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Okie dokie, next chapter is up! What will happen, now that Shiko's powers have been revealed? Will someone die?
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When they arrived in Asturia, Shiko waited until night to go out, since there were less people who would see her then. She went to a small house where Van and Merle were waiting with an unsuspecting priest. Moonlight poured through the windows and open door as she entered, the elderly human turning at the soft brushing of her feet against the floor.
"She's so beautiful…" he murmured, before Van stepped in front of him.
"Don't look at her anymore. You're here to marry me and her together, that's all. And don't touch her skin if you know what's good for you."
"As you wish. I'll just do the vows, then. Do you—"
"Allen Schezar," Van supplied.
"—Allen Schezar, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, through wealth and poverty, and through war and peace, as long as you both shall live?"
"I do."
"Do you—"
"—Hitomi Kanzaki," Van interjected again.
The man's eyes widened at the name before he continued. "—Hitomi Kanzaki, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, through wealth and poverty, and through war and peace, as long as you both shall live?"
Shiko looked up at Van, who nodded to her. "I do."
"By the power vested in me by the king himself, I now announce you as husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Van framed Shiko's face with his hands and kissed her, before they signed the false names on the marriage certificate. He then lifted her, nodding to Merle, who left them so they could have at least one night alone together.
"Shiko, although you're cursed, you're perfect to me. Your pale skin that glows in the moonlight, your hair that sparkles like sunlight on snow, and your eyes like a pair of untainted aquamarines."
Her eyes sparkled like the real thing and her smile glowed in the light of the moons. "Van-sama, you're such a flatterer. I—" She gasped as she felt a rising sensation through her body, then noticed that neither of them was on the ground anymore. "Van-sama? What's happening?"
As they rose higher, so did the pitch of her voice. "Van-sama! You don't know this but I'm deathly afraid of heights!" Her arms tightened around his neck. "VAN-SAMA!"
"Relax, Shiko," Van soothed. "I know what I'm doing. I won't drop you."
It was then that she noticed the large, white wings that spread from his shoulders. Her eyes softened at the sight and she murmured, "You're Draconian. But I never would've guessed."
He smiled and whispered, "Just look at me, don't look at the sky or ground. Then you won't feel as afraid."
Her eyes locked on his, and her breathing calmed and tight grip loosened. "Van-sama…it feels like I'm weightless…"
"Flying is like that. A freedom that not many on this world have. I should land, or we might be seen. I don't need any grief from seeing not just a Draconian, but with a large bout of bad luck, too."
Shiko's eyes fluttered closed and she whispered, "This is a dream I don't want to wake up from…"
"Then don't. Live on in it, with me."
Kind of a romantic scene, although not my best, I'm sure!
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