Eloise at the Wedding

chapter 14

It was the big day now. Eloise was wearing a poofy white and pink dress with flowers in her hair and she had a basket as she was going to be one of the flower girls at her mother's wedding. Yuko and Margarita were going to the wedding as well and wore their own dresses as they were watching her getting ready.

"You're not nervous, are you, Eloise?" Yuko asked. "I used to get nervous the first time I ever played in Carnegie Hall."

"No, I'm alright." Eloise said.

"This is so exciting though, your parents are getting married," Margarita smiled. "Mama and Tia Esperanza wish you guys the best of love and happiness."

"Thanks!" Eloise beamed before hugging her Spanish friend.

"Um, Aunt Darla?" Estelle gently knocked on the door where her aunt was behind. "You wanted to see me alone?"

"Yes, dear, come inside, Nanny went to take her seat." Darla called to her.

Estelle came inside the room to see her aunt. "You wanted to see me, Aunt Darla?"

"Yes, I would like to know if you be my maid of honor with Eloise." Darla said.

"M-M-Maid of Honor?" Estelle asked in surprise of her aunt's request.

"Yes, after all, Vincent will be the ring bearer and Akito will be Urchin's man of honor." Darla told her.

Estelle smiled bashfully.

"You do know what a Maid of Honor does, don't you?" Darla smiled to her niece.

"Um..... I kind of forgot." Estelle smiled bashfully.

"Basically, you're an unmarried woman who will be with me for the wedding," Darla informed. "You're basically in charge of the bridesmaids."

"I get to be in charge?" Estelle smirked, she was only seven and already given a job.

"Indeed and now you have to help Eloise find the perfect bridesmaids." Darla said.

"I'll try not to disappoint you, Aunt Darla." Estelle promised.

"You could never disappoint me." Darla smiled back down to her.

Estelle hugged her aunt and dashed off to find her younger cousin. Darla then turned back to the mirror as she was getting all dolled up for what is often said to be the best day of every woman's life.

Meanwhile, Urchin was getting himself ready as well as he was also waiting for Akito and Vincent.

Vincent knocked on the door. "Uncle Urchin, could we come in?" he then asked.

"Yes, boys, you both can come in." Urchin said.

Vincent opened the door and came in with Akito, both having smiles on their faces.

Urchin smiled back to them. "I can't believe I'm finally going to marry Darla..."

"Yeah, you seem to really like her based on what we've heard from Dad and Ariel." Akito laughed.

"Yeah." Vincent added.

Urchin smiled bashfully.

"What do you like best about her?" Akito asked.

"Her singing," Urchin smiled as he fondly remembered the first time he heard Darla sing. "She really does have the voice of an angel..."

"Yep." Akito nodded.

"I could listen to that voice for hours on end..." Urchin sighed as he thought about his younger days. "I really wasn't the same after she left with Emily to go back on land..."