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Chapter Twenty Five-The Wedding
Six Months Later
"Alright," Dawn announced as she hung up each dress, which was sealed up in a body bag, up against the closet in the girls' hotel room. "I've got all of the dresses made and everything. Now, we have to settle on the Maid of Honor and Best Man."
The gang had flew to Slateport City, thanks to Dawn's plane, since May and Drew had decided to hold a beach wedding at the place where they had first met. It was Drew's idea, which the girls found romantic. Since it was just the beginning of summer, the beach would've been the perfect setting.
May smiled and looked at Leaf, who was watching her daughter play with Elliott. "I've decided to pick Leaf, Dawn. I know that you've always wanted to be the Maid of Honor, but Drew already picked Gary as his Best Man."
The bluenette pouted but smiled nonetheless. She understood why Drew would pick Gary instead of the other two. Paul would just down right reject the idea, seeing that he was Paul Shinji, and Ash would have a chance of losing the ring. And Drew's wedding was too important to have Ash lose the ring.
"And you two are going to have Mandy and Elliott walk down the aisle too, right?" Dawn clarified.
The two soon-to-be-wed nodded. "Yeah, they should be the first one to walk first, then followed by Leaf and Gary," May planned. Then she looked at the ring on her finger and grinned. "I'm so excited."
Drew chuckled and wrapped an arm around her waist before smirking and flicking his hair. "Of course you're excited. You are marrying the one and only Drew Hayden after all."
May playfully rolled her eyes at him before punching him lightly on the arm as the other girls laughed at him. "Don't lie; you're just excited as I am. I'm May Maple of Heartbeat."
The girls quickly changed the subject as they knew what would happen next. It's been going on ever since they became engaged. They would boast about themselves for a while, go into an all out argument, then kiss and make up.
"Anyway," Misty piped. "Did Roxanne ever get back to you about the wedding?"
May nodded and smiled. "Yeah, she said that she won't make it to the wedding, but will show up for the reception dinner."
"Oh right, she's on her honeymoon with Brawly right?" Leaf informed. "I knew they'd get married sooner or later. Remember when they first met during our tour in Dewford City?"
The girls giggled at the stroll back to memory lane. "I swear, those two were like total opposites, just like you and Paul," Misty pointed out to Dawn.
The bluenette only shook her head at her. "I could say the same to you and Ash, Mist," she chimed. "Think about it, Ash is all playful and everything, like Brawly while you're the serious type like Roxanne."
Misty was about to retort until Drew interrupted. "Okay, let's not get off topic here," he cut in. "The wedding's tomorrow and we need to make sure everything goes as planned." The girls nodded as he continued. "Dawn, did you make sure that everything's going to be set up by the time guests arrive?"
She nodded as she looked through her notes in her phone. "Yeah, and I've made sure that they got the blueprint of how to set up. I even got the cake ordered and everything. It should arrive by eleven, before the guests start arriving. And I'll make sure to wake up early to help you guys out with the tuxedos."
Drew shook his head. "You don't have to do that. I've already made sure that they don't screw up or anything."
They all raised an eyebrow at him. "How'd you manage to do that?" Misty inquired curiously.
He only smirked as he flicked his hair. "Let's just say that I had to bring up some certain crazy girls to get them to cooperate."
Dawn only shook her head at the answer but giggled nonetheless. "Nope, they're still guys, so I'm going to come over anyway."
Drew shrugged. "Suit yourself," he answered casually. He squeezed May's hand lightly and looked down at her. "Just twenty more hours and you'll be Mrs. May Hayden." Although his facial expression didn't show it, his eyes showed genuine love and how happy he really was.
May blushed cherry red as he mentioned her future name and smiled before leaning onto his shoulder. Then she noticed something. "Hey, speaking of them, where are the guys?"
"Gary told me that they were going out to the mall. He didn't say why though," Leaf answered.
The girls and Drew smirked inwardly at that. They knew the reason why Gary was at the mall. It would only be a matter of time for that moment.
