Hello everyone! Before I say any other stupidities, I would like to say I am soo sorry! Teachers have different mentalities when it comes to the end of the year. They think it's necessary to cram up all the work they couldn't do earlier. So, again, I have an english essay on my hands and exams to study for! Yay.

Now enough about my problems or else I'll just continue ranting about it, and on with the story! So here is more TAKUMI!

Zoe: wee -_-

Me: exciting isn't it! *violently nods head*

R&R!

It was early in the morning. The sun came out and the birds were chirping. Sunlight quickly came into the room, lighting the room completely. The rays of the sun shone right into her eyes.

Zoe stirred from her sleep. Her eyes slowly opened to reveal the emerald color radiantly shining. It took her a while to get used to the blinding light in her room, her old room.

"It's my wedding day…" she smiled. She got up and went to the bathroom.

As she emerged from the room, there was her mother and three other women waiting.

"Good morning sunshine!" greeted one of them vehemently. It was Jessica, Kouichi's wife.

The other two women were colleagues from work, Ashley and Sophie. One of them, Sophie, having red-orange hair and aquamarine blue eyes was going out with Koji. The other, Sophie, went to college with Zoe, where they met and have been working together ever since. She was a dark brunette with a bubbly personality.

"Oh no…" joked Zoe as the women dragged her down the steps and into the living room of the Orimoto's house. In the living room was a stylist ready to assist the bride. He was tan and had grayish-blue eyes.

"Oh no Zoe, you will definitely look different after I'm through with you," he said, "you won't even recognize yourself!"

"Is that supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing, Justin?" asked Zoe as she took a seat in the prepared stylist station.

"You tell me," he answered. Justin was a very close friend of Zoe, whom she knew she could confide anything.

"Then…make me shine!" smiled Zoe and immediately Justin worked his magic.

--------2 PM

"Dude, are you ready? Dude, are you ready? Dude, are you ready? Dude, are you—"

"Shut the fuck up!" yelled Takuya. He had punched Koji to make hi m stop. Takuya's hands were shaking, his legs were trembling, and he was very explosive when asked a question.

"Whoa! Calm down, you're just getting married," replied Koji.

Takuya glared at him. "I'd like to see you when you get married."

Koji had gone to Takuya's apartment to pick him up. As usual, Takuya wasn't ready, and as always, Koji was there to help the poor guy. They had been driving for a couple of minutes towards the church. Since Koji noticed Takuya was tense, he decided to "lighten" the mood…

"Whatever. But seriously, stay calm. It will all go swell," reassured Koji, " but then again, knowing exactly how you are and can be sometimes, there are always chances that you will mess something up…"

"Gee, thanks for your wisdom and understanding," Takuya said sarcastically.

"Eh, no problem! I'm always there the help and annoy you!" smiled Koji and made a right turn.

Before Takuya could react explosively to his friend's comment, Koji announce, "We're here!" And again, Takuya became stiff and looked out blankly.

Koji rolled his eyes and got out of the car. He walked over to Takuya's door and opened it. He punched Takuya on the arm really hard, snapping the young man out of his trance.

Takuya blinked at Koji, unbuckled his seatbelt and walked out of the car.

--------2:20 PM

People were entering the church. They were sitting in the pews, mingling with each other. Some went up to the groom, who was nervously waiting, as they congratulated him.

"Look at you! You're all grown up and getting married!" said a hefty young man.

"Look JP, I'm only a year younger than you…and……uh……wait, what was I getting at…?" Takuya asked himself, confused.

"Oh, look! You haven't changed a bit! I hope you remember you have to say 'I do'" joked JP, "I know you're nervous, but it's all cool man! No need to worry."

Although Takuya had started to fume at all of the "don't worry's" and "don't be nervous" and "Calm the hell up, you're fucking bothering me" (although only from Koji) and all other comments, his friend was right (not Koji), it's all cool.

For the next couple of minutes the groom and his friends were having a very nice conversation. But they were interrupted by the announcement that everything was ready; the bride had arrived.

