TWISTED
Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight Saga or it's characters, the wonderful Stephanie Meyers has that honor.
Author's Note: Well here were are again kiddies, another addition to the story I am starting to run out of ideas for. I still have a few things up my sleeve but it's getting harder to think when I have ideas for OTHER stories in my head. Anyway, I really don't know how long this chapter will be as my sleeping pills are starting to kick my ass so bear with me guys and I will try to make it worth your while!
Chapter 14: Surprise!
Alyssa was miserable by the time Christmas rolled around as she was really starting to gain quite a bit of weight that came with carrying two healthy and very ACTIVE twins. She and Paul were inseparable during her pregnancy other than his going to work, Paul said it was because he did not want to miss one moment with Alyssa or his children. As Christmas inched closer Alyssa and Paul began to plan Christmas at their home in La Push for their family, including the guys in the pack, and Emily, Bella, Kim and Sue even offered to come help cook. Paul had gone to Embry's house quite a few times since Alyssa saw him sketching something at the table a few months before and was still wondering what the hell he was doing but she never pushed the issue.
On Christmas Eve, Alyssa and Paul decided to spend that as "their personal Christmas" before Christmas day was spent with their family. Paul came home and said "Lyssa I want you to find your best outfit and let's go out. I have a surprise for you" he said and Alyssa slowly got up and began to change her clothes noticing that Paul had yet to change from his white button down shirt or khaki pants. When Alyssa was done she met Paul in the living room and they walked outside noticing that it was beginning to snow and they both smiled at each other before heading out to Paul's car to go do whatever it is Paul had planned for the evening. Paul pulled up in front of a nice Italian restaurant in Port Angeles. As they walked in Paul gave the hostess his name and she took them to a table in a dimly lit corner where there weren't many people and Paul pulled the chair out for Alyssa before taking a seat himself.
The waiter came over and took their orders and they began to eat "Paul this is beautiful" Alyssa said as they ate "Merry Christmas My Love." he said taking her hand and putting it to his lips and kissing it gently. After eating Paul took her to first beach to the spot they met for the first time. "You up for walking, my love?" he asked and when Alyssa nodded Paul helped her out of the car and wrapped his arm around her as they walked down the beach a ways before stopping to rest on a washed up log. "It's really beautiful out here Paul, the way the moonlight reflects off of the water." Alyssa exclaimed looking out at the water, Paul pulled her closer to him "You are even MORE beautiful my love." he said. They sat there in each other's arms for a while before Paul whispered "Marry me, Lyssa". Alyssa looked into Paul's eyes and saw all the love and devotion he had for him inside his deep brown eyes. "Paul, you know I will that's why we're engaged remember?" she said with a giggle and he sighed "Tonight" he whispered and she froze. She wanted to marry Paul after all that they had been through together but she wasn't sure how they would go about it and she wanted her family and friends there to bear witness. "Paulie, I love you but I really want my family and friends here when we get married" she said quietly and he laughed "I have a surprise for you" he said "Let's go".
Paul helped Alyssa off of the log and headed back to the car. They drove to Forks and pulled into Charlie's driveway. "What are we doing here?" she asked, "You said you wanted your family and friends there" he said with a smile, "Yes, but even if I were to AGREE to a shotgun wedding who would perform the ceremony?" she asked, "Well that's the thing honey, how do you think everyone got married on the rez?" he said "Billy performed every ceremony but his own and that one Old Quil did". Alyssa sat there contemplated her answer "OK! Even if Bella and Charlie agree to come, I'd still like Joey and Nadia there as well" she said, "All right love, let's go ask Charlie and Bells to come and go from there" he said with a smile helping her out of the car and wrapping his arm over her shoulder on their way to the front door. Paul knocked and Charlie opened with a huge grin on his face. "So Paul my boy, do we need to get ready to head to Billy's?" he asked and Alyssa just stood there staring "What?" she asked, "Well there's one surprise out of the way, Lyssa I already asked Charlie and Bells they just wanted you to agree first. Charlie, she said that she doesn't want to do it without the guys from the rez which I have covered by the way" Paul said and Alyssa froze thinking he was really serious about marrying her tonight as he continued "Now, if ONLY Joey and Nadia were here" All of