Chapter 27
Spring was in the air, and a short while after the grand wedding of Emperor Hotohori and his new Empress, Kristin, more celebrations began to occur across the land of Konan. Of course, the wedding of Tasuki the Mountain Bandit and his lover, Caitlin, nicknamed the Queen of the Water Slap, was no where near as big and grand as the wedding of the Emperor and his Empress. But, the two were present at the wedding, of course. After all that the four had been through together, Kristin and Hotohori, along with Kailein, Tomo, Makiko, Miboshi, Martha and Nakago, found themselves seated and dressed up at an outside wedding. Benches had been set up on the grassy mountain side, over looking the whole of the Konan kingdom. It was truly a wonderful site, and Caitlin was over joyed that this was soon to be her new home.
Her parents were fond of her new home, but decided to live back in their own home, in the world of Planet Earth, as the mountain bandits and Tasuki seemed to roudy for them. If Caitlin wanted to marry him and live here in the mountains, it was fine with them, so long as they didn't have to get involved with the mountain bandits themselves.
It was a fantastic wedding. Flowers of light blue and white were hung everywhere on lattices that Caitlin had set up around a small wooden altar painted white, and all the Damsels were glad that Caitlin hadn't gone with Martha's idea of putting in orange flowers as well, for the blue and orange would clash terribly. It was okay for Tasuki, as he didn't care too much about what COLOR the flowers were going to be. Sheesh. Caitlin's bouquet held light blue flowers, and she wore a lovely bridal gown of white satin, cut at the shoulders with long, wide sleeves like a Chinese robe. There was a lovely criss-cross pattern along the front of the dress at the bust, and a long train at the back. She also had a veil to cover her face, and her hair was adorned with little light blue flowers.
I'm going to make drawings of these wedding dresses, gosh darn it! If it sounds odd to you, I'll have pictures that'll prove just how beautiful this dress is.
Around noon, Caitlin found herself walking - no wait, Caitlin doesn't walk when it concerns Tasuki - bouncing down the aisle in happiness, her heart bursting with joy, knowing that her long awaited day had come. She was going to marry the man of her dreams. Tasuki was going to be hers, and she was going to be Tasuki's. Caitlin bounced happily down the aisle, thinking she was merely walking, but her step was too light and flouncy, and if you ask any of the guests who were at her party, they will tell you that she bounced down the aisle, not walked.
There was Tasuki, waiting for her at the end of the aisle. He was dressed in a black suit, looking very handsome and sharp. Behind him stood Mitsukake, a troll with light blue hair sown on his pocket this time to match the decorations, and dressed in a black suit which made him look rather cute. (Hey, I think Mitsukake would look cute in a little suit, don't you?!) Once again, Tama held the ring on a pillow strapped on his back. Koji sat a bit ways away, a bit upset at Mitsukake beating him to the best man position. Mitsukake found himself with two black eyes after pointing this out to Koji many, many times.
"Do you, Tasuki, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to cherish her, love her, and never till death do you part?"
The time had come!
"I do," went Tasuki.
"Do you, Caitlin, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to cherish him, love him, and never till death do you part?"
"I do!" Caitlin squeaked, un able to keep down her happiness.
The ring was placed on her finger. And then, finally, the magic words were said . . .
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
And what a kiss! Tasuki raised Caitlin's veil as gently as he could, and then, took her in his arms and gave her a long, passionate kiss. The crowd went wild. (Except for Nakago. Sorry Caitlin.) Kristin popped a cracker that emitted fan shaped confetti in blue and orange colors. The confetti fell thickly in the air, covering Caitlin and Tasuki, as he took out his tessen, and -
"Tasuki!" Caitlin said. "I told you - NO FIRE AT THE WEDDING!! You'll burn something!"
Only a tad bit bummed out, Tasuki put away the tessen, then hoisted the back-to-grinning Caitlin in his arms, and walked her back down the aisle amidst the shower of confetti.
