Epilogue:
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Two months later...
Everyone on Gaia now knew what had happened two months ago. The incident with the Clariyans, how they sought to enslave them all under the will of a single monster named Clariya, who had been destroyed by Eiko and Vivi. Well, defeated at any rate and they would not likely have to worry about her within their lifetime. It was presently three o'clock in Lindblum, and the bells of the chapel rang out to signify the time. Inside, there were other things taking place that would have bells ringing very soon.
Zidane, Freya, Amarant, Quina, Steiner, Tantalus, and the entire gang were all gathered in the chapel. All of them had their eyes fixed upon the two figures standing before the altar. Sitting close to them was another two figures: the best man and bride's maid. It was a marriage that had been suspected for some time by many people, though they hadn't quite expected it to happen so soon. After all, Eiko was only 14; but no one could convince the former-doctor-now-pastor Tot not to marry her to Vivi. So it was that they all sat there that afternoon, watching them pronounce their vows to each other.
The best man was Blank; really, he was one of Vivi's first and best friends in the world. The bride's maid was Mikoto, because she was like an older sister to Eiko, only in a nice way. Those two were the single exception to the nature of everyone to look only at Vivi and Eiko; on a rare occasion, they would send a certain glance at the other one. Pastor Tot was now taking the wedding to its final stage. He took Vivi's hand and placed it in his own.
"Vivi Ornitier, do you take this woman, Eiko Carol, to be your lawfully wedded wife? To hold and to love her, to comfort and support her, to appreciate her always, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"
Though his palm was a little sweaty, and Vivi was rather uncomfortable wearing these formal clothes, he managed to look, for the most part, perfectly calm and relaxed. After gazing down into his wife-to-be's eyes, he looked back at Tot.
"I do."
Vivi's hand was released, and once more found its way into the grip of Eiko. Pastor Tot now took her hand, and proceeded to ask her the same question, though geared towards her. After a small choking sound and a powerful squeeze of Vivi's hand, she nodded weakly to Tot, though with a smile on her face.
"I do."
Her eyes turned back to Vivi once again, her hand being freed and seeking Vivi's. They gazed into each other's eyes as Tot continued the wedding.
"Then, by the power vested in me by the Church of Lindblum, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride," he informed them. With next to no waiting whatsoever, Eiko and Vivi found themselves locked in an embrace with each other like none they had ever felt before, lips pressed together with a depth of the ocean. All around them they could hear the thunder of applause, but that was barely even noticed by them. They just continued the kiss for a while more, until finally they decided to get on with the reception. Breaking away from each other, Eiko called out to everyone: "Party at the castle!"
And with that, Vivi scooped her up into his arms, and rushed off to the awaiting air cab. The cans tied to the back clanked against each other noisily and happily, while the Just married sign plastered all over the cab caught everyone's attention. And, when they reached the castle, there was a feast to rival those made after the Festival of the Hunt waiting for them. Their friends soon joined them, and the food was consumed by all throughout the more public part of the castle. After much jubilation, the food finally disappeared. Zidane and Dagger found Eiko and Vivi easily, (Eiko was wearing a dress; the enough was a dead give away), and had to ask them something.
"Where are you going for your honeymoon?" they asked.
Vivi and Eiko just laughed a bit, then responded, "Where else? We're going everywhere!"
"Everywhere? How are you going to do that?"
"Simple! We've got Choco, the Golden Chocobo!"
"Ah. Of course."
Suddenly, as if on cue, a guard rushed in.
"Look out, there's a massive bird running loose through the castle!"
The next thing they knew, they saw Quina rushing away with a Golden Chocobo on his tail.
"KWEEH!"
"No! Get away! Gyshal Pickle mine! Find your oooown!"
Somehow managing to ignore the destruction that Choco was obviously going to cause, the four friends laughed loudly.
"Eiko! I can't believe you let Choco in here!" Dagger said. Eiko replied with a dumb look.
"It wasn't me! Honest!"
"Well then, who was it?" Vivi asked. Zidane suddenly slunk back a little, hiding his face. Dagger sighed, then prepared to scold Zidane.
"Eiko, if your husband ever makes a mistake like this, just know that YOU have the right to punish him. Shame on you, Zidane!"
"Sorry, ma'am... Can't a guy have a little fun?"
Eiko and Vivi walked away, laughing, and getting Choco to come over to them. Vivi helped Eiko on, then jumped on as well. With a loud "KWEEH!" from Choco, they rushed out of the castle, and with a little help from Eiko's white magic, were in the air very soon.
"So, honey, where do we go first?" Vivi asked, looking over Eiko's shoulder and into her face. She grabbed him by the collar to pull him in closer, then quite suddenly realized something.
"Oh my gosh! Our clothes! They were in the Black Mage Village... and... And they destroyed it! What are we gonna do?"
"Um. Turn around, I guess. Back to Lindblum, Choco! We have some clothes to buy!"
"Kweh!"
The End.
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