Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Orphen. I never have and I most likely never will.
Note: I know it's been a while since I updated this story and I apologize for that. I have been really busy this summer (I also couldn't think of something that would happen next). Anyway, I know you're all waiting to read this chapter so I'll shut up and let you read. ON WITH CHAPTER 4!!!!!!!!
WARNING!: Possible fluff/sap. Contains some OOC.
The Marriage Predicament
Chapter 4
The Big Day
The sun rose too early in Cleo's opinion. She had been up very late last night crying. Finally, after an hour or two of crying, she had gone to bed. That's where two servants woke her up in the morning.
"Miss Cleo you must get up," one of the servants stated as she began to lightly shake Cleo awake.
"Today is the big day mistress. You must get up and get ready," the other servant stated.
Cleo slowly awoke. She was slightly annoyed with the fact that she had to wake up so early. It was 6 o'clock in the morning. There was only 5 hours left until she would be getting married. Cleo groaned as she sat up in bed.
"Come now mistress. You must hurry," the servant said as she rushed around Cleo's room trying to find some temporary clothes for Cleo to wear.
Finally the servant picked out a dress that looked exactly like the yellow dress that Cleo had worn on her journey with Orphen and Majic. The servant handed the dress to Cleo and then both servants left the room to allow Cleo to change. When they were gone, Cleo looked down at the dress in her hands. It brought tears to her eyes. It reminded her of the adventures she had experienced. It reminded her of Orphen. The tears fell silently down her face. She put the dress on. Once it was on she wiped her eyes. She couldn't let anyone know that she was crying. She stepped out of her room and the minute she did she was pushed in a thousand different directions. After 3 hours of being rushed around Cleo finally managed to sneak away. She ran and quickly hid behind the shed in the garden. When she was out of sight she leaned her back against the wall of the shed to catch her breath. When she had caught her breath she stood straight up and turned to go and find somewhere else to hide. However, she stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"What are you doing sweetie? Shouldn't you be getting ready for our wedding," a person behind her said.
Cleo instantly knew who it was. She turned around and swatted his hand away.
"Don't touch me and don't ever call me sweetie," Cleo yelled at him, "I know you only want to marry me for my family's money. That's the only reason why anyone wants to marry me! Now leave me alone you incompetent jerk!"
Akito hid his eyes behind his hair.
"You bitch!" he yelled as he grabbed the collar or Cleo's dress and hoisted her up into the air.
Cleo looked at him in shock and fear. She couldn't move.
"I've had to deal with your loud mouth ever since I met you and I'm sick of it," he said to her with cold eyes, "but you're wrong. I'm not marrying you for your family's money. That's just an extra. I'm in this for a much greater reason. Once this marriage is final I will make sure that you never disobey me ever again. That is if you wish to live!"
With that he threw into the shed wall with very hard force. Cleo's back came in contact with the wall quickly and painfully. She gasped as pain spread throughout her body. She fell to the ground in a heap. She was gasping for breath since the force had knocked all of the air out of her lungs. She kept her head down with her eyes closed. Akito walked over to her and grabbed her hair, forcing her to look him in the eye.
"That was just a warning," he said and then let go of her hair, "See you at the wedding sweetheart."
With that he walked away from her and headed back toward the mansion to get ready for the wedding.
Cleo watched his retreating form with fear, pain, and horror in her eyes. He was a dangerous person and she was being forced to marry him, a monster in her eyes. He put on a nice act to fool everyone. Cleo shakily stood up. It was then that a servant rushed over to her and rushed her back to the castle to prepare. The look never faded from Cleo's eyes, but no one noticed because they were too busy preparing. The only person that noticed was Majic, but he didn't say anything.
'I hope he comes for her,' Majic thought to himself as he walked into his room and got dressed. The wedding was starting in a half an hour.
