Elena Swan/Cullen in Breaking Dawn part 1

Practising in the heels from hell, Bella's sick

Practising in the heels from hell, Bella's ill and checking for cold feet before wedding jitter nightmares.

Elena's POV: (Prologue)

Childhood is not from birth to a certain age. And at a certain age, that child is grown, and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.

(Opening thoughts)

Seriously I am going to kill Alice! I am never going to be able to walk in these heels.

I am at the Cullen's, practising in the shoes I am supposed to be wearing for the wedding. But there's going to be none to wear if I carry on scraping them as I nearly trip. I swear to god my sister-in-law is trying to kill me.

I glance at Alice as once again my foot scrapes across the porchway.

"Mmm...," she says slowly realising my mood. "You just have to break them in."

"I've been breaking them in, for three days," I point out to her before pursing my lips in hope. "Can't I go bare foot?"

She looks appalled at the thought. "No Absolutely not."

"Just thinking it's a little much, you know?" I ask her as we glance around at the Cullen's, beside Edward who are carrying logs that are to be seats on either side of the alter. "The dress and the shoes, plus Bella's maid of honour dress, and all of this."

"No," Alice tells me and I glance at her. "It's exactly enough. Tomorrow will be perfect."

"Where do you want them boss?" Emmett asks as he stops in front of us with a huge log over his shoulder.

"On either side of the isle," Alice says turning to look at them,

Rosalie comes next also holding one but she looks confused. "What isle?"

"DOES NO ONE HAVE VISION!" Alice says before walking off to where the wedding is going to be held in the Cullen garden.

Enough is enough. I begin to take my high heels off and put my nice and comfy canvas shoes back on. It's nice to be back on flat ground again.

I look up to see Edward, watching the others from inside the library. He seems... worried about something. But before I can think too much about it Alice blocks my view of him as she returns.

"You, go home and get lots of beauty sleep," she tells me and then she narrows her eyes playfully. "That's an order!"

I nod. "Okay."

I hug her and she hugs back. I'm not nervous anyway.

When I arrive at home, Charlie is stood at the bottom of the stairs looking up them worried.

"Dad," I say and he turns quickly to me looking happy to see me. "Everything okay?"

Before he can answer... I hear someone throwing up upstairs. Bella again. I better go check on her.

"I got it!" I tell dad and he looks relieved as I run up the stairs and nock on the bathroom door. "Bella! Bells! You okay?"

I hear the chain flush and my twin comes out holding a tissue to her mouth. "I'm okay El!"

"Sis you've been being sick for weeks," I tell her and she shrugs. "You should see a doctor!"

She sighs. "I have an appointment next week."

"You better tell me the minute you know what's wrong...," I begin before taking her hand. "Promise."

"I will," she nods before smirking. "Now you better get some sleep before Alice rings to remind your maid of honour of their duty to make sure you get your beauty sleep."