Temper, Temper – Chapter Thirty Three: Cinderella

"You could always come with me?" Alex urged whilst fixing her hair, watching Paul to and fro the living room as she looked in the mirror. Paul stopped his pacing and just looked at her before resuming his pace,

"You want me to put on a tuxedo and celebrate with the resident vampires?" He asked incredulously, his eyes ran over Alex when she turned around and smiled at him warmingly.

"I wouldn't want you to do anything you felt was wrong" As she answered, her hands went around his neck and as her head moved in to kiss his mouth, Paul whispered, "You look beautiful" before meeting Alex the rest of the way.

The day of the wedding was here. Things had been dormant since Jake left, everything was pleasant except for the ache the pack felt for Jacob's absence – he still wasn't home. Of course everyone knew he would show up today, even if he didn't yet know himself.

Alice had chosen Alex's dress but the vampire was taken aback as to how cooperative she was, as well as how much input she had in the end result. The dress was simple, fluid and vibrant, all green satin it hung off Alex's frame lightly, asymmetrically falling to above her knees and allowing focus to go on her plain black peep toe heels.

When they both pulled away, Alex saw in Paul's eyes there was something he wanted to say, and she had a good guess as to what it would be. "Don't Paul, don't spoil it" She stated to put a stop to the argument that would undoubtedly follow should he speak,

"You can't expect me to pretend I'm ok with you going" He said anyway.

"Yes, I do" Alex fiercely spoke as she turned away and made to leave the house, Paul held onto her arm at the last moment, keeping her in place.

"Be safe" He said firmly, capturing her lips for a second time, releasing her arm and watching as she left the house. Only then did he slam his fist into the wall with frustration. The plaster had receded back from the impact, 'She won't notice' Paul commented thoughtfully as he inspected the mark before racing out of the door and phasing.

'Time to get this show on the road' Jared greeted him.

Upholding the treaty was Sam's main goal as far as the pack was concerned and they were all on high security today, especially since Jacob would be reappearing today. The celebrations would be dampened slightly if a six foot werewolf ripped the groom's head off.

Paul sniggered at his thought and sped up, maybe he could let the defence line drop just a tad-

'Not even funny Paul' Quil said with more seriousness that Paul thought the teen could muster,

'I was joking' He said with a huff, making a special effort to block everyone else's thoughts out of his head.

Seth and Alex had gone to the wedding together, as well as Billy Black and Seth's mam but the youngest La Push residents separated from the eldest ones almost instantly, choosing their pews aside the forestry aisle.

"Do you think he'll come before or after their hitched?" Seth asked her, twiddling his thumbs before the music began, silencing Alex and Bella made her appearance, walking down the aisle slowly.

Everyone politely clapped when the two exchanged 'I do's' and Alex nodded at Seth to make his way towards the exit. Fifty present of the guests here were vampires and a vampire you don't know is worse than one you do, even if their eyes aren't crimson – Alex was alert.

"Don't look at her" She stated when Seth began to look around, she had spotted the blonde vampires pained expression and could only guess she had a connection to the Quileute wolves. Seth blatantly ignored her and looked up, seeing the vampire's pained expression he knew a friend or relative had met their end by a wolf's claw.

"Come on" Alex guided her younger brother away from the situation, "I spotted a chocolate fountain over here, and I'll be damned if it goes to waste because half the guest rather blood to food"

Nobody lifted their heads, she had spoken to quietly for anyone but Seth to hear and he laughed, Alex had a rare gift for changing the subject and uplifting people's spirits.

"Leave some for everybody else Socks!" Emmett bellowed from over the other end of the crowd, a huge grin on his face when he saw the shock and narrowed eyes which made up Alex's expression. The fact there were other supernaturals in the room was something she had forgotten, but this was Emmett so she merely waved sarcastically at him, exaggerating her smile and wave so the largest Cullen crumpled with laughter.

'Everything I do or say is funny' Alex stated mentally with a smile, 'I should be a comedian, imagine if I had done a speech tonight. Now that would have been something'

Both werewolves surveyed the layout of the celebrations, talking and laughing between them as they guarded the sought after chocolate fountain and routinely dipped strawberry after strawberry in the warm sweet.

Alex raised her head then, jerking it to the left she held Seth's arm and said lowly, "Jacob's back".

In deep conversation with Bella, Seth and Alex watched as Jacob seemed nonchalant with what had happened during the day. The other wolves were there as well, waiting for him to make a mistake.

It happened then, the confused expression followed by an angry one and then he held on to Bella's arm tightly. In one second Edward was there. Seth reacted the quickest and ran out, pulling Jacob away. When he got pushed away, Alex felt her face get hot with anger and she walked doggedly over to them as well, Quil and Jared were already holding Jacob back. Sam had come forward as well now.

Alex didn't even have time to shout out an insult at Jake for being moronic before Sam had him coming back to La Push with a sour look on his face. Edward and Bella re-joined their wedding party then, at the same time as a rather pleased with himself Paul came towards her,

"What are you so smiley about?" Alex cocked an eyebrow at him to which he responded by taking her hand and leading her into the forestry, after her family and back home. "I swear there is not one event I go to that isn't filled with drama, drunks or fighting"

"You're the twenty first century Cinderella" Paul said cheekily.

"Cinderella had a pumpkin carriage not testosterone filled werewolves"

Paul's laugh echoed around the woods, making Alex's own cheeks twinge into a beaming smile. He slowed down as they neared Sam's house where the rest of the pack would be waiting, then leaned down to whisper in her ear.

"And Cinderella wasn't a werewolf herself either"

Alex smiled widely at her imprint and batted her eyelashes at him pleadingly, she didn't even have to speak her question out loud, Paul frowned at her deeply.

"I am not watching Cinderella" He stated grouchily, Alex linked arms with him and nestled into his warm side, 'He'll watch it' she thought, and there was no chance he wouldn't if Alex really wanted him to.