At Lilycove City, Gary, Ash, and Paul had just arrived at the mall. Upon entering, Ash had made a mad dash towards the food court while Paul was dragged with Gary to his desired destination.
"Why am I tagging along?" he inquired dryly as he walked by Gary's side.
The auburn haired man smirked. "Would you rather go with Ash and be involved in his fast food frenzy?"
"It'd be better than looking at jewelry with you," he answered bluntly before leaving Gary's side and making his way to the food court as well.
Gary only shook his head. It was typical Paul, so he didn't mind much that he was left alone. When he finally arrived at the best jewelry store, he entered and was greeted by one of the younger workers, who then tried to flirt with him. "So do you need help?" she asked flirtatiously.
Gary simply shrugged it off though. Instead, he was looking around the store, searching for his needed item. "I'm looking for an engagement ring," he answered.
The woman then started to bat her eyelashes at him. "What, getting married? Aren't you a bit too young?" She then proceeded to place her dainty hand on his shoulder.
Gary smirked at her advancing as her hand started to move down his arms, feeling his well toned muscles. He took her hand and detached it off away from him. "I know you're interested, but I'm not. I've made mistakes in my past and I've hurt the woman I love far too many times already, so I'm going to start repaying her by staying faithful. Now, if you're not going to help me, then get someone who's serious."
She huffed and rolled her eyes. "Fine, whatever, I'll get someone else." She disappeared to the side of the place and asked a much older man to fill in for her while she talked to his customer. She jabbed her thumb towards Gary's direction and the man immediately went over to him.
"Was there something wrong with Ashley?" he inquired as he made his way to Gary.
Gary smirked and shook his head. "She was trying to hit on me. I don't think she was very fit to help me choose an engagement ring."
"I'm very sorry about her behavior. She tends to do that. I'm planning to fire her soon since she started to shoo of the customers that way," he said apologetically. Then he took in Gary's features and noticed something about him. "You're Gary Oak, aren't you? Samuel Oak's grandson?" Gary nodded in response and the guy grinned. "I'm your grandfather's close friend, Harry."
Gary smiled and shook his hand. "It's nice to meet you."
"So you were looking for an engagement ring?" Gary nodded and he smiled. "Very well, follow me."
The man walked to the left and Gary followed on the other side. Then he spotted someone usher him outside. "Excuse me, I'll be right back," he told the guy before walking to the entrance, where he narrowed his eyes at the woman in front of him. "What do you want?" he asked harshly as he crossed his arms.
The brunette dragged him out to the side. "Are you really going to propose to her?" she inquired.
"Yeah, what does it have to do with you?"
She sighed. "I'm truly sorry for what I did to you, Gary. I just really wanted you but you were crazy about Leaf so I was jealous. It was wrong of me to feed you those lies and I'm just really sorry," she apologized. "Can you ever forgive me?"
Gary just shook his head at her. This was unbelievable. "How can you expect me to forgive you when you've hurt me and Leaf? I know everything now, Megan. I know that the reason why Leaf left me was because of you," he spat venomously. "You were being far too selfish. I think that I can forgive you for what you did to me, but I can never forgive you for what you did to Leaf."
Upon hearing this, her head shot up and she narrowed her eyes at him. "What makes her so much better than me, Gary? I'm a doctor, she's just an ex-pop-star-"
"Don't you dare say that again," Gary threatened dangerously. His hands slammed on the wall behind her and his eyes were deadly. "Leaf isn't just an ex-pop-star. She's more than that. Unlike you, she's kind, smart, charming, bold, and everything you're not. She's not afraid to be herself. And I'd choose her over you any day."
"W-why?" was the only word she was able to muster out.
Gary pushed his hands from the walls and turned his to his side, getting ready to go back into the store. "Because I love her." He was about to take his leave when she grabbed him by the wrist. He turned to her and gave her a cold stare. "Let go of me. I need to buy an engagement ring."
