A/N: two updates, changed the title and fixed the spelling mistake. This is also an apology for the last chapter.
Learning to Breathe
Soul never really cared for the whole big wedding thing. He didn't want to be the center of attention with all those people watching him, ready to screw something up. But because it was Maka, he decided that maybe he'll be able to handle it for one day. She was always the one who wanted the big wedding, and he knew that from the start. She wanted what her parents didn't have with someone she could trust, and that person was always him.
So that's where Soul found himself on a Saturday in June, standing in the one place he never imagined himself to be. As he stood near the altar, the collar of his suit felt too tight and his undershirt was glued to his skin from sweating due to being nervous. It had nothing to do with everyone looking at him, more that all of this was actually happening. This was a day he never expected himself to be going through.
The side door opened and Soul watched his best man, Black*Star, walk toward him to stand next to him. Star leaned over and whispered, "wait until you see her". Of course he would have seen Maka before Soul did, especially since they had been friends since they were little. Star considered her a sister, and Soul knew he had wanted to see her before she walked down the aisle. Even so, this only increased Soul's nervousness.
The procession music began and the back doors opened to allow the bridesmaids, wearing light blue knee length dresses, in one at a time. His heartbeat increased with each step they took because that meant he was that much closer to seeing his future wife. He was positive Maka could feel how nervous he was from her position on the other side of the doors.
After the flower girl, his niece, walked down the aisle and sat down by Wes, the music changed informing everyone to stand. Soul's heart started pounding against his chest when the ushers went to open the doors again. The moment he had been waiting for all day was finally going to happen. He looked down, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath so he could calm his nerves.
But when he looked at her, it didn't matter because he felt giddy and broke out in a smile, the cool guy persona leaving him entirely. She took his breath away in her mermaid style dress that accentuated the small curves her body really well, her curled hair framing her face wonderfully. Their eyes met and only the two of them were present, the rest of the congregation disappearing. Soul saw his same excitement reflected in her face, but her eyes were shining with the beginnings of tears.
They didn't break eye contact from the moment she entered, her giggling into the bouquet she was holding and him smiling like an idiot. Even when Spirit handed Maka over to Soul, they still maintained contact, and didn't let go of each other's hand when the judge was doing his readings. She pushed her soul toward him, allowing him to feel everything she was feeling in that moment and he reciprocated his. They shared a sideways glance and smiled at each other, this was definitely something they had been waiting for since they started dating.
When the time came to exchange vows, Maka and Soul faced toward each other. These were words that they were meant to be a promise between two lovers, no one else in the world would ever know how important they were. They had decided to write their own vows, considering anything else to be less powerful. They knew each other for so long, that the vows weren't really needed to express their feelings for each other. However, they were important if Soul and Maka were going to enter their new lives together as one whole being, bounded by their connection and love they built together throughout the years.
The exchanging of rings was performed with shaky hands on both ends and an exchange of light strokes down the ring finger. Before the judge even allowed Soul to kiss the bride, he did so with a gleeful expression and the excitement in his lower abdomen became powerful. Maka was truly bound to him, both physically and emotionally, and he was bounded to her. They were going on a new journey together, one that they couldn't see themselves going on with anyone else in the world. After years of being meister and weapon then going to boyfriend and girlfriend followed by fiancée's, they were finally husband and wife.