It had been so long since she'd been on this grass and felt this sun. It was her eighteenth year, she had to keep her promise to her loved ones.
Dorothy looked out into the field, and saw a new farm house where the old one had burned down. New crops were planted, the farm looked as if it had been doing very well. Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke had obviously done what she'd asked them to do in her note to them when she left.
The Rose Kingdom was almost completely rebuilt, and Dorothy's marriage to David would officially make her a queen.
Dorothy looked down at the three invitations to her wedding ceremony in her hands. The wedding was one week away.
"They will except it." she said to herself. "Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke will love Dave, and they still love me."
The three men looked out into their fields.
"We have a good harvest ahead of us." said Zeke.
Hunk then caught a glimpse of a young woman walking through the meadow. He got up, and yelled to her.
"Miss? This is private property."
Dorothy saw them and smiled.
"My family." she whispered.
She was dressed in red robes that flowed around her in splendor. Dorothy walked toward the men.
"I'm sorry gentlemen, I didn't know I was trespassing. But you see, this used to be my home before my house burned to the ground."
Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke stopped dead in their tracks.
"Oh dearest Lord in Heaven!" exclaimed Hickory.
Dorothy's face burst into a smile, and she ran to her loved ones she'd left behind those three years ago.
After a long while of nothing but hugs and kisses, Dorothy said,
"I would like to take you with me for a moment. Come, this is the place I used to go as a child when I was sad. We can talk there, for I have much to share with you."
Dorothy led her friends to a place in the forest. There resided a waterfall, with rocks around it that Dorothy remembered sitting on as a child.
"I didn't even know this place existed. How did you find it?"
"I stumbled upon it by accident one day when Toto got lost."
Hunk, Hickory, Zeke, and Dorothy sat on the rocks next to the waterfall.
"Dorothy," asked Hickory. "Where did you go when you left us?"
Dorothy looked down at her ruby slippers, trying to think of an easy way to tell them. She knew they would not believe her, but it was worth a try.
"Do you remember that land I always spoke of when I was younger?"
They nodded.
"That's where I was. I used these magic slippers to take me there."
"Dorothy sweetheart, you can tell us the truth." said Hunk.
"I didn't think you would believed me, so I brought proof."
Dorothy put her hands in the air and took a deep breath. Golden light engulfed her until she was wrapped in angel's wings. She opened one wing, and on that wing, pictures of the land of Oz and the Rose Kingdom appeared.
Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke watched in awe. When the power disappeared, Dorothy was back to her normal form.
"Now," she said. "I think I have some explaining to do."
Her friends nodded silently, their mouths hanging open. They were speechless.
They spent hours in the woods, listening to Dorothy's tale. She told them of her past, Dorothy's parents, why she was abandoned, and how she graduated as the valedictorian at the school for sorcery.
Though many of these things seemed impossible, they believed Dorothy. None of this could be explained, but it all made sense somehow as the truth slowly unfolded throughout her story.
"I kept my promise and returned to Kansas in my eighteenth year." Dorothy said. "Now that I have filled you in on everything that's happened during the past three years, I would like to inform you of something important."
Dorothy put her head down for a moment, and lifted it again with a radiant smile upon it.
"Three years ago, I met a young man named David Callo, he was the older brother of the girl I rescued at the Kvon Altar, and my friend and my former roommate at school, Alyssa, is his sister as well."
"Yes, you mentioned him earlier. Are the two of you still friends?" asked Zeke.
"Well, I guess you could put it that way."
Dorothy graciously allowed herself to blush. She reached into her robes and pulled out three envelopes. Dorothy handed them to her friends, and they opened them slowly, curiosity building. Dorothy watched anxiously as they read.
"You're getting married?" asked Hickory.
"Yes, David and I decided it is time for us to move to the next level of our relationship, that level being marriage. I'll then be queen of the Rose Kingdom, which will be officially finished in May, next month. All the citizens of the Rose Kingdom and the families of the dearly departed killed in the War of the Roses fourteen years ago, will all come back to us, along with some new residents. I would like the three of you to give me away at my wedding next week."
Hunk scratched his head and thought for a moment.
"Dorothy," he said. "Do you love this man?"
"I do Hunk. I love him with every fiber of my being! David also gives his love to me in return. My life is nothing without him now. I would die for him, he is one with me."
Hunk put his hand on Dorothy's cheek.