Her eyes widened as she slowly released his wrist. Then, before he was able to leave, she quickly walked away from him, uttering words loud enough only for him to hear. "She's one lucky woman."
The next day, Dawn had woken up earlier than usual and woke up the girls, who shared the same suite with her. When they were fully awake, she told them to prepare themselves while she worked on the guys. Upon arriving in their suite, she woke up each guy by prying their blankets off.
"Troublesome," Paul grunted. "What are you doing here so early?"
Dawn rolled her eyes at him before pulling him out of bed. "I'm preparing you guys, now hurry up and get out of bed."
After half an hour of getting each guy out of bed, she had ordered all of them to wash up, get into their clothing and once they were done, she started to straighten each of their attire, making sure there weren't any wrinkles. When their shirts were fine, she helped with the tie. When she deemed that they were ready, she moved onto Drew.
She started to move that fringe from his face by using gel to sweep it to the side of his face. He raised a questioning eyebrow down at her. "You're getting married. That means you aren't going to be flicking that fringe every minute."
When she was finally done, she told Drew to go down to the beach to watch for everything to arrive while Dawn went back to her suite shared with the girls to get into her dress and help the girls with their makeup. Mandy and Elliott were already in there respective attire while the girls sat waiting for their best friend on the sofa wearing their dresses already, except for May who was in her robe.
"How'd it go with the guys?" Misty asked amusedly as she imagined the thought of Dawn waking up the guys.
The bluenette groaned as she fell back against the couch. "It was horrible. But, I did manage to get them up so that's all that matters. Drew's on his way down the beach to make sure everything's in the right place," she informed to May.
"Perfect." May stood up and started to head towards the makeup table in the room. "Alright, Dawn, I'm ready."
Dawn grinned and got up from her seat immediately, followed by Leaf and Misty. "Okay, Leaf will work on your hair, I'll work on your makeup, and Misty will work on your nails," Dawn planned as each of them got ready.
The brunette nodded and soon, each girl got into their jobs. Leaf had turned May's hair into loose curls, so it went above her back. Leaf then grabbed a thin elastic and tied the hair into a half up-do, leaving the shorter strands to frame the brunettes' face. Then, she brought out a red rose clip and attached it onto the side of May's head. Misty had transformed May's nails into a beautiful French tip, but rather than the usual white, she had replaced it with May's favorite color, red. For her makeup, Dawn had used pale pink to color her eyelids, making it almost blend into her skin tone. May's eyes were surrounded by black eyeliner, which was winged out slightly and her eyelashes were full of volume from the mascara. Finally, to finish the look, Dawn applied a neutral red lipstick on.
When they were all done, they smiled at each of their work. May was gorgeous. "Drew is going to die when he see's you," Misty commented. "You're beautiful, May."
The brunette giggled as she admired herself on the mirror. "You guys did a great job," she praised. Then she looked at the time. "Okay, it's getting late, so I'm going to change into my dress and you three get ready yourselves too."
When May was done with putting on her dress and everything, the girls were nearly done. Misty and Leaf didn't wear much makeup, so they were pretty much done while Dawn was finishing up with her blush. Leaf's hair was curled and tied up to a low side ponytail while Misty stuck with her side ponytail. Dawn's hair was curled as well and pulled up into a ponytail.
Each of their dresses was the same, but slight differences. They were all red and made out of silk taffeta with origami-like pleats along the bodice and the waist with a slight tulip skirt, hugging each of their bodies perfectly and reaching just above their thighs. The differences were that Misty's dress had a wide strap, Dawn's was strapless, and Leaf's was spaghetti strap. The same went with shoes. Misty had on a pair of white flats, Leaf wore white wedges and Dawn wore white pumps.
When they saw May enter with the dress on, they stared in awe. "Dawn, you did a perfect job on the dress," Leaf complimented.
Around May's thin body was a one-shoulder ivory silk crepe gown with an illusion corset that had a slight wrapping style and a French tulle draped overlay back. On her back had a self tie ribbon, which Dawn did professionally. On her feet was a pair of high heels that May had made sure she was able to walk in.
