Ch. 15: Till Death Do Us Part
* Invitations? Check. Cake? Check. Rings? Check. This is it, the Ohgami/Nonomura wedding, and you all invited! *
Sunlight invaded Uriko's eyes. She resisted for a few seconds, and then quickly sprang to her feet. She threw on her robe and ran out to Kane's house. Seconds later, the seven-foot tall man stood before her, barely awake.
"Wake Up! I'm getting married today!" she exclaimed.
"Uriko," Kane said sleepily, "the ceremony doesn't start till two, and it's 6:00 in the morning."
Uriko laughed quietly, and ran back to her house. Kane closed the door, and over to his bed. He yawned, and saw Sarah slowly open her eyes. "Uriko again?" she asked.
"Yeah, third time already." he grumbled. "I'm going to go eat. I have to start on the decorations anyway." Kane made his way to the kitchen, made some eggs and started a pot of coffee. After he was done, he got together some of his servants, and heard the door again.
"Uriko again," he grunted as he answered the door. Sure enough, Uriko stood before him. "I'm going, I'm going," he said in defeat. He walked outside and looked at the gazebo. He began formulating the decorum in his mind. His servants carried out boxes of steamers, balloons, a gas tank, and other decorations. "Let's get to work," Kane said.
Kenji looked over at Yugo. "If you hadn't dragged us out last night, you wouldn't be in such rough shape," he told his adopted brother.
"I know, I know," Yugo groaned, "don't patronize me." His wife, Alice passed by, with a large box in his hand.
"I'm headed to Kane's to help Uriko with her dress. See you later!" She called over the closing door. Yugo ground again and held his stomach.
"I'll go get you some coffee," Kenji said dryly.
Scott brushed his hair back, watching his brother hanging streamers over the gazebo. Busuzima wheeled himself over.
"You know sir, this would be a golden opportunity. We could take them all out in one."
"No," Scott sternly replied. "Every little girl dreams of her wedding day. I will not spoil this sacred event." He walked out of the room, and to a green-fluid filled tank, which housed a female body. He placed his hand on it, and looked down. "Soon," he said, "soon."
The streamers began to take shape around the gazebo. Kane stood behind, one eye closed and his hands forming a box shape in front of him. "Good, good, Right there! That's perfect!" he said to a servant putting up a streamer. He looked on, satisfied for a moment, but then grew concerned. The sun was now fully up, signaling the morning. "Four more hours," Kane said worriedly, and so much to do!" He saw a couple of men bringing over a flower-adorned arch, and quickly rushed to them. "Ok, put that right over here, at the gazebo entrance, good, now a little to the right...there! Good job!" He then saw Sarah walk out with a glass of lemonade. She handed it to her boyfriend, who drank it quickly.
"Jeez, with all your doing, you'd think it was us getting married!" She said.
"I just want to make sure everything perfect for them."
"Ok, just relax, your gonna have an aneurysm!" She said walking away.
"Four hours.." Kane thought. The dance floor was being set up, as was the bandstand. "No time to rest!"
Sarah returned to the house, and smelled the scent of food in the air. She walked over to a red sauce, and tasted a bit. "Needs more parsley," she said measuring a tablespoon of the green spice. She stirred, and then looked up. She walked over and batted a hand away from a pot of white cream sauce.
"Uriko, out!" she said. Uriko walked out, and made her way down the hall. She entered a small room adjacent to the back door of the house. She looked at her gown, as she often did this day, and sighed. She walked outside, and beheld Kane's work. It was breathtaking, all the attention to detail he put into it. He scanned around, and saw the man helping to place a dance floor. The bandstand, where Kane would perform, was already set up.
"One hour.." Kenji said to himself. He was halfway dressed, eating a light lunch of a sandwich. Yugo had gotten over his hangover, as had Gado and Long.
"It appears we've met our match. A foe stronger than Shenlong, more devious than Busuzima, and more annoying than Cronos!" Yugo exclaimed
"It's a bow tie," Gado said taking the tie from Yugo. His fingers fumbled with the piece of cloth in a futile gesture to make it presentable. He sighed, until Long came over. He deftly manipulated the cloth into a perfect bow, and handed it to Kenji.
