Chapter 12. - Soul Mates
They returned to the shop over an hour later and Shawn passed Jeanie all the materials from the copied version of the book he'd worked on. He was absolutely fascinated with the workmanship.
"I included a digital copy of all the scans I took so you would have them to check out in finer detail later if you wanted. It's been a pleasure working on this particular book." He smiled and Jeanie paid him for her services.
"You did an amazing job as always Shawn. You take care and we'll call you when we need you again." He nodded and waved as they left the store.
Jeanie had gotten a very lovely dress and was excited to wear it on Friday. Miranda was nervous and excited at the same time. She took Jeanie's cell and called Mearth and told him the news. She laughed when she heard him whoop in delight. She told him it was Friday and he was stunned to hear it was going to be so fast.
"Why?"
"It's the festival of flowers. The same time mom and dad got emotions reinstated to Ork. They want it all tied together because it's symbolic I think. Not to mention it sort of flows with what the oracle said."
"Makes sense." Mearth said. "Wait till I tell Holly she's going to be ecstatic!
"Well pack for the trip. Apparently Chris and I have to be there a minimum of a week because of festivities. I'm not sure if you want to stay that long but it seems to be the going time frame right now."
She was thrilled when he agreed.
"A week sounds amazing. I think Holly could use the break anyway."
He rang off with her and both Jeanie and her headed back to Henry St and their home. There was much to do.
She hadn't seen Chris in two days. Apparently from what Xu had learned, it was an ancient tradition to separate two souls and see them unite again on their tying night, and this time they were going to go by ancient history as Chris and Miranda were considered the new regal consorts of Ork.
"How in Ork did we end up as royalty?" She was baffled as she adjusted the front of her dress making her bust fit in it properly. It fit like a second skin at the bust but flowed like water down around her hips and across the floor. It was colored like water as well with the lace looking like cascading waves. It sparkled in the sun and it was the most beautiful dress Miranda could ever imagine. Reach outdid himself with the design. Xu hovered around her and helped when she was needed. They waited on the crew who would do her hair. Xu casually spoke of the journal and its contents.
"You and Chris fulfilled the 2nd part of the prophecy. Your child will fulfill the third." Xu straightened the lace collar of the wedding gowns sheer ruffled over coat. She checked the ruffles at the wrists She didn't want Miranda having difficulties being able to hold onto her flowers for all the material.
"What?" Miranda stopped dead. "Our child?"
"Oh indeed!" Xu had looked over the oracle's writings from the prints Miranda had provided them. She wasn't council but she was someone Miranda trusted.
"Your child will rule here. That child will be wiser than you or I will ever fathom. They will have a divine connection to everything around them. According to the oracle your child will be what keeps our world turning into one similar to the one your mother grew on. Free of violence and hate. Something Orkians and the elders worried about for many a bleems. It was actually one of the reasons why emotions were banned."
"So ancient Orkians were scared to have a world with violence or hate so to prevent it they removed all emotions?" Miranda was baffled. How could a world survive without love or compassion?
"Yes. Pretty much. The sad part was that without emotions no one got attached to anyone. We survived to do and this was it. We didn't survive to be. No one was part of anyone's life. A death went unnoticed. No one asked anyone if they were OK if there was an injury. You were repaired and sent on your way. New children born in our labs never cried. Those who did…" She paused, now with an emotional connection she cried at the thought. "Those children were destroyed."
Miranda cried out and put her hand over her mouth to hide her horror. "Oh how awful!"
"I am for one mortified at our past. It almost ended our world. I thank your parents daily for gracing us with our emotional state. The elders felt your dad was an abomination until they sent him on his mission on Earth. It taught us a lot. Here there is very little hate towards one another. Distain for things like Necratons is a civil dislike and we accept that. Anyone who is deviant like Miele was, well that kind of hate isn't accepted and one is banished." Miranda couldn't agree more with that view point. Who wanted to live in a world where violence was used to solve a problem? It was then she realized.
Chris did and had and he turned out pretty good.
"I agree to an extent. Although I do not condone violence, violence is still used even in mild forms to punish those who use it to push their agendas. I think one will do well if they are making a choice to end the abuses others dish out. I believe it's a choice, not a state of being." She heard her father agree.
