The wedding is finally here, and boy is this going to be a hard party. Also putting the reception in as well. Enjoy.

Song featured: "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri

"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella


Ch 75: Another Princess

(Heart's Pov)

It was the day before the wedding and we were all making our way to the palace. I've never been to the palace before. I've gone by it a few times but I've never been inside. This was going to be a first and it was all interesting to experience.

Alastor said he was in the palace once, but that was many years ago. Back when he first became an overlord. Since then though, he hasn't taken a step inside. That and Lucifer wasn't in the best speaking terms with him. As to why the two hated one another I didn't want to pry and ask, but I'm sure it was a big deal.

The wedding was happening at the palaces garden in the back. As much as Charlie wanted to have her wedding at the hotel, her parents did not allow it. Saying it was more appropriate for her to be married at the palace. Which was understandable, but Charlie agreed either way. Saying that the palace gardens were always beautiful.

So, we all planned to meet at the palace the day before the wedding. The king and queen would be having rooms reserved for all of us to stay in, which I thought was awfully nice of them to do. That way we would all be there at once. No one would be late. Everyone would be on time.

Soon the building came into view. Honestly, the palace looked more like a giant mansion then anything. I was sure Lucifer was always changing the building but for now it almost reminded me of Buckingham Palace in a way. There was a long driveway up to the front.

Alastor was driving the car and got past the gate. The two guards in front must have known we were coming as they didn't stop us to ask questions. We weren't the only ones arriving at that same time because I noticed Russ's car was at the front of the palace. He was getting a bag out of the trunk with Angel beside him. I knew the snake demon liked to be on time if at all possible.

Charlie did tell us to arrive around 4:30 or 5pm if possible. She wanted us all to have dinner together with her parents before the big day tomorrow and I thought it was a great idea. Alastor wasn't for it at all though. He would get over it. Plus, it would give us time to have some more time with the king and queen. As scary as that did sound.

I was not sure who all was here yet or who wasn't, but I am sure Charlie was already here along with Vaggie, Veronica and Dr. Talon. They probably all rode together from the hotel. I believe the two girls said that they are going to go a traditional route as well. Stay in separate rooms and such. It would definitely be interesting.

Soon we got to where Angel and Russ were, Alastor stopped the car and turned it off. I opened the door quickly and greeted the two. "Hey guys, fancy meeting you here." I said with a small chuckle.

Angel and Russ turned to greet us with a smile. "Nice ta see ya here to babe." Angel said as he walked up to us.

"Do you know if anyone else is here yet?" I asked as I closed my door and opened the back one to get Elena out of her car seat.

"Yea, Charlie and the others from the hotel are all here." Russ answered as he walked up beside Angel.

"Are they waiting inside for us, I hope?" Alastor asked as he stepped out of the car.

"Yea, she texted me ta say she was goin to wait ta take us to our rooms. Should be simple." Angel told me.

"Fantastic!" I said with a clap, but my thoughts got cut when I heard Elena start crying. "Oops, excuse me a moment." I said to the two.

I went into the car and started to unbuckle Elena from her car seat. Alastor got Rufio out from the other side. We made sure it was ok to bring the hound with us. Charlie ran it by her parents and said it was ok as long as he didn't get in the way of anything or pick fights with the other hounds at the palace. I knew Rufio would behave himself. Plus, I wanted the extra protection while here. I couldn't trust anyone, especially here.

Alastor gave me the leash for Rufio as he went to grab the small bags we had for ourselves. We knew it would just be one day so we didn't pack much. Once we got it all out of the car, we walked up the small set of stairs to the front door. As we got halfway the doors opened and there stood Charlie and Vaggie.

"Yay you guys made it!" Charlie cheered and jumped a little with excitement.

We all gave a chuckle at her.

"Sorry if we are a little late." I told her as we finally got up to the top.

"Oh, its no worries. I'm sure it's hard to try and get everything ready with the little one around." Charlie said with a smile.

"Oh man that's an understatement." I said sarcastically.

Charlie went and gave me a hug, being careful of the kid in my arms. "Thanks for coming and being here."

"I wouldn't miss it." I told her softly.

