This fic is also posted on jphip, tumblr and akblasphemy48, by the author who happens to be myself.

As I love it so much, I decided to spread it to the world hehe

This fic (will) have tons of pairings: MariMii, WMatsui, KojiYuu, AtsuMina, SaeYaka, MaYuki and TomoTomo.

Thank you!

It started in a wedding

The groom's best friend

She woke up slowly with the light passing through the window. With the first thought, a headache hit her furiously. She raised her left hand to massage the head when she realized she was naked underneath the sheets. It soft touch made her feel a bit of comfort, since she was used to sleep like she came to the world. When she finally opened her eyes, she found herself in a strange room.

Lying on her right side, she stared at the drawer blankly. After a few seconds, she could see an old fashioned luminary and a goblet half filled with some unknown alcoholic drink. From what she could see, the room was western styled with the same old fashioned style of the luminary. Now, she wanted to remember what happened that led her to that almost shameful state. Unable to move, her body ached and she started to remember.

"Minami!" She heard a familiar voice calling her name cheerfully. Minami turned and found her best friend walking toward her. She loved the way he called her. She waved at him, only then she noticed he was holding hands with a girl she had never met before.

"Yuuhi! It's been a while! Missed you so much!" Minami said lively while giving a long hug on her old friend. Yuuhi hugged her back, releasing the hand of the strange girl.

"I'm glad you came! Missed you too." He kissed Minami's forehead after finishing the hug. He pulled the girl closer, holding her hand again. Minami didn't like what she was seeing. "Minami, this is Kayo, my fiancée. We are going to marry next month." Minami was in shock. "Darling, this is my best friend Minegishi Minami."

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you! Yuu-kun talks a lot about you." She gave Minami a bright smile and offered a hand. Minami shook Kayo's hand slowly looking at the couple in front of her.

"Nice to meet you too…" Minami was trying not to show how surprised she really was. Also, a disappointed feeling consumed her so bad she wanted to cry.

"Hey, let's go to that bakery you like, Minami. We can talk freely there." Minami nodded and they walked there silently.

Now she really had to give up on him. Her long-lived crush had to finally end. Yes, she was in love with that friend, her best friend, Yuuhi. Even if she eats all the cakes in the world, her sorrow wouldn't go away. She always imagined her marriage with him. He is the only person she knew that called her by name. It is always Miichan, Minegishi-san or Minegishi-chan. Marry him was her dream.

They arrived at a very cheerful, colored and lively place. Minami ordered a piece of strawberry cake, Kayo a brownie and Yuuhi black coffee. Miichan was trying to look like she was ok with all the news, and nothing better than a piece of cake to help her do that.

"You know, Minami" He started when the orders arrived. "you've been my best friend since always. So I decided I want you to be my maid of honor. Well, best man doesn't suit you, since you're a girl. What do you think?" He was as nervous as when he proposed Kayo. Minami blinked for a couple minutes. She couldn't believe in what she heard. She kept the eye contact while thinking. What the groom's maid of honor do to help the ceremony? Nothing, it is just a person who signs as a testimony. All the preparation is arranged by the bride's side. So she would be spared from the suffering of watching their everyday happiness. She only had to buy a beautiful dress and wait the ceremony day. Oh, and may have that rehearsal thing just to define the entrance positions and seats. He was her best friend after all.

"…Okay. I'll do it. It'll be a pleasure." What a lie. But she had to do it. He gave Minami a large smile and held hand.

"Thanks! But don't worry, you are my main one, but there will be two other best men. And Kayo's maids of honor." He said with a lively voice.

Then they started to talk about the wedding. That it would be a small ceremony for family and a couple of friends. And how Kayo's best friend wanted to be the main maid of honor. The ceremony would be settled at the summer house of Kayo's family. Miichan hides her sadness by ordering tons of different flavors of cake.

The month dragged on. Even if she hanged out with her friends, her thoughts would always back to her unrequited love's wedding. She wasn't being her usual self. She wasn't being lively and playful. She wasn't joking around or playing a prank on someone. She was even leaving Takamina aside, despite her being Miichan's favorite for pranks.

Minami met the others best men and maids of honor on the ceremony rehearsal, which was a week before the actual ceremony. Minami would come in with Yuuhi's father. The two other groomsmen were a newly-wed couple, his friend from work. The bride's maids of honor were actually her three closet friends. Three tall girls. The tallest one was slim and thin with short hair cut. The middle had a slight sexy body and long hair. The smaller one was always smiling and had a shoulder length hair. From afar, they looked like having fun. Minami made no effort to record the girls' names. She wanted to forget everything about that wedding.

