Author's Notes:
I don't own Citrus or any of its characters, no copyright is intended.
This story is set when Mei and Yuzu have finished their last year of highschool and are around the ages of 20-21 now.
Italics - Means the person is thinking.
This story contains 'Science babies', don't question it, just enjoy it. ^_^
Warning: This contains yuri (girl x girl) pairings, don't like? Don't read simple otherwise enjoy. ;)
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Everyone being awake and up out of bed early the next morning, as they all wanted to get started on the preparations for today's big day that they all had been planning for. Most of the group having already eaten their breakfast and were in Mei and Yuzu's hotel room, ready to help out and get everything set up as soon as possible.
Suzuran and Himeko talking on the phone at the moment as they were both helping to get the engaged couple's wedding dresses shipped to where they all were, Ms Okogi having gone to meet up with Mei's Dad and Grandfather, catching them up on everything as their flight had landed late last night, and the two hadn't been able to meet up with the rest of the group just yet.
While Nene and Mei both sat on the bed in the engaged couple's hotel room, trying to keep Yuzu from freaking out too much right now, as the blonde was pacing back and forth, thinking to herself and hoping everything would run smoothly today. Maiya sitting on Mei's lap as she and her Mothers had not long eaten their breakfast together, the infant just being her cheerful self, watching her blonde Mother pace with a troubled expression still resting upon her face at the moment
Nene wondering if she should say something to try and calm the worried blonde a bit, however seeing that it really wouldn't matter what she said at this moment, doubting it could help the current situation much. While Mei just sighed slightly, not wanting Yuzu to get too caught up in her thoughts right now, so just standing up from the bed and causing the elder girl to pause, stopping her pacing for a moment as Mei just gave her a softened gaze and rested a caring hand on her shoulder.
"Remember what you told me last night?" she asked, as Yuzu just looked back to her with a wondering expression, nodding soon afterwards, while she seemed to be questioning where Mei was going with this and the dark haired girl just lowering her tone in reply.
"Then maybe you should start taking your own advice for once," she simply gave her fiancée more of an encouraging look, as she put Maiya down on the floor for a moment, while her words caused the blonde to soon just sigh and smile back to her, bringing Mei into a loving embrace and nuzzling into her neck happily.
Yuzu just nodding back to Mei as she knew she was right, and she really should have more faith in how things would go today, after all she guessed Mei was likely worrying all the same as her so at least one of them should be thinking more positively, in order to guarantee their chances of things going smoothly like they all hoped they would without running into too much trouble along the way.
"Alright 'Love-birds', get out of the shower so we can put this show on the road!"
Harumi came bursting through the door of Mei and Yuzu's hotel room, calling to the couple in a cheery tone, and causing the others to all look back to the brunette with questioning gazes. Looking a little nervous as she closed the door behind her and was greeted by everyone else, not excepting them all to be there it seemed, having little Maiya come running over to her, reaching up her arms and obviously wanting to be picked up.
"You're up late Harumin, I thought I told you and Matsuri to not stay out too late last night," Yuzu raised her eyebrow with a slight smirk to her best friend, as the brunette just sighed deeply and nodded her head, glancing away from the smirking blonde a moment later.
"Yeah well, time got away from me I guess...as well as someone else," she trailed off in a bit of a mumbled tone, causing Yuzu to just shake her head and soften her smile, as she was glad her best friend was finally here with them all now. Harumi just bending down a moment later as she picked up Maiya and held her close, while the infant was happily nuzzling into her chest in return.
"It's fine, you're here now, and as you can see Mei and I aren't in the shower, so I guess we're ready whenever you are," the blonde simply stated, causing Harumi to just look back to her and nod with a smile in response, as she was feeling more than ready to get started on today's preparations, however Mei catching her attention as she changed the subject a little by speaking up.
"However your girlfriend is in our shower right now," she spoke up as Harumi's expression changed to a surprised as well as quite the irritated one in response, it being obvious that she didn't expect to hear that, feeling like she should have seen it coming though considering that she hadn't seen her girlfriend since late last night, and was wondering where she had gotten to.
"What? She came here? When?" the brunette raising her tone a little as it seemed she was a bit stuck between whether she was relieved to hear that her girlfriend was okay after all, or angry to know that she had been looking round for her last night for no reason whatsoever.
"We found her sleeping outside our room early this morning, she said she couldn't get back into your room, so she asked if she could have breakfast along with us and use our shower until you woke up, since she didn't want to wake you or whatever," Mei simply explained, as her and everyone else kind of seemed a little confused at the moment, seeing Harumi just face-palm herself and curse her sometimes troublesome girlfriend under her breath, while they others all just glanced round at each other, wondering what had happened with the other young couple last night.
