Something Blue

I spent the next hour trying to pick out what to wear. I was trying to decide between the crimson red dress and the royal blue dress. He always said he loved the blue blouse that I used to wear. I finally decided I would wear my blue satin dress. I let down my blonde hair and shook it so it wouldn't look overdone. I stared into a mirror.

I was never a vain person but becoming a vampire had made me more aware of my looks.

I looked amazing although, I would look better as Bella in this outfit. But I needed to tell him who I really was, before I switched back.

Maria looked dazzling. I would hypnotize any male who saw me looking like this. My porcelain skin, wavy hair down to my shoulder, blue eyes, full lips, and the dress just made me look even hotter. I took out my check list. It read:

Check List

Clothes- Check

Plan-Check

I walked down the stairs to make sure I didn't ruin my dress jumping out of the window. I know how that would have gone; I jumped out of a window and my dress completely flies off my body. In my distress I forget to land properly and hurt myself. Then I spend the next two hours recovering while Edward is getting married to some unknown vampire woman. It would have been faster, but not so safe for clumsy Bella.

That is why I took the stairs.

"Maria, you look amazing….." Jonas's jaw dropped and Scarlet was so happy for me looking this good. She was jumping up and down and squeezed me until I was afraid I would be too damaged to move ever again. I pushed away. Still, half of her face was taken up by a ridiculously large smile as she released me.

"Wow," is all Jonas could say, just "wow". Well, at least I know I look good. I just had to get the guy now.

"Good Luck!" I heard Scarlet holler from the living room.

I knew the way to the Cullen's house perfectly. Turn right, left, right, right, left, and then I was there.

The place looked extravagant.

Alice had overdone it. She re-used the decorations from my last birthday party with the Cullen's. I started to walk down the lantern lit driveway when I started to hear the party guests laughing and talking to one another. One was saying how the bride was so excited that Edward had proposed to her, and the other was talking about how this was one of the best weddings that they had ever been to. No doubt it was Alice who could make anything and anyone look good. She did play Bella Barbie with me all the time and even though I didn't like to admit it, I always looked fabulous after Alice had done me up.

I remembered the first time that I was here, meeting the family for the first time. This was when I had first seen the inside of this house. I remember everything.

FLASHBACK

He opened the door for me.

The inside was even more surprising, less predictable, than the exterior. It was very bright, very open, and very large. This must have originally been several rooms, but the walls had been removed from most of the first floor to create one wide space. The back, south-facing wall had been entirely replaced with glass and beyond the shade of the cedar, the lawn stretched bare to the wide river. A massive curving staircase dominated the west side of the room. The walls, the high-beamed ceiling, the wooden floors, and the thick carpets were all various shades of white.

I met his entire family after that; Esme, Carlisle, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice and Jasper. They were all so nice and welcoming.

Finally I reached the front of the massive house. The guests were all dressed in their most gorgeous outfits. Maria was not underdressed. All of the vampire guests looked very happy for the bride and groom and I was going to ruin it all.

I was almost to Edward's room when someone's hand caught my shoulder. I turned around to see it was Alice. I was in trouble.

"Maria, I told you to stay away!" Alice screeched. She was always such a drama queen but today she seemed more stressed, like killer bride stress had gotten to her.

"Alice I need to see Edward before he gets married," I whispered in distress. Would I have to hurt her to get to Edward? She was my sister whether she remembers or not.

"Maria, Edward and Tanya are very happy. Emmett will escort you out. EMMETT!" Tanya? That bitch. Now I don't feel so bad ruining her wedding. I better get going before Emmett gets here.

"Alice I am truly sorry for what I am about to do to you," I apologized. I could hear Emmett coming up the stairs so I reached out and grabbed her arm and with my shield I shocked her, just enough to paralyze her for a few minutes. I was in a lot of trouble now.

I hated the math equation that I pictured in my head:

Maria+Zapped Alice+ Ruined Wedding+ Clans of Unhappy Vampires= No more Maria or Bella

Now, I really had to hurry. Although Emmett didn't make it up the stairs because Rose had called his name, I still had to tell Edward who I was. I hid Alice in the linen closet and rushed to Edward's room.

