6381 words of Fluff and fixing loose ends.
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There was a heavy happiness that rang through the air. It came in the sound of church bells, even though the wedding was planned to be in the backyard. Simple and spacious. There was murmuring from all outside the house, which was making everyone in the house either become more nervous or more excited.
Jacob was getting more nervous, which he expressed by mumbling to himself in the most grumpy way he could establish. The people who were passing him would roll their eyes, mumbling something about him being a little too vain. It wasn't until he heard that familiar, quiet giggle from behind him he felt the need to turn around and he could finally find a reason to smile.
Rayn looked beautiful. Like all the other girls she was done up with makeup that made her look surprisingly fresh and natural. Emily had done all the makeup and he would have to remember to thank her later. Her hair was done in a thick braid like the others and she was wearing a very fuzzy white bathrobe to hide all jewellery and her dress...again like the others.
"I can't tie this thing." He pouted looking down at his neck tie still grasped between his fingers. This made her giggle again and he couldn't help but drink in the sound. She noticed his smile as she pouted herself, only to mock him he was sure, while she held out her hands for his dark lavender accessory. He rolled his eyes melodramatically, showing her he wasn't actually annoyed as he handed it toward her.
She reached up on her tippy-toes as she slung the material around his neck. She smiled lightly at him while she tied the material together, smiling smugly up toward him. She must feel proud that she knew how to do this and he didn't. He briefly wondered if she had learned it from her brother.
When she was finished tying it, she placed her hands on his chest and smiled. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth to speak but at the last second decided not to. Jacob tried very hard to keep the scowl from gracing his features, he didn't have much luck. She noticed and lowered her eyes, reverting back to leaning against his chest, careful not to smudge her makeup across his white shirt.
Rayn had not spoken for a long time. Much too long. She had barely spoken after the night where the werewolves attacked the shape shifters and she had not really spoken more then two word responses to anyone...not even Embry. It upset Jacob at times, but he had to remember back to that conversation so long ago when she had specifically told him not to expect much talk from her. She had changed her life to involve silence and no matter how much she loved him, it was her way. He didn't want to make her change it.
He had gotten much better with sign language because of it. He could now use it fluently and even though he and Rayn could not have conversations so he could hear her voice, he could now hold conversations with her through that. And they held many conversations, they 'talked' all the time. But there was always an undercut of sadness to it, a wonder if they would ever hold conversations through voice again.
After a couple moments Rayn pulled away from him, he could tell by the simple glaze over her eyes that she was already exhausted. She had not been sleeping well the past week due to his constant absence. There had been rounds to be done and it was his turn to work late shifts, and then of course there were bachelorette and bachelor parties that had been held. It had caused it to be a long week of distance between the two and as he had discovered, she never really slept well unless it was with him.
"You can take a nap between the ceremony and reception if you need to, I'm sure they won't need us-" Rayn shook her head as she immediately disregarded the thought.
'I'm burnt out,' She signed quickly, 'but I am not missing a moment of this.'
Jake raised his hand to her cheek, lightly pushing his fingers against her cool face, revelling in how soft her skin was. He also liked the tint which coloured her skin as she blushed. It was like it pooled just from where he touched and even though he didn't need it, he enjoyed the small reassurance that this was not a one-sided relationship.
"HEY!" The loud yell made Rayn jump and Jacob moved his hand just enough so that on her way back down he would no hit her eye. When she landed back on the ground a second later, he pulled her a bit closer to him even while she looked around wildly for the large voice that they were both sure had meant to address them.
Leah came out of the blue, wearing the same fluffy bathrobe and done up to look more beautiful then Jacob had ever seen her. There was a strange type of beauty there that he could not describe, maybe it was because he was in slight shock of it, or maybe he was in awe of it, he wasn't sure. The only thing that didn't look as divine about her was the sour expression on her face. Tight mouth, narrowed eyes, slightly pale...
"Get your hands off each other." She hissed. "Give me the girl, and no one gets hurt." Jacob tried not to chuckle, but found it made more sound and made it more obvious when he held it back. Her eyes blazed.