Charlie released me from the hug and turned to everyone. "Now that you are all here, we can take you to your rooms. You are all in the same hallway so follow me." She then turned around and walked down the hallway.

We all looked at each other but just shrugged and followed behind the princess. Vaggie was next to her. We walked down the halls and I was honestly surprised at how pretty it was inside. It was mainly white with some black accents. Pillars lined the main hallway and it branched off onto many more hallways. I'd probably be lost. Soon it opened up into a giant foyer and there were stairs on either side and a hallway that kept going straight. As well as left and right. Charlie walked up the left set of stairs and then down another hallway. How big was this place?

Charlie grew up here so I'm sure she knew the palace like the back of her hand. I'm sure Vaggie has been to the palace a few times but was probably still as lost as we were.

Soon we turned left down another hall and she stopped in front of the second door. "Angel and Russ can sleep in here." She said as she opened the door.

"Thank you, Charlie. We'll make sure to behave ourselves." Russ said.

"No worries. Just get comfortable and we'll see you at dinner." Charlie told them as they both walked inside.

"No problem babe. We'll make sure to clean up a little too." Angel said as he closed the door.

Charlie only nodded and then turned to us. "Come on you guys. You are a little further down the hall here. It's a bigger room." Charlie started to walk again.

She went about five doors down and stopped. She opened the door for us, and it was indeed a bigger room from what I saw in Angel and Russ's. Would definitely be big enough to hold all of us for sure.

"If you need anything just text me and I'll accommodate. Also, to take Rufio out, there is a set of stairs at the end of the hall and it leads to a door that goes right out to the side yard." The princess informed us.

"Thank you, Charlie. This should be perfect." I told her as I turned back around.

She smiled at us. "I'm glad. I'll be seeing you later then. Enjoy." Charlie and Vaggie then walked off down the hall.

We walked into the room and there was a king-sized bed on the left side of the room. A fireplace on the far wall with a couch in front of it. Then a desk and a bookshelf on the other side of the room. Once I closed the door, I let go of Rufio's leash and he automatically started to sniff around the room. Alastor put all the stuff down in front of the bed. Then the wiggle worm of a daughter in my arms wanted down. So I set the girl down and she walked a few steps and just started to look around.

I helped Alastor set up the little makeshift crib we had for Elena. It was just her playpen crib since it could easily fold up. Once that was done, I had Elena and I's dresses for tomorrow hung up as well as Alastor's tux he would be wearing.

To say that going back to the dress shop was fun was an understatement. I had to get my dress on my own. My mother was there again. She did talk to me a little more, but I didn't want to talk to her. Elena was with me too. She even offered to hold her for me, and I harshly declined. The last thing I wanted was for that woman to touch my daughter. I quickly grabbed my dress and left before anything else might have happened.

Once we were all settled in it was time to head down for dinner. I changed Elena into a small cute red dress with polka dots on it. I put on a simple red dress that went to my calves for the occasion. Alastor actually dressed down a little by just wearing a red long-sleeved dress shirt with a maroon vest and burgundy pants. Along with his bowtie of course. When we were ready there was a knock on our door. I opened it to see Angel and Russ there. Angel was wearing a teal colored dress while Russ was wearing a nice light blue dress shirt and pants.

We were going to be dining with the king and queen after all. We had to look somewhat presentable.

"You look very lovely Mrs. Heart." Russ said once I opened the door.

"Thank you, Russ." I smiled at him from his complement.

"We figured we could all walk down together. If that's ok with you." Russ told us.

"I don't mind." I looked back behind me to Alastor who was holding Elena. "Come on, we are all walking down together."

"At least we won't get lost that way." Alastor said and he went up next to me.

"Well let's all get goin den." Angel said as he turned and walked down the hall.

We all left the room, Rufio was with me in tow as I called the hound to me. I wasn't going anywhere without him. We walked down the halls. Trying to remember the way we came. We hoped we might pass someone on the way. Happily we did.

Dr. Talon and Veronica were walking down from the other hallway that was on the other side. They greeted us with a smile. They were also dressed nicely for the dinner. Veronica was wearing a grey dress that was a low v neckline and had short sleeves. It was slanted diagonally so one end was at her knee and the other at her mid-calf. Dr. Talon was wearing a dark green dress shirt with a lighter green tie and black dress pants.

