Here's the big update. This chapter's gonna be all about the wedding ceremony as you guys can probably tell from the title. I'm going to apologize for the wait on this chapter and I can explain. I recently got a new job in working with children, my partner and I are planning on moving in with each other, and I got a new husky puppy. Needless to say everything's been pretty hectic. I love you guys who are still with me and my Alice and Bella stories. Big kisses and hearts and hugs to all of you
The Big Day
The week went by in a flash and all the planning and all of the preparation for the wedding had been completed. After dress shopping with the girls, it was tradition that the soon to be newlyweds did not see each other until after the wedding. It made Bella so anxious to see Alice waiting for her at the end of the aisle.
She was currently standing in a room downstairs waiting for the rest of the girls, which included all of the Cullen's, the Denali's and her mother as well. She looked out the only window in the small room and gasped as she saw how much work went into the setup of the Cullen's backyard. It had such a rustic feel with so many lawn chairs and benches. White banners covered the trees as well as the altar. It really was beautiful. The forest surrounding the whole scene made it even more surreal looking.
As Bella's eyes scoured the entire scene, she spotted a tiny figure surveying it all as well. The spiky hair and small yet beautiful physic told her right away that it was her soon to be bride. Bella smiled as she took in Alice's form. Her arms were crossed against her chest. Her outfit so far consisted of black dress trousers with and suspenders, with a white shirt that was no doubt made of the finest silk. She wore heeled shoes as well. It gave the pixie enough height to where she could just about reach Bella's lips without much effort.
The human watched as her mate took in a deep unneeded breath and let it out. It seemed as if a weight was about to be taken off of her shoulders. Bella shared the sentiment. She was about to be wedded to the woman she loved for all of eternity. That alone was a thought that she cherished more than life.
A knock could be heard from across the room. Bella turned and smiled as Rosalie and Tanya approached her. When she turned back to the window for one last look at her love, she found that Alice was gone. So she gave her full attention to the two blondes in the room. Tanya gestured for her to sit in the chair in front of the large vanity set so she could do her hair and makeup and Rosalie made her way to the closet to retrieve the dress from it confines.
The elder blonde held the garment with grace and looked at it remembering her own wedding, both human and vampire. One was definitely better and longer lasting than the other. Tears came to her eyes in memory of her special day with Emmett. The big bear had been turned a year before they were wedded and took to their lifestyle very quickly. She was so proud of her mate. While she walked down the aisle with Carlisle giving her away, she watched as Emmett's smile grew wider, and a lone tear made its way down his own face. All guests of their ceremony had tissues and made sure to cover the fact they couldn't indeed cry to keep up appearances.
Rosalie took a deep breath in through her nose, with a look of sincere remembrance on her face. She race out of the room to clean up but not before disposing the dress carefully on the bed next to the vanity where Tanya and Bella now resided.
She came back a moment later and sat next to the beautiful dress.
"Sorry about that. A moment down memory lane."
Both girls nodded in understanding.
Tanya did Bella's hair into a simple bun and did her makeup lightly as to not take away from her natural beauty. Another knock sounded at the door and the other two Denali sisters walked in. Bella had met them just a few days before and took to them instantly. Kate and Irina were both beautiful, and Kate had a power all her own. She could project a painful electric like jolt into another being through physical touch.
When Bella asked the power to be proven, Kate called upon the gift and lightly shocked Edward when she touched him. All in company except Edward giggled at his reaction. He jumped slightly just like a human would if they accidently touched an electric fence.
Bella had heard of Irina when Laurent had come back to warn Bella of Victoria. She had curly strawberry blonde hair which was different compared to the other girl's bright almost white blonde hair. Both she and Tanya had amazing self-control when it came to feeding. Bella could tell Irina was happy for her because whenever she talked about her own mate Laurent, she got a far-away look in her eyes. The two had yet to be wedded because he was still working on his self-control and his diet for that matter. Bella smiled gratefully when Irina told her that the human guests attending the wedding had nothing to fear from the dark-skinned man, but if asked about his eye color, the girl would tell them they were a mix of gold and a bright coral color.
Hearing how much Irina loved Laurent even as he was trying so hard to control his hunger gave Bella hope for the pair.
"Sorry we're late." Kate spoke for the both of them.
Tanya stopped whatever she was doing to hug her sisters tightly. Even though she was with Edward and loved him dearly, she missed her sisters beyond reason. They had been through so much together after losing their mother Sasha all those years ago.
"How are you Bella? Nervous?" Irina spoke to the girl and took her hands into her own. Bella tightened her grip on Irina and smiled softly.
"Not as nervous as you might think. It's almost like a weight being lifted off of your shoulders." While Kate and her unmarried sister looked at her with a slight envy, Rosalie and Tanya looked at her in understanding.
One last knock sounded throughout the room. Renee peeked around the corner to make sure that Bella was decent before making her way into the room with Charlie not far behind. The older woman looked at her daughter with tears in her eyes. They were threatening to spill so she held out her hand and gave Bella a very special gift.
Bella took the tightly wrapped box and ripped the paper off. Upon lifting the lid of said box, Bella saw a cornflower blue lily barrette. This used to be her mothers. Tears came to Bella's own eyes as her mother explained the meaning of the gift.
"This was your grandmother's. She gave it to me on my wedding day and now I'm giving it to you." She put a comforting hand on her daughters shoulder. "Just because mine and your father's marriage didn't work out Bella doesn't mean yours and Alice's wont." Renee took a look back at the tall man and smiled at him fondly. "It counts for two of the so called marriage commandments. It's something borrowed and something blue. I'm so proud of you baby girl." A few tears made their way down Renee's face as she hugged Bella to her chest.
Bella buried herself in her mother's hold for a few moments before hearing a light sob coming from Charlie.