"Come on Leah, I'm allowed to touch my Rayn." Jacob began but Leah scoffed at the mention of 'his Rayn' and placed her hand up to stop him from speaking any further.
"Jacob, if you don't let her come with me-" she cut off her sentence, knowing that arguing with him was futile. She turned to Rayn and placed on her most sickly sweet expression she could muster. "Rayn, if you don't stop making me sick to my stomach, I will personally make sure that your Jacob will have broken legs for the reception and you'll be stuck dancing with me all night."
"That's exactly what you want, isn't it?" Jacob muttered darkly. Leah's eyes flashed to his and there was a long, tense moment of silence where he was wondering if she was about to destroy her bridesmaid's dress. "Alight, alright. Why don't you go with Leah before I have to literally become 'the boy who cried wolf'?" He told, looking down at Rayn who's eyes displayed she found this amusing, but that she understood Leah's situation much more then Jacob did.
Surprisingly, she left him without so much as a kiss on the cheek. She held her arm out to the side and looked at Leah with raised eyebrows. Leah looked at it in her common anger - with a tinge of confusion - before she raised her own eyebrows as if she were impressed by Rayn's nerve. Leah didn't hesitate very long before she linked her arm with Rayn's smaller, much more delicate one, and they walked away from Jacob, leaving him with the same expression Leah seemed to have occupied.
"I don't like her with make up." Embry's voice rang from behind him. Jacob turned slowly and watched as his friend tried - as discretely as possible - to take a cookie off of the snack table, which was to be 'left untouched until the reception'. When he had successfully done so, he shoved the whole thing in his mouth at once, smiling around innocently at anyone who may have looked last minute before he dared chew.
"I don't mind either way." Jacob shrugged. Rayn could wear a garbage bag for all he cared and she would probably still look like a queen. Actually, if she wore a garbage bag that was small enough, he would probably find it sexy...
"Man, it's different for you. She's your imprint. She could be a floating head and you would think she has the nicest collar bones on the planet..."
"That doesn't make any sense." Jacob told with a grin. Embry stuck his hand out for another cookie and he watched it in fascination. He had a new white tenser bandage wrapped all the way around his wrist and he had tried to hide it by switching suit jackets with Paul who had just slightly longer arms, but his skin was so dark and his bandage so white that it was still noticeable for anyone who looked.
This recent injury wasn't healing like all the other injuries that they usually got. This had happened five days prior during the time that he was a werewolf. Not a wolf, like they were, but a wolf.
Embry had struck gold, though. Remy had stayed through his first transformation and explained to them how lucky he was to have already been a shape shifter. Were he not, he wouldn't have all the perks he currently did. Sure, his scent had changed a bit, his saliva had that special venom to change others during the full moon and he did have to change during the that time, but everything else was pretty normal. He was the same size, the same colour and most importantly, he still had the mental link between the wolves. The thing that probably kept him sane enough not to attack anyone.
But he still could get injured. Apparently more easily then he could have before he had been bitten by Remy since he had sprained his hand while trying to outrun Leah in wolf form and it still hadn't quite healed. He didn't seem to mind much and by the way he snuck another full cookie into his mouth, it looked like it was feeling fine. They would have asked Remy as to the physics behind it, but as soon as Roma had been let out of the hospital they had disappeared, leaving only Rayn with a proper goodbye.
"You're not being sly at all." Quil smirked walking over to them, his suit a little darker then their own. Nicer. More expensive. Almost too quickly for their eyes to see he grabbed a cookie off the table, contrasting to Embry's slow crawling hand to them, before he whipped it into his mouth. "Anyway," he said while crumbs flew at them through his mouth. "We're about to start."
"So we get to see the girls?" Embry asked with a raised eyebrow, trying his sly way to take another cookie and seeing if Quil would notice he rolled his eyes and looked straight at Embry's hand, which froze for a moment before he quickly swiped one just like Quil had done.
"HEY!" Leah hissed from across the room. "Leave the damn cookies alone!"