Takuya became even more nervous. His hands became sweaty and he felt his heart would burst out of his chest at any moment.

"Come on, Takuya, you can do this…it's just Zoe…oh shit…"he thought to himself, trying to encourage himself.

The music started. Down the aisle came the bridesmaids, slowly inching to the where the impatient groom was waiting. Then the little flower girl came throwing her little petals to the ground.

"Oooooooh shiiiiiiiiit…." thought Takuya as he knew what, or whom, was coming next. But the doors closed. "What the hell?" he muttered lowly, inaudible to the rest of the people. But the music still was playing. Then the doors reopened revealing a beautiful woman. Takuya's mouth became agape.

Zoe was wearing a white strapless gown with lavender embroidery. It was a satin chiffon gown with a lace up back. The bodice hugged her upper body beautifully, emphasizing her curves. The train, being small, was flowing two yards from her waist. Her hair was up in a bun with a few strands coming out of the middle, with white little flowers decorating the bun. She was accompanied by her beloved father.

They had already begun to walk down the aisle. Takuya couldn't help but gawk at Zoe. Zoe however was too nervous to realize what Takuya was doing.

It seemed like forever until Zoe and reached the end of the aisle. Zoe held out her hand and Takuya gracefully grasped it. Mr. Orimoto shook hands with Takuya roughly, vehemently moving Takuya's arm up and down. There was a small chuckle coming from the guests.

"Hello," said Takuya as casually as he could manage.

"Hey," smirked Zoe as she heard Takuya's shaky voice.

--------Later in the ceremony (I can't really have a time, you know?)

It was finally time to officially tie the knot.

"…Do you, Takuya, take Zoe as your wife?"

"…I do…" he answered shakily.

"and do you Zoe, Take Takuya as your husband?"

"I do," she answered much more confidently than Takuya.

"In that case, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride!"

Takuya and Zoe leaned into each other and shared their first passionate kiss as a married couple.

------11 PM (somebody's been partying!)

"Now everyone! Please pay attention! Quiet down!" announced Mrs. Orimoto on the microphone. No one paid attention.

She tried again. "Shut the hell up!" The whole room became silent. "Thank you. Now, we would like to get the attention of the groom and bride." Takuya and Zoe quickly faced the older woman. Confusion was painted all over their faces. Mrs. Orimoto continued, "With the help of our son's-in-law parents we have the present for our children. As their wedding gift, we have bought them…" Mrs. Orimoto paused to create suspense. It was working. "…a beautiful house!"

From behind, Mr. Kanbara came out with the keys jiggling and chiming from his fingers

"Come on honey, come get the keys…" motioned Mrs. Orimoto to the couple.

Zoe and Takuya eagerly walked to the small stage that was part of the reception hall where they were celebrating their wedding. [Sorry, too lazy to describe, but just imaging some pretty and fancy place…] Zoe took the microphone as Takuya took the keys and started playing with them.

"Well, first of all I want to thank everyone for coming! This whole thing, the preparation, the planning, everything , was really hard, but we couldn't have done it with the help of everyone of you. Whether it was by confronting me when I was frustrated, or just by attending the celebration, we really appreciate your support. Again, sorry you all had to put up with all that….anyway….I would also like to thank my parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Kanbara for supporting us and for accepting me into the family. Again, thank you." There was a collective "Awww" from the audience.

Takuya took the mic as it was Zoe's turn to play with the keys to their new home. "Uh…well," started Takuya nervously, "I also would like to thank every one in here, we love you…um, well, I guess Zoe covered everyone we needed to thank…" There was a collective chuckle from the guests. "yeah…haha…uh, um, I guess that's it, yup! Thank you everyone!" He finished and waved to the people, who in return, waved back to him while laughing.

Mrs. Orimoto took the mic. "Now it's time for anyone who would like to say something to the couple…anyone?" she said twirling the mic in her hands. After a few moments of silence a voice came from the guests.