And the not so awaited day arrived. It was a three hour ride road to get in the summer house of bride's family. Yuuhi's father promised to give Minami a ride. Minami get all surprised when she met after a long time Yuuhi's cousin. 'Whoa! Jurina grew up a lot! It doesn't look like we have a five-year age gap!' she thought.

"Hey! Look who's gotten big! You look more like a girl now! Still like groping girls?" Miichan said, teasing the younger one.

"Mou, Miichan!" They grabbed each other in a tight hug, and Jurina decided she wanted to go with uncle and untie.

The house could be called a mansion. And it was just a few meters away from a private beach. Though there were about ten rooms on the house, that wasn't enough to accommodate everyone who was going to stay over. So they putted two sharing a room. Minami ended up in the same room as Jurina, since she was the only one she was familiar with besides Yuuhi's parents and Yuuhi himself.

After placing her luggage on the room, Minami stepped out wondering where her roommate could be. It was right in time to see two girls coming on her direction. One Miichan recognized as the taller bridesmaid, the other she never saw before. She had long hair and a single dapple on her left cheek. They bowed their head to each other as a formal greeting. And the two girls entered in the room beside Minami's.

The day passed through full of the final arrangements for the wedding. Minami was finally glad to have something to distract her head. She was worried about Jurina, who put her bag on the room and vanished from everyone sight. The night had come and so the most painful event for Minami.

Miichan was wearing a frilly light pink dress. Her makeup helped her to get cuter than she normally is. Yuuhi complimented her for her nice outfit. She knew that he just see her as a friend. She gave him a smile trying to hide the sadness she was feeling. The ceremony was going smoothly, when Minami noticed something quite familiar with the taller maid of honor. She couldn't say exactly what it was. She was gorgeously dressed with a dark red long dress with a glowing black rose embroidered. With a light makeup and a large smile on her face. She looked happy for her friend. Minami couldn't tell what dragged her attention to that woman.

With the votes exchanged, the ceremony was over and was the start of the luxurious party. There was a table reserved for the groomsmen and the bridesmaid. All the six ones had to sit together, at least in the beginning of the party. After the newly-weds, the both maids of honor and parents speeches, the dance floor was filled with guests. The ones who weren't dancing were hanging around each other. Three girls approached the table, sat on the spare chairs and began to chat friendly with the three bridesmaids. That was when Minami finally noticed what Jurina was wearing. A dark blue feminine suit with an orange tie and high heels. The younger walked towards the table and sat next to the black haired girl with a dapple on her left cheek.

"Mou, when Jurina see someone who catches her attention she forget about friends…" Miichan said to herself, but loudly enough to everyone in the table hear. There were only the girls, the married couple was on the dance floor, and they all laughed making both Jurina and the girl next to her blush.

"Girl, you know how embarrass someone!" Said a girl with short hair with a bright large smile, though a bit boyish. Minami gave her a clumsy smile, not knowing if that was a compliment or not. "I'm Miyazawa Sae. Yoroshiku!" Said offering a hand and giving a lady-killer smile.

"Sae! Stop hitting on her! It's rude." Reprehended a girl who was sitting next to Sae.

"Please, Yuki, gimme a break."

"Ignore her. I'm Kashiwagi Yuki, nice to meet you." Yuki gave Minami a gentle smile. She just bowed her head.

"Minegishi Minami, nice to meet you girls too." Minami said with a polite smile.

"Girls, introduce yourselves too!" Yuki was obviously enjoying that moment.

"Ano.. I'm Matsui Rena…" The girl who caught Jurina's attention said shyly.

"Uso! I'm also Matsui! Matsui Jurina desu!" Jurina erupted amazed.

"Wow! And you're not even related! Incredible!" The short maid of honor was also amazed. "I'm Maeda Atsuko, by the way!"

"You get amazed way too often, Acchan. Don't mind her, she is just like that." Said the middle maid of honor with a nice smile. "I'm Kojima Haruna!"

"When you get to know them better, you'll see they are way to noisy." Said the taller maid of honor in a bit bored voice. "I'm Shinoda Mariko. Nice meet you." Before Minami could say something she was interrupted.

