Here's the next chapter! Hope you all enjoy!
Kim took one last look in the mirror and grinned at the sight over her shoulder. She turned with a smile and saw Aisha kneeling in front of Trini, fixing the bottom of her dress. Kim headed towards the door and stuck her head out briefly. She looked around and smiled at the people standing outside before turning back to Aisha and Trini.
"I'll be right back, guys."
"Okay," the two of them said in unison, not looking up.
"How's it looking out there?" Kim asked Billy, who was standing near a set of closed double doors.
"It's fine," he answered. "At least, I think it is." He glanced toward the doors. "Everyone's seated and waiting. The Kwans and the Scotts have already taken their seats. Jason's up front and Tommy, Adam and Rocky are sitting inside with Amy and Hayley." Billy looked at Kim. "How's Trini?"
"Surprisingly calm. But I guess that shouldn't be too surprising, I mean, it is Trini."
Billy grinned. "It is Trini. Can you believe that Jason and Trini are actually getting married?"
"Yes I can, Billy-man," said Zack, joining them in the foyer. "And I think it's time to get this show on the road. I've never seen Jason smile so wide and Trini's not even down the aisle yet."
"I know what you mean," squealed Kim. "I just remember the five of us in kindergarten and Jason already liking Trini." She laughed. "I guess I better go back in there and tell them to hurry on out here."
Billy nodded. He opened the door a crack as Kim headed back to the room.
"Hey lady," she said throwing her arms around Trini. "You ready to get married?"
"Yeah, I think so," she answered.
Aisha rolled her eyes and threw her arms around both of them. She let go and thrust a small bouquet of flowers into Kim's hands. She cradled a slightly bigger one and Trini took it, smiling. "Let's go," she said, reaching for her own flowers.
Kim led the way out the door as the three of them, Zack and Billy lined up for the short procession. The double doors were opened and Billy extended his arm to Kim. She grinned at him as she hooked her own arm into his and the two of them walked down the aisle to the beat of the music. She winked at Tommy when she passed by him and parted ways with Billy as the two of them reached the front of the chapel where Jason was already standing with the minister.
Aisha and Zack were the next two to walk down the aisle, the two of them acting as the maid of honor and the best man for Trini and Jason. They reached the end and took their spots in the front of the chapel as well.
The small group of people stood as the wedding music began to play. Trini entered and took a step down the aisle. Kim snuck a glance at Jason and saw how his smile grew even wider when he laid his eyes on Trini.
Kim grinned as she watched Trini walk down the aisle. She had gotten her wish, a spring wedding and an extremely small ceremony. Only her parents, Jason's parents, Tommy, Hayley, Adam, Rocky, and Amy attended, while Aisha, Kim, Billy, and Zack were acting as their witnesses. She felt the tears well up in her eyes as she listened to Jason and Trini recite their own vows.
"Make way for the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Scott!" Adam exclaimed as Jason and Trini walked into their restaurant room. Everyone immediately started clinking their spoons against their glasses and the two of them looked at each other and kissed. Trini and Jason grinned as they stood before everyone and took their seats in the front.
Zack stood up, holding his glass and raised it as the servers popped up around them to serve the drinks and appetizers.
"Save it for later, Zack-man," Adam said, jokingly. "Everyone's pulling a Rocky right now." He nodded in Rocky's direction.
"I agree," said Kim. "I'm starving." She glanced up at the table for two where her best friends sat. "I don't think Trini let us eat at all today." Aisha laughed. She grabbed a couple of the cheese and crackers and stood up to join Adam.
"Before you all get settled," Adam said as Kim joined him at the microphone. He looked around and saw that mostly everyone was sitting. "Okay, so I'm a little late for that. But Trini, Jason, if you would do us all the honor of joining us up here. You two, right there, in the middle of the dance floor. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs. Scott's first dance." He pointed before sitting down at the piano and looked at Kim, counting down as Trini and Jason smiled as they walked to the middle of the dance floor. The small number of guests around the room stood up and watched them.
Adam started to play the piano as Jason took Trini into his arms and they started to dance to Kim's soft singing.
Angel in disguise
Stories in his eyes
Love for every true heart that it sees
Was it just a lucky day
That he turned and looked my way
Or was it heaven right before my very eyes?
Trini grinned as she listened to the words Kim sang. She smiled up at Jason and gave him a kiss. "Do you think we waited to long?" she asked in a whispered voice.
Jason shook his head slightly as he gazed upon her lovingly. "No. This is just perfect."
He showed me all new things
The shimmer of moonbeams
I was blind, but now he's helped me see
I was lost but now I'm found
His happiness surrounds
And now I find that my dreams can come true
Kim watched as her two best friends danced with each other, with everyone watching them. She noted how Jason and Trini seemed to have eyes only for each other and didn't seem to pay any attention to anyone else in the room. They were focused on each other and nobody else.
Cuz I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life
I'm holding you safe here, in this heart of mine
I can't live without you, cuz my soul would die
You know I'm telling the truth, I'll spend the rest of my life, loving you
Trini and Jason exchanged another kiss and grinned at each other when Kim finished singing. Trini looked around the room and grinned at everyone.