"I will!" it said and immediately the owner of the voice, Koji, came walking up nonchalantly with his hands in his pockets to where Mrs. Orimoto offered the mic. Although he had imbibed a fair amount of alcohol, it didn't show much. There was a collective gasp in the room.

Koji grabbed the mic and began his…talk. "I'm very happy for these friends of mine. It took them so damn much to just realize they liked each other. It got very annoying. Then it took damn too long for them to go out officially. And so on and so on. But there is one thing that still sort of confuses me: How in hell did this idiot get a girl so damn smart! I mean, seriously, a journalist and an engineer..." He paused for a moment as he had accidentally caused people to laugh.

Zoe chuckled at how her friend was elegant in his speech… Behind her, was Takuya, whose eyes had darkened a bit and was scowling a little.

Koji continued, "Now, before I cause more happiness…" People began to laugh harder. "…damn it! I'll just say this quick, I hope the best for them for the rest of their lives. Okay now I'm gone…" He handed Mrs, Orimoto the mic and quickly went back to his seat.

"O-kay…" spoke Mrs. Orimoto, "thank you for your beautiful words, Koji. Anyway, any one else would like to comment?" Again, there was a small pause to see if anyone wanted to speak. When no one said anything she said, "Well! Let the party continue!"

-------2 AM

"So…please take care," said Mrs. Kanbara motherly.

"We will mom, don't worry," said Takuya reassuring his mom for the millionth time both he and Zoe would be fine.

"…Well, I guess…this is it…" announced Zoe as her eyes seemed watery.

The celebration had just ended and almost all the guests had left. There were only a few left that were helping with clean up and what not. Zoe and Takuya had their luggage on the car, ready to drive to the beach, where they would spend their honeymoon for the next two weeks.

"Zoe! Please don't say that!" cried Mrs. Orimoto. "You know you will always be our little girl!" With tears falling down her cheeks, she gave her daughter a huge hug. Mr. Orimoto followed suit and embraced her daughter with tears.

AT the end of the embrace, Zoe looked at both of her parents and said, "I will always love you, okay?"

Mr. and Mrs. Orimoto nodded.

Meanwhile, Takuya had turned to his parents. "I love you both," he told them.

"We do too, now take care okay? Don't cause any problems now!" said his mother and kissed the young man on the cheek. Mr. Kanbara hugged his son [man hug, you know…heehee] and said goodbye.

With one final look back, the couple got into the car and drove off, leaving their parents behind with tears falling from their eyes, but smiles planted on their faces.

It had been a few minutes of driving as there was an awkward silence. Zoe finally broke it.

"Wow…we're actually married…" she said and yawned.

"Yeah, hard to believe, but it's true…" he answered and looked over at Zoe. She had fallen asleep.

------An hour later

"We finally made it!" exclaimed Takuya as he parked in the hotel's parking lot.

The night was dark, but the stars were bright in the clear sky. Takuya gently shook Zoe by the shoulder,causing her to wake up.

"Are we here?" she asked groggily and rubbed her eyes.

"Yup! So let's go, come on!" he said childishly leading Zoe into the hotel entrance. They quickly checked in and got the keys. They finally reached their room.

"Well…I hope we have a—" Zoe was interrupted by Takuya's passionate kiss. He grabbed her around her waist and closed the door behind them. They locked the door.

Okey-dokey, that was chap 2! Not as exciting as I wanted it to be, but you know, I just want you guys to know what is going on. Again, I'm not so sure when the next update will be. Considering I have TOO much crap to do for school. *sigh* I just hope these weeks go by quickly. Although this chapter was just a wedding, not as exciting or whatever, from the next chapter the story will get better. I can't wait till the ending! I already have it down…sorta.

So, I hope you enjoy this week everyone. I would also like to thank all those who wished me a happy b-day this week. I was so not expecting anything like that. But again thank you! Eveyone's comment definitely made my day!

Esta fue utsukushii!