'Anger is an emotion, it's not who a person is. Love is an emotion, it's what you give. It's not who you are but it can make you so much more. When used right, one can grow with love. It's infinite and boundless. Share it because there's always more where it came from.'
Miranda loved that and told her dad as much.
'I believe it Miputer. Loving you, your brother and mother was the best thing in the world.' She smiled. She wished her dad was here to give her away.
'I'm there in spirit bubbalu and so is your mom.' She could feel the love from him alone radiate through her. It was the next best thing to a hug.
Xu let in the ladies who were doing her hair and smiled as they got to work. "You look stunning. Chris is going to be in awe." Jeanie walked into the room and gasped.
"OH Miranda you look gorgeous!" she gushed and Miranda giggled. "Chris is a nervous wreck. He's biting at the bit so to speak because he misses you so much. I still can't believe Mearth managed to get him here before you."
"Did he find his attendants?" Miranda had no idea who was standing with him during the ceremony.
"Yes, Orwell, Mearth and Reach. They are all with him now trying to keep him from barging in here and sweeping you away." Jeanie chuckled. He was very much annoyed with his attendants but council wanted to go with former traditions and everyone was hell bent on getting him to go with it.
"And viola!" The ladies doing her hair and make-up backed away and Miranda got to see what they had done. She was astonished. They had curled her hair and swept part back adding tiny flowers that sparkled. Her makeup saw her eyes done in very pale greens and blues with silver glitter sprinkled throughout her hair and along her neck and bust line. Her lips were done just a shade darker than the already where. She stood and her dress swished she felt like a princess. Jeanie finished off her ensemble with her train which was a silver crown with small green and blue gems in it; the train itself was very light sheer fabric and colored to match. She knew it was made from Tedatter worms. They made amazing material for clothing. It shimmered under her hand.
"Well let's get going." She wanted to see Chris and the need to be with him seemed to make her a bit more anxious.
"Ok let's see if council is ready." Jeanie left and went to check on matters before returning to Miranda.
"Joor said wait till you hear the music and you can start walking up the hall to the front of the Elders stand. Chris is there waiting for you." Jeanie held her hand and gave a little gleeful squeal. "I'm so excited for you!" She kissed her cheek and left to be up front with the other ladies. Miranda was left to her own thoughts.
'I got lucky like you and mom papa. I found a soul that echoes my own. Our love for each other, it lights the path and we blend perfectly creating something beautiful. I think I truly know how you felt about mom. Thanks for being the reason why Orkians can love again. I can't imagine any world without Chris in it.' She heard the music and started out the door.
'You do me proud Miputer. I love you.'
The great elder's hall was stunning. There were live potted moon roses everywhere and all of them glowed very brightly. Chris was at the other end of the aisle and she wanted to run to him but kept to the beat of the music that was playing painfully slow.
She made it to the podium and Chris reached for her and slid his arm around her waist and looked down at her. His eyes glowed. When she looked around she noticed their light was everywhere and it wasn't the typical blue or green or even turquoise. It was glittery purple. She muttered "Oh!" in surprise and Chris chuckled.
"I noticed that as soon as you started walking down the aisle." He whispered to her.
"I wonder why it's happening." She was curious but the excitement of the tying ceremony was almost too much to bear. Joor walked to the front and announced them to the civilians who had shown for the wedding.
"Before you stands our salvation. They are our Omnear, soul keepers and deliverance of light.
They alone hold the key to our prophecies and with them today they fulfill another.
Today; during the alignment of our moons and the festival of flowers they shall tie their lives to
one another as it has been written many bleems ago."
"Christopher Nathaniel Green and Miranda Beth McConnell." He turned them to face the crowd. "Please bask in their light and forever feel the love they share." Joor's voice carried far in the great hall of the elders. He was showing obvious signs of delight to be the one performing this tying ceremony. They turned back to Face Joor. He picked up a long silver and red scarf and they held out their hands, joined by lacing their fingers and Joor tied it around their wrists.
"I bind you to your love. My you find comfort in knowing you have each other. In all that is great I say go with a guiding hand and share all you have for one another." Joor pulled out the rings that council provided to all couples. Theirs was special made. Both were each other's color with a moon rose etched into the stone which glowed like the roses did. Joor placed the green one on Miranda's ring finger.