"Well of course she couldn't get back into our room, I had the key on me, and I spent hours trying to find her after she ran off from me last night, I tried calling her and everything, but I was getting nothing in response. So I decided to go back to our room, thinking she would hopefully turn up sooner or later, and now you tell that she was here and she didn't even think to call me back at all?" Harumi bawling her hands into tight fists as she bit her bottom lip and was obviously annoyed by her girlfriend's actions, sighing heavily while Yuzu just came to rest a caring hand on her shoulder, giving the brunette a comforting smile as Harumi just glanced back to her best friend with a frustrated and slightly worried expression still.
"You must have been really worried about her," Yuzu smiling to Harumi, causing her to widen her eyes a little, knowing she couldn't hide how she really felt all that well and just nodded her head, turning away from the blonde, giving out another heavy sigh in response.
"Of course I was,"
She whispered out with a downhearted expression as she stared at the floor, Yuzu just about to comfort her close friend, however staying silent when they all heard a familiar voice come from the bathroom doorway, causing them all to look over and Harumi seeming surprised to suddenly see her girlfriend standing there nervously with her hands behind her back.
"Sorry Harumi...I didn't mean to make you worry about me. My phone was dead you see...and I didn't know if you would be angry at me or..." the younger girl just trailing off in a low tone as she turned away from her girlfriend, seeming like she was trying to find the right way to apologise to the elder girl, however soon finding out that she didn't really need to as Harumi soon gave Maiya to Yuzu for her to hold instead and quickly walked over to Matsuri now.
"it's alright you idiot, I'm just glad you're okay," she stated, wrapping her arms around the younger girl and hugging her tightly, while Matsuri just nuzzled into her embrace and hugged the brunette back in return.
"Just don't go doing that again okay?"
"Got it. I won't wander off like that ever again, I promise!"
The younger girl nodding with a more serious tone in her voice, letting Harumi know that she meant what she was saying this time, and definitely wasn't just saying it half-heartedly, resulting in her girlfriend just nodding back to her with a smile, pecking Matsuri on her forehead. While everyone else just gave softened smiles to the young couple, knowing that it didn't matter how much they fought over such small things, there was clearly no question that they really did love and care for each other underneath it all.
"So...are getting this preparation started now, or what?" Matsuri asked with a bit of a nervous smile to her girlfriend as she looked up to her with hope-filled eyes, while the brunette just chuckled slightly in reply, before giving her another loving squeeze and then letting her go soon afterwards.
"You bet we are!"
Harumi punching the air as her and Matsuri quickly walked back over to Mei and Yuzu, causing Nene to join in as they all dragged away the engaged couple to start getting them ready for their big day, along with little Maiya following them all into the bathroom so the soon-to-be brides could have their hair and make-up done for them both with the help of their close friends.
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The two brides now sitting in the bathroom as Harumi was styling Yuzu's blonde hair into a neat and tidy bun, putting a few French braids here and there, as well as decorating it with little lavender flowers and small, sparkling jewels. Matsuri doing the same with Mei's long, dark hair so that they would match just like they wanted to, however the little flowers in Mei's hair being light green instead, while Nene was busy getting the make-up ready, and working on keeping little Maiya entertained in the meantime.
"You know...I really don't think all the make-up is necessary,"
Mei sounding a bit nervous as she looked to all the make-up that Nene was getting out ready, while causing Harumi and Matsuri to just roll their eyes, already expecting to hear such a comment to come from the dark haired bride. However Yuzu just smiling to her fiancée as she rested a hand over her's, Mei just looking back to the blonde with a slightly pleading gaze, hoping that she would change her mind about the make-up so that she wouldn't have to wear any of it.
"Don't worry Mei; it's only going to be a little, not the kind of heavy make-up that I sometimes wear," she reassured her fiancée with a bright smile, letting her know that they would only be wearing very light make-up since she knew how much Mei disliked it all.
"Although it's not like you really need it at all...you're already perfect Mei," the blonde taking Mei's hand and kissing her knuckle lightly, clearly over flowing with happiness at the moment, while causing Mei to just blush slightly, and glance away from her in response.
"It's not like you ever need all that make-up either, Yuzu,"
She whispered out under her breath, it being obvious that Mei thought Yuzu was perfect just the way she was all the same, causing Yuzu to widen her emerald eyes, blush deeply and soon just beam back to her beloved fiancée. Surprising her with a tight hug a moment later, nuzzling into her chest while Mei just softened her blushing expression and relaxed in the blonde's warm embrace. Harumi and Matsuri just smiling to the young, engaged couple happy that they could all spend this treasureable day with them.