As we reached the middle together is when we all said hi to one another. We all walked down the stairs and as we got to the bottom Charlie appeared out of the one set of doors.

"Guys you made it! I figured you would at least make it this far." The princess said as we got to the bottom of the stairs.

Charlie was wearing her normal outfit, but the colors were all white. Most likely to match her dad.

"I'll assume you can lead us the rest of the way?" Alastor wondered.

"Sure can, come along." Charlie answered and waved for us to follow.

The princess led us down a hall and at the end was the dining area with a large table for all of us to sit. At the head of the table was Lucifer, Lilith to his right. To his left the chair was empty, most likely was for Charlie as Vaggie was sitting beside it.

Charlie went around the table to her dad. "They all were at the bottom of the steps, so I just had to lead them the rest of the way." She told him.

"Thank you tart. You can sit back down." Lucifer said to her. As Charlie sat the king turned to us as we stood in the doorway. "You may sit wherever you like. It was nice of you all to join us."

"Thank you for having us." We all said as we bowed our heads.

We all took a seat around the table. Alastor and I sat on the other end of the table. I didn't blame Alastor for wanting to be far away, he still didn't trust Lucifer around Elena. Dr. Talon sat next to Lilith with Veronica next to him. I sat next to Vaggie and Alastor sat on the end, Elena between us on the corner.

Dinner actually went along smoothly. We all were on our best behavior. Even Elena was behaving herself. We all ate with some small chit chat and it all went well. We also had a desert that was very good. When it was all done, everyone had their fill and we just sat down there to chat. The king and queen were scary at first but after sitting there and talking with them for a while the nervousness went away. It was more relaxing, and they were nice to talk to.

Soon we all decided to head to bed. There was a big day tomorrow after all. We all said our goodbyes and headed to our separate rooms.

Rufio behaved himself at least for dinner. Alastor went to take the hound out while I got Elena ready for bed. She had a big day tomorrow just like the rest of us, so I wanted to make sure she got the sleep she needed.

Once Alastor got back, she was asleep, and I put her down into the makeshift crib. Then we both got ready for bed and were soon passed out asleep.


[Next Day]

The morning was a crazy one. We got up early, thanks to Elena and we decided to get freshened up. Today was going to be a long one and I knew that by tonight we would be all tired. Elena wouldn't even last the whole day.

We got up and we all had to meet in two separate rooms. Vaggie was getting ready in one while Charlie was in another. We would meet them there and get ready.

Lilith said that a lot of the stuff was going to be handled with helping us out, so I was happy about that. This was technically a royal wedding after all. Vaggie was going to be made a princess and I knew the girl would be nervous about it. She knew this would all be part of the package when wanting to marry Charlie. She was ready.

With Elena in my one arm, I carried my dress and hers in my other. The girl wasn't happy to be separated from Alastor, but he had to go to his own room with the other guys. With help from Angel, who was busy holding Rufio's leash, we were able to get to the room. It was really busy with other servants around helping. Had to make sure it all went to plan.

Vaggie was in the middle of the room and they were helping her with her crazy long hair. They had it up in a braided bun. It honestly looked nice on her. They were doing her makeup as well. As soon as Angel and I walked in we were greeted by Veronica. The arctic fox demon was in her dress already and she promised to help me with Elena. I was happy about that.

We got all situated finally and I wanted to put my dress on first, but it seems like the pup had other ideas. She wanted to get into her dress. She wouldn't stop saying it. So, I gave in and just put her dress on to satisfy the girl for now. Elena was happy to be in her dress as she was dancing a little. Made everyone laugh from it, plus it was adorable.

Once Elena was all done, Veronica watched over the girl so I could get ready myself. I got help putting the dress on and someone put some makeup on me. My hair was still short so they couldn't do much for it but they straightened it a little for me at least. Once I was done, I looked around to see that everyone else was almost done getting ready. Veronica was ok with Elena as she distracted the girl. Rufio was even with them as he sat watch.

To bad Nifty couldn't be here or Husk. The two were in charge of the hotel while we all were gone. Hopefully, the place wouldn't be burnt down while we were away. I'm sure Nifty wouldn't allow that anyway. Probably keeps Husk on his toes.

