Ding Dong the Bells are Gonna Chime!

[Evette Belo]

Out of Character:

Set on December 25th 2031 in the outskirts of Lorraine, France.

If anyone can think of a reason why they would know Evette and Andrew (a model in wizarding and the muggle world and a Quidditch player) PM me or Cyndi and we'll let you know if your character is 'invited'

With her the train of her dress sitting perfectly behind her and it hugging her curves perfect Evette stood behind the pillar before walking up the red carpet that was acting as the aisle sue to it being an outside wedding. People thought her weird for having a winter wedding, saying her dress would be ruined and no-one would go but to those people Evette didn't say anything to them. To be perfectly honest Evette wouldn't card if no one turned up, all she needed was her children and Andrew; they were her life and it was all she needed. Unfortunately she had no father or anyother men in her family apart from her kids and Andrew she was going to walk down the aisle by herself, but she didn't mind because what was waiting at the end of the aisle was enough for her to make this walk on her own. She could hear the people muttering softly as her children walked down the aisle before her as flower girls, page boys and ringbears. Then a few of her close friends that she has chosen as modles, meeting up with Andrew's best men and walking up the aisle. A few moments she heard the harp start to play its soft tune, indicating that it was time for her to make her way down the aisle. Her stomach started to turn in knots of excitement, she had been waiting for this day ever since the day Andrew had proposed to her and everyday since - heck ever since she was a little girl, but every girl did that at one point in their childhood lives.

Turning the corner she saw everyone looking at her, smiling and...walking away? Continuing to walk up the aisle more people started to walk up the aisle, but slowly, confused about why everyone was walking away. Fear started to run through her body, what was happening? She looked dead ahead of her, seeing Andrew, with a sigh of relief that he was still there she made her way quickly towards him, but something wasn't right - he was smiling? Why would he be smiling as everyone was walking away, this wasn't meant to happen. As approached Andrew she was about to ask him what was happening but she couldn't talk, she was opening her mouth but no noise was coming out. And then Andrew started to walk away, with her children following him, and she couldn't stop them. With tears welling up in her eyes she fell down to the ground, her head falling in her face with the tears falling easily from her eyes now. What was happening? This wasn't meant to happen? Her perfect day, her life was ruined and there was nothing she could do about it.

Feeling herself being shook Evette woke up!

 

[LeAnn Adams]

LeAnn was hardly able to sleep at all the night before, she didn’t know what her mum or Andrew were like but as soon as light started to come through her bedroom window she was up and wasn’t for going back to bed, that was for sure. Jumping up she went by her mums room and saw that she was still sleeping and decided to leave her for a little while, she needed as much sleep before her big day. So to keep her busy she got a quick shower and left her hair wet, tying it up in a loose bun because a muggle hairdresser was coming to do everyone’s hair – a friend of he mum’s from the muggle fashion world. Going into her baby sisters and brothers rooms she saw that they were already up, playing and making the room a mess as per usual. Being in a helpful mood she gathered them all and brought them downstairs for breakfast; something less for her mum to do, not that she should have to worry about that today. When she got downstairs her house elf had a huge spread ready with any breakfast food you could think off, then again people would start to be arriving, muggle and wizarding alike so Evette had asked Estel, their house elf, to have food ready for people as it was an early start and would be an equally long day so she was sure that people would like to have some food. After having a crossiant and hot coco, LeAnn noticed the time and was surprised her mum wasn’t up yet. Making up a tray of food for the bride LeAnn asked Estel to make sure the quads got cleaned up and then stayed out of the way incase of any muggles seeing her.

Taking the tray up stairs LeAnn entered her mothers bedroom and saw the older woman tossing and turning, like she was having a bad dream. Setting the tray down LeAnn rushed over and shook her mum until she woke up. “Mum! Mum! Come on it’s time to get up.” she saw her mum waking up, looking awful – but she wouldn’t dare say that to her own mother. “Morning mum! I’ve brought you up some breakfast, the quads have had breakfast and Estel is getting them cleaned up and people will be starting to arrive shortly.” she said in a long breath, excitement clearly taking over her. She could see that her mother was still confused and dazed from just waking up. She heard her mother give her a weirdly sincere thank you and a long, tight hug. Returning the hug and putting it down to emotions building up because of the day. “You’re welcome! Now eat and get a shower before the hairdresser or guests get here.” she said in an authortive tone before leaving the room and making her way downstairs again, clearly she was the only one ready for today and didn’t want people arriving without anyone to greet them.