Soon getting their make-up all done, only wearing very light foundation, blush, lip-loss and a bit of mascara as well. Having their sliver, glistening matching tiara's resting upon their heads to complete the elegant look they both had to them at the moment, meaning that only their matching wedding dresses were left to put on now, as they were still waiting for them to be shipped over from Japan.
Mei and Yuzu exiting the bathroom along with the other four following them back into the main area of the hotel room, where Himeko and Suzuran still stood together, having just gotten off the phone it seemed as they both turned to the two brides and smiled to them.
"You both look beautiful," Himeko stated as Suzuran just nodded in agreement, however it being clear that the two weren't as enthusiastic as the others all were for some reason, as they glanced to each other with slightly nervous gazes, before Harumi's voice soon caught their attention.
"So about those dresses, are they on their way?"
The brunette asked with clear excitement in her voice, Matsuri, Yuzu and Nene looking intently to Himeko and Suzuran as well as it was obvious they were all eager to hear when the dresses would be getting here as well, while Mei just chose to sit on the bed along with Maiya sitting on her lap and be patient for now. Being excited all the same as everyone else was at the moment, but not wanting to let it show and get her hopes up, when there was still those troubling thoughts of things going wrong in the back of her mind.
Himeko's smile fading as she hesitated a little, glancing to Suzuran nervously once again, before looking back to the others and lowering her voice now, "Yes...Maiya's flower-girl dress will be ready to be picked up from the lobby downstairs in a little while. However...Mei and Yuzu's wedding dresses may take longer to get here," she explained in a nervous voice, hoping this wouldn't put a damper on everything, as the others all frowned in response, obviously being disappointed by the news they had just gotten.
"Did they say how much longer it would take for them to get here?"
"Or what might be causing the delay at all?"
Matsuri and Harumi questioning, while Nene and Yuzu just stayed quiet, eagerly awaiting an answer from the other two, as Himeko soon just shook her head in response and sighed a little, "Sorry, they didn't say," she replied, causing the other four to all look to one another with worried gazes, while Mei just let a sigh escape her lips and unintentionally caught everyone else's attention in the process.
"I knew we should have called them last night, that way they would have been here this morning and ready for us to pick up," she seemed to be thinking out loud more than anything else right now, causing the others to all just look concerned as they began to think to themselves about what they could do at this point to help out their two close friends.
However Yuzu soon just shrugging her shoulders and composing herself as she came to sit down beside Mei on their shared double bed, resting a comforting hand on her fiancée's shoulder and reassuring her with a small smile, while the dark haired girl looked back to her with a bit of a questioning gaze.
"Mei it was late and we were all tired from the long flight, so we were right to leave it until toady instead. After all our dresses will still get here, but we'll just have to wait a little bit longer for them to arrive," the blonde encouraged her fiancée as it was obvious she was not going to let anything potentially make her lose her faith at all, and just being determined to focus on the positive still rather than the negative.
Causing Mei to seem a little unconvinced as she just gave Yuzu an unsure expression in response, while the others all smiled, getting the message from Yuzu and trying to keep the mood bright and joyful still, hoping that Mei would stay positive as well, and not let her worries and fears get the best of her right now.
"And besides...I don't know about you Mei, but to me it doesn't what we're wearing, as long as I get to marry you today. I'll be happy all the same," Yuzu added as she let her bright smile widen, causing Mei to look unsure of what to say in reply, before she soon just sighed and couldn't help but let a smile form on her lips, resting her head against the blonde's chest and nuzzling into her fiancée lovingly.
"Fine, if you're so determined to be positive about everything today...then I'll try and do the same as well, after all finally getting married to you Yuzu...that's all I want from today, anything else that happens along the way...well that will be just 'extra' for me," she stated, causing the blonde to just smile back to her and bring her into a tight hug a moment later, while all the others just smiled to the engaged couple, happy to know that they both weren't going to let anything get them down today. Turning their attention on to Maiya as she turned around on Mei's lap, wiggling herself to be cuddled up between her two Mothers, as they just chuckled in return and snuggled their precious daughter back happily, making her giggle cheerfully.
