The Bones of The Rabbit

Chapter 76

It felt as though time had flown by, every day was the same. Spend time with Alcina, spend time with your daughters, and look into wedding planning. Mia had become more of a permanent person within the castle, lurking around and getting along with Cassandra as time went by. It was already October and the wedding was at the end of the month. You didn't know where the time went, sending out invitations and making sure the main part of the castle where the wedding would take place was clean.

"Can't talk right now, Bela! Working on the wedding!" You ran past Bela as she went to ask you about an old hoodie. You gave her a thumbs up to let her know she could have it. The more time you spent making sure everything was perfect, the more you could see the worry in Alcina's eyes as you worked yourself from dawn til dusk. She always made sure your wheelchair was in the room with you, in which you were glad as at times your leg began to ache from the prosthetic.

Some days you had phantom pains, other days you felt fine. Alcina came into the room as you had just sat down in your wheelchair, groaning as you slipped your prosthetic off. Your skin was irritated, not used to this kind of rubbing.

"You got a call from your mother, she wanted to know if your cousin could be the flower girl." Alcina spoke softly, grabbing your attention. You smiled a little, shrugging away the pain. "Yeah, I don't mind. Do you want her to be the flower girl?" You asked, keeping your tone polite. In reality, you were exhausted and overworked. Alcina nodded, smiling. "I hope you don't mind, but would you please come to bed with me? I wanted to watch a couple of movies with you." Alcina got to your level. You immediately put your prosthetic back on and wrapped your arms around her neck. "I'd like that."

What movie do you want to watch? Brave? Tangled? Moana? Little Mermaid? Or would you like to watch Beauty and The Beast again? You can recite every word of that movie, it's astonishing!

You couldn't remember the last time you two watched some movies, it had been a while, but that didn't stop you from enjoying the rest of the night with Alcina. You wriggled in her arms to get closer, feeling her heartbeat as you two watched a few cute light-hearted movies. Disney movies seemed to be Alcina's favorite, primarily movies with strong female protagonists. You looked up at her, feeling your heart melt. She was so focused on the movie, and yet she looked so peaceful. You placed your hand on her cheek, drawing her attention. As she looked down to you, you gently kissed her and pulled her on top of you as you scooted up further on the bed. Normally, you'd be laying in her arms, but tonight was different.

I love you so much. Alcina, you'll never know the lengths I'd go for you.

You felt at bliss with Alcina's head on your chest, her hand over your stomach as she soon fell asleep from you playing with her hair. As The Beauty and The Beast came to a close, you turned off the tv and laid your head back. So, this was love? Marrying a beautiful vampire woman and living the rest of your life as her spouse with her three-soon-to-be-four daughters? If so, you wanted to live forever. It didn't matter if it was the same day over and over. All that mattered was life inside this castle, all that mattered was Alcina.

I'll give you the best wedding ever. I'll be the best spouse you'll ever have.