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~Light of Hope 2: New Horizons~
Chapter 1: The Wedding (Nyx's POV)
I might just be the happiest wolf on the face of Mobius, why am i so happy? It's because today...I'm getting married! That's right, in an hour and a half from now, I will be walking down that aisle, saying my vows and will be betrothed to the man I love...oops, sorry, I seem to be getting a little bit ahead of myself. Here, let me back up and start from the beginning.
It's been two years since the war between the Resistance and Dr. Eggman had ended; he's still trapped in Null Space, thank Chaos, and our lives have remained peaceful ever since. You all already know about Infinite, how he used to be bad but now he's changed his ways all because of the love I've given him and he in turn loved me back.
Because the world was still in shambles due to the war and because Infinite couldn't simply be let off the hook for his misdeeds despite his reformation, his punishment was to serve five years of community service, helping wherever he could to clean up the mess he helped make. It wasn't so bad, he did what he was instructed to do with no questions or complaints and Knuckles was able to make the hours flexible so Infinite would have more time to spend with me.
Now back to the wedding: Infinite and I had been dating for the past two years but he decided to take things to the next level. It was on a Saturday, we were at the beach with our friends and it was also the same day that Sonic introduced me to his other friends, a young rabbit girl named Cream, her little chao companion named Cheese and her mother Vanilla; I hadn't met them before as they were hiding out in one of the secret bunkers with the rest of the evacuated citizens and I was too caught up in the war efforts and the craziness that came when I saved Infinite.
Anyways, I was playing a game of volleyball with Amy, Tails and Rouge when Infinite called me over to talk to him; I had then noticed that we were standing where everyone could see us, not just our friends but all the other people who came to the beach that day. Infinite had looked me in the eyes and said, "Nyx, I truly love you and we've been dating for the last two years and three months, but I feel that's it time to move on to the next chapter in our lives".
At first, I was confused and had no idea what he was talking about until I saw him reach behind his back and pull out a small black box; he opened it to reveal a beautiful ring with a golden band and a single red ruby in the center. I couldn't believe what I was seeing and neither could everyone else because they all looked in our direction as Infinite got down on one knee and presented the ring to me, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you; Nyx Cerulean Snowfall, will you marry me?", he said.
I was suddenly overwhelmed with a strong sense of happiness the likes of which I had never known: I was grinning widely, my tail was wagging furiously and my heart was thumping so hard I thought I'd pass out. I enveloped Infinite in a bone crushing hug as I spun around on my tip toes, "Yes! Yes! Yes! One hundred and twenty percent yes!", I shouted for all the hear. In fact I was so happy that I barely the sound of my friends clapping and cheering all around us.
Now we didn't get married right away, it took us three whole months to plan everything out, from the guest list to the location to the catering...it was a lot of work before our wedding could happen. But that brings us back to where we started, in one hour and a half, I will be getting married to Infinite, but right now I was in the ladies room of the church having my makeup and hair done by Amy and Rouge.
The dress I was wearing was originally my mother's wedding dress, since she and dad weren't around to witness my special day, I thought it be the best way to honor them if Infinite and I wore their wedding clothes; he's over in the men's room having Sonic and Shadow help him into my dad's old tux. Everything was all set, we were just waiting for more of the guests to arrive; I was especially excited because a couple of my family members, some of which who also fought in the war against Eggman, were coming to watch me get married.
I was looking forward to that because I hadn't heard from them since the war happened and I was really concerned for their safety but it turned they're all still okay and are eager to see me get married. Rouge had just finished applying my lipstick and took a step back to admire her work, "And vola! Do I know how to make over a bride or what?", she said. I looked into the mirror on the wall and saw myself, I couldn't believe how beautiful I looked and the bun that Amy did my hair up in looked fantastic.
I turned around and smiled at my two bridesmaids, "Thanks girls, I knew I could count on you two to help me look amazing", I said. They both hugged me, "Of course, Nyx. We'd do anything to make sure you look your best on such a special day", said Amy. "Happy to help, hun. You've been the closest thing I've had to a sister and I'll always be there to help you out", said Rouge. Just then something clicked in my head and I stood up to leave the room, "Nyx, what's wrong?", asked Amy. "Oh nothing is wrong Amy, but since Vector decided to be the bouncer, I have to go see if any of my family members that I invited have arrived yet. In fact, why don't you and Rouge come with me so you can meet them?", I said.
They happily agreed and followed outside to the front of the church, "Hey Vector, anyone from my fam come yet?", I asked. "Not yet but they should be arriving right about now", he said. As if on cue, a limo pulled up to the front of the church; the driver opened it up to let out a light blue male wolf and a red female wolf, both of them middle aged and wearing formal clothing. "Uncle William! Auntie Marina!", I shouted as I skipped down the small flight of stairs to hug them.
