The Diamond Star
Chapter 27: Unexpected
Disclaimer: YGO ain't mine. blah, blah, blah. you get the picture. Oh, there is quite a bit of Jou/Mai in this chapter. Just ta let you know.
The bouquet flew in a wide arch over the crowd. One single rose fell out when it turned upside down and fell down into Mai's outstretched hand.
The rest of the bouquet sailed silently over the heads of the girls and landed in a very surprised Jou's lap. Everyone was silent for about ten seconds.
Jou stared at Mai, speechless. What were the odds? Standing up, Jou walked over to Mai and handed her the bouquet.
"I believe this should belong to you," he said quietly.
Mai accepted the bouquet and stared at Jou, he wasn't done talking yet, she was sure of it. Everyone except Seraphim and Seto stared, wondering what would happen next. The two had planned this all along. They had calculated the distance, the psychic ability enough to know where Mai and Jou would run to when Seraphim threw the bouquet. They had also commissioned two people to shout out for Seraphim to throw the bouquet (and the garter). Seraphim had messed around with the bouquet, making one flower loose enough to fall out when the bouquet was turned upside down. Seto and Seraphim considered this "payback" for Mai telling Seto to propose to Seraphim. They just hoped Jou took the hint.
"Um, Mai," Jou mumbled quietly, his hands in his pockets and his eyes downcast. "I may not be rich like Seto, or refined like Ryou, or even as kind-hearted as Yuugi; and..."
"Jou?" Mai asked, confused.
Jou looked at Mai and wondered what exactly he was getting himself into. "And...I may not have a ring, but I promise I'll buy you one. And..."
Mai gasped, very audibly. "Jou...? Are you..." she squeaked.
"Mai...will you marry me?" Jou whispered, barely.
Mai's eyes filled with tears. "Of course!" she exclaimed, hugging Jou. "I can't think of anyone else I'd rather spend the rest of my life with!"
Jou grinned and sighed with relief. "Really? You mean it?!"
Mai looked at him quizzically. "Yes," she said with a straight face. "I mean it."
"The garter!" someone called, breaking the spell.
Seto looked at Seraphim. Seraphim stared right back, grinning. "This wasn't in the plan," Seto chided to his wife.
"I know, but I also know you are dying to do it," she smirked.
Seto sighed. "Okay then, here we go," Seto said at last.
Seraphim pulled up the back of her skirt and Seto slipped the garter off, twirling it around his finger. Seraphim giggled, he looked so comical like that.
"Okay! Who wanted the garter?" Seto called.
About twenty something guys ran to the floor. Seraphim giggled, who knew so many guys wanted her garter? "Annoyed yet?" Seraphim asked.
"About how many guys want your garter?" Seto replied.
Seraphim nodded.
"Kinda," Seto closed his eyes and threw. What followed next shocked all but three persons in the wedding party. Ryou, Yuugi, and Mokuba all ran for the tiny article of clothing. A bet had been going between the three of them, two hundred dollars to the one who got the garter.
Yuugi and Ryou crashed into each other as the garter sailed over their heads. Mokuba made a running leap and grabbed for it wildly while suspended in the air. If only he'd been a few inches taller! He ended up sprawled on the floor the moment the garter landed, right in the middle of the three men.
"Got it!" they all yelled at once, a mad scuffle ensued.
Finally, Ryou emerged from the heap of very tired, and somewhat bruised, trio grinning triumphantly. A grumbling Yuugi and Mokuba each pulled a one hundred dollar bill from their pockets and handed it to Ryou grudgingly, who took it and smirked like a Cheshire cat.
Seto and Seraphim were at a loss for words. They certainly hadn't been expecting that. The disc jockey, however, saved them. "Everyone find a partner, this first song is for the newly wedded couple." A song began to play and Seraphim's eyes filled with tears, she remembered this song.