"Hey since we will have to wait for a while yet, let's help you all with your dresses in the meantime," the blonde suggested as she now looked to the others, as she caused them all to first seem like they were going to deny having help. But then after seeing the clear pleading look behind Yuzu's shining, emerald eyes they just nodded in reply, allowing the engaged couple to help them get ready for the ceremony, so they could all pass the time together while waiting for Mei, Yuzu and Maiya's dresses to arrive and be ready to be picked up from the hotel lobby downstairs.
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Mei and Yuzu helping all the others get ready for the wedding, since they had brought their dresses along with them, and didn't have to have them shipped from Japan like the two brides had to. Putting on their make-up for them and styling their hair for them all, just like they had done for them both, while the engaged couple were still waiting for their own wedding dresses to arrive half-an-hour later.
The couple's friends all wearing simple yet graceful looking formal, white dresses for now, Himeko and Suzuran's skirts being rather long, having light purple fabric going around the bottom and waist in a wavy pattern. While Harumi, Matsuri and Nene all had shorter skirts that stopped just below their knees, along with light green fabric being in the same places and having the exact same wavy pattern as the purple fabric. These dresses being more for just the ceremony, them all having brought others to wear for the reception afterwards.
All of them soon being lost in conversations about the wedding ceremony and a couple of other topics, as Yuzu, Harumi and Nene were sitting with little Maiya on the bed, playing with her and keeping her entertained, while Matsuri, Himeko and Suzuran stood in the kitchen area with Mei, leaning against the countertops and talking amongst themselves. Letting time just pass them by for a bit as they still patiently waited for the two brides' dresses to finally arrive, however everyone's attention soon being drawn away from one another, and on to the familiar face that had just come walking through the door right now.
Seeing Yuzu's Mother walking into the room and closing the door behind her, wearing her formal white, long dress to match with everyone else, with her short hair brushed nice and neat, even wearing some light make-up of her own as she clearly looked ready for her daughter's wedding. Everyone greeting the elder woman as she just smiled to them all, seeming glad that all but the two brides and flower girl were all dressed up and looked ready to go just like she had hoped they would be once she met up with them all.
"It's good to see that most of you are all ready. I admit I was a little afraid that you would all still be in bed by the time I came to check on you all," Ms Okogi stated in a bit of a relived tone, while causing the others to just chuckle to her in reply, as she came to sit down on the bed along with her daughter, already getting greeted by her cheerful Granddaughter. Maiya cuddling up on her Grandmother's lap as she just smiled down to the happy infant, resting the small suitcase that she had been pulling along behind her on the floor.
"Well since Mei and I are getting married in only about an hour or so, we definitely wanted to make sure everyone else was ready, while we're still waiting for our own wedding dresses to get here," Yuzu explained as she smiled to her Mother, giving her a hint that she was maybe starting to get a little impatient about the whole dress situation, but trying all she could to not focus on it and let it ruin her positive mood she was determined to keep for the entirety of today.
"Being on the subject of dresses, I picked up Maiya-chan's flower girl dress from the lobby, and the delivery man said the two brides' dresses shouldn't be that much further off from now," the blonde's Mother smiled, as she opened up her suitcase and pulled out the small flower girl dress that little Maiya would be wearing for the wedding, causing the others to all look more hopeful and excited again. Harumi jumping up from the bed as she was handed Maiya's dress and gestured to the young girl, while Matsuri and Nene came over as they both wanted to help as well.
"Come on Maiya-chan; let's get you all dressed up ready for your Mamas' wedding shall we?"
The brunette smiling to Maiya, causing her to just smile back up to her, looking excited as she was put down on the floor by her Grandmother, so that she could happily run after the other three and follow them into the bathroom to get the infant changed into her flower girl dress.
Yuzu just chuckling slightly in response to her daughter running after her three close friends, while Mei now came to sit beside her on their double bed, the blonde just smiling to her as the dark haired girl looked to her soon to be Mother-in-law, frowning as she seemed to have something on her mind at the moment it seemed.
"I thought my Dad and Grandfather were coming along with you to meet up with us this morning, did they get held up somewhere?" she asked with a wondering expression, being curious as to where her Dad and Grandfather had gotten to after talking with them only very briefly last night once they had landed and before they left for their hotel. Causing the elder woman's smile to fade slightly, as she sighed, giving Mei a bit of an uneasy gaze in response.
"Well yes...sort of...you see Mei they wanted to come here and meet up with you all first, however...your father apparently lost some of his luggage last night when they were at the airport, so he went there early this morning and hasn't really come back just yet. And you're Grandfather...Shō told me he has been on the phone all morning, trying to sort out 'the details' with the family business still," the blonde's Mother explained with a obvious nervous tone in her voice, knowing that Mei had wanted to catch up with her Dad and Grandfather before the wedding, but that not seeming like it was going to be possible anymore sadly.
