Chapter 29
Somewhere deep in the woods of Kutou, under the trees, a small party had been gathered together. Someone was going to marry. I wonder who.
The guests were all decked out in feathers and face paint, wearing red, gold, and black costumes. This was not your ordinary wedding. Benches were set up underneath the trees, and there was the altar, rather plain looking. Tomo stood there, hands clasped behind his back, waiting for his bride to walk down the aisle, her theme song running through his head now. He began to hum it, since he did not have a theme song - yet. (Kristin, we HAVE to make Tomo a theme song!)
Mitsukake stood behind Tomo, feathers in his hair (Tomo was the only one wearing a crown, signaling him out as the special guy of the day) and face paint. His troll, fastened to his Tomo-like costume, had its face painted and had black hair with mini feathers in it. Mitsukake had a lot of fun getting that troll ready for Tomo's wedding celebration.
Nakago was in costume, feathers and face paint, and . . . he appeared to be enjoying himself. He kept playing with his feathers, and Martha couldn't help but agree that he was absolutely adorable in a Tomo outfit!
Even Hotohori was dressed up. With the face paint on, he could pass as a Tomo twin, for his hair, though not as long as Tomo's, was still rather dark and long. Unfortunately, Hotohori could not cackle. I don't think Kristin would want him to cackle.
Tasuki, like Nakago, was having fun with his costume, though he made Caitlin promise not to tell any of the bandits about his little Tomo costume.
The girls had Kailein costumes. In other words, Tomo costumes with a girly twist. They were skirts, and lots of pretty feathers were braided into their hair.
Kailein's parents and brothers were forced into wearing Tomo costumes. They were not happy about it. Beer was promised for them all so that they could enjoy it.
Kailein, though, was not wearing a Tomo-like costume. As her theme music began to play, and she started walking down the aisle, all stared in awe at the beautiful, white wedding gown she wore. It was sleeveless, fastened around the neck, and coming down the front, exposing the back. A wonderfully done criss cross pattern went all the way down her dress, which was made of white satin. In her hands were red flowers tied with gold and black ribbon. Her long, long, long, loooooong blonde hair acted more like a train than anything else. Little red and black flowers were stuck in to it, as it flowed down her back and on to the grassy floor. The veil covered her face, so none could see whether she was wearing face paint as well.
The ceremony commenced.
"I can't believe I'm getting married," Kailein thought. "After all these years with Tomo . . . and everyone thought I was simply going to work or school! My dear beloved Tomo - he's the center of my life. And now, no one can take us apart! We're going to live together and have a big family, living in the trees of this very forest. We're going to be so happy together . . .!"
Kailein felt something kick from inside her. Her dress covered her pregnancy quite well, which was a good thing, since she STILL hadn't told her parents about it. She was going to wait until the party, when her parents and brothers were drunk, so that they could not freak out on her. But, at least now she and Tomo were married, so there was nothing they could do about it.
And then, the words came. . .
"Do you, Tomo, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you two both shall live, loving her in sickness and in health till death do you part?"
"I do, KA."
"And do you, Kailein, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband for as long as you two both shall live, loving him in sickness and in health till death do you part?"
"KA, I do."
"If there is anyone here who does not wish for these two to be joined together in marriage, please voice now, or forever hold your peace."
"Kailein!"
Kailein spun at the mention of her name. Her mother was fuming under the face paint. With a heavy sigh and anxiety in her voice, she asked, "Are you SURE you want to go through with this?"
"I'm sure!" Kailein hissed, up set at the interruption of her wedding.
She turned back to the priest, waiting for him to go on, when . . .
"KAILEIN!"
"WHAT??!!!"
It was the guy from work who seemed to stalk Kailein. Kailein gave a shudder as he said, "You can't marry that man, because I love you! If you do, you'll be breaking a heart, Kailein. Think about it! Do you really want to break the heart of the man who loves you so dearly, the man who wants to cherish your body, the one who buys you all those friggin hotdogs at work like a secret admirer, the man who -"
BAMM!!
"Thank you, Nakago."
There was a pause of silence, before the priest went on to say, "I therefore pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
And so they kissed, falling into each other's arms. The crowd cheered, and Makiko and Martha threw out a bunch of feathers, covering the entire crowd, and the now departing happy couple of Kailein and Tomo.
Of course there was a party afterwards. Still in their costumes, everyone ran tot eh moon jump thing that had been set up deep in the woods, and began to jump on it, (Hotohori's sword was put aside as to not to pop the thing again) and a game was issued of King of the Moon Jump Thing. The last person standing was, of course, Nakago, who easily bumped everyone off. He and Tasuki were neck to neck in the midst of the game, but Nakago won. He won because they stomach bumped, and guess who's bigger?