"I know we're all probably hungry and starving, so come on! Let's eat." She waved her arm toward the tables. Everyone laughed as she and Jason headed back to their own small table. Kim ran off the stage, leaving Adam and quickly took a seat between Aisha and Tommy. She grabbed a handful of crackers and cheese and popped each of them in her mouth before fully chewing and swallowing.
"I'm starving," she complained, chewing with her mouth open. Tommy looked at her and laughed.
"Really?" said Aisha. "Cuz we couldn't tell." She looked at Tommy, pointing to Kim. "You sure you want to get into this?"
Tommy grinned and put an arm around Kim's shoulders. "Of course I do."
"See, he loves me!" Kim protested, spraying Aisha with crumbs, who promptly wrinkled her nose.
"Say it, don't spray it, Kim."
Kim stuck a crumb-filled tongue out at Aisha while continuing a chow down on crackers.
"You might want to lay off a bit, sweetie," said Tommy, rubbing her shoulders. "We will get fed. See, look, they're already bringing out the food."
A couple of hours passed and Kim blew on her hot tea. They had spent the better part of the past hours eating dinner and reminiscing about Jason and Trini's moments when they were growing up. Adam walked up to the stage and grabbed the microphone.
"In normal weddings, this is usually when the wedding party is introduced," he said. "But, as we all know, our dear Jason and Trini Scott are anything but normal, so let's all welcome them to the dance floor so we could just stare at them and grin. Except for me and Kim, cuz we're cooler than all of you."
A chorus of boo's were heard around the room and Adam laughed. Kim headed up to the stage.
"No, no," Jason said, standing up to his feet and helping Trini out of her chair. "All of you," he pointed around the room "have to come up and join us. Mom, Dad, you too."
Kim laughed and shook her head as she took the microphone from Adam, who sat down next to her on a stool and picked up a guitar.
You're there for me, through all my ups and downs
I can always depend on my first love
And what I feel you always seem to know
You find the words, when I need comforting
And dry my eyes, that's why I love you so
Jason took Trini's hand and the two of them stood close, holding each other and swaying to the music. Everyone watched them with a smile on their face.
More than a friend, you're my first love
I can always depend on my first love
Both sets of parents also stood and took their places on the dance floor alongside their newly married children.
I feel like I have known you all my life
I can't explain how close we are
When something's wrong, you know how to make it right
That's why you stay close to my heart
Aisha pulled Rocky's hand toward the dance floor.
You are more than a friend, you're my first love
Kim and Adam finished the song and everyone applauded.
"Okay, come on guys, I think everyone needs to get out on the dance floor! Jason wasn't lying earlier!" Kim said, grinning.
Adam struck up a faster beat on the guitar and Kim started to dance around a bit on the stage.
Storybook endings, fairy tales coming through
Deep down inside, we want to believe they still do
And a secret is taught, it's our favorite part of the story
Let's just admit we all want to make it too
Zack jumped to the middle of the dance floor and started dancing by himself exuberantly. Everyone circled around him and clapped along as Kim and Adam continued the song.
It was close to three in the morning and the party started to wind down. Trini's parents left a little after midnight, with Jason's parents following not long after.
"All right, guys, I think it's time to move the party!" Jason called out loud. "How 'bout Kim's house?"
"My house? What about yours? The new Mr. and Mrs. Scott?"
"You guys want to be at our house on our wedding night?"
Kim wrinkled her nose as Aisha groaned and said ew. "Forget I said anything, let's just go home."
Jason and Trini laughed as their friends gathered around and waited to hug both of them.
"You guys should've had a masquerade, like me and 'Sha," Rocky said, hugging Trini, who, along with everyone else, looked at him like he was crazy.
"You drunk, Rocko?" she asked, smiling.
Hayley giggled. "You wanted a masquerade so you could sing that song from The Phantom!"
"I'm not drunk," Rocky protested. "Maybe a little bit buzzed, but I'm fine!" He turned to Aisha and put an arm around her shoulders. "We should renew our vows and have a masquerade." Aisha rolled her eyes.
"You don't need an excuse to wear a mask, Rock," said Adam. "Of course, we'd be making fun of you incessantly, but it comes with the territory."
Kim turned to Tommy, who was talking to Jason. She slid her hand into his. "Let's go."
Tommy nodded. "All right, Bro," he hugged Jason with one arm. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Good night, guys," Kim said, her eyes drooping slightly from sleepiness.
"Night," everyone answered as the two of them walked out.
Three weeks had passed and it seemed like everything was back to normal. Jason and Trini had gone on their honeymoon to Sydney, Australia for two weeks and were back to work by the third. Aisha and Amy continued to be hard at work at their clinic. Tommy, off from school, was helping Rocky and Jason out at their dojo since business and the number of students always go up whenever school lets out. Adam and Kim were in the studio producing music for other artists. Kira was with them often, although since her popularity started to grow, she and Adam would have to travel around to make appearances and such. Zack continued production on the television show, which went on hiatus briefly. He enjoyed the show because instead of it being on once a week, it was on every day. Hayley and Billy were back in Reefside.