The wedding party was even better.
There were more than enough o'durs, and so many cheez its, Caitlin was sure Nakago could not finish them off. Think again. Oh, well. She tried. Nakago had a tummy ache coming back from the party, but that's nothing pepto bismol can't cure. Back to the party.
Besides the rest of the Suzaku Seishi and the few Seiryuu, not to mention the Damsels, the party was loaded with mountain bandits from all over the country. Several times was Caitlin hoisted up on their shoulders, as they rose glasses to her, and toasted Tasuki in congradulations of his big day. There was as much beer in the place as there were cheez its. (Nakago had too much of that as well. This caused him to actually enjoy the party, where he made friends with Bandits 5, 6, and 3, the bandit who fell for Hotohori in the anime.) The happy bandit dance was performed more than once. Tasuki danced it with Caitlin first. Then Koji. Then, he went through all the bandits, then the members of the Suzaku Seven. Next came the two Seiryuu, Tomo but not Miboshi, as he was missing a limb and couldn't perform it correctly. No, as Nakago was drunk, he got to dance the happy dance with Tasuki, which was followed up by the Mexican Hat dance performed by both.
To this day, if Martha wants Nakago to do something for her and he refuses, she puts in the video tape she made of Caitlin's wedding, and threatens to show everyone Nakago knows the scenes in which he's dancing. As Nakago wants to keep his rep amongst the other soldiers of the Kutuo army, he agrees to whatever Martha asks of him then. (
Tasuki tried to dance the happy dance with Caitlin's dad, but even as son-in-law, Mr. Caitlin's dad (we're gonna keep last names confidential) refused every offer.
The party lasted from one until midnight. After all the dancing, karaoke was put in place thanks to Tamahome and Nuriko. Chiriko and Chichiri set off fireworks, and Mitsukake fed everyone chaser pills for the morning's guarrenteed hang-overs.
As the last guests left, Tasuki hoisted Caitlin into his arms again and carried her inside the Mountain Bandit Building, Headquarters of the CMB. In the large master bed room they went, where Tasuki tossed Caitlin gleefully on the bed. For awhile they were lost in each other's kisses, embraced in one another's arms. Then, as the silence dawned on them, Tasuki pulled a way, his face oddly red.
"Wow," he said, sitting back. "I can't believe I'm married. Never thought I'd ever be."
"It's great, though, isn't it?" Caitlin asked, getting to her knees. "We're joined as One, Tasuki. This is the first day of our new happy life together. I'm so happy!"
"I know," Tasuki said, grinning and blushing. He slowly began to un button his shirt. Caitlin watched in awed silence, as flesh became exposed, and a rippling abdomen stood before her.
"It's time . . . for that . . . special . . . moment . . ." Tasuki whispered, then went red. "I know what it might . . . lead to but . . . hey, they always say . . . making the kids is the best part."
Caitlin blanched. "Uh, Tasuki? Before we initiate our love with one another on a more intimate level, can I introduce you to the condom?"
Mind you, there probably weren't condoms back in Ancient China.
Que music and neighing horse for embarrassing Trojan commercial.
We don't need to know exactly what happened next beside the fact that Caitlin knew that she had finally found true happiness in her life, and that she would never regret the day that she had let herself fall in the arms of the Mountain Bandit. That night, Caitlin felt for the first time, truly, what it meant to really be in love, and so did Tasuki, as the two let their hearts control their bodies in a moment of pure love.
Caitlin has now become a bandit along with Tasuki. They roam the mountain sides together, doing . . . bandit things. In later years, they had a daughter, An mei, doubling the joys in their lives, living up in the mountains of Konan.
The End . . . for Caitlin's part, that is. Hotohori and Kristin had a child, too, a son named Tsorunami (yeah, I made it up - don't know any Japanese/ Chinese names that sound fitting for the heir to the throne. Tsorunami is a cool name, though, don't you think?)
Tune in tomorrow to see who's getting hitched next!