"I want you to be happy. I've been thinking about that promise you made us ever since you left. I've been wondering where you were and if you were all right. I've been saying prayers that you wouldn't lose that honesty you always had so you would keep your promise. My mind can now rest at ease knowing that you're alive and well, and even more so now that I know you have a man who loves you and will take care of you. It would be our honor to give you away."
Dorothy and Hunk hugged, and Zeke and Hickory joined in. Dorothy felt so good knowing that she had her family's approval.
After spending the entire day in Kansas, Dorothy went back to Oz to finish preparations for her wedding.
...The days seemed much longer now, that feeling of anticipation was building so rapidly. All of Oz was to be at this wedding, which was to take place in the chapel in the Emerald City, and then the reception gala would be held in the Emerald City gardens.
On the morning of the wedding, Dorothy left for Kansas with the ruby slippers very early. She was not yet dressed in her wedding gown, she would wait until she got back to the Emerald City to change.
"When you get to Oz," Dorothy told her friends. "Don't be afraid of the people. They're all very kind, though some of them appear different. No evil creatures shall be at my wedding."
"Dorothy," said Hickory. "I hope you have some kind of security for your wedding. Since you're a queen and there are 'evil creatures' in this land, you don't want to risk getting attacked."
"Oh, don't worry about that Hickory. We'll have Emerald Palace guards at every entrance of the chapel. All of Oz is invited, but there shall be no problems, I assure you. Now, we must hurry, I have to get back to the palace so I can get myself and my bridal party ready."
The four of them stood in a circle. Dorothy in her white, silk robe, and Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke in their tuxedos. Dorothy clicked the ruby slippers together three times saying,
"There's no place like Oz! There's no place like Oz!"
They started to spin as the ground left their feet.
"Dorothy?" asked Hunk. "What's happening?"
"Don't open your eyes!" she replied. "You'll get lost if you do! The one time I opened my eyes, I lost my concentration and ended up in the Sahara desert."
In what seemed like a lifetime, Dorothy, Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke landed on solid ground again.
"You can open your eyes now."
They opened their eyes to see the glorious Emerald City before them, glimmering brilliantly in the rising sunlight. Its beauty, however, was no where near that of the smiling bride's.
"Welcome my friends, to the Emerald City! This is where I have been living ever since I left Kansas. Come, I'll walk you to the groomsman's room."
The group of irregulars walked through the city streets, which were empty, for all of Oz declared this day a national holiday, and no one was to work so that they could attend the glorious event that was Dave and Dorothy's unity as husband and wife.
Dorothy knocked on the door of the groomsman's room.
"Who is it?" asked the voice of David's best man Dan, whom Dorothy had also become good friends with.
"Dan, it's the bride. I've brought over Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke from home. Now listen, don't open the door until they tell you I'm gone. No one else is allowed to see the bride before the wedding, is that clear? It's bad luck!"
Bad luck? Dorothy sighed silently. With her future, bad luck on her wedding day seemed to be the least of her troubles.
Dorothy kissed her friends good-bye and walked away. When they said the bride was gone, Hunk, Hickory and Zeke were allowed access to the room.
Inside were all the groomsman, and the nervous David, who was glad to hear that Dorothy was enthusiastic about their wedding day. When he met her family, they loved him immediately simply for treating their girl so well.
It was six o' clock in the morning when Dorothy and her bridesmaids were finished with their hair.
Dorothy's hair was half up half down, but the part that was up was tied in a bun in the shape of a rose. Her veil was custom-made to go around the bun so that it would show when she put the veil on. After the hair came the makeup.
Dorothy was naturally beautiful on her own, so much so that she didn't need makeup, not even rouge was necessary to make Dorothy's cheeks rosy. Her bridesmaids, trying not to overdo anything as to not outshine the bride (a difficult task indeed) also decided to wear no makeup.
After getting Carrie ready, who was to be the flower girl for the ceremony, everything but putting the dress on was complete.
The dress was beautiful! It was completely white, with the exception of the train. The top of the dress was a tank-top which had pearls sewn into it, and it had a matching silk shall that went with it. The bottom of the dress itself was white silk as well. The train on the dress was made of white lace with red roses stitched into the lace.
It was now seven o' clock, exactly an hour before the ceremony, and Dorothy was not nervous at all, much to her friends' surprise.
"But, what if Dave decides he's not ready for marriage?" asked Ariel, followed by a sharp elbow to the stomach from Toni.