~:~ Elsewhere ~:~
Orphen hadn't stopped running since Leki had come and delivered Majic's letter. He had managed to catch up to Leki. He was a day's walk away from Totokonta so he had to find a quicker way back. That's when he got an idea. He turned slightly in direction. Twenty minutes later he was at the entrance of the Tower of Fang. He dashed in. The guards had let him after he stated that it was urgent that he talks to Hartia. Once they let him inside he dashed into the building. As he ran down the hallways he passed someone.
"Orphen?" the person asked.
Orphen turned to see his friend Hartia. He quickly walked over to his friend.
"Hartia what time is it?" Orphen asked out of breath.
"I believe it's five minutes to 11 o'clock. Why?" Hartia answered.
"Shit!" Orphen yelled, "Follow me and I'll explain everything."
Both of them turned and began dashing down the hallway. Orphen told Hartia about how Cleo was getting married and about the letter that Leki had delivered to him. Leki howled at the mention of his name. When they came to a door Orphen handed Hartia the letter that Majic had written. Hartia quickly read it and then handed it back to Orphen.
"You better hurry," Hartia stated as he opened the door the stood in front of them.
They both entered the room. Inside stood the transporting circle that Orphen, Cleo and Majic had used to escape from the tower the one time that they had snuck inside to find information to save Azalie. Orphen and Leki walked onto the circle.
"Go tell her," Hartia said, "and tell her I say Hi."
Orphen nodded as he cast the spell causing the room to light up. In a split second Orphen and Leki disappeared from the room. Hartia smiled as he left the room wishing his friend the best of luck.
~:~ Totokonta ~:~
Orphen felt the ground below his feet. He found himself right outside of Totokonta. Beside Leki barked and took off. Orphen looked up and saw the clock on one of the buildings read 11:05.
"Oh no," Orphen said as he took off after Leki, "Please don't let me be too late."
~:~ Church ~:~
Everything was in place and the ceremony had begun. Cleo had walked down the aisle with her beautiful, white, flowing gown trying as hard as she could not to cry or run away. Right now she was standing before the priest with Akito at her side. She never thought that she could feel so miserable.
"Do you Akito Yuma take Cleo Everlasting to be your wife?" the priest asked.
"I do," Akito answered.
"Do you Cleo Everlasting take Akito Yuma to be your husband?" the priest asked Cleo.
Cleo hesitated. She wanted to say no so bad, but she knew that she would be forced to say yes whether she wanted to or not.
"I do," Cleo said quietly and sadly.
"If there is anyone you believes that these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your peace," the priest stated.
No one said a word. Right before the priest was about to begin a howl was heard. Leki ran into the church. He stopped half way down the aisle way and gave another howl. Everyone turned in there seats to see what the noise was.
"Leki? Where," Cleo asked, but was stopped when someone else spoke.
"I disagree," the voice spoke.
Cleo looked up. Her eyes widened with shock. There stood Orphen. He was dressed in his usual clothes. He was panting hard. In the crowd Majic and Mariabella smiled.
"Orphen?" Cleo stated disbelievingly.
She turned to run toward him, but Akito grabbed her wrist.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked sinisterly.
"Let go of me," Cleo stated.
"No," with that said he forcefully kissed her on the lips.
Cleo struggled to push him away, but he was too strong. He pulled away from her and smiled.
"It's too late now you're mine," he stated as he threw Cleo over his shoulder.
Akito raised his hand to the ceiling. A light appeared and suddenly the whole room was filled with smoke. Orphen and Majic used magic to form a shield to protect everyone in the room from the falling debris. Once the smoke settled everyone noticed a hole in the roof.
"No!" Orphen yelled as he used magic to get up into the sky. He saw the man with Cleo over his shoulder. He was racing down the street. He was almost out of Totokonta. Orphen landed on the ground and quickly broke off into a run. Once he made it out of the city the man had stopped and stood there waiting for Orphen.
"What do you want and why did you take Cleo?" Orphen asked.
The man smiled as he took Cleo off his shoulder and threw her. She landed on the ground and skidded, creating a trail of dust in her path.