"Kenji, as the closest thing Uriko has to a father, I feel obligated to tell you that if you do anything to hurt her, I'll tie you up just like I did this tie." The Kenpo master said.
Everyone had a slight chuckle, Kenji put his jacket on and walked out of the house with them. He wore a pure white tuxedo that shone out like a beacon over everyone's black outfits. He smiled as the black limousine pulled up, and everyone got inside. It pulled up to the house, and Gado and Long walked out. Gado made his way to the gazebo, where Kane was putting the finishing touches on the decorations. Long made his way to the house, and spotted Sarah still cooking.
"I hope you're almost done," he said.
"Just must let it heat up, then I'll go get ready," she replied.
"Where's Uriko?"
"Back room, second door to the right." Sarah answered, turning to her room. Long walked over to the specified room and turned the handle.
"Uriko?" he said quietly. A blonde haired woman pushed him back.
"She's not ready yet." She said pushing him back. She turned around, and then glanced back at the door. "That man, could it have been..?"
Her thoughts were interrupted by Mitsuko's voice. "Please Uriko, stop fidgeting!" she exclaimed.
"I'm sorry mom, but I'm nervous!" Uriko shot back.
"Don't be, everything is going to be fine," Alice reassured her. She walked over to her sister and gave her a hug. "I think we used up the craziness quota at mine and Yugo's wedding."
"Thanks sis." Uriko cried.
"Well isn't this a Kodak moment?" Shina said sarcastically, "If all this hugging keeps up we'll never get done in time."
"Aw, lighten up Shina" Uriko said, holding still long enough to let Mitsuko finish the last preparations on her gown. She stood up, and looked at her daughter. "Oh, my baby girl" she cried putting her arms around Uriko. Uriko held her close, then heard a knock at the door to the outside. Long stood there.
"Everybody's ready," he said. Shina, Mitsuko, and Alice made their way out and took their places. Long entered, and looked at Uriko. "Wow, you look amazing," he said in half-shock. Sweat dripped from Kenji's brow as he saw Shina Alice and Mitsuko descend the aisle. Alice cued Kane, and he began playing an acoustic version of the wedding march on his guitar. Then she emerged, cling to Long's arm as if he were a guide in a maze of darkness. Kenji was awestruck at her beauty. The white strapless dress fit her form perfectly, her veil reaching down along her back to the floor. Her hair was tied up into a bun that rested atop her head. She walked up beside him, Long departing with a kiss on her cheek as they reached him.
"You look amazing," Kenji whispered.
"I've been told," she whispered back.
Gado looked at both of them, and spoke. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join in matrimony Kenji Ohgami and Uriko Nonomura.." His speech went on, but the young couple was too transfixed by each other to listen.
"Do you, Kenji Ohgami, take her, Uriko Nonomura, to be your lawfully wedded wife? Do you promise to love, honor, and obey her, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"
"I do." Kenji said confidently.
Uriko said the same, and Gado asked about the rings. Kenji reached back, and Yugo handed him the ring. He slipped it on Uriko's finger, and she did the same. They smiled.
"Now, by the power vested in me," Gado said, "I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
They did just that, and what a kiss it was. The applause started with Sarah as Kane began playing. The party rose tom their feet as the bride and groom walked down the aisle. The pair reached the dance floor, and Kane began playing "Nothing Else Matters", as per Uriko's request. They glided across the dance floor, their movements perfectly mirroring each other's. They looked deep into each other's eyes, and eternity looked back at them. Kane's song wound down, and as it ended they kissed again. Kane turned on a CD player, and stepped down. Sarah went to meet him, and the two joined Uriko and Kenji on the dance floor. Gado and Jenny followed, then Yugo and Alice. Long grabbed Shina's hand, whispered something to her, and led her out. As the night wore on, the cake was served, and they ate the food Sarah had prepared. Into the night, Jenny and Gado went to their hotel, and Long had left with Shina hours ago. Only Kenji with Uriko and Kane with Sarah remained. Sarah looked at the couple, with an almost longing look in her eyes.
"Soon," Kane said touching Sarah's face. "We'll get married after we take care of Scott. I promise."
Sarah rested her head on Kane's chest and cried.
Scott looked on at his monitor and frowned. "This is not at all what I expect of you, Sarah Reilly."
