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A few months had passed and now it was February, dorothy found herself in closet in emerald city, she was setting her new dress out for Alyssa's shower the next day. It was simple in design, a crimson red, with gold trimming around the bottom hem and sleeves. The night before Alyssa and Terrance announced that they would be married on the first night of the blue moon festival. And the week of night. Invitations were already sent out by Glinda and Locasta by early that morning and dorothy found herself recounting the previous night.

"one week of darkness and a full blue moon, once every 100 years, Terrance and I agreed we want our wedding to special." Alyssa said

"but that's late isn't it?" Em asked worriedly.

"that's the beauty of it though, the sun doesn't come up that day, and for seven full days it stays dark." Alyssa replied.

"why it does, no the better question would be, how does it?" Em asked curiously.

"It's mother natures way of giving us a little treat, the entire week all four quadrants of Oz party day and night, taking a siesta every now and again but not for very long." Alyssa said.

"I know Rose and the Jester are planning a fancy-dress party for one of the nights." Madeline said.

"we plan on spending our honeymoon in Winkie country, perhaps we'll attend." Terrance said.

"where will you be staying?" Henry asked curiously.

"Dorothy has graciously given us permission to stay at castle west." Alyssa said.

"more like offered, and you guys accepted." Alex said coming in with a few bottles of Lacasa.

"they were going to borrow the china princess's dart board and tape their ideas to it before throwing a dart and seeing what sticks, when I saw, asking me as one of the options, I offered it too them as an option." Dorothy said smiling.

"well, its not like she's ever going to use it herself." alex said as he poured glasses of the red liquid out for everyone.

"you know, we thought this wedding was going to be, years away, but no, so soon and with the shower in two days, dorothy I gotta take you to pick up your dress, the seamstress finished the adjustments, so you and Madeline aren't matching." Alyssa said

"hey, it wasn't intentional, in all fairness, I had the dress first" Madeline said.

"yes, well, great minds think alike, speaking of great minds, Mrs. Or Mr. gale have you two heard from my parents yet" alex asked handing them glasses.

"yes, they'll be home tomorrow, just had to get a few more things from your grandfather's manor, what did you say to him that made him go back there?" EM asked sounding both curious and worried.

"actually, I didn't really say, I yelled." Alex said Em to drop the glass she had just been handed.

"you yelled, at your father!?" Em asked.

"yes ma'am, and I'm not proud of what I said, and I'm glad dorothy wasn't with me when I went off on him, or I wouldn't have heard the end of it." Alex sighed.

By this point Madeline had already cleared up the mess the best she could and conjured a new glass for Emily.

"what did happen anyways?" Glinda asked looking up from her stack of invitations.

"he and I got into an argument, that's all you need to know, things were said, they weren't what he wanted to hear, but they had to be said." Alex sighed.

"I never thought your father could ever work up the courage to go back there, what started the argument?" Henry asked.

"Uncle henry, it's obvious alex is uncomfortable talking about it." Dorothy said pouring a glass for alex.

"Well, on a lighter note, a toast, to the happy couple." Terrance said smiling,

"But that's us." Alyssa said.

"so, it is, to Us." Terrance said raising his glass and kissing her.

"to the happy couple." They all said.

"You know, you should be less vocal with your memories." Madeline said snapping her out of her thought.

"Jesus, Maddie, I keep telling you not to do that." Dorothy said catching her breath.

"the rest of the girls are preparing Glinda's castle for the shower, why were you asked to stay behind?" Madeline asked.

"Alyssa didn't go either, I'm not sure why she asked me to stay behind and I don't have any guesses, but I sent you in my stead." Dorothy replied turning to her.

"and here you are, admiring a new dress, its nearly 8 o'clock you should be eating something and getting ready for bed, I'm working on a blue moon hat for you, I can't wait, it's gonna be our first blue moon festival." Madeline said.

"but it's like 5 months away." Dorothy said.

"well its always good to prepare, Rose's masque ball is on the third day of the festival." Madeline said handing her a lavender envelope.

Dorothy looked it over and opened it.

"dorothy gale, you and alexander teak are invited to castle garrison as guests of honor to the blue moon masquerade ball. Good grief she didn't have to do all that." Dorothy said sighing.

"I think she just wanted to guarantee you would show up." Madeline said handing her a piece of paper.

"to M.M. Hatter, please let dorothy know that she and alex are invited to our masque ball as guest of honor, yours truly, Rose, lily and violet garrison, and Jester." Dorothy said sighing.

"oh, come on dorothy, it'll be fun, once you decide what you and alex are gonna wear" Madeline said smiling

"Maddie, can you make a masque as well as hats?" dorothy asked curiously.

"I was hoping you'd go as a princess, you've got a beautiful tiara, but, yes, I can, and have, why?" Madeline asked.

"just checking." Dorothy said smiling.

At that moment the idea dorothy had hit Madeline's mind and she smiled.

"oh, that's good, that's really good, I love it, where'd you come up with that?" Madeline asked

"a book I borrowed from ace, it's in French but alex was able to translate for me." Dorothy said.

"alex can read French?" Madeline asked with a chuckle.

"and speak it he said it was a hobby, Eliza can speak it fluently as well, and he's been teaching Annabella." dorothy said

"how sweet, now come on, I haven't eaten since breakfast either, lets go find some food." Madeline said smiling.

Dorothy smiled and shook her head. holding her hand out for the scepter. it whistled with excitement as to finally be involved in something.

"I see you've gotten used to that." Madeline said.

"yes, alex and I have gotten used to it, and its kinda grown on us" dorothy said.

"I knew it would." Madeline said smiling.

Yes, this was a shorter one, I know, but A/N, a friend of mine asked while reading through if the story was going to end with Alyssa's and Terrance's wedding, and initially that was the intention, but the more I thought about it, the less i want to end on that note. So the story will continue after the wedding, the wedding just being one of the coming high points of the story. For those of you reading this in the future, well you already know that's the decision I made because the chapters don't end after the wedding.