A/N: Yes, I know. I'm WAY over on the updating. I'm sorry, I just sort of lost the writing power to go on. LOL, that sounded so lame. LOL.

OH! And could everyone please read my one-shot on Remus! PLEASE?! LOL.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ella Enchanted.

I woke up the next day with a grin. Ella was here, she was marrying me. I never felt so happy, so...happy. That was the only word I could think to even describe this moment.

I jumped out of bed and immediately changed. Today, Ella was meeting my parents and Cecilia. I knew, or hoped, that they would adore Ella just as I did.

I raced out of my room and then went next door where Ella was sleeping peacefully. I knocked three times and when she didn't open the door, I grew impatient. "Ella? Ella?" I began to call. I knocked again and finally, I heard a groan.

"Char?" Ella's voice said sleepily. "What in the world are you doing, waking me up now? Go back to sleep..." I'm pretty sure I heard Ella's head hit the pillow again. I sighed impatiently.

"Ella, come on. You are meeting my parents and Cecilia today as Ella, not Lela, so you have to get dressed. Get up, Ella!" I said. When she didn't make any motion or any sound, I groaned. "I can't help but wish you had your curse of obedience right now."

Ella's voice said, "Oh, all right! I'm getting up, I'm getting up. You annoying git," I heard her add under her breath.

"I heard that!" I called. I could practically see her roll her eyes.

"Good."

The door suddenly swung open and I was faced with a sleepy Ella, who was yawning and stretching. Her hair was out of place from just recently waking up and her eyelids kept trying to close. How she managed to still look beautiful even from just waking up, I could only guess.

"See?" Ella said, yawning. "I'm up. Let me get dressed...wait out here..." She was about to close the door again when I grabbed her arm. She raised an eyebrow. "First, you're trying to get me up and now you're dawdling. I'm not going to ask."

I laughed. "No, I'm holding you because you don't dress yourself now, Ella. Servants do that for you, Ella."

She shook her free hand. "No, really, I can dress myself."

I remained stubborn. "No, you're getting a servant."

"Fine," she said. "Fine."

I grinned and then called to a girl servant all the way down the hall. "You! Come here, you are in charge of dressing Ella!"

Ella then laughed. "You? I think they have a name, Char."

I made a face. "I can't remember every name, you know."

Ella rolled her eyes and gave me a quick peck on my cheek. "Fine. I'll try to then." She allowed the servant girl in whose name was Marissa and Ella winked at me, closing the door.

I touched my cheek where she had kissed me and felt a silly grin come on my face. Turning away, I couldn't help but think that being in love definitely had its upsides.

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Ella and I attended breakfast that morning. I was slightly disappointed since my parents weren't there and neither was Cecilia, whom I wanted Ella to meet. They would be great friends...at least, I hoped.

But my brothers were at the table and they seemed to enjoy Ella's presence. At first, there had been tense silence but soon after, they were joking and laughing together as they had known each other for years. It warmed my heart that my brothers had taken a liking to Ella. It wasn't like I wanted their approval to marry her. I just wanted them to accept her into the family. If only mother and father would too...

"I've never heard of a lady who liked to slide down banisters. I thought they all thought it was...unladylike," Christopher's voice penetrated my thoughts. I looked at Ella, who was smiling slightly.

"Yes, my mother and I used to always slide down banisters when no one was around. We needed to be 'dignified' and 'ladylike' in their presence. But when we were alone, we used to love sliding down the banisters." I didn't know whether talking about her mother still pained her or not but I changed the subject anyway.

"Where is Cecilia?"

Christopher shrugged. "She hasn't been seen since she ran out to go talk to you before you went to Lady Ella's-"

Ella interrupted, "Just Ella."

Christopher grinned. "All right. Call me Christopher, no title. Anyway, she was last seen when she went to go talk to you before you went to Ella's manor. Oh wait, no," Christopher frowned, thinking. "Yes...she didn't come back in. I remember because I was waiting for her but she didn't come back inside."

I frowned. That didn't seem like Cecilia at all. "Did you check her bedroom?"

Christopher turned to Michael, who was eating his food happily. If one thing could describe him, was he ate food constantly and never gained a pound. Odd, isn't it? "Michael, didn't you go try and pull a prank on her this morning? The cold water over her doorway trick?"

Michael nodded, disappointment coming over his face. "Yeah and I waited for an hour or so but she never came out. And when I was about to go take it down, a maid walked into her room and was drenched with the bucket of water. I paid her a couple of KJS not to tell mother. But I checked inside the bedroom and Cecilia wasn't in there. The bed held no evidence someone had slept in it."

My frown deepened and with it came worry. Where could Cecilia be? What if she was injured or sick or...dying? What if she was even...de...de...I couldn't bring myself to say the terrible word and a shiver ran up my spine.

Ella looked at me in concern. "Is your sister all right?" Worry was filled in her voice and I almost smiled at the goodness in Ella.

