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Chapter Twenty Five

What day is it and in what month? This clock never seems so right.

Val took a deep shaking breath, Severus tugging anxiously on his pristine white conforming robes. They hugged his gently swaying curves, flaring out just so at the bottom. His eyes seemed to stand out even more vibrantly today. Today. His wedding day. Lucius made a soft sound from behind him.

"You look gorgeous, Val. Really. I have never seen a prettier sight."

He blushed at the compliment and smiled back at his parents.

"When am I going to get to see where we are? DO I really have to wait until I walk the aisle?"

"That's the idea. Tom wanted it to be a surprise."

I can't keep up and I can't back down I've been losing so much time.

Val took another deep breath before stepping out into the sunshine of the morning. At first, all he saw was sun and white. White lilies covered everything and the dogwoods were in full bloom. When he could see again, he was walking towards the rest of his life on his Father's arm. Tom stood at the end of the aisle looking for all rights like the most beautiful thing that he had ever seen. Tom's robes were vastly similar to his own, white and shining in the sun. He looked like some Adonis brought to earth. A cool breeze blew the branches of the dogwoods sending a flurry of tiny white petals across his vision and into his hair he was sure. His fingers slipped into his when he was finally close enough. He felt a warmth settle in his chest. That was when he saw it. That was when he recognized where they were, not because of the ivy covered house behind them or the trees around them. It was the gravestones behind the marriage official. They were what gave it away immediately. There were two of them each with their own names. James Potter and Lily Potter. They were in Godric's Hollow. He looked at Tom with wide eyes and the caring he saw there made tears well in his own.

Cause it's you and me, and all of the people with nothing to do, Nothing to prove

And it's you and me, and all of the people and I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you.

His mother, and Dad were sitting on the first pew, both of them looking particularly weepy but his Dad tried to hide it better. At their side sat the Weasleys and Hermione. The two girls were clutching handkerchiefs to their faces, openly tearful at the scene.

"We are gathered here today…" The man before them began.

Time seemed to go by faster than Val could comprehend things, such was the bliss he was feeling. It made his chest tight and two stray tears fell down his cheeks, Tom reaching up gently to wipe them away.



"…You may kiss your Bonded."

Tom smiled broadly before dipping down to meet him for the same mind jerking, spine searing kiss that had first swept him off of his feet that first night. Val wrapped his arms around his husband's neck, laughing out loud amidst the cheers of the crowd and the joyful feeling exploding through his being. The warmth of the matching silver rings was made comfortable by the early morning sunshine. Even Draco was clapping as hard as he could in the crowd. Tom leaned down to kiss him again, swinging him around, betraying his own happiness. It was a joyous day indeed. Narcissa was weeping into Lucius's robes much to his Father's amusement. He couldn't hide the shine that was in his own eyes though. Tom escorted him to the reception tent that they had set up not but a few yards away. Inside was the most beautiful cake he had ever set eyes on. It stood atop the table with three tiers of cascading white silk. Chocolate roses decorated the whole thing and on the bottom layer were a massive garden of different flowers and colors and even a butterfly entwined here and there, all made of chocolate and sugar. It was gorgeous and Tom had done it all for him.

"I don't know what to say, Tom…" He breathed, his cheeks flushed with the emotions he was feeling.

The wind blew and what was a comfortable sensation in the sun shine felt somewhat chilly in the shade. He shivered a little and Tom wrapped a long pearly white over robe around his tiny shoulders. He had foreseen that he may get cold. Tom thought of everything. He gave him a dazzling smile as his husband led him over to the cake. The Dark Lord handed him the silver cake knife. He wasn't sure where from but there was a really wonderful muggle song playing in the background. He raised his eyebrows at Tom.

"You want me to cut it?"He asked timidly, blushing at the look the man gave him.

"Of course." Tom wrapped his arms around him from behind, kissing his neck gently, "But first we should address our guests, before you distract me even more. You really are beautiful."

His blush deepened and he turned around to see all of the people he loved standing around him, all with happy smiles and adoring eyes just for them. The mood was infectious because even Draco looked radiant standing beside Blaise.

"We would like to thank all of you for coming today and for your wonderful gifts. It has been a joy. He may be blushing too hard to say it but my Val didn't know that we were having our wedding here today. He told me to surprise him and so I did! Doesn't he look gorgeous?" Tom said, leaning away and looking at him as if he were observing him once more. The crowd laughed, "The moment I saw Valraven, I knew that he had me from the start. He made me feel like I was flying and it had nothing to do with him drinking my blood either. So if my beautiful husband can stop pretending to be angry, we can have cake!"

Val slapped his chest playfully. He had been trying to look like he was angry but every time he looked at Tom he couldn't help the grin that burst through. Draco was laughing at the expression but he just brandished the cake knife playfully before turning around to the massive edible sculpture. He almost hated to cut it open. It looked so gorgeous. A flash from behind him cracked as he sliced the first piece 

open. His father had let only one reporter into the wedding and only after the man took an oath not to disrupt the proceedings. He could get comments but only after everyone was settled in. Val was surprised when Tom tried to feed him a piece of cake and he accepted the fork into his mouth with a wicked grin before leaning up to give his husband a kiss, still tasting like vanilla frosting and heaven. He couldn't wait for their wedding night. Tom had made plans for them on the gorgeous Helios Isle. It was bound to be even more beautiful that Godric's Hollow even if it didn't hold the significance for him that the small hollow did.

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