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One good thing about being the only designated driver for parties is that the next day, you get to decide on how to wake up your drunk friends. This was a task that James took great pleasure in, given how he stood outside the boys room with an air horn in his right hand.

Seeing as time was of the essence, he promptly kicked the door open with as much force as he could, then walked right in and pressed down on the horn.

What resulted was a noise so intense that everyone snapped to their feet then rubbed their heads due to the hangover last night's party caused.

"Good morning maggots", he boomed like a drill instructor in the army.

"James its too early", groaned Lindow

"Yeah, let us sleep for a little longer", whined Kota.

"Sorry, not going to happen", replied James "You're all going to wash your face, clean up and get dressed".

"And I expect you all to be ready in one hour or else I'll play the national anthem of twelve different countries on maximum volume".

Not wanting to see him fulfil his word, the boys immediately darted out the rooms and to their own to get ready and get dressed.

James took this opportunity to wake up the girls' side as well with the same method and the same warning. Thanks to that, both sides were getting ready faster than before.

Still dressed in his clothes from yesterday, he took a moment to check up on the guys. They all gathered in Lindow's room again and were now running around trying to help each other get dressed and ready. He took a moment to retrieve a box from his bag then headed to the girl's room.

"Relax its only me", he said poking his head inside to stop the others from shouting and trying to keep him out.

"So how do you all like the dresses I made?" he asked

The bridesmaids all wore on a sleeveless light pink dress with a darker pink material around the waist and white flowers on the side. They wore a pair of matching white gloves which extended all the way up to their elbow They also wore on white high heeled shoes and had fake pearls inserted into their hair, to complete the look.

"This is amazing work James", said Tsubaki looking at herself in the mirror.

"James quick I need your help", said Hibari and turned around "Do me a favour and help me with the zip".

"By the way", he said to all of them "Where is Sakuya?"

"The other room", replied Kanon "by the way when are you going to change?"

"I'll take a couple of minutes", he replied and headed to the room Alisa pointed at. When he went through, he was at a total loss for words.

The basic design of the white dress itself bore similar features to the bridesmaid dresses, in that it was also sleeveless but that's where the similarities ended. The dress had carefully stitched flower petals with pearls to serve as the flowers. The dress itself wasn't flowing but instead wrapped gently around her figure. The front of the dress also had a carefully stitched pattern with plenty of pearls placed on it. The straps as well were not two thin loops of cloth, instead they were made of a cloth slightly darker than the rest of the dress and was bunched up to give her a more complete look. The gloves that she wore had a lacy design while the shoes she wore were pearl white as well.

Holding a bouquet of blue roses in her hand, Sakuya turned around to a stunned James and asked him "How do I look?"

"Wow", he said with his eyes wide in surprise and his mouth hanging open

"That's it?" she asked with a gentle smile.

"I can't think of any words", he said shaking his head "Truth is there are no words", he added slowly walking to her.

"You… you look amazing Sakuya", he said his lips curving into a smile.

"You think so?" she asked looking at herself in the mirror

"Yeah, you're gonna knock 'em flat", he said looking at her reflection.

"This must have taken you a long time to make huh?" she asked

"It was all worth it in the end", he said with a light laugh "Oh by the way, I got this for you".

"But I thought your present was taking care of the whole wedding", she said as James produced a large black display box for her.

"Apparently", he said opening the box to reveal a pearl necklace "These particular set of pearls can only be found in the gold Gboro-Gboro's which as you know are pretty rare".

She continued staring at it for a while before her eyes started welling up.

"Hey now", he said taking the necklace out and holding it up for her "This isn't the time to be crying".

"It's just", she said "You… you've done so much for us already James".

"Don't worry about it", he said placing it around her neck "Now promise me you won't cry alright".

"Deal but you have to promise me something too", she said just as he turned to leave.

As per the design, Lindow's tux was black with dark grey pants. He wore on a vest and white shirt underneath and had a pair of white gloves and black shoes to complete his look. He slapped come cologne onto his chin then took a moment to examine himself in the mirror.

"Well don't you look dashing", commented a familiar voice. He turned around and said "You know for the guy who's on everyone's case for not getting ready, you seem to be taking your time".

"Don't worry about me", said James striding in "I can get dressed in two minutes max".

Lindow chuckled at the audacious statement then looked at himself in the mirror "So what do you think?"

"You look great Lindow", he said helping him with the tie "Although there is one thing left to complete the look".

He looked at James who held a silver coloured watch in his hand.