Embry put his hands in front of him, holding them together guiltily. Quil just rolled his eyes and Jacob tried hard, again, not to laugh. He looked over to Leah about to yell something smart ass about how 'if she didn't care to fit in her dress she could have one too' before he stopped.
The girls had taken off their bathrobes and put on their shoes. They all looked wonderful. Dark lavender dresses to match the boys ties, black strappy shoes. The dresses were mid shin length and made of some sort of silky material. Thick straps with that ruffley low collar that has too much material and hangs. It looked pretty nice on the girls.
Especially on Rayn.
It wasn't hard to notice out of his peripheral everyone run to their imprint. Quil had even picked up Claire who was wearing a miniature version in a lighter purple, she was after all the flower girl. Jacob thought of moving but he was still in awe while he watched Rayn blush and tug at her dress self-consciously. She had no reason to. She looked divine.
The dress wasn't that spectacular of a dress, it's true. But the dark purple set off her light aqua eyes, the little bit of lip gloss she had on shone and looked much more alluring then the dress. The flowers in her hand were of a random variety that he could not name, but the colours matched the scenery of the wedding. They looked more elegant within her hands. He couldn't help noticing that she looked somehow smaller in the dress then the others did in theirs, more fragile perhaps? What made her that much more beautiful was the small smile that played across her lips, the flush to her cheeks as she waited for Jacob to come to her.
He took three large bounds towards her, picking up speed with each one as he lifted her into his arms and spun her around. She let out a cry of delight, wrapping her arms around his neck and giggling loudly. He kissed her lips lightly as he chuckled himself, not minding that his lips were now sticky.
"You clean up well, Ms. Talon." Jacob told, holding her still but not quite ready to put her down. He liked it when she was closer to his height, it didn't happen that often unless he did his. And she only usually appreciated it when it came as a surprise. She did not respond, he had not expected it, but instead she leaned her head against his shoulder and took a deep breath.
He had never asked her why she did this so often, but he always took it as a sign of affection. Maybe she was sighing in happiness. Maybe she was breathing him in. Maybe she felt like she was finally free enough to breathe at all. Either way, he knew that it only meant she was comfortable. That she was happy. And that was all that really ever mattered to him.
"Alright, give me my partner, man." Embry's voice grumbled. Both Rayn and Jacob sighed audibly as Jacob set her down on the floor, holding on for that extra second to make sure she could stand properly as she was in heals. Embry made a face when he heard the sigh. "What? You think this lug is better than me?"
Rayn only snorted before running over to Embry and wrapping her arms around his waist, a way to make him not only forget but beg his forgiveness if he still remembered after the suddenness of it. He laughed, wrapping his hands around her as well and rolled his eyes. "You're sneaky."
She shrugged as she released him wrapping her arm through his own the way she had done with Leah as she took her place third in the line. In the front of the line, Quil stood with Claire holding the basket down low enough that she could grab flower petals to throw in front of her. She was a little too enthusiastic and a little too early as she played with them.
Then it was Paul and Rachel, who were a little too close for Jacob's eyes to appreciate. Paul's arm was wrapped firmly around her waist, possibly hanging a bit low. He felt himself shiver. He really hoped that he wouldn't be put on shifts with Paul often now that he was dating - and possibly doing worse things with - his sister.
Then it was Embry and Rayn as said, who were currently signing to each other. He could barely see what it was because it was much faster then he could sign and it was one handed so they were spelling a lot. He caught something about 'high as a bird', but didn't catch what it was in reference to.
Seth was next with Emily's cousin, Claire's sister. Her name currently evaded Jacob's mind, but she was around Seth's age. Seth had been hoping to possibly imprint on her, but it didn't come as a surprise when he didn't. Jake was pretty sure he had seen Claire's sister before now and it was always the first time you saw them after you had shifted for your first time.
Then there was Jared and Kim, sanding and whispering things into each others ears that made Jacob wished he couldn't hear them. He was wincing but they didn't seem to notice as they giggled, Kim trying to be seductive and Jared buying into it much too easily.
