Mine.

A love story about how a clumsy little girl tamed the beast within an angry, orphaned serving boy.

Nnoitra x Amarie (OC).

Nnoitra Jiruga belongs to Tite Kubo. Amarie belongs to me.

Chapter Ten: Wedding

It didn't take too long for her royal bitchness to find a suitable match, and plans for her wedding were quickly made. The good news about that was most of the other prissy boys left soon after, since they had only been after Nell in the first place. The few that hung around didn't bother me so much 'cause Ami wouldn't give any of them the time of day, so they stayed for the wedding, hoping to find some female cousin or guest that had been looked over.

The bad thing about it was that after Nell announced her engagement and started on her wedding plans Ami just kinda...I dunno what the hell her deal was but she got real quiet, and didn't really talk to anyone, not even me. She still brought me lunch, and stayed a few minutes but it was like being around a ghost- fucking depressing. I kept asking her what was wrong but she wouldn't tell me, so after awhile I gave it up.

Nell was insistent that the wedding take place as soon as humanly possible, so workers were brought in to help and the rest of us poor saps were drafted into flower arrangements, or tying bows or finding recipes or any other number of useless shit jobs that goes into preparing for one of these things. I swear, if I ever get a woman, she aint gonna get all this 'cause I aint dealing with it. You want me baby? I'm right here. You want a priest? Yeah, sure...Food? No problem. Flowers? Yeah, we'll get married in a whole fucking field of them if you want, just don't ask me to tie any bows or ask me about color schemes or placement cards 'cause I'll laugh at you, I swear. Marriage is a crock anyway, why do I gotta pay ta be with ya huh? That's stupid as hell. We'll throw a party; invite some people over, fine ...but all the rest of this shit? Forget it. And don't even get me started on the fucking fuss she was making over all the dresses for her bridesmaids, and her own horrible bowy frilly lacy thing, 'cause I'll never stop.

Anyway, it was a nightmare all this preparation. If there's anything like a higher power up there, I hope he blessed that poor sap. He looked so frightened by all of this there were a couple of times I thought he'd get cold feet and just leave....then again seeing as what he going to marry, I cant say I'd blame him. Waking up to the bitch queen for the rest of your life doesn't sound like my cup of tea. I still remember the dinner the night before the wedding, everyone was dressed up all nice, they even gave us new uniforms and got us all dressed up to. I don't know if I've ever mentioned it, but I can't stand dressing up. Still, it wasn't so bad of an evening, 'cause after we served we were invited to sit and eat at our own servants table. We usually ate in the kitchen and got the leftovers but tonight Nell was being nice to everybody. She actually looked happy for once....it was strange seeing an honest to goodness smile on her face, and then see Ami sitting next to her looking so moody. After dinner everyone got up to talk and socialize, so I took that as a chance to talk to her. She was off to the corner like always at parties, never quite knowing what to do with herself.

"Hey, what's with the look? I thought you'd be happy Nell's getting married, that means she's leaving!"

She looked up at me and I felt angry; she usually had such a dopey, happy look on her face but tonight she looked like someone had died. I scowled and took her arm, leading her away.

"Ami, what the hell is wrong? You've been like this for a week now."

"I'm sorry Nnoitra, I just.....remember when you told me that it'll just take time, and someone'll notice me? I thought I had found someone, he was really sweet to me..."

I tried not to scowl, and shook my head impatiently.

"Yeah, so what happened to him then? If he's so sweet why'd he make you so upset?"

"He's still here....he's.....oh he's marrying Nell, Nnoitra! I...I don't understand, he was nice to me, he talked to me a lot and...."

Take back what I said about that higher power blessing the sap. I hope he's miserable with her......hell, I just hope he's miserable.

"He probably did that so Nell would like him better, or maybe she told him ta spend time with you, I dunno...he don't look like much, what do ya see in him?"

"I don't know, he was just nice to me Nnoitra. He made me feel like I was someone worth noticing...I should have seen this coming, everyone always chooses her over me. Always."

"Ah c'mon Ami, don't be like that. Ya are worth noticing...."

"Yeah from who? I haven't seen anyone show more then a polite, strained interest in me and they never will."

I shifted a bit, not quite sure what to say to her....

".....I notice ya Ami."

She sighed and looked up at me then, giving the tiniest trace of a smile.

"Yes, you do for some strange reason. Thank you Nnoitra."

"Yeah well...hard ta not notice that girl that's been feeding yer scrawny ass since ya got in this place. C'mon and smile huh? It's not the end 'o the world that some sap likes yer sister better."

She grinned at that, shaking her head.

"You're way too blunt, you know that?"

"So?"

"....You really think he's a sap?"

"Of course, have you actually seen this guy? You can do way better then that, trust me."

She arched an eyebrow, smiling and I grinned back, glad to have her back to herself.

"Oh really? Like who, you have anyone in mind?"

'Me!' I mentally screamed at her. I'm better, I actually appreciate you Ami......I actually notice you....

"I dunno, but you'll find someone I'm sure. Other then the sap is there anyone ya like?"

She didn't say anything for a moment before shrugging it off with the same effortlessness I do when I'm avoiding something.

"Well?"

"No one that would work out I'm afraid."

"I didn't say that, I just asked who you like."

"Don't worry about it Nnoitra. Listen, it's late and we all have to be up tomorrow for the wedding."

"Yeah, and then it'll be attack of the bows and frills. Hurray."

"You haven't seen all of the dresses yet."

"No, but I've seen enough and they all look ugly as hell."

"You haven't seen mine.....I hope you don't find it ugly, I actually like it."

"Oh?"

"You'll see tomorrow, goodnight Nnoitra."

"Yeah, goodnight Ami."

I watched her as she walked up the stairs to her room, wondering what the stupid dress looked like now and shook my head, a grin on my face as I thought silently that she'd look better without it or anything at all for that matter...