You may Kiss the Bride
Pairing(s): Vaan/Penelo
Summary: Halim Ondore IV has a brief moment of senility, and then a whole bunch of crazy things happen. Rated M for a reason. Some spoilers featured.
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XII- Revenant Wings, or anything to do with the series. I merely borrow them and put them through this crap for the lulz.
Chapter one: Senile Old Marquis…
It is generally believed that the Marquis of Bhujerba has never had a "Senior Moment", but that is about to change… they all knew it was coming, but they hoped it would not. Then again… ever since those Aeolithes were destroyed, things had not been normal at all… unexpected things happened for quite some time after that.
Senile Marquises can be quite a handful…
Memoires of Emperor Larsa of Archades, chapter 17.
Vaan was sitting at a large banquet table, and his childhood friend, turned partner, now something much more, sat to his right. At first, he had absolutely no idea whatsoever as to why the two of them were even invited to Ondore's palace anyway… that is, until It was announced that it was to honor the two of them, plus the others that took out the one pulling the strings of the "Judge of Wings". 'that would also explain why the others are here…' Vaan thought. Sadly, as expected, something always went wrong during such things (look at the summary of the story if you haven't guessed what it was). Right as soon as everyone attending was only half-way through with their food, the Marquis suddenly stood up so abruptly, that it knocked over his chair. He turned to Vaan with a crazed look on his face and shouts "By the power vested in thee, I now pronounce you man and wife, YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE!", pointing at Penelo as the word "bride" left his lips. There was an air of stunned silence, and then, the first thoughts entered the minds of the following:
'bloody wanker…' (Balthier)
'…did my uncle just have a senior moment?' (Ashe)
'I know a song that gets on every body's nerves, and this beats it.' (Kytes and Filo)
'I knew it was coming, it happens eventually, but I didn't think that it would happen like this… their affection for one another is so strong I could smell it a mile away, but seriously, wtf?' (Fran)
As for everyone else, they could not think straight for the remainder of the evening, and did not notice Vaan and Penelo shrugging slightly and then sharing a quick kiss, but when they did manage to get their minds caught up with what had just transpired, their only thought was this: 'senile old Marquis…'
I think it makes for a good prologue, but what do you, the readers, think? Flames will be shat upon, but constructive criticism will be immensely appreciated. Also, for thoe of you who have not played FF12: RW, or unlocked the secret ending, Vaan and Penelo do end up as a couple afterwards.