Which left...
"Alright, kid. I don't want to do this any more than you do, so let's be civil and not rip each others heads off until after my cousin's hitched to my ex-fiancé." Though her words were awful and bitter, they were said with a smile had you not listened because of the tone you couldn't tell she had just insulted three people at once. Her smile was one of the most genuine-looking fake smiles he had seen. She must have been practicing for this moment for a long time.
"You okay?" He asked lowly, trying to make it less obvious that they were speaking. She looked at him with that fake smile.
"Whatever do you mean? Do I not look thrilled? I'm the Maid of Honour at Sam and Emily's wedding. Do I not look okay?" Her voice had taken the slightest hint of hysteria at the end of her sentence, but her smile had not faltered. It worried him further.
"No you look like a lying she-wolf." Jacob stated blatantly. Her expression faltered for just one moment where she looked like she was pissed off but she covered it quickly.
"For a second I thought you were going to say 'you'll understand if you ever imprint' and I was about to hurt you." She laughed, it was a cold and painful sound. "I guess I can keep you around a while longer."
"Rayn likes you, you know." Jacob said softly. "I remember you don't really like her much, but she looks up to you." He tried not to get offended as he remembered the day before he even imprinted on Rayn. He remembered her saying those horrible things about her, about how it was her fault Leo was dead, about how she was a freak.
"It's not that I don't like her," she told and this time her smile did fall. It broke completely and she looked almost a little confused as to why he would think that. "It's that I had always been close with Leo. Leo was closer to my age. Rayn was just an annoying little kid I had to baby-sit."
"Well, that 'annoying little kid' is really worried about you." She sighed loudly, tilting her head up a moment before looking back down to her flowers as if they were out of order. She picked at them absently.
"To be honest: I'm a little worried about her, too."
He raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Oh?"
"Well yeah." She said as if it were obvious. "Of course I am. She may be an annoying little kid, but she's my cousin. And she's not talking anymore. I mean - the first time nothing made sense so I was mad. Now that I get it...well, it's not healthy, shutting yourself off like that."
"So you'd rather her blow up at people with her grief?" He asked. She glared at him openly, knowing full well that he was talking about her, now. She elbowed him in the arm and surprisingly it actually kind of hurt. It was always surprising when she would hurt them, it was weird having a girl werewolf that wouldn't rough-house with them but was apparently just as strong.
The music started and Quil helped Claire open the door from the house as he began to walk down the aisle with her. Jacob tried not to let the irony that all the imprints were going together make him chuckle while, at the same time, he tried not to let the disappointment of the symbolism wear on him either. He was not walking with his imprint like everyone else was.
Then again, he shouldn't be complaining about being the best man.
"I want her to get herself right." Leah stated. "She's a good kid. Annoying. But good. She shouldn't have had to deal with all the stuff that even we hadn't dealt with yet."
"Do you feel bad for Rayn?" He asked, his eyes wide with shock as he looked at her. Her cheeks went pink.
"Shut up, Jake. I'm concerned for family. Difference."
"Emily's family." Jacob stated quickly. Leah looked away, righting herself because the second couple had now gone.
"Yes she is. That's why I have this pretty smile I practiced for weeks."
"Is there no part of you that is actually happy for her? Sam was made for her. For all you know it wouldn't have worked out for you two anyway." Jacob told, but Leah was already shaking her head. Her smile gone, her eyes dark.
"It should be me." She said lowly. "I should be the one in that dress."
"You know, there are better guys in the world out there." Jacob told. "Sam's not all that great."
"He is for me." Leah hissed back. "We were perfect." Then, a hallow laugh emanated from her and now there was a real smile. A rueful, somewhat sadistic smile. "Well, I guess we weren't. Or else he would have imprinted on me."
"He really loved you." Rayn walked out and Jacob tried to keep focused in the conversation as he watched her flowing, rhythmic movements with Embry to go down the aisle. He wished he could have walked with her and Leah and he could have had this conversation at some other time.