 

[Evette Belo]

Seeing her daughter sitting on the bed beside her a wave of relief washed over her, it was all a dream. She was never more happy to wake up from a dream, because this one was more like a nightmare, one she never wanted to come true. From the moment Andrew had proposed to her she automatically had doubts, she remembered asking him if it was what he wanted and that he wasn’t doing anything because of the way he felt about the kids and how he felt that they shouldn’t be brought up without a father. Over time her doubts had subsided but way back in the depths of her subconscious they must of resided, why have have the nightmare? She put down having the long engagement because with the quads and everything, she didn’t want to have four infants running around the wedding, which worked for a while but when they turned five, it was hard to put it off for much longer. It wasn’t because she didn’t want to marry Andrew, but she was older than him, and not just by a year or two years, and anything more was almost uncommon in the celebrity world, especailly if the woman was older. And now Evette’s career as a supermodel was coming to an end, her heard wasn’t in it anymore and she was getting too old to get any decent campaigns. Also with the quad baby card being played too many times now she was running out of ideas. Although after today she would be a full time mother and wife and that was all she cared about, she wanted to focus on her new life for a while and she intended on enjoying it.

After her eldest daughter stopped talking, Evette thanked her and gave her a hug, she was being such a good help and was really starting to grow up a lot more now, helping out with the babies and everything. Letting her daughter out of her embrace she rolled her eyes, she was maturing lately, but she was a typical teenager and still thought her mother hugging her was embarrassing. Lying in bed for another moment she let the quietness sink in and remembered that she was getting married in a few hours. Jumping out of bed she quickly ate some of the breakfast LeAnn had brought up for her in a way that a part veela should ever eat. With some food in her stomach she quickly jumped in the shower, hoping it would help wake her up. It was going to be a long day. While grabbing her dressing gown, she looked outside, a perfect layer of white snow covered the ground, all of the preparations had been made and the charm that Estel had put over any of the furniture had worked like, well a charm really, and nothing was covered in snow. Today was going to be perfect!

 

[Andrew Belo]

Andrew turned over in bed, his arm reaching out for the familiar feel of his fiance's waist. Even with his eyes closed, his hands could always find that place, one of his many favorite parts of her body. His arm drifted slowly, his eyes still closed as he prepared to snuggle closer to her warmth and sleep for another few hours. Behind his eyes, he could see the light of the morning but he knew it had to be early still. The small smile on his face quickly disappeared when his arm continued falling to the cold sheet. The man's eyes lazily drifted open, blinking once twice three times before they were fully oriented to the sunshine drifting through the open space between the curtains. He was staring at a ceiling he only saw once a year when the family came to New Zealand to shop or enjoy the warm weather. The realization was quick and Andrew shielded his stormy eyes with his arm as he thought about why he was here. The smile was already back on his face, wider than before. Just as he was about to get up, Andrew's alarm went off, the wizarding radio kicking in. "And in entertainment news, I'm sure everyone who is a Thunderers fan has heard the news but Beater Andrew Belo will be off the market after today. Sorry ladies but he is set to wed his model girlfriend, Evette Adams, today" a female announcer stated in a chipper voice. "About time" another DJ kicked in, "he's kinda doing the whole love, marriage, baby carriage thing a bit out of order though. Don't they--" Andrew hit the alarm with one hand, hearing enough of that.

Kicking off the covers, Andrew let them fall to the floor and headed to the room across the hall to where his dad was sleeping. The man was already up though and in the shower so Andrew headed back to his room to shower and dress. A buzz of excitement went through his body much like what happened before a quidditch match. He didn't have nearly as much to do as he figured Evette would. Thankfully, LeAnn was there to help her mother. The teenager was a natural at wedding planning and knew how to handle her mother in a way that Andrew hoped he could someday achieve. And, she was the reason why they were getting married at all. He was getting better, but knew he still had a ways to go. Like convincing her to hold the wedding in a warmer place with no risk of snow. Andrew had tried his best but Evette had known what she wanted and Andrew had easily agreed. He was just happy she had finally set a date. Andrew knew that she had been concerned about his motives for proposing. She had even asked him if she was sure. He had been then and he still was now. He knew that the media constantly said things about their age gap, that they had five children and that one or the other of them would grow bored with the other. It was annoying to hear these people talk as if they had insider knowledge. Since he had returned to Evette's side, none of those things had been issues for him. He barely thought about the age difference unless someone brought it up, he loved the excitement that five kids brought and he was never bored with her, especially not in the bedroom. Andrew was glad to finally put some people's doubts to rest.