Spring was in the air, and a short while after the grand wedding of Emperor Hotohori and his new Empress, Kristin, more celebrations began to occur across the land of Konan. Of course, the wedding of Tasuki the Mountain Bandit and his lover, Caitlin, nicknamed the Queen of the Water Slap, was no where near as big and grand as the wedding of the Emperor and his Empress. But, the two were present at the wedding, of course. After all that the four had been through together, Kristin and Hotohori, along with Kailein, Tomo, Makiko, Miboshi, Martha and Nakago, found themselves seated and dressed up at an outside wedding. Benches had been set up on the grassy mountain side, over looking the whole of the Konan kingdom. It was truly a wonderful site, and Caitlin was over joyed that this was soon to be her new home.
Her parents were fond of her new home, but decided to live back in their own home, in the world of Planet Earth, as the mountain bandits and Tasuki seemed to roudy for them. If Caitlin wanted to marry him and live here in the mountains, it was fine with them, so long as they didn't have to get involved with the mountain bandits themselves.
It was a fantastic wedding. Flowers of light blue and white were hung everywhere on lattices that Caitlin had set up around a small wooden altar painted white, and all the Damsels were glad that Caitlin hadn't gone with Martha's idea of putting in orange flowers as well, for the blue and orange would clash terribly. It was okay for Tasuki, as he didn't care too much about what COLOR the flowers were going to be. Sheesh. Caitlin's bouquet held light blue flowers, and she wore a lovely bridal gown of white satin, cut at the shoulders with long, wide sleeves like a Chinese robe. There was a lovely criss-cross pattern along the front of the dress at the bust, and a long train at the back. She also had a veil to cover her face, and her hair was adorned with little light blue flowers.
I'm going to make drawings of these wedding dresses, gosh darn it! If it sounds odd to you, I'll have pictures that'll prove just how beautiful this dress is.
Around noon, Caitlin found herself walking - no wait, Caitlin doesn't walk when it concerns Tasuki - bouncing down the aisle in happiness, her heart bursting with joy, knowing that her long awaited day had come. She was going to marry the man of her dreams. Tasuki was going to be hers, and she was going to be Tasuki's. Caitlin bounced happily down the aisle, thinking she was merely walking, but her step was too light and flouncy, and if you ask any of the guests who were at her party, they will tell you that she bounced down the aisle, not walked.
There was Tasuki, waiting for her at the end of the aisle. He was dressed in a black suit, looking very handsome and sharp. Behind him stood Mitsukake, a troll with light blue hair sown on his pocket this time to match the decorations, and dressed in a black suit which made him look rather cute. (Hey, I think Mitsukake would look cute in a little suit, don't you?!) Once again, Tama held the ring on a pillow strapped on his back. Koji sat a bit ways away, a bit upset at Mitsukake beating him to the best man position. Mitsukake found himself with two black eyes after pointing this out to Koji many, many times.
"Do you, Tasuki, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to cherish her, love her, and never till death do you part?"
The time had come!
"I do," went Tasuki.
"Do you, Caitlin, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to cherish him, love him, and never till death do you part?"
"I do!" Caitlin squeaked, un able to keep down her happiness.
The ring was placed on her finger. And then, finally, the magic words were said . . .
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
And what a kiss! Tasuki raised Caitlin's veil as gently as he could, and then, took her in his arms and gave her a long, passionate kiss. The crowd went wild. (Except for Nakago. Sorry Caitlin.) Kristin popped a cracker that emitted fan shaped confetti in blue and orange colors. The confetti fell thickly in the air, covering Caitlin and Tasuki, as he took out his tessen, and -
"Tasuki!" Caitlin said. "I told you - NO FIRE AT THE WEDDING!! You'll burn something!"
Only a tad bit bummed out, Tasuki put away the tessen, then hoisted the back-to-grinning Caitlin in his arms, and walked her back down the aisle amidst the shower of confetti.
