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Post by Bella Cullen on Jul 19, 2008 11:23:08 GMT -5
*I am so sorry its so incredibly long, I just got really into it! Bella gazed at herself in the mirror.
Her chocolate eyes glistened with fresh salt water which she furiously wiped so that it wouldn’t ruin her make up. Bella had been dialed up by Alice and Rosalie just a few hours before and respectfully endured every grueling minute of it. Tucking a curl back in place, Bella proofed her hair. In a mere two hours her life would never be the same. Her life would be changed forever. In less then twenty minutes she was going to be walking down the aisle towards her true love, her soul mate, her husband, and her beloved forever.
Taking a deep breathe she looked over her self. At her incredible white dress that Alice had got her. It was her dress, the Anne of Green Gables dress she had always wanted. At her flawless make up that her Cullen sisters had done. At her olive tone skin that, well sadly hadn’t changed. Unfortunately, she was still the albino Bella she had always been, but that didn’t bother her in the slightest. Taking up the hem of her long dress Bella spun around, just to see the effect, and it was amazing. Doing it felt incredible. She couldn’t believe it was finally here. The day was finally here. She was finally going to be bound to Edward both mortally, and immortally, and through love, and faith.
With tears still streaming down her checks, Bella made her way to a near by chair to try to calm herself, and clear her mind. Carefully, sitting without crinkling her dress, Bella closed her eyes. Trying to clear everything from her mind except Edward wasn’t easy, but after a few minutes it worked. Sealing her head, so that nothing else could enter and he was the only thought in her head, Bella opened her eyes, the image of her love flooding through her.
Looking out the window, Bella could see the back yard clearly through Alice’s bedroom. The seats were getting filled and there were only a few empty ones. Bella realized as her eyes went around the yard the Jacob wasn’t there, that none of the pack was there, not even Seth. In a way she wasn’t surprised, but still she felt a lump in her throat at the thought. But to Bella’s delight she did see Jessica, Angela with Ben, Mike, and then she saw Renee talking with Esme, Carlisle conversing with Charlie, and Jasper and Emmett joking around. Renee was wearing a breathe taking, shimmering blue dress that complimented her pale skin nicely, and Renee was courting a sexy purple halter one. Jasper and Emmett looked identical in their matching navy tuxes except for the fact that Emmett was twice the size of Jasper. A minute later Bella watched them all begin to file back into the house. Scanning the crowd once more, she spotted Phil and suddenly, her chocolate ovals found Edward. He was all dressed in his black tux with a red flower on his pocket that matched her red and white bouquet. Gazing at Edward she thought she saw him wink up at her, but she didn’t know for sure. Smiling at this, Bella broke her own promise and her mind traveled back to yesterday at the rehearsal.
Emmett had cracked jokes about her the whole time, and how she would probably trip walking down the aisle. Bella had to admit, it probably would happen, even though it didn’t yesterday. The whole practice ceremony was actually a success to Bella’s relief and surprise. Everyone had for the most part, enjoyed themselves and best of all, Bella hadn’t freaked out at all! She had been overwhelmingly happy the whole time. To her, standing next to Edward through it had been the most wonderful thing she had ever experienced, even if it had been just for practice. When they had been making their vows she had felt nothing, but entirely engulfed with love, from Edward and everyone around her.
Thinking about that specific powerful emotional connection brought her back to the present, and once again everything drained out of her head except for Edward’s image. Fully focusing herself Bella slowly stood up from the chair. Taking one last deep breathe she looked out the window one last time. This time she saw Alice and Rosalie outside, but the others she guessed were in the house. Alice, her maid of honor was dressed in a sparkling black halter dress that had cut outs in the back that showed her pale skin. Rosalie, was dressed in a red backless dress, and well…she just looked like Rosalie. Bella waved down at them, even though she knew they probably wouldn’t see her, and then went back to the mirror where she had originally started.
Glancing at her clock, Bella comprehended that it was only 15 minutes till the start of the ceremony, till she would walk down the aisle with Charlie, till she got married!
‘Edward I am so happy and I love you so much!’ She thought to herself as she looked back at her reflection for the last time. This was one of the final times, maybe the absolute final time that she was going to gaze at her human self, and this was the last time in the world that she would look at Bella Swan. The next time she saw herself she would not be Bella Swan, but none other then…Bella Cullen, and not a human, but a monster. She would be a creature of night. Bella would be a vampire! Patting her hair, blotting her lips and spinning her dress one finishing time she got ready to at last, get this mess over with.
A knock at the door brought her from her dazed senses. “I’m ready.” She called her voice somewhat calm and somewhat shaky to the person on the other side, waiting for them to enter.