"Do you tie yourself to the mate you've chosen in this life?"
"I do." She smiled at him and a wave of super bright purple light pulsed like a hear beat from her.
Joor took the blue ring and placed it on Chris's finger and asked him the same question.
"Do you tie yourself to the mate you've chosen in this life?"
"I do." He too had a pulse of light radiate from him as well. The crowd hummed with excitement.
"Then you Omnear of Ork have council's blessing of this tying. Go with a guiding hand forever more as one soul. You may now kiss your bride."
Chris pulled her close Miranda needed no encouragement, two days apart was enough. She joined lips with his and the whole world of Ork seemed to stand still as they relished in each other's company.
They were totally unaware that as they kissed their love for one another basked the whole Orkian world with joy. The love they radiated poured like waves from them and everyone cheered.
When they broke apart the shimmering light fragmented like billions of pieces of glitter. The roses changed color from white to turquoise. Miranda and Chris gasped; it was mind boggling to see. She heard her father Aww in amazement as well.
She took Chris's hand and they walked from the great hall to their awaiting transportation to the reception. It would be a wonderful evening for everyone.
The reception was amazing and everyone danced and ate till they could hardly move. As per custom on Ork another couple got engaged to tie together, this time it was Reach who asked Jeanie to marry her and she agreed. Miranda was thrilled to learn of it and had no idea that Reach had even intended of asking her.
Miranda got to see Patricia who was standing of all things. Turned out that all she needed was a visit to Ork and the implants that had been used on her during her original surgery would have recharged.
Miranda spent as much time as she could with her and Chris while at the reception. Mearth and Holly joined them and spoke of their own plans for their wedding and blessed Reach and Jeanie who were beaming still.
Chris and Miranda had their first dance together and latterly lit up the dance floor. Others joined and they all watched the light swirl around them like living waves. It was mesmerizing.
Miranda and Chris left before their guests and arrived at the new home the council provided them on Ork. It was massive and beautiful as well. One Orkian introduced himself as Peler, and explained that he along with the others were their 'Casts' and stated they were there to assist them with whatever they required. Chris thanked him for this info and asked where their room was. Both wanted to get cleaned up and out of their evening ware.
Peler directed a young cast to take them to their quarters. She was of mid age in Orkian standards and stated her name was Karin and she'd be happy to turn down their bed for them. Miranda was actually surprised to see it wasn't a double trapeze bar but an actual earth bed.
"Oh spectacular!" She said "Thank you so much." Miranda touched the lady's hands and the woman beamed.
"You bless me with your kindness Omnear. Thank you so much." She exited the room giddy.
Miranda smiled she'd never seen someone so happy to have had contact before. She looked at her husband and reached for him. He came to her willingly. She smiled a sleepy smile and danced slowly in their room together. He could feel the warmth and energy radiate from her. He kissed her till both their heads swam.
She removed the over coat to her gown and let it fall to the floor. At that moment she didn't care about anything but him. As if hypnotized she continued to dance slowly with him as he kissed her slowly. First on the lips then down her neck and he shoulder. The rest of her dress vanished and she stood before him in all her glory as did he. Neither knew how their clothing vanished so easily but they didn't care about that only about each other. She sighed as did he.
Chris picked her up ever so easily and walked with her in his arms to their bed. He laid her down and continued to drop kisses all over her. She squirmed and reached for him, her thoughts not quite her own and yet not anyone else's either. Her heart beat loudly in her head and she could feel warmth spread all over her body. She felt him taste her breast and gasped at the wonderful sensation. This was her first time ever experiencing any real form of love making and it made her feel like she was flying.
If love could be described in color, to Chris it would be a glittery rainbow smashing together and scattering in the wind to touch everyone. He didn't want the want to stop. He didn't want the warmth to go away. He wanted her and her alone. They joined that night with chaotic need but basked in the afterglow. All around them was pure white light. Miranda was content and lay in her husband's arms.
Nothing on Ork or on Earth could compare to having a soul mate. He kissed her forehead as she drifted off to sleep. Tomorrow would be a new adventure because married life was an adventure all on its own.