FLASHBACK

We had to a stop in front of the last door in the hall.

"My room," he informed me, opening it and pulling me through. His room faced south, with a wall sized window like in the great room below. The whole back side of the house must be glass. His view looked down on the Sol Duc River, across the untouched forest to the Olympic Mountain range. The western wall was completely covered with shelf after shelf of CDs. His room was better stocked than a music store.

I opened the door. I was surprised to see the western wall covered. The room was now a different colour. It was a royal blue and the paint cans were on the top of the CD shelf. I scanned the room. He wasn't here. I scanned the room again expecting to see him appear out of thin air. Well, what did I expect? My plans never work.

I heard voices from the backyard. The service had started. I was too late.

"I Tanya, take you Edward, to be my wedded husband. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish."

Then the door slammed open behind me. It was Alice. I was going to die. She was furious. The only thing that would make this scarier is if her eyes were red, which I am glad they weren't.

"MARIA!" She charged at me and slammed me into the western wall. Alice is more violent than I remembered.

The paint splattered over my blue dress. I could feel Maria's form slipping. I was turning back into Bella. I was too weak to keep my form. Alice left a few minutes after I was Bella again. I didn't wake up from her pounding she gave me. I could already feel the bruise forming on me.

I groaned and rubbed my eyes, I could still hear the vows still being said. My guess I was only unconscious for a minute or two. I looked down at myself. I was covered in blue paint and I was Bella. I tried to change back but I was still too weak. I had to get to Edward. NOW.

I struggled to get back to my feet. Somehow while I was unconscious I got a paint-can stuck to myself. Once, I got my balance I ran down the stairs with full speed and out into the back yard. I still had a bucket attached to my ankle so I made some of a ruckus. The crowd turned around. The minister had just finished saying

"Please present the something old, new and something blue," when everyone's attention diverted to me. I guess I was the something blue. The Cullen's were staring at me like they've seen a ghost but Alice had an apologetic look on her face. Only I knew why.

The rest of the clan's faces were horrified. I probably looked somewhat of a mess. I had paint over my favourite dress and I was supposed to be dead so I wasn't surprised by their reaction. Edward stared at me with shocked eyes. I loved the look on Tanya's face. It was priceless. She was so mad, it was funny but I couldn't take my eyes off Edward. He was still so beautiful when he was confused.

"Bella!" It was a relief when he called my name, some part of me thought he forgot who I was.

"Edward!" I chimed.

I raced down the aisle. We were staring at each other. My breathing accelerated and he whispered the words I haven't heard in decades,

"I love you Isabella Swan."

"I love you too, Edward Cullen."

Closing the gap between our faces, I kissed him with passion. His lips touched mine and my tongue traced his lips. He was such a good kisser.

"You were holding out on me," he chuckled and we continued to kiss. He still loved me. I loved him and we were together at last. I wrapped myself around him, not exactly polite for company but, I didn't care. I pulled away and whispered, "So, the lion fell in love with the lamb."

He chuckled, "What a sick masochistic lion."

"What a stupid lamb." We started to kiss again, this time with more intensity. I never wanted this moment to end. It was too perfect. Then someone grabbed my hair and pulled my away from him. Whoever it was had a lot of explaining to do.

"Tanya, what are you doing with Bella?" Edward asked mortified by my sudden disappearance.

"Edward, we are married remember!" She said pointing to her finger.

"Tanya, I…." He trailed off before she started yelling again.

"Don't you Tanya me Edward Anthony Mason Cullen!" By the tone of her voice I could tell he wasn't going to get in as much trouble as I was. I was going to have to fight her.

"Tanya, I love Bella. She is my love. I've never loved anyone as much as I love her. The only reason I left her was to protect her. I am very sorry for the inconvenience."

"Well Eddie, if I don't get you no one does." She started pulling me deeper into the woods.

"EDWARD!" I screamed.

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