Kim sat by the pool, strumming her guitar as she watched Tommy do laps in the pool. Kira was in LA right now, with Adam, doing a couple of talk shows. So Kim was a little bored without her two musical buddies to hang out with. She still felt a little out of whack since everything that's happened, but she was happy with where she was right now.
She talked to Kat a couple of days ago and she seems to be healing nicely. Kat's still in Angel Grove, recovering slowly, but is getting more and more stronger everyday. Kim wanted to plan a trip to Angel Grove to visit, but wasn't sure when. She knew she wanted to go with everyone else, though.
Kim smiled, watching Tommy in the pool. Everything seemed very blissful and quiet. She and Tommy enjoyed spending almost every day together, whether they were actually out and about doing something, or just lazing around the house. Since Trini and Jason got married, Tommy moved in with Adam, who lived not far from Kim.
She set down her guitar and picked up her phone, opening the internet browser. She grinned at an email she received and immediately dialed Aisha's number.
"Guess what, 'Sha," Kim exclaimed as soon as she heard Aisha's voice.
"Chicken butt, Kim," replied Aisha. She laughed when she heard Kim groan and pictured her rolling her eyes.
"Noo," said Kim, exasperatedly. "The show's coming to town and I'll buy tickets for all of us. Surprise Rocky for his birthday. It's coming the night of his birthday."
"Wait, huh? What are you talking about?"
"Rocky's birthday."
"Yeah, I know. That's in like 2 months."
"I know...but The Phantom's coming to town that same night and tickets go on sale this Saturday."
"Oh..." Aisha said, understanding. "That's cool! I haven't even really thought about Rocky's birthday yet. I figured we'd probably do dinner or something."
"Yeah, well, it is still two months away. So, is that a yes? Should I get the tickets?"
"Yeah, but, are you sure? I mean, that's a lot..."
"No, it's okay! I got it, it's cool."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, it's fine. Don't worry about it, it'll be Rocky's birthday gift...for all of you guys."
"Well...all right, thanks! You do too much for us!"
"Cuz you guys do too much for me!"
Aisha laughed over the phone. "Well, okay then."
"So, how tickets should I get? Seven? Eight?"
"Well, who's there? You, me, Rocky, Tommy, Jason, Trini, Adam, Amy...what about Zack, Hayley, and Billy?"
"I'll give them a call later and see if they could fly out for it. This is gonna be their first show if they could come."
"And Tommy's, too, right?"
Kim laughed. "Yeah. We better make sure that Tommy and them aren't near Rocky during it."
"Yeah," laughed Aisha. "Cuz he'll be singing his little heart out throughout the show! We better make sure that no one's sitting near him. I'm excited now!! I can't wait! We haven't seen something in so long! I mean, you and Adam have, but not all of us together.""
"I know, especially with Tommy and them."
"Hang on a sec, Kim."
"Yeah, sure." Kim played with her hair as she waited for Aisha to get back on the phone.
"Hey, Kim? I gotta go, I've got to fill out some paperwork for this couple."
"Yeah, of course. I'll see you later."
"Okay, thanks again, Kim. I'll see you later."
Kim hung up the phone, but continued to look through her phone.
"Who was that, Beautiful?" Tommy jumped out of the pool, drying himself with a towel before sitting down next to Kim. He took a sip of water from his bottle.
"That was Aisha. We were just talking about Rocky's birthday plans."
Tommy furrowed his brow. "Isn't that in a few months or so?"
"Wow, you remembered?" Kim hit him playfully. "What's changed?"
"Nothing," Tommy protested. "I've always remembered your guys's birthdays."
Kim rolled her eyes. "Whatever."
"So what're the plans?"
"Well, don't tell Rocky, cuz we'd like it to be a surprise."
"Okay."
"The Phantom of the Opera is coming to town the same night of Rocky's birthday, so we'd like it if everyone could come."
"That's cool...everyone?"
"Yeah, all of us...and I'm gonna call Zack, Billy, and Hayley. See if they could make it into town or whatever."
"Yeah, sounds good. I've never been to a show before."
"I know. A couple of words of advice: Don't sit next to Rocky. Aisha even hates sitting next to him. He'll sing along to anything and everything. And especially The Phantom's his favorite. The funniest is probably The Lion King. It irritates Adam and Jason to no end when he sings along to The Circle of Life."
Tommy laughed. "I guess I can't wait, then." He leaned over and gave Kim a kiss on her forehead. She smiled and pulled her phone up to ear.
Sorry for the super long disappearance. I'm on a break from school so I should be able to write a bit more often. Let me know what you think about this chapter.
Songs: "I'm Gonna Love You" by Jennifer Love Hewitt off of The Hunchback of Notre Dame 2 soundtrack; "First Love" by Karina; "Ever Ever After" by Carrie Underwood off of the Enchanted soundtrack.
Again, sorry for the super long disappearance!!!