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Marcus looked back at the original warrior still standing in front of him. My father looked at the warriors behind him and ordered "I want every room searched from top to bottom, starting with his until every item is found that belongs in this room. " "Yes sir" They said before turning quickly to go search the rooms. My father joined Marcus as both of them now faced the warrior. Aerie looked at me and whispered "May I compel him Dream?" she asked. I smiled at her. "Of course you can. Save my father from having a heart attack along with Marcus" I answered.
Aerie stepped up to face the warrior. He started to look her up and down like she was a piece of meat and he was starving. I thought Brian was going to gut the guy right there. It took Zade, Gus and Nathan to keep him back. "CLOSE YOUR EYES" Aerie told him. The warrior immediately shut his eyes.Well at least we knew it was working. Aerie asked him a few questions just to make sure she had him completely compelled. "Now you will tell me exactly who you allowed to come up here after the rooms were closed off and guarded" she instructed him. "Kendall and Jessica" he answered. Now I was mad. Marcus was about to go get them and I stopped him. "Just wait. They are going to clean this place like it should have been done from the beginning and then we will deal with that. Those guards are not to let either one out of their sites, not even to go to the bathroom until they are done." I told him. Marcus snickered. "Aerie will he remember telling us that?" I asked her. "Nope not a moment of it" she answered. "Marcus, will you please quietly take him to the dungeons and lock him there without anyone else knowing right now please. Have the guards turn their searches to Jessica and Kendall's rooms and order the other warriors not to say a word about anything we have found" I told him. Marcus nodded as he left out with the warrior.
"What are you planning Dream" my mother asked me. "Oh this place is going to be sparkling clean before they find out that we know what they did." I said smiling. My father chuckled. "In the mean time, the warriors will hopefully find everything that is missing without them even realizing it" I added as we walked back down the stairs.
We stopped to make sure Jessica and Kendall were making good progress with the cleaning. They had finished the foyer along with the greeting room, bathroom, and now they were on to the kitchen and dining hall. Marcus met us in the foyer. "Wow this place has changed quickly" he said looking at the cleaned area. "Yeah but that chandelier still has to go. it is ugly" I said laughing. "There is no way this place is going to be cleaned and ready for the wedding though" I said doubtful. "Oh yes it will Dream. Do you have the list of things you want changed and the colors that you like written down" my mother asked me suspiciously. I handed her the notepad and she wrote down a few things before handing it to my father smiling. He smiled back at her as she then handed him the sheet she wrote on folded up. "Come on guys, we have work to do" my father announced as he kissed my cheek, followed by the other four. "Now it is dress time" my mother announced smiling. I looked at Aerie and sighed. "Ok Aerie let's do this I guess." Aerie laughed as we followed my mother to an area in the palace that we had not seen.
Aerie and I followed my mother to a set of double doors. There a team of others were waiting for us. "Luna Penelope and Queen Dream we are honored to be of service to you" a woman said as they all bowed. "Dream, Aerie this is Angelica. She will be helping you to find the perfect dresses for you. " My mother said introducing us to the woman. "The ones behind me are the designers of all of the dresses we have. Each designer of course has their own team ready to serve you if you choose one from their lines. They will get all of the accessories and everything that goes with each dress. So literally all you have to do is choose the gow. and then everything else will be taken care of." Angelica told us. Aerie and I both nodded as we followed the lady into a room filled with nothing but wedding gowns. After Angelica measured both of us she handed the papers to two of her assistants. Within minutes dresses were being brought over to us to try on. My mother sat in this big comfy chair as she watched us try on gowns telling us what she liked and did not like. I don't know how many gowns someone can try on in a day, but I'm sure that Aerie and I both topped that number easily. As I was about to put on yet another gown I heard my mother cheer excited. "That is the one Aerie. You look magnificent." she told her. I stepped out to see the dress Aerie had found and I had to agree with my mother. She looked like a queen herself. The dress was an off the shoulders gown that had a deep plunge line. The skirt of the dress was full and ruffled with intricate beading and needlework. "You look beautiful Aerie.Brian is going to flip when he sees you on that gown" I told her. She blushed. Aerie nodded yes to Angelica that that was the gown she wanted. Seconds later she was surrounded by the designer team. I stepped back into the dressing room to try on some more. After trying on three more dresses, as I slid the fourth on I knew immediately that this was the gown I wanted. It had a corset top that laced up in the back.It was sleeveless with pearls sewn into the gown. The skirt was not fluffy, but it flowed out behind me nicely. The detail on the gown is what got me. it was outlined in a fine gold line that matched my mark perfectly. I couldn't explain it. It was like the gown was made specifically for me. After getting it on and laced up, I stepped out for my mother and Aerie to see it. My mother was absolutely silent. Matter of fact the entire room was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. I looked around at everybody and they were all staring at me. "Ok did I put this thing on backwards or something? Somebody say something" I said looking around. My mother spoke up. She cleared her throat as if trying to hold back a sob. "No Dream, you don't have it on backwards. You are absolutely beautiful. That dress was meant for you" she answered with tears in her eyes. "Don't cry or I will put it back and wear this one" I said holding up the first dress I could grab. "I will burn that dress if you even think so much as to wearing it and not the one you have on" she threatened. I won't about to try her at this point because if I did I have a feeling she would burn every gown here but the one I was wearing. I looked at Angelica who was holding her breath waiting for me to say yes. "Don't worry Angelica that is a yes" I told her as everyone in the room cheered and I was the one flooded with the designers team. "Absolutely nothing needs to be done on it. Not the first hem" the designer said shocked. "In all of my years I have never once had this to happen, but that dress is an exact fit for her" he told Angelica. There was a soft knock on the door and my father entered carrying a box. He looked at me and stopped dead in his tracks. "Don't do it or she won't wear it" my mother said warning him not to spill the first tear. My father walked over to me and kissed me on my cheek. "You look amazing my beautiful daughter" he said proudly. I smiled up at him. "I believe that you all are in the need of this" he said holding a box up.
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