"Baby, wake up." I whispered before kissing her forehead.

She groaned and shifted in my arms. The bedroom door flew open and Tifa was standing there.

"Get up!" she yelled, "It's almost noon and neither of you have moved."

I picked up the clock, "Tifa, it's eight in the morning."

"Well whatever just get up."

"The wedding is at five."

Rienna shifted and groaned even louder only this time it was more coherent, "Shut up Tifa."

"Hey! Get up!"

Rienna jumped up and then jumped back down again. She hid her face against my chest and groaned again.

"You know, I could do something really mean right now but I won't because you're getting married later. I would seriously suggest you both get up. We have some things to set up."

Rienna rolled over so that she was facing Tifa. Her eyes fluttered open and she glared at Tifa.

"It is barely eight thirty in the morning and you are in here excited over something that's not about you. I love you, Tifa, but will you shut up?"

"Fine I'll come back at noon."

"Thank you. I'm sure you can handle whatever it is until we get up."

Tifa turned in the doorway and clapped her hands twice.

"Alright people I'm in charge until they get up! Everyone outside!"

There was a loud shuffling and the back door shut.

"Hey, are you okay?" I whispered against her hair.

"Yeah, I'm just tired. Everything's that happened has taken a lot out of me. I'm not talking to them."

"Which them?"

"Demyx and Zexion, I don't want to talk to them."

"Then you don't have to, but if they try to apologize can you please consider forgiving them?"

"Not anytime soon."

"You are so stubborn."

"But you love me anyway." She rolled back over and kissed my arm, "Now can I please go back to sleep."

"Yes, I'll go help them, I guess."

I kissed her forehead and she closed her eyes. I left the room and went outside. Tifa was barking commands at everyone. I looked around and my eyes locked on Demyx. He was wrapped in lights. They looked like the white Christmas lights that people hang outside. I walked over to him. Zexion was standing behind him trying to find out how to untangle him.

"Wow, Dem, you really got yourself into something."

"Shut up and help me."

I tried to help Zexion untangle him but the lights just seemed to get tighter around him.

"Tifa!" Demyx finally yelled.

She looked over at us. Zexion had managed to get his hands tangled into the lights. The lights were wrapping around my leg. She gasped and ran over to us.

"Where is the end of the lights?"

Zexion held his hands up, the plug of the lights dangling between them. She grabbed it and pulled. Zexion pulled his hands free and then helped me untie my leg. It took a little longer to get Demyx out of the lights.

"I say we just plug him in." Cloud laughed.

"Yeah real funny." Demyx said as he stepped out of the lights.

"Axel, she's in the doorway." Tifa muttered.

I turned to see Rienna watching us outside with a smile on her face and a blanket around her. She rubbed her eyes, dropped the blanket and opened the back door. She was walking toward me in nothing but a pair of short-shorts and a tank top. Her walk turned into a run and she jumped into my arms. Her legs wrapped around me and she giggled.

"Are you okay?" I asked her when she finally got off of me.

"Yeah, it's just finally going to happen the way I've been wanting."

"We've been wanting."

She put her hand against my cheek and I covered it with my hand.

"Everything will be… happy with all the imperfections." I smiled.

She nodded and turned to Tifa, "How much longer will this take?"

"Umm… a few hours maybe less as long Demyx doesn't get himself tied up again."

"Tifa, turn around." Rienna chuckled.

Tifa turned and her head dropped. Demyx had managed to get himself tangled in flowery garlands. Rienna laughed and shook her head.

"Hey, where's Leon?"

"He's sleeping I think."

She nodded and kissed my cheek. She turned to walk toward the ladder of the tree house and I caught her arm.

"Don't take him to Yuffie."

"I just wanted to talk to him."

"Alright."

I let her arm go and watched her go up the ladder.

"Ax, a little help here." Demyx called from behind me.

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I climbed the ladder into the tree house. I found Leon looking at the walls.

"Knock. Knock." I said.

He turned and smiled, "Good morning."