"Well Ariel, I'm not worried about that at all. He'll be there, and even if he decided he wasn't ready, I would simply wait until he was. I love him."
The other girls sighed. "
Your relationship is too good to be true Dorothy Castine."
"I won't be Dorothy Castine much longer." replied Dorothy. "In a few hours, I'll be Mrs. Dorothy Mary Lalia Gale Castine Callo."
"That's a mouth full!" said Hope.
All of the girls and the happy bride giggled like the school girls they once were.
The hour passed by slowly, and everybody waited in the chapel with anticipation. Dave stood at the altar, anxiously awaiting the arrival of his bride.
Meanwhile, Dorothy and her bridal party sat out in the carriage, waiting. They looked closely at Hunk's pocket watch, waiting until five minutes after eight o' clock.
"Dorothy, why in God's name would you choose to be five minutes late to your own wedding?" asked Kristen.
"Yes, you don't want my brother to drop dead from fright do you?" added Alyssa followed by the laughter of her friends.
"I remember Auntie Em once told me that it's bad luck to be on time for your wedding. She said you should always be five minutes late, no more, no less."
"Five minutes is up Dorothy." said Amber and Alicia in unison.
"I'm so happy for you!" said Sarah.
"Come on!" added Alex. "If we're another minute late, THEN it will be bad luck!"
Dorothy was helped out of the carriage by Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke.
The large chapel was packed with people, and there were more outside. When everybody was lined up in the correct order in the vestibule of the chapel, the music began to play.
David watched as the bridesmaids and flower girl slowly processed down the aisle, and then Dorothy was revealed.
His bride was being led by Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke. The veil was pulled over Dorothy's face, but her beauty shined with such a radiant light, that her face was quite visible.
When the four of them reached the altar, Hunk lifted Dorothy's veil. All three of them kissed Dorothy on the cheek, and gave her hand to Dave.
Dave took Dorothy's hand and smiled.
"I love you." he whispered.
Dorothy's eyes filled with tears of joy.
"I love you too!" she whispered back.
They faced the minister as he began the ceremony.
People could be heard outside cheering. Dorothy didn't need to look over her shoulder to know that there was much drinking and celebrating outside. She laughed to herself.
'So many people are happy for us.' she thought. 'What a nice way to start our life together!'
After exchanging vows and getting lost in each other's eyes, it was the moment of truth.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife." said the minister. "You may now kiss the bride."
Dorothy and David turned to each other. He took hold of her arms, and gently brought her into a kiss.
As they slowly kissed, the cheering inside and outside of the chapel began to ring, and everything faded but the two of them.
Dorothy's mind flashed with pictures of their first shared kiss in the rain at the gates of the Emerald City, and then to the future. A horrific end. Dorothy knew it would be a painful fate, but at least they'd be together...forever...'till death do they part and meet again...
All logical thought then vanished completely, along with all premonitions, as Dave put his arms on Dorothy's waist and pulled her closer, making the kiss go even deeper.
Everybody could be heard cheering and celebrating, but nothing could tear them apart! When they finally parted, the organs played and they walked down the aisle.
Instead of rice being thrown at Dave and Dorothy, everyone who attended received a small bag of red rose petals, which were lovingly thrown in the direction of the bride and groom as a sign of support and well wishes.
Dorothy and Dave were then ushered to a room to wait until they were permitted to enter the reception, once everything was secure and safe.
"Oh Dorothy," Dave said. "I love you so much my angel!"
"I love you too, my darling!"
They kissed again, soft, short, and sweet.
Dorothy removed her train of roses and her veil, this made it easier to move about the reception so she could thank everyone for coming.
At a large table sat the maid of honor, Glinda, the bride and groom, and the best man. At another table sat Dave's parents with Carrie, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, the Wizard, and two seats were left unoccupied in honor of Em and Henry Gale. The groomsmen sat at another table with the bridesmaids, and the rest of the guests were allowed any seat they desired.
There was much dancing and celebrating. The wedding was truly magical. Glinda glanced over at Autumn, who was actively chatting with Dorothy, and nodded to herself. She would have a word with Dorothy as soon as she returned from her honeymoon next week.
...'Maybe,' Glinda thought. 'I can stop some of this madness!'...
How is it so far? Sorry this one took so long. Keep reading, more is coming soon.
