Thanks for all the lovely reviews! They mean so much to me! And there are a few of you who are catching on to what's going to happen...kudos to you! haha, however, nothing is set in stone...ahahaha! What's a story without drama? Anyways, here's the next chapter. I decided to cut this one in half and do it in two parts...a storm's a-brewin'! So let me know what you think and review! They keep me going! :D Oh and if you go to my page you'll find links to Ariadne's dress, Arthur's suit, Ari's hair, makeup, the church they're getting married at, their rings...I thought visuals would be nice...so check them out!
Still don't own Inception, it's too genius for me.
Ariadne woke up knowing that it was going to be a busy day. She had to get ready for the wedding, and trust that Dom had everything else under control. All she wanted to do was get ready and go marry Arthur. Opening her eyes and blinking a few times, she rolled over to find Arthur staring at her, his eyes shining with excitement.
"Good morning." He softly told her, kissing her. She smiled and snuggled into his warm body.
"Morning."
"How'd you sleep?" Arthur asked, concern filling his features.
Ariadne looked at him and grinned. "Better than I have in weeks." Arthur sighed and relaxed. He took her hand in his and played with her rings.
"You know, I should take your wedding band. We'll need to give each other them at the wedding anyway." Arthur said. Ariadne pulled back her hand and looked at her rings.
"But I like wearing them." She pouted playfully. Arthur chuckled.
"You'll get it back later. I promise."
"Fine, but give me yours now. If you take mine, I'm taking yours." She sat up and held her hand out. Arthur twisted the ring on his finger and slowly slid it off, gently placing it in Ariadne's palm. She closed her fist around it and looked at Arthur. He was holding his hand out. She shook her hand and handed him her hand, he then slid the ring of slowly and delicately.
Ariadne frowned, she didn't like the feel of the missing ring. She still had the engagement ring, but it wasn't the same.
"I'll take care of it, I promise." Arthur remarked after seeing her solemn expression.
"It's not that, I just don't like the way it feels…not having the ring." Ariadne answered, biting her lip and glancing at Arthur. Arthur smiled.
"Me neither." Arthur whispered as Eames barged in.
"Alright lovelies, time for you two to get ready. Ariadne dear, you will be in the other room. Arthur, I have the pleasure and privilege of helping you get ready." Eames grinned.
Ariadne looked at Arthur who was sitting there stiffly. She held in a giggle and stood up.
"I don't need help getting dressed Eames." Arthur said through gritted teeth. He really wanted to stay calm today. It was his day after all.
"Ah, that's what you think darling." Eames winked at him and turned to Ariadne. "Unless you prefer I help Ariadne."
Arthur stood up and wrapped his arm around Ariadne. "Don't even think about it Eames."
Eames laughed. "I'm joking Arthur. I would never do that, unless she wanted me to."
Ariadne playfully punched Eames and turned to Arthur. "I can dress myself. I'm a grown woman." She stood on her toes and kissed Arthur before grabbing her bags and walking into the other room.
"Well now that she's gone, shall we?" Eames asked, gesturing to the bathroom. Arthur rolled his eyes.
"I'm going to take a shower. Go do whatever it is you do when you're waiting." Arthur said as he grabbed a towel and walked into the bathroom, shutting the door firmly behind him and locking it. Knowing Eames he'd probably find a way to unlock it if he wanted to. Arthur sighed and turned on the shower, once it warmed up he undressed and got in, letting the heat calm his nerves.
Ariadne was in the other room, taking everything out of the bags and laying them down on the bed. She admired each thing before she turned to close the door, lock it, grab a towel and head to the bathroom. She turned on the water and held her hand under it, letting it warm up before she too undressed and got in the shower. Ariadne had a good feeling about today. It was her day. A day she'd get to share with Arthur. She was excited about it.
Dom came knocking on her door about two hours later. She walked to it and unlocked it, opening the door and peeking through. When she saw it was Dom she opened the door wider to allow him passage.
"You look beautiful." He simply said. Ariadne blushed and looked down, smoothing her dress in the process.
"Thank you. Did Arthur leave already?" She asked.
Dom nodded. "They left about half an hour ago, he's nervous as hell, but he's excited. Are you ready to go?"
Ariadne looked around her and made sure she had everything. She grabbed her small clutch and opened it, revealing her bishop, Arthur's ring, and her cell phone and some chapstick.
"Yes, let's go."
"Auntie Ari! You look pretty!" Philippa squealed when she saw her.
"Thank you Philippa. So do you." Ariadne complimented the little girl. She giggled and spun around for Ariadne.
"Daddy said so too."
"Well he knows what he's talking about." Ariadne grinned.
"Why are you wearing white?" James asked curiously.
"She's wearing white because that's what the bride does at a wedding." Dom told James.
"What's a bride?" James looked up at Dom, his eyes big.
"A bride is a woman who is going to get married." Dom replied, picking James up and leading Ariadne and Philippa to the car.
"Was mommy a bride?" James asked innocently. Ariadne shot Dom a look and noticed him tense a little bit.
"Yes she was sweetie."
"So she wore white too?" Philippa asked in awe.
"Yes, she wore white."
"I want to wear white!" Philippa declared, prancing around in her dress.
"Someday you will. Just not a wedding dress yet." Dom shook his head, not wanting to think about the day his baby girl would get married.
Philippa and James both lost interest in the subject and stopped talking. Dom drove them to the small church just inside the small town. Ariadne sighed nervously and looked at Dom. Dom nodded and led her into the church. He stopped her at the door and told her to wait for him. She nodded and watched as he entered into the sanctuary and whispered something to Eames. Eames nodded and motioned for the pianist to start playing.
The familiar wedding march began and Dom ran back, telling James and Philippa to walk in and giving Philippa flowers to throw. James pouted, wanting to do something, so he gave him a pillow to carry. (He purposefully made sure that Arthur and Ariadne had the rings, just in case.)
Dom walked to Ariadne and held out his arm for her. "You ready?"
She nodded and laced her arm through his, walking through the doors. Eames and Yusuf smiled widely when they saw her. She looked beautiful. Arthur's eyes widened and his grin got bigger. He couldn't believe how beautiful she looked. Not that she wasn't always beautiful.
Her white sundress was flowing as she walked. Her hair was curled with bobby pins holding up certain strands, but she left her hair down. She did her make up, a soft brown color was placed on her eyelids and Arthur could see eyeliner. He also noticed that she was wearing mascara and a light color of lip gloss.
She truly was glowing. Arthur was equally amazing. His gray suit with a white button up shirt was just a tad bit nicer than his normal three piece suits. He was wearing a grayish tie and his hair was parted to the side a little and slicked back. Ariadne noticed that he was fiddling with something in his pocket. His totem perhaps?
When she reached the front, Arthur stepped down to help her up the steps and took her hand.
"Ready?" He whispered, she smiled and nodded, all nervousness leaving her body.
The ceremony went fast. They each said their vows (which they wrote themselves) and slid the rings onto each other's fingers. Eames whistled loudly when Ariadne and Arthur kissed, and Yusuf threw rice at them as they walked out. James and Philippa chased them down the aisle, and Dom ran after James and Philippa.
Everything was going well. Ariadne and Arthur were now officially married, they got to celebrate it with loved ones, and now they were going to spend the day together. Arthur was sure today would be the best day of his life, that is until Ariadne collapsed.
:O Oh no! Cliffhanger! Evil, evil cliffhangers! What will happen next? Review and I may just get the next chapter up soon! :D And check out the links! let me know what you think of them too!