SailorStar9: Well, Chapter 8 is out and this is Chapter 9. Remember boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence. So, please be a dear and read and review. And is it so difficult for you guys to review instead of just putting this fic up in your favorites and alerts?

Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon or the pairings. The only thing I do own is the plot.

Chapter 9: The Wedding

The beaming Usagi took Mamoru's arm as the bridal sedan drove to the entrance of the wedding hall.

"Let's go." Mamoru petted Usagi's hand and the couple entered the hall.

Chiba Mamoru, Haruno Usagi, enjoy your happiness now. Uzumaki Yuki, aka Mizuno Ami mused in her black sedan, as she watched the happy couple enter the wedding hall. I'll personally witness the downfall of your happiness someday. This is just the beginning. I'll make you both beg for mercy, but I will not deliver. This is your punishment for thinking you can betray an Uzumaki without consequences.

"Yuki-sama." Sapphir slid into the seat beside his mistress. "The documents you require."

"Thank you, Sapphir." Yuki took the sealed envelope and opened it. "Well, well." She smirked. "Looks like our dear Haruno hasn't been completely truthful to her husband. Come, Sapphir. Time to crash a wedding."

"You look so handsome." Akemi gushed at her son who was outside of the hall greeting guests. "You look great in a tuxedo it'd be a shame if you'd gotten married only once."

"That's nothing to be proud of." Hiroki chided.

"It's nothing to be ashamed of either." Akemi corrected. "He can afford to get married twice. Where's Usagi?" she suddenly asked, spotting Usagi's rubbed out face on the wedding photo. "She's not in the photo."

"What are you saying?" Mamoru peered closer. "My goodness."

"What happened?" Akemi was shocked. "Who erased her face?"

"The picture was fine just minutes ago." Mamoru pointed out.

"Mamo-chan!" Usagi dashed towards him. "My bouquet is gone. I went to use the bathroom and it was gone. What do we do? The wedding will start soon."

Elsewhere, Yuki had Sapphir light a bonfire and tossed the missing bouquet into the flames.

"Get the picture out of here first before anyone sees it." Hiroki advised.

"Wait a minute." Akemi looked closer at the damaged photo. "Isn't this foundation? It looks like it's covered with foundation."

"Makeup?" Hiroki echoed.

"Haruno-san, there is no time." The wedding coordinator urged. "You'll have to carry this one. I couldn't find anything else."

"I'm not carrying these pathetic looking flowers!" Usagi snapped, tossing the bouquet to the floor. "How dare you even suggest it? Make me a new bouquet right now! I'd rather delay my wedding than carry this trash!"

"Usako, what's the matter?" Mamoru chided. "Father's here and our guests are here too. Calm down."

"How can I?" Usagi snapped. "I've prepared so much for this wedding. I've been dreaming of this wedding for so long. No one's going to ruin my wedding."

"Nobody's going to notice the bouquet when you look so beautiful." Mamoru tried to pacify her. "You could carry a pumpkin and they wouldn't notice."

"Don't humiliate yourself in front of our guests." Hiroki scolded. "Didn't you expect so much when you stole another woman's fiancé?"

"Chiba Hiroki." Sapphir started, arriving at the events hall. "You allowed your son to betray the cousin family of the Uzumaki because of a Haruno. Do you think Yukino-sama will take this lying down?"

"Has he gone out of his mind?" Mamoru echoed. "How dare he do that here?"

"Honey, get him out of here." Akemi pleaded. "This is so humiliating."

"The Uzumaki can only tolerate this much; we're the wealthiest and most influential family." Sapphir continued. "We protect our own."

"There must've been a misunderstanding" Hiroki tried to salvage the situation. "But let's stop this now. Let's not humiliate ourselves."

"What?" Sapphir echoed dismissively. "Misunderstanding? What could've Chiba Mamoru learnt from a father like you? Like father, like son. You think pride is everything; mark my words. You'll destroy your life someday because of your precious pride." With the tirade done, he exited the hall.

"My goodness…" Akemi sighed, the new family exiting the events hall. "What a humiliation. I was humiliated in front of my friends."

"We have to leave for the airport now." Mamoru told his parents. "I think Usako was in shock."

"I'm sorry, Father." Usagi apologized. "I must've lost my mind earlier. I'm sorry."

"I guess you can't hide your temper anywhere." Hiroki remarked.

"She's apologizing." Mamoru reminded. "We should blame the guy who trashed our wedding, not Usako."

"But Usagi must've been traumatized." Akemi noted. "She's looking pale. Maybe she shouldn't fly in that condition."

"I can rest on the flight." Usagi assured. "I'll be fine."

"It's not okay." Akemi scolded. "What if something happens to the baby? You should take care of yourself and give us a healthy grandchild. You should postpone your honeymoon." She told her son. "Don't you agree, honey?" she turned to her husband.

"Listen to her." Hiroki advised. "You can't travel in your condition. Go after you have the baby, and cancel everything."

"We can't do that" Mamoru protested. "We'll have to pay a penalty."

"You fool." Hiroki scolded. "Money is more important than your baby? I'll pay for the penalty, so come home right now."

"Listen to your father." Akemi agreed. "He may not sound it, but he's worried about his grandchild too. So just give in and give up on your honeymoon."

"Mom, wait!" Mamoru ran after his mother who had gotten into the sedan. "Father, mom…" both parents ignored him and drove off.

"Look at this!" Usagi snapped, the married couple was now in their room. "We couldn't even go on our honeymoon. Couldn't you speak up to Father? How old are you? You still let your father order you around?"

"But we had no choice." Mamoru pointed out. "I can't be stubborn when he was humiliated at the wedding. We can always go on a trip."

"Everything was ruined." Usagi fumed. "This isn't the wedding I've been dreaming of. I thought I'd be the happiest and most beautiful bride in the world. That crazy retainer ruined everything. I'm furious!"

"Don't be…" Mamoru pacified her. "It's spilt milk. But I'm worried about Mom and Father. They think you're pregnant and are so concerned about your health. What will happen when they find out you were lying? Just the thought of it scares me."

"We can always get pregnant." Usagi reminded.

"You're right." Mamoru realized. "We're more than capable of making a baby. You want to get to work right away?" he grinned.

"Get away from me." Usagi pushed him away. "It's our wedding night and we don't even have a bottle of wine."

"We don't need wine." Mamoru whispered. "You're sweeter than wine and I'm already drunk on you. Come on." He carried his wife into his arms and onto the bed.

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