Time for more wedding stuff! Yayz! :)
"Just so you know Rainy, you don't have to settle for an old dress."
"I know Aunt Deb," Roxanne replied smiling at her aunt, "You know, I don't mind pay..."
"Nonsense!" Deb practically shouted, much to Roxanne's dismay, "I've got plenty of money, and you're already paying for so much!"
"If you say so," Roxanne replied as she walked over to the dress rack.
Just like she had promised, Roxanne had called her aunt before she went to go pick out a dress. Her aunt brought Cassidy, and Roxanne invited Kela to help pick out the bridesmaid dresses. While Roxanne was looking over the dresses, Cassidy was playing 'Guess What I'm Thinking Of' with Kela (to see if Kela really could read minds).
"I guess I'll try on these three," said Roxanne, taking three dresses.
"Take your time Rainy," said Aunt Deb. Roxanne quickly went into the dressing room.
"Okay, guess what I'm thinking...now!" said Cassidy.
Kela thought for a moment. "You're thinking about having a purple flower girl dress."
"Yes!" said Cassidy, "wow, you really can read minds! You are so cool!"
Kela laughed. "Well, thank you," she replied with a smile.
"Okay, I'm ready!" Roxanne shouted from the dressing room. She stepped out wearing a puffy white dress covered in lace. It even came with a white tiara. I feel like a Cinderella wannabee, thought Roxanne. Definitely not her style.
"Wow Roxie, you look like a princess!" commented Cassidy.
"Thanks Cass, but I don't think it's for me," replied Roxanne. She stepped back into the dressing room, and came out wearing the second wedding dress. It was about ankle high, and looked more like a party or formal dress than a wedding gown. "This isn't it either," said Roxanne, a little agrivated.
"Well, there's plenty more to try on," said Deb, "and you still have one more to try on. After all, third times the charm!"
Roxanne smiled and went back into the dressing room. When she came out, she was wearing a white gown, with just a little bit of a poof at the bottom, but not a lot. It looked elegant and simple, and it also matched Roxanne's style perfectly.
"That's the one!" said Deb with glee.
"Plefecta," said Kela.
"Pretty!" commented Cassidy.
After changing and handing the dress to the cashier, they picked out the rest of the dresses. Kela found a nice tan dress with a blue ribbon that was perfect, so Roxanne ordered three of them, for each of her bridesmaids. And just like she wanted, Cassidy got a purple princess-looking dress for her flower girl outfit.
After ordering and purchasing everything, the grand total came to nearly four hundred dollars.
"Aunt Deb," Roxanne started to say when she saw the total, but Deb stopped her.
"Nope, the bride shouldn't have to pay for her dress," said Deb as she pulled out her checkbook, "It's my treat, Rainy."
Roxanne smiled. I wonder how Megamind is doing at picking out a tux, she thought.
()()()()()()()
"It's official, I have no idea what I'm doing."
Megamind had been in the tuxedo store for about fifteen minutes, and had looked at every tux they had. None of the tuxes looked good to him. They all looked too stiff, or too ruffled, or too bland, or too everything.
Why can't they sell leather tusaydos, Megamind asked himself, I bet they would sell like spikes.
"Well Sir, have you found anything yet?" Minion asked as he walked over to the distressed alien.
"No, everything looks wrong," said Megamind, clearly agrivated. To be honest, he would rather just wear the Black Mamba to the wedding, that seemed plenty formal. But Megamind didn't want to argue over something as trivial as a tusaydo, so he agreed to go pick out one while Roxanne went dress shopping.
"Hmm," said Minion, thinking as he looked at all the tuxedos they were standing next to. "Ah ha!" Quickly, he grabbed a black tuxedo with a black vest, picked out a long, black tie and handed both to Megamind. "Here, try this one, Sir."
"Very well," said Megamind as he walked into the dressing room. It was another five minutes before he finally came out, the jacket fully buttoned and tie sloppily tied.
"Sir, the jacket doesn't need to be buttoned all the way," commented Minion, "that's what the vest is for." After another five minutes of making adjustments, Megamind finally looked at himself in the mirror.
"Not as flattering as leather or spikes, but it doesn't look half bad," said Megamind as he posed in the mirror, "but then again, I can make almost anything look good."
"Of course Sir," said Minion, rolling his eyes. The fish then noticed his master's unusually black hands. "Sir, are you still wearing your gloves?"
"Yes, why?"
"Well, you aren't really supposed to wear gloves with a tux Sir." Megamind scowled and took off his leather gloves. "Perfect!"
"If you say so, Minion," replied Megamind. "Shouldn't you be going through this torture as well? You are the best man."
"All the tuxedos here are too small for me," said Minion, "I'll have to either make my own or special order. But I am trying to decide what tie to get."
"Black," Megamind said.
"No, that's what you would pick."
"So? Black looks good on you too Minion." Minion just rolled his eyes.
After paying for the tux and finally settling on a dark green bow tie, Megamind and Minion left the store and started walking through the mall. When they walked past the food court, Megamind saw a familiar face. "Minion!"
"What Sir?"
