The Belladonna

Chapter 20

So, listen to the song after the wedding ceremony, it makes it much more intense and passionate :D hope you enjoy!!!

"The painful part is that you can't protect the girl who gave you reason to live." - Harry

Isabella's POV:

I stared at Harry in shock, seeing him blush while he looked away. "Tomorrow?" I ask and Edward walks over, a smile on his face. "I figured that since you're already here, it might as well happened. He's already proposed, so why not?" he asks and I nod to him.

"I thought it'd be a longer engagement." I half-joke and Harry grins. "Looks like we're getting tied together earlier than expected, huh?" he teases and I laugh.

"I don't have a dress or anything. We haven't exactly planned." I mutter and Phillipa comes over to me with a big smile. "Don't you worry. I'll have it taken care of. We can just go with it today and see how it goes tomorrow. Is there anyone from back home you'd like to invite?" she asks and I shrug.

"Not really. I haven't seen anyone in years, I doubt they even remember me." I say and she nods. "Very well, who would you like to be your maid of honor?" she asks and a small smile came to my face as I turned my head, looking over at Shayla.

"Would you do the honors?" I ask her, her eyes widening in shock as she stares at me. "Me?" she asks and I nod. "I trust you." I say, a smile coming to her face at my words and she chuckles, shrugging.

"Why not? It'll probably be the only time I'll get dressed up." she teases and I giggle, turning back to Phillipa. "And I want you there as well. And my mother if possible." I say and she nods. "Very well. Come with me then dear, we have a lot to discuss." she says and we begin walking, only having her stop once to look over her shoulder.

"Harry, you can't follow us. You're not allowed to see her until you meet at the altar. Don't try to follow us or peek." she warns and I look over at Harry, seeing his mouth hanging open and I laugh. "Don't pout." I say and he huffs, which makes me roll my eyes. 

"It's not going to be that long. It's just a day." I say and he sighs. "Fine, fine." he grumbles, trudging off towards Edward, who was laughing at him. "Edward will take care of him and his duties." Phillipa says and I nod, my mother and Shayla following us as we went back up the stairs and into a large room.

"So what exactly brought all this on?" I ask and Phillipa frowns. "Edward suggested it first. He said that since you two have been called out, that you couldn't wait. He said that it'd be best if you two went ahead and got married while you could." she murmurs and I look down, stopping only after she did, everyone looking at me.

"We want you two to be happy for as long as you can." she whispers and I close my eyes, thinking about this, my heart sinking slightly. It was beginning to truly set in on me. We were wanted pirates, we were called out by another pirate...luck wasn't in our favor at the moment. They're right for us to do this but at the same time...I almost want to wait, just to prove we can beat the odds.

I open my eyes and look up, seeing their worried expressions. Smiling softly, I nod my head to them. "Thank you for this. It's greatly appreciated. But Harry and I will be happy for a long time, even after this whole ordeal is over." I say, seeing Shayla smirk at me before shaking her head.

"You and your optimism." she muses and I laugh. My mother just smiles at me, rubbing my back soothingly. "As long as you believe that, it'll happen." she says and I smile, nodding my head to her happily.

"I admire you, Isabella. Your strength is something I haven't seen very often." Phillipa says and I just laugh, rubbing the back of my neck awkwardly. "Thank you." I say shyly and she claps her hands together, a grin on her face.