We lost track of time for sure. Before we knew it, it was noon. The wedding would be happening in 30 minutes. I could tell Vaggie was nervous. The weight of everything kicking in now. At the same time, she was excited and was trying not to ruin her makeup.

"How do you feel, Vaggie?" I asked as I helped put her veil on.

"Nervous? Excited? About to throw up?" She admitted to me.

I chuckled. "I understand completely. No need to worry though. Everything will be ok."

"But there are a lot more people here then your wedding. Plus, overlords are here. What if it all gets messed up?" Vaggie said worried.

"I'm sure Lucifer has it all under control. Don't worry about a thing ok. Today will be fine." I reassured her and finished her veil. "Take deep breaths. Once you get in there everything will just disappear."

The moth girl took a deep breath in and let it out slow. "You're right. I got this. Everything will be ok." She smiled.

"There you go." I patted her shoulder.

There was a knock on the door. Angel was the one who answered it. "Wow Al, never took ya for someone ta wear pink." I heard him say.

"This is only for the special occasion. That and I wouldn't want to upset the king so I do what I must." Alastor said on the other side of the door.

"Yea yea, sure. So, what ya need smiles?" Angel asked.

"They sent me over to check and see if you and the ladies were ready." The radio demon answered.

"Oh yea, we're all good in here." Angel told him.

Angel only had the door opened a small amount so I was unable to see Alastor, but I could at least hear him. Unfortunately, someone else heard Alastor. Elena's ears went up from where she was with Veronica on a chair.

"Daddy?" The girl wondered.

I watched her wiggle out of the fox demon's hold and to the floor. She managed to walk over towards the door. Rufio watched the girl as well as she went, he followed her a little and stood close by. She grabbed onto Angel's leg to look around the door.

"Daddy?" The girl called again.

I heard Alastor laugh. Angel opened the door a tiny bit more for the girl and she walked forward.

"There's my little light. Look how pretty you are." Alastor said as he picked up the girl.

With the door opened a little more I was able to see what Alastor was wearing. The suit jacket and pants he wore was a dark pink, probably like a magenta color. He had a pink vest on as well that was a little lighter than the suit jacket. The tie he wore was matching the vest. Then his shoes were red. It honestly looked good on him to my surprise.

"Daddy pretty." Elena said to him once Alastor got her settled in his arms.

Alastor chuckled. "You think I'm pretty?"

Elena nodded with a smile. That made all of us laugh.

"Well you are very beautiful Elena, just like mommy." Alastor said to her as he kissed her cheek.

Elena laughed.

I giggled a little from that as a smile was on my face. I walked over and stood behind Angel who held the door open still. "We don't want you delaying the message." I said. "I was hoping she wouldn't hear you, but her hearing is very good."

"Indeed." Alastor agreed and then looked to Elena. "You have to go back with mommy for now, I'll see you in a little bit ok."

Elena looked to me and then back to Alastor. Her ears went down as she looked at him with a pout.

"Now now, don't pout, little fawn. It will be ok." He rubbed his nose against hers. "Remember to always smile because you're never fully dressed without one."

I heard Elena sigh as he said that. Alastor handed me back the baby and he gave me a quick kiss before heading off down the hallway. Angel closed the door, and I went to sit down with Elena in my lap a moment. Rufio came back over to sit with us.

A few more minutes went by and I managed to calm her down. Soon there was another knock on the door. Angel went to open it again and there stood Dr. Talon. He wore the same tux as Alastor did, colors and all.

"Everyone is ready." The wolf demon told us. "It's show time."

I saw Vaggie get her nervousness back as soon as he said that. We got everyone together and headed out of the room. It was time.

We walked down the hall till we got to the stairs. It was happening out in the gardens behind the palace. As soon as you got down the stairs there was that hallway that went between them and it led right out to the garden where everyone waited. We got to the bottom where all the other guys were waiting for us. Even Razzle and Dazzle were there. The two little goat demons also dressed in pink tuxedos. The two looked adorable.

Elena was interested in the little goat demons and thought they would be fun to play with. We put her down and she laughed as she reached for them. The one little demon holding a pillow the other holding a small basket for Elena with some flower petals in it. I was hoping that the goats could help the girl since she would be away from us for the time being when walking down the aisle.