* Invitations? Check. Cake? Check. Rings? Check. This is it, the Ohgami/Nonomura wedding, and you all invited! *
Sunlight invaded Uriko's eyes. She resisted for a few seconds, and then quickly sprang to her feet. She threw on her robe and ran out to Kane's house. Seconds later, the seven-foot tall man stood before her, barely awake.
"Wake Up! I'm getting married today!" she exclaimed.
"Uriko," Kane said sleepily, "the ceremony doesn't start till two, and it's 6:00 in the morning."
Uriko laughed quietly, and ran back to her house. Kane closed the door, and over to his bed. He yawned, and saw Sarah slowly open her eyes. "Uriko again?" she asked.
"Yeah, third time already." he grumbled. "I'm going to go eat. I have to start on the decorations anyway." Kane made his way to the kitchen, made some eggs and started a pot of coffee. After he was done, he got together some of his servants, and heard the door again.
"Uriko again," he grunted as he answered the door. Sure enough, Uriko stood before him. "I'm going, I'm going," he said in defeat. He walked outside and looked at the gazebo. He began formulating the decorum in his mind. His servants carried out boxes of steamers, balloons, a gas tank, and other decorations. "Let's get to work," Kane said.
Kenji looked over at Yugo. "If you hadn't dragged us out last night, you wouldn't be in such rough shape," he told his adopted brother.
"I know, I know," Yugo groaned, "don't patronize me." His wife, Alice passed by, with a large box in his hand.
"I'm headed to Kane's to help Uriko with her dress. See you later!" She called over the closing door. Yugo ground again and held his stomach.
"I'll go get you some coffee," Kenji said dryly.
Scott brushed his hair back, watching his brother hanging streamers over the gazebo. Busuzima wheeled himself over.
"You know sir, this would be a golden opportunity. We could take them all out in one."
"No," Scott sternly replied. "Every little girl dreams of her wedding day. I will not spoil this sacred event." He walked out of the room, and to a green-fluid filled tank, which housed a female body. He placed his hand on it, and looked down. "Soon," he said, "soon."
The streamers began to take shape around the gazebo. Kane stood behind, one eye closed and his hands forming a box shape in front of him. "Good, good, Right there! That's perfect!" he said to a servant putting up a streamer. He looked on, satisfied for a moment, but then grew concerned. The sun was now fully up, signaling the morning. "Four more hours," Kane said worriedly, and so much to do!" He saw a couple of men bringing over a flower-adorned arch, and quickly rushed to them. "Ok, put that right over here, at the gazebo entrance, good, now a little to the right...there! Good job!" He then saw Sarah walk out with a glass of lemonade. She handed it to her boyfriend, who drank it quickly.
"Jeez, with all your doing, you'd think it was us getting married!" She said.
"I just want to make sure everything perfect for them."
"Ok, just relax, your gonna have an aneurysm!" She said walking away.
"Four hours.." Kane thought. The dance floor was being set up, as was the bandstand. "No time to rest!"
Sarah returned to the house, and smelled the scent of food in the air. She walked over to a red sauce, and tasted a bit. "Needs more parsley," she said measuring a tablespoon of the green spice. She stirred, and then looked up. She walked over and batted a hand away from a pot of white cream sauce.
"Uriko, out!" she said. Uriko walked out, and made her way down the hall. She entered a small room adjacent to the back door of the house. She looked at her gown, as she often did this day, and sighed. She walked outside, and beheld Kane's work. It was breathtaking, all the attention to detail he put into it. He scanned around, and saw the man helping to place a dance floor. The bandstand, where Kane would perform, was already set up.
"One hour.." Kenji said to himself. He was halfway dressed, eating a light lunch of a sandwich. Yugo had gotten over his hangover, as had Gado and Long.
"It appears we've met our match. A foe stronger than Shenlong, more devious than Busuzima, and more annoying than Cronos!" Yugo exclaimed
"It's a bow tie," Gado said taking the tie from Yugo. His fingers fumbled with the piece of cloth in a futile gesture to make it presentable. He sighed, until Long came over. He deftly manipulated the cloth into a perfect bow, and handed it to Kenji.
