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The Swan House had never been so loud and chaotic before.

Upstairs, one would find all the girls getting ready together as they laughed and talked with one another as though they had known each other for years.

Alice and Rose sat by Amélie's window doing their makeup as it had the best lighting at that time of day. They had just finished changing into their beautiful dresses for the evening. Alice is wearing a beautiful silky baby blue dress that fell to her ankles with a gorgeous glittery dark blue belt wrapped under her cleavage. Her hair was put up in a half up half down with loose curls. While Rosalie wore a stunning pink dress, it also fell to her ankles but it was glittery from the waist down, and it was in the shape of a ballgown, it made her look like a princess. Her hair was let down in defined beach waves throughout her hair. They truly looked beautiful with their dresses on and hair done.

Over at Amélie's vanity was Angela and Jessica. Angela had finished dressing up a while ago but had decided to help the others, and so she was put on hair duty. She wore the light blue dress that Amélie had picked out for her in Port Angeles all that time ago. Her makeup was a soft and natural look while her hair was twisted and curled almost professionally. She looked beautiful. Jessica was sitting in the vanity chair as Angela did her hair. She was also dressed in her hot pink dress that Amélie had picked out for her, her makeup was a lot bolder than the others with a bright pink eyeshadow and a bold lip although it was a bold look, it suited her quite well. And for her hair, she had asked Angela to do her hair in a high up do.

Amélie sat on her bed and couldn't help but smile as she admired the scene before her. How they all got along and enjoyed one another's company. She couldn't believe how lucky she was receiving such amazing friends. She had been through so much, so much pain and misery, and yet it all led her to this moment, and she never imagined herself ever being this happy...surrounded by her friends.

Her family.

"Come on Amélie! Let's get you into your dress!"

Downstairs, one would find excited and nervous boys waiting for their dates to walk down those stairs.

Emmet and Jasper sat on the long but comfortable couch while Mike sat on the armchair in the living room as they watched some random basketball match, enjoying one another's company as they cheered and laughed at the screen. They all looked quite handsome in their black suits, all polished and prim for their dates. They all wore coloured ties, matching the colour of their dates dress. Emmet a pink tie, Jasper a baby blue and Mike a hot pink tie - the tie made his eyes stand out.

In the kitchen Benedict and Eric talked with Charlie, talking about the police force and how the case of Waylons death went cold, they couldn't find a trace more of evidence, it was as though the suspects had just vanished into thin air. Benedict gave a few comments, trying to throw him off the trail, not wishing to have his kind revealed. Eric nodded as he took in all the information being displayed, his interest growing and growing. The two boys also had their tidy and neat suits on, their ties matching their dates. Eric's being a nice blue tie and Benedict's being a blood red colour.

"Boys!" Jessica's voice called down the stairs, catching everyone's attention. "We are coming now!"

Each boy raced to the end of the stairs, looking up, waiting to see their date in all her glory and beauty walk down the stairs. They fixed their suits, making sure there were no wrinkles and the brushed off any dust. They all waited anxiously for the next part.

First to come down the old stairs was Alice. She smiled wide as she walked down, picking up the end of the dress so she wouldn't step on it. Her eyes trailed over to Jasper, who watched her descend the stairs in complete awe. He made his way over to her, his hand stretched out for her to take, and when she did, he laid a sweet kiss to the back of her hand.