"More like afternoon."

I stepped up behind him and smiled at the picture, "We were. We are. That picture is a couple of years old though. Our being together was a big accident. He saved my life. We fell in love and we're supposed to get married a couple hours from now."

"It's nice to have someone I guess."

"You know, I think you had someone too."

"Did I?"

"That Yuffie girl, she could have been to you what I am to Axel. That's why we have to find her. Axel and I are going to find her."

"Why can't I go?"

"Because we don't know what you were to her. You could have just been some guy and she could've just been being kind."

"No I could tell it was more than that. She needed me to remember. I just wish I could."

"Well, I was about to head into the city. I thought you might want to come."

"Yeah, I'll go."

"But I'm not allowed to take you to Yuffie."

"Why not?"

"We have to eliminate any chance that she won't want to see you. That's why Axel and I have to go on our own first."

He sighed, "Alright."

"Okay, I'm going to get dressed. Meet me in the house?"

He nodded and I turned to leave the tree house. I climbed down the ladder and walked inside. Miliana was standing up in her crib, staring at me.

"Mama!" she screamed.

I walked over and picked her up. I left the bedroom and went to the back door. I looked around and finally found Axel in a tree.

"Axel, did you give her a bath?"

"I think Tifa did!"

"Yep!" Tifa yelled from behind the tree.

I turned around and went back to the room. I dressed Miliana first and then myself. I found the car keys and walked out to the living room. Leon was sitting on the couch.

"I'll just be another second."

I went to the kitchen and grabbed some pop-tarts. I went back out to the living room and opened the front door. Leon followed me out. I strapped Miliana in her car seat and got in the driver's seat. Leon was already sitting in the passenger's seat.

"You know, your silence is a little bit annoying."

"I just don't understand why I'm not allowed to find her."

"Because it's not particularly safe for her or you, I mean, it could hurt you both emotionally."

"Fuck my emotions. She was something to me before this happened to me. I can handle it."

"But she may not be able to. And watch your mouth in front of my child."

He looked to the backseat and sighed, "How old is she anyway?"

"A little over a year."

"She's cute."

"Yeah."

"What are you mad at me now?"

"No, I just need you to take things a little more seriously today."

"I understand. Where are we going anyway?"

"I don't really know. I just wanted to get out of the house. Maybe take Miliana to the park."

"Why didn't you get Axel to go with you?"

"Well he was in a tree and I thought maybe you would like to get out of there."

"They scare me."

"I know but they shouldn't. They're all very kind and any on the people that would've hurt you aren't exactly around anymore. I had the same problem when I first met them but now Luxord is like a father to me. He protects me."

"I don't know them like you do. I only know them as the people that wanted to kill me."

We arrived at the park a little while later. I parked the car and got out. I got Miliana out of her car seat and walked toward the little playground. Leon followed closely behind me.

"I feel like I've been here before." Leon muttered.

The playground was empty. I took Miliana over to the swings and sat down with her in my lap. Leon sat in the swing next to mine and stared at the ground. A little time passed and he gasped.

"Yuffie… this is where I met her."

I looked at him, "What are you talking about?"

"It was here. We were sixteen. I came here one night after my parents got into it. She was walking by and she was crying. She saw me and walked over to me. She sat down right there on that swing. I said hello and asked her what was wrong. 'I just broke up with my boyfriend.' She'd whispered, 'well he broke up with me.' I told her I was sorry and she said it was okay. Then we just swung for a while. We talked and I gave her my number in case she ever needed to talk." He placed his hand over his eyes and took in a deep breath, "Then when it got really late, my mom called me and told me to come home. We went in opposite directions. She called me every day after that."

He looked at me, tears in his eyes. "Can we go?"

I nodded and we went back to the car. Leon climbed into the passenger seat. I buckled Miliana in her car seat and gave her half of a pop-tart. I got into the driver's seat and started the car.

"We'll find her just not right now."