Seto led her down to the floor and took her into his arms. Seraphim remembered dancing like this on a cold night about three months ago. They had been alone in the house and it had been raining. The radio was on and Seto had asked her to dance. The opening notes were played out and Seto sang along quietly.
"There's a calm surrender to the rush of day when the heat of the rolling wind can be turned way..."
Seraphim started humming along with the music, the tune all-too- familiar. They had sung it once before, together.
"An enchanted moment and it sees me through it's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you..."
Holding her close, just like he had that night, Seto whispered into Seraphim's ear. The words of the song flowing off his tongue.
"And can you feel the love tonight? it is where we are It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far..."
Seraphim laughed, just like before. Her soft tinkling voice answering his.
"And can you feel the love tonight? how it's laid to rest? it's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best..."
A soft tune echoed around the slowly dancing couple. Everyone else oblivious to their own private heaven. Two souls alone in the vast universe. Just them and the song.
"There's a time for everyone if they only learn that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn..."
Silently they swayed back and forth in time to the music. Sweet and innocent as the dawn of time. And just as content.
"There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors where the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours..."
Two soft voices. One was deep as the ocean, the other as high as the stars; but both perfect for each other. They were both caught in the endless void of life.
"And can you feel the love tonight? it is where we are It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far..."
Seto and Seraphim sang quietly to each other, oblivious to the fact that now they had a small audience, the dancers closest to them were now listening intently. Straining to hear the two opposite voices mixing with such similarity.
"And can you feel the love tonight? how it's laid to rest? it's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best..."
As the song slowed, Seto and Seraphim stopped swaying. Coming to a halt, the last bars of the song echoed as their faces drew closer.
"It's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best..."
The last words were mumbled as their lips met. A sweet chaste kiss, then Seraphim blushed. She realized they had some listeners. Seto looked up and noticed it as well.
'To hell with it,' he thought to Seraphim, pulling her into a deeper and, definitely more passionate, kiss.
*sigh* the next chapter is going to be the epi. How sad, I really liked writing this story...
Chapter 27: Unexpected
Disclaimer: YGO ain't mine. blah, blah, blah. you get the picture. Oh, there is quite a bit of Jou/Mai in this chapter. Just ta let you know.
The bouquet flew in a wide arch over the crowd. One single rose fell out when it turned upside down and fell down into Mai's outstretched hand.
The rest of the bouquet sailed silently over the heads of the girls and landed in a very surprised Jou's lap. Everyone was silent for about ten seconds.
Jou stared at Mai, speechless. What were the odds? Standing up, Jou walked over to Mai and handed her the bouquet.
"I believe this should belong to you," he said quietly.
Mai accepted the bouquet and stared at Jou, he wasn't done talking yet, she was sure of it. Everyone except Seraphim and Seto stared, wondering what would happen next. The two had planned this all along. They had calculated the distance, the psychic ability enough to know where Mai and Jou would run to when Seraphim threw the bouquet. They had also commissioned two people to shout out for Seraphim to throw the bouquet (and the garter). Seraphim had messed around with the bouquet, making one flower loose enough to fall out when the bouquet was turned upside down. Seto and Seraphim considered this "payback" for Mai telling Seto to propose to Seraphim. They just hoped Jou took the hint.
"Um, Mai," Jou mumbled quietly, his hands in his pockets and his eyes downcast. "I may not be rich like Seto, or refined like Ryou, or even as kind-hearted as Yuugi; and..."
"Jou?" Mai asked, confused.
Jou looked at Mai and wondered what exactly he was getting himself into. "And...I may not have a ring, but I promise I'll buy you one. And..."
Mai gasped, very audibly. "Jou...? Are you..." she squeaked.
"Mai...will you marry me?" Jou whispered, barely.
Mai's eyes filled with tears. "Of course!" she exclaimed, hugging Jou. "I can't think of anyone else I'd rather spend the rest of my life with!"
Jou grinned and sighed with relief. "Really? You mean it?!"
