It was the most exciting day for Laura, or as it would seem to be.
Everything was going as planned, she was dressed in a traditional white wedding Kimono and had her head covered to hide the seven horns, which was bestowed upon her when her hair was being fixed. The last part was her make-up, which was done by her assistant and her most trusted friend, who have since acted like a second mother to her. "There, now you are ready." She said to her with a smile as she lifted Laura's chin with her finger tips. "You look beautiful, also exactly the same as your mother, when she got married."Thank you." Laura replied. Laura stood up, and her friend lifted the back of her Kimono so that it wouldn't touch the ground, and followed her as she went to the shrine, waiting to perform the ceremonial vows.
She smiled and sat gracefully next to her husband to be, closing her eyes saying a small prayer, beside them sat her future in laws and her own family as well. She opened them after finishing the prayer and lifted the Sake cup with both finger tips and watched as the Miko filled it with Sake, and slowly she took the first sip, and then the second and she finished with the third. She smiled and waited for her husband to be to perform the ceremony as well. He did the same thing as her, and their vows were sealed. He stood up first, and she second. He went outside to offer twigs to the sacred tree, with Laura following him wherever he goes. She watched and did what he did. He looked at her, and slowly slipped a ring on her weddinf finger, she looked up and smiled, knowing that now they were husband and wife, she turned to looked at the temple where their families waited for them to return. Just as she was about to follow him the sounds of trampling was heard in the distance, she turned back. "Laura what's the matter?" He asked his newly wedded wife. But she didn't answer. Then there was a scream coming from outside the shrine and the gates broke apart, Laura and her husband's eyes widen… Hundreds of Guardhounds rushed in and attacked the shrine.
'No, not today…' Laura thought, and she turned around and saw several racing towards her, almost ready to attack, but before she had time to react, her husband pushed her away, taking in all the hit… Laura staggered and turned around, her eyes widen a bit more when his blood squirted on her face and her kimono, she looked down to where he fell, she felt the world crumbling, and seconds later was filled in anger. She took out her gun which hidden deep inside her kimono and began firing, as many of them as she could. Then more of them came, and hopped on the roof of the temple. Luckily Vincent jumped on the roof and took care of most of them with his Cerberus, while her mother Yuffie fought them with her giant shruiken as her younger sister Luna took her now late husband's family away to safety. Laura just watched them, still in away trying to register what just happened. Vincent looked and saw one of the Guardhounds making it's way towards her, he took and shot it down. Laura turned back, and the rest of the remaing Groundhounds growled and ran off. Laura looked and fell to her knees, still in shock and she looked to her fallen husband, who was lying in a pool of his own blood, now her worst fears had be confirmed, she lowered her head, and bit her lip, and just cried though her sobs were muffled, her parents could see her shaking uncontrollably. Yuffie kneeled beside Laura, and cradled her daughter's crying form, as she sobbed on her mother's shoulder like a child again, Yuffie closed her eyes and whispered words of comfort to her daughter's ear, even though she know, the pain that she felt, might take a long time to heal. Yuffie then looked to Vincent wondering if they should take her back to the palace, he just shook his head, as if he knew what she was thinking. " Give it time, let her stay with Cloud and Tifa for awhile." He said to her. Yuffie slowly and reluctant, and she wrapped her arms around her daughter. " Shhh… Shhh… It's ok, It'll be ok…" She whispered to Laura, knowing that it won't be ok not for a long time.
I don't own FFVII or any of it's respected characters, they belong to Square Enix.
However I do own, Laura, Luna, Zack Strife, Skye, Raiha, Joey, Rhena and Ferria.