"Yeah, and then that stupid imprinting thing took all his free will away." Leah growled. "He had no choice but to choose her."
Jacob thought to argue, but decided not to. It would just hurt her more to hear what she already knew: that it was between Emily and Sam to decide how to take the affection that came with imprinting. They could have been best friends. They had chosen to do something different with the love they had. And he couldn't blame them, it was too strong not to.
"You'll find someone worth your time." Jacob said honestly. "Eventually, that guy will come around. But if you're honestly this bitter and angry toward everyone you might scare him away before you realize it was him. Shit happens. And then it gets cleaned up. You can walk over it, around it, or through it, but in the end it's still going to be there. But it doesn't mean you stop walking." Leah laughed out loud, it was a bark. A sign of a real laugh.
"You're one weird child, Jacob Black."
"Come on, let's show this ass that you will find a better guy. And then, when this is done, we'll party it up and actually find him." Even though it was terribly obvious he didn't find Sam an ass, nor did he actually think it would help her, he saw her smile at him. She then looked forward and holding her flowers up high, there was a new level of confidence basically dripping from her.
"That's what I like to hear. Let's shake this shit up." He pushed the doors open for her and they walked into the cool fall breeze, walking down the aisle with lifted hopes and real pride.
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"Is Rayn asleep?" Jacob asked, watching as his girlfriend leaned heavily against Embry's chest. Her breathing was deep and rhythmic and in the whole three minutes he had watched for any sign of movement, there was nothing more then the natural subconscious twitches a body makes.
It had been a beautiful wedding: the boys had been handsome and charming, the girls looked beautiful and were sweet, even Leah was trying to be on her best behaviour as Emily strode down in her wonderful white gown and the two said their vows. The men had done a lot of smiling, the girls had done a lot of crying.
After the ceremony and the two were 'officially hitched' had come the reception which involved a lot of dancing, a lot of talking, a fair amount of drinking, and even a bit of dancing. Not much from Jacob's side, Rayn had done much more. I was of course understandable, he thought he looked awkward, while she looked as natural as water flowing through a riverbed.
Rayn had not had much to drink, just a few glasses of champagne in celebration of the event, but he could tell it had hit her quickly. Her cheeks had flushed, her eyes had unfocused, and her dancing became a little more about keeping balance then keeping rhythm. She wasn't drunk, but she definitely hadn't been sober.
While Jake had been talking to Sue Clearwater, who was also surprisingly bitter about the wedding, Rayn had lain down against Embry. She had explained to him that it was cold, she was tired, and he was comfortable. Jacob had originally thought that once he had sat down, as he had about five minutes before, that she would switch chests and come lie on him. But after watching her for three minutes, probably now four, he knew that he had waited to long.
"Yeah, she's out." Embry told his voice making him sound a little tired himself. "Probably for the best, that wine didn't treat her very well." He put his hand on her back and rubbed it softly, she tensed a bit before squirming around and getting more comfortable again. Jacob would have liked to think that it was because she recognized that it wasn't him touching her, but he had no reason to actually believe all that.
"Well, the party's starting to die out anyway. I don't think that wine has treated anyone very well." Paul told quietly, trying to move his chest as little as possible because Rachel was lying the same way that Rayn lie on his own chest. Jacob looked between his sister and Rayn, trying to decide whether she looked as contented as Rayn did.
She looked even more peaceful, as a matter of fact.
"Think it's bad form for the best man to leave the party early?" Jacob muttered, looking around to see Sam and Emily whispering to each other as they swayed together on the dance floor. They both looked beautiful - actually, they looked ethereal, as if they were glowing in happiness.
It was probably this which made Leah leave the wedding so early. With a man. Alone. Jacob hoped she hadn't imprinted on someone from Sam's extended family, but thought she probably hadn't. Maybe she had just decided to stop looking for unconditional love and let it find her.
"We can come and clean things up tomorrow night when they leave for the honeymoon." Jared yawned. "For now: I say we give them time alone and we get our time alone." Kim giggled and he wrapped his arm a little more tightly around her. Though it made them all want to vomit, the idea sparked in their minds. None of them could really say they didn't want to go home with their 'special someone'...
