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Wedding Time!
Chapter Twenty-Five
Fiyero stood at the altar, nervously tapping his thumbs together.
He woke to an empty bed and sighed, wishing Elphaba was still in his arms. He got up reluctantly and began prepping for his wedding day. Niq and Kells came in and spoke with him for several minutes.
He sighed, "Sometimes, I feel like I don't deserve her."
Niq hugged him and said, "That's how you're supposed to feel, Yero."
He talked with his parents for a little while longer, and sent Kells with a bouquet of roses and a note for Elphaba. After they left, he got dressed, and headed to the church.
And here he was, standing at the altar, waiting for Elphaba to walk through the double doors.
And then, there she was. He imagined what she was going to look like, but as soon as she stepped out of the doors, he was slapped with his own stupidity. She was the most beautiful sight he had ever set eyes on. Out of the hundreds in the church, Elphaba was the only person he noticed.
Elphaba walked down the isle, locking eyes with Fiyero, and she beamed. He looked, mesmerizing. Once she got close enough, her brown depths met his crystal blue eyes and all of a sudden, everyone else faded away.
He whispered to her, completely under her spell, "You look…so beautiful, Fae."
"You do too, Yero." She said, mesmerized by the light-skinned man in front of her.
The first part of the ceremony passed quickly, and it was time for the vows. The priest spoke up, "The pair has written their own vows."
Fiyero started, " Fae, I can't tell you how much I love you. Ever since that day in the Wizards palace, I knew you were the one. I would have married you that day if I had the chance. And now were here, and you look beautiful and I can't believe I get to spent the rest of my life with you."
In my younger years I thought I knew what love was, but you changed me for the better. In all honesty, I can't go a minute without thinking about you. Every moment with you is absolute bliss, and every moment without you is an eternity. You are my soul mate, Fae, and I am so blessed to be spending the rest of my life with you. We have so much ahead of us, I know, but for now, I know nothing will separate us.
You've saved my life Fae. I don't know what I would have done if I had never met you. I love you so much Elphaba, and I promise to love and cherish you forever, Fae."
Elphaba's tears finally spilled over as she started, "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. You saved me from a life that was so cruel, even I was oblivious to it. You've cared more than anyone else ever has." Fiyero wiped her tears with his thumb, ignoring his own," It was so hard for me to believe you loved me and for me to accept my own feelings in the beginning, and sometimes I feel like this is all a dream, but then I wake up in your arms, and I know it's a reality.
Yero my hero, you've saved my life in ways no one else has. You've shown me what true love is and how it is supposed to make you feel. When my father drafted me in the war, I thought at the least I would die an honorable death. A death that someone out there would be proud of. But now, I want to live, and it seems I can't without you." She smiled, and he beamed at her, "I never thought someone would love me the way you do. And with you I feel…complete. You're my other half. And now I couldn't be happier that we're here.
In the beginning I couldn't believe you loved me, but then I thought, maybe you didn't see what I saw in me, but what you saw in me. Then I started to realize that you loved me for me. And I love you more than anyone. And now I know we need each other. I promise to love you and care for you for the rest of eternity, Yero my hero."
It took all Fiyero's willpower not to kiss her on the spot. The rest of the ceremony was a blur, and then the priest said, "You may now kiss-"
Fiyero engulfed Elphaba in a very passionate kiss and the crowd burst into applause. There was not a dry eye in the entire church; even the Wizard was tearing up.
Lack of air made the couple separate, and Fiyero whispered to her, "I love you."
She responded with another deep kiss.
The couple was whisked away to their official announcement on the balcony of the Emerald Palace. It was tradition for the newly married couple to kiss after they were introduced.
The Wizard announced them personally, "And now, Prince Fiyero and Princess Elphaba Tiggular!"
Fiyero looked at her, and she wrapped her arms around his neck and drew him in for a deep kiss. Oz cheered for their new prince and princess of the Vinkus.
After that, the pair traveled for the remainder of the day to their honeymoon spot; Kiamo Ko. As the couple was nearing their bedroom Fiyero piped up, "Oz! I almost forgot! The tattoos!"
"What?"
"I have to give you the tattoos. It tradition for Vinkun Royalty. You are a princess now, after all."
"I can hardly believe it."
For the next hour, Fiyero carefully tattooed a pattern of blue diamonds on Elphaba's stomach, back and arms, matching his. At the end he said, "Fae, thank you for marrying me."
"I don't think I've ever been this happy."
"Oz, I love you."
She gave him a kiss, which he deepened, and her hands went around his neck, and his hands went around her waist.
Not much was said after that.