************ several hours later**************​

Apparating to the backyard of Evette's home with his father, Andrew didn't dare go near the house. Thankfully, he had left his presents for the family for Estel to put under the tree. It was Christmas after all and he knew the children, especially the younger ones, would expect presents at some point today. He had no plans to enter the home though and headed straight for the altar with barely a glance at their huge home. He had avoided seeing his fiance's dress for this long, so he would not risk it now. He didn't want to bring any bad luck on their marriage. People were already arriving and taking their seats. Andrew spotted a few of his father's friends and some of his Quidditch teammates in the seats already, which was good since the wedding was almost set to begin. The weather had held out nicely and though it was a bit chilly, he knew that none of the guests would feel the cold because of the charms that had been placed on the area. The hired help was busily moving around the yard doing this and that. In the distance, he could see the tent where their reception would be held. Andrew had purposely arrived with only a few minutes to spare. His heart was attempting to beat its way out of his chest and Andrew kept thinking the worst - that Evette would decide she couldn't go through with it. Andrew knew he would be devastated if that happened. As a flash exploded in front of him, Andrew blinked. He wasn't happy with the reminder that their wedding pictures would eventually find their way into some rag. He knew that it would be futile to try and stop it. Leaning against a wall, Andrew waited until he was told to take his place at the altar. When his father pressed a hand on Andrew's shoulder, the thirty year old looked up and saw that the priest was waiting for him to step over. Andrew looked to his dad, who nodded at him. Then, he took a deep breath, stepped over and turned his attention down the aisle. His palm was pressed against the front of his tuxedo.

 

[Evette Belo]

After all of the parties that there had been in this house, that Evette had thrown in this house there was without a doubt in her mind that her wedding day was by far the biggest one to date - and it hadn't started yet, in fact there was a still a few left until she would become Mrs Evette Belo. Yes, in an unconvential yet convential way she was taking Andrew's last name. Sure many people did so it wasn't uncommon but in the world of celebrities, especially when they were as well known as Evette, the woman would keep her own last name for her celebrity status or whatever but Evette didn't care and for once she was going to go against the social norm. Plus she loved Andrew and she had been waiting for this day for so long and her dream about finding her one true love, as cheesey as that sounded but she was a romantic at heart and she was going to do whatever she wanted, because, well, she could. Sitting in the middle of her living room she looked around her, it was chaos but nothing she wasn't used too from her time back stage before going out on the catwalk for one of her many shows. She could almost perfectly she the similarities between right now and any fashion show, having everyone running around, getting make up and hair done, dressing hanging up. She almost found it laughable at how her wedding and her work were almost alike. The only difference that she could find was that her stomach was riddled with butterflies, she hadn't had butterflies before a show in years, like way back when she first started years ago. Although it was normal to have butterflies on a day like today, she was sure everyone had it, but it wasn't the nerves kind of butterflies, it was the excitement. She anxiously looked at the clock every so often, watching the second tick by, she just wanted it to be time.

One thing Evette wanted to do herself was get her children ready, some alone before the wedding. The dresses she had picked out for her daughters matched her own, she loved the colour red and it was a festive colour and considering the time of year she figured it a somewhat traditional thing to go with and for today she was all about traditions. Once the four girls and the two boys were ready they decended the staircase, everyone was ready by this point and all that was left was for them now was to go outside and for Evette to get married. Chasing everyone out of the house Evette took a quiet moment for herself before going outside and starting the rest of her life. Looking over her shoulder she looked at the Christmas tree, at this point it was full of presents under it, there was different coloured wrapping under it so she knew that Andrew had gotten his presents under there without anyone seeing, then again she knew house-elf magic was a lot more desptive than normal magic. She began to look forward to the time they had planned to sneak away from the wedding to open their presents, hiding it as an excuse to put the kids to bed, they were going to have a proper Christmas, regardless if it was their wedding day, they had already decided that they weren't going to ruin it for the kids. They may be too young to understand what was happening today, apart from LeAnn of course, but they definitely weren't too young to know that it was Christmas.

