This is a rather short chapter, but only because the wedding ceremony's so
short, and weddings aren't my specialty, so. . .a short wedding! Woo!
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Just read. . .
~Chapter Twenty-Three~
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Three days later. . .
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"Oh honey, you look so beautiful. . ." Mom trailed off, smiling.
I whirled around, the white dress spinning with my movement. Mom's wedding dress was perfect. I was mostly white, with some silver designs. The collars and shoulder sleeves were poofy, and the rest of the sleeves were long and slim. The rest of the dress was slinky and long, the end spilling out around my ankles. The veil made it perfect. It was VERY long, and covered most of my face.
My wedding day was finally here. Mom had arrived yesterday morning, with the dress and everything. She thought Danny was very nice and told me I was so lucky to have found someone cute AND sweet.
I heard the door outside being opened, and I knew Mo was here. I picked up the dress and started running to the training room, but Mom stopped me.
"Danny's out there!" she cried. "And it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony. I'll bring Morgan to you."
"Thanks Mom," I smiled.
I grew excited when I heard Mo's voice coming closer and closer. Finally, we were screaming and hugging each other.
"I can't believe it!" I cried. "It's really you!"
"Omigod! April!" she shouted, jumping up and down.
We screamed for a few minutes until Mom complained she was getting a headache. I smiled at this.
"Just like when we were kids," I said. "Remember Mo?"
"Yeah!" my best friend answered. "We would shout and run around the house, pretending to be Pokemon trainers, and then your mom would interrupt us and say-"
"Stop shouting in the house girls!" we both said in unison
Mom rolled her eyes, but smiled. "I remember that," she said thoughtfully. But then she looked at me.
"Okay April, this obviously isn't going to be a big ceremony. . .so how will you do this?"
"Well, you and Mo are going to watch," I giggled. "Cielo-Dad's Dragonite-is going to marry us. That's it, basically."
Mom sighed. "Sounds familiar."
"Yup. Just like how you and Dad were married," I said, and Mo raised her eyebrows.
"That's so romantic!" she squealed. I nodded in agreement.
"Okay," Mom said. "I'll get Danny and Cielo in the crystal room, and then I'll call you out. Come on, Morgan."
"Good luck!" Mo said as she followed Mom out of the room.
After they left, I sat on my bed and held the key that I still had after all these years in my hand. Dad's key.
Dad, I thought. I know you're not here in person, but you're here in all of our hearts-not just today, but always. Always and forever.
Mom poked her head in my room. "We're ready for you, April," she said with tears in her eyes.
I slowly walked to the crystal room. Mom walked in ahead. I could hear music somehow playing, and Mo and Mom whispering.
"Drag, Dragonite," I heard Cielo say, and I walked slowly inside.
I discovered Gemstone played some kind of keyboard-that's where the music was coming from. Mo and Mom were standing on either side of Cielo, and Mom was already crying. Danny was standing in front of the podium with the crystal inside of it, just staring at me .
I've never seen his eyes look like that before. They were staring at me, shining with something. I smiled at him and walked a little faster towards the podium.
The actual ceremony was very short. Dragonite said some things, but of course no one could understand him. So finally, he got the crystal ball out of the glass case on the podium and handed it to Danny.
"Dragonite, Drag, Draaag," he said.
Danny held half of the crystal, and without saying a word, I handed my flowers to Mo and held the other half. A bright light filled the room, and when it dimmed, two gold rings had appeared. One was bigger, with what looked like a Dragonite molded into it, and the other was smaller, and it looked like the engagement ring Danny had given me, but there was no diamond.
Danny slipped the Dragonair ring onto my finger, and I put the Dragonite one on his.
"Drag, Draaagonite," Cielo said happily.
Somehow, we both knew what that meant. Danny leaned forward, flipped my veil over my head, and kissed me.
And of course, I kissed back.
When I opened my eyes, Mo had finally started crying. I smiled, and suddenly, every single dragon was in the crystal room, crying out with glee.
I felt myself being picked up, and saw that Danny was now carrying me. I put one arm around his neck and waved to Mom and Mo and all of the dragons as Danny carried me out of the room.