"And you seem to be always bored. That much age of yours is weighing on your shoulders?" Sae said teasing the older girl.

"I'm not going to discuss this with you." Mariko said coldly getting a goblet of champagne from the waiter. Minami also took one. She knew she hadn't reached the legal age for drinking, but it isn't like she had never had alcohol before. The girls looked at her surprised, but somehow they noticed there was something wrong with the girl. 'Besides, one more year and it won't be illegal anymore.' Minami thought.

Jurina backed her attention to Rena. Sae asked Yuki to dance. Atsuko dragged Haruna to somewhere unknown. Mariko and Minami were kind of left alone. They remained in silence for a couple of minutes. Then Minami tried to start a conversation.

"So, were you the main maid of honor?" Miichan asked warily.

"Yes." Mariko answered dryly finishing a second goblet of champagne.

"Hmm. You don't seem that lively about that matter."

"Well, it's all over now. So there's no reason to be lively about."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't want to talk about this. I'm tired. If you want to chat, then change the subject." Miichan somehow understood why Mariko was tired. She was tired too.

"Okay." Minami rapidly thought about some other thing to talk about. "Your dress is beautiful! Where did you buy it?" It seemed she hited jackpot. Mariko's expression lightens up. One point to Minami. Fashion is Mariko's favorite conversation topic.

They stayed at the table chatting for at least one hour. When they started feeling dizzy because of the drink, they decided to take a walk. They didn't know why they got along so well. Was it because of the alcohol? And there was that strange feeling of understanding between them they couldn't explain. The two walked toward the beach. The full moon was illuminating their way. With a brand new goblet in hand, they stared silently at the sky. There was a moment they weren't able to stand on their own, so they anchored each other. Mariko and Minami were alone looking at the stars. The shorter girl suddenly spoke, breaking the silence between them.

"Can I tell you a secret?" Her voice sounded distant.

"Do as you want."

"I was in love with him."

"Who?"

"Yuuhi, the groom." Mariko heart started to beat fast. She couldn't believe in what she was about to say.

"So? Me too."

"Whaaat?!"

"Baaaka!"

"Were you in love with Yuuhi too?" Minami looked confused.

"Baaaka! I was in love with the bride, Kayo."

"Oh!" Somehow Minami saw nothing wrong in it.

"Yeah. We are so stupid." And the two of them started to laugh, almost madly. That was when Minami lost her balance and fell on the sand. And they laughed even more. When they finally calmed down, Mariko offered help. She held Minami's hand and pulled her up. It was too strong. They bumped into each other and stared into the eyes. Everything was so explained now. About how that tall girl caught her attention. She was like Minami. They were staring for a long time now, without knowing what to do. Without realizing it, they both raised an eyebrow.

"Are you okay, Minami?" Mariko finally broke the silence. Minami unconsciously shivered by the sound of her name.

"Y…yes." She blinked a few times. "I'm covered in sand. Just need to exchange clothes."

"Right. I'll walk you to your room." Minami nodded and they walked side by side talking about the stars. They stopped at the party to grab another goblet and headed to the house. They knew they were neighbors. While Minami opened the door, Mariko asked.

"With whom you are sharing a room?"

"With Jurina." Simple answered letting Mariko get in.

"Oh! That monkey aspiring Don Juan."

"Hey!"

"Sorry."

"It's not that! I'm the only one who can say those things about her!"

"Who said that?"

"ME!" Minami put her half drinked goblet on the drawer and headed to her bag.

"Right." It was way too obvious the ironic tone. When she saw Minami undressing, she automatically locked the door. No one knows who could pop in the room. When Minami was only in her underwear, she sat on the bad. Suddenly, like a drunk, she started to talk about what was bothering her. Mariko sighed and walked to the bed just to sit on the other side. But it was hard to breath with that dress, so she thought it would be okay if she took it off. They approached and started to talk about their own problems.

And that's all Minami could remember. After that, it was completely blank. Her only memory was waking up naked with a stupid headache. What happened in that blank space of time?

On the other side of the bed, a very confused Mariko waked up. She had a slight headache. She didn't like the light the room was filled in. She raised a hand, rubbed her face and messed with her hair. With that movement, she realized she was naked. 'Great.' She thought. There was nothing wrong with that situation. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a different room of hers. Then she remembered she wasn't at home. What else? She decided to turn to the other side of the bed.

They turned at the same time. When their eyes met, it both went wide open. Holding the same sheet…

"UAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"