"Where are Mandy and Elliott?" May inquired as she looked around while Misty helped with the veil.
Dawn gasped as she ran to the couch to grab the two children. "I completely forgot we have to fix you two too." She placed Mandy down on the seat and started to make loose and bouncy curls with her hair. She then fixed Elliott's tie around his neck and helped with the buttons on his jacket while Leaf helped tie the ribbon for her daughter's red sash on the waist before straightening the ivory dress on the little girl's body.
When they were done, it was already eleven thirty. Luckily, the hotel was only a fifteen minute drive down to the beach so when they were done, they quickly ran to the car and Dawn quickly drove off.
'Just a while longer and I'll be May Hayden.'
It was time. The clock had struck twelve and everyone had all taken their seats, anticipating for the much awaited event. Drew was standing in the front with the priest under a tall white rose decorated lattice. The seating was divided into May's side and Drew's side, each chair being wrapped by white satin and a satin red bow tied behind each chair. From where May and the girls along with their boyfriends stood, a white satin carpet, covered with red rose petals, laid on the sand, leading up to Drew. From either side of that entrance was a row of roman columns, each with a basket of various colored roses sitting on top.
Mandy and Elliott, both at the age of six now, stood in front of everyone. Mandy was given a small bouquet to hold, which consisted a mixture of red and white roses. Behind them were Leaf and Gary, who were currently whispering things to themselves about the two kids in front of them. Behind them were Ash and Misty, who were having a small argument. After them were Paul and Dawn, who were mocking each other. Finally, behind them, were May and her father, Norman, who stood proudly as his daughter's elbow was locked with his. Each girl had a bouquet, with roses like Mandy's, except it was slightly larger than the little girls. May's was filled with different colored roses.
"You look amazing, May," Norman praised as the ceremony was about to begin.
May smiled and suddenly felt nervous, but pushed the butterflies away nonetheless. Today was the day that she was going to get married and she wasn't going to call off the wedding. It was the day she had been waiting for months.
"You ready?" Dawn asked when she sensed her nervous friend. May nodded and Dawn sighed, placing a hand on her shoulder. "You love Drew, May and he loves you. Everything is going to go smoothly."
The brunette smiled and hugged her friend. "Thanks, Dawn."
Then, the music started, which signaled the beginning of the wedding. Everyone 'aww'-ed as Mandy and Elliott walked down the aisle, who was soon followed by the brunettes. When Leaf and Gary made it, they split to their respective sides and took their positions next to Mandy and Elliott respectively. Leaf grinned at Drew while Gary gave him a pat.
Next was Misty and Ash, who walked down happily. Misty flashed him a small smile while Ash gave him a thumb up.
Then it was Dawn and Paul. Dawn smiled at everyone down the aisle while Paul prevented the scowl on his face. It was his best friend's wedding day and it wasn't going to be ruined by his scowl. When they arrived, Paul gave Drew a nod while Dawn flashed him a bright smile.
Finally, it was May's turn down the aisle. With her arm locked around her father's they walked down the aisle as everyone watched them. Drew watched as the beautiful brunette made her way down the aisle towards him. He smiled at his May.
May smiled back at him when she caught the smile. When they finally arrived, Norman gave his daughter a hug and a kiss on the forehead before going to his seat next to Caroline.
This was the moment that they've been all waiting for.
"Do you, Drew Hayden, take May Maple, as your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"
Drew turned to May, squeezing her hand lightly. Though he had a faint smile on his face, his eyes showed true bliss and May saw that. "I do."
The priest nodded and turned to the brunette. "Do you, May Maple, take Drew Hayden, as your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"
May smiled brightly at him as their eyes met. "I do."
The priest had a small smile on his face as he saw the couple in front of him. "The rings," he announced.
As on cue, Leaf and Gary brought up the rings. Drew accepted the ring from his Best Man and slipped in through May's left ring finger. "May Maple, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. With this ring, I thee wed."
