Never Look Back Chapter 21
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Last chapter was supposed to be their western wedding included. But I think that this one will have the wedding in it.
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"Did she get drunk after drinking the sake?" Athrun asked.
"Oh yes…I forgot to tell you that didn't I? Luckily she recovered quickly but then she was too tired to do anything," Heine chuckled.
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"Heine are you alright?" Kane asked.
"Yes…I'm just nervous…I don't think I can do this…" Heine muttered weakly.
"What happened to my friend? I still can't believe you're marrying old four eyes," Kane answered.
"She's not old. We're the same age. And quit calling her four eyes!" Heine answered.
"When's her birthday anyways?" Kane asked as Heine paced back and forward.
"Huh? Oh…We're not really sure. On different documents it says her birthday is on September 18 on others it says September 19. Heck even her older brother is unsure which day," Heine answered.
"Your birthday is on the 19th!" Kane answered.
"Yes it is. I would love it is her birthday was on mine!" Heine chuckled hesitantly as he continued to pace.
"Relax Heine. What's your problem anyways? You love her right?" Kane asked.
"Of course! Wouldn't you be nervous?!" Heine asked.
"Just think about what's going to happen tonight," Kane joked. Heine paused in his pace going over the thought before continuing.
"Kane," Heine muttered.
"Yeah?" he asked curiously.
"Shut up," Heine muttered.
"Hey it's time!" his step-father signaled as Heine walked back into the room where they were having the wedding. The wedding was in a small theater that Heine used to love going to when he was a small child. He watched his and her family members pour into the theater. It was easy to tell her family members from his. Hers were dressed in formal Japanese attire while his were dressed in formal western clothing. Sure some of his family members wore traditional German clothing but not many. Then their friends entered. Ayame had given her bridesmaids a choice, either they could wear kimono of matching color schemes or the bridesmaid dresses she had chosen. Her grandmother was going to make all the kimono but only her maids of honor wore the kimono. Originally there was only one maid of honor which was a close Japanese friend named Bachiko but Bachiko could not attend the ceremony in the beginning so Jasmine took on the role as maid of honor. Just as everything was sorted out Bachiko called Ayame and said that she had found the time to come to the wedding. And in the end to be fair to the two of them Bachiko and Jasmine were maids of honor. Out of nervousness Heine began to fidget slightly before loosening his collar. Mitsuho and Jun were the ring bearer and flower girl. The last bridesmaid walked down the aisle which meant Ayame would be walking down soon. Everyone stood up as he veiled beauty walked by with her brother. He retrieved his future wife at the bottom of the steps helping the rest of the way. The maids of honor fluffed her dress so it wouldn't be wrinkled.
"Hi," Ayame whispered to him bashfully. The veil was still over her face but he could see that she was blushing ferociously.
"Hello," he whispered back. As instructed he removed the veil from her face causing Ayame to become even more bashful. Ayame watched Heine throughout the whole ceremony commonly blushing at the features she liked the most.
"Ayame," the judge asked shaking her slightly. She had been staring at Heine throughout the whole thing not listening to a word the judge was saying.
"Oh yes? Sorry," Ayame answered.
"The ring and your vows," he asked showing her to Mitsuho's pillow. She picked up the bigger ring as she held Heine's hand in hers.
"First I would like to say is…I love you, Heine. You were a great friend before becoming a greater lover. You have been with me through tough times and I know more will come which we will always get through. You have been my turtle dove ever since you called me turtle dove. I am fully committed to you and everything you do. I will support you and protect you as you protect me. I will always be with you to hold you when times are bad. We will always have each other. With this ring, I pledge our undying faith and eternal love," Ayame pledged placing the ring on his finger. Her blush covered her face gently as he squeezed her hand. Heine picked up her ring taking her hand in his.
"Honda, Ayame…you have one of the prettiest names I have ever heard. I love you very much Ayame Honda. You're not a blushing bri…" Heine began as the crowd gasped.
"Excuse me?" Ayame asked above a whisper.
"What I meant was your not the giddy bride that forces her way through any line to make her wedding day perfect. No, you remained your normal self through out all the troubles and problems. That's why I love you. No matter how hard it gets you help keep me calm and collective. I will always stay committed to you because I'll never stop loving you. We've gone through a lot together and I will always protect you when you need protecting. And I know that you will always have my back. I'm very excited to be your husband in this new chapter in our lives. So with this ring, I give you all my love, commitment, pride and faith," Heine announced placing the ring on her finger.