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Just read. . .
~Chapter Twenty-Three~
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Three days later. . .
~*~
"Oh honey, you look so beautiful. . ." Mom trailed off, smiling.
I whirled around, the white dress spinning with my movement. Mom's wedding dress was perfect. I was mostly white, with some silver designs. The collars and shoulder sleeves were poofy, and the rest of the sleeves were long and slim. The rest of the dress was slinky and long, the end spilling out around my ankles. The veil made it perfect. It was VERY long, and covered most of my face.
My wedding day was finally here. Mom had arrived yesterday morning, with the dress and everything. She thought Danny was very nice and told me I was so lucky to have found someone cute AND sweet.
I heard the door outside being opened, and I knew Mo was here. I picked up the dress and started running to the training room, but Mom stopped me.
"Danny's out there!" she cried. "And it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony. I'll bring Morgan to you."
"Thanks Mom," I smiled.
I grew excited when I heard Mo's voice coming closer and closer. Finally, we were screaming and hugging each other.
"I can't believe it!" I cried. "It's really you!"
"Omigod! April!" she shouted, jumping up and down.
We screamed for a few minutes until Mom complained she was getting a headache. I smiled at this.
"Just like when we were kids," I said. "Remember Mo?"
"Yeah!" my best friend answered. "We would shout and run around the house, pretending to be Pokemon trainers, and then your mom would interrupt us and say-"
"Stop shouting in the house girls!" we both said in unison
Mom rolled her eyes, but smiled. "I remember that," she said thoughtfully. But then she looked at me.
"Okay April, this obviously isn't going to be a big ceremony. . .so how will you do this?"
"Well, you and Mo are going to watch," I giggled. "Cielo-Dad's Dragonite-is going to marry us. That's it, basically."
Mom sighed. "Sounds familiar."
"Yup. Just like how you and Dad were married," I said, and Mo raised her eyebrows.
"That's so romantic!" she squealed. I nodded in agreement.
"Okay," Mom said. "I'll get Danny and Cielo in the crystal room, and then I'll call you out. Come on, Morgan."
"Good luck!" Mo said as she followed Mom out of the room.
After they left, I sat on my bed and held the key that I still had after all these years in my hand. Dad's key.
Dad, I thought. I know you're not here in person, but you're here in all of our hearts-not just today, but always. Always and forever.
Mom poked her head in my room. "We're ready for you, April," she said with tears in her eyes.
I slowly walked to the crystal room. Mom walked in ahead. I could hear music somehow playing, and Mo and Mom whispering.
"Drag, Dragonite," I heard Cielo say, and I walked slowly inside.
I discovered Gemstone played some kind of keyboard-that's where the music was coming from. Mo and Mom were standing on either side of Cielo, and Mom was already crying. Danny was standing in front of the podium with the crystal inside of it, just staring at me .
I've never seen his eyes look like that before. They were staring at me, shining with something. I smiled at him and walked a little faster towards the podium.
The actual ceremony was very short. Dragonite said some things, but of course no one could understand him. So finally, he got the crystal ball out of the glass case on the podium and handed it to Danny.
"Dragonite, Drag, Draaag," he said.
Danny held half of the crystal, and without saying a word, I handed my flowers to Mo and held the other half. A bright light filled the room, and when it dimmed, two gold rings had appeared. One was bigger, with what looked like a Dragonite molded into it, and the other was smaller, and it looked like the engagement ring Danny had given me, but there was no diamond.
Danny slipped the Dragonair ring onto my finger, and I put the Dragonite one on his.
"Drag, Draaagonite," Cielo said happily.
Somehow, we both knew what that meant. Danny leaned forward, flipped my veil over my head, and kissed me.
And of course, I kissed back.
When I opened my eyes, Mo had finally started crying. I smiled, and suddenly, every single dragon was in the crystal room, crying out with glee.
I felt myself being picked up, and saw that Danny was now carrying me. I put one arm around his neck and waved to Mom and Mo and all of the dragons as Danny carried me out of the room.