EDIT - December 19, slightly extended this chapter

Ren glances around nervously at the huge gathering that has arrived for his and Makoto's wedding. Sojiro was given permission to sit up front with Ren's parents, and Ren is waiting nervously for his bride to appear. With no male relatives, Sae was allowed to walk her sister down the aisle to give her away for the ceremony.

When he had presented Makoto her engagement ring on Christmas Eve, she hadn't really been surprised, but she had been happy, and Ren had smiled at her. He remembers how he tugged off her glove to put on the ring, and how he felt much better after she was wearing it.

That act had made everything official. Makoto has seemed elated that she'll finally be joining the Amamiya family, and she has willingly agreed to be a Amamiya, rather than asking him to take her name.

Ren hasn't seen Makoto since the day before, and he's anxious to see her in the wedding gown that Yusuke had designed. Yusuke had bragged to Ren that it was his masterpiece. Makoto ended up choosing violet for the dresses of her bridesmaids, and the flowers around the room are violet as well.

Finally, it's time to start. Ren feels his heart thump as the ceremony starts to take place. It seems like forever as their endless wedding party starts down the aisle first. Ren grins at Ryuji with Ann. They actually look pretty good together. Ren also notices that Yusuke seems overly happy as he escorts Futaba down the aisle.

Yusuke and Futaba have been getting along surprisingly well, and Makoto is considering throwing her bouquet at the girl so that those two can be next in line for marriage. She had told Ren that fact with a little grin. Mishima and Eiko come down next. Mishima hadn't really been attracted to Eiko, but they seem to get along fine. Next is Haru and Shinya Oda. Haru looks expectedly beautiful all done up with her dress and hair. She keeps giving Shinya a sideways glare to keep him in line. Hifumi and Kaoru Iwai come last, and they too seem to have become friends over the course of the past several months.

The march of the bride starts, and everybody stands as Sae enters the room holding Makoto's arm. Ren can feel his heart smashing against his chest as he stares at his amazingly beautiful bride. Her dress is every bit as beautiful as Yusuke had proclaimed it to be, and with it on Makoto, it's effect was magnified tenfold. Her dress has a short train, but the design, fabrics, and accessories look breathtakingly beautiful and perfect.

Her dress doesn't have any straps, and it doesn't flare out too much at the bottom, it ends up giving her the look of being taller since it doesn't flare as much as he had imagined it probably would.

He cannot wait to get her to Hawaii for their honeymoon. When she finally gets to his side, Sae presents her to Ren before stepping back. Ren gives Makoto a look of earth shattering love before they turn their attention to the man performing the ceremony.

Ren takes Makoto's hands, into his own, and stares into her eyes as the ceremony begins. She can tell he likes her wedding dress, because his eyes give away his appreciation.

She eyes him up and down throughout the entire ceremony, and is caught off guard, when asked to recite her vows. Makoto gets really nervous, but she looks up at him, and smiles into his eyes.

"I swear to always love and cherish you. I will stick with you through thick and thin, through sickness and health. I'll always be there to help you, in life's pursuit of happiness, and I'll love you until I cease to exist. I also promise to kick you when you're being an idiot, since you need that sometimes." Makoto says, earning laughs and guffaws from their guests. Ren's eyes widen at that, but he's hardly surprised.

"Makoto, no woman means to me, what you mean to me. I swear to keep on loving you, protecting you, cherishing you, and respecting you. I will do everything in my power, to keep you happy, and I'm appreciative that you'll kick me into shape when I need it. I'll stick with you through everything, and I refuse to allow death to separate us. I will spend every moment of my life, loving you, no matter what." Ren says, and though some people are laughing that the couple actually spoke of Makoto kicking his butt into gear, most of the guests are starting to get teary eyed from listening to their vows.

Ren and Makoto can barely take their eyes off of each other, as they slip on their wedding bands, and are officially pronounced married.

"You may kiss the bride."

Finally they're told that and everyone leans forward. Ren kisses her soft lips and she holds on tight for their first kiss as a married couple. Ren and Makoto finally break away from one another and a thunderous cheer breaks out in the room.

"Congratulations, Amamiya-san." Ren says in a low voice to her, wanting to acknowledge her taking his last name immediately following the ceremony.

"Thank you, Ren." Makoto tells him with a smile. It had made her heart jump in happiness that he called her Amamiya-san. It was definitely something she can get used to other people calling her, but she has always liked the way Ren says her name. They start to walk slowly towards the exit. "Come on, Ren. We have to take some pictures and head to the reception hall." Makoto tells him, and they walk a little bit quicker. They're congratulated by everybody they pass by, and everybody seems very happy that the pair have finally tied the knot.

Nobody is happier than Ren and Makoto are though. They both give each other intensely loving gazes.

At the Reception…

Ren and Makoto have a splendid time, and they even toast their marriage with sake. Ren and Makoto stay side by side, and accept everyone's warm wishes for their future.

When it's time for Ryuji to give the best man speech, Ren worries since Ryuji isn't much of a speech giver. Makoto's eyes look bright and happy though as Ryuji takes a microphone so that everybody at the reception can hear him.

