Vagnone! I hadn't thought of him. The came to me before, and he might come
again. What if he took away me voice again? Or worse. No he won't do
anything today because he didn't say that I couldn't marry Shand, just that
he said that if I didn't marry him by this time next year, that he would
kill Shand. But I don't have to worry about that since I am going to
destroy Vagnone before he can cause me any more misery. But he is a mage,
and mage's have power, something that I don't have right now. I need the
help of the people, if only they would, then I could not only defeat him,
but all the other mages out there.
Once this wedding is over, I will talk to Shand about my idea. I must do something that will make the people listen to me.
I was so busy in my thoughts that I didn't hear anyone open the door. Suddenly someone grabbed me and lifted me up. I screamed, but a hand clamped over my mouth.
"Shhhh. It's ok Angelina. It's just me. I looked really worried there, and I was nervous that you were worried about this marriage. You aren't are you?"
I kissed him, lingering to answer his question. He lifted me up again and threw me down onto the bed.
"Silly question. I have been dreaming about this day since I was seven years old and I realized that I loved you. No I was thinking about something else."
He propped up on his elbow to study my face. I gave him a half smile, and then looked at his face more clearly. He had emerald green eyes, and dark skin. His mother was dark, not black like my friend Nina, but brown almost. My father told me that his mother came from down south, and was a mixture of Spanish and Italian. I have never seen a Spanish or an Italian, so I guess that they are handsome, because Shand was stunning.
Well I will be seeing a lot of Spanish people when we go on our honeymoon. There was a knock at the door, and we both looked up. Father Callahan told us it was time, and then led us to the alter, where the statue of Mary sat.
I was not nervous exactly, but I wished that my father and cousin were here to see my big day. Not one guess, or so I thought, until I looked at the pews and saw my friend Nina and Savanna, and all my guards, along with Shand's best friend Joseph.
I looked at Shand and he grinned at me. So he knew about this all along. Nina and Savanna walked up to me and gave me a hug. Nina gave me a box and I gave her a puzzled look. I opened it, and saw that there was my father's wedding ring, and my grandmother's favorite ruby pin.
A wedding ring for Shand, and something old for me. Then Savanna gave me another box, and it had Savanna's favorite necklace, with a blue sapphire in it. Something borrowed and something blue. This day was being to come out better than I could have imagined.
I walked back up to the priest, and took Shand's hand. The ceremony was wonderful, and the priest said delightful things about love. I looked at Shand and mouthed that I loved him, and he did the same for me. Shand said his vows, but I decided to make up my own.
"From the day I met up, I knew that you were special. I was seven when I knew that I loved you. You have always been there for me, though the good and the bad. You have protected me from harm, and showed me the wonder of life. I will love you till the day I die, and I promise that I will always be there for you."
Shand had tears shimmering in his eyes, and leaned down to kiss me. He pulled out a ring and slipped it on my finger. I looked at the ring, and I realized that I was my mother's wedding ring. It was big diamond and had small rubies and sapphires set around it to make it look like a heart. I slipped my father's ring onto his finger, and then the priest said that he could kiss the bride.
Once this wedding is over, I will talk to Shand about my idea. I must do something that will make the people listen to me.
I was so busy in my thoughts that I didn't hear anyone open the door. Suddenly someone grabbed me and lifted me up. I screamed, but a hand clamped over my mouth.
"Shhhh. It's ok Angelina. It's just me. I looked really worried there, and I was nervous that you were worried about this marriage. You aren't are you?"
I kissed him, lingering to answer his question. He lifted me up again and threw me down onto the bed.
"Silly question. I have been dreaming about this day since I was seven years old and I realized that I loved you. No I was thinking about something else."
He propped up on his elbow to study my face. I gave him a half smile, and then looked at his face more clearly. He had emerald green eyes, and dark skin. His mother was dark, not black like my friend Nina, but brown almost. My father told me that his mother came from down south, and was a mixture of Spanish and Italian. I have never seen a Spanish or an Italian, so I guess that they are handsome, because Shand was stunning.
Well I will be seeing a lot of Spanish people when we go on our honeymoon. There was a knock at the door, and we both looked up. Father Callahan told us it was time, and then led us to the alter, where the statue of Mary sat.
I was not nervous exactly, but I wished that my father and cousin were here to see my big day. Not one guess, or so I thought, until I looked at the pews and saw my friend Nina and Savanna, and all my guards, along with Shand's best friend Joseph.
I looked at Shand and he grinned at me. So he knew about this all along. Nina and Savanna walked up to me and gave me a hug. Nina gave me a box and I gave her a puzzled look. I opened it, and saw that there was my father's wedding ring, and my grandmother's favorite ruby pin.
A wedding ring for Shand, and something old for me. Then Savanna gave me another box, and it had Savanna's favorite necklace, with a blue sapphire in it. Something borrowed and something blue. This day was being to come out better than I could have imagined.
I walked back up to the priest, and took Shand's hand. The ceremony was wonderful, and the priest said delightful things about love. I looked at Shand and mouthed that I loved him, and he did the same for me. Shand said his vows, but I decided to make up my own.
"From the day I met up, I knew that you were special. I was seven when I knew that I loved you. You have always been there for me, though the good and the bad. You have protected me from harm, and showed me the wonder of life. I will love you till the day I die, and I promise that I will always be there for you."
Shand had tears shimmering in his eyes, and leaned down to kiss me. He pulled out a ring and slipped it on my finger. I looked at the ring, and I realized that I was my mother's wedding ring. It was big diamond and had small rubies and sapphires set around it to make it look like a heart. I slipped my father's ring onto his finger, and then the priest said that he could kiss the bride.