"So are they both still coming to the wedding?"
Mei looking a little worried now, as it was clear she didn't think she could even try and stay positive if it turned out that her Dad, and or Grandfather wouldn't be able to make the wedding after all. However Ms Okogi luckily calming Mei's worries as she quickly nodded her head, hoping to reassure her daughter's fiancée as much as she could at this point, as to not bring the positive mood she currently had down at all.
"Of course they are...you just probably won't be able to catch up with them like you wanted to, until after the ceremony I'm afraid," the elder woman confessed, fearing that this news would still put a bit of a damper on things, but luckily Mei not seeming to be too disappointed by being told this. The younger girl just sighing slightly with a little relief, before she just nodded to the blonde's Mother with a softened expression now,
"That's okay, as long as they are still both going to be there, I don't mind having to wait a little longer to talk with them," she stated, causing the elder woman to just nod and smile to her in reply, glad that Mei was still confident about today and thankfully she wasn't focusing on the little bumps they were hitting along the way so far.
Yuzu smiling to her fiancée, also being happy that Mei and her were keeping themselves from worrying too much still, before all of their attention was soon brought on to Harumi as she came walking back into the main area of the hotel room, having Matsuri and Nene following close behind her with excited smiles resting on their lips.
"Okay, she's ready!"
The brunette announced happily, gesturing a hand down as little Maiya came walking out of the bathroom with her short hair brushed neatly, and her white and lilac flower girl dress decorated with small light green flowers to complete her adorable look. Causing the others to all soon 'Aww' in unison and start to fuss over how cute Maiya looked dressed up as her Mothers' flower girl, Mei and Yuzu smiling to their young daughter as they got up from the bed, walked over to her and picked her up into their arms, the cheerful infant just smiling happily as she nuzzled into her Mothers' embrace and cuddled close to them both.
Luckily enough them all not having to wait much longer until Mei and Yuzu's dresses finally arrived, as the blonde's Mother quickly went to go and pick them both up from the lobby downstairs, returning back to the hotel that they were all in soon afterwards, so that the two brides could now get into their wedding dresses after waiting for so long.
Mei having Suzuran and Himeko helping her with her dress and the finishing touches, while Yuzu had Harumi and her Mother to help her, as Matsuri and Nene were just keeping Maiya entertained for the time being. Once the blonde was all ready, she walked into the bathroom to see her fiancée just looking into the mirror, the others having left the two alone for now, as Yuzu just smiled and moved to hug Mei from behind.
The younger girl not being all that surprised as she just closed her eyes, relaxing in the blonde's tight embrace, resting her hands over Yuzu's arms, and nuzzling into her when feeling her kissing her forehead lightly.
"Are you ready my beautiful bride?" she whispered out in a gentle voice, causing Mei to just soften her expression and sigh in reply to the blonde.
"As I'll ever be,"
She stated in a more confident tone, smiling when Yuzu just cuddled her closer and kissed her cheek, causing her to blush slightly, before they both soon left the bathroom to re-join everyone else in the main area of their hotel room. Them all leaving for the small chapel that the wedding was going to be held at after a little while, finding that they all had arrived at the same time as Mei's Dad and Grandfather meaning they could get the ceremony started straight away, and luckily enough didn't have to wait around for anyone at all it seemed.
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The wedding ceremony only being a very small and simple one, as that was just how Mei and Yuzu had wanted it, the small chapel being decorated with a light green and light purple theme. Himeko being next to where Mei would stand at the altar as she was Mei's' bridesmaid', and Harumi being the same for Yuzu, Matsuri standing off to the side being the 'ring-bearer', while the other remaining guests sat in the rows of seats as they watched the ceremony from where they currently sat.
Yuzu having made her way down the aisle first as she stood beside Harumi and the priestess, who was going to marry the blonde and Mei, while she stood holding her bouquet of white, lilac and teal flowers close to her chest. Waiting for Mei to come walking down the aisle, as everyone else was, as once they heard the music start to play they all looked to the doors of the chapel, seeing little Maiya being led by her Grandmother as they slowly walked down the aisle together.
The cheerful infant carrying a small basket full of white flower petals, as her Grandmother helped her to throw the petals out of the basket and on to the floor, while they continued to walk slowly, soon making it to the end of the aisle and going to sit down in the front row to join all the others waiting for Mei. The dark haired bride then starting to walk down the aisle with her Dad linking arms with her, smiling to his daughter as he gave her an encouraging expression, while Mei just smiled back to him softly, Shō giving Mei away to Yuzu once they had both reached the end of the aisle.