"Cleo!" Orphen yelled.
Cleo slowly sat up. Her gown was ripped, torn, and covered in dirt.
'She's okay.' Orphen thought to himself as he turned his attention back to the man.
"You must be Akito Yuma," Orphen stated, "What do you want with me?"
Akito laughed an evil laugh.
"I want you dead," he stated simply, "and what better way to draw you out and into a fight then to take one of the most important things in your life."
Orphen glared at him.
"Why do you want me dead?" Orphen asked.
"Revenge," Akito said, "for giving my brother such bad wounds that it caused him to die!"
With that Akito attacked Orphen with magic. Orphen quickly got out of the way and sent his own spell at Akito. Akito got out of the way, but was still slightly hurt from the attack. Akito threw another attack at Orphen. Orphen put up a shield to block it the attack, but as soon as the light from the magic had faded Akito swung at him, punching him on the side of his face. Orphen stumbled back a little, but then attacked with another magic attack. Akito sent a blast directly at Orphen's. The two blasts canceled each other out causing a huge explosion. The explosion sent both fighters hurtling back. Both landed harshly on the ground.
"Orphen!" Cleo yelled through the smoke that the explosion had caused.
When the smoke cleared, both men were partly standing up. Akito looked in worse shape than Orphen. He decided he had only one chance to get Orphen and he knew how to do it. Orphen stood closer to Cleo then Akito did. Akito sent out one final, but very powerful attack. This one, however, was not aimed at Orphen. It was aimed directly at Cleo. Cleo gasped as she saw the light coming closer to her.
"Cleo!" Orphen yelled as he dashed in front of her, but before he was able to put up a shield the magic hit him. Orphen's sight turned black.
Cleo watched as the magic struck Orphen and he was sent hurtling back. The force of the attack caused Orphen to go flying past Cleo. Cleo was in pure shock, she couldn't move. As the smoke cleared from the last attack, Cleo saw Majic cast a spell causing Akito to be encased in ice. It was then that Cleo snapped back to reality. She stood up, turned around, and ran toward Orphen. Her wedding dress made it harder for her to run, but that didn't stop her. Orphen lay on the ground battered. There was blood coming from his arm and numerous cuts all over his body. His skin was beginning to look pale. She kneeled down next to him. She slightly tapped him.
"Orphen? Orphen? Orphen!" Cleo cried.
Her body shook with her sobs as she tried to shake him awake, but he didn't move. She raised her hand to brush the little bit of hair of his face.
"I'm sorry," Cleo whispered to him as she placed her face in her hands.
Cleo felt someone grab one of her hands and pull it away from her face.
"Cleo," the someone struggled to say.
Cleo immediately pulled her hands away from her face. Her eyes widened when she looked down to see Orphen looking straight at her.
"Orphen?" Cleo stated quietly.
Orphen nodded. He attempted to sit up.
"Be careful. You're injured," Cleo stated as she helped him up into a sitting position.
Once in a sitting position Orphen turned and looked at her. Then a question came to Cleo's mind.
"Orphen why did you say that you disagreed?" Cleo asked curiously.
Orphen smiled, "Because."
With that Orphen leaned forward brushed his lips against hers in a light, chaste kiss. He separated their lips and said, "I love you Cleo."
Cleo's eyes widened and a huge smile appeared on her face. She threw herself into his arms and said, "I love you too Orphen. I always have. I waited for so long to hear you say that."
Orphen smiled and held her tightly to him. He pulled away from her just enough to look her in the eye.
"Cleo will you marry me?" Orphen asked, "Since it appears that your other fiancé is kind of."
Cleo didn't even let him finish before she pulled him into a deeper kiss then the first one that they shared.
"Yes, I will marry you Orphen," Cleo stated happily.
Orphen smiled and pulled her into another kiss. They separated when they heard someone clear their voice.
"Um, excuse me, but could you two save that for after your wedding," Majic said with a smile.
The two blushed and pulled away from each other. Orphen looked up at Majic.
