Ryan: Ok everyone. I finally finished the chapter. You all can thank Phoenix for that. If it weren't for her and her touching chapter, I might have never finished this. But I must also thank a few others. My sister, Liol, for being who she is, a dear dear sister. My friend Miss Lady of the Blue Moon, for her rather intriguing debate which gave a spark to my writing efforts. My big sis, Adi, for being the older sister I've wished for. And to Miss......I mean ^^;; Victoria for being well.......Victoria LOL. ^^;;; (I am so gonna get beat up for that) Now on with the story

Shadow: About damn time.

Duo: Come on give lil' bro a break. He's been under a lot lately.

Shadow: Alright. But this had better be funny.

Ryan: ^_^ It is! It is! ^_^;; I hope.

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One Crazy Wedding Chapter 4: Receptions and Speeches

The wedding had gone quite smoothly.........if you forget about the pumpkin rolling down the aisle after Mint, Rue's stuttering, Rod's crying, the priest's almost being set on fire and a few other mishaps. But let's forget about all that and move on to the best part of every wedding. The Reception ^_^

The drinks, the food, and of course, the drunken bridesmaids (^^;;;;;; ), all parts of a good wholesome reception. (Some better than others.......the food *drools*) But King Duo spared no expense for this special occasion (Not like he ever didn't ^^;; ) and EVERYONE was invited, even our favorite treasure hunters.....

At the castle gates...

A white haired woman stomped up to one of the guards in a fury, literally dragging behind her a helpless blue haired man.

"Milady! Must we really be so *gulp* hurried about this?"

"Shut up!" The woman dropped the man's leg, reached into her outfit, and produced a somewhat crumpled invitation.

Nodding his head to the other guards, the guard allowed them in as the gate slowly creaked open.

"Get up and come on Duke! There is no way I'm letting that *expletive* Mint get married without me saying something! Now hurry up!" yelled the woman as she stepped on to the castle grounds heading for the ballroom.

Duke, still a little dazed from having been dragged from the hotel to the castle, hazily got up and followed his lady.

Inside the ballroom.....

Ding ding ding ding ding

The fork in the hand of the king tapped gently on his glass. Everyone quieted to listen to the father of the bride speak.

"Ladies and gentleman, I'd like to make a toast. To my daughter, Mint, and to my new son, Rue. May you both enjoy a happy life full of many memories together"

The room lit up with applause and cheers, but again was quieted by the king.

"Is there anyone else who would wish to make a speech?"

"YES!" yelled many people across the room

"......oh. Ok. Well who wants to go first?"

BAM!

The ballroom doors flew open. "ME!" yelled the white haired woman as she marched up to the table of the married couple.

"Belle!? What are you doing here?" yelled Mint

"I was invited of course!"

Duke peeked his out from behind Belle "Me too ^_^"

BASH!

The now prone man lifted his head off the ground. "Milady I..."

"Shut up!....I'm trying to make a speech here!" Belle cleared her throat before continuing.

"Now the Mint I know is a big [expletive] and never should have been born"

From across the table Rue shouted "HEY!"

Belle just glared at him. "I'm not finished!......Mint has, however, changed over the years. She a little more mature (if that's even possible) than she was when we were on our adventure. And for that I'm proud of her. I wish you two happiness throughout your days. There I'm done." Belle promptly grabbed Duke by the leg and began to leave the room.

"But Milady, I didn't make my speech yet....OUCH!"

"Oh shut up already!"

Once the two had left the doors shut behind them.

"Well...." The king cleared his throat "That was.....a nice speech. Is there anyone else?"

Klaus spoke up. "Sure I..."

"I WILL! ^_^" yelled Elena

"Oh gods" said Rue and Mint together.

"I just wanna say that I hope you and Polly live happily ever after, just like in my book." The pink haired girl held up a book with a title of "Stories for Special People".

Klaus again spoke up. "You can sit down now Elena"

"But I want sugar. Oo Need...." The young girl's face twitched "....sugar....."

Now was Mira's turn to calm their sugar high daughter. "I'll give you some when we get home. Now be a good girl and sit down."

"YAY! ^_^" The girl finally sat down and quieted down.

King Duo was now starting to understand why Rue suggested against having speeches.

"Ok I think that's enou....."

"I have one!" yelled a man from across the room. In an instant, a red haired vagrant appeared before them. He whipped off his hat and bowed.

Rue leaned toward Mint and silently whispered into her ear, "I hope he doesn't go on about...."

"HEART! Yes Heart! That is what you must have Rue! For it is strong! Mint, you too have heart! And this is why you two are perfect for each other! By uniting your hearts, you will truly live in happiness! Good luck to both of you! Now if you don't mind I have some "hearts" of my own to capture at that bar right over there. See ya!" And just like that he was gone.

The room fell silent in the aftermath of Rod's speech. After a few moments, the king found his words again.

"That too was very....uhh...nice. But I do think that's quite enou...."

"WAIT!" cried two voices from no where.

Everyone in the room looked around but the source of the voices was no where to be seen. Then in a flash of light, Ruenis and Maya appeared before the royal table holding hands.

"We still have our speech to do." said the two in unison.

Mint quietly whispered into Rue's ear, "They look cute together like that don't they."

"We've been working on this and practicing to get this right so you better like it! Here goes."

A light surrounded the both of them. The rest of the room was puzzled but listened

"Through the bonds of love and trust Your love shall never grind down to dust Gods of Fate, I command to thee Let these children of mine be Give them the right of way So they can live on through their days In blissful and ever thankful...Happiness...."

The light around the two faded away as they came to. Silence reigned over the room again. And again it was the king who broke it.

"That was.....wonderful" The king started clapping and the rest of the room joined in. "Simply wonderful you two."

Ruenis and Maya just stood there with embarrassed looks. "....Thanks"

Ruenis whispered to Maya, "That wasn't the speech. What happened to us?"

Maya replied, "I don't know. But who cares. Everybody liked it so let it be. I feel kinda nice now for some reason"

"Yeah...Me too. But then again that's probably because you're here with me"

Maya blushed and turned away. "Oh Ruenis..."

In the far edge of the room, a ghostly figure turned away to exit the room. It smiled to itself. "Enjoy my gift to you. Though you probably didn't need it. Take care and enjoy your lives....my sons....." The figure then faded away as if it were never there.

Ryan: XD FINALLY!

Duo: ^_^ I like being a king.

Shadow: Do I get a part in this too? Seems a little unfair to let Duo be in it and not me.

Ryan: ^_^_^_^_^_^ Maaaaaaybe. Me need to get to work on the rest of it. But a big way to help Me is to review. I need inspiration and motivation to write. Reviews help me a lot so please review!