May followed his actions by taking the ring from Leaf. "Drew Hayden, I give you this ring as a symbol of our vows, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you. With this ring, I thee wed."
The priest smiled warmly at them before closing his book that sat on the podium. "Drew, you may now kiss the bride."
And in that moment, everything was picture perfect. Time had seemed to stop for a split second as they welcomed each other with a passionate kiss. Everything went as planned and was perfect. The girls were crying at the couple while the guys smiled at their friends, including Paul who had a barely noticeable one.
Everyone cheered and clapped at the couple in front of them. Caroline was sobbing on Norman's shoulder while Max tried to comfort his mother. Karen was cheering wildly with the crowd as Steve clapped, smiling proudly at his son.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Hayden," the priest announced happily.
That evening at the reception dinner, everyone enjoyed the food presented. Music blasted through the speakers in the front while guests danced.
"So how's the food?" May asked her friends who were seated with them, plus Roxanne and Brawly who had made it right before the dinner had started.
Mandy and Elliott were the first ones to look up from their plates and grin at them. "It's yummy!" they exclaimed in unison, making the adults laugh in amusement.
"I agree, it's delicious," Dawn commented as she took another bite out of her shell-shaped pasta.
Drew and May smiled and before they were able to say anything, the mc spoke from the stage. "Let's have our bride and groom come up and dance."
Everyone clapped and cheered as the two made their way to the dance floor. The music played and Drew offered May his hand.
Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling
Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming?
Is this burning an eternal flame?
After May accepted his hand, he placed on her waist while she placed her hand on his shoulder. Drew guided May through the dance floor and while that was happening, they had a silent conversation.
"You're looking exceptionally beautiful tonight," he whispered huskily in her ear, sending shivers down her spine as his breath lingered onto her ear.
May blushed lightly as she smirked at him. "And you're looking pretty decent tonight," she retorted before giving him a chaste kiss on the lips.
I believe it's meant to be, darling
I watch when you are sleeping, you belong to me
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame?
Slowly, everyone else started to make their way down to the dance floor. Norman had offered his hand to his wife, Caroline while Karen dragged Steve with her. Dawn too had dragged Paul with her, though he didn't put much of a fight. What surprised everyone at the table was when Elliott took Mandy out there to dance as well.
"Isn't that just adorable?" Leaf gushed to Gary, who smirked.
Say my name, sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely, and then you come and ease the pain
I don't want to lose this feeling
Ash had managed to stop think about food for a minute and had asked Misty to dance as well, taking her by surprise. She accepted nonetheless though.
Gary turned and smiled at the woman next to him. She had a soft smile gracing on her lips as she watched her friends dance happily. She giggled as she saw Drew surprise May with a dip. Gary patted the box in his tuxedo pocket and stood up, offering his hand at the brunette. "Let's dance."
She raised an eyebrow at him but acknowledged it anyway, taking his hand and allowed him to take her away.
Close your eyes and give me your hand
Do you feel my heart beating, do you understand?
Do you feel the same, am I only dreaming
Or is this burning an eternal flame?
The song ended, everyone slowly made their way back to their seats. Some stopped by May and Drew to congratulate them once again while others stayed on the dance floor. Finally, when the gang, minus Leaf, thought it was time, they nodded at each other and May made her way onto the stage, bouquet in hand.
"Alright, now let's start with the traditional bouquet throwing!" she announced excitingly.
Every unmarried female ran up to the edge of the stage and May grinned when she saw that Misty and Dawn had managed to Leaf there. She turned her back to them and tossed it back, having a good feeling that it was going to land in Leaf's arm. And when it did, the brunette blushed.
"Leaf!" the girls exclaimed happily with huge grins on their faces.
The aforementioned brunette turned to her friends, only to have the music drown out her question as it started to play.
I've loved you forever,
In lifetimes before
And I promise you never...
