Chapter Eighteen:
The sun rose on Jane Volturi's wedding day. She groans. Jane was hoping that the day would be overcast, so the bride and certain members of her family would not glitter in the sun.
Jane chose to have her niece/goddaughter as her matron of honor and her three sisters as bridesmaids. Fred had George as best man, with Bill, Charlie and Alec as groomsmen. This sent Ron's fiancée into a tizzy.
Jane had noticed the jealous glares that the girl sent over to her sisters when she heard that she was passed over again, Jane got in her face.
"Why would I include you in my wedding party? I don't know you that well. What I do know of you is that you are a selfish empty headed brat. I will have you know that I have a large family. My bridesmaids are my little sisters and my matron of honor is my goddaughter. The only man on Fred's side that is not a Weasley is my twin brother. Sorry, but you don't even factor in as anything other than a guest and that is only because Ron here happens to be Fred's little brother." Jane sneers at the Brown girl as everyone, including Ron try to hold their snickers in.
Jane asked her mother and niece to help her pull off a rather difficult theme.
Years ago, her younger brother was a huge fan of an old British TV show, Dr. Who. She, Remus and Alec would watch it each time that they would visit.
She had heard of a revival from Mom, but had not had the chance to see it until she came to stay for this past year. She fell in love with the show all over again and Fred did for the first time. Now they have watched all the old episodes also.
Jane Volturi, soon to be Weasley, is having a Dr. Who wedding. All she told Fred about it was that it was to be blue. With the bride having all the say in decorating and attire, again it was a secret from everyone, including the groom.
Because Jane had no expenses as she lived at the castle and only needed to have a place to store her clothes and bathe, she never changed her room from how Heidi decorated it. Jane's bank account was filled to brimming.
Even though her parents were in a tizzy about wanting to pay for the wedding, Jane refused. Ares finally got her to agree to let him find a place for the reception and pay to have it decorated.
For a ceremony site, she found a quiet little church in London. Jane enlisted some help from her Aunts Alice and Rose and had the place decorated in white and TARDIS blue. She had found a blue aisle runner and draped the pews with white gossamer. Bunches of blue flowers were hung on the heads of the pews, overflowed from vases placed on the alter, and trailed up the railings outside. Satisfied with the look the three ladies go back to the house.
The night before, the rest of the Volturi arrived for the wedding. Heidi cooed about the whole theme and can't wait to see the result.
Even though they helped with planning the ceremony and elements of the reception, Jane kept the clothes secret from her mother and niece. She snickers to herself.
For Fred's suit, she chose a dark blue pinstriped suit, white dress shirt, dark red tie, red high top Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers, lens-less plastic glasses and a brown overcoat. He would look like a ginger Doctor 10. His twin, George, is obviously his best man. As such, Jane planned to have him dressed like Captain Jack Harkness, complete with the salvage WWII coat.
The groomsmen were to dress like Doctor 11. They have dark brown frock coats, black pants, vests, light blue dress shirts, brown bow ties, red suspenders and high brown lace up boots. On their heads will be red fez hats.
Jane's sisters have blue knee length swing skirt dresses with wide halter straps, gathered bodices and black crinoline. She found silver charm bracelets, exploding TARDIS/ Starry Night necklaces and silver TARDIS earrings. Her mother found a blue strapless short dress with pickups. Jane gave her a Timey Wimey swirl necklace and silver Cybermen earrings.
Hermione's outfit is the one that she was the most proud of other than her own. It is a TARDIS blue, strapless corset gown with pickups and black velvet trim in front. This is paired with a black leather jacket and knee high black Converse sneakers and blue ribbon laces. Jane gave her a Galifrey symbol necklace and sonic screwdriver earrings.
The girls burst into her bedroom, Hermione carrying a goblet of blood. "What is this, breakfast?" Jane asks raising an eyebrow. She had fed the night before, but her nerves were wearing on her control. Hermione smiles and hands her the goblet. "You have a big day. I thought you might need a pick me up."
Jane smiles at the girl. "Thank you, dear girl." She drinks down the blood and puts the cup down.