Cheez its were provided, and Martha tried to take Nakago home early, but that didn't work. The cheez its were all gone by three o clock.
Tasuki gave Tomo a happy bandit dance, of course, and gave one to Kailein as well.
As soon as Kailein's family were in high spirits, Kailein decided to spill the good news. She clinked her fork against her wine glass (which shattered) and got everyone's attention, standing up.
"I have a special announcement to make," Kailein said. Everyone grew quiet. Tomo sat next to Kailein, where a long table had been set up with two chairs in the middle for the happily wed couple.
"For all of you who don't know already, I am proud to announce . . . that me and Tomo . . . well, I'm pregnant. Eight months already. Yeah, I'm due soon. Very soon. I've been hiding it rather well, though, wouldn't you agree? Mother. . .?"
It was a good thing Kailein's mother had face paint on. Kailein could not see that her mother's face was going red under the face paint. But they were pretty drunk, and only swayed a bit, blinking at Kailein while the rest of the crowd cheered happily for the couple.
"Good thing you got hitched while you did!" Some one cried out. Probably a Boboshi.
Kailein smiled. Now that THAT was over with . . .
The wedding ended with a fire works display, and soon, the guests had retired to their homes. Tomo and Kailein climbed up a giant tree to where their little home had been built, looking much like a club house. It was dark outside, and the two were in each other's arms, hiding under their sheets, sweating but happy.
"I love you, Tomo.
"I know. I love you, too."
"And I love our baby."
"I . . . love it, too."
"Maybe it'll be twins."
"Too small for twins," Tomo replied rather shakily.
"Hmm, we really should think of our family life, Tomo. We need to expand our house to fit our children in."
"Child," Tomo croaked. "Child, Kailein. We're having a child."
"I meant the other children were obviously going to have in the future, dear," Kailein said, smiling.
Tomo smiled back. There was no turning around now.
The End . . .for Kailein, this time. The two ended up having nine kids, living up in the trees of the forest of Kutou. Their eldest child, Aiko, is the best friend of Yoshi, son of Nakago and Martha . . . whoops, said too much.
Somewhere deep in the woods of Kutou, under the trees, a small party had been gathered together. Someone was going to marry. I wonder who.
The guests were all decked out in feathers and face paint, wearing red, gold, and black costumes. This was not your ordinary wedding. Benches were set up underneath the trees, and there was the altar, rather plain looking. Tomo stood there, hands clasped behind his back, waiting for his bride to walk down the aisle, her theme song running through his head now. He began to hum it, since he did not have a theme song - yet. (Kristin, we HAVE to make Tomo a theme song!)
Mitsukake stood behind Tomo, feathers in his hair (Tomo was the only one wearing a crown, signaling him out as the special guy of the day) and face paint. His troll, fastened to his Tomo-like costume, had its face painted and had black hair with mini feathers in it. Mitsukake had a lot of fun getting that troll ready for Tomo's wedding celebration.
Nakago was in costume, feathers and face paint, and . . . he appeared to be enjoying himself. He kept playing with his feathers, and Martha couldn't help but agree that he was absolutely adorable in a Tomo outfit!
Even Hotohori was dressed up. With the face paint on, he could pass as a Tomo twin, for his hair, though not as long as Tomo's, was still rather dark and long. Unfortunately, Hotohori could not cackle. I don't think Kristin would want him to cackle.
Tasuki, like Nakago, was having fun with his costume, though he made Caitlin promise not to tell any of the bandits about his little Tomo costume.
The girls had Kailein costumes. In other words, Tomo costumes with a girly twist. They were skirts, and lots of pretty feathers were braided into their hair.
Kailein's parents and brothers were forced into wearing Tomo costumes. They were not happy about it. Beer was promised for them all so that they could enjoy it.
Kailein, though, was not wearing a Tomo-like costume. As her theme music began to play, and she started walking down the aisle, all stared in awe at the beautiful, white wedding gown she wore. It was sleeveless, fastened around the neck, and coming down the front, exposing the back. A wonderfully done criss cross pattern went all the way down her dress, which was made of white satin. In her hands were red flowers tied with gold and black ribbon. Her long, long, long, loooooong blonde hair acted more like a train than anything else. Little red and black flowers were stuck in to it, as it flowed down her back and on to the grassy floor. The veil covered her face, so none could see whether she was wearing face paint as well.