Will you hurt anymore
I give you my word
I give you my heart (give you my heart)
This is a battle we've won
And with this vow,
Forever has now begun...
Her eyes widened as she recognized the lyrics and voice. In front of her stood the one man she had ever loved, Gary Oak. He stood there, smile present on his face as he worded the lyrics.
Just close your eyes
Each loving day
I know this feeling won't go away
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you…
This I promise you…
Once that was done, Gary fell to one knee and produced that black velvet box that was resting in his pocket. He opened it and Leaf's eyes were wide as she stared at him. "Leaf, you're the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you, Leaf and I can't see myself living without you. So I'm going to need to keep you by my side forever. Leaf Green, will you marry me?"
The brunette had one hand clamped over her mouth as she tried to prevent the sobs from escaping her lips. Tears fell from her eyes as she stared into the eyes of Gary. Speechless, she just nodded at him.
Everyone around them cheered as Gary slid the eight-carat diamond engagement ring through her finger. He enveloped into a loving embrace before kissing her. When they broke apart, the girls ran up to Leaf and hugged her, telling her how the wedding's going to be like. Elliott and Mandy sprinted over to her and she lowered herself to show them the ring.
The guys arrived and each gave him a pat on the back. "That went better than I expected," Drew commented.
Gary smirked arrogantly at his best friend. "What did you expect from the might Gary Oak?"
Hearing this, Leaf and the girls approached him and raised an eyebrow at him, both kids at their feet. "Oh? You weren't afraid that I would say no?"
Gary merely shrugged as he wrapped an arm around her waist. "Of course not. I knew that after playing the song we wrote together you would say yes. Besides, there was a huge crowd around us. You'd be too pressured to say no."
"So now since the crowd isn't really paying attention to us now, I can call it off?" she challenged. Gary's eyes widened and they showed that he was really worried that she would actually go through with that idea. She giggled at the sight. "I'm just kidding. Anyway, how'd you get the song recorded and when?"
Drew raised his hand and flicked his hair. "No need to thank me," he replied. "I was able to get him to the recording studio three months before today and he recorded it there. I'm awesome, I know. No need to tell me twice."
"Aw, isn't that sweet?" Unknown to Drew, May had managed to get a slice of their cake and was currently standing behind him. When he turned around, he was surprised with a hand full of cake in his mouth.
"What was that for, June?"
She smirked as she licked the icing off her fingers. "Well, for one, that was for the name calling. And two, that was to keep that arrogant mouth of yours from talking."
Everyone expected Drew to blow up, but that never happened. Instead, he just smirked evilly and luckily, Dawn and Misty had dragged Mandy and Elliott away before it got violent. Drew slowly approached May with his now caked face. "Come over here and give me a kiss," he said.
She giggled. "No way, your face is too messy."
And with that, he started to chase her around the place as guests watched amusedly at the newly weds.
Leaf only watched with her friends from their table and laughed as May had managed to throw the slice of cake on top of his head. Then her eyes shifted down to the ring on her finger and admired it as it glistened in the lights.
'This is the perfect happy ending.'
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT. THE CHAPTER YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. I gotta say, this is one of my favorite chapters because I had so many ideas in my head that were instantly transferred to this chapter and I did so much research and thinking for the whole wedding so I really hoped that you guys liked it.
OH, and I have links in my profile! Just scroll to the story and I'll have May's dress, the bridesmaids dress, the beach setting and the reception dinner looks.
SONG'S USED: ETERNAL FLAME-THE BANGLES (This was in my parents' wedding video and I fell in love with it. Plus, it was in Vampire Diaries c: )
THIS I PROMISE YOU-RICHARD MARX/N-SYNC. (From chapter 5, they wrote the song, remember?)
I DON'T OWN ANY OF THEM!
Review and tell me how it was guys! This story's almost over with the epilogue, which I hope will be up soon. So I would really love it if you guys reviewed and tell me how it was. Seriously, it'd make me one happy author. Anyway, until next time, byee!