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The clicking of heels stops Alice from continuing to chastise Bella

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The clicking of heels stops Alice from continuing to chastise Bella. The pixie seems more on edge for this wedding in particular, feeling under even more pressure, which seems highly impossible since she's a vampire, to make it fairytale perfect; though it could be since she's closer to Bella than she is with Mariposa or it's most likely that Bella would trip on her way down the aisle. The two girls turn their heads to see Rosalie and Mariposa walking in the room, glancing between them hesitantly.

"Do you need some help?" Rosalie offers, fiddling with her fingers, a nervous tick she picked up from her brunette best friend. "We could do her hair."

"Really?" Bella blurts out surprised at their request.

They scoff quietly under their breath as they make their way over to stand behind the bride. "Please, we're not offended by your choice of groom." Mariposa says, looking at her through the mirror.

Bella hums, meeting their eyes. "Just my blatant lack of respect for mortality."

"Essentially." Rosalie quirks her lips into a smile.

"Weddings." Alice smiles widely as she shows off her pearly white teeth. She moves over and wraps her arms around Rosalie and Mariposa, hugging them briefly. "They bring everyone together. Oh!" She turns to the brunette. "Before I forget, Sophia and Gina are doing fine. My little niece is doing perfectly fine, though I wish I could have been able to see her in her cute little dress."

"That's good. I'm just pissed off at mother nature." Mariposa pouts as she braids Bella's hair. "Phia was perfectly fine yesterday and boom, she's sick."

"Blame it on the changing of the weather and the fact that she's still a young dhampir child." Bella shrugs gently, knowing that Alice will lose it if she messed up her hair.

"I guess."

While Rosalie and Mariposa focus on Bella's hair, Alice did her makeup and painted her nails with a clear top coat since the bride isn't fond of nail polishes. They are adding the finishing touches to her appearance when Renee arrives, followed shortly by Charlie. Bella's three soon-to-be sisters-in-law all remain silent while she speaks with her parents, until Mariposa excuses herself to find Jasper. She wanders down the halls, holding the corner of her purple dress that all the girls in the Cullen family are designated to wear, her silver heels peeking from underneath.

"You must be Mariposa." A voice behind her muses, startling her since she wasn't paying attention to her surroundings. The girl turns around to see a pale blonde smirking softly at her, giving her a once over. Her eyes are amber like the Cullens, meaning they're animal drinkers. "I'm Katrina or Kate if you please." She holds her hand out.

"Mariposa but you already knew that. And call me Mari." Mariposa shakes her hand, unbothered by the cold temperature. "I assume you are part of the Denali coven."

"Yes, I am." Kate nods her head in recognition. "I'm sorry for not attending your wedding with Jasper. Irina got a bit..." She hums as she looks for a word to describe her sister. "difficult."

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