Eloise at the Wedding

chapter 15

Estelle and Eloise were going all around the hallways, Eloise of course, making a racket on the way.

"Eloise, must you always make such a racket?" Mrs. Thornton groaned as she came out from her room.

"We're so sorry, Mrs. Thornton." Estelle said.

"Your husband's not much around, isn't he, Mrs. Thornton?" Eloise then asked.

"Not that it's any of your business, but no, he fell out of love with me and I moved into this hotel before any of you were born," Mrs. Thornton replied. "Why do you ask?"

"Would you like to be one of my mother's bridesmaids?" Eloise invited.

"Really? But aren't I a little too old to be a bridesmaid?" Mrs. Thornton asked.

"I think you deserve it," Eloise smiled. "Consider it as my farewell present for you."

"Farewell present?" Mrs. Thornton asked. "What do you mean?"

"See you at the wedding!" Eloise ran off with Estelle, not saying anymore.

Mrs. Thornton was both worried and curious at the same time.

"They don't know you're leaving after the wedding?" Estelle whispered to her cousin.

"It's a surprise that Mother's going to announce at the reception." Eloise replied.

"Ohh." Estelle said, now understanding.

The two girls then kept 'skittering' along to meet more potential bridesmaids for Darla.

"Sure is gonna be different around here..." Eloise said as she knew that she was going to leave forever after the wedding, then sighed a little sadly.

"Look at it this way, you'll be with your parents a whole lot more." Estelle soothed.

"Yeah, I guess that's a good thing." Eloise said.

"I'm sure they'll miss you here at the Plaza." Estelle agreed.

"I'll miss them too..." Eloise hugged her cousin and they went off to continue to find bridesmaids for Darla and Urchin's wedding. "Especially Bill..."

"I'm sure they will all miss you too." Estelle said.

"Thanks, Estelle." Eloise replied.

"Of course." Estelle smiled back.

"Now, who should be the next bridesmaid?" Eloise asked.

"Hmm..." Estelle started to think, then saw someone in the corner of her eye who was walking around the hallways far from them. "Rachel Peabody?"

"Rachel's here, where?!" Eloise smiled.

"Right there!" Estelle pointed.

Eloise turned her head, then ran up to the hotel owner's daughter. "Rachel!"

"Hello, Eloise!" the adult woman smiled and hugged her like a big sister would to her little sister.

"What are you doing here?" Eloise asked with a smile.

"I've decided to come to visit my father and it seems like I came at a good time," Rachel smiled back. "I heard your mother's getting married."

"Indeed she is, me and Estelle are looking for girls of any age to be her bridesmaids." Eloise said.

"How sweet of you." Rachel smiled back.

"Rachel, would you like to be a bridesmaid?" Eloise then asked.

"Yeah, would you?" Estelle added.

"Oh, if you wouldn't mind..." Rachel smiled.

"Oh, pleeeeeease!" Eloise and Estelle smiled back with pleading smiles.

Rachel giggled. "Well, how can I say no to cute faces like those?"

"Yay!" Estelle cheered.

Rachel giggled. Eloise and Estelle thanked her for her time and they continued to find more bridesmaids for Darla and Urchin's wedding.

"Uh, Ms. Fudo, how long is your vacation going to be after the wedding ceremony?" Mr. Salamone asked Darla.

"Vacation?" Darla asked.

"Yes, it's my understanding that you and your husband and Eloise will be going on vacation after the service," Mr. Salamone replied. "Say... Two weeks... A month?"

"Forever." Darla replied.

"Forever?!" Mr. Salamone's eyes widened.

"Yes, my husband and I are going to be living together with Eloise and we'll be living someplace far away." Darla said.

"Where, if I may ask...?" Mr. Salamone asked.

"We don't know yet, we'll decide after our family vacation," Darla replied. "But after this wedding, Eloise will no longer be living in the hotel, my husband and I are going to keep an eye on her from now on."

"That's fantastic!" Mr. Salamone smiled.

Darla glanced at him.

"Erm, well, I'm happy for you all." Mr. Salamone covered up his over excitement.

"If you say so, Alphonse..." Darla shrugged and walked off.

Mr. Salamone then did a secret victory dance since Eloise wouldn't be around the hotel anymore.

Eloise looked out the window from her bedroom with Weenie, Skipperdy, and Ditto as guests were coming for the biggest wedding event since Cherry, Atticus, Mo, and Patch were apart of the Canterlot Wedding for Shining Armor and Princess Cadence.

"Well, looks like the day really has come." Eloise said.

Weenie, Skipperdy, and Ditto nuzzled up against the girl. Eloise smiled and hugged them back. The room had been cleaned up and most of Eloise's things had been packed away, her name was even erased from the wall as she wasn't going to live there anymore. And where everyone, well, everyone but Mr. Salamone, were indeed going to miss Eloise. Prunella felt the same way.

Mrs. Thornton thought she would be glad herself, but she found herself even going to miss the little dickens herself since she had gotten so used to the ruckus and was even sad when Eloise tried to go to school for the first time when Phillip gave up on tutoring her, only to come back again after a lot of begging and pleading. The White and Gold room was all spruced up and ready for the wedding, the cooks had the cake ready, and it was now time to get started.