"I had a friend of mine from Switzerland send this thing to me. It's accurate to a 100th of a second I think and the things made of pure silver while the hands and dials are made of gold".

"Whoa", he said looking at it and then back to James. "NO way can I take something like this, it must have cost you a fortune".

"It did but that's not a problem", he said with a shrug "I got plenty of cash to burn anyway and yes you are going to take it".

Soon enough the guys were all dressed and ready. They all stood outside Lindow's room ready to go to the church except for one person

"You're the only one that's left James", said Soma "Come on get dressed".

James held his vest and shirt in one hand with his tuxedo and pants in the other. Then he started spinning at speeds that no human should be able to. By the time he stopped, he was fully dressed and ready to go.

"You have to teach me how to do that", said Kota who was just as stunned as the others were by the new skill their teammate had displayed. Rather than asking how he did it, the teams all met up with their respective partners while Lindow led the way into the church.

The church itself was a gothic inspired piece of architecture taking inspiration from French architecture as well. That explained why there were many stained glass windows on either side, the chairs were wood of course but they gave off a shine which indicated that it was recently varnished. The isle had a few arches decorated with flowers and there was a lily taped to the sides of the benches. There were also plenty of balloons that hung up in regular intervals along with some on the ground.

"Unbelievable", said Tatsumi as they made their way down the aisle.

"How did you do all of this James?" asked Lindow

"It's easy when you're plenty motivated", he replied at the last.

While everyone was busy looking at the decorations, Alisa moved a little closer to James asking him "Did you do this all by yourself?"

"Yep, couldn't have the guests helping and I certainly didn't want to trouble you", he muttered to her only to get a light nudge from his partner

"Idiot", she whispered just as they reached the altar and separated. Everyone stood there quietly for a while till the guests started filing in.

"James have you ever considered being a party planner after you retire?" asked Dr. Sakaki standing behind them.

"Hey Doc, are you officiating the wedding?" asked Brendan

"Yes", he replied correcting his glasses "I'll make sure that this stays brief and simple".

Soon enough the guests had arrived. James nodded to the pianist who started playing the entrance tune. There was silence for a moment as everyone turned to the door, expecting the bride to walk in.

"Oh that's right", James said a little loud before darting down the aisle to fulfil his other duty. Outside of the church, he saw Sakuya waiting for him and without wasting anytime, he quickly put the veil over her hand, linked her arm with his and they entered.

It was clear enough based on everyone's expressions and that of the groom's that she looked absolutely amazing.

"Told ya, you'd knock them out", he muttered causing her to giggle a little.

Once they reached the altar, James handed her over to Lindow and took his place while Dr. Sakaki started.

As promised he kept things brief so that the couple could move to their vows. Lindow's vows were warm, kind and brought a tear to the eye of many who were listening. Sakuya's was thoughtful, carefully worded and full of love.

With one final declaration from Dr. Sakaki, the two kissed and everyone in the church erupted with applause to celebrate the newly wedded couple.

"Ladies and gentlemen", said James tapping on the champagne glass so that everyone in the reception area became silent "May I present, Mr and Mrs. Amamiya".

At his word, Lindow and Sakuya both took the centre of the stage to have their first dance as husband and wife. The dance continued till it was time for the bridesmaids and groomsmen to also join in.

"Hmm that's odd", said Alisa looking around "Where did James go?"

As much as he didn't want the two projects to overlap, the couple settling on Hokkaido was great news for him as it was incredibly close to another location he had his eye on.

Slinking away from the party he did not take long to find a warehouse near the beach, a good distance from the wedding itself. Once inside he headed towards the shelf on his left and pulled one of the dusty ornaments.

In response a door on the ground opened up, revealing a flight of stairs going down. He walked down the stairs, through the empty and lifeless corridor that seemed to stretch on for a good distance before stopping at a large open room.

He placed his hands on the keyboard and typed in a line of code. The room slowly came back to life with a few lights around him blinking and indicating the layer of cobwebs and dust that had formed in the absence of any humans.

James continued typing into the computer which displayed pages and pages of data at an incredible rate. Normally most people would never be able to read through it but he wasn't most people.

"Well this is a rather odd place to find you", said a voice from behind causing him to stop.

"And here I thought you went out to get a drink", the voice added as he turned around.

"Figured out of everyone here, you might have noticed what I was doing Dr. Sakaki", said James casually to the only other person in the room.

"I have had some doubts but I never would have guessed that you'd go to such lengths", said the doctor casually despite noticing the ominous object behind James.

