Here's the second one! Just to warn you, I suck at wedding scenes almost as much as I suck at action scenes. Enjoy!

The Deception

Chapter 1

Two weeks after The Separation…

Isabel

Wedding music plays, and everybody watches me as I make my way down the isle. Every single member of the Guard that lives in Angel Falls is here, even Dartemis and the Tribunal! Though that shouldn't surprise me, seeing as how Arkarian is probably the most famous member of the Guard ever.

I look up to the front, where Arkarian stands, his blue hair more vivid than ever against his black tux. Beside him stands Ethan, who agreed to be his best man, and Matt, Dillon, and Shaun stand as groom's men. On my side, Rochelle stands as my maid of honour, while Neriah, Mom, and Chloe Campbell from history class stand as bride's maids.

Mom's eyes glisten with tears as I move towards the alter, and all I can think about is how lucky and excited I am.

Since no church is big (or secret) enough to hold all of us, we're simply using Mom and Jimmy's backyard. Notice I don't say my backyard? I moved out with Arkarian last week. It turns out that Chloe has been with the Guard her whole life, and force fields are one of her skills. So she created one around the whole house, making sure that nobody walking past can see or hear us.

I finally get to the front and stand beside my one true love; my soul mate. My whole body tingles with excitement as the preacher does his thing. Finally, he gets to the vows. "Do you, Isabel Becket, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love and to hold, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"

I don't even hesitate. "I do."

"And do you, Arkarian, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love and to hold, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"

"I do."

"Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

We do so, and the preacher comes over to break us apart after about 2 minutes.

I throw the bouquet backwards, and Rochelle catches it. I grin. Ever since she came back (she still won't tell us how), she and I have become really close. I'm even friends with Chloe, now that I know she's with the Guard.

The Guard. Even though Lathenia is dead (again) and there's therefore nothing left to guard against, we all still stay as a whole. Especially those of us who are Named. Dartemis made sure to tell everybody in the Guard that his son took down Lathenia, with the help of the other Named, and every time he decides to bring out that story, we all groan, even Matt.

From what I've heard, the Order still remains intact, too, just in case Lathenia or someone else decides to take over the world again. If that happens, we'll be ready.

The events of my reception bring me back down to Earth, and I decide to stay there for a while.

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Once everything is over, Arkarian and I say goodbye to everybody, and return home. As soon as we get there, I let out a huge sigh.

"Isn't this great?" I ask, gazing at Arkarian. "I mean, we always knew we'd be together forever, but now it's legal!"

He comes over and holds me in his arms. "Yes, it is great. I couldn't imagine being with anyone but you for the rest of my life."

I laugh. "You talk too much sometimes. Shut up for a minute!" I say before pulling him in for a kiss.

When we finally pull apart, he reminds me of something that I haven't even thought about forgetting. "You know, we still have to plan our honeymoon."

I pretend to think about it for a bit, but ever since I was a little girl, I've always known exactly where I'd like to go for my honeymoon. "How about…oh I know! No, wait…you wouldn't want to go there." I say all this with a mischievous grin on my face, knowing that he'd love to go the place I'm thinking of.

He grins too. "Well, if you won't let me see your thoughts, and you don't want to tell me, then at least give me a hint!"

My grin widens. "Let's see…we've both been there before, and it's technically the place where you first met me."

I can see him trying to figure out my riddle. "I don't get it," he says after a while. "The first place we met was right outside these chambers, but that can't be where you're thinking of."

I take his hand in mine. "Arkarian, I didn't say the place that we first met, I said the place where you first met me. Or, more specifically, the time."

With the magic word of "time", he finally gets it. "You're thinking of going to France, aren't you?"

I grin even more and nod. "France sounds perfect."

Well? What do you think of the first chapter? I told you I'm crap at writing wedding scenes…