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Post by charlie on Jul 21, 2008 16:36:02 GMT -5
Desperately fighting the urge to wrangle himself out of the constricting white bowtie that restricted how often he could swallow. ---Of course Cullen has to be so formal about this. It's not like it's going to last or anything...---he tried to convince himself. He did have doubts about the couple for obvious reasons, but in his gut he felt something else. He had the sickening realization that his little girl could stay married to the pale boy who practically lived in his house. He knew Bella loved him, and for the most part, that he loved her, but he could not escape that shred of doubt in his mind that the Cullen boy would not leave again, only this time, there would be papers to verify it, there would be lawyer fees to be paid, and another broken heart. Charlie wasn't sure if Bella could endure that, not after being engaged and married to him. Billy thought it was strange when Charlie told him his doubts, but that Edward's love for Bella was not included. He replayed the conversation in his head as he pulled his collar away from his skin with his finger.
He remembered answering his questions, and the look on his friend's face when he had heard them. When he thought about it, it did not make sense that he knew Edward loved Bella, and still believed it would not work out, but when he reassured himself of the facts, he was again, convinced. The boy had been trying to make up for it lately; that new car that would cost him more than his house, those birthday presents, plane tickets to Florida, that new stereo in her truck, and being nearly attached to her whenever they were around one another. Still, he believed, that Edward had a way of hurting people. He went out of his way to be formal and polite, but there was still some danger behind those strange colored eyes of his that his 'adopted' family shared, as well as that same pale skin. He was ever grateful for Carlisle's help at the hospital, especially those injuries he had seen himself, but even with the Doctor's charm that drove the nurses to peices, he had that same vibe, that sense that while he saved lives, he could just as easily take them away...
Beginning to pace, he glanced out the window toward the wedding guests. White chairs stood atop the grass, a long white path toward the white-rose covered alter was being swept, and the man in the white robes with the tiny book in his hands mingled with the guests as they began to take their seat. He turned his head around and caught his reflection in the mirror.---Imagine me, Charlie Swan, in a navy blue tux made by, wait, who is this made by? Alice baught the suit, I don't even know who designed it...---Charlie stopped short. A small rectangular tag in the breast of the tux stood out from the silky seams. Geogrio Armani was written in white thread against the blue backround. Charlie then began smoothing out any creases he may have made while sitting on the couture fabric. He brushed himself off frantically,---maybe I have OCD,---he thought.
Floorboards above his head creaked, and a smile brimmed his face. He was standing underneath Bella's room, and her walking around usually caused the old floor to moan. He walked up the stairs, being almost too careful with the ensemble he was wearing. He knocked on the doorframe and called, "Bells, can I come in for a minute?" He waited for his daughter's answer. A pang of sadness struck his heart. This would be the last time he would see her in this room, the last conversation he would have with her while her last name was still his. Before his eyes watered, he changed his view to the present, waited for his daughter's voice.
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Post by Bella Cullen on Jul 22, 2008 18:42:17 GMT -5
Bella grimaced when she heard her father’s voice come from the other side of the door."Bells, can I come in for a minute?" He called. Reluctantly Bella picked up her dress and opened the door and let her Charlie in. She could sense from his tone that when he had been outside he had been thinking about the events that were about to unfold as well. He had also probably been thinking about Edward, and how the suit was bothering him.
Bella knew her dad well, and Charlie was never one for fancy outings or clothes of any kind, and knowing that Alice had bought the suit just said it all. Charlie most likely couldn’t wait to get out of that thing and hang it in his closet where he would never look at it again.
“Hey Dad…” She said for she couldn’t continue. Bella stared into her dad’s identical chocolate brown eyes and tears started to fill hers. This would be one of the last times she would see Charlie, her father. After the wedding there was only the small thing of packing and then she was gone, he was gone. After that there would no longer be any more of them activities or anything like that. Bella wouldn’t be able to see him.
In only two days or how many ever it took her to pack and for her and Edward to get out of Fork’s and to “Dartmouth” would be the only ones she would have left with Charlie, Renee and the rest of her human world that she would be leaving behind, for her new one, her world of night.
Taking Charlie’s hand she brought him into Alice’s room. Taking a deep breathe, and unable to hold it in anymore Bella fell on her father, embracing him like she had never before, being careful not to cry on his suit so that it wouldn’t be ruined.
“Dad, you can’t imagine how happy I am. I love you so much and thank you. Thank you for giving me this. I love Edward like you can’t imagine!” Bella told him then paused before continuing.
“You have been so good to me over these past three years. I have loved living with you and thank you for all you’ve done. I will miss you so much!”[/b] She said knowing the real meaning of the words that were spilling out of her mouth even though she knew full well her father didn’t.