Mai looked at him quizzically. "Yes," she said with a straight face. "I mean it."
"The garter!" someone called, breaking the spell.
Seto looked at Seraphim. Seraphim stared right back, grinning. "This wasn't in the plan," Seto chided to his wife.
"I know, but I also know you are dying to do it," she smirked.
Seto sighed. "Okay then, here we go," Seto said at last.
Seraphim pulled up the back of her skirt and Seto slipped the garter off, twirling it around his finger. Seraphim giggled, he looked so comical like that.
"Okay! Who wanted the garter?" Seto called.
About twenty something guys ran to the floor. Seraphim giggled, who knew so many guys wanted her garter? "Annoyed yet?" Seraphim asked.
"About how many guys want your garter?" Seto replied.
Seraphim nodded.
"Kinda," Seto closed his eyes and threw. What followed next shocked all but three persons in the wedding party. Ryou, Yuugi, and Mokuba all ran for the tiny article of clothing. A bet had been going between the three of them, two hundred dollars to the one who got the garter.
Yuugi and Ryou crashed into each other as the garter sailed over their heads. Mokuba made a running leap and grabbed for it wildly while suspended in the air. If only he'd been a few inches taller! He ended up sprawled on the floor the moment the garter landed, right in the middle of the three men.
"Got it!" they all yelled at once, a mad scuffle ensued.
Finally, Ryou emerged from the heap of very tired, and somewhat bruised, trio grinning triumphantly. A grumbling Yuugi and Mokuba each pulled a one hundred dollar bill from their pockets and handed it to Ryou grudgingly, who took it and smirked like a Cheshire cat.
Seto and Seraphim were at a loss for words. They certainly hadn't been expecting that. The disc jockey, however, saved them. "Everyone find a partner, this first song is for the newly wedded couple." A song began to play and Seraphim's eyes filled with tears, she remembered this song.
Seto led her down to the floor and took her into his arms. Seraphim remembered dancing like this on a cold night about three months ago. They had been alone in the house and it had been raining. The radio was on and Seto had asked her to dance. The opening notes were played out and Seto sang along quietly.
"There's a calm surrender to the rush of day when the heat of the rolling wind can be turned way..."
Seraphim started humming along with the music, the tune all-too- familiar. They had sung it once before, together.
"An enchanted moment and it sees me through it's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you..."
Holding her close, just like he had that night, Seto whispered into Seraphim's ear. The words of the song flowing off his tongue.
"And can you feel the love tonight? it is where we are It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far..."
Seraphim laughed, just like before. Her soft tinkling voice answering his.
"And can you feel the love tonight? how it's laid to rest? it's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best..."
A soft tune echoed around the slowly dancing couple. Everyone else oblivious to their own private heaven. Two souls alone in the vast universe. Just them and the song.
"There's a time for everyone if they only learn that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn..."
Silently they swayed back and forth in time to the music. Sweet and innocent as the dawn of time. And just as content.
"There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors where the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours..."
Two soft voices. One was deep as the ocean, the other as high as the stars; but both perfect for each other. They were both caught in the endless void of life.
"And can you feel the love tonight? it is where we are It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far..."
Seto and Seraphim sang quietly to each other, oblivious to the fact that now they had a small audience, the dancers closest to them were now listening intently. Straining to hear the two opposite voices mixing with such similarity.
"And can you feel the love tonight? how it's laid to rest? it's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best..."
As the song slowed, Seto and Seraphim stopped swaying. Coming to a halt, the last bars of the song echoed as their faces drew closer.
"It's enough to make kings and vagabonds believe the very best..."
The last words were mumbled as their lips met. A sweet chaste kiss, then Seraphim blushed. She realized they had some listeners. Seto looked up and noticed it as well.
'To hell with it,' he thought to Seraphim, pulling her into a deeper and, definitely more passionate, kiss.
*sigh* the next chapter is going to be the epi. How sad, I really liked writing this story...