"Thanks a lot Majic," Orphen stated, "and you too Leki."
Orphen looked at the animal that had just started to lick Cleo with happiness. Leki looked at him and gave a happy bark. Cleo looked at all three of them confused.
"What did I miss?" Cleo asked.
"I'll explain it all later Cleo, but first can we get back to your house," Orphen said as he attempted to stand up.
"Wait, don't push yourself," Cleo said as she helped Orphen back to the mansion.
'I'm glad everything is all right now,' Majic thought to himself as he followed Orphen, Cleo, and Leki back to the Everlasting mansion.
~:~ Two Months Later ~:~
"I do," Orphen said.
"And do you Cleo Everlasting take Orphen to be your husband?" the priest asked.
"I do," Cleo said happily without hesitating.
"If there is anyone who believes that these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your peace," the priest stated, but this time absolutely no one spoke.
The priest looked at Cleo and Orphen and said, "With the power invested in me I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Orphen pull Cleo veil over her head. After he did he bent down and gave her a long, loving kiss. The crowd cheered. Orphen and Cleo pulled away from each other and Orphen led Cleo down the aisle way and outside where a carriage awaited them. Orphen helped Cleo onto the carriage as the people came outside of the church. Orphen went over to the other side and climbed on. He pulled the reigns and the horses started to pull away as Orphen and Cleo waved good-bye to their friends and family. As the carriage pulled out of view Majic smiled happily.
"So I guess it ends happily ever after," Majic stated.
"Yep, I guess so. I'm glad she finally found someone to make her happy," Mariabella stated.
"Yeah me too. I'm happy for both of them," Majic stated as the carriage rode out of view.
~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~
Author's Note: There it's finished. I don't really know exactly what a priest says during a wedding ceremony so I hope I was close enough to it. I hope everyone liked this story. Now I'm off to write the next chapter in my other story The Bet (Rurouni Kenshin). Thanks to all of the people that reviewed. You guys are great! PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!! THANK YOU!!!
Note: I know it's been a while since I updated this story and I apologize for that. I have been really busy this summer (I also couldn't think of something that would happen next). Anyway, I know you're all waiting to read this chapter so I'll shut up and let you read. ON WITH CHAPTER 4!!!!!!!!
WARNING!: Possible fluff/sap. Contains some OOC.
The Marriage Predicament
Chapter 4
The Big Day
The sun rose too early in Cleo's opinion. She had been up very late last night crying. Finally, after an hour or two of crying, she had gone to bed. That's where two servants woke her up in the morning.
"Miss Cleo you must get up," one of the servants stated as she began to lightly shake Cleo awake.
"Today is the big day mistress. You must get up and get ready," the other servant stated.
Cleo slowly awoke. She was slightly annoyed with the fact that she had to wake up so early. It was 6 o'clock in the morning. There was only 5 hours left until she would be getting married. Cleo groaned as she sat up in bed.
"Come now mistress. You must hurry," the servant said as she rushed around Cleo's room trying to find some temporary clothes for Cleo to wear.
Finally the servant picked out a dress that looked exactly like the yellow dress that Cleo had worn on her journey with Orphen and Majic. The servant handed the dress to Cleo and then both servants left the room to allow Cleo to change. When they were gone, Cleo looked down at the dress in her hands. It brought tears to her eyes. It reminded her of the adventures she had experienced. It reminded her of Orphen. The tears fell silently down her face. She put the dress on. Once it was on she wiped her eyes. She couldn't let anyone know that she was crying. She stepped out of her room and the minute she did she was pushed in a thousand different directions. After 3 hours of being rushed around Cleo finally managed to sneak away. She ran and quickly hid behind the shed in the garden. When she was out of sight she leaned her back against the wall of the shed to catch her breath. When she had caught her breath she stood straight up and turned to go and find somewhere else to hide. However, she stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"What are you doing sweetie? Shouldn't you be getting ready for our wedding," a person behind her said.