Taking a step back, Bella calmed herself before gazing with glossy eyes up at her father once more. [/size] [/color]
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Post by charlie on Jul 22, 2008 19:43:30 GMT -5
Charlie held his daughter like he never had before. Her tears were held back with an impressive force, not unlike his own. He no longer cared about the suit that cost more than his first car did, he only saw Bella, the entire world did not exist without Bella.
"Something wrong, Bells? If something's bothering you, you should tell your mother and I." He said. Charlie took one look into the chocolate eyes that matched his own, welled with tears and all sorts of emotion that he could not endure. "It's not like we'll never see each other again, even if it is just holidays and phone calls we'll still see each other."
Charlie now wished that he had lived with his daughter for longer than two years. He imagined another decade of birthdays, recitals, day trips to Seattle and Portland. He could have had years with Bella before she ever met that Cullen kid. Then it hit him. Cullen. Isabella Marie Cullen. Bella Cullen. Cullen. He realized that his letters would have to be adressed Isabella Cullen. When she graduates from Dartmouth and other parents asked who his child was, he would have to say Bella Cullen. He held her in his arms, and began to slowly rock as he had done eighteen years before. His little girl was going to be gone forever, and little did he know how literal this was, and how long forever would be to her...
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Post by knicky614 on Jul 25, 2008 6:55:02 GMT -5
Esme quietly talked with Renee in the main room as they waited for the bride...Bella. It was unbelievable how fast the wedding had come, but Bella seemed to be coping with it well. She turned her gaze from Renee and all of her panicky attitude, to Charlie who was now walking up the stairs. Most likely to talk to Bella. Then Esme turned her attention back to Renee, "Renee dear, may a slip off to talk to my husband." She smiled brightly and glided away, not waiting for Renee to answer. She hated to be so rude to the poor woman who had been through so much, but Esme desperately needed to talk to Carlisle before the ceremony started.
She made her way through the crowd of people, but she couldn't find him anywhere. Finally, she came upon Alice. "Alice, do you know where Carlisle might be? I believe the last time I saw him he was talking with Charlie." Esme didn't wait for her to answer and gave her a tight hug. "You'll be okay with all of this right? After all, we are going to have a new member of the family."
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Post by Bella Cullen on Jul 26, 2008 10:46:41 GMT -5
Bella looked into her father’s identical brown eyes. He would never know how hard his words really were and also how true indeed they really were.“No. Dad, it’s fine. I’m fine. Well, I am more then fine actually. Charlie, I could never be happier. I am finally marrying the one I can’t love with out. Edward is my life dad. You have to understand this is the only way, I will be happy. Don’t worry he will not leave me again.” She told her father sincerely.
Turning Bella looked out the window again, but still clinging to her father. “Look there’s mom. I just saw Esme a minute ago. I wonder where she went.” Bella shrugged and then looked at the clock.
She had two minutes to get downstairs. This made her heart churn and hanging onto Charlie tighter she swerved back on her heels to face him.
“Dad, I think it’s time. Let’s go. I love you.” She said, beaming up at him, wrapping her own arm through his and opening the door. Bella was excited and sad, elated and distressing.
She knew now that everything would go fine, and that there would be no complications. All she had to do now was give up her family. That wasn’t hard at all. Bella smirked at her own sarcasm and ushered herself and Charlie down the long hallway, down the stairs and into the Foyer where she saw Esme, now René and Alice standing to meet her.
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Post by charlie on Jul 26, 2008 15:47:09 GMT -5
Charlie wiped a tear from his daughter's face, and obeyed as her iron grip increased on him as she led him down the stairs. In the years that he had known the Cullens, even when it was only Dr. Cullen- Carlisle, now- he had never been in their home before. The designer furnishings that looked as if you were walking through the pages of a home magazine intimidated him only more, and gave him one less legitamate reason to hate Edward.
He saw his ex-wife, Esme, and Alice in the foyer. The last time he had seen Renee, Bella had been, well, not Bella. He was glad that she could have a better memory of her daughter before she left for Dartmouth. Charlie grinned at the name. His little girl was going to an Ivy League school; eternal bragging rights when he saw the Newtons around.
As they stepped into the foyer, he gave Renee a friendly hug, and did the same with Esme and Alice. After he left their arms, however, a chill shot through his spine. "You girls are freezing, I hope you aren't coming down with something." he said with honest concern. He had grown used to the Cullen's unearthly looks, but their bone-like skin that felt like snow to the touch was something he could never get used to. Instead, he returned to Bella's side and concentrated on how beautiful she looked in that white dress.
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Post by fanpire12 on Jul 27, 2008 15:11:59 GMT -5
Alice beamed as she saw Bella walk down the stairs with Charlie fastened tight in her grip. She looked more beautiful than any supermodel that you could have put in that dress; it was meant for her. The oval engagement ring sparkled on her finger, but her eyes glistened more than a dozen diamonds. Fresh with held-back tears of sadness and happiness alike, her chocolate eyes were mirror-like in their appearance. She was pleased at how the different curls in her hair poured around her as she had intended them to be.