a sudden two voiced came from behind Charlie that sent a wave of shock down Alyssa's spine "Did someone just say my name?" a girl said and Charlie opened the door further as his smile grew wider to reveal both Joey and Nadia standing behind him. "JOEY? NADIA? W-What, How did you, why…"Alyssa began to stammer and everyone laughed before the girls ran over to Alyssa wrapping their arms around her. "WOW Al, you make one HOT preggers!" Joey said making Alyssa blush, "When's the due date Lyss?" Nadia asked and Alyssa beamed "February" she said "What are ya'll DOING here?", "Well Bella and Charlie wanted to surprise you by inviting us to spend Christmas here. We arrived today and we were gonna join them at your house for dinner tomorrow but then Paul here called and said that he wanted to marry you tonight at Billy's and said you probably wouldn't do it unless we ALL were here" Joey said, "Well SURPRISE" Nadia said with a laugh. Alyssa grinned from ear to ear as Paul wrapped his arms around her once more from behind. "Like I asked before Lyssa. Will you join me as my wife tonight?" he asked once more and just as she was about to answer both of the twins she was carrying kicked their hands which were both resting on her stomach "I think they agree" Paul said with a laugh and Alyssa giggled "YES Paul, I WILL Marry you tonight." she said. "OK! I'm going to go call everyone so they are at Billy's when we get there so we can get this started" Paul said pulling out his cell phone. A few minutes later he came back with a grin on his face "Well they are already there surprise surprise!" he said with a laugh "But Sam said he had a surprise when we got there…" his smile faded a bit "I am kind of worried about that one" he added. "Honey, I'm sure it's going to be great!" Alyssa said placing her hand on his arm and he sighed. "Let's go get married" he said and everyone got in their cars with Joey and Nadia riding with Alyssa and Paul, and headed to the Black house.
When they arrived at the Black house there were cars all over the place representing the many people who loved and cared for both Paul and Alyssa and a fire burned in the back yard. "What's with the fire?" Alyssa asked and Paul chuckled "Well love, we ARE having a Quileute wedding ceremony." "This ought to be interesting, I've never been to a native american ceremony before but I hear they are cool" Joey said poking her head up from the backseat. They parked out front and everyone got out and Paul whispered to Alyssa "Love, this type of wedding may be a bit different for you and it may take a while but Billy has written out what we are to do. He won't speak but he will say something after the ceremony. You notice your engagement ring is not a traditional ring but on with a turquoise stone instead of a diamond" he said and Alyssa looked down and nodded "Well our bands will be similar. I had one of the elders craft them back when I proposed" he said and she smiled. "Well love we must part ways so you can change." he said "Soon we will be joined as one." He kissed her once more as Alyssa was being dragged away by Bella, Emily, Kim, Leah, Joey and Nadia.
One upstairs Alyssa said "What is it that I am supposed to be wearing guys? I am confused as to what I am doing" and Leah laughed "You're marrying my brother silly that's what you are doing" she said, "What kind of Ceremony are we having?" she asked and Emily spoke "It's a native american tradition called the 'rite of seven steps' it is a beautiful ceremony where you and Paul will be doing most of the talking. It's what Sam and I will be doing in a few months, I guess it'll be nice to see it in motion before then. There's also the blanket ceremony but Paul thought that this one would be more meaningful." she said and Alyssa smiled. "What is this that I am putting on?" she asked and she heard a familiar voice behind her speak "It was mine when I did this same ceremony years ago it should fit nicely as I too was pregnant when I wore it" a female voice said. Alyssa turned around and stood face to face with Sarah, Paul's mother/ "SARAH?" Alyssa squealed "What are you DOING here? Does Paul know yet?". Sarah wrapped her arms around her and said "No not yet, he will soon though. I was granted parole this morning and I called Sam instead of Paulie to surprise him, when Sam told me that Paulie called and said to meet here so that you two could get married I just HAD to come. I had Emily bring up the dress and moccasins and I just waited in the wings." she said "Alyssa, dear, I am very proud of both you and Paulie and I am PROUD to have you as a daughter." She wrapped her arms around Alyssa once more and said "I must be going dear, I will see you both after the ceremony, I must go let Paulie know I am here and give him my blessing" Alyssa wiped the tears from her eyes and said "Thank you Sarah, I know Paul wished he could have you here more than anything. I am just glad he can get his wish" Sarah hugged her once more and then left to find Paul.