But instead, my eyebrows came together in deep pondering. Where could she be? She never left for a long time without telling one of us where she was going. And she hadn't told anyone. Or...did she? My eyes scanned the table and I noticed Tyler not saying a word, just staring at his food, his fork hovering over it.

"Tyler?" He jumped at his name and then seemed to shrink when all eyes turned to him. "Tyler, where is Cecilia?"

Tyler averted his eyes to look anywhere but into mine or anyone else's. "I-I don't know," he said in an unconvincing voice. I frowned deeply at him.

"Tyler, I know you know. Tell me where she is."

Tyler played with his fork. "Well...she didn't tell me...not exactly..."

"What do you mean, not exactly?" My voice had come out sharp and Tyler winced at the sharpness. But before he or I could say anymore, Ella interrupted us with a gentler tone.

"Tyler, Char just wants to know where she is, just in case she is injured or not. He just wants to know where she is to make sure she's okay."

Tyler looked into Ella's eyes and Ella looked back into his. He sighed and looked at his plate. "I heard someone crying so I went to go find out who. I went outside to the maze garden when I saw Cecilia run inside, crying. I didn't dare follow; she needed time alone. Right?" He looked desperately at Ella, as if asking if he did right.

Ella smiled gently. "Of course you did what was right. I would have done the same thing." Tyler beamed happily and consumed his food with a silly grin on his face. I stared in wonderment at Ella, who was calming finishing her breakfast. How did she do it? How did she have such a charm that even the most reluctant person could tell her what was needed to be said? She still kept amazing me.

She finished and then looked at me. "I think we better find your sister to make sure she is all right."

I nodded and followed her as we went to the maze garden. We entered inside but then Ella stopped short. She turned to me. "I think you should lead the way. You know the way, right?"

I laughed. "No one knows the way, Ella." Confusion lit her face and I laughed some more. "This maze is...well, magical. It changes so it keeps you guessing where to go. It always is changing. But it all leads to the center of the maze, where a fountain is. It's suppose to be the best tasting water in all of Kyrria and I think it is. So, you can lead the way. I'm terrible at mazes."

Ella rolled her eyes but punched me playfully. It still hurt and I was rubbing it as Ella began to lead the way.

After an hour, we finally found the fountain. Ella turned to me, the question on her face. I laughed. "Yes, you can drink some."

Ella grinned and opened her mouth under the stream of water. Her eyes lit up and made my heart skip a few beats.

She turned to me, smiling happily. "This...this is the best water! It's amazing!" She grinned, turning slightly red. "Could I have more?"

I laughed again. "Of course! Once we're married, this maze will belong to you, you know. You don't have to ask for permission."

Ella grinned and resumed drinking happily. When Ella finally stopped, we left. We found the way much more quicker this time, for some reason. Oh well.

Where could Cecilia be?

"Char! Char!" I turned to the entrance of the palace.

Cecilia?

She was running towards me with a happy grin in place, her pretty hair flying behind her. She had grabbed her skirts and ran to me, still grinning. She threw her arms around me. "Char! There you are! Jeez, it took you an hour and thirty minutes to get out of that maze! Jeez!"

What...why...? I thought Tyler said she was crying.

Ella stood off at the side, looking slightly awkward. I smiled at her and she smiled back and looked a bit nervous.

"Cecilia," I said. "I want you to meet Ella."

Cecilia turned to Ella and the smile vanished as she studied her, from head to toes. Her mouth was in a thin line and her eyes hard. She began walking around Ella, still examining her. I felt anger course through my body. Why was she doing this?

Ella curtsied. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness."

Cecilia stopped pacing around her and met her eyes. Then, Cecilia broke into a grin and her eyes lit up. She hugged Ella tightly. "Cecilia, please call me Cecilia."

Ella looked surprised by this welcoming, after Cecilia had been studying her, but grinned happily. Cecilia untangled herself and smiled at Ella. "I've longed to see the maiden my brother loves," she told Ella, a light in her eyes.

Her words reminded me of what Mother had said. I was guessing she had overheard them or unless she was just like Mother.

Ella replied, "And I've wanted to meet you, Cecilia. I..." Ella turned red. "I sort of wanted your opinion on me and hopefully accepted me into your family."

Cecilia laughed. "I'll do more than that. I'll accept you...as my sister."

Ella's face shone with happiness. She never had a true sister before. "You'll be my first sister," Ella said, still smiling.

Cecilia laughed again. "And you'll be my first sister too. And of course," she said, turning to me, "if Char is bad in anyway, you'll let me know, of course?"

Ella laughed. "Of course I will."

"Cecilia," I said, a little mad at myself for interrupting them. "How come you weren't here all day? We were looking for you."

Cecilia's grin widened. "Oh. That. Well, I have a surprise for the both of you."

Ella and I exchanged raised eyebrows. "A surprise?" I asked, curious.