Tori
Dorothy looked out into the field, and saw a new farm house where the old one had burned down. New crops were planted, the farm looked as if it had been doing very well. Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke had obviously done what she'd asked them to do in her note to them when she left.
The Rose Kingdom was almost completely rebuilt, and Dorothy's marriage to David would officially make her a queen.
Dorothy looked down at the three invitations to her wedding ceremony in her hands. The wedding was one week away.
"They will except it." she said to herself. "Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke will love Dave, and they still love me."
The three men looked out into their fields.
"We have a good harvest ahead of us." said Zeke.
Hunk then caught a glimpse of a young woman walking through the meadow. He got up, and yelled to her.
"Miss? This is private property."
Dorothy saw them and smiled.
"My family." she whispered.
She was dressed in red robes that flowed around her in splendor. Dorothy walked toward the men.
"I'm sorry gentlemen, I didn't know I was trespassing. But you see, this used to be my home before my house burned to the ground."
Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke stopped dead in their tracks.
"Oh dearest Lord in Heaven!" exclaimed Hickory.
Dorothy's face burst into a smile, and she ran to her loved ones she'd left behind those three years ago.
After a long while of nothing but hugs and kisses, Dorothy said,
"I would like to take you with me for a moment. Come, this is the place I used to go as a child when I was sad. We can talk there, for I have much to share with you."
Dorothy led her friends to a place in the forest. There resided a waterfall, with rocks around it that Dorothy remembered sitting on as a child.
"I didn't even know this place existed. How did you find it?"
"I stumbled upon it by accident one day when Toto got lost."
Hunk, Hickory, Zeke, and Dorothy sat on the rocks next to the waterfall.
"Dorothy," asked Hickory. "Where did you go when you left us?"
Dorothy looked down at her ruby slippers, trying to think of an easy way to tell them. She knew they would not believe her, but it was worth a try.
"Do you remember that land I always spoke of when I was younger?"
They nodded.
"That's where I was. I used these magic slippers to take me there."
"Dorothy sweetheart, you can tell us the truth." said Hunk.
"I didn't think you would believed me, so I brought proof."
Dorothy put her hands in the air and took a deep breath. Golden light engulfed her until she was wrapped in angel's wings. She opened one wing, and on that wing, pictures of the land of Oz and the Rose Kingdom appeared.
Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke watched in awe. When the power disappeared, Dorothy was back to her normal form.
"Now," she said. "I think I have some explaining to do."
Her friends nodded silently, their mouths hanging open. They were speechless.
They spent hours in the woods, listening to Dorothy's tale. She told them of her past, Dorothy's parents, why she was abandoned, and how she graduated as the valedictorian at the school for sorcery.
Though many of these things seemed impossible, they believed Dorothy. None of this could be explained, but it all made sense somehow as the truth slowly unfolded throughout her story.
"I kept my promise and returned to Kansas in my eighteenth year." Dorothy said. "Now that I have filled you in on everything that's happened during the past three years, I would like to inform you of something important."
Dorothy put her head down for a moment, and lifted it again with a radiant smile upon it.
"Three years ago, I met a young man named David Callo, he was the older brother of the girl I rescued at the Kvon Altar, and my friend and my former roommate at school, Alyssa, is his sister as well."
"Yes, you mentioned him earlier. Are the two of you still friends?" asked Zeke.
"Well, I guess you could put it that way."
Dorothy graciously allowed herself to blush. She reached into her robes and pulled out three envelopes. Dorothy handed them to her friends, and they opened them slowly, curiosity building. Dorothy watched anxiously as they read.
"You're getting married?" asked Hickory.
"Yes, David and I decided it is time for us to move to the next level of our relationship, that level being marriage. I'll then be queen of the Rose Kingdom, which will be officially finished in May, next month. All the citizens of the Rose Kingdom and the families of the dearly departed killed in the War of the Roses fourteen years ago, will all come back to us, along with some new residents. I would like the three of you to give me away at my wedding next week."
Hunk scratched his head and thought for a moment.
"Dorothy," he said. "Do you love this man?"
"I do Hunk. I love him with every fiber of my being! David also gives his love to me in return. My life is nothing without him now. I would die for him, he is one with me."
Hunk put his hand on Dorothy's cheek.