We all got to a spot and stopped before the doors. We got into a line. Dr. Talon and Veronica where first, then Russ and Angel, last was Alastor and I. Elena was behind us but thankfully Razzle and Dazzle were distracting her from what was going on. Charlie said it was ok for Rufio to be in the wedding so I was holding onto the hound's leash and he would be walking behind us.

I looked back at Vaggie and saw her taking a deep breath. I gave her a smile. "We got this Vaggie. It will be ok." I reassured her.

"Thank you." The moth girl said softly as she smiled as well.

Soon some music started and the doors were open to us. I looked out into the garden, from what I could see, was a bunch of demons lined up in the seating arrangements. None looked familiar to me, at least, not yet. I looked forward as I saw Lucifer and Lilith at the front, most likely Lucifer was the one doing the ceremony and Lilith was there to help.

I managed to get a glance at Charlie and boy did she look just as amazing. She had a white woman's suit on with a pink vest and bowtie. Her under shirt was gold, the pants were also white, the shoes were grey. She had a pink flower in her pocket. I noticed that she was also wearing her crown on her head. That was something I've never seen her have. It almost looked like the one Lilith had but was smaller and more of a circlet.

Then they started to walk. The wolf demon and arctic fox walked out first and after they were a few steps ahead the spider and snake walked out after them. When it was our turn, I took a quick look around the area now that I could see everyone seated better. I tried not to make eye contact as I saw Valentino and Vox in the back corner of the room with other overlords. He didn't look happy as I saw him looking up front, most likely at Dr. Talon since the scientist wanted nothing to do with him anymore.

I tried to keep my breath calm and not be paranoid about the giant moth demon being here. I tucked my wings in closer to myself as I had my tail going closer to my legs. My ears went back slightly. Alastor must have noticed I got stiff as he took his other hand and placed it on my arm to rub it in a soothing way. He wanted to calm me because he probably knew I would act this way if Valentino was here. I had to keep myself strong right now, not during my friend's wedding day.

"Just don't look at them and I'll be fine. Alastor is here. It will be ok." I thought to myself.

Once we got to the altar and we separated to go to the respective side. Rufio sat at my feed. I looked down to check on Elena. The girl was doing fine, she wasn't looking up, so her shyness didn't kick in yet. She didn't drop her flowers though, thankfully Razzle and Dazzle helped her out. After she watched them, she started to do it as well. She laughed and enjoyed the flowers as she started to throw them around.

I gave a small chuckle from her doing this. Everyone else either seemed annoyed or smiled at her little dance with flowers. It was honestly so cute. Soon she got to the step up to the altar and finally looked up. She looked up to see Charlie and she waved down at the girl as Elena waved back, but when she looked at Lucifer and Lilith her ears went back against her head as her eyes went wide. Oh no. I didn't need her crying.

Before I could react Alastor walked forward and scooped the girl up into his arms and held onto her. He took the basket from her and put it at his feet as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She hid her face in his neck as well, good thing she didn't look back to see everyone else looking at her. Luckily, she didn't cry but was happy her daddy picked her up. He calmed her a little by rubbing her one ear and whispering down to her.

After all that was settled down the music changed, and everyone stood. We looked down the way and it was Vaggie as she walked in. I looked to Charlie a moment and the girl was already crying as she watched her significant other walk towards her. I looked back to Vaggie as she looked at the princess with a lot of emotion in her one eye and I could already see the tears that started to form. It was a happy time for them. For them both.

When Vaggie got to the top Charlie took her hand and once they both were facing each other the music stopped. Vaggie gave me her flowers to hold and I gladly took them to watch the ceremony before them.

With my hearing I managed to hear Charlie whisper to Vaggie, "You look so beautiful."

"Thank you. You look so breathtaking as well." Vaggie whispered back.

With that the wedding started when Lucifer finally spoke.

If anything, the wedding was almost the same as mine, but of course the king said his own things. Especially saying that he was proud of his daughter for finding someone to love finally. To have someone by her side. It was a big step.

I looked away for just a moment to look into the crowd at all the demons that filled the room. This day was a historical one. A royal wedding was something to experience. I was glad to be a part of it.