"Ah yes, I understand that you might think I was going to do something drastic", said James with a wry chuckle "But if you would, please indulge me for a moment and listen to my plans. By the time I'm done I'm sure you'll agree with me".

"You haven't found him either?" asked Ayame and Alisa shook her head "Where did he go?"

"Guys I heard James went outside to the beach to have a quick drink", said Kota

"What?" shouted the pair at the same time

"I swear if he's drinking I will never forgive him", said Alisa grinding her teeth.

"He'd better not have even touched a bottle or else", added Ayame cracking the knuckles in her hand.

"Why do you two not want him to drink?" asked Kota and only got a pair of glares from the girls, causing him to shrink in their presence.

"James", said the doctor taking a step back "This is…"

"Crazy? Yes, Impossible? Yes but will that stop me? Not a chance".

Sakaki took a moment to collect his thoughts and try to wrap his head around the bomb his subordinate just dropped "How far have you proceeded with this plan?"

"I have half the resources required to make it happen. The main problem is the design and final testing", he replied crossing his arms "I'm not particularly good in this subject compared to you so I was hoping…"

"You want me to aid you in this suicide mission?" asked the doctor.

"Of course I do"

"I don't need to remind you the number of things that could cause the mission to fail".

"I've done most of the math myself, it won't change my mind"

"Why? Why do you feel the need to do this?"

"If one has power in this world, then it becomes their duty to use it for the benefit of others", replied James as if quoting from his personal bible "That aside I think it would be a fun mission".

"A mission that will most certainly end in your death", countered the doctor, the lightness leaving his voice.

"Am I to take it that you don't want to help?"

"I will help", said the doctor "If we can lessen the dangers then I'm all for it, but there is one condition."

"You have to survive and tell me the whole story", he said narrowing his gaze.

"Sounds like a good deal", said James extending his hand out "Good to be working with you partner".

"And here's to the success of the craziest mission you have ever created, partner", said the doctor and shook his hand.

The two first of all decided not to tell another soul about what they had planned then left the warehouse. On the way they discussed a number of things dealing with the next step and how they should proceed.

Their conversation of course was cut short when they saw Kota come and drag James back in as he stated that the two girls are about to blow a gasket.

Upon arrival, James had to quickly lie to the girls that he went out to get a little drink. He was then given a sound lecture by Ayame and Alisa on why he should never touch alcohol in the first place.

"Well that aside", said Ayame looking at James "Let's go dance".

Before he or Alisa could say anything, Ayame grabbed his hand and immediately took him to the dance floor. The bride, groom and everyone else all noticed the two dancing in the centre of the stage, to the tune of a fast paced song played by the band. Everyone was surprised to see how well the two of them danced and a few commented on how they both had good chemistry as well.

Almost everyone…

Alisa felt a lump forming in her stomach ever since Ayame had come to the far east but did not want to say anything because of the occasion. She believed that as time went on, this feeling would fade but it was the opposite.

"Hey there", said James snapping her out of her thoughts, causing her to act a little confused.

"I know it's a little late", he added with an apologetic smile while extending his hand to her "But would you like to dance?"

As much as she was angry at him for first vanishing like a ninja and dancing first with Ayame, she couldn't stay mad at him. The girl placed her hand in his and he led her to the dance floor.

Instead of something quick and fast, this song was a slow one which was good for her.

"By the way", he whispered "You need to put your feet on my shoes".

Alisa's face became red, wondering whether or not he actually found out about her secret.

As if he was psychic James once again silently whispered "I know you can't dance, that's why I made everyone's dresses so long".

She only now noticed that it wasn't just her but most of her teammates as well were having trouble dancing. She slowly and carefully placed her feet on top of his shoes, allowing him to guide her across the floor.

"How did you know?" she asked her head not meeting his gaze.

"Lucky guess", he replied.

As the two continued to dance, Alisa started to relax more and more. She slowly placed her head on his shoulder, fully giving herself over to the music and the dance. James noticed this but said nothing and continued.

Alisa now understood why she felt that lump in her stomach and why she was not feeling it right now. She was jealous seeing him hanging around with anyone else and the reason she felt that jealousy was simple;

Whether it be the moment, the music or the event itself, Alisa realized that somewhere along the way, she had fallen in love with James.

AN: oh my goodness, more development and what is this plan that James and Sakaki are working on? Oh so many questions and next chapter will be going back to the final story arc of the first god eater game.