Leah and Emily helped Alyssa slide into the traditional white Quileute wedding dress and she slid on the white moccasins laid at her feet and took her seat as Emily and Leah worked on her hair. They pulled it out of her ordinary ponytail and let it hand long down to the middle of her back and brushed it for her. Emily then brought a box forward and said "I'm going to let you have this as you are getting married first. Consider this a gift of sorts as I will have another made by the time Sam and I are married." Alyssa opened the box to reveal a headpiece made of white flowers that wrapped around her head and gasped "Emily it's beautiful" she said. Emily carefully removed the headpiece from the box and placed it on Alyssa's head "Perfect fit" she said with a smile. Alyssa stood up with tears streaming down her face and turned to look at the other girls there. "You look AMAZING Al" Joey said, "I know right! Who knew?" Nadia laughed and Bella wiped a few tears from her eyes and walked over to her cousin and wrapped her arms around her. "Ally Cat, I am so happy for you" she said and Alyssa said "You'll be here soon I hope" and Bella smiled. "It's time to go" Leah said grabbing Alyssa's hand and guided her down the stairs. "You can do this Ally, I know you can" Bella said with a smile and right before Alyssa was about to meet her groom in the back yard she was stopped by Kim "WAIT! I almost forgot. Jared sent these from Billy for the ceremony. You are supposed to give them to Paul when the paper says to" she said handing Alyssa some kernels of corn, a feather, a rock and a piece of paper with the vows on them. "What is this?" she asked confused and then Emily spoke "The corn represents fertility, the feather is honesty and loyalty and the rock is strength and solidarity" she said and Alyssa nodded "How will I know which to give?" she asked and Kim said "It says it on the paper. Good luck Lyssa, it's time".
Alyssa walked outside and saw a huge fire burning in the backyard and she marveled at the beauty of it as she heard someone playing the traditional ceremonial flute. She made her way toward Paul who was standing by the fire beaming at her wearing the traditional roe-colored ribbon shirt, black pants and moccasins. Alyssa thought he was the most beautiful man to ever walk the planet. She took her place beside him as Billy gave them the nod telling them they could begin. "Just do as I do" Paul whispered to her as he took his first step clockwise around the fire and said "O' my beloved, our love has become firm by your walking one with me. Together we will share the responsibilities of the lodge, food and children. May the Creator bless noble children to share. May they live long." Alyssa took one step to join him and read from her paper "This is my commitment to you, my husband. Together we will share the responsibility of the home, food and children. I promise that I shall discharge all my share of the responsibilities for the welfare of the family and the children." she said and they handed each other the kernels of corn before Paul took another step and said "O' my beloved, now you have walked with me the second step. May the Creator bless you. I will love you and you alone as my wife. I will fill your heart with strength and courage: this is my commitment and my pledge to you. May God protect the lodge and children." Alyssa took another step to join him "My husband, at all times I shall fill your heart with courage and strength. In your happiness I shall rejoice. May God bless you and our honorable lodge." she said as they gave each other the feathers. Paul took his third step around the fire and said "O my beloved, now since you have walked three steps with me, our wealth and prosperity will grow. May God bless us. May we educate our children and may they live long." Alyssa took another step forward with tears streaming down her face "My husband, I love you with single-minded devotion as my husband. I will treat all other men as my brothers. My devotion to you is pure and you are my joy. This is my commitment and pledge to you." she said as they exchanged rocks.
Paul took his fourth step and said "O' my beloved, it is a great blessing that you have now walked four steps with me. May the Creator bless you. You have brought favor and sacredness in my life." Alyssa took a step to join him and said "O my husband, in all acts of righteousness, in material prosperity, in every form of enjoyment, and in those divine acts such as fire sacrifice, worship and charity, I promise you that I shall participate and I will always be with you." she said as Paul took the fifth step of seven and said "O' my beloved, now you have walked five steps with me. May the Creator make us prosperous. May the Creator bless us." Alyssa cried even harder but took one more step and managed to choke out "O my husband, I will share both in your joys and sorrows. Your love will make me very happy." Paul took another step and said "O' my beloved, by walking six steps with me, you have filled my heart with happiness. May I fill your heart with great joy and peace, time and time again. May the Creator bless you." Alyssa heard sniffles from the group as she took another step and said "My husband, the Creator blesses you. May I fill your heart with great joy and peace. I promise that I will always be with you." Paul took his final step around the fire and said "O' my beloved goddess, as you have walked the seven steps with me, our love and friendship have become inseparable and firm. We have experienced spiritual union in God. Now you have become completely mine. I offer my total self to you. May our marriage last forever." Alyssa joined him taking his hand and said "My husband, by the law of the Creator, and the spirits of our honorable ancestors, I have become your wife. Whatever promises I gave you I have spoken them with a pure heart. All the spirits are witnesses to this fact. I shall never deceive you, nor will I let you down. I shall love you forever."
