Two Become One (Invitation)

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*The day was finally here and things weren't moving smoothly. She had barely had any rest the night before. Little Ussej had been up all night screaming his head off. What little time she had to sleep was instead spent on pacing the floor as she wondered if she was doing the right thing. Her mind wandered to Mantus and if he had gotten any sleep. He probably had and slept like a baby. It unnerved her to no end. Needless to say her temper was up and the two persons she had asked to stand in as her bridegrooms had their nerves shot. If anything else happened, she was liable to kill the next person that walked through the door to her dressing area telling her there was a problem. This was supposed to be a happy day, but it was turning out to me more of a horrific day. She paced in the room as the curls from her head bounced against her shoulders. Where was her dress?*

[Brandon Rhea]

"What am I doing...what am I doing...?"

*He paces the room, a nervous wreck. He hadn't slept for the past three nights. All he could think about was this day and whether or not he was doing the right thing.*

"Shutup...shutup...shutup! Don't psyche yourself out. You love Laili, you love Ussej. Now we can be one big, happy family. Don't go blowing this with your stupidity."

*He thinks about how much better there life has been recently and how it could continue. But, there was always the little voice in the back of his head saying "what are you doing?" Honestly, he had no idea.*

"Everything will be fine...you'll see....If I'm not careful, I might start talking to myself..."

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*She picks up a vase and throws it into the wall as it shatters into hundreds of tiny shards of glass. The noise wakes Ussej from his nap and he cries out in anger at the disruption. She curses and sits down with her head in her hands crying.*

"NOW he wants to sleep! He waits for the most important day of his mother's life and he doesn't sleep all night, but NOW he wants to sleep. He is such his father's child!"

*One of her bridesmaids moves across the room looking at the glass then back at Laili.*

"I'll get him. You need to relax. This is supposed to be the happiest day of your life. Remember? This is the man you love."

*One of the other bridesmaids moves towards Laili and gets a hankerchief to wipe her eyes.*

"You're just nervous is all. Don't go crying and messing up your beautiful make up. We don't want your eyes all red and puffy now do we?"

"Let's just call the whole thing off. My dress isn't here. The flowers are late. Everything is behind schedule. Just tell everyone to go home."

*She comes back in holding little Ussej and rubbing his back. He seemed to be calming down but was still whining a bit and sniffing.*

"It's only a few more hours. Everything will work out. Just breathe. Your're going to have a beautiful wedding. You'll see. Just imagine Ussej at the alter waiting for you to walk down the aisle..."

"Wearing what? Only my undergarmets? Will SOMEONE PLEASE find out WHERE MY BLOODY DRESS IS?"

[Brandon Rhea]

*He heard a shattering in a nearby room, followed by the sounds of a crying baby.*

"What in the..."

*Things seemed like they had calmed down, but he still wanted to make sure everything was alright. He headed down the hallway towards the room where Laili was getting ready, only to be stopped by a bridesmaid.*

"Why don't you get out of my way?"

*The bridesmaid stopped him again.*

"Listen, lady. The last person who tried to stop me went back to Korriban traveling Air Freight, in very small boxes."

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*She had left the main room and headed for the bathroom to try to touch up her makeup where she had been crying. Hearing the voice of his daddy, little Ussej started crying again. She also heard his voice and peeked her head out of the room.*

"Don't you dare let him in here! Get rid of him! Hand Ussej over to him and for pete's sake find my dress!"

*She moved back into the bathroom.*

*The bridesmaid holding Ussej knew she was about to lose it. She didn't fancy becoming the next victim of the sister of Darth Ravinos. She stepped out of the door closing it behind her as Ussej screamed bloody murder in her ear.*

"Here, take him. Everything's fine. We just need to calm her down. Besides, Sir Mantus, if you see her before the wedding it's bad luck."

*She trembled as she spoke in front of this man. Her heart beat wildly in her chest as she hoped he would listen to her reasoning.*

*The second bridesmaid went to assist Laili in the bathroom trying to calm her nerves. She started burning an aromatherapy candle to help calm her nerves and tried to get her to breathe deeply. If they didn't find her dress soon, this building would probably come crashing down. The fact that her fiance was right outside the door demanding his way in didn't bode well either.*

[Brandon Rhea]

*He took little Ussej into his arms and cradeled him.*

"Okay...let me know if you gals need anything..."

*He took Ussej back into his room, watching to see if the bridesmaid would turn away and trust that he was really leaving...she didn't. He gently closed the door.*

"Bitch..."

*He put Ussej in a crib and sat down on the couch next to him, rocking him to sleep.*

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

*Just then the dress finally arrived. Laili had settled down somewhat and was smiling by the time he arrived. It seemed the candle was helping soothe her nerves. Her friends kept her calm assuring her that everything would be perfect. With little Ussej with his father, she had time to sit back and just relax. However, as soon as the delivery person came through with the dress, all became chaos again. Laili flew out of the bathroom and lashed out immediately at the delivery person. She was making sure the woman knew how close she came to seeing her own death. Grabbing the dress she immediately got busy putting it on with aid from her bridesmaids. The bridesmaid that had been outside and confronted Ussej was still shaking. She looked like she was about to pass out.*

***************TIME PASSES*****************

*After she was completely dressed and hair and makeup done, she turned and looked at herself in the mirror. Ussej would be pleased, she thought. She turned to look at the long dress in candlelight (yes, that is a color...not white and not beige). The dress was simple but clung to her body and fanned out at the feet. It made her look taller and very shiek. The low bodice showed off the crevice tastefully between her breasts and the low dipping back left not much for imagination. One would hardly think that the bride before them had just given birth only a few months prior. Her figure had already returned. Moving towards the door, she grabbed a piece of paper and wrote a note for Mantus.*

I can't wait to be Mrs. Bac and our first night as husband and wife.

*She hands the note to the bridesmaid that had handed little Ussej off and tells her to take it personally to Bac. The poor girl looked like she would faint right there but nods her head.*

*She moves down the hallway and knocks on the door to Bac's dressing chambers.*

"Sir? There's a message from your bride."

[Kali (Laili Rendar)]

Bumpage