The Traps of Black Swan

There was a mix of emotions in the guests with numerous thoughts running in their minds. The one who was frightened hopelessly was the groom. It wasn't because his bride didn't come but afraid that Aaron might misunderstand.

Aaron's eyes just trailed Aarvi but his ever so calm face didn't reveal anything yet Naomi could easily tell he was swept off the floor by Aarvi's simplicity and allure. Naomi really doubts if Aarvi is just a random girl because her presence, the way she carries herself, or the composure was no less than any elite family daughter.

Naomi's eyes wandered around the hall to see all silently gasping at Aarvi while she walked on the aisle in extreme nonchalance, one thing they were sure that she wasn't the bride and assumed she changed to white because all misunderstood her black dress.

Just then everybody's attention shifted to a male hearing the sonorous voice in the hall, "Mr. Green, how dare you choose my Little Heart as your bride?"

Doctor Green felt like he was going to die anytime soon pressing his forehead with his handkerchief, he slowly turned to Aaron's table gulping his nonexistent saliva hard. However, Aaron was… only watching Aarvi.

The assumption by the guests started to scatter and think the bride was changed hearing Shawn Rivas's grim voice.

Doctor Green quickly tried to speak by stuttering to Aarvi who stood in front of him, "M-Ms. Evans, I-I don't want to die so soon." It was an unsaid rule that nobody is allowed to touch her, he didn't have a death wish to make her his bride.

Aarvi controlled laughing but didn't respond. All heard another male voice sounding like a grim reaper, "Who dared to make my Dum Dum as the bride?"

The guests turned to the left side towards the front where another small door was present. They started whispering about what happened to the real bride and why Aarvi was there.

Nonchalantly walking to Aarvi, Dax took out the white veil and held it for her. Nobody had noticed her left hand had a transparent string whose one end was tied at the entrance. Splitting the string into two, Aarvi hooked the string to the veil before looking at the groom who was wiping his sweat profusely praying for his life.

Dax handed the veil to the groom while Aarvi softly informed, "Your bride is coming."

Shawn stood at the entrance smiling to himself, seeing an extremely frightened groom, 'Finally, we distorted the wedding' He thought. His plan was actually to confuse everyone as Aarvi is the bride or confuse the groom as he and Dax as the bride's boyfriends, fighting for the bride.

Aarvi straight objected thinking it might cause families' to disbelieve and cancel the wedding right on the spot so they twisted and created a surprise for the bride to make her happy.

Aarvi went to her seat which was next to Aaron at the round table. Her mellow voice sounded seeing his unbreaking gaze, "I thought you will drag me out." She was in a wedding gown at somebody's wedding going towards the groom so she thought Aaron would at least have a word with her.

Aaron reacted by moving his hand to reach her petite face and gently grazed her smooth cheek before an enchanting smile appeared on his face. It assured him that he wasn't dreaming and his cupcake was in a wedding gown sitting right next to him.

Aarvi was surprised looking at the gentle curve of his lips and his tender gaze but then he pinched her cheek causing her to shrug his hand with a little angry pout.

By the time Aarvi turned, the bride had alighted the stairs and was walking to the groom with an elegant smile looking at her veil in his hands. The guests were relieved knowing everything was in order.

Just then, the groom left the veil on Dax's instruction, the veil flew in the air causing everyone to raise their head. Shawn cut the string at the right time that dropped the white veil on the bride's head bringing an amazing smile to her lips.

It was a dreamy view and all loved it exclaiming the idea. There was a round of applause when the bride and groom were still surprised by it.

Aarvi didn't realize Aaron was still gazing at her in a daze. His fingers slowly tucked her hair lock behind her ear when it fell on her face causing Aarvi to turn to him from the bride to catch his eyes on her without moving away.

His intense and intent gaze almost made her blush but she pinched his leg and raised her brows, "Why are you in a daze?"

He never had thought seeing her in a wedding gown would give him such an ardent urge to marry her and make her his. It wasn't only hard for him to take his eyes off, he had to adamantly control himself from touching her again to confirm she was real.

'Were his eyes playing games?' He didn't know, he couldn't explain what was happening to him but he was completely captivated by her.

He wanted to get wed too, take the vows for her and make her his. He could propose to her right there for the marriage, turn the whole resort to fantasy in a few hours and give her the wedding she won't be able to forget.

However, he knew she wasn't ready yet.

Aarvi took time to discern his feelings on his poker face and got the answer for the unasked question she had wanted to ask on Friday, 'How did I look in the wedding dress?' Now, it should be 'How do I look?' To which she had the answer, 'Spellbound.'

She knew she might not be the best looking girl but she was pretty, her little face could capture eyes leaving long-lasting memories. She wasn't confident in the past but she won't underestimate herself now.

"I am right here." Her low melodic tone was like a whisper in his ear brightening his face a little more but it failed to move his attention away.

Shawn and Dax who took seats at the same table rested their head on their palms looking at the couple. Dax stated in a low voice, "I think I was seeking this gaze in that headless Hays."

Shawn proudly muttered, "My bro is amazing." Dax glanced at Shawn and faintly smiled remembering the past.

...

Dax got to know Ava Kelly when they were completing scholarship formalities in country S at university. She looked like a curious lamb watching everything in wonder. He had felt Alice in wonderland looking at her efforts to know everything.

What got him talking to her was her smile at a complete stranger and that was him. He was sighing in tiredness running around all day but that smile faded his weariness and rose the curiosity.

He had almost thought she was interested in him till he saw her innocent smiles at whoever struck a conversation with her. Even though those smiles weirdly brought smiles on many faces it also brought wicked eyes on her.

He had saved her at the neck of the time when some were trying to trick her to a secluded area. He explained to her yet she smiled at him with a thank you, he felt helpless with the thought of some filthy dog would taint the naive Little Lamb.

He became her big brother guiding her, flicking on her head, and teaching her whenever she naively did something without worrying about others' ulterior motives.

She got numerous proposals and requests to date but she would politely reject. He didn't know why she was turning down everyone until he got to know her family never contacted her and she was all alone despite having a complete family.

She was afraid if she loves anybody they would treat her like how her family does yet she never uttered a word against her family.

Their life for a month was plain trying to know the new place until Shawn, the casanova, a rich heir noticed the silent smiling girl. He had flaunted his money to get her attention however she was least interested in it and even misidentified as he needed more money.

Then their life was a roller coaster ride, there wasn't sadness but full of madness while the Little Lamb would cluelessly ask if they could teach her anything she wasn't knowing.

Dax had almost thought Shawn had fallen for her hence he was doing it all until he nicknamed her Little Heart as in a little sister who he could teach everything she wanted to learn.

However and whatever they taught her, it was in vain when it came to her family. He had never seen her so happy until she saw her parents happy due to her and her presence, but their happiness was the hellish ride for her which she blindly followed and lost herself.

For him, Aarvi's real foes are her parents who disregarded her when she was the priceless and most precious gem out there.

....

"Ouch…" Dax hissed by the hard pinch on his forearm and heard Aarvi, "Holy, why are you three daydreaming?"

Then Dax noticed Shawn taking the napkin from his lap which was thrown on his face by Aarvi while Aaron leaned his head on his fist watching her and flushing her pink.

Shawn told about his daydream in a bullied tone to make a pitiful face, "I was dreaming of your wedding in snow mountains."

Aarvi accepted the fact that the three men were capable of behaving like kids with her.

On the other end, the wedding couples were emotional taking their vows and Naomi wanted to flip the table on Aarvi's head witnessing Aaron's reaction.. She failed to understand that her petty tricks won't affect Aarvi and started to think about what she could do next.