Although my eyes glanced over to Valentino again. He was looking up front with so much hatred in his eyes. It seemed like he was looking at Alastor. Which I expected the blue demon to be doing. Especially if he was looking at Elena, knowing full well that the child was the Radio Demon's. That probably wasn't sitting well with the pimp knowing that him impregnating me did not succeed.

The struggles to get up to this point were worth it. Despite getting past those dark moments and trying to get over Valentino's abuse and torcher he put me through. Even so, being in the same room as he made me nervous and uneasy. I felt scared. The scars on my back seemed almost on fire at the thought. Flashes of what happened those few days went on in my head and I felt on the verge of tears. With the ceremony going on people probably wouldn't know that my tears of joy were actually tears of fear and hurt from something in the past.

Soon I felt a chill on my arm and looked down for a moment. It was Alastor's shadow. I looked up and over to Alastor who was looking at me with concern. Since we couldn't be together at the moment, plus the man still had a kid in his arms, he sent his shadow over to comfort me. I smiled at him and worded 'thank you' to him. He just gave me a wink. I looked back down to the shadow as it smiled up at me and stayed on my back, rubbing its cold hands on my wings and through my tail to comfort me. I relaxed eventually as the ceremony was soon coming to an end.

Vaggie and Charlie were exchanging vows with each other and the two were crying already and I'm sure the moth girl's makeup was running.

Lucifer actually had a smile on his face as the two finished. Lilith even had a few tears that fell.

"Charlotte, do you accept Vagatha's vows?" He asked as he looked at his daughter.

"I do." Charlie answered.

Then the king looked to Vaggie, "And Vagatha do you accept Charlotte's vows."

"I do." She answered with a big smile.

"Now we can exchange the rings." Lucifer announced.

That's when Razzle and Dazzle both flew over from their spot at the end and went to the girls. Each little demon was holding a ring. Both their rings were gold, but Vaggie's had some small pink stones in it while Charlie's had red.

Lucifer then said, "Princess Charlotte and Vagatha: as you exchange your rings today, you are also reinforcing your faithful commitment to trust, love, and romance. Each ring serves as a constant reminder that you are loved. Your beloved is giving you a rare gift in hell, through love."

Vaggie took Charlie's left hand and put the ring on her finger. "With this ring I thee wed."

Charlie took Vaggie's left hand and put the wedding ring above her engagement ring still on her finger. "With this ring I thee wed."

Lucifer smiled and nodded. "With the rings now exchanged there is one last thing that needs to be done before I end the ceremony." He turned to Vaggie then. "Vagatha, with you marrying my daughter that means you will also become a princess and take over for me and Lilith when that time comes. With this in mind do you promise to take care of hell and look over its people? To rule with the one you love and help them when it is needed? Promise to never lose hope?"

Vaggie bowed her head. "Yes, my king. This is my promise."

Lilith smiled and walked forward, in her hands was a crown that matched Charlie's, except hers was like a grey color compared to Charlie's black one.

Lucifer turned and took the crown off his wife and placed it onto Vaggie's head. "With this crown I place upon your head you will now be known as Princess Vagatha, until the end of time and hell itself."

Vaggie lifted her head back up and smiled wide. She then turned back to Charlie who was also smiling.

Lucifer put his arms up in excitement "By the power vested in me and the royal family of hell before your subjects that sit before you. I now pronounce you lawfully and spiritually united as one. Please seal your marriage with your first wedded kiss. You may kiss."

Charlie didn't have to be told as she wrapped Vaggie in her arms and leaned in to kiss her. There were claps from the crowd and small cheers. It was a wonderful day indeed. A historical one that wouldn't be forgotten. The two separated and looked to the crowd and then over to each side where we all stood. They both just gave us a big smile. It was a way of saying thank you and I was happy to be here.


The reception party was in the hall of the palace. Once everyone left we all stayed behind to take pictures in the garden. It was very beautiful with all the different flowers and stuff. Elena was actually being cooperative and smiled for the pictures. She was also enjoying Vaggie's dress and thought it was adorable. Rufio even behaved himself to.