Hearing the wedding march start Evette came back to reality, it was time to get married. Making her way outside she stood for a small moment at the bottom of the red carpet, looking at everyone that had come to spend the day with them but her eyes only lay on them for a moment because as soon as they found Andrew they didn't leave his sight as she made her way up the make shift aisle. It wasn't long til she was by his side, looking up into his eyes, her smile was wide. Mouthing a small hi at her fiance it was as if she blinked and she was looking up at her husband. The I do's and the vows and the iconic first kiss and man and wife, had gone by so quickly she almost couldn't believe that it was over and she was married, finally. Squeezing Andrew's hand she walked down the aisle with him, smiling and thanking the people that gave their congratulations, ready to start forever with her husband.

 

[Andrew Belo]

Andrew had just finished asking his dad, for what had to be the tenth time, what time it was because his hands were trembling too hard to pull his pocket watch out of the pocket of his red vest. As his father clapped a hand on his son's shoulder and murmured some words in their native Portuguese, Andrew was able to calm down a little. The words had been just what the man needed to hear. His father was the only family he’d ever really had, aside from the old friends that Marcos had thought of like brothers. Andrew glanced down the aisle and a smile crossed his face as he noticed one of the boys' heads pop in the window several times as if he was jumping up and down to see outside. That was so like the boys to do. They were hyper and frenetic in their energy, just like boys their age should be. He was eager to see how everyone was dressed, having only been told to get red in his outfit after begging Evette to tell him so that he could match her. Even though it was a simple tuxedo, Andrew knew that Evette would see it and notice it and he wanted to look his best for her. He knew that everyone else’s attention would likely be where it should be- on the dress that Evette had decided to wear. He hadn’t tried to find it in the house, preferring to keep with tradition and be surprised. As the music started, Andrew's shoulders straightened and he stood to his full height, his dad doing the same. He hoped he would be able to stay as strong throughout the ceremony. Watching the procession of children make their way down the aisle, Andrew glanced at each one, a smile on his face at how much they were concentrating on their tasks. He couldn't recall ever seeing them so quiet and well-behaved all at the same time. Next, he looked a bit higher, at LeAnn, who was much older. She looked beautiful in her dress and walked with a grace that she had clearly gotten from her mother, and Andrew eyes were opened to how much older she had gotten. Gone was the young child who'd been wise enough to not give up on him. He gave her a small wink before turning his attention to Evette. His blue eyes couldn’t conceal his delight. Evette looked…amazing. The dress she had chosen had enhanced all of her many assets and looked as if it were designed just for her.

As she reached him, Andrew held out his hand for her. His blue eyes drank in the vision of his beautiful wife, glad that they were soon to begin the rest of their lives together, whatever that meant. Marriage was not something he had ever considered in the past, but after he had gotten back together with Evette, it had all sort of just happened. He couldn’t imagine his life without her, without LeAnn or without the quadrupulets. He had been happily surprised when she had stated she would be changing her name and his dad had been happy too. The man was already quite fond of his daughter-in-law and his grandchildren. Looking up as the man asked for the rings, Andrew wondered what had happened during the rest of the ceremony. Although he had certainly been present, the events of the ceremony had passed by in a blur. The moment he put the ring on Evette's finger was the one part of the ceremony he would remember forever though. After the minister pronounced them husband and wife and they'd shared their first kiss, Andrew turned with Evette towards the crowd and walked with his wife to the reception area. It was a short walk since the reception was being held in another part of their massive lawn and as he reached the tent with Evette, he could see her and LeAnn’s touches on everything in the area. As the music began to play in the background, Andrew led Evette onto the dance floor so that they could have their first dance together. He was starving, but seeing as there was no food laying anywhere just yet, he would have to distract himself. Putting his hand on the small of her back, Andrew spoke to his wife for the first time. “That is one beautiful dress you have on, Mrs. Belo” he spoke quietly, forgetting about the other people standing on the sidelines watching the couple’s first dance together. The man was used to being watched by people on the sidelines. Besides, he knew pretty soon people would join them and then begin having fun and partying. Andrew’s eyes tore away from his wife for a moment as he glanced over her shoulder at the children all standing together on the side, the boys in their suits only barely staying still, just waiting to begin jumping around and open presents later. Evette and Andrew had promised them that they wouldn’t they wouldn’t be forgotten even if a wedding was going on.

Just as he was about to say something to Evette about what he would find even lovelier than her dress, he felt a tap on his shoulder and saw his father. The man gestured to Evette and Andrew shrugged, giving her a quick kiss and a sheepish grin as he waited to see if she wanted to join his father in a dance. Already, the dance floor was filling up and he could see the crowd moving closer to them to step in and offer their congratulations as they moved around the dance floor.

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