Cecilia nodded and then grabbed both of our hands. "Come on, it's ready now!"

As Cecilia tugged us, I asked her, "How come Tyler lied? He said you left, crying!"

Again, Cecilia laughed. "I needed you to get out of the palace and 'look' for me. Sorry about that, I just didn't want you walking in on the surprise."

She stopped at the doors. "Ready?" She asked, unable to keep the excitement out of her voice.

Ella and I nodded and she threw open the doors.

I grinned as Ella gasped. The banisters had been polished and cushions were on the floor, to land on. We both exchanged grins and raced up the stairs and went to one of the two banisters, ready to take off.

Cecilia stood at the bottom. "Are you ready?" She called. We both called back, "Ready!"

"GO!" Cecilia shouted and laughed as we slid down as fast as we could. Ella hit her cushion a split second before I did.

"Winner!" Cecilia cried and gave Ella a bouquet of roses.

"What about second place?" I asked, standing up. Cecilia raised an eyebrow while Ella laughed.

"A kiss," she said and walked to me and gave me a peck on the lips.

Maybe I should lose more often to Ella if I would receive more kisses, I thought after she pulled away and I grinned, Cecilia smiling happily in the background.

It was perfect. Ella and Cecilia were friends and I was marrying Ella. Life definitely had its upsides and I gave Ella another kiss.

A/N: Well, you probably think that chapter was really bad and that you waited all these months for nothing. I'm really sorry, really, I am.

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Okay, everyone thinks that the story already ended. Just a reminder, I'm doing until the end of the Ella Enchanted book! I'm doing the wedding so I'm not done until I go up to that part or unless I say I am. LOL.

Also, a reason I am not updating speedily:

1.) I do every single review I receieve for all of my stories, for every chapter. I just rececided abouter 58 reviews for this chapter. I'm sorry but I'm no longer going to do every single review from now on. I'm now just going to do the ones that need to be answered or something I need to inform or something like that.

2.) School is very hard on me and I have a test practically everyday, leaving only weekends and somtimes Fridays available for updating. I'm only updating today because I keep getting reviews that keep asking why I'm not updating and I feel extremely guilty.

Anyways, here are some reviews I'll answer. Please do not be offended if I do not do you!

KrazyKamaka-zGurl89- I'm going all the way to the end. And I saw Spider-Man 2 awhile ago and I didn't like it too much. The part that made me really sad was when that spider claw guy (I'm bad at names, LOL) loses his wife. I was so sad at that part. And you'll never take me to rehab, NEVER! LOL. and Before a Broken Heart and Revenge on Mind? Ah, I might not continue those. AH, don't hurt me! LOL. Anyways, you like Harry Potter? Please read and review my Remus one-shot if you do! LOL.

CrimsonEnchantress- No, sadly, I have never been in love. And it's really that accurate? Wow. That's odd, since I've never been in love so I couldn't really comment on love so I was surprised I could write love stories. Yes, poor guy, having all those troubles. Spelling and Grammer and correct? Wow, I'm usually awful at Grammer. Darn comas! LOL. A beautiful pieces? Ah, I'm going to cry. No really, I'm going to cry. That was so sweet and nice! Oh and this story isn't over yet. It goes up to the wedding and when the last words are THE END. LOL.

Mage Light- No, it's not the end. The end is the wedding or when the words THE END pop up. LOL.

Pointy Objects- Thanks for the compliments, they really mean a lot to me! Thank you!

angel-kiss7- You were probably writing your amazing stories! I love them, especially A Happy Ending? I can't wait till you update that one! I absolutely love it and all your others! Warrior Blood is really good, can't wait until you update!

megster- I'm sorry but Ella has black hair and I'm pretty sure you can go on any other story here and ask if it is black and they'll say it is. Also, on page 4, it says "'...and you looked like a china doll, with a white ribbon in your black hair and your cheeks red from excitement.'" It' s near the top of the page if you can't find it.

Crazayladay- Err... (edges away from the scary whip) LOL. All in one day?! Wow! Thanks for the compliments!

LMDGlUVR4EVA- No offense taken. I'm pretty sure you've found another story you prefer and it's okay, seriously. LOL. And I'm going all the way until the wedding. That's where I'm ending the story.

Blackrougefillie- Wow, thank you! You cried? That means so much to me! And I'm still continuing this story, I'm doing until the wedding. So never fear! LOL. Anyways, thank you so much!

Gayle- I'm very sorry my updating has been stopped. School came up and other responsiblities that I didn't foreseen came. And I want to finish this story and I'll try to updating every other weekend since I do have schoolwork to do and tests to study for. Sorry that my time has been limited but trust me, if I had a choice, I would definately update a ton of times, like every other day if it were possible. Sorry for the hold up. Please forgive me.

Well, that's all for now! Once again, sorry for the long wait, I'll try and do every other weekend to update this story!

I won't ask for reviews since I don't serve them for the long wait and also the bad chapter. But please review!