Going to sit down beside Mei's Grandfather in the front row of seats, Shō tried to keep his joyful tears at bay, as Mei joined Yuzu at the altar, the two brides gazing to one another and soon, slowly lifting their veils over the back of each others' heads. Yuzu widening her eyes a little as she looked to Mei, seeing her just glance back to her with a slight blush covering her cheeks, causing the blonde to smile, feeling like she was honestly the luckiest person alive right now as the ceremony began.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the love between Mei and Yuzu, may this day be the start of their long life spent together, to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, for better and for worse, in sickness and in health, until death do them part," the priestess saying a few words as everyone smiled while listening intently, Mei and Yuzu holding on to each other's hands tightly and glancing to one another every now and again, waiting for when they would get to exchange their vows.
"Please bring the rings over," the priestess said, gesturing to Matsuri as she caused her to nod her head, coming over to stand beside the two brides as she smiled to them both, and handed them the two sliver rings that they would put onto each other's ring fingers.
"Yuzu, would you like to go first?" gesturing to the blonde the priestess asked, as she caused Yuzu to soon just smile and nod back to her in response, thinking over what her vows were one last time before looking back to Mei and taking a deep breath.
"Ah sure... Mei, there was a time before I met you that I always thought something was missing, I thought by going to this new school I would find that missing piece, and although things hadn't gone how I had thought they would, I found that I was still able to find my missing piece in you. Although our relationship has seen many ups and downs, many moments of happiness and depressing times along the way, I really can't imagine going through it all with anyone else but you. You complete me...you make me feel whole, and I can honestly say that every day I get to wake up beside you is a day I will cherish for the rest of my life. I love you more than words can say...and I can't wait to see what else this journey through our lives brings us, as we continue to walk through it together," Yuzu just about being able to keep herself together, feeling tears welling up in her eyes, trying all she could to hold them back, as she caused Mei to nervously tuck a lock of hair behind her ear and blush when the blonde just smiled to her in response.
Mei holding out her left hand and allowing Yuzu to slowly slip the wedding ring on to her ring finger, kissing her knuckle lightly, and causing the younger girl to just glance away slightly and take a deep breath of her own, before turning back to the blonde and beginning to say her own vows to her beloved soon-to-be wife.
"I didn't really prepare anything since I wasn't sure what I should say...however there is something I do want to say to you...Yuzu...I used to think I knew where my life was going, that I'd leave school, take over my Grandfather's business, get married, have children and the cycle would continue the same way for them as well. But then you walked into my life and turned everything upside down for me, you kept wanting to stay with me and reach out to me more, no matter how much I pushed you away, you just wouldn't leave me alone," the others all chuckling at that, as Mei paused, collecting her thoughts before continuing on.
"I didn't realise back then how much I really needed you, but now I can't imagine what my life would be like without you being in it. There are many things that have happened in our lives while we've been together, and although I couldn't see any of them coming at all...I wouldn't change it for the world," she paused again as she glanced to their young daughter, seeing her looking back to her two Mothers happily, before Mei turned back to Yuzu with a smile now.
"You've changed my life in so many ways; you've made me want to be a better person. I love Yuzu...I love you so much...and I'm looking forward to spending the rest of our lives together," the younger girl finished as she slipped Yuzu's wedding ring on to her ring finger, feeling Yuzu squeezing her hand as she couldn't help but let a couple of tears escape her eyes and run down her cheeks. Yuzu just wiping them away as the blonde blushed deeply and smiled back to Mei, caressing the side of her face softly, as a short, blissful silence fell on them both.
Before the priestess soon spoke up once again, catching the two brides' attention, "Yuzu do you take Mei to be your lawfully wedded wife?" she asked in a polite voice, the blonde just frantically nodding her head in reply.
"I do!"
She stated in a joyful tone, maybe saying it a bit too loud as she caused Mei and pretty much everyone else to just chuckle slightly, before the priestess turned to Mei instead a moment later.
"And Mei, do you take Yuzu to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
"I do," the younger girl just replying in a soft tone as she nodded her head, while she and Yuzu gazed deeply into each other's eyes, still holding tightly on to one another's hands.
"Then by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you two wife and wife. You may kiss your bride," the priestess finished as she smiled brightly, while Yuzu pulled Mei closer to her chest and kissed her lips lightly, smiling when feeling the younger girl kiss her back, hearing the others cheering loudly for them both and causing them to just chuckle once their lips had parted.