Cleo instantly knew who it was. She turned around and swatted his hand away.
"Don't touch me and don't ever call me sweetie," Cleo yelled at him, "I know you only want to marry me for my family's money. That's the only reason why anyone wants to marry me! Now leave me alone you incompetent jerk!"
Akito hid his eyes behind his hair.
"You bitch!" he yelled as he grabbed the collar or Cleo's dress and hoisted her up into the air.
Cleo looked at him in shock and fear. She couldn't move.
"I've had to deal with your loud mouth ever since I met you and I'm sick of it," he said to her with cold eyes, "but you're wrong. I'm not marrying you for your family's money. That's just an extra. I'm in this for a much greater reason. Once this marriage is final I will make sure that you never disobey me ever again. That is if you wish to live!"
With that he threw into the shed wall with very hard force. Cleo's back came in contact with the wall quickly and painfully. She gasped as pain spread throughout her body. She fell to the ground in a heap. She was gasping for breath since the force had knocked all of the air out of her lungs. She kept her head down with her eyes closed. Akito walked over to her and grabbed her hair, forcing her to look him in the eye.
"That was just a warning," he said and then let go of her hair, "See you at the wedding sweetheart."
With that he walked away from her and headed back toward the mansion to get ready for the wedding.
Cleo watched his retreating form with fear, pain, and horror in her eyes. He was a dangerous person and she was being forced to marry him, a monster in her eyes. He put on a nice act to fool everyone. Cleo shakily stood up. It was then that a servant rushed over to her and rushed her back to the castle to prepare. The look never faded from Cleo's eyes, but no one noticed because they were too busy preparing. The only person that noticed was Majic, but he didn't say anything.
'I hope he comes for her,' Majic thought to himself as he walked into his room and got dressed. The wedding was starting in a half an hour.
~:~ Elsewhere ~:~
Orphen hadn't stopped running since Leki had come and delivered Majic's letter. He had managed to catch up to Leki. He was a day's walk away from Totokonta so he had to find a quicker way back. That's when he got an idea. He turned slightly in direction. Twenty minutes later he was at the entrance of the Tower of Fang. He dashed in. The guards had let him after he stated that it was urgent that he talks to Hartia. Once they let him inside he dashed into the building. As he ran down the hallways he passed someone.
"Orphen?" the person asked.
Orphen turned to see his friend Hartia. He quickly walked over to his friend.
"Hartia what time is it?" Orphen asked out of breath.
"I believe it's five minutes to 11 o'clock. Why?" Hartia answered.
"Shit!" Orphen yelled, "Follow me and I'll explain everything."
Both of them turned and began dashing down the hallway. Orphen told Hartia about how Cleo was getting married and about the letter that Leki had delivered to him. Leki howled at the mention of his name. When they came to a door Orphen handed Hartia the letter that Majic had written. Hartia quickly read it and then handed it back to Orphen.
"You better hurry," Hartia stated as he opened the door the stood in front of them.
They both entered the room. Inside stood the transporting circle that Orphen, Cleo and Majic had used to escape from the tower the one time that they had snuck inside to find information to save Azalie. Orphen and Leki walked onto the circle.
"Go tell her," Hartia said, "and tell her I say Hi."
Orphen nodded as he cast the spell causing the room to light up. In a split second Orphen and Leki disappeared from the room. Hartia smiled as he left the room wishing his friend the best of luck.
~:~ Totokonta ~:~
Orphen felt the ground below his feet. He found himself right outside of Totokonta. Beside Leki barked and took off. Orphen looked up and saw the clock on one of the buildings read 11:05.
"Oh no," Orphen said as he took off after Leki, "Please don't let me be too late."
~:~ Church ~:~
Everything was in place and the ceremony had begun. Cleo had walked down the aisle with her beautiful, white, flowing gown trying as hard as she could not to cry or run away. Right now she was standing before the priest with Akito at her side. She never thought that she could feel so miserable.
