Wedding Day
Their wedding didn't exactly have good timing. It was a choice that had caught everyone off guard, including the newly engaged couple. A wedding was the last thing the guild had expected in their current circumstances, but they were happy for the couple nonetheless. And of course Fairy Tail, being Fairy Tail, had to throw a celebration even if the state of the guild wasn't in the best shape.
That special day had lifted everyone's spirits, it was a reminder that happiness could still be achieved in the empty years. Their wedding was small and simple, not nearly enough guests to fill the guild, but it was the most important day of their life. One day of joy in the years of sadness.
Although the couple was happy from the mere thought of marriage, there was one important thing that wasn't there on their wedding day that had dampened the joy in the air. That important thing was what made the guild Fairy Tail. More than half the members had been missing for years, carving a void in the guild that seemed impossible to fill. The wedding had made the empty hole seem a little smaller, but the celebration wasn't the same without the rest of their family.
Which is exactly why Bisca and Alzack had agreed to recreate their wedding day now that the rest of Fairy Tail had finally returned after seven long years. The already married couple wanted to share the happiness of that day with the people they held dear that couldn't make it the first time.
The guild had cheered at the news, announcing an immediate party had to take place. Cana had threw out the suggestion of having a bachelorette party for Bisca, which the gunner had immediately refused with a blush of embarrassment, claiming that she was already a married woman with a child.
One week had passed by after their engagement party, and thanks to Mirajane's amazing planning skills, the guild was transformed to look like a traditional church for the wedding, with long drapes of silk along the walls and flowers lining the aisle. All members of Fairy Tail's guild were present on that day, adding the cheerfulness and laughter that hadn't been prominently present before.
Once again the wedding was kept small and simple upon Bisca's insistence and Mirajane's disappointment. The couple had clearly stated that all they wanted was for the whole guild to share the experience without having to make a huge deal out of all the preparations and Mira had for once conceded, after all it was their wedding.
That morning was a bundle of excitement and cheerfulness, especially for the couple that was about to relive the happiest day of their life with their family.
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Gajeel Redfox had never thought he would find himself at a wedding.
Sure, he could find himself at wild parties and maybe even the occasional festival but weddings weren't even something that ever crossed his mind, much less something he would actually go to.
But Fairy Tail had grown on him, whether he liked it or not, making him a part of that empty hole during those seven years as much as anyone else that had been gone. Not even Gajeel would dare spoil the happy smiles on everyone's faces by not showing up, even though he did doubt they would notice his absence.
After hours of convincing from his dangerously persuasive cat, Gajeel found himself standing in front of the guild, waiting to walk in as a groomsman. Erza had firmly instructed for Gajeel, Gray, and Natsu to stand with at least three people between them, the redhead had stated she would not tolerate any fighting during the ceremony with a dangerous glint in her eyes that had the boys franticly nodding their heads in understanding.
Finally, the time had finally came where the music of the violins had started to play, signifying their cue to file down the aisle. Natsu and Lucy entered first, with an overjoyed Happy linked paw to paw with an annoyed-looking Charle behind them. Following behind, Gajeel stepped onto the velvety red carpet, arm hooked with Levy's. He glanced down at the bluenette beside him as they walked down the aisle, she had a smile on her face, the bright smile she could so easily plant on her lips and make the warm feeling worm into his stomach.
Once the pair had reached the altar, they reluctantly went their separate ways. Levy lined up beside Lucy and Gajeel stood a good distance from Natsu, Erza's warning still fresh in his mind. Once all the bridesmaids and groomsmen had made it to their places, Asuka happily skipped down the runner, tossing flower pedals out of a basket along the way. Pantherlily struggled to keep pace with the girl in his smaller form, and Gajeel couldn't help but let out a small snort.
After those two had completed the stretch of the aisle, Gajeel felt the whole room go dead silent, save for the music. Out of the corner of his eye, Gajeel saw Alzack stand up straighter in his white suit and caught the faint scent of nervous sweat emitting from him. Gajeel fought the urge to roll his eyes, the man had already done this for god's sake.
Gajeel's eyes travelled from the groom to Bisca, slowly walking towards the man she was already married to. Master Makarov escorted her down the red aisle, or in other words, walked beside her because of their height difference. Alzack's tension immediately fled when he saw his bride for the second time walking towards him, a small smile formed on his lips and he only had eyes for her.