"I love you too dad." Bella cried before reaching for the man.
Charlie walked forward and grasped his daughter as well as his ex-wife into a group hug.
This lasted for a good while before both parents remembered that Bella still had to get her dress on. So they excused themselves so their daughter could finish getting ready. Just as Charlie closed the door, Bella heard Renee compliment him on how good she turned out over the past couple of years. Bella could see her father's chest puff out in pride. She chuckled before she went back to the group of blondes and finished getting dressed and ready for her big day.
Alice stood at the alter waiting patiently for the ceremony to begin. She tapped her foot a few times with how anxious she was getting. Jasper stood beside her and put a hand on her shoulder to comfort the girl.
"Oh my God, can they keep me waiting any longer?" She thought with a huff. Edward glared at her from reading her thoughts and went back to lightly conversing with Carlisle. His ears perked up slightly hearing something from his mate and went to sit down in his seat. Upon seeing this, Carlisle sat down and so did everyone else in the ceremony.
The bridal music began playing and a special song was picked for this very special day.
Alice herself picked the song for Bella to walk to because it related to how they both felt when they met. Both girls had their insecurities and they overcame every obstacle thrown at them. They made it so far in their relationship and each of them knew that their love would last a lifetime.
A thousand years by Christina Perry echoed through the speakers, but when Alice saw Bella walk down the aisle on Charlie's arm, and everyone standing up to receive the beautiful bride, all the pixie could hear was her heartbeat pounding in her ears. Her lover never revealed the dress to her before today and upon seeing it, all coherent thought left her mind. Alice's mouth dropped ever so slightly. Tears entered her vision and she moved to wipe them away as to not alarm any of the human guests.
Bella for her part was trying just as hard to cover her tears. Her veil was placed behind her as the design had said so there was no hope for her there. She looked down at the white trail of the aisle and saw the scattered rose petals everywhere. These were no doubt a last minute touch to her mates perfect ceremony but Bella couldn't ask for anything more.
Her bright green eyes smoldered with so much love and desire for her mate, and her body was humming with anticipation of spending the rest of forever with this girl.
Bella wanted to reach out for the pixie and hold her hand but she was only half way down the aisle. By the end of the lovely song Alice picked for the both of them, she was nearly at the altar. Her smile grew wider and her tears became ever more noticeable. She giggled as she watched Alice's eyes grow dark with desire.
The pixie reached out for the girl to take her cold hand. The priest residing over the ceremony asked who would give Bella away to be married. Charlie wiped a stray tear as he spoke both for him and for Renee. The girl in question turned to her father and lovingly kissed him on the cheek before taking the pale hand of her soon to be wife.
Alice leaned in and whispered to her. "You look beautiful."
Bella blushed and gave the same sentiment to her lover.
The two girls stared into each-others' eyes as the priest said a few words before asking them to state their vows. Alice went first.
"Before I met you Bella, there was so much darkness in my life. So much darkness and confusion. I had no future. I was lost in my own mind trying to find my light, trying to find my way out of the darkness. When I met you there were so many doubts in my mind. Would I be right for you? Would I hurt you? Could I be the one to protect you?"
She paused for a moment taking in all of the emotions that were running through her body.
"When I began to love you, I felt myself getting lighter. Like I could breathe again. Everything began to come full circle for me. Nothing could change that. I found later that not only could I be the one to protect you, but you protected me too." A tear fell down Bella's cheek at the memory in Volterra. The day where they almost lost each other to a simple misunderstanding.
"I promise you from this day until the end of time that I will always be here to love you and cherish you and desire you. You will always be my light in the darkness, you will always be my heart." Alice pulled Bella's hand up to her lips and lightly kissed it.
A few strangled sobs could be heard throughout the crowd of people. Alice looked out to her family and saw eyes full of pride, wonder and tears all at the same time. Esme looked like she was going to lose it right then and there. Alice and Bella both looked to the mother and everything portrayed in their eyes screamed their love for the woman. Esme blotted at her eyes with the cloth so that her nonexistant tears weren't seen by others. It was hard to hold them back but for the girl's sake, she would for as long as she could.
The priest then turned to Bella to recite her vows. Bella really didn't know what to say that could possibly follow up Alice's display of love and affection but she would try all the same.
"Where your world was full of darkness, mine was full of uncertainty. Everything was such a spur of the moment decision. I had no anchor to myself. I had no anchor to the world. Before I met you, I was like Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion all at once. Everything was so out of balance. I was searching for my home, my sanity, my heart and my courage at the same time. The funny thing is you gave me all of that back. My look at the entire world changed. When I lost faith in myself you gave it back to me. You made me believe in everything that was good and beautiful again. In a way you gave me some of my innocence back."
Bella reached up with her free hand and gave a light teary smile to her companion.
"I love you Alice with all of my heart and soul."
After this there was no dry eye in the house. Alice even couldn't stop a few strangled sobs escape her. She moved quickly to cover them and gave a confused look to the priest. She was sure that he noticed the fact that her tears were in her eyes but couldn't fall, however he made no motion to ask. Alice looked to the crowd and quickly surveyed it.
The pixie had to squint to see a few figures in the back of the wooded area. At a closer look, red eyes could be seen as well as the coat of arms of the Volturi Council. Each of the figures either wore a necklace or a cuff with the symbol adorning it.
Alice gasped at the knowledge of the company.
Bella looked at her mate with confusion marring her features. Alice gave her a look that said, you'll find out later.
The man in front of them continued on with the ceremony and they said their I do's. Both girls gave a sigh of relief when he finally said, "You may now kiss your bride." Then he introduced them as Alice and Bella Cullen. Bella was so proud to take her mate's last name and couldn't wait to kiss her again in private. But first they had a reception to attend. Everyone clapped and rejoiced at the union.