"Do you Akito Yuma take Cleo Everlasting to be your wife?" the priest asked.
"I do," Akito answered.
"Do you Cleo Everlasting take Akito Yuma to be your husband?" the priest asked Cleo.
Cleo hesitated. She wanted to say no so bad, but she knew that she would be forced to say yes whether she wanted to or not.
"I do," Cleo said quietly and sadly.
"If there is anyone you believes that these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your peace," the priest stated.
No one said a word. Right before the priest was about to begin a howl was heard. Leki ran into the church. He stopped half way down the aisle way and gave another howl. Everyone turned in there seats to see what the noise was.
"Leki? Where," Cleo asked, but was stopped when someone else spoke.
"I disagree," the voice spoke.
Cleo looked up. Her eyes widened with shock. There stood Orphen. He was dressed in his usual clothes. He was panting hard. In the crowd Majic and Mariabella smiled.
"Orphen?" Cleo stated disbelievingly.
She turned to run toward him, but Akito grabbed her wrist.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked sinisterly.
"Let go of me," Cleo stated.
"No," with that said he forcefully kissed her on the lips.
Cleo struggled to push him away, but he was too strong. He pulled away from her and smiled.
"It's too late now you're mine," he stated as he threw Cleo over his shoulder.
Akito raised his hand to the ceiling. A light appeared and suddenly the whole room was filled with smoke. Orphen and Majic used magic to form a shield to protect everyone in the room from the falling debris. Once the smoke settled everyone noticed a hole in the roof.
"No!" Orphen yelled as he used magic to get up into the sky. He saw the man with Cleo over his shoulder. He was racing down the street. He was almost out of Totokonta. Orphen landed on the ground and quickly broke off into a run. Once he made it out of the city the man had stopped and stood there waiting for Orphen.
"What do you want and why did you take Cleo?" Orphen asked.
The man smiled as he took Cleo off his shoulder and threw her. She landed on the ground and skidded, creating a trail of dust in her path.
"Cleo!" Orphen yelled.
Cleo slowly sat up. Her gown was ripped, torn, and covered in dirt.
'She's okay.' Orphen thought to himself as he turned his attention back to the man.
"You must be Akito Yuma," Orphen stated, "What do you want with me?"
Akito laughed an evil laugh.
"I want you dead," he stated simply, "and what better way to draw you out and into a fight then to take one of the most important things in your life."
Orphen glared at him.
"Why do you want me dead?" Orphen asked.
"Revenge," Akito said, "for giving my brother such bad wounds that it caused him to die!"
With that Akito attacked Orphen with magic. Orphen quickly got out of the way and sent his own spell at Akito. Akito got out of the way, but was still slightly hurt from the attack. Akito threw another attack at Orphen. Orphen put up a shield to block it the attack, but as soon as the light from the magic had faded Akito swung at him, punching him on the side of his face. Orphen stumbled back a little, but then attacked with another magic attack. Akito sent a blast directly at Orphen's. The two blasts canceled each other out causing a huge explosion. The explosion sent both fighters hurtling back. Both landed harshly on the ground.
"Orphen!" Cleo yelled through the smoke that the explosion had caused.
When the smoke cleared, both men were partly standing up. Akito looked in worse shape than Orphen. He decided he had only one chance to get Orphen and he knew how to do it. Orphen stood closer to Cleo then Akito did. Akito sent out one final, but very powerful attack. This one, however, was not aimed at Orphen. It was aimed directly at Cleo. Cleo gasped as she saw the light coming closer to her.
"Cleo!" Orphen yelled as he dashed in front of her, but before he was able to put up a shield the magic hit him. Orphen's sight turned black.
Cleo watched as the magic struck Orphen and he was sent hurtling back. The force of the attack caused Orphen to go flying past Cleo. Cleo was in pure shock, she couldn't move. As the smoke cleared from the last attack, Cleo saw Majic cast a spell causing Akito to be encased in ice. It was then that Cleo snapped back to reality. She stood up, turned around, and ran toward Orphen. Her wedding dress made it harder for her to run, but that didn't stop her. Orphen lay on the ground battered. There was blood coming from his arm and numerous cuts all over his body. His skin was beginning to look pale. She kneeled down next to him. She slightly tapped him.
