NA: Merry Christmas to one and all! Enjoy this new chapter!

Chapter 10: To the beach!

"I now pronounce you, husband and wife, you may kiss the bride."

With that, the newly minted Mister and Misses MacAllan kissed, sealing their union in matrimony. An eruption of cheers were heard all over the park as thousands of people were there to see the wedding take place, many of them were from the Elemental Planet, specifically the village of Konoha where Naruto's mother and sister were there to attend. The mother though was crying as she was both happy and sad, happy that her son was now married but at the same time she was sad that he was. Naruko was there trying to comfort her mother but unfortunately failed to do so as it just made Kushina cry even harder.

It was the happiest day of Louise's life, the wedding was exactly liked she could have dreamed of, and now a new chapter in her life had finally begun. But now she had to prepare for the arrival of her former family, the Vallieres were coming within the month. At least for now she can enjoy her marriage. It greatly surprised her that her adoptive mother had cooked so much, when she was with the other cooks preparing the food for the reception, she had become so bossy, she wanted it to be perfect for her daughter.

And how perfect it was.

Orine was surprisingly there for the wedding as she had never been to one before, with a lot of persuasion she finally got into a relationship with Naruto's best friend Tom. Much to their embarrassment they were now dubbed 'Persephone's cutest couple'. Music and dancing at the center of the park while the newly-weds and their family and closest friends were with them at the front table. Kushina unfortunately was still bawling and ignoring the food her daughter got for her.

"Louise de la MacAllan, or Louise MacAllan, I love it." Louise said as she looked at her husband lovingly.

"I know…" the husband said as he gently caressed her hand, "A new chapter of our lives."

"Now we will just have to deal with Karin coming here within the month."

"We'll cross that bridge once we get to it, and don't worry, they will not take you away from me."

At the podium Barker who was now drunk to no one's surprise as he stepped up with a bottle of whiskey on his left hand, "Esteemed guests of this… momentous occasionnnn…" his speech was slurred as he tried to stay upright, "I would like to… thank you all for coming to the wedding of my friend's son…" he didn't even get to finish as he now fell down onto the floor, passing out in the process.

"Dammit Barker." Naruto cursed as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Then again, when is he never drunk?" Louise joked, getting another sigh from her husband.

Tsunade who was with them was just laughing at the man named Barker, "A man after my own heart."

"Oh kami." Tsunade's assistant Shizune palmed her face in dismay after hearing her teacher's words, "This cannot be happening."

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After the reception the newly-weds were now in their bedroom, naked as the day they were born. Having just made love they lay there in an embrace as they looked at each other lovingly. The glow on the young woman's face was evident as she lay her head on her husband's chest. "I love you."

"I love you too, I've already lost count on how many times we've said that to each other."

"And I won't stop saying it."

"Neither will I."

Louise giggled while tracing her fingers on her husband's scars, scars he earned from fighting against the IMC, "I can't wait to start a family, I can't wait to be a mother."

"What brought this on?" he asked as he wrapped an arm around her.

"I just can't help but look at the children playing in the park whenever I'm at work." She told him, "I can't help but ask myself: What if one of them was mine? And then I would look around our house and imagine children of gold and pink hair running around the living room as they filled our house with laughter. I want that."

"Then I will help you achieve that." he said as he lifted her face to meet his, "I will help you." he said once more as their lips closed the distance, once more their lips met in a passionate kiss, their love for each burning in the night as they made love once more. Her moans were nothing more than a song of love sung by a magnificent siren, that was all he had heard.

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The next day

"So when were you going to tell me you were taking the pilot's course?"

Louise pouted as she ate her breakfast with her husband, "I wanted it to be a surprise."

Naruto laughed as they ate their breakfast, leftovers from last night as apparently his new mother-in-law cooked too much and now their home was filled with a massive supply of food in their basement fridge. "I'm just curious that's all, so you plan on joining a unit or-"

"Local defence." Was her answer, "I prefer being close to home."

"That's understandable."

"I still wanted it to be a surprise."

"Well at least I got you an Atlas as a wedding gift."

That still did not stop her pouting, she never really liked her plans backfiring, no matter how small or trivial they were. But of course that would make her pout cutely, something Naruto always loved to see her make. Oh she loved the Atlas no doubt about it, she just wished her plan still went her way. She sighed seeing as she lost this one and resumed eating her leftover breakfast. "So when do you think Karin and her family are coming here?"

"I do not know," he shrugged, "probably within a week or two, I wouldn't be surprised if they arrived at the end of the month, Commander Graves has been doing his best delaying the inevitable, but at least it gives us ample time to prepare."

"That's true, at least I'm not scared of her anymore. I remember when I was younger she would give me cold looks because of how much I failed at magic."

Naruto reached out for her hand and took it.