"I'm in." Jacob said quickly and there were more choruses of the same words coming after him. People began stretching, going over to Sam and Emily to wish them all their best for the honeymoon and assuring them that they would be fine while they were away. That the shifts would be taken, the house would be cleaned, and they wouldn't starve without Emily's cooking.
Jacob stood and stretched as well, walking over to Embry, three or so seats away and holding his arms out expectantly. Embry raised his eyebrows and scoffed at him.
"Yeah, she's light: but she's not just a stack'a flowers. I can't just shove her to you." He explained, putting his hands above his hands as if Jacob were the police. "Take her if you want her. I'm not waking her up. She hits me." He told pointedly, mock glaring at his friend. Jake laughed a bit and Embry laughed a little more loudly then he should have as well. Ever since he had been bitten it was a lot more harsh of a sound, it sounded much more like a bark then any laugh he had ever done before that time. Jake tried not to show how he winced.
He walked over to Embry, and got down on one knee. He tried to ignore the irony of it on such a specific day, but found his stomach twisting anyway. He placed his hand on her back, where Embry had earlier. Instead of squirming she seemed to lean into his hand and he wondered whether or not she actually did know that it was him.
"Rayn, come on honey, we're going home." She stirred lightly for a moment, turning her head to hear his voice a bit more, but she eventually fell a little more to the side. She was completely gone and though she was small and frail, she wasn't a stack of flowers.
He slid his arm under her legs and squeezed her shoulders tightly with his other until she was up in the air where he quickly readjusted so he didn't feel like he could possibly be crushing her bones. He balanced her in his arms briefly, giving a look to Embry...he wasn't sure why. It just seemed the thing to do, almost, dare he say - asking permission?
"You guys take the house. I'm running patrol basically all night anyway. I only got up two hours before the wedding and I missed all that time last week cause it was 'that time of the month'." He smirked lightly at the joke that Leah had once made, then shrugged, sighing before he sat up and left them alone.
Jake couldn't help but be pleased. A house alone. Far too tempting to pass up.
She looked comfortable in his arms. While she had been with Embry it was ever-so-slightly more stiff and uncomfortable, but with him...it seemed natural. It seemed like she wanted to be moulded together with his body, her skin touching as much of his skin as possible. Her cheek against his chest, her shoulder pressed firmly into his body, her legs wrapping around his arm as she leaned her entire self against his warmth. Fighting to keep it.
It didn't take that long to get to the house, he didn't find it difficult to set her in the car even though he noticed that she was much more distressed when he wasn't holding her. He held her hand to make it up, but instead she clutched to his arm. There were times he was steering with his knees when he had to reverse and park.
He took her into the house, she was trying to walk at this point. He wasn't sure if it was the alcohol or the exhaustion which was making her sway so hazardously, so he held her hips in his hands and steered her toward the door.
It creaked loudly at their entrance, trying to warn anyone in the house that they were coming in. The floor creaked and when the front door was closed, the whole house moaned. It really needed renovations.
"Do you want anything before you go to sleep?" Jacob asked her softly, making sure to kiss the ear that he had whispered into. She shook her head, the only sign that she had heard him because the next second she had whirled around and wrapped her legs around his waist. He stood there shocked for a second, even though he knew he shouldn't have been. He had been seeing signs of this childish need of affection a lot throughout the time he had known her, especially lately. Embry thought it was because she was so neglected as a child when Leo left and though no one would ever know for sure, he was probably right.
He grabbed her under her arms and pulled her up his body, her arms wrapping around his neck while her legs wrapped around his waist. He couldn't help chuckling, seeing this more adorable then sexually appealing. Even though may be that was the effect she was going for.
"Let's get you to bed." He smiled. It felt like it had been forever since he had spent time with her, nevertheless slept beside her. 'Intimacy' was important too, and he wasn't going to deny that he thought about it a lot more then he was willing to admit, but she seemed to like just lying beside him more. And he certainly didn't mind, so if that's how she'd rather spend her time - within reason, - that's how they would spend their time.