Alice welcomed Charlie's hug, but released his embrace a moment too late. Bella's father had noticed how cold she was, as well as Esme. She hadn't seen this coming due to the spontaneity of his gesture, and she did not like suprises. Immediately, she changed the subject. "We were taking ice out of the freezer, I got startled and dropped the trays, and we didn't want them to melt all over the floors, so we picked them up with our hands and got a little cold." she lied. Alice was talanted at many things, but lying was not one of them.
"Oh Bella, you look gorgeous! Just like I knew you would! The photographer is going to be so pleased!" She ran up to Bella and gave her a soft hug, and then rapidly began straightening out her veil. Although Alice was known to be somewhat hyper, she was extra jumpy today. Maybe Jasper had a part in that, but she knew most of it was excitement. She had spent an extra twenty minutes doing her hair which wouldn't seem like much time to a human, but with her tiny fingers moving at vampire speed, it could have been two hours easily.
Alice recalled that morning in her mind. She had un-knotted Jasper's wild hair, gave everyone last minute details, and fixed everyone's clothes if they were hanging the wrong way. A light blue dress hung below her knees, and stillettos in the same color gave her four inches to her normal height. Alice's mind returned to the present were the wedding was just about to commence.
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Post by Bella Cullen on Jul 27, 2008 22:24:52 GMT -5
When they got down the stairs and stepped into the foyer Bella’s heart really started to pound. This was it. The wedding was about to start. Was she ready? Really? Seeing Alice and Esme though blew the past thoughts out of Bella’s head. What was she saying?! She WAS ready and she wanted nothing more to be a Cullen…finally. Hugging Alice back she hung on for longer then usual. She let Alice coo over her and couldn’t help but smile.
It was thanks to Alice that all this was happening, that she was wearing what she was. Alice had done it all and Bella would be forever grateful, or at least she would when she got it over with that is. Taking Alice’s hands in her own, she looked deep into her golden eyes. What do you mean the photographer is going to be pleased? Was he not happy before?" Bella spluttered then paused and took a deep breath. “Alice, I just want to say you look stunning, like always and...Thank you. I mean it this time. If it wasn’t for you none of this would be so wonderful. If it was for your persistence Edward and I would be in Vegas now, and I would be in old sweats, not this…” She paused to stare down at her gown then returned her gaze to her sister to be. “This absolutely immaculate ensemble. I will be forever grateful, and I mean that literally.” She said giggling. She hoped Alice would understand that she was truly being sincere her, and not fake.
She watched her father embrace Alice and Esme and comment about their coldness. Bella couldn’t stand it; she had to laugh at this one, even though only Esme and Alice would know why. And at Alice’s excuses she couldn’t help but beam. Bella glanced over at her dad and patted his arm. “It’s okay. You will understand some day.” She told him. Taking his arm again she hooked it through hers.
“Oh, my god! Esme you have to go! Renee is already seated and Rosalie’s is already starting her way down the aisle!” She said, hysterically. She knew Esme could easily wisp down there and had all the faith in her, so she didn’t bother to worry about that, it was herself she was worried about. “Alright Alice, It’s your turn.” She said, giving Alice’s hand one last squeeze before letting her go and leaning her head against her father’s shoulder waiting with baited breathe.
“I love you, Dad.” She whispered, kissing him on the cheek, before focusing back on the scene in front of her. She craned her neck and could almost see Edward now, in his tux, all beautiful as ever. Picking up her bouquet she grasped it firmly in her now sweaty palms. “What ever you do, do not let me fall Dad. PLEASE!” She urged then took a step forward, getting ready to do what she had been waiting three long years to do.
(Sorry about the rush I just want to get it done by Friday so..YAY) ;D
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Post by fanpire12 on Jul 28, 2008 16:01:25 GMT -5
Alice giggled as Bella asked her about the photographer. "No, silly, he won't have to do any cover-ups or special lighting or anything...you're so beautiful all he will need to do is point and click! I couldn't let you get married in sweats, you deserve better than that, and besides, it was another excuse to go shopping, so thank you!" Alice giggled again at the word forever. "Oh Bella, I always wanted a sister like you." She could feel her golden eyes smiling as Bella's brown eyes were.
"Don't you worry about me, I may be small but I am fast. Don't trip, and smile. I can't wait for you to be my sister!" She gave Bella one last hug and rushed off to meet Jasper. She whispered in his ear so low that Bella couldn't hear it, "Can you help Bella a little, and Charlie? Pretty please?" she asked as they began to approach the aisle. She beamed, and knew that Edward and Bella could finally be together.
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