Ch. 11

After the three day journey back to Red River during which Wolf slept most of the time, the blue eyed man had been experiencing every negative emotion that applied to any situation. When also found that he could no longer control his eye color changing from red to blue as he once could, he asked the doctors to run another CT scan like they had four years before. They only found it disturbing that the scans were nearly identical to one another after his claim of not feeling any negative emotion.

Two months after the second Death Tiger, Wolf and Clare were having their wedding and Wolf was pacing around the room looking paler then the white paint on the walls.

"Wolf you have nothing to worry about, you two have been dating for over a year, and sleeping in the same quarters for almost six months now," Van said with a calming tone.

"Hey which one of us is your best man? We both did everything with the bachelor party," Irvine said trying to get Wolf's mind on something else.

"Blaze is best man, Daniel is the ring bearer" Wolf said making his two friends fall on their butts. "Gotcha, Van is best man, since Fiona will be maid of honor," he added still chuckling at his friend's reactions.

"It's time to get going," Van said as he got off the floor and dusted his tuxedo off. The three men and Blaze walked out of the small room to head for the main chapel.

Meanwhile on the Brides side of the building.

"Oh I can't do this, what if he isn't there," Clare said in full freak out mode.

"He'll be there or I'll kill him for you," Moonbay said as she came through the door to see Clare in her wedding dress. A white princess cut strapless gown with an intricate design around the bodice with the main feature in the front splitting the bodice into two halves.

"You look amazing," the well tanned woman said as she stepped into the room completely.

"Thank you, now how does this help me with my nerves," the blue haired woman asked as they surrounded her.

"It's not supposed to, but hey got your head off things didn't it," Moonbay said with a smirk.

"Yeah I guess so," Clare said returning to her normal cheerful self.

"Who's walking you down the isle?" Fiona asked not seeing anyone standing outside the chapel.

"I asked Colonel Herman so he should be inside," Clare responded, just as she said, he was standing inside to get out of the heat. When the doors opened to reveal a glowing Clare, Wolf couldn't help but gasp.

"She's beautiful," Van said looking more at Fiona in a pink dress that had been chosen for the bridesmaids.

"Yeah," was all Wolf could manage.

"Who gives this bride?" the minister asked as Herman held Clare's hand out offering it to Wolf.

"Her commanding officer," Herman said as he placed Clare's hand in Wolf's and kissed her on the cheek. Wolf and Clare took the steps together up to the minister.

"We are gathered here today to join Michael Wolfgang Novis, and Clare Amelia O'Connell in the bonds of holy matrimony, they have chosen to write their own vows so I will allow them to read them," the minister said gesturing to Wolf to start.

"Clare when we met I thought I should keep my distance, but I'm happier now than I think I've ever been since I chose to ignore that thought, you've been trough thick and thin with me and I promise that I will try and make you as happy as you make me everyday from here till the end of time," Wolf said his voice full of confidence.

The minister gestured to a teary eyed Clare to start her vows.

"Wolf on that first mission I knocked you on your butt for sneaking up on me, but the second I did it no matter how it may have seemed I regretted that action not because I attack a superior officer, but because I had attacked the man that I had very quickly fallen for, I can't promise I won't knock you off your feet again but I promise I will never leave your side and I will try my hardest to make you as happy as you make me from now on," Clare said, making Wolf reach up and wipe the tears from her eyes.

"Wolf, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, in good times and bad, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer?" The minister asked.

"I do," Wolf responded while taking one wedding ring, a gold ring with four diamonds atop the band, from Blaze and putting it on Clare's finger.

"Clare do you take this man to be you're lawfully wedded husband, in good times and bad, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer?" The minister asked again.

"I do," Clare said while taking the other wedding ring, a platinum ring with diamonds all around it, from Blaze and placing it on Wolf's finger.

"I now pronounce you man and wife, you may now kiss the bride," The minister smiled. The newly married couple kissed and then went down the isle as man and wife, to thunderous applause from the invited guests.

At the reception Van did a very nice best man's toast, Irvine even did a toast one just because he could. Herman got on the stage just before the first dance was to be held.

"Captains Novis, Flyheight and Irvine front and center," Herman ordered. The three men shrugged and walked on stage.

"Gentlemen I'm commandeering Wolf's wedding reception for a short promotions ceremony," Herman said shocking all three men.

"Lieutenant Novis front and center," Herman ordered again, "Will you assist me Lieutenant?" Herman asked trying not to laugh at the men's faces.

"Yes sir," Clare responded happily as she walked onto the small stage that was set up.

"Captain Wolf Novis I here by promote you to the officers' rank of Major, congratulations," Herman said as he shook Wolf's hand and Clare pinned his new ranks to the lapel of his tux.

"Captain Van Flyheight, I here by promote you to the officers' rank of Major, congratulations," Herman said as he shook the still rather shaky hand. Clare pinned his rank to his lapel as well.

"Breathe Van," she whispered to him.

"Irvine, you're a Major whether you like it or not," Herman said as he shook the man's hand. Clare pinned the rank to his lapel and was getting ready to leave the stage when Herman stopped her.

"Major Novis will you assist with the next promotion?" Herman asked as Clare was about to walk off the stage.

"Absolutely sir," Wolf said a grin from ear to ear.

"Lieutenant Clare Novis, I hereby promote you to the rank of Captain," Herman said shaking her hand. Wolf then pinned the ranks on her bodice.

"I'm glad he asked you to do this, I'm not sure I would want someone else touching those on my wedding day," Clare whispered in Wolf's ear when he hugged her.

The first dance of the wedding was held after the promotions were celebrated for a short time. Raven and Wolf squared of on the dance floor to see who the better dancer was, Wolf won, but they both said it was because it was his wedding. Irvine and Van squared of for a little show of fighting skills, Van ended up losing pretty badly. Blaze and the rest of the Organoids were in a corner of the room enjoying their conversation more then the party. The reception lasted well into the night, with the couple riding off into the sun rise, instead of sunset, in the Konig Wolf, five Organoids running next to it.

Six years later, Wolf and Clare both retired from service, so Wolf would be home to help with their first to be born they decided to live in the wind colony with their friends instead of returning to the fire colony where Wolf was born and raised.

Van and Fiona had a daughter, they named her Joyce and Fiona retired from the research division Van continued on to run the Guardian Force after Herman and Schubaltz's retirements.

Irvine and Moonbay retired from the Guardian Force and had a son they named him Michael, they live in the Wind Colony and help Fiona while Van isn't home, even though he gets home almost every night. Raven and Reese disappeared after resigning their commissions they had a son and named him Nichalo; Wolf and Van manage to keep in touch with them. Aurora the orange Organoid went with Blaze. Tyrant and Mystic stayed with Moonbay and Irvine, unless they were needed. Thomas runs the research and development branch as a Major in the imperial army.