Once all the pictures were done we headed back in and to the hall. They announced us walking in. Elena seemed to be getting tired now so I held her as Alastor and I walked in. The bridesmaids and groomsmen had a separate table that was to the side. As Charlie and Vaggie sat at the front of the room.

I looked around the room again and I did in fact see Valentino and Vox did stay. I'm sure the two overlords won't be done spying on us just yet. It honestly made me afraid and I moved my hand to place it on top of Alastor's that was on the table. I squeezed it.

The deer demon looked to me and leaned to my ear. "What's the matter dear?" He asked me.

I looked at him with fear. "They're still here." I told him.

Alastor looked up and soon spotted the overlords on the other side of the room. He looked back at me. "It will all be ok sweetheart. You're with me. Your friends are here with you. They won't do anything here."

"I know, but that doesn't mean I'm still not afraid." I closed my eyes and looked away.

"I understand darling. Just look at me." I opened my eyes and looked back up to my husband. "Nothing will harm you while I'm here. No one will touch Elena either. Neither will the king allow anything to happen. Not on this special day." Alastor reminded me.

I nodded and leaned up to give him a kiss and he placed one hand on my cheek to wipe away my tear that fell.

Elena whined next to me in the little highchair they gave us for the girl. We both laughed at her as she looked at us angry. I guess she didn't want us kissing. Alastor took his hand away and we separated for a moment.

Soon the announcer came over the speakers. "How about we get everything started off with the first dance. Girls get back down here and show everyone how you do it."

Vaggie and Charlie smiled and stood up from their table to go to the dance floor.

"Heart beats fast

Colors and promises

How to be brave

How can I love when I'm afraid to fall

But watching you stand alone

All of my doubt, suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer"

I watched as the two danced and it was a wonderful display of love between the two. Charlie leaned her forehead onto Vaggie's for a bit.

"I have died everyday, waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more"

I felt as Alastor reached over to grab my hand that was now laying on my lap. I looked at him, but he wasn't looking at me, his face still forward. I just looked back to the two on the dance floor.

"Time stands still

Beauty in all she is

I will be brave

I will not let anything, take away

What's standing in front of me

Every breath, every hour has come to this

One step closer"

Charlie made Vaggie do a small spin until she held her back close to her. Elena was surprisingly behaving herself and she watched the two dancing.

"I have died everyday, waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed, I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer

One step closer"

I didn't even pay attention as Alastor leaned over and placed a small kiss on my ear and I looked to him with a smile as he smiled down at me as well. We both turned to look back at the girls.

"I have died everyday, waiting for you

Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed, I would find you

Time has brought your heart to me, I have loved you for a thousand years

I'll love you for a thousand more"

The song ended and Charlie leaned down to kiss Vaggie again as everyone clapped.

After the dance everyone was having fun and enjoying themself. The night went on and I could tell everyone was having a good time. Elena seemed tired not long into the party. I saw her rub her eyes and give a yawn. She would probably be passing out soon.

We ate some food, danced a little or at least I did while Alastor watched Elena. We had some cake and I watched as they actually behaved themselves and didn't smash cake in their faces. Although I noticed Elena falling asleep in her chair before they did anything else. As much as I wanted to stay till the party ended, I knew I couldn't because I'd rather the girl be safe and out of the noise for her to sleep. She has been up all day after all with no nap.

I looked to Alastor who had just came back to sit down. "I think I'm going to retire for the night with the pup." I told him.

"So soon? Are you sure darling?" He asked me to make sure.

Nodding, I said. "Elena is falling asleep. I'd rather take her up to the room so she can rest. I don't want her to be alone so I'm going up to."

"I understand dear. I'll be up shortly then." Alastor told me.

I leaned over and gave him a small kiss on the cheek. "Love you my great buck."

"And I love you my wolf." Alastor replied back with a smile.

I went over to the girl in the chair and picked her up. "Come on little one. It's time for bed."

Elena gave a yawn as she hugged me around the shoulders. I made sure to grab Rufio's leash before walking away from the table and up to Charlie and Vaggie.

"Hey Heart, are you enjoying yourself?" Charlie asked as I got to them.

"I'm having a wonderful time guys." I answered them smiling. "Unfortunately someone is tapping out tonight, so I was taking her up to the room for the night." I looked down to the girl who was still in my arms.