"I'm fine, Naruto." She assured him with a smile, "I'm actually not bothered by it anymore, I have you, manan, the girls, heck even Barker is there."

He chuckled at the last part, as funny as it was it was also true.

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They both got the week off as it was officially their honeymoon so now they were planning a trip to a beach resort at the other side of Persephone, it wasn't as luxurious as most resorts in the inner worlds near Earth but it definitely held its own beauty as most of the land around it was untouched. Another thing was that Kushina, Naruko and Tsunade were coming along as well, they never really had a family outing so they thought it would be a good time to do.

A single crow dropship loaded with their bags for the trip was ready for takeoff, the entire extended family hopped in ready for their trip, "You guys ready?" the blonde male asked, they all nodded and the dropship immediately took off.

The resort they were headed to is a small one and not many people head over there as there were better ones, so the family had an advantage, they got it all to themselves.

As the ship left a white haired man with the face of a kabuki wailed at the sight of the disappearing vessel, "Don't leave me! I want to see Tsunade in a swimsuit! COME BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!"

NA: Short but sweet chapter, and now for a preview of another mech project I am working on.

Preview:

The planet Nia, a lush verdant garden world filled with life, home to the people known as Shinobi with their violent nature… but that is just only one side of the world, an isolate part of the world. Beyond the seas where no man has gone were three empires that have been at war with each other for centuries, tired of the needless bloodshed all three factions had signed a non-aggression pact that has lasted for decades. The most prominent of the three factions is the Pelistal Empire, the smallest of the three great factions. Known for their prowess and resilience in battle, they know not the meaning of defeat, for centuries they had defended their borders and not one invader has ever set foot on their lush fertile soil. Their towering and hulking war machines bring death and destruction upon their enemies from both near and far, for such a small nation their battle hardened soldiers have created a fearsome reputation in the battlefield.

One such soldier was a young one of golden hair and eyes as blue as the eternal sky, he was loved among his people for his bravery and skills in battle. He was a great friend and a terrible enemy to many, the women of his nation love and adore him but much to their dismay, he has yet to choose a suitor, for right now his profession as a soldier was his relationship.

Nobody knows how he came to Pelistal, all they knew was that he was an orphan found on the shores by the Royal Family on a basket. It baffled them that this child could have come from the lost lands, a violent yet primitive land where War Machines do not exist. The child held power within him, a power that would benefit the empire greatly, while he was no prince he was raised in the Royal Family as one of their own. He got along well with the children of the emperor, Xander and his younger sister Nalianna. The young soldier and Nalianna were the best of friends, as children they would always play out in the garden together. Her lush red hair and golden eyes were always an eye catcher to the young soldier for some reason while his birth marks that reminded her of a fox's whiskers would always get her attention, the emperor and the empress would always comment on how they were made for each other, lightly teasing them just to get them flustered. They always worried that Nalianna would be fated to wed a nobleman far older than her because of her being a woman, but thanks to the new arrival that might not be so. While women in the empire do have equal rights with the men, noblewomen were always different because of their social status.

The young soldier in his massive Gropho heavy assault mech, patrolled the borders of the nation where a small village resided, he was greeted by the many farmers and merchants that pass by. He sat on the shoulder of his war machine eating a snack when he heard the communicator on his arm going off, he pressed the button and saw a lovely image of a beautiful young woman in it, "At least you actually called on my lunch break for once."

The brunette pouted cutely at the comment, "It's not wrong to call you, you know?"

"Not when I'm on a patrol, Nali."

She pouted even more at that, "So where are you?"

"At the village of Brimdo, nothing but farmers and merchants here, no Thelodicans or Nuimqolians to worry about."

"It still worries that your so close to the border."

"I'm a soldier, Nali, it's my job to defend our home."

"You sometimes love your job a bit too much."

"Yeah, I do…" he said with a look of guilt, "I'm sorry."

Nalianna simply smiled at her best friend, "Telion, just be sure to come home okay?"

He nodded, "Yes ma'am, I'll see you tonight." The call ended with the princess waving him a goodbye, he sighed and laid down on his back, "Dammit, I couldn't tell her!" he ranted to himself but had to stop as he heard the murmurs of the people down below, he sat back up and saw the people looking out into the coast to see wooden ships powered by steam approaching, he got his binoculars and saw that strange people of neither Thelodican or Nuimqolian approaching the beach. People wearing what seemed to be very early flak jackets and metallic headbands, "What is going on?"

"My lord!" a merchant called out to the whiskered blonde, "What do we do?"

"Get the village chief, it seems we are meeting new people for the very first time."

NA: And there is the preview, let me know what you think of it. I based this off of a game called Perpetuum, it is not a very known game is it had just came to steam not too long ago. It is a fun game as it plays similarly to EvE, just with robots instead of ships.

The project is called War Machine.

See you all next time!