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Chapter Thirty-Six

The men worked all night and early into the next day to get the stage built, sometimes Seto and Joey would help with some of the lighter things.

Finally at five in the morning they were done, as they stood there admiring their handiwork, Helga came out of the house and stood there looking at how beautiful the stage had been built.

Helga went over to Roland and said, "You men need to get some sleep, we have a Wedding to have here at one this afternoon and all of you have to at least get some sleep."

So as they put the tools and any extra lumber away, they all stumbled into the house and Roland went to his room, while Seto and Joey went to Joey's room while Steven, Darrell and Michael shared Seto's room.

Around nine Marik and Yami came over to see if they could do anything to help, when they tried to go outside, Helga stopped them, she said, "Your father wants it to be a surprise what he, Seto, Joey and your Uncles built, so stay inside or get the hell out of here."

They stared at their mother, she was tired and she wasn't the person to cross when she was this way, Marik said, "Mom why don't you get some sleep, Yami and I won't go outside and we can help Ishizu, Mai, Linda and Kelly with getting the rest of the things ready."

They didn't have to hit her over the head with a 2 x 4; she went to her room, crawled in beside Roland and went to sleep. It was getting to be around eleven when Armando, Anthony and some of the guests, Marik showed the guests where they could sit and Linda gave them some punch, crackers, and cheese to eat.

Yami went to wake up his brothers and Uncles, as he knocked on Seto's bedroom door, Steven opened it and said, "Well if it isn't one of the grooms, where's the other?" Yami backed away and as he did he hit something solid, behind him was Darrell and Michael.

Yami turned and hurried down the hall to Joey's room, there he knocked on the door and prayed that either Joey or Seto would open the door, when Joey did, Yami nearly knocked him over trying to get into the room.

Seto said, "What in the hell is wrong with you?" Yami stood there, and then he said, "Our Uncles are crazy did you know that?"

Seto started laughing and he said, "Is this the first time you noticed that?" Yami wanted to smack Seto, but he said, "Will one of you wake mom and dad, I'm not going anywhere near our Uncles, their nuts."

Joey started laughing and then he said, "I'll go wake up mom and dad, you go make sure that no one especially our Uncles don't cause any trouble, I don't think mom will appreciate it at all."

Joey went down the hall and knocked on his parent's door, when Roland opened the door he was yawning and Joey said, "Linda wants us to get everyone up, she sent Yami, but I guess our Uncles are acting kind of crazy."

From behind Roland Joey heard, "Get out there and stop those idiots from causing any trouble or I swear when I get up I'll find a gun and shoot everyone of them." Helga said.

Roland looked a Joey and winked then he closed the bedroom door and said, "Go tell Linda that your mom will be there soon, I have to go find three trouble makers and get them in line before your mom gets up."

Joey was laughing as he went to tell Linda, but as he walked into the kitchen, Linda had a rolling pin in one hand and a butcher knife in the other, she said, "If you ever try to touch me again you asshole, I swear I'll cut of a part of your body that you hold near and dear."

Darrell standing between the table and the wall with a very upset Linda holding the rolling pin and butcher knife, Joey took off to find his dad, but ran into his mom instead. Helga knew that something was wrong and all Joey did was point to the kitchen.

Roland was talking to Steven and Michael when they heard Helga's voice booming from the kitchen, Roland said, "Damn that idiot Darrell what has he been up to."

By the time they got there, Helga was holding the rolling pin and Linda had put the butcher knife in the sink, Helga said, "If you move at all, I'm going to bust that idiotic head of your wide open."

Roland got there and he said, "Hon, please let the man out of the kitchen, I'll make sure that he doesn't come near here again, now please let him go."

Helga glared at her husband, but did as he said, then Steven grabbed hold of Darrell's arm and yanked him out of the kitchen, as they hurried outside, Steven said, "What in the hell did you do to get our sister that mad?"

Darrell said, "I only told that lady in there that she was really pretty and she went ballistic and grabbed that damn rolling pin and a butcher knife before I could get out of there."

Steven laughed and said, "I guess she doesn't like being told she's pretty." Then from behind them, they heard Joey, he was real upset and he said, "Don't every go near Linda again or I'll kill you, don't you know when a woman's been raped, that's what happened to Linda, so she's afraid of strange men."

Roland came out about then and he said, "Joey go back inside and cool off." Then he looked at Darrell and the other two and said, "I don't know if any of you better stay for the Weddings, your sister is really pissed off this time, it's going to take a long time before she talks to any of you."