Mei just resting her head against Yuzu's chest as the blonde hugged her tightly and kissed her on top of her head, feeling Mei nuzzling into her lovingly, before they soon separated and began to walk back up the aisle, still hand in hand as they headed to the chapel doors together, being closely followed by everyone else soon afterwards.
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Leaving the chapel to take some pictures of their special day outside, only for the weather to suddenly change on them, as it ended up raining rather heavily for a little while. However none of them seeming to care as Yuzu and Mei both just shrugged their shoulders, deciding to continue having their pictures taken in the rain, it resulting in them all being soaked but no one minding that at all, it showing that really nothing was going to ruin this perfect day for the two brides.
Being wrapped in each other's arms as they posed for their wedding photos, all the others still cheering and being just as happy for the newly married couple, them all taking a whole bunch of pictures together before soon heading off to go and make their way to the wedding reception together.
Once they had all gotten dry and changed into their 'after-party' dresses, everyone now was in the reception hall together, all the guests crowding around Mei and Yuzu as they cut the cake together. Mei grabbing a spoon and ready to feed a bit of the cake to her wife, but pausing and looking confused upon seeing the blonde now holding what could only be described as 'a giant spoon' with a big red bow tied around the middle of it.
Mei just raising her eyebrow as she gestured to the big spoon, causing the blonde to just smile nervously back to her in response, "It was a wedding gift from Harumin and Matsuri," she stated with a shrug of her shoulders, as Mei just rolled her eyes with a slight chuckle, before just shaking her head a little.
'Of course it was,'
She thought to herself, figuring that she really shouldn't have been quite so surprised after all, simply just shrugging her shoulders, before the two of them linked arms and fed each other a 'spoonful' of the cake (Yuzu's being significantly bigger than Mei's), while all the others cheered happily and waited patiently to get their own piece of the large cake as well.
Both of the brides soon throwing their bouquets behind them for two of the others to catch, it ending up that Himeko caught one and clearly being happy about it, while Harumi caught the other bouquet and caused Matsuri to just smirk to her with a raised eyebrow, making the brunette widen her eyes and blush slightly in return. The others just cheering the young couple on, clearly being overjoyed if they were the next ones to be getting married out of them all, however all things soon calming down once Mei and Yuzu had had their first dance together as a married couple.
The two swaying together to the slow love song the band was playing for them, as they had the whole dance floor to themselves, Mei resting her head on Yuzu's chest as she relaxed in the blonde's loving embrace and closed her eyes. Listening to her wife's steady heartbeat while Yuzu kissed her on top of her head and soon spun her around causing the younger girl to chuckle slightly, Yuzu just smiling back to her brightly as she caressed her cheek softly, kissing her lips lightly once the song had finished, before everyone else came to join the married couple on the dance floor and the music changed to be something much more upbeat instead.
Yuzu and Mei eventually being able to get away from everyone else for a bit as they both now sat at one of the tables together, while watching all their friends dancing with one another and seeming like they were having the time of their lives, causing the two brides to just smile to them, happy to see them all enjoying themselves so much.
"I'm sorry Mei," the blonde sighed as she looked back to Mei, and caused the younger girl to just turn back to her with a questioning gaze, propping herself up on her elbow, and seeing that her wife looked disappointed in herself for some reason.
"What are you apologizing for?"
"Well because things didn't really go to plan today, with our dresses being shipped late, then you not being able to talk with your Dad and Grandfather until after the wedding, plus on top of it all it started raining when we were taking our wedding pictures..." the elder girl trailing off, looking down as she bit her bottom lip and caused Mei to just sigh slightly, a small smile forming on her lips and she soon catching Yuzu's attention again a moment later.
"Yuzu they were only some small bumps we hit along the way," she tried to reassure the blonde, as she gave her an encouraging expression, resting a hand over her's, and causing Yuzu to smile back to her but seem a little downhearted still unfortunately.
"I know...but...I just wanted today to be perfect," the elder girl stated, looking like she was mad at herself at the moment, causing Mei to just roll her eyes slightly and squeeze tightly on to the blonde's hand, figuring that she should have guessed Yuzu would still be a bit insecure about how today had gone for them both.
"Yuzu when has anything in our lives ever gone 'exactly to plan'?" Mei asked as she sighed a little, causing the blonde to look back to her with a curious expression, unsure of what the younger girl meant, but not having the chance to question her, as Mei continued on before letting Yuzu respond to her.