The ceremony commenced.
"I can't believe I'm getting married," Kailein thought. "After all these years with Tomo . . . and everyone thought I was simply going to work or school! My dear beloved Tomo - he's the center of my life. And now, no one can take us apart! We're going to live together and have a big family, living in the trees of this very forest. We're going to be so happy together . . .!"
Kailein felt something kick from inside her. Her dress covered her pregnancy quite well, which was a good thing, since she STILL hadn't told her parents about it. She was going to wait until the party, when her parents and brothers were drunk, so that they could not freak out on her. But, at least now she and Tomo were married, so there was nothing they could do about it.
And then, the words came. . .
"Do you, Tomo, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife for as long as you two both shall live, loving her in sickness and in health till death do you part?"
"I do, KA."
"And do you, Kailein, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband for as long as you two both shall live, loving him in sickness and in health till death do you part?"
"KA, I do."
"If there is anyone here who does not wish for these two to be joined together in marriage, please voice now, or forever hold your peace."
"Kailein!"
Kailein spun at the mention of her name. Her mother was fuming under the face paint. With a heavy sigh and anxiety in her voice, she asked, "Are you SURE you want to go through with this?"
"I'm sure!" Kailein hissed, up set at the interruption of her wedding.
She turned back to the priest, waiting for him to go on, when . . .
"KAILEIN!"
"WHAT??!!!"
It was the guy from work who seemed to stalk Kailein. Kailein gave a shudder as he said, "You can't marry that man, because I love you! If you do, you'll be breaking a heart, Kailein. Think about it! Do you really want to break the heart of the man who loves you so dearly, the man who wants to cherish your body, the one who buys you all those friggin hotdogs at work like a secret admirer, the man who -"
BAMM!!
"Thank you, Nakago."
There was a pause of silence, before the priest went on to say, "I therefore pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
And so they kissed, falling into each other's arms. The crowd cheered, and Makiko and Martha threw out a bunch of feathers, covering the entire crowd, and the now departing happy couple of Kailein and Tomo.
Of course there was a party afterwards. Still in their costumes, everyone ran tot eh moon jump thing that had been set up deep in the woods, and began to jump on it, (Hotohori's sword was put aside as to not to pop the thing again) and a game was issued of King of the Moon Jump Thing. The last person standing was, of course, Nakago, who easily bumped everyone off. He and Tasuki were neck to neck in the midst of the game, but Nakago won. He won because they stomach bumped, and guess who's bigger?
Cheez its were provided, and Martha tried to take Nakago home early, but that didn't work. The cheez its were all gone by three o clock.
Tasuki gave Tomo a happy bandit dance, of course, and gave one to Kailein as well.
As soon as Kailein's family were in high spirits, Kailein decided to spill the good news. She clinked her fork against her wine glass (which shattered) and got everyone's attention, standing up.
"I have a special announcement to make," Kailein said. Everyone grew quiet. Tomo sat next to Kailein, where a long table had been set up with two chairs in the middle for the happily wed couple.
"For all of you who don't know already, I am proud to announce . . . that me and Tomo . . . well, I'm pregnant. Eight months already. Yeah, I'm due soon. Very soon. I've been hiding it rather well, though, wouldn't you agree? Mother. . .?"
It was a good thing Kailein's mother had face paint on. Kailein could not see that her mother's face was going red under the face paint. But they were pretty drunk, and only swayed a bit, blinking at Kailein while the rest of the crowd cheered happily for the couple.
"Good thing you got hitched while you did!" Some one cried out. Probably a Boboshi.
Kailein smiled. Now that THAT was over with . . .
The wedding ended with a fire works display, and soon, the guests had retired to their homes. Tomo and Kailein climbed up a giant tree to where their little home had been built, looking much like a club house. It was dark outside, and the two were in each other's arms, hiding under their sheets, sweating but happy.
"I love you, Tomo.
"I know. I love you, too."
"And I love our baby."
"I . . . love it, too."
"Maybe it'll be twins."
"Too small for twins," Tomo replied rather shakily.
"Hmm, we really should think of our family life, Tomo. We need to expand our house to fit our children in."
"Child," Tomo croaked. "Child, Kailein. We're having a child."
"I meant the other children were obviously going to have in the future, dear," Kailein said, smiling.
Tomo smiled back. There was no turning around now.
The End . . .for Kailein, this time. The two ended up having nine kids, living up in the trees of the forest of Kutou. Their eldest child, Aiko, is the best friend of Yoshi, son of Nakago and Martha . . . whoops, said too much.