"Heine go ahead and kiss your bride," the judge chuckled. Bashfully the couple kissed each other as the crowd cheered and applauded.
"I present to you, Heine and Ayame Westenfluss," the judge announced as Heine and Ayame faced the crowd. Heine smiled widely knowing that Ayame was his wife and his parents failed to stop their wedding. Ayame's smile was bashful and her face was a light pink.
"See Ayame you're a bride that is blushing but not a blushing bride," Heine chuckled as they descended the stairs.
"Thanks," Ayame answered as they walked down the aisle as a couple. After getting out of the theater Heine picked up Ayame causing her to squeal. He took her down to the limo which took them to the reception.
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"Normally we would have had champagne but I didn't like the taste of it. So we had wine instead," Heine explained with a slight laugh.
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"It's time for the mother/son dance. Heine, Ms. Didrika come to the dance floor," the announcer called. Before leaving his wife Heine kissed her softly. He joined his mother on the dance floor dancing slowly with her.
"So you married Ayame," his mother whispered as they danced around the floor.
"Yeah. She's the love of my life. Aren't you at least a little happy?" Heine asked at the same volume.
"As long as you two don't have kids," she muttered.
"We're having kids. Why can't you be happy? I want today to be perfect but you're making it sour," Heine answered.
"Heine…alright…you win. I'll accept her into this family but when you have kids you must bring them over when they're babies, toddlers, children, teens and then they'll come as adults," she whispered as the dance ended.
"Now for the brother/sister dance, Mamoru…Ayame, please proceed to the dance floor," the do announced as Heine escorted his mother back to her table. In the middle of the dance Heine was to take over and dance the rest of that song and then their song. He watched the siblings dance around on the floor happily before cutting in on their dance. Mamoru chuckled softly leaving the couple to dance around on the dance floor.
"I never knew your brother was married," Heine whispered to his wife as he pulled her close to him.
"Yeah…They have a 2 year old son and a baby girl that's going to arrive next month," Ayame answered wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I love you Ayame. I can't believe that this has finally happened," Heine chuckled kissing her cheek.
She giggled, "You made it happen. When you proposed. I was so happy. I never wanted that part of the day to end."
"I love dancing with you," Heine whispered trying to pull her closer to him.
"Me too…Can't we just dance the night away?" Ayame whined playfully as their song ended.
"Before we get to more dancing let's begin with the toasts," the DJ announced as Ayame and Heine sat back down. Servers came around with wine for the adults and grape juice for the children. Kane went to the microphone with his glass looking over at the couple.
"I first met Heine at the academy and I thought, "this guy is too optimistic." It really annoyed me but once we were out on a ship and the battle field I noticed how much optimism was needed after battles. That's where I began to appreciated Heine's optimism. Ayame…I'm sorry that I never got to meet you. I'm glad that you have a spell on Heine because if you two didn't fall in love Heine would be so love sick. I hope you two have a happy and prosperous marriage," Kane acknowledged. Ayame smiled softly giving Kane a slight nod. The men, women and children toasted to the couple. Knowing that she couldn't have alcohol Ayame was supposed to grape juice but the grape juice tasted funny.
"Heine," she whispered wrapping her arm around his waist.
"Yeah?" Heine asked leaning his head on hers.
"The grape juice tastes funny," she whispered back. He took the wine glass from her sampling the drink in her glass.
"It's wine. How do you feel?" Heine asked.
"I feel…fine," Ayame whispered hugging him tightly.
"Keep up appearances. If you feel funny tell me immediately," Heine whispered back as Bachiko walked to the microphone.
"I never met Heine in person but through all of Ayame's letters I got to know him. Heine you are Ayame's ideal man. She always wrote how much she loved him. I always wanted you to know that Heine. Ayame has been my best friend since we lived on the moon. Since her family was always moving she wrote letters to me often. In the beginning of all relationships the couple are ugly ducklings who grow into beautiful swans. You two have a beautiful relationship and I know you two will be together forever," Bachiko cheered. Once again they toasted even though Heine was worried about his wife.
"Are you alright?" Heine asked as Jasmine prepared to go up to the MIC.
"Yeah. I feel fine," Ayame chuckled. Oh great…she's getting giggly…Heine thought with a sigh.