"First we practically despised each other, then ended up becoming step-sisters, living together and sharing the same bed. You helped me connect with my Dad again, we slowly fell in love with each other, everything that happened with the people who are all now our close friends, our parents catching us kissing, and in result divorcing and separating us for five long months. Us getting back together and swearing to never leave each other ever again, our partners both supporting us, me talking and sorting out everything with my Grandfather again. Then Maiya coming along and you proposing to me of course..." she paused as she caused Yuzu to still seem a little unsure, but it looking like she may be slowly getting just where Mei was going with all of this, while the younger girl just leaned forward in her chair and lowered her tone.
"None of that was planned at all was it? And if given the choice...I honestly would do it all again," she finished with a softened smile, causing Yuzu to look taken aback at first, before she soon just blushed and smiled back to Mei.
"So would I," the blonde happily agreed as she nodded to Mei, causing her to just squeeze Yuzu's hand again feeling her squeeze her back tightly soon afterwards.
"Yuzu you said last night that today would be one of the happiest days of our lives, and you were right. I truly feel like this is the happiest I've ever been," the younger girl added with a reassuring expression, causing Yuzu to instantly tear up as she quickly hugged Mei and nuzzled into her, feeling Mei burying her head into her shoulder in return.
"I feel the same...I love you Mei, I love you so much!" Yuzu raising her voice as she caused Mei to just chuckle slightly, before she sighed and relaxed in the blonde's warm embrace.
"I love you too, Yuzu," she replied in a soft tone as the two stayed cuddling each other close for a good while, both of them melting into a kiss after a few minutes of blissful silence, before their loving moment was soon interrupted by a little voice calling to them and catching their attention now.
"Mama! Mommy!" hearing their young daughter calling out to them both, as they turned to her and saw her reaching her arms up to them both, as she came to stand in front of them, while Harumi and Matsuri came running after the smiling infant.
"Hey what have you been up to Maiya-chan?" Yuzu asked as she leaned down to her daughter and ruffled her short hair, causing her to giggle happily in response, the blonde looking to her two friends and seeing them both being out of breath at the moment.
"Tiring us out by making us chase her around, that's what she's been 'up to'," Harumi stated as she sighed heavily, while her and Matsuri playfully glared to Maiya, causing her to just smile back up to them both, being oblivious to what she had done to tire the two out so much.
Mei and Yuzu just chuckling slightly, before soon pulling away from each other and looking anxious when Mei's Dad and Grandfather now came walking over to them, along with Yuzu's Mother following close behind them. The dark haired girl seeming nervous as she glanced down, looking a little uneasy, but that soon going away when she heard her Grandfather speak up and cause her to breathe a sigh of relief.
"It's clear you two make each other happy, and...I'm glad to see that, really I am," the older man stated, with a sincere expression, causing Mei and Yuzu to soon just nod their heads and smile back to him in reply.
"Thank you Grandfather, and it really did mean a lot to both of us that you were here today," Mei said as Yuzu just smiled brightly, clearly agreeing with her wife, while the older man just soon nodded back to his two Granddaughters, and found that he couldn't help but give a softened smile to both of them after seeing that they really did love each other, most likely more than then he would ever understand.
"You two really did look beautiful together at the altar," Shō smiling happily, as he caused them to both just smile back to him.
"Thank you Dad," Mei seeing her Dad just nod back to her, before he caused her to seem a little confused when he held his hand out, seeming a bit nervous when her spoke again a moment later.
"Yuzu, would you mind if I stole your wife away for a moment? After all it's been years since I danced with my daughter," he asked, causing Mei to glance to Yuzu, as the blonde just nodded and smiled back to her, both of them standing up from their chairs now, Mei taking her Dad's hand while Yuzu winked to her beloved wife.
"Go ahead, I think I'll just go and dance with the others for now,"
The blonde replied, before she and her Mother walked off to go and dance with Harumi, Matsuri, all their other friends and Maiya on the dance floor, while leaving Mei to dance together with her father. He twirling her around and holding her close, as they both smiled to each other happily.
Everyone enjoying themselves late into the night, only settling down and starting to leave for their hotel together when the early hours of the morning came and the sun was soon beginning to rise, putting an end to their perfect day that had been filled with a few bumps here and there, but mostly just happiness overall for Mei, Yuzu and everyone else as well.
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Sorry for being a day late again, I've just been a little busy lately, but here it is the long awaited 'Wedding chapter' that I have been wanting to write for ages now! Hope you all enjoy. :D
Also the 'Honeymoon chapter' is next (and it just might come out on Tuesday instead of Monday as well) so look forward to it. ^_^
Killerchainsaw ;)