"Never in my life have I met two people more suited for each other. I can't think of a woman better suited to my best friend. Ever since I first saw them together, I noticed what a great couple they made. They have always cared more about each other than they have themselves. They're both spirited and they're both survivors, and I am confident that they have made the right decision. The love that they share is a shining example of what love should be. I wish nothing but the best of luck to both of you, congratulations." Ryuji says before raising his drink.

This is the first time Ryuji has ever had an alcoholic beverage. Every other time in his life he had no trouble turning down sake, but he couldn't do that for his best friend's wedding, this was the exception to the rule. Everyone raises their cups after his speech and Makoto smiles brightly at him. Ren grins in a satisfied way as well.

Everyone is served an expensive meal, though the time spent eating seems to fly by quickly. Makoto had been very careful not to get anything on her wedding dress, which she is still wearing. When dinner is wrapping up, Ren and Makoto stare at each other lovingly.

Futaba jumps up.

"It's time for the bride and groom to share the first dance!" Futaba yells loudly, and everybody cheers. Ren flames up. This had been the worst part of the past few months, learning to dance so that he wouldn't step on Makoto's feet or make an ass of him and her at their reception.

Ren stands and offers his hand to Makoto who takes it and stands gracefully. He leads her out onto the floor and a waltz begins to play. Ren and Makoto take up their dancing positions and stare into each other's eyes as they dance. The song ends quicker than anticipated. Makoto ends up dancing with her Sister and Ren's Father before she is returned to Ren for another dance.

Ren was dancing with a young relative of his while Makoto danced with his father and Sae. She had given him a partial glare throughout their dance, and she had been kind of embarrassed, but Ren's uncle had given her a look that meant she had to dance with Ren.

When Makoto throws her bouquet, she takes note of where Futaba is standing before she throws. Makoto's aim is perfect and Futaba blushes as she winds up being the one who catches the bouquet.

When they cut their wedding cake, Makoto and Ren go to feed each other, and Ren is kind, since he doesn't want to ruin Yusuke's masterpiece, but Makoto isn't so kind. She smashes the cake in his face as she had heard tradition dictates she do. Ren ended up with cake all over his face, and everybody laughed, which made a loud echoing noise throughout the reception hall. Ren had glared at her as he'd wiped his face clean and his face had shown his thoughts perfectly.

I'll get you back for that.

The rest of the night goes smoothly, and both Ren and Makoto decide they have to find Sojiro before they leave to celebrate their wedding night. They finally locate him in a cozy corner enjoying a drink. Makoto taps him on the arm and Sojiro looks up and gives them a happy smile.

"Congratulations you two!" Sojiro sings out.

"It's thanks to you that everything happened the way that it did, and we both just really wanted to thank you." Makoto tells him softly. Sojiro can't miss the clear happiness in her eyes, even though he's confused.

"How did I help?." Sojiro asks them. Makoto and Ren smile.

"You took me in when no one else would, if you didn't I never would've had to come to Tokyo, and I would've never met Makoto" Ren smiles at him "We owe you one."

"No need to think of it like that." Sojiro says with a wave of his hand. "All I did was see a kid that needed help"

"And you did, I have everything I have now" Ren tearfully says, throwing himself into a bow "Thank you!"

Sojiro is taken aback by Ren's words, he feels his own eyes getting misty. He stands up and wraps the boy in a hug, softly patting him of the back. A couple of sniffles and a few seconds later, the two of them break apart

"Dumb kid, I said not to think of it like that" Sojiro laughs, earning a chuckle from Ren

"Come on Ren, it's time to leave." Makoto says to him, giving him a look of anticipation.

They locate his family and her sister and they inform them that they're ready to leave. Ren's father gets a big goofy smile on his face.

"Now that's what I'm talking about." Ren's Father, Toshiyuki Amamiya says with a satisfied nod of his head, causing Sae to glare at him.

"Take care of my sister or die." Sae says as he's glaring at Ren's offensive father.

"Oh he'll take care of her alright." Toshiyuki says, not caring about Sae's stick up the butt attitude. Both Makoto and Ren feel a bit shocked at this comment. Their eyes both widen at the embarrassing words.

"Come on," Makoto says softly, yet urgently to Ren.

The couple walk away blushing furiously, but Toshiyuki doesn't stop there.

"You can do it all night long! Save sleeping for the plane!"

"Honestly!" Ren's mother, Atsuko huffs as she elbows her husband in the ribs

"When we get back to Japan, I am going to deck him so hard," Ren promises Makoto as they are no longer able to hear Toshiyuki due to the cheers of their guests.

Ren keeps his arm around Makoto as they walk out to the limousine at the residence. Haru had gotten them the honeymoon suite at the nicest hotel in Tokyo, as a Wedding Gift.

"I wonder what our room will look like," Makoto says, since she's only been in a hotel once, in Hawaii, where they'll be heading back to in a few days

"Who knows." Ren says as he slips his arm around her. Makoto smiles up at him, and Ren takes the opportunity to have their first kiss alone "All that matters is today is the best day of my life"

"It's the best day of my life too," Makoto says honestly as she kisses him back. She sighs and relaxes as the two enter the Limo and drive off. She smiles and leans her head on his shoulder as she closes her eyes

"Words can't describe how happy I am to be Makoto Amamiya"