I paced back and forth. I was nervous. Krissy sighed, "Bella, would you stop wearing a rut in the floor?"

Immediately, tranquility rolled over me. I shot a dirty glance at Jasper, standing silent in the corner. Alice trilled, getting up from her spot on the floor and throwing an arm over my shoulders, "Bella, you'll do fine."

I grumbled, "Or royally screw up in front of hundreds of thousands of people. And several million, if not more, watching on the TV."

I would be singing a cover of John Lennon's Imagine in front of everyone. If I royally screwed up, I would end on a bad note. Not that I cared, but it would be nice to have a perfect career before it ended."

Finally, five minutes before midnight, I trooped onto the stage in a roar of applause. My deep black eyes swept the audience and I began singing.

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky

Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too

Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
You may say,
I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday
You'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say,
I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday
You'll join us
And the world will be as one

When I finished, it was time to count down the last two minutes. I left the stage and was standing in the middle of the throng with my family in two seconds, almost literally. Edward kissed my cheek lightly and said, "Bella, come with me."

He led me out of the way of some of the throng and said, "Bella, I know it's not been long since I came back, but..."

Pulling a small, velveteen box from nowhere, Edward went down on one knee and said, "Isabella Marie Swan, I promise to love you for the rest of eternity and after that. Will you mary me?"

He pulled open the box, but I paid no mind to the ring. He would be mine, and I his. I whispered, "Yes."

He pulled me into a tight hug and slipped the ring onto my finger. I realized it was beautiful. The ring seemed to be solid silver, with an oval place in the middle. The oval was taken up by several rows of small, brightly sparkling diamonds. I counted twenty diamonds. I smiled and murmured against his chest, "Mrs. Bella Cullen. I like the sound of that."

"As do I," Edward said quietly.

Some part of me wondered where the others were; if they could hear us. But I paid no heed to that part. I was in my happy place with Edward.

OoOoOoOoO

"Bella, for the love of all that is holy! Stop fidgeting." Alice snapped at me as I moved once more.

I sighed, "Sorry Alice. Old habits die hard."

She growled something unintelligible and I didn't ask. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know what she said. Alice finally finished my hair and said, "Now that that's done... I think I'll go with minimal make-up. A little eye make-up, some blush, a little lipstick..."

I tuned out her chirpy voice after she said that. I was patient as she applied the stuff and allowed myself to be towed to her room. I knew things would end in the little pixie intimidating me if it came to me refusing the unstoppable Alice. Alice pulled a long garment bag out of her closet and I smiled. At least she'd let me pick out my dress. She had one request on the shoes—"Heels, Bella! You're not a klutz anymore."—and I had obliged, putting back the simple ivory flats that had caught my eye. Alice was loaning me her tiara. The veil was something we had agreed on. It was simple, with a small lace border around the edges. I let Alice dress me and moved only when asked. Finally, Alice said, "You're perfect. I can't do any better."

I walked forward to the closet door and looked at myself in the full length mirror. The dress was the first thing that caught my eye. Long, pure white, and high-waisted. There was a slight train, but it wasn't too much. An ivory belt ran across the high waist and tied in a simple bow in the front. The breast had flowers stitched across it. Down the back of the skirt were large pleats that gave it a very airy look. Then, I looked up and down. My hair was in an intricate updo and a tiara was fastened in. You couldn't see my shoes under the long dress. Alice had accentuated my face in a perfect way with the make-up. The blush gave me natural-looking rosy cheeks, my lips were the lightest rose, and my eyes were brought out by natural eye-shadow. I whispered, "Wow."

I had seen myself only in each individual piece, but not the finished product. I had been worried, but those doubts were gone. I hugged Alice lightly and said in her ear, "You're the greatest sister in the world."

She beamed and said, "Time for me to get ready. I will be in my closet if you need me."

Alice took no more than five minutes to get dressed, as she already had a full face of make-up. Rosalie walked in and Alice whined, "Didn't anyone teach you how to knock?"

Rose rolled her eyes and said, "Knock knock. Now, are you two ready?"

Rose was already dressed with her hair done and make-up applied. It was Alice's turn to roll her eyes. Before she could get some sarcastic comment out, I cut Alice off, "Yeah, we're done."

Rose said, "Good! Then come with me."

Alice, Rose, and I went down to the living room and they snuck me around the corner. Music wafted from the outside as we waited. Krissy appeared suddenly by us. Her ocher eyes were bright with excitement as she waited. I shot a smile at her and the music changed. Alice danced outside and Rose followed. Krissy pecked my cheek and followed after them. Then, Mendelssohn's Wedding March started and I began walking. I felt embarassed as all heads turned towards me. I relaxed when I spotted Jacob's familiar russet face among the vampires. I recognized the Denalis. Angela sat in the crowd, directly beside Jacob, holding his hand. Of course... I stepped up and stood infront of Edward, waiting for a blush that would never come to stain my cheeks. Everything went in a blur until it was my time to speak. I said strongly, "I do."

Edward repeated, "I do."

The minister said, "You may now kiss the bride."

We shared a short kiss—too short in my mind—and turned, fingers intertwined. Mrs. Bella Cullen. I liked that. I liked that a lot.

Song:
Imagine by John Lennon