He carried her to bed and fell down on it while she was still tangled around him, holding her close so she wouldn't have to feel much of the impact. She moved her head around his chest trying to find the most comfortable position and when she did, she stayed still for a long time.
"I'm sorry." The words were so quiet and so raspy that he wasn't even sure he had actually heard them. He took his hand and tilted her chin up and she was wide eyed and looking guiltily back at him. He felt his eyes shine with confusion, what had given her the idea she had to be sorry about anything? And why had she just spoken to say it?
"Why?" He asked stupidly, not understanding the reason for her spontaneity.
"I've been so happy with you, but I've been so sad about Leo. I haven't been talking to you at all." He wanted to get up and cheer, this was more then a two word response and that was the best anyone had gotten out of her in months. It took him a moment to see through his happiness into the meaning of what she was actually saying and he shook his head.
"You told me that you didn't like to speak, so I'm not about to make you start speaking. Besides, we do still talk - just not verbally. It's not like you aren't communicating with me at all." She shrugged lightly, looking out the door at the light spilling into her usually dark bedroom. She was probably wondering if she should turn off that light so that he wouldn't have to see her facial expressions, something she often liked to do. But he always knew what she was feeling, with or without light shed on it.
"Do you think I will look that pretty?" She asked, keeping her eyes firmly set on the door so that he wouldn't see the way her eyes twitched lightly toward him, but because her face was towards the light he could see her cheeks tint.
"What do you mean?" He asked, trying not to smile. She always looked pretty.
"When we get married." It only took a second for his heart to swell so much that it had no more room to beat within his chest. It got in the way of his lungs and he found he couldn't even breathe. His whole body froze in shock of the feeling which was drawn from those words.
"You wanna marry me?" He asked slowly, he didn't know where he had gotten the breath to do it. Her beautiful, tropical eyes looked deep within his own as she watched him with guarded confusion and anxiety.
"Well - that's what you do when you love someone, isn't it?" She asked slowly, he could hear the worry ring in her tone, thinking she had said too much. But it was the opposite effect. He was thrilled, no, more then thrilled he was ecstatic! The girl who was so calm and reserved, his one true love, his everything felt the same way for him as he did for her. Even though there was a part of him that said they were too young still, the idea was too splendid not to think about every day. But now she was saying it. This made it more then a fantasy: this made it only a matter of time.
"Did you just propose to me?" He asked with a chuckle, trying to lighten the mood so that she would feel less antsy. It did the job, she smiled too even as her ears went the colour of a lobster and she tried to giggle he feeling away.
"I don't know...did I?"
"I would love to marry you." He said with a smile. Her response was an immediate smile of her own, one so big that he hadn't seen one like it in a long time - if ever. It was stunning, bright, and made her look happy again. He wished he would have known that was all it took a little bit sooner... "But how about we wait a little while and let me propose the proper way?" Her smile only grew.
"Okay. I can live with that." She giggled.
"I can live with you." He told, sitting up so that he could kiss her. It was soft, sweet, and they could both feel each other smiling.
"I love you, Jacob." She yawned softly and he felt the need to chuckle as he kissed the top of her head. He shivered a little as she moved to basically sleep on top of him, trying to touch as much skin to skin as possible. The feeling overwhelmed his body.
"I love you, Rayn. Go to sleep, we have our whole lives for this." The idea made his heart flutter again and he felt her smile into his chest.
"You'll never leave me?" The reference was obviously more towards Leo then towards the fact that she was worried he wouldn't love her. He held her a little more tightly and in doing so brought his face to hers. Their lips touched ever so softly so they could lightly feel the smiles on their faces and taste each other before he pulled away.
"Never."
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Thank you again, everyone. It was an honour writing this for you all. Please take a look at my other stories: Forgetting Franki, Sickening, and the Walk the Earth series with it's part one: Time After Time.
And since it's the last time, please review! Please?
--Egypt