Here's Chapter 2! It took a lot of time but I finally finished it. I do not own Shugo Chara or Corpse Bride. ENJOY!
The scene changes to the church in which the rehearsal is being held. Ikuto and Saaya stand at the alter each, holding a candle. Saaya has a wide smile on her face while Ikuto holds an emotionless expression. Ikuto keeps messing up his lines because his head is filled with thoughts of regret. Three hours have passed since the beginning of the rehearsal.
The Pastor, Kairi Sanjou, grows annoyed with the many mistakes. "Master Tsukiyomi, start from the beginning, again. Say 'With this hand, I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way in darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine.' Try it again."
"Yes. Yes, sir," Ikuto says. "With this candle..." He lights the candle in his hand off the one to the right of the Bible. "This candle...This candle…" He starts to get irritated, because he doesn't want to say the words that would practically give his soul away.
"With this candle..." Ikuto states again, more irritated.
Kairi stops him, "Continue! Let's just pick it up at the candle bit…"
"Yes, sir," he replies, relieved that he gets to stop.
Unknown to everyone Tadase sneakily slips into the church.
Kairi sighs, "Right."
"Right," Ikuto says, switching hands. "With this hand…" he announces, taking Saaya's hand in his own and steps forward, "I…I'm sorry but I can't."
"Do you not wish to be married, Master Tsukiyomi?" Kairi questions harshly.
"No," Ikuto sighs deeply.
"You do not?" Saaya asks shocked.
"No, I do wish to be married," he lies with his bangs covering his eyes. "That is, I want very much to…"
Kairi glares at him and yells, "Pay attention then! Have you even remembered to bring the ring!"
"Of course I did." He pulls the ring from his pocket, but he purposely tosses it behind him, and it rolls into the congregation seats behind him, so he steps off the alter to get the ring. All he wants is to get away from Saaya.
"You dropped the ring!" Pastor Kairi shouts at Ikuto. "That means this boy doesn't want to get married!"
The candle falls from the table and lands on the end of Mrs. Yamabuki's dress, causing the dress to light on fire. Yukari screams in panic
"Out of the way, you ninny," Nikaidou yells, trying to put out the fire.
"Oh, dear! Help!" Mrs. Tsukiyomi yelps, assisting Yukari.
Everyone tries to nervously stop the fire. Ikuto thinks quickly and tosses the contents of his wine glass on Yukari. The fire is out and relief washes over everyone.
"Enough!" Kairi yells, "The wedding cannot take place until he is properly prepared. Tsukiyomi, learn your vows."
Later in the evening, Ikuto is outside of the town, sitting on a large rock, thinking about the rehearsal disaster. He lets out a deep sigh. "This day cannot get any worse!"
The town crier is heard ringing his bell and proclaiming, "Hear ye, hear ye! Rehearsal in ruins
as Tsukiyomi boy causes chaos! Fishy fiancé could be canned! Yamabukis all fired up as Tsukiyomi disaster ruins rehearsal!"
Ikuto throws his hands up in frustration and thinks, And it got worse! I may finally be away from that slut, Saaya, but my reputation is practically ruined. Ikuto gets up from the rock, walks across a bridge, and takes a walk deep in the woods. "It really shouldn't be all that difficult. It's just a few simple vows." He says to himself, "Just a few fake promises. I don't think I can lie to her without throwing up."
He starts to practice lying about promises to love Saaya. "You are…a great woman. No. You will always be. Oh god no. Oh, what's the use!" He remembers something very important and takes a key out of his pocket. It had white jewels, forming a four-leaf clover. His mother said it was called the Dumpty Key, and that there was a matching lock to it. The person with the lock was the one he was fated to be with forever.
With the thought of his family in need, Ikuto puts the key back in his pocket and, with a new found determination, starts to practice his vows again. "You have helped me so much, even though we only met once. My vows are as pure as you are. So, with this hand,I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never empty,for I will be your wine. With this candle,I will light your way in darkness. With this ring…I ask you to be mine."
He places the ring on an upturned tree branch in front of him. The ominous cry of a crow sounds throughout the night. Ikuto is a little surprised as he reaches back towards the branches to retrieve his ring, but he can sense that something's off. Suddenly, the tree branch reaches out and grips his arm. Ikuto struggles until it lets him go and falls backwards onto the ground. There is a hole in the earth by the tree and a body slowly crawls out. The body belongs to a woman, or the corpse of a woman, with waist-length pink hair. Her extremely pale skin glows from the moonlight. She stands up off the ground, revealing her rotting wedding gown.
The corpse pulls back her torn, dirty white veil, opens her beautiful honey-glazed eyes and whispers, "I do."
Ikuto bolts away without hesitation, but the girl slowly follows him, carrying a bouquet of white flowers. Ikuto runs back through the forest, but trips and lands hard on the ground. The corpse is still walking toward him with a frightening look, as Ikuto saw it. In mass panic, he keeps running away while the girl is still following with a small smile on her face.
Does this thing ever give up! If I get caught, I'm screwed, Ikuto thinks, huffing as he is dashing through the woods.
He keeps speeding away until he reaches the bridge. He turns around to see that the girl is gone. He turns to go back home but comes face-to-face with the corpse. He steps back to find that he is cornered.
She puts her hands on his shoulders and leans in saying, "You may kiss the bride."
Then, Ikuto blacked out.
What do you guys think? R&R your comments please. That would be very helpful right about now. Chapter 3 will come out soon.