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Trilogy" which I got the Darksword from.
Epilogue: A Wedding With A Slight Twist
"God @#$%, mother @#$%ing zipper. It won't go up!" Tifa shouted in rage. She was fiddling with the back of Aeris wedding dress, trying to get the zipper to go up. Elmyra calmly shooed Tifa away, and pulled the lace out of the way. She than zipped it up and patted Aeris on the shoulder.
"All you need is little patience, Tifa." Elmyra said, and everyone laughed. Tifa humphed and grimaced as her now swollen belly sent her a little pain.
"You okay, Tifa?" Yuffie asked. Tifa nodded.
"Yeah. This little one sure has his father's mako strength. Every time he kicks it feels like a little jab at my stomach." She huffed, and sat down on a nearby couch with sigh. It had been eight months since their adventures on the Trumlion island. The Trumlions had settled in Cosmo Canyon, and promptly began to make more caves. The Elders were ecstatic to meet them and learn about their canyon's history. Mira had given birth to twins about a month ago, and Red was ecstatic. Barret and Elmyra were married shortly after the twins were born, and now Rueben was getting a "fatherly" treatment from Barret. Reno and Yuffie were, well.involved. Vincent was the same, though he showed up to spar with Rueben from time to time. Also Elena was seen going to his house from time to time. Cloud had his hands full with a newly formed gang, and Rueben had taken up work as a legal mercenary.
Aeris sighed, remembering when he had told her. She had screamed, cried, thrown things, and then eventually calmed down. When he said, legal he meant it. He never killed, and worked contracts for mostly the police force. He was currently hired to help get rid of the gang. He didn't have to follow the same rules as the police, and that was how he liked it. He visited a lot with Cid and Shera, getting lessons from Shera on history, mathematics, and other subjects. Shera had lost her second baby, and she refused to try for another. Cid had objected, but Shera had her tubes tied and that silenced his objections. Reeve himself had remained a bachelor, but rumor had it he was seeing someone.
~All in all, it's turning out nicely for everyone.~ Aeris thought, and grinned. Now only if she could get through this wedding.
*****
Rueben was thinking similar thoughts as he waited at the altar with his new friends. Cloud was his best man, followed by Red, Cid, Vincent, and Reeve. He glanced around and saw Barret standing by the entrance, giving him the evil eye. Rueben gulped, and considered bolting, grabbing Aeris, and eloping. He sighed in relief when Barret looked away. Cloud had noticed Barret looking at Rueben.
"Don't worry," he whispered, " he did the same thing to me when he gave Tifa away at our wedding."
"Yeah," Rueben whispered back, "but he's not your soon to be father-in- law!"
"I guess you have a point." Cloud mumbled as the organ began to play. Elmyra walked down first, followed by Yuffie (who wasn't too pleased at being paired with Vincent), then Shera, Mira, and Tifa. Then the organist struck up the Wedding March. Aeris made her way down the isle with her arm on Barret's. Her dress was exactly in the traditional style, except it was pink. The only pink Rueben wore was his cumberbun, which he vowed to take off at the reception. The ceremony was surprisingly brief, and dignified. A dramatic burst of organ music accompanied their first kiss as man and wife.
"Let's go party!" Rueben shouted. Everyone headed for the reception hall next door, as the wedding party took picture at the altar. The band began playing as people began to enter the hall. They got the dinner part out of the way soon, and after some embarrassing toasts by Barret, Elmyra, and Cloud, Rueben and Aeris had their first dance as man and wife. Then they made their way to the other tables. To their surprise, Elena had gotten Vincent on the dance floor, and Yuffie was doing some dirty dancing with a very drunk Reno. Cid was also hitting the bottle very hard, and Shera was soon making him drink coffee so he could fly them back. Then Rude, of all people, showed up with a very unusual date, Scarlet. She had survived the Great Clod explosion, and was doing well now. Aeris showed no ill will towards her, but Tifa was. Cloud tried to keep them away from each other, especially with Tifa's pregnancy mood swings. Then Reno drunkenly came up and suggested to them it was time to throw the garter and flowers. Rueben grinned a devilish smirk and Aeris groaned.
They brought forward a chair, and she sat down with a scowl. She hoped that he would just take it off quick, but with that devilish smirk on his face, he bent down and pulled it off with his teeth. Most of the men were hooting and hollering, and Aeris was blushing in embarrassment. She then got up and readied herself to throw the bouquet. She tossed it over her shoulder and right into Elena's hands. She dropped it in horror and then the other ladies tried to grab it, but it was too late. Then Rueben tossed the garter. It sailed towards Reeve but at the last minute, Vincent's claw shot up to grab it, only to be deflected by the drunken Reno's night stick and land around it. Elena was begging and pleading to not be him. She sat down, and Reno smirked. He looked like he was about to do it, but then handed it to Vincent. Vincent took the garter and did something that amazed everyone. He took off his scarf, and pulled the garter onto Elena's leg with his teeth, much to the men's approval.
At the end of the night, after the hall was all cleaned up, everyone went home. Rueben and Aeris changed clothes. Rueben had bought two tickets to the first cruise ship ever, and they would spend the next month on the sea. Aeris sighed in the taxi, and picked up Rueben's left hand. She saw the plain gold band that bore the engravement to mark him hers always.
It read, " Aeris and Rueben, for now till eternity."