"Let's get to it." Claire claps her hands, eager to see all of the things that Janie has planned. The twins laugh as their little sister starts to pester Jane with questions. The vampire takes the questions in stride. "Alright, alright, let's get the dresses out and then you four can figure out something to do with my hair."
Ares walks into the room, after knocking. All four of his girls and his granddaughter/daughter in law are bustling around Jane's bedroom.
Claire's wedding was the polar opposite from this. Both kids wanted to respect the dour traditions of Theo's father's position.
Bright blue and lively music is everywhere here. Janie still has her robe on while Hermione does her hair and Hyla does her makeup. 'Mione's jacket is still on the bed, as are Jane's shoes. The girls all acknowledge his presence with a quick hello and a peck on the cheek. 'Mione gives him a hug and a smile.
"Where's your mother?" Ares asks as he takes in the ivory on tan monstrosity of a bed that Jane has in here. Granted Jane is an adult. He even admits that Fred has spent the night in here. Still, Jane is only five foot two on a good day. Even Fred isn't as tall as his brothers Bill and Ron. Why does she need such a huge bed? Jane's voice brings him out of his thoughts.
"She said something about checking up on the guys. I think she wanted to cry and didn't want me to also, even though I haven't in two thousand years." She shrugs in the mirror.
Ares nods, he is feeling the same way. He still feels the pain of not being there when the twins were bitten. Aro had taken them out of the crowd and bitten them. Enyo destroyed most of Europe and Asia when she found out.
Aro, not realizing that he took the only children of his patron goddess was justifibly scared. They worked out that any time the twins want to leave, they can and that from now on, Enyo is in charge of the whole nation with the kings as her public face to the vampires.
Taking a deep breath to stave off his tears, Ares notices a changed scent.
"OK, time to fess up. Why do I smell a milk scent in here?" His voice is low and quiet, he didn't want to scare them, but his Veela is on guard.
Knowing that it could not be her, Jane turns around. She knows what he means. She even smelt it and has for a few weeks, but with her mother around she always smelt that. Jane looks around at her sisters. They shake their heads, also understanding what the scent means. Lastly, both Jane and Ares look to the youngest, Hermione.
The teen blushes and moves her curls to show the mating mark that Harry gave her on her neck. Ares nods and opens his arms. "It's OK darling, I know what it's like. Enyo and I exchanged marks and ended up with these two." He motions to Jane. "So when are you due?" Jane gets up and hugs her niece, followed by the other girls.
"I am due around the first of April. We already have the separate chambers, so it'll be easy to convert one of the rooms into a nursery. With the law in effect, we'll not be the only ones." Hermione tells them. She wipes her eyes and clears her throat. "Today is not about me. It's about you and Fred, Aunt Jane."
She, Reyna, and Claire help Jane put on her wedding gown. Hermione fastens the bright blue sash around the tiny waist of the A-line gown. Next she loops the skinny multicolored one over the blue one. The TARDIS key necklace hangs down above the sweetheart neckline. The Bad Wolf bracelet and Don't Blink earrings go on next. She sits to lace up her white Converse high heels. The shoes are decorated with the three doctors.
Jane lays out her reception dress; a bright blue halter style TARDIS dress. The matching pumps have sonic screwdrivers painted on the back of the heels.
Hermione puts on her leather jacket that is being held out Ares. "Thank you, Ares." He smiles kindly and hugs her. "No, thank you Hermione for my first great-grandchild, plus I got to find out before Enyo or even Remus. Score one for me!" His jovial attitude makes everyone laugh.
While Ares is leading Jane and the girls to the car, Enyo is drying her eyes. The sight of her oldest daughter getting ready for her wedding set her over the edge.
Time stood still for Fred as he saw Jane's mother be led down the aisle by Aro. George elbowes him.
"Man, take a breath. The girls haven't even gotten down here." He whispers to his twin.
When the first bridesmaid starts down the path, Fred notices the distinct color blue. 'Ahh, she combined our favorite show and our wedding.' "This sure beats the toy theme I came up with." He murmurs.
When Hermione is finally in her place, the music changes. Instead of the usual wedding march, the theme to Doctor Who starts. Fred and the guys chuckle when they see Ares' surprised face.
The wedding goes by quickly and everyone is champing at the bit to see what Jane has up her sleeve for the reception.