"Orphen? Orphen? Orphen!" Cleo cried.
Her body shook with her sobs as she tried to shake him awake, but he didn't move. She raised her hand to brush the little bit of hair of his face.
"I'm sorry," Cleo whispered to him as she placed her face in her hands.
Cleo felt someone grab one of her hands and pull it away from her face.
"Cleo," the someone struggled to say.
Cleo immediately pulled her hands away from her face. Her eyes widened when she looked down to see Orphen looking straight at her.
"Orphen?" Cleo stated quietly.
Orphen nodded. He attempted to sit up.
"Be careful. You're injured," Cleo stated as she helped him up into a sitting position.
Once in a sitting position Orphen turned and looked at her. Then a question came to Cleo's mind.
"Orphen why did you say that you disagreed?" Cleo asked curiously.
Orphen smiled, "Because."
With that Orphen leaned forward brushed his lips against hers in a light, chaste kiss. He separated their lips and said, "I love you Cleo."
Cleo's eyes widened and a huge smile appeared on her face. She threw herself into his arms and said, "I love you too Orphen. I always have. I waited for so long to hear you say that."
Orphen smiled and held her tightly to him. He pulled away from her just enough to look her in the eye.
"Cleo will you marry me?" Orphen asked, "Since it appears that your other fiancé is kind of."
Cleo didn't even let him finish before she pulled him into a deeper kiss then the first one that they shared.
"Yes, I will marry you Orphen," Cleo stated happily.
Orphen smiled and pulled her into another kiss. They separated when they heard someone clear their voice.
"Um, excuse me, but could you two save that for after your wedding," Majic said with a smile.
The two blushed and pulled away from each other. Orphen looked up at Majic.
"Thanks a lot Majic," Orphen stated, "and you too Leki."
Orphen looked at the animal that had just started to lick Cleo with happiness. Leki looked at him and gave a happy bark. Cleo looked at all three of them confused.
"What did I miss?" Cleo asked.
"I'll explain it all later Cleo, but first can we get back to your house," Orphen said as he attempted to stand up.
"Wait, don't push yourself," Cleo said as she helped Orphen back to the mansion.
'I'm glad everything is all right now,' Majic thought to himself as he followed Orphen, Cleo, and Leki back to the Everlasting mansion.
~:~ Two Months Later ~:~
"I do," Orphen said.
"And do you Cleo Everlasting take Orphen to be your husband?" the priest asked.
"I do," Cleo said happily without hesitating.
"If there is anyone who believes that these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your peace," the priest stated, but this time absolutely no one spoke.
The priest looked at Cleo and Orphen and said, "With the power invested in me I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Orphen pull Cleo veil over her head. After he did he bent down and gave her a long, loving kiss. The crowd cheered. Orphen and Cleo pulled away from each other and Orphen led Cleo down the aisle way and outside where a carriage awaited them. Orphen helped Cleo onto the carriage as the people came outside of the church. Orphen went over to the other side and climbed on. He pulled the reigns and the horses started to pull away as Orphen and Cleo waved good-bye to their friends and family. As the carriage pulled out of view Majic smiled happily.
"So I guess it ends happily ever after," Majic stated.
"Yep, I guess so. I'm glad she finally found someone to make her happy," Mariabella stated.
"Yeah me too. I'm happy for both of them," Majic stated as the carriage rode out of view.
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Author's Note: There it's finished. I don't really know exactly what a priest says during a wedding ceremony so I hope I was close enough to it. I hope everyone liked this story. Now I'm off to write the next chapter in my other story The Bet (Rurouni Kenshin). Thanks to all of the people that reviewed. You guys are great! PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!! THANK YOU!!!