"Aw, I figured she would tire out at some point." Vaggie said. "She was a ball of energy today."

I chuckled. "Oh yes don't I know it. I'm going to be heading in for tonight guys. I appreciate so much that has happened today. I thank you for letting me be a part of it."

"We understand Heart, you go and take care of Elena. You did a lot for us for this day. We are thankful for that." Charlie told me.

Smiling, I said. "Thanks guys. Congrats again by the way. I hope the rest of the night is fun."

"Thanks Heart." Vaggie thanked me.

"Have a good night." Charlie added.

I gave them a wave goodbye before heading out of the hall and walking through the halls of the palace. The further I got away the quieter it was. At least the palace was good on sound proofing. Rufio looked up to me for a moment and I just leaned down to pet his head. Soon we got back to the familiar hallway and walked up the stairs and down to the room.

Once I got inside, I let Rufio go and Elena was already asleep in my arms. I'm sure the girl was very exhausted. I placed her on the bed and got her something to change out of. I managed to get her dress off and put her in a comfortable foot onesie that had little moons on it. Once she was changed, I left her on the bed a moment with some pillows around her so she did not roll off. I got out of my dress and into something comfortable and went to lay down as well.

I moved the girl and the pillows to the head of the bed next to me. She was still sound asleep as I got into bed as well. Rufio jumped onto the bed and laid at the foot of it, at least until Alastor came in. I wasn't really tired, but I laid there and just watched her sleep. My hand moved through her hair and it didn't stir the girl. Her tail would flick every now and then when I went to her ears. Her antlers were growing out too. They were still bumps on her head but they stuck out of her hair a little more.

As I looked at her I was so happy to still have her here with me. After all the dark stuff that happened before she arrived to us. She was still our little light. Although I wouldn't want to change it because what would have happened if it all didn't. Stuff happens for a reason I say. Then a song came into my head as I laid there with her. I closed my eyes and started to sing softly.

"A dream is a wish your heart makes

When you're fast asleep

In dreams you will lose your heartaches

Whatever you wish for, you keep"

I moved my hand to her back and brushed my fingers through her tail a moment.

"Have faith in your dreams, and someday

Your rainbow will come smiling through

No matter how your heart is grieving

If you keep on believing

The dream that you wish will come true"

I opened my eyes to look at the sleeping babe. I felt tears prick my eyes from the song. It honestly means a lot, at least to me. I remember wanting to give up. To not try anymore, but I dreamt of Elena and I knew it's what my heart wanted. It wanted it before I even had the thought. Before she was even possible. Finally, a tear fell but I quickly wiped it away.

Through my singing and lost in thought, I didn't even hear Alastor walk into the bedroom. I felt a hand on my shoulder and it made me jump a moment before I looked up and saw his crimson eyes glowing as they looked down at me.

"Are you ok sweetheart?" He asked me in a whisper.

I wiped my eyes again and nodded. "I'm fine."

"You sure?" He wondered.

"Yea, just...lost in thought." I answered.

He just smiled at me and leaned down to give me a kiss. "I will agree with your song though. She is a dream come true. Not only from you but from me as well. She is right where she belongs, and she isn't going anywhere."

"And neither are we." I added.

Alastor chuckled and then leaned down again to put his head against mine. "Neither are we." He repeated.

"Will you come lay with us?"

"Absolutely my love."

Alastor went away from me and I heard him shuffling around in the dark taking his suit off. Soon I felt the bed move and Alastor was getting into bed on the other side of Elena. He moved the pillows since he was going to be on the other side of her now. We settled into the bed and I looked at Alastor and he looked at me. No words. Nothing was said for a long time. Nothing needed to be.

Alastor held his hand out to me and I placed mine into his own. He rubs his fingers against my knuckles. I closed my eyes as I let out a small sigh of relief.

This is all I needed.

This is all I wanted.

To be here with him. To be here with her. It's just what I could have wished for. Even in this crazy place. This place we call home. Hell.


Wasn't sure how to end this chapter so I hope you enjoyed. This is not the last chapter. It was going to be but I decided to add one more as a bonus, so I hope you enjoyed!