The wedding party was even better.
There were more than enough o'durs, and so many cheez its, Caitlin was sure Nakago could not finish them off. Think again. Oh, well. She tried. Nakago had a tummy ache coming back from the party, but that's nothing pepto bismol can't cure. Back to the party.
Besides the rest of the Suzaku Seishi and the few Seiryuu, not to mention the Damsels, the party was loaded with mountain bandits from all over the country. Several times was Caitlin hoisted up on their shoulders, as they rose glasses to her, and toasted Tasuki in congradulations of his big day. There was as much beer in the place as there were cheez its. (Nakago had too much of that as well. This caused him to actually enjoy the party, where he made friends with Bandits 5, 6, and 3, the bandit who fell for Hotohori in the anime.) The happy bandit dance was performed more than once. Tasuki danced it with Caitlin first. Then Koji. Then, he went through all the bandits, then the members of the Suzaku Seven. Next came the two Seiryuu, Tomo but not Miboshi, as he was missing a limb and couldn't perform it correctly. No, as Nakago was drunk, he got to dance the happy dance with Tasuki, which was followed up by the Mexican Hat dance performed by both.
To this day, if Martha wants Nakago to do something for her and he refuses, she puts in the video tape she made of Caitlin's wedding, and threatens to show everyone Nakago knows the scenes in which he's dancing. As Nakago wants to keep his rep amongst the other soldiers of the Kutuo army, he agrees to whatever Martha asks of him then. (
Tasuki tried to dance the happy dance with Caitlin's dad, but even as son-in-law, Mr. Caitlin's dad (we're gonna keep last names confidential) refused every offer.
The party lasted from one until midnight. After all the dancing, karaoke was put in place thanks to Tamahome and Nuriko. Chiriko and Chichiri set off fireworks, and Mitsukake fed everyone chaser pills for the morning's guarrenteed hang-overs.
As the last guests left, Tasuki hoisted Caitlin into his arms again and carried her inside the Mountain Bandit Building, Headquarters of the CMB. In the large master bed room they went, where Tasuki tossed Caitlin gleefully on the bed. For awhile they were lost in each other's kisses, embraced in one another's arms. Then, as the silence dawned on them, Tasuki pulled a way, his face oddly red.
"Wow," he said, sitting back. "I can't believe I'm married. Never thought I'd ever be."
"It's great, though, isn't it?" Caitlin asked, getting to her knees. "We're joined as One, Tasuki. This is the first day of our new happy life together. I'm so happy!"
"I know," Tasuki said, grinning and blushing. He slowly began to un button his shirt. Caitlin watched in awed silence, as flesh became exposed, and a rippling abdomen stood before her.
"It's time . . . for that . . . special . . . moment . . ." Tasuki whispered, then went red. "I know what it might . . . lead to but . . . hey, they always say . . . making the kids is the best part."
Caitlin blanched. "Uh, Tasuki? Before we initiate our love with one another on a more intimate level, can I introduce you to the condom?"
Mind you, there probably weren't condoms back in Ancient China.
Que music and neighing horse for embarrassing Trojan commercial.
We don't need to know exactly what happened next beside the fact that Caitlin knew that she had finally found true happiness in her life, and that she would never regret the day that she had let herself fall in the arms of the Mountain Bandit. That night, Caitlin felt for the first time, truly, what it meant to really be in love, and so did Tasuki, as the two let their hearts control their bodies in a moment of pure love.
Caitlin has now become a bandit along with Tasuki. They roam the mountain sides together, doing . . . bandit things. In later years, they had a daughter, An mei, doubling the joys in their lives, living up in the mountains of Konan.
The End . . . for Caitlin's part, that is. Hotohori and Kristin had a child, too, a son named Tsorunami (yeah, I made it up - don't know any Japanese/ Chinese names that sound fitting for the heir to the throne. Tsorunami is a cool name, though, don't you think?)
Tune in tomorrow to see who's getting hitched next!