1. I do not own any of these characters at all in any way, they belong to 'The Cow.' I do own Andrea, Little Maes and Micah, Lindley and Hanna.
2. THIS IS IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE!
Chapter Thirteen- A slow start
Elysia and Andrea were having just as much trouble with Riza as the Hughes twins were having with Roy.
"Come on mommy! Just put it on!" Andrea said, trying to hand her mother the white dress they had picked out.
"But why? I don't have anything planned tonight that would involve a white dress." She said, laying Lindley down in the crib.
"Do you always have to have a plan Miss Riza? Don't you ever do anything without thinking about it long and hard first?" Elysia asked. Riza sighed and looked down at the two little girls; she finally relented and put the dress on, letting them zip it up. They told her to close her eyes and they put make-up on her; when she opened her eyes the make-up looked pretty good when the dress-up bridal veil shielded it. They might have gone a little heavy on the eye colors, but it looked fine.
Meanwhile back in Roy's room, they boys had finally broken down and told him what they had planned.
"But don't tell Elysia you knew; she'll take our cookies after dinner tonight if she finds out we told you." Micah pleaded.
"No problem boys; this was very unexpected, but I can use it to my advantage…" He said as he went to his closet and moved a few things around, returning a minute later. "When can I see my bride?"
"Let me go find out if Miss Riza is ready!" Little Maes said running out the door. A few moments later he returned holding a small purple pipe cleaner in the shape of a circle in his hand. "Andrea told me you need to put this in your pocket, and that you have to stay in here until we get dressed too." Micah followed his brother out of the room and went into Andrea's room where they put on their 'wedding attire.' A little bit of time passed while Roy sat on bed, holding the purple pipe cleaner ring in his hand; Micah burst in the door a second later.
"We're ready! Come on Mr. Roy!" He said, grabbing Roy's hand and dragging him out of the room. He pulled him all the way down the stairs and into the sitting room; or what was left of the sitting room. The curtains had been pulled back to allow all the sunlight from the setting sun into the room and most of the furniture had been moved in to the kitchen; a big piece of paper with rose-looking flowers drawn and colored by the children was taped to the wall. Both the boys were wearing oversized men's dinner jackets and Elysia, who he guessed would be officiating the 'ceremony,' was wearing what looked like a sheet with a hole cut out for her head and a pink ribbon draped around her neck. Andrea had yet to be seen, along with Riza; all three of the children began getting fidgety until they heard a door close and someone began to descend the stairs. Little Maes ran to the door way and peeked his head around, running back to his place excitedly saying, 'They're coming!' When Andrea came into the room Roy saw she was wearing one of her nice white dresses and carrying a basket full of red paper that was cut into fairly large pieces. When Riza came around the corner, his eyes almost fooled him into thinking she was a different person. She was wearing a beautiful, white, ankle-length dress that was low cut in the front and hugged her curves perfectly. Half her hair was pulled up and held in a clip and she wore white heels that put her almost exactly at eye level with him. She was holding Lindley in one arm as Elysia smiled wide and the boys began to sing the wedding march.
"Do do do-do, do do do-do, Do do do-do do-do do do-do doooooooooo…." They sang, as Roy watched the expression of wonder melt off Riza's face and be replaced with one of disapproval. He shook his head and made a gesture with his hands that told her to be quiet and let the children have their fun; She sighed and walked behind Andrea who began to drop some of the bits of paper onto the floor in front of her. Elysia gasped and stopped the ceremony in it tracks.
"We forgot the audience! Maes! Micah! Help me!" She said as she rushed into the kitchen, the boys close behind her. Seconds later Riza heard a yelp and both dogs galloped in, sitting down next to Roy.
"Well Hayate, I guess you're my best man." He laughed, pulling the pipe cleaner ring from his pocket and setting it on the dog's flat head. Hayate barked and sat still as puppy Roy ran for Riza; she looked down, smiling as she realized the reason for the yelp. One of the children had put a green bowtie around his neck and his paw had gotten stuck in it; she looked up and saw that Black Hayate had a purple bowtie around his neck. Soon they heard the protests of a human voice as the three kids dragged Hanna in from preparing dinner.
"I can't come; I have to make dinner! Listen, let me go and put the food in the oven and I'll come right back; I promise." She said as the children let her go. The front door opened and Maes came screeching in, his face a frantic mess.
"What's wrong? I got a phone call from Elysia and she said she needed me to come over right away…" He said as he paused and saw the makeshift wedding in the sitting room. Elysia jumped up and laughed, running to her father along with her brothers.
"Nothing's wrong daddy; I just wanted you to come here for the marriage. Miss Riza and Mr. Roy are taking too long to get married, so we decided to do it for them." She said, giving him a hug as Hanna returned from the kitchen and took the baby from Riza's arms.
"Please don't scare me like that again darling; but since I'm here, I might as well stay for the refreshments afterwards." He said, walking to the front of the room with his daughter. Riza picked up the whining little dog at her feet as Elysia nodded her head and the boys sang again, this time in unison; Riza walked to the front of the room and stood next to Roy, the puppy in one hand and holding her dress up a little so she could walk in the heels the girls had made her wear. The oldest Hughes child cleared her throat and began her speech.
A/N: And we all know that Elysia will have something spectacular planned for her speech... just wait until you hear it! Next chappy is last chappy!