungry!" Relena smiled. Then she went back to sit with her husband. She knew something bad had happened to Heero.
TBC…
A/N: To find out why Heero missed the wedding, read the next chapter. Soon this fic is gonna have a drastic change. Please review!! If I get two reviews I'll upload the next chapter.