"I want you to be happy. I've been thinking about that promise you made us ever since you left. I've been wondering where you were and if you were all right. I've been saying prayers that you wouldn't lose that honesty you always had so you would keep your promise. My mind can now rest at ease knowing that you're alive and well, and even more so now that I know you have a man who loves you and will take care of you. It would be our honor to give you away."
Dorothy and Hunk hugged, and Zeke and Hickory joined in. Dorothy felt so good knowing that she had her family's approval.
After spending the entire day in Kansas, Dorothy went back to Oz to finish preparations for her wedding.
...The days seemed much longer now, that feeling of anticipation was building so rapidly. All of Oz was to be at this wedding, which was to take place in the chapel in the Emerald City, and then the reception gala would be held in the Emerald City gardens.
On the morning of the wedding, Dorothy left for Kansas with the ruby slippers very early. She was not yet dressed in her wedding gown, she would wait until she got back to the Emerald City to change.
"When you get to Oz," Dorothy told her friends. "Don't be afraid of the people. They're all very kind, though some of them appear different. No evil creatures shall be at my wedding."
"Dorothy," said Hickory. "I hope you have some kind of security for your wedding. Since you're a queen and there are 'evil creatures' in this land, you don't want to risk getting attacked."
"Oh, don't worry about that Hickory. We'll have Emerald Palace guards at every entrance of the chapel. All of Oz is invited, but there shall be no problems, I assure you. Now, we must hurry, I have to get back to the palace so I can get myself and my bridal party ready."
The four of them stood in a circle. Dorothy in her white, silk robe, and Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke in their tuxedos. Dorothy clicked the ruby slippers together three times saying,
"There's no place like Oz! There's no place like Oz!"
They started to spin as the ground left their feet.
"Dorothy?" asked Hunk. "What's happening?"
"Don't open your eyes!" she replied. "You'll get lost if you do! The one time I opened my eyes, I lost my concentration and ended up in the Sahara desert."
In what seemed like a lifetime, Dorothy, Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke landed on solid ground again.
"You can open your eyes now."
They opened their eyes to see the glorious Emerald City before them, glimmering brilliantly in the rising sunlight. Its beauty, however, was no where near that of the smiling bride's.
"Welcome my friends, to the Emerald City! This is where I have been living ever since I left Kansas. Come, I'll walk you to the groomsman's room."
The group of irregulars walked through the city streets, which were empty, for all of Oz declared this day a national holiday, and no one was to work so that they could attend the glorious event that was Dave and Dorothy's unity as husband and wife.
Dorothy knocked on the door of the groomsman's room.
"Who is it?" asked the voice of David's best man Dan, whom Dorothy had also become good friends with.
"Dan, it's the bride. I've brought over Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke from home. Now listen, don't open the door until they tell you I'm gone. No one else is allowed to see the bride before the wedding, is that clear? It's bad luck!"
Bad luck? Dorothy sighed silently. With her future, bad luck on her wedding day seemed to be the least of her troubles.
Dorothy kissed her friends good-bye and walked away. When they said the bride was gone, Hunk, Hickory and Zeke were allowed access to the room.
Inside were all the groomsman, and the nervous David, who was glad to hear that Dorothy was enthusiastic about their wedding day. When he met her family, they loved him immediately simply for treating their girl so well.
It was six o' clock in the morning when Dorothy and her bridesmaids were finished with their hair.
Dorothy's hair was half up half down, but the part that was up was tied in a bun in the shape of a rose. Her veil was custom-made to go around the bun so that it would show when she put the veil on. After the hair came the makeup.
Dorothy was naturally beautiful on her own, so much so that she didn't need makeup, not even rouge was necessary to make Dorothy's cheeks rosy. Her bridesmaids, trying not to overdo anything as to not outshine the bride (a difficult task indeed) also decided to wear no makeup.
After getting Carrie ready, who was to be the flower girl for the ceremony, everything but putting the dress on was complete.
The dress was beautiful! It was completely white, with the exception of the train. The top of the dress was a tank-top which had pearls sewn into it, and it had a matching silk shall that went with it. The bottom of the dress itself was white silk as well. The train on the dress was made of white lace with red roses stitched into the lace.
It was now seven o' clock, exactly an hour before the ceremony, and Dorothy was not nervous at all, much to her friends' surprise.
"But, what if Dave decides he's not ready for marriage?" asked Ariel, followed by a sharp elbow to the stomach from Toni.
"Well Ariel, I'm not worried about that at all. He'll be