"I met Ayame and Heine months ago so I don't think I'll be the most creditable. She's a great dancer and I think the key behind her success was that she had a strong man behind her. Whenever Heine was there she danced her heart out and was so out of breath that she was close to passing out. Love is the key to success…and you two will have the perfect life together. The love you share is gorgeous and I'm happy that I met some of the nicest people ever," Jasmine commented. Once again they toasted.
"How do you feel?" Heine asked quietly.
"Fine," Ayame answered with no giggle. She was really fine which was amazing.
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"That's where I learned she could tolerate wine but not champagne, beer, and DEFIANTLY not vodka…I can't drink vodka either. It gives me a headache," Heine explained still staring at his beer.
"Are you sure you're alright sir?" Athrun asked noticing he hasn't touched his drink.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Heine began, "Even after two glasses Ayame would be fine."
"That's pretty good. I'm glad that she get at least drink a little bit," Athrun answered.
"So the reception went on and we left on time and arrived at our honeymoon spot in November 3. It was a nice little spot. It was very pretty…Ayame picked it out," Heine began before laughing.
"Why are you laughing?" Athrun asked.
"Oh…I'll tell you in a minute," Heine answered as his laughing died down.
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"Um…how…how do I look?" Ayame asked coming out of the bathroom.
"Sexy," Heine answered as she blushed softly. She picked at the lacy top of her baby doll as Heine approached her.
"S-So…you like it?" Ayame asked as he kissed her forehead softly.
"Yes, turn around. I want to see what you look like," Heine chuckled. Bashfully Ayame turned around in a circle.
"Please be gentle," Ayame whispered as Heine wrapped his around her waist.
"I will," Heine answered kissing her lips gently. Uncomfortable she made a small sound moving away from Heine.
"Where are you going Ayame?" Heine asked with a small chuckle.
"I'm moving away from the window," she answered grabbing Heine's shirt.
"So do you have anything sexy to say to me?" Heine asked allowing her to pull him onto the bed.
"I don't know anything. You're sexy?" Ayame said innocently.
"You're so innocent," Heine chuckled kissing her neck softly. She groaned softly as she pulled Heine close to him.
"Take it off. Please take off your shirt," Ayame cried as their passion intensified. He obeyed her commands before kissing her belly softly. She covered her mouth trying to control her cries of pleasure.
"Don't cover your mouth. Let out everything," Heine chuckled as he kissed her lips softly before pulling at her baby doll.
"Do you want me to help?" she asked quietly as he slowly worked it off her body. The phone began to ring as Heine kissed her lips and neck again. She reached for it only to have Heine to pin her hand above her head.
"Ignore it," Heine muttered wrapping her arms around his waist. The phone continued to ring annoying Heine. He picked up the receiver causing Ayame to giggle at his previous statement.
"Hello…Who is this?…M-Mr. Chairman! What an honor!…No I'm not at home…I'm on my honeymoon…Oh no, it's alright…It's an honor to receive a call from you…Who's my wife? Ayame Honda…Oh yes, I'll tell her…When am I coming back?…Two weeks from tomorrow…Thank you for calling, sir. We will report to you when we come back…yes, good bye sir," Heine said into the phone.
"So that was the chairman?" Ayame asked.
"Yeah, he wants to see us when we get back. He also says congratulations. Now where were we?" Heine chuckled seductively. She made a slight noise of discomfort pushing him away.
"What's wrong?" Heine asked looking into her face.
"I've lost it," Ayame sighed as he kissed her cheek.
"Lost what?" Heine asked curiously.
"The spark," Ayame answered.
"What spark?……oohhhhh…That spark…I'll help you back into your baby doll," Heine sighed.
"I'm sorry Heine. Maybe a little later, okay?" Ayame answered trying to cheer him up. He helped her back into her clothing before getting under the blankets.
"Good night," he muttered.
"Heine?" Ayame asked sitting above him, "I can try to get it back if you want me to."
"No it's alright. At least I'll be able to sleep with my sexy wife," Heine chuckled pulling her into the bed. She squirmed quietly as Heine laughed.
"Tomorrow. I promise!" Ayame muttered as the two of them began to fall asleep.
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"That's the reason why I was laughing. I told her not to answer the phone even though I did. Then I lost the right to my manhood. Your face is so red…Relax I wouldn't go THAT far," Heine laughed.
"I'm just curious did you guys……during your honeymoon?" Athrun asked not wanting to add in that special word.
"Oh yes," Heine answered.
"What was it like?" Athrun asked becoming more and more curious.
"Everything and more…And I'll leave it at that," Heine chuckled turning a little pink.