"Nyx, its so good to see you again. Look at how much you've grown", said Willam. "And look at you in that dress, so beautiful!", said Marina. Then another wolf stepped out of the limo, this one was younger with red fur and glasses. "Gadget! Its so nice to see you again, how ya been cus?", I said as I hugged him. "Its good to see you too, I haven't heard from you since before the war. And look at you, you look really pretty", he said.
I smiled as I led them up the stairs, "Guys, I want to introduce my Uncle William, my Aunt Marina and their son, my cousin Gadget, who also fought for the Resistance", I said. My aunt, uncle and cousin all stepped forward to shake hands with Amy and Rouge, "Its so nice to meet you all", said Amy.
Just then, another limo pulled up as the first was leaving to go park around back; out of this limo stepped another middle aged Mobian wolf couple, a sandy brown male and a russet red female, and behind them came four identical female wolves only distinguishable by their varying colored fur, dresses and hair ribbons. "And these are my Aunt Rosalina, my Uncle Gregory and their quadruplets: my cousins Audrey, Abigail, Amanda and Olivia", I said.
The girls stepped up to shake hands with my relatives but not before the quads rushed forward to hug me so tightly that it felt like I'd explode from the pressure.
"Oh Nyx, we missed you so much!", said Audrey.
"Its so nice to see you safe and sound after that dreadful war", said Abigail.
"OMC, you look so cute wearing Auntie Angel's old wedding dress!", said Amanda.
"So...when do we get to meet your fiancé, huh?", asked Olivia.
I struggled to break free of their love fueled viselike grip and regain my composure, "Girls, I'm getting married in half an hour. You'll get to meet my soon-to-be husband at the reception party, so why don't you go inside and mingle?", I said. They happily obliged as they followed their parents into the church, "Some family you've got there, hun", said Rouge. I laughed sheepishly, "Yeah and that's still not all of them, there's still six more members that haven't shown up yet", I said.
And as if to refute me, the universe sends one final limo over to the front of the church. Out of this one stepped one last middled wolf couple, a light blue male and a dark pink female, an elderly wolf couple both with silvery grey fur, a tall blue wolf with a mechanical left leg and a shorter violet wolf wearing dark sunglasses and holding a cane.
"And finally, allow me to introduce my Uncle Edmund, my Auntie Sabrina, my cousins Jermaine and his younger brother Lexington and my grandparents Borek and Dahlia", I said. Rouge and Amy got aquatinted before they pulled me to the side, "Nyx, your cousin Lexi is...blind?," asked Amy. "Was that because of...you know what?", asked Rouge. "Oh no no, that's not it at all girls. Lexi has been that way since he was born, he and I were really close when we were puppies and I've...always been a little protective of him since he can't see anything. I'm always worried he's gonna get hurt but he always assures me that I'm being silly and he can take care of himself", I said.
I can see why the girls brought me over to the side to ask this, they probably thought it'd be rude to ask openly and in front of Lexi no less so they opted for a private conversation. Just then, Charmy flew outside to greet us. "Are you almost done with the introductions? The ceremony is starting in twenty minutes", he said. I waved him off, "Oh relax Charmy, you're not the one getting married, remember? You're helping Cream toss the flower petals before I walk down the aisle, and besides, I have three special guests arriving in just a moment", I said.
As I said just that, the sound of jet engines was suddenly heard followed by the air being filled with smoke for a second and when the smoke cleared, my final guess revealed themselves to be—
"Its Orbot, Cubot and Metal Sonic!", shouted Rouge.
"Let's smash them into scrap metal!", shouted Amy.
The three robots all cowered in fear before I stepped in, "Girls stop! Don't hurt them, they're three of my groomsmen! And before you ask, Tails and I went to scope out Eggman's old base to see if any robots were lurking around; when we got there, we found Orbot and Cubot shuffling about with no real purpose and Metal Sonic in a state of disrepair.
"I asked Tails to look all three robots over and give them a tune up, he reprogrammed Metal Sonic to be good and lesson to only mine and Infinite's commands from now on, and Orbot and Cubot were never really a threat to anyone except each other so I gave them a new home and I invited them to my wedding", I said.
"Its all true! The three of us have officially turned over a new leaf", said Orbot.
"Yeah and we like living with Nyx anyway, she's so much nicer to us than Dr. Eggman ever was", said Cubot.
"My new prime directive is to serve my new masters, the two Mobians designated as Nyx Snowfall and Infinite the Jackal, and my prime directive is to use my abilities to benefit Mobians rather than harm them", said Metal Sonic.
