n.o.t.e.f.r.o.m.F.a.l.l.e.n.P.h.o.e.n.i.x.9:

OK, thanks to Zaz9-zaa0 for the review, name bolded as promised! Lol. OK guys, I know that this chapter took me a while to get up, but I haven't had much time to work on it. Please forgive me. Anyways, this chapter is pretty much only the weddings. I couldn't really fit anything else into this chapter. I think there's only gonna be a couple more chapters until the sequel. Details on that will come soon, maybe in the last chapter or two.

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C.h.a.p.t.e.r.7:A.l.t.a.r

"I now pronounce you man and wife: Cloud and Aeris Strife, Vincent and Tifa Valentine, and Reno and Yuffie –Wait, what is your last name Reno?"

Reno was a little bit preoccupied with losing himself in Yuffie's eyes, so he didn't hear the Holy Man. It was kind of a shock for him to even be at the altar, since he was Reno, and wasn't the kind of guy you'd expect to settle down and get married.

Yuffie was a little bit more capable at the moment, but she knew that Reno didn't have a last name, at least, not one he shared with anybody, even her. She thought quickly and without any help from Reno, said, "Turk."

"And Reno and Yuffie Turk." The Holy Man looked confused for a minute, but managed to shake it off, saying, "You may kiss your brides."

Cloud turned to Aeris, and was greeted by a warm smile and a flushed face. As he gently kissed her, he could almost forget that in a matter of minutes they were going to be on the run from a crazed psychopath who wanted nothing more than to have his son marry his bride, make her pregnant, then kill the child, her, and his son. He could almost pretend that the rest of his life, it would be only him and Aeris, together forever. He could almost convince himself that this moment would last forever.

Almost.

He knew that the rest of their lives would be changed, and not because of the wedding. Any children they might have would have to be given away, because there was no way that they could have a baby with them on the run. Any normalcy that their lives could possibly possess was gone now because of Sephiroth.

But for right now, he only thought of Aeris, his new bride.

Vincent was bored. The Holy Man, even though he was hurrying the sacred ritual that was used for weddings, he was still taking too long. He allowed his mind to wander for the time being. He had no such qualms about the future. Yes, he knew they were coming. He knew it with the certainty that only he could have. Certainty that he had because he was, well, different. That was the way it had been said to him as a child. The reason that he had fiery eyes, the reason that his skin was pale, and could never be tan, the reason that he wore that cape. It was all because he was different.

After he had become a teenager, he had grown resentful of all of the differences he had from other kids. At first, he had demanded that he be told why he was different. Then he had realized that no one really knew why. At least, none of the idiots he was forced to deal with did. He had continued on various quests, searching for answers to a million different questions. And then he had found Lucrecia.

Lucrecia had made his whole life worth living. She had understood his search, and had helped him to forward it as best she could, even though she had introduced him to Chaos. He had loved her, and had still been moody, but less so around her, kind of like he was around Tifa.

Vincent shook the memories. He suddenly became aware of a voice saying, "You may now kiss your brides."

Vincent looked at Tifa, who was still looking ahead, apparently lost in her own thoughts. How small she looked in that dress! How pale, fragile, young. Then she turned to him, realizing the silence in the Church. He saw her eyes, red balls of fire they seemed to him. Tifa's figure didn't fully describe her. Oh, it was soft and beautiful, which Tifa definitely was inside, but it was in her eyes that she made her personality known to the world. She smiled at him, and leaned up towards him. He bent down over her, and pressed his lips to hers.

Tifa nearly fell over from the intensity of Vincent's kiss. If she still could have any doubt that he loved her as much as he had loved Lucrecia, if not more, it vanished instantly upon their contact.

After he had discovered that Lucrecia was the mother of Sephiroth, Vincent had at first refused to believe it. He knew that it pained her to know that her son was evil, so he told her that he was dead so that she would rest easy.

His entire search for answers had seemed pointless. He had found no answers, only suffering. He had been with Cloud's party at that time, and had nearly left them, but had decided against it, mostly because of his growing relationship with Tifa, but also because since Cloud was searching for Sephiroth, he might find the answers to his questions.

Reno looked at Yuffie. She really was beautiful, and probably the only woman he would ever want to love, especially since her love of adventure and a laid-back lifestyle reflected his own. If marriage had meant that he had to settle down, he would never have done it. But in this case, it was different. Yuffie was perfect for him.

Reno and Yuffie weren't concerned about what was to come. They were merely focused on each other, and nothing else.

E.n.d.N.o.t.e.

Well, that chapter was pretty short and pointless. Oh well! Least the weddings covered pretty good. The next chapter will be more informative…I promise….

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