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Chapter Thirty Five - Wedding
His wedding was much simpler than Hojo's. Only a few people attended: The groom and bride obviously, Mama Higurashi and two witnesses of the Ministry to make their union recognized to the muggle and wizardry world. The civil wedding have been provided by the Ministry and the papers have been signed earlier that same day. Souta helped Grandpa with the ceremony. Even if they hired a professional photographer, Mama Higurashi insisted to take loads of photos with her phone, stopping only when Grandpa started his prayers.
Kagome decided not to wear the traditional wig and instead put her long black hair in bun. To emphasize her position, she was wearing her priestess robes with the wataboshi (bridal kimono hood). He wore a black and gray set. The only part George wasn't very satisfied was that Kagome would have to drink sake three times. He knew it was a part of the ceremony but he couldn't help but worry for her condition. She have been monitoring the baby's aura reading and said he or she was doing very well (and draining a lot of her energy, she added, calling their growing child a little aura vampire; they started to use the nickname frequently).
After reading the vows, they made the offers to Inari-Okami, exchanged rings and shared sake with the guests. It still surprised him how well her family had taken their marriage. Mama Higurashi said she already knew it was bounded to happen from what her fortune told. Souta and JiJi made him promise to make Kagome happy and congratulated the couple. George made something very uncharacteristic of him at the end of the ceremony, he prayed his family accepted it as much as hers.
This experience was something George would always cherish. It was nothing like Bill's wedding. Nothing at all. But even with the reduced number of guests, it was like the dream he never had coming true. He, who came to Japan to flee from the grief of losing his brother and all the pity stares from family and friends was going back home happily married and with a child on the way. His will to live was back and he finally could press continue in the game of his life.
A few days later, they had already packed everything. The things they are keeping were at the shrine to be shipped after they found a new place to live. Mama asked to be there for the child's birth if possible and George promised he would make sure for her to be there (in their few encounters, he came to adore the woman like a second mother and things were only better now that she's his in-law).
They were almost landing from the almost thirteen hour fly when something started bugging George. The sensation you forgot something important, something that you shouldn't have forgotten, yet you did. He recapitulated his to do list and nothing was missing. Except… he never mentioned his girlfriend, now wife, to his family.
"Blimey…" he said. Not too loud, but enough to wake his wife.
"What's wrong George?" She said in a sleepy voice.
"I have something to tell you, but it can wait. Let's get ready to land." He saved the discussion for when they got home. He was thankful she couldn't use hexes or jinxes.
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