Once again the flute was played as Billy slowly rolled forward with the rings in his hand and handed them to both Alyssa and Paul. They took turns sliding the silver and turquoise bands on their ring fingers and then he said "May the sun bring you new happiness by day; May the moon softly restore you by night; May the rain wash away your worries And the breeze blow new strength into your being, And all the days of your life May you walk gently through the world and know its beauty. Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be shelter for the other. Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be warmth to the other. Now there will be no loneliness, for each of you will be companion to the other. Now you are two persons, but there is only one life before you. May beauty surround you both in the journey ahead and through all the years. May happiness be your companion and your days together be good and long upon the earth." He took both of their hands and continued "Treat yourselves and each other with respect, and remind yourselves often of what brought you together. Give the highest priority to the tenderness, gentleness and kindness that your connection deserves. When frustration, difficulties and fear assail your relationship, as they threaten all relationships at one time or another, remember to focus on what is right between you, not only the part which seems wrong. In this way, you can ride out the storms when clouds hide the face of the sun in your lives - remembering that even if you lose sight of it for a moment, the sun is still there. And if each of you takes responsibility for the quality of your life together, it will be marked by abundance and delight."
At the end of Billy's blessing Paul and Alyssa kissed for the first time as Mr. and Mrs. Paul Alexander Hach and they celebrated with the rest of the guests. Since it was kind of cold after the fire was put out they decided to take the party inside. Alyssa and Paul were bombarded by people giving their blessings and congratulations and then Charlie approached the Newlyweds "Paul, take care of my girl the way I know you will. I have to say that was the most beautiful ceremony I have seen since Billy and his wife Sarah were married years ago. Congratulations you two, I love you both and once again Paul, welcome to the family" he said hugging them both. Bella was still crying so hard from the ceremony she could barely speak so she just hugged them both and went back to Jacob's side. "Al, that was BEAUTIFUL!" Joey said giving them both a hug, "Yeah can non native American's have a ceremony like that? If so I am SO getting my future husband do that for me!" Nadia added with a laugh. "SO! Al, we didn't get to meet those two hotties over there the last time we were here so what do you say you introduce us to them" Joey said pointing at Quil and Embry and Nadia nodded "Yeah the one of the left is FOINE" she said referring to Embry. Alyssa and Paul laughed before Paul called the boys over. "Quil Ateara, Embry Call this is Joey Reese and Nadia Demowitz my beautiful girlfriends from North Carolina who were just DYING to meet you" Alyssa said trying and succeeding at making the girls blush "Em, Nadia here was just commenting on how what's the word Nads? Oh yeah on how FOINE you were." Embry took one look at Nadia and everyone in the room knew exactly what happened after that, he was stuck to her for the rest of the night, as was Quil to Joey. At the end of the night Nadia and Joey said their goodnights to the boys and said to Alyssa and Paul "We're SO moving here when we get home." Joey said "Seriously, are there any open houses on the rez?" Nadia added and Paul laughed "Yep, why don't you go catch the boys before they leave because they were looking room mates for their place they share together with Jacob and Bella." he said. They took off to find the boys and came back throwing their arms around Paul and Alyssa "They said we could!" Joey exclaimed and then Nadia added "Yeah Embry was actually going to ask me but was scared he'd look psycho or something I don't think he's psycho he's PERFECT" she said and yet again Alyssa and Paul laughed giving them a hug before they finally headed home for the night. They spend the rest of the night in each others arms making love for the first time as husband and wife. They laid in bed in each other's arms and before drifting off to sleep Paul whispered "I love you my beautiful wife" and Alyssa smile and kissed him "I love you more my sexy husband" she said and they fell asleep in each others arms.
Author's Note: Long Chapter I know but let me know what you think. I should be able to get up the Christmas chapter sometime tomorrow just bear with me cause Hurricane Earl is threatening to smack us in the face so we'll see how far I can get. Ya'll know what to do read and review.