The ride home was quiet. He stared out the window the whole time. When we made it home Axel was standing outside waiting for me. I parked the car and took Miliana from her car seat. Axel walked over with a huge smile plastered on his face.

"Why are you so smiley?"

"What? I can't smile?"

"Have you looked at how you're smiling?"

"No."

"Well you look crazy. Take it down a notch babe."

He stuck his tongue out at me and took Miliana from my arms. He leaned down and kissed me.

"I have something to tell you."I whispered.

He nodded and turned to go into the house. I followed behind him, my hand clutching his shirt. He led me into the bedroom. Miliana had fallen asleep somewhere during the walk to the room. He put her in bed and then turned to me.

"What is it?"

"Leon's beginning to remember. We went to the park and he had a flashback of the day he and Yuffie met. Axel, if he can remember, he can go back to her."

"We'll see. Tifa says you need to get ready."

I groaned.

"I know but it has to be done."

Next thing I knew, Tifa was dragging me from the room. She tied me into the dress and curled my hair. I was annoyed by the time it was over. When I walked out to the living room, my first thought was "where did they find all of these suits?" It was awkward because most of these guys had long hair so it didn't look right. I actually started laughing. Then I caught a glimpse of Axel in the bathroom mirror. Someone, my guess Kairi, had straightened his hair. It fell to his shoulders. I laughed harder.

"Can she see me?"

"Yes." I forced out as I tried to catch my breath.

He shut the bathroom door.

Some more time passed and everything went the way it was supposed to.

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Again I say we all know how weddings work so let's skip to the mushy part. Yes I'm talking about the vows. Axel first.

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"The other night I asked you if this was everything you wanted. With what we've been through I wanted to be sure you regretted nothing. I've been busting my ass to be your prince charming just for you to tell me that's not what you wanted. You said you just want to be happy. I promise I will always be there to keep you happy. I love you, always have, always will."

A loud "awwww" erupted from the audience. I was tearing up and so was Axel.

"Axel, you couldn't give me anything more even if I asked. You've done everything you possibly could for me. When I was young, my brother was taken from me. You got him back for me. You gave me a father and a mother-like figure. You've given me a real family. Most of all, you've given me a daughter and a second chance, not at a normal life, but at a good one. You're my everything, Ax. I can't live without you and I don't plan on it."

We looked at each other. It took me a second to realize that almost everyone was crying.

"Just kiss her man!" Demyx yelled as he pulled Zexion against his chest.

Axel smiled and took my face in his hands.

"This is it." He whispered.

I smiled and then his lips were against mine. Everyone started clapping and cheering.

"There's food inside." I said and then Axel picked me up off the ground. He carried me into the house and to our room.

"I am so glad to get out of this dress. I can only stand a corset for so long."

"Hey, I have never worn a suit in my life. I think Tifa was more into this than we were. We should have just gone to Vegas."

"She never would've forgiven us."

He helped me out of the dress. I stood in front of the mirror in my underwear. Axel had taken his tux off and was standing behind me.

"They're waiting on us." he muttered.

"I know."

He kissed my shoulder and then my ear. He threw my other dress at me and I pulled it on. It was shorter, stopping above my knees. It was strapless and "easily stripped off" as Axel said. He just put on a pair of black pants and a dress shirt that he left unbuttoned. We went out to the living room where everyone was crowded.

"Okay, you guys should have just stayed out back." I laughed.

"But the food was in here." Marluxia said through a mouthful of whatever he was eating.

"Then take it outside. You all can't crowd in here."

Everyone slowly migrated outside. We did the normal wedding reception stuff. We partied for like and extra hour or so. Eventually, everyone started to leave. Tifa took Miliana and everyone else stayed with elsewhere for the night. Axel and I wanted the house to ourselves. We got the house to ourselves. 'Nuf said.

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Author's note

Okay okay. I know we were all expecting this hot, steamy, to die for sex scene. I didn't feel like writing it so you don't get to have it. If and only if I change my mind I will post the scene as a subchapter.