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An: There's a bit of a time skip from the last chapter to this one, it's now the day of the wedding.
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Chapter 5
The Big Day
It's funny how when you're positively dreading something, the thing you're dreading seems to come so much faster. I'd been there before, the fear, the never ending hope for things to turn out positively, however futile these hopes seem to be.
In the past my worst fears had always been realized, I could only hope that this time would be different, but hope can't change fate and fate is cruel.
I awoke in the morning alone, another one of Alice's rules, the groom was not allowed to see the bride before the wedding.
I got up and trudged over to the window groggily. The sky was once again the omnipresent shade of gray I had come to expect, though Alice had promised that it would not rain.
I had not been awake five minutes before Alice came bounding into my room and dragged me down the hall to her vast bathroom.
This was the only part I was dreading, another day as guinea pig barbie, and this time was sure to be much worse than the other times.
I was forced to sit in the torure chamber known as Alice's bathroom for an infinite amount of time while she and Rosalie bustled about putting a staggering number of products on my face and in my hair.
I was shocked when she finally allowed me to move, I was not expecting to ever be freed. Alice led me back into her room and once she had me dressed with high heeled death traps on my feet, she allowed me to see myself.
I turned around relieved that she was finally finished, and looked in her mirror. Relief turned to shock as I saw myself, I was beautiful.
Alice smiled warmly, then her expression changed to a blank one I knew was her vision face. Just as quickly as the vision had come it went, leaving Alice standing there with a puzzled.
She seemed completely confused. " Alice?" I asked "What happened?"
" I- I'm not sure." she stuttered ."Everything, the wedding it all just disappeared." I could tell that she was still confused, -as we both knew that none of the werewolves were coming- but she composed her face and gave me a reassuring smile.
I'm sure everything will be just fine" I could tell that she was trying to convince herself of this just as much as she was trying to convince me.
I was concerned but I feigned calm, but I was sure that Alice could see through my thinly constructed facade.
Either way the show must go on and with that Alice and I stepped out of her room and descended the stairs, moving ever closer to my new life.
When I reached the bottom of the steps I saw Phil waiting for me, and I sighed, how I wished it could be Charlie waiting at there for me.
Phil held out his arm and I took it, we walked out the door arm in arm and the sweet melody of my lullaby filled my ears.
We walked out into the dim light of twilight, and for the first time today I saw Edward looking more glorious than I had ever seen him. I couldn't take my eyes off of him as I made my procession down the aisle -between the chairs in front of the Cullen's home, my home- littered with rose petals.
I finally reached the end of the aisle. I hugged Phil goodbye and he wished me luck in my life with Edward. I stepped forward and joined Edward at the alter.
I grasped his ice cold hands and for the first time I looked out at the audience, seeing everyone I knew in Forks and Renee and Phil too. But what shocked me the most were the two people sitting in the very back row, smiling encouragingly, Charlie and Jacob.
As the minister spoke, I couldn't help but let my mind wander to thoughts of my father and Jacob. How glad I was that Charlie had come even though he did not accept my marriage.
And Jacob, my Jacob through all his pain his was still a friend to me, a friend I didn't deserve. I cursed my selfishness, but I couldn't regret it. Not while Edward, my Adonis was standing here in front of me.
In the end I think I got more than I could ever deserve, my love and my friend.
Edward and I said our I do's and had our first kiss as man and wife, something I had never wanted but something that now meant more to me than I ever could have imagined. We were together now for eternity.
The reception was to be held in the house, which Alice had so extravagantly decorated. She went overboard, but I couldn't be angry not when everything was so perfect.
Everyone entered the house, gasping at the spectacular decor. I smiled to myself at the apparent awe of my guests.
I turned around when I heard my name called and standing before me was Jacob " Bella, can we talk for a bit."
" Sure Jake of course" I led him out the door and we walked around the yard, close to the ever encroaching forest. We stood in the red-orange glow of twilight and he began to speak.
"Bella, I'm happy...for you, It doesn't take a genious to see how much you love him, and he you. I came to say goodbye and to wish you luck, I see now that you'll be very happy with Edward. I'll always love you Bella."
Tears threatened to spill over, but I managed to hold them back. " I only hope that you'll be able to find the same happiness, Jake. There's someone out there for you, I know there is, and when you find her everything will fall into place, like it has for me."
Jacob smiled down at me, my favourite smile, the happy one, though I could see the sadness in his dark eyes. I knew he would be okay though, Jacob was strong and he would find his happiness eventually.
Jacob enveloped me in a bone crushing hug, and I breathed his musky scent, I realized with a pang of sadness that this would probably be the last time I would see him. I held onto him harder, unwilling to let go, even though I knew I had to, I had already chosen my path, and though it is hard at times, it's truly the best path for me. The path with Edward.
I finally released my hold on Jacob and with it, the final piece of Jacob left in me I hadn't noticed until now.
We began to walk in silence back to the Cullen's vast white mansion, I was sure that people were probably looking for me inside. But as we walked away from the trees someone emerged, someone I had hoped never to see again, there were others of his kind with him as well and one who I had never expected, one who had betrayed us all.
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