**A/N: Day two for the July Daily Writing Challenge. It kept a little bit to figure out what to do with this to make sure I didn't go with my gut feeling of "awww, this is a mushy fluff-filled romance prompt".

After avoiding the "this is about characters hooking up" idea this one was the next to pop in my head. However, I wasn't sure if I had the true meaning of "Over The Rainbow" - in my head it's elation. So I looked it up on Urban Dictionary, to find out that "Over The Rainbow" could also mean "Off Their Rocker" or just simply "crazy" and so I thought about writing about Arnold's Grandma... and then I came back to here.

I'm not sure if I like it as much as my sleep-induced story yesterday...**

Over The Rainbow
ONE SHOT

The applause and clinking of glass died down as he stood up. With a soft smile, he straightened his tie, grabbed his notecards, and walked over to the sweetheart table. He took the microphone with the confidence for which he was most well-known.

As the room calmed he took a step forward and cleared his throat, "For those of you who don't know – which is silly, you all should – I'm Gerald's older brother Jamie O."

He placed a hand on his brother's shoulder and they exchanged smiles, "When I was trying to figure out the best length for a Best Man's speech I was informed that I should 'make sure it doesn't last longer than the groom will that evening.' So, well-"

Some of the room started chuckling at the description of time, but the whole room burst in to laughter when Jamie O. shrugged, put the microphone down next to Gerald, and started to walk away.

After taking about four paces, Jamie O. turned back around and again picked up the microphone in order to continue his speech, waving for the wedding guests to calm down.

"Alright, alright, I'm just messing with ya, Little Brother," Jamie O. patted Gerald on the shoulder and gave his new sister-in-law a wink. "In all seriousness, I do have to say that it is a wonderful but rare opportunity when people can speak of a man who is amazingly witty, charming, and magnificently good looking. However, I really shouldn't be talking about myself on my brother's special day."

He again paused as he waited for the laughter to ease up. Gerald looked at his older brother, and gave him a playful glare.

"I would like to take a moment to thank Gerald for asking me to be his best man alongside Arnold," Jamie O. continued in a softer, more serious tone. The love for his kid brother hung on his voice, "The fact that he had me stand beside him right next to his best friend for twenty-odd years means so much to me. Even with all the teasing and bullying and picking on him that I used to do, we came together over the years and became great friends. But what I think means the most to me about being able to stand here and give this speech is that after all these years Gerald can finally admit that I really am the 'Best Man'."

Gerald was nearly bent over in laughter and he and Jamie O. exchanged punches to the arm. Jamie O. then pointed to his brother, winked, and continued on.

"I do have to admit that the road to becoming friends with my little brother was a bit of a rocky one, and I guess I'm still not one-hundred-percent trust-worthy in his eyes. He took me aside a few days ago, nervous about my speech, and expressed concern that I would tell embarrassing stories that might paint him poorly in front of his brand new in-laws. He even gave me a list of subjects he'd prefer I didn't mention."

Jamie O. then flipped through his notecards until he got to one a different color than the rest, with a very casual tone he commented, "I of course have the list right here."

After clearing his throat he read off a few of the notes in a very nonchalant manner, as if reading a grocery list: "Let's see, Connie and Maria, Chloe, Senior Skip day, his 21st birthday, Cheese Festival '03, Cheese Festival '04, Cheese Festival '05, Cheese Festival '06…"

Gerald was crying he was laughing so hard, but at the same time scanned the table his in-laws were sitting to make sure they were laughing as well.

"And this is just the short list," Jamie O. concluded as he looked up from the notecard. "Hold on, I have the whole list here somewhere." He reached in to his pocket and pulled out a tightly rolled ticker-tape-like paper. He held on to the top edge as if to read the list, letting the rest unravel. The full paper dropped down to his feet and draped across the floor. As the crowd's laughter calmed Jamie O. shrugged and dropped the paper, "Nevermind, you don't need to know about all that."

"What you do need to know about Gerald, is how much he loves his new blushing bride. There is rarely a day that passed that he didn't go on about her – it was actually kind of sickening really. Even with the constant influx of other girls, and other crushes; even when he would parade a new girl through Mom and Dad's nearly every day; even when we thought he'd be a bachelor forever-"

Gerald's eyes grew wide and he faked a smile, "Jamie Ooooooh. That's enough, man!"

The older brother chuckled and continued his thought, "Even with all those women in his life, his future bride was always there in the back of his mind. There was always that torch left burning for his beloved Phoebe Heyerdahl."

The room filled with "aww" and Gerald turned to his new wife. Phoebe blushed and smiled back at him, squeezing his hand.

"Phoebe is probably the best woman I could want for my brother," Jamie O. walked over to his new sister-in-law and placed a hand on her shoulder. "She's beautiful, intelligent, independent, funny, charming, a great friend, and the perfect proof that opposites attract."

Jamie O. turned serious and walked over to the table his parents and sister were sitting. Tucked among his family was a gorgeous woman in her thirties. A two-year-old that resembled Jamie O. sat on the woman's lap. Before finishing his speech, he took the woman's hand and turned towards the newlyweds.

"In all honesty, though, I have to say that if Phoebe can make my little brother a third as happy as Tiffany here makes me, and if Gerald can return the favor to his darling wife, well then you guys will have a long and happy marriage filled with love. So I wish to raise my glass for my brother and my new sister."

Jamie O. accepted the glass of champagne Tiffany handed to him. As he raised his glass high the rest of the room followed suit. With a soft, loving voice and a gentle smile down at his wife and son, Jamie O. concluded his speech.

"I wish the newlyweds the greatest happiness and life filled with wedded bliss. Welcome, Little Brother, to the great life over the rainbow."

**I am in a GeraldxPhoebe kick lately apparently. I tried to come up with something that I suspected no one else would think of. That's my real challenge during this month - to think outside the box and come up with something most others probably won't. We'll see how successful I am.

Again, I'm not the biggest fan of this story, but I wanted a touching Brotherly Love kind of tale. To do so I spliced together the best parts of all the best man speeches I've heard over the years. I think, considering I had all day to write, that this is super short... but I don't write Best Man speeches for a reason (well... aside from the fact that I'm a girl...)

*shrug* Maybe tomorrow's prompt will be better...**