"Kenji, as the closest thing Uriko has to a father, I feel obligated to tell you that if you do anything to hurt her, I'll tie you up just like I did this tie." The Kenpo master said.
Everyone had a slight chuckle, Kenji put his jacket on and walked out of the house with them. He wore a pure white tuxedo that shone out like a beacon over everyone's black outfits. He smiled as the black limousine pulled up, and everyone got inside. It pulled up to the house, and Gado and Long walked out. Gado made his way to the gazebo, where Kane was putting the finishing touches on the decorations. Long made his way to the house, and spotted Sarah still cooking.
"I hope you're almost done," he said.
"Just must let it heat up, then I'll go get ready," she replied.
"Where's Uriko?"
"Back room, second door to the right." Sarah answered, turning to her room. Long walked over to the specified room and turned the handle.
"Uriko?" he said quietly. A blonde haired woman pushed him back.
"She's not ready yet." She said pushing him back. She turned around, and then glanced back at the door. "That man, could it have been..?"
Her thoughts were interrupted by Mitsuko's voice. "Please Uriko, stop fidgeting!" she exclaimed.
"I'm sorry mom, but I'm nervous!" Uriko shot back.
"Don't be, everything is going to be fine," Alice reassured her. She walked over to her sister and gave her a hug. "I think we used up the craziness quota at mine and Yugo's wedding."
"Thanks sis." Uriko cried.
"Well isn't this a Kodak moment?" Shina said sarcastically, "If all this hugging keeps up we'll never get done in time."
"Aw, lighten up Shina" Uriko said, holding still long enough to let Mitsuko finish the last preparations on her gown. She stood up, and looked at her daughter. "Oh, my baby girl" she cried putting her arms around Uriko. Uriko held her close, then heard a knock at the door to the outside. Long stood there.
"Everybody's ready," he said. Shina, Mitsuko, and Alice made their way out and took their places. Long entered, and looked at Uriko. "Wow, you look amazing," he said in half-shock. Sweat dripped from Kenji's brow as he saw Shina Alice and Mitsuko descend the aisle. Alice cued Kane, and he began playing an acoustic version of the wedding march on his guitar. Then she emerged, cling to Long's arm as if he were a guide in a maze of darkness. Kenji was awestruck at her beauty. The white strapless dress fit her form perfectly, her veil reaching down along her back to the floor. Her hair was tied up into a bun that rested atop her head. She walked up beside him, Long departing with a kiss on her cheek as they reached him.
"You look amazing," Kenji whispered.
"I've been told," she whispered back.
Gado looked at both of them, and spoke. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join in matrimony Kenji Ohgami and Uriko Nonomura.." His speech went on, but the young couple was too transfixed by each other to listen.
"Do you, Kenji Ohgami, take her, Uriko Nonomura, to be your lawfully wedded wife? Do you promise to love, honor, and obey her, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?"
"I do." Kenji said confidently.
Uriko said the same, and Gado asked about the rings. Kenji reached back, and Yugo handed him the ring. He slipped it on Uriko's finger, and she did the same. They smiled.
"Now, by the power vested in me," Gado said, "I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
They did just that, and what a kiss it was. The applause started with Sarah as Kane began playing. The party rose tom their feet as the bride and groom walked down the aisle. The pair reached the dance floor, and Kane began playing "Nothing Else Matters", as per Uriko's request. They glided across the dance floor, their movements perfectly mirroring each other's. They looked deep into each other's eyes, and eternity looked back at them. Kane's song wound down, and as it ended they kissed again. Kane turned on a CD player, and stepped down. Sarah went to meet him, and the two joined Uriko and Kenji on the dance floor. Gado and Jenny followed, then Yugo and Alice. Long grabbed Shina's hand, whispered something to her, and led her out. As the night wore on, the cake was served, and they ate the food Sarah had prepared. Into the night, Jenny and Gado went to their hotel, and Long had left with Shina hours ago. Only Kenji with Uriko and Kane with Sarah remained. Sarah looked at the couple, with an almost longing look in her eyes.
"Soon," Kane said touching Sarah's face. "We'll get married after we take care of Scott. I promise."
Sarah rested her head on Kane's chest and cried.
Scott looked on at his monitor and frowned. "This is not at all what I expect of you, Sarah Reilly."