Thankfully, Amy and Rouge cooled down. "Okay, I guess we'll let you three off the hook but I'm telling you right now: Nyx is like a sister to Rouge and I and this is the single most important day of her life, if either of you three tin cans ruin it, I'm gonna make you sorry that you ever met me!", growled Amy. "Duly noted, aggressive instruction saved to memory banks", said all three robots in fear.
Just then, we heard the church bells ringing. "Oh no, the ceremony is about to start. Nyx, go find your grandpa so he can walk you down the aisle when the music starts. We'll do some last minute checking to make sure everything is perfect", said Rouge. She, Amy and the three robots ran to another part of the church while I went to find my grandpa; my grandma was busy straightening his bowtie when I found them, "Its about that time, gramps. You know what we have to do now", I said as I picked up my bouquet.
He smiled as he held my chin, "Look at you, so beautiful. Just like your mother was the day I walked her down the aisle on her wedding, oh if only she and my son-in-law were here to see you now. They would've been so proud of you", he said. I felt like I was gonna cry but I held it in because I didn't want to make my mascara run, "I'm sure that wherever they are now, they're looking down on me with loving smiles, grandpa", I said.
Just then, we heard the wedding march began to play on a piano; my grandpa looped his left arm around my right and walked me out into the hall. We watched as Cream, Cheese and Charmy skipped along the aisle dropping red rose petals behind them; then grandpa began walking me down the aisle, I looked up to see Infinite standing at the alter wearing my dad's old blue tux, looking as handsome as always.
Grandpa let go of my arm and went to sit next to grandma when I reached the alter; Infinite and I looked at one another as the priest, a chubby middle aged owl, opened his bible and began to speak. "We are gathered here today to celebrate the union of Nyx Snowfall and Infinite the Jackal. Never has there been a love so strong and powerful that it triumphs over the forces of evil and saves one's soul from certain demise. Before we have the rings, the bride and groom shall speak their vows to one another. The bride shall start first", he said.
I took a deep breath before I spoke, "Infinite...before I met you I was struggling to overcome the emotional turmoil that comes from losing the one you love. When I did meet you, I was...scared, I felt powerless but when I saved you from certain death, I knew there was a connection between us. I met someone who understands my feelings, someone who sympathizes with me, someone who knows what its like to be scared and sad and alone. And even in the first few moments of our friendship, I knew that I'd always want to be with you forever", I said.
Infinite smiled before he spoke, "Nyx, long ago I thought that proving I was physically superior to those around me would make me strong and that I could never be weak but I soon realized that that mindset is what truly made me weak. The thing that gave me my strength was you: your bubbly personality, your eager willingness to help others, your spirited determination, your gentle understanding...those were the things that made me stronger both inside and out. You saved me from the darkness within my own heart and I don't think I'll ever be able to find the exact words to express my gratitude. I guess if I had to say one thing, it would be...I love you Nyx and I always will", he said.
I smiled as I felt the tears come to my eyes, his vows were just too beautiful and so genuinely sweet that my heart almost couldn't take it. "The betrothed have spoken their vows of everlasting love; before we have the rings, if there are any among you who believe these two shouldn't be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your piece",said the priest.
When he was met with silence, he continued. "Very well then, the ring bearer shall now give the rings to the best man who shall in turn present them to the bride and groom", he said. Tails stepped up to give the rings to the best man, who of course was Sonic; after all he did for me back during the war, did you think I wasn't gonna make him my best man? I placed the ring on Infinite's left ring finger as he placed the other ring on mine.
"Now then, do you, Infinite, take Nyx to be your lawfully wedded wife? In sickness and in health? For better or worse? Till death do you part?", said the priest.
"I do", said Infinite.
"And do you, Nyx, take Infinite to be your lawfully wedded husband? In sickness and in health? For better or worse? Till death do you part?"
"I do", I said.
"Then by the power vested in me, in the temple of Light Gaia, I now pronounce you Husband and Wife. You may now kiss the bride", said the priest. Infinite and I pulled each other into a warm embrace as our lips touched, a magically fiery sensation rushing into my chest. From around us, I could hear the sounds of our friends clapping and cheering, and my family happily howling; its something all Mobian wolves do, when one their own is getting married, the family of the betrothed man or woman howl to give their blessings of good fortune and a happy life to the new couple.
When Infinite and I finally stopped kissing, I smiled wider than I ever had before and my tail was wagging at full speed; this was the single greatest day of my life and I almost wanted it to go on for all eternity.
Author's Note: And so ends the first chapter of Light of Hope 2: New Horizons; sorry to make you guys wait so long, I promise I won't make a habit out of doing that. Anyway next chapter, we have the reception party and then Nyx and Infinite head for Spagonia on their first honeymoon and...that's where that single solitary sex scene I mentioned in the afterward of Light of Hope comes in, and that's why the story is rated M. So until next time, this is SuperKirbyLand234 signing out!