"Look, it's Jon." Megamind pointed into the food court. Sure enough, there was Jon, sitting at a table and eating a sandwich. "Follow me," said Megamind as he walked towards Jon. Usually he avoided the people who clearly hated him, but he wanted Jon to at least like him before he married Roxanne.
The alien walked up to the table and gave a friendly wave. Jon looked up at him and glared. "Um, Ollo Jon," said Megamind, trying to make small talk, "we just finished getting our tusaydos."
"Tuxedos, Sir," Minion corrected.
"So, they actually let you inside the mall?" Jon asked.
Okay, that hurt, thought Megamind.
"Yes, actually," said Megamind, trying to keep his cool, "so, are you ready for the wedding?"
"I'm not going," Jon replied dryly before getting up.
"Wait what? Why?" Megamind asked.
"Because, I'm still hoping that Roxanne will come to her senses and it'll be cancelled," replied Jon. Megamind glared, but bit his tongue. He didn't want to make a scene.
"Well, I'll have you know that as of now the wedding is still on, so you might as well come," said Megamind, saying it more as a threat than a suggestion without really meaning to.
Jon glared at him. "Look, I don't know what your plan is, or how you got Roxanne to fall in love with you, but one thing I do know is that people don't change." Megamind swallowed. That one really hurt. "Just to let you know, if you end up hurting Roxanne at all, I'll do far worse to you than Metro Man ever did. And just so you know, that Turning-Hero story? I don't believe it for a second."
With that, Jon threw his sandwich wrapper into the trash and walked away. The blue alien sighed.
Well, that went well, Megamind thought to himself. "Come on Minion, let's get back to the lair."
"Yes Sir," said Minion, following his master through the mall and out the front doors.
()()()()()()()
"Roxanne! I'm home!" Megamind and Minion walked through the door carrying their packages. Cassidy ran from the kitchen to meet him.
"Hi Roxie's boyfriend!" she greeted happily, bringing a smile to the alien's face. At least the rest of her family likes me, he thought.
"Ollo," Megamind replied. Cassidy giggled, and Roxanne and Deb walked into the foyer.
"Hey hun," said Roxanne before giving her fiancee a kiss on the cheek. But quickly, she noticed his melon-cholly face. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," said Megamind, "It's just, I ran into Jon at the mall."
Roxanne sighed. "Let me guess, he didn't give a warm welcome?"
"Not exactly," replied Megamind, "In fact, I think he hates me even more, and all I did was ask him to come to the wedding."
"Which by the way, he said no to," added Minion.
"What?" Megamind shot the fish a glare, who quickly mouthed 'sorry'. Roxanne sighed again. "I don't know why he's being so stubborn! Everyone else has already accepted you, why can't he?"
"It's just his nature, Rainy, you know that," said Deb, putting a comforting hand on Roxanne's shoulder.
"I know," said Roxanne.
"Besides, I'm sure your bro will come around before the big day," said Deb with a confident smile.
"Brother?" repeated Megamind, confused, "I thought he was your cousin?"
"He is," answered Roxanne, "When we were little, we always complained to our moms how we wanted siblings. Finally, we just promised to be each other's sibling. I was his little sister, and he was my older brother."
"And he protected you like an older brother too," reminded Deb, "I'm surprised you dated at all with him around."
Roxanne smiled. "Yeah, but it wasn't all bad. I just wish he wouldn't be so protective now." Despite saying this, Roxanne still looked saddened by the fact Jon wasn't coming to the wedding.
Megamind could tell that Roxanne was very close to Jon. He knew what it was like to be close to a brother since there were times, especially when he was little, when he felt like Minion was his older brother. He had to make this right for his future wife.
"Excuse me, I have to go do something real quickly," said Megamind, excusing himself from the room. He found Roxanne cell phone, dialed the number, and went into a room where no one could hear him.
"Hello?" said the voice on the other line.
"Jon, it's me, Meg-er, Ouwan." He figured using his real name would be better than his super villain/hero name. He heard an agrivated sigh on the other line. "Please don't hang up."
Megamind waited a moment, and the line didn't go dead, so he continued. "Look, I know you hate me and I know you hate the fact that i'm marrying your cousin, but I know you don't hate her. Roxanne really wants you to be at this wedding, and she'll be really disappointed if you don't come. I know you don't think it's true, but I love Roxanne and I want this day to be perfect for her. So, please come. The wedding is in three weeks, on the twentieth from noon to four. Please come, for her."
The line was silent for a moment. "Okay, I'm done talking." After another moment of silence, Megamind heard the dial tone and sighed.
"Well, at least I tried," said Megamind. But he still hoped that he had gotten through to Jon and that by some miracle he would be there.
Megamind knew it was unlikely, but when you've lived Megamind's life, you tended to believe the unlikely.
Okay, I'm glad this chapter was longer than the last. Also, don't worry, I haven't forgotten about the mysterious criminal. All in good time, my readers. Anyway, please review!
Also, I might not be updating as soon as I usually do. Finals are next week, and I need to study as much as possible. Hopefully I'll update a few more times before then. Okay, that's all, see ya!
Btw: Plefecta- Perfect