Then they heard, "Can I please talk to Darrell." It was Linda, and she said, "I'm sorry for going off on you like that, but I was raped by a gang when I was thirteen and ever since I've been terrified of strange men, can you please forgive me."

Darrell said, "I'm sorry if I scared you, I didn't mean to." She smiled and said, "I know, none of you knew what happened to me, I guess it still bothers me that men violated me that way and I couldn't fight back."

About that time Marik and Yami came out of the house looking for blood, Marik said, "If anyone of you comes near Linda again, I'll be the one with the knife and I won't just hold it, do you all understand."

Linda went over, put her arms around them, and said, "These two are my protectors along with Bakura, she looked at Yami and Marik and said, it's alright now, I explained to your Uncles and we're all good."

Helga came out and said, "Alright, that's enough standing around, we have a Wedding to get ready for, Roland, you get your sons changed.

Then she looked at her brothers and said you three had better get changed too." She turned around and went back inside.

Linda went inside and was helping Kelly with the preparation of the food, and when Helga came in she said, "I'm sorry for my Neanderthal brothers."

Linda went over, hugged her, and said, "Hey, their really not that bad, in fact Darrell is kind of cute."

Kelly and Helga just stood there, they didn't know what to say, so Helga said, "I've got to go make sure that the girls are getting changed and then I've got to, so are you two sure you can handle it from here?" Kelly and Linda smiled and said, "Go get your family ready."

The Minister arrived, and the guest were all seated outside, then the music started and as Yami and Marik stood there beside the Minister.

Armando and Anthony walked towards them, as they got to where they were standing Yami took Anthony's hand and Marik took Armando's hand and the Minister said, "We are here to join these four young men, who gives them away?"

All the guests stood and the entire O'Brien family did too and then everyone said, "WE DO!" Then the Minister said, they have all written their own vows, I'm going to ask Yami to read his first.

Yami's Vows:

When Anthony and I first met, it was like finding the other part of my heart and soul. We have laughed and cried so many times and it has only made our love stronger.

I know that Anthony was a little afraid of what my parents would think, he's older then I am, but when they met him, they knew that we were meant to be together.

I Yami Saul O'Brien take you Anthony Thomas Miller as my life mate. I will honor our vows and will pledge my love to you.

Now I'll ask Anthony to read his.

Anthony's Vows:

When I first met Yami, I knew that we belonged together, but I was afraid that with me being a little older then he was that his parents wouldn't like me dating their son.

The first time we met, they both put me at ease and before I left, they both told us that it didn't make a difference to them if I dated their son. I was overjoyed because I didn't want to stop seeing Yami. He's become the missing part of my heart and soul.

I Anthony Thomas Miller take you Yami Saul O'Brien as my life mate, I will honor our vows and will pledge my love to you.

Marik please read your vows.

Marik's Vows:

When I first knew that I was loved was when Mom and Dad came into my life, the next time I knew I was loved was the day that Armando came into my life.

He's shown me so many ways that our love was meant to be and today as we stand here before our family, friends and God, I pledge my love to you, I will be here whenever you need me and I'll never take our love for granted.

I Marik David O'Brien take you Armando Louis Diego as my life mate, I will honor our vows and you'll never have to wonder if I love you, I'll show you every day of our lives together.

And now Armando will you please read your vows.

Armando's Vows:

When I first met Marik, he was kind of hard to get to know, but when he finally opened up, we became the best of friends. We discovered things about each other and it only made us become closer. Marik is not only my best friend he's also my lover.

I will forever be here for him and I know that if I need someone to talk to or just listen to me, that he'll be here for me. I know that someone knew that we belonged together and I will be forever grateful to whom ever it was.

I Armando Louis Diego take you Marik David O'Brien as my life mate, I will honor our vows and you'll never have to wonder if I love you, I'll show you every day of our lives together.

Then the Minister asked for the rings and as the each placed the rings on each other's fingers, the Minister said, "Repeat after me, with this ring I pledge my love to only you, until the end of time."

Then the Minister said, I pronounce each of you life mates. You may now kiss your life mates.

Then Marik took Armando into his arms and they kissed. and Yami, he took Anthony into his arms and they kissed.

Then the Minister said, "My I give you Marik and Armando O'Brien and Yami and Anthony O'Brien."

Everyone stood up and cheered and clapped their hands, it was a joyous celebration.

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Chapter Thirty-Seven Coming Up..The Reception..