Bella's Babe

85) Runaway Bride

Bella/Kate

Rated T

Summary: Bella was getting ready to get married. But she had a lot of doubts about Edward. Then she meets the Denali Coven.

Bella's POV

I can't do this, I thought to myself as I paced back and forth in my changing room. I had been sequestered in the room to put on my wedding dress and to keep out of sight of Edward. Alice had just bounced her way out of the room after helping me put my dress on and Rosalie had just finished my hair. Truthfully, I was rather surprised when the normally frigid blond offered to help me, but grateful nonetheless. Charlie had stopped by to see me, as well as Esme, both unbelievably happy about what was happening today.

Actually, I think Charlie was just happy he was getting to walk me down the aisle and Esme was just happy that her first 'son' was finally getting married. All of this made me feel extra guilty for what I was feeling at the current moment. My heart was racing, my palms were sweaty, my skin was flushing and my stomach was twisting in knots. Most would think everything I was feeling were normal pre-wedding jitters, but that's not the case.

I looked at myself in my wedding dress in the full-length mirror and the sight made me want to vomit and scream at the same time. For the longest time, my greatest fear as a child was myself in a wedding dress, and now my greatest fear was coming true. I wanted to dig a hole and burry myself in it.

"Bella?" Alice's voice came through the door.

I stopped my pacing and faced the door. "Yeah?" I called, trying not to sound like I was about to throw up.

My pixie like best friend, who I was trying so hard not to hate for assisting with getting me into this mess, strolled into the room without a care in the world other than stressing over something that probably she didn't even need to be stressing about. "Bella," she whined, "Why is my vision of your wedding so murky right now?! I can't see anything clearly, so I don't know if anything will go wrong or not! What if you trip and I didn't see it! Why are you being so indecisive right now?"

"Sorry Alice," not really😩, "I'm just a little nervous about the wedding so I'm trying not to make decisions. You know, to avoid picturing everything that could go wrong." Or avoid picturing the wedding at all. Seeing me in this wedding dress is bad enough, but actually thinking about walking down the aisle and forming that type of commitment is making me sick.😩😵

"Oh," Alice looked surprised, "Well that actually makes sense. Considering your luck, you would imagine yourself tripping and actually do it."

How helpful😒, "Thank you Alice," I said forcefully. "Is that the only reason why you came in here?"

"No, our cousins from Denali are here and they wanted to meet you. Originally they were going to wait until after the service, but I thought the reception would be too awkward a place to do introductions," Alice explained.

"Cousins, as in your cousin Tanya who has a thing for Edward?" She can have him for all I care at this point for blackmailing me into this😒😒... Wait, I love him, don't I?😯

"Yes, and her sisters and other coven mates," the pixie replied, "They're right outside actually."

I gulped, a little nervous about meeting them. "S-sure," I stuttered, "Show them in, why not."

The door opened as soon as I agreed and in walked one of the most beautiful vampires I had ever seen. She was about medium height, a little taller than myself, with strawberry blonde hair and piercing golden eyes. "So this is Bella?" She said, looking me up and down, "I am Tanya, the leader of the Denali coven." Tanya stuck her hand out for me to shake and I hesitantly took it, willing my hand not to quiver in the face of such a beautiful woman.