The End?
Epilogue: A Wedding With A Slight Twist
"God @#$%, mother @#$%ing zipper. It won't go up!" Tifa shouted in rage. She was fiddling with the back of Aeris wedding dress, trying to get the zipper to go up. Elmyra calmly shooed Tifa away, and pulled the lace out of the way. She than zipped it up and patted Aeris on the shoulder.
"All you need is little patience, Tifa." Elmyra said, and everyone laughed. Tifa humphed and grimaced as her now swollen belly sent her a little pain.
"You okay, Tifa?" Yuffie asked. Tifa nodded.
"Yeah. This little one sure has his father's mako strength. Every time he kicks it feels like a little jab at my stomach." She huffed, and sat down on a nearby couch with sigh. It had been eight months since their adventures on the Trumlion island. The Trumlions had settled in Cosmo Canyon, and promptly began to make more caves. The Elders were ecstatic to meet them and learn about their canyon's history. Mira had given birth to twins about a month ago, and Red was ecstatic. Barret and Elmyra were married shortly after the twins were born, and now Rueben was getting a "fatherly" treatment from Barret. Reno and Yuffie were, well.involved. Vincent was the same, though he showed up to spar with Rueben from time to time. Also Elena was seen going to his house from time to time. Cloud had his hands full with a newly formed gang, and Rueben had taken up work as a legal mercenary.
Aeris sighed, remembering when he had told her. She had screamed, cried, thrown things, and then eventually calmed down. When he said, legal he meant it. He never killed, and worked contracts for mostly the police force. He was currently hired to help get rid of the gang. He didn't have to follow the same rules as the police, and that was how he liked it. He visited a lot with Cid and Shera, getting lessons from Shera on history, mathematics, and other subjects. Shera had lost her second baby, and she refused to try for another. Cid had objected, but Shera had her tubes tied and that silenced his objections. Reeve himself had remained a bachelor, but rumor had it he was seeing someone.
~All in all, it's turning out nicely for everyone.~ Aeris thought, and grinned. Now only if she could get through this wedding.
*****
Rueben was thinking similar thoughts as he waited at the altar with his new friends. Cloud was his best man, followed by Red, Cid, Vincent, and Reeve. He glanced around and saw Barret standing by the entrance, giving him the evil eye. Rueben gulped, and considered bolting, grabbing Aeris, and eloping. He sighed in relief when Barret looked away. Cloud had noticed Barret looking at Rueben.
"Don't worry," he whispered, " he did the same thing to me when he gave Tifa away at our wedding."
"Yeah," Rueben whispered back, "but he's not your soon to be father-in- law!"
"I guess you have a point." Cloud mumbled as the organ began to play. Elmyra walked down first, followed by Yuffie (who wasn't too pleased at being paired with Vincent), then Shera, Mira, and Tifa. Then the organist struck up the Wedding March. Aeris made her way down the isle with her arm on Barret's. Her dress was exactly in the traditional style, except it was pink. The only pink Rueben wore was his cumberbun, which he vowed to take off at the reception. The ceremony was surprisingly brief, and dignified. A dramatic burst of organ music accompanied their first kiss as man and wife.
"Let's go party!" Rueben shouted. Everyone headed for the reception hall next door, as the wedding party took picture at the altar. The band began playing as people began to enter the hall. They got the dinner part out of the way soon, and after some embarrassing toasts by Barret, Elmyra, and Cloud, Rueben and Aeris had their first dance as man and wife. Then they made their way to the other tables. To their surprise, Elena had gotten Vincent on the dance floor, and Yuffie was doing some dirty dancing with a very drunk Reno. Cid was also hitting the bottle very hard, and Shera was soon making him drink coffee so he could fly them back. Then Rude, of all people, showed up with a very unusual date, Scarlet. She had survived the Great Clod explosion, and was doing well now. Aeris showed no ill will towards her, but Tifa was. Cloud tried to keep them away from each other, especially with Tifa's pregnancy mood swings. Then Reno drunkenly came up and suggested to them it was time to throw the garter and flowers. Rueben grinned a devilish smirk and Aeris groaned.
They brought forward a chair, and she sat down with a scowl. She hoped that he would just take it off quick, but with that devilish smirk on his face, he bent down and pulled it off with his teeth. Most of the men were hooting and hollering, and Aeris was blushing in embarrassment. She then got up and readied herself to throw the bouquet. She tossed it over her shoulder and right into Elena's hands. She dropped it in horror and then the other ladies tried to grab it, but it was too late. Then Rueben tossed the garter. It sailed towards Reeve but at the last minute, Vincent's claw shot up to grab it, only to be deflected by the drunken Reno's night stick and land around it. Elena was begging and pleading to not be him. She sat down, and Reno smirked. He looked like he was about to do it, but then handed it to Vincent. Vincent took the garter and did something that amazed everyone. He took off his scarf, and pulled the garter onto Elena's leg with his teeth, much to the men's approval.
At the end of the night, after the hall was all cleaned up, everyone went home. Rueben and Aeris changed clothes. Rueben had bought two tickets to the first cruise ship ever, and they would spend the next month on the sea. Aeris sighed in the taxi, and picked up Rueben's left hand. She saw the plain gold band that bore the engravement to mark him hers always.
It read, " Aeris and Rueben, for now till eternity."
The End?