Bisca mirrored her husband's expression, her eyes shined with a million things and they both stared at each other with a look that only two people who were helplessly in love could display.
Gajeel tuned out the words the preacher was speaking, his full attention was directed somewhere else. His eyes had skimmed the line of bridesmaids until he picked out Levy. Levy stood watching the already married couple getting married again, fully attentive to the ceremony unlike he was. She wore a simple pale, green dress that was identical to the rest of the bridesmaids, but she stood out in his eyes.
Her attention broke for a second and she met his stare with a pinkish color tinting her cheeks and her eyes quickly darted away. Gajeel's lips tugged into a small smirk at her reaction, the bluenette never ceased to amuse him.
Maybe it was the location, the event, or the ongoing talking of the preacher, but Gajeel found himself wondering if he would ever see Levy again, possibly in a church similar to the one they were currently in but in different circumstances. Instead of bridesmaid and groomsman, they would be-
Gajeel snapped back into reality, putting a stop to his increasingly exciting imagination. But he did admit to himself, if he ever had to stand at the end of that aisle, there was only one person he wanted to see walk towards him wearing a white dress.
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Levy stared at the scene in front of her, it reminded her of the scenes she repeatedly read in her collection of corny romance novels. Much like every other girl, Levy had spent one point in her life dreaming about her wedding. Although that doesn't happen often, Levy found herself thinking about that now as she watched Bisca and Alzack get married for the second time.
Levy didn't know if she was going to get married, if she would find the one, but she did know if she was going to marry a man, he would definitely have the same gooey look Alzack's face had morphed into on their wedding day.
Without any warning, her mind conjured up a ridiculous picture of that gooey expression on a certain iron dragon slayer's face. Levy blinked in surprise, why had she thought of Gajeel? If anything, he would be the last person who would have that silly lovesick expression on his face. Levy contained a laugh as she tried to picture him again with that completely out of character look, as if he was a lovesick schoolgirl staring at her crush.
Levy's eyes wandered in the groomsmen direction, and stole a glance at Gajeel, expecting the non-sentimental dragon slayer to be half asleep. What she didn't expect, was for Gajeel to be looking directly at her with an expression as if he was thinking intently about something. Warmth rose to her cheeks and her eyes quickly escaped his stare, but not before she caught sight of the cocky smirk that had formed on his lips.
Levy mentally rolled her eyes in annoyance, even when we're across the room, he manages to tease me. Her memory of his smirk and unwavering stare did nothing to calm the thoughts she was having moments earlier. Maybe she really should cool off on the romance novels, it was driving her nuts.
Carefully this time, Levy snuck a peek at Gajeel, making sure it didn't look like she was trying to look at him. Like all the other groomsmen, he had a clean white shirt tucked into dark pants, but unlike the rest of the groomsmen, the dragon slayer stuck with his usual footwear of black boots with pants tucked in. Although it was an interesting choice of an outfit (which Levy figured Lily probably forced him into) he certainly didn't look bad.
Levy flashbacked to minutes earlier when she walked down the aisle with her arm linked to Gajeel's. She had been happy, a little persistent butterfly of joy kept poking her stomach.
A small part of her thought about the next time she walked down the aisle, and whether the iron dragon slayer would be walking besides her, waiting for her, or seated among the guests. The second option appealed more than the others but she cast the thoughts aside into a category of things that would never happen. She was definitely not going to get married anytime soon.
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Pantherlily had been the only one watching the strange couple staring at each other for the entire ceremony. The cat smiled to himself, those two were too oblivious to the facts for their own good. One important fact being the look they gave each other was the exact same one Bisca and Alzack used.
Haha, hope you weren't too disappointed when you found out Levy and Gajeel weren't actually going to get married in this one. Thought I would write something happy after the last chapter. This was an idea that popped into my head a few hours ago, and I finished about four hours later. I need to work on not rushing to post chapters so I can look at them the next day and correct mistakes I overlooked but my schedule is packed this week and I have no clue when I'm going to be able to get back on my computer so please excuse any mistakes, this one was sort of rushed.
I don't know when I'll be posting again, I'm experiencing some writer's block at the moment. If you have an suggestions/ideas you want to share, you're welcome to let me know. And if I like the idea, I'll try to make a story out of it (crediting whoever came up with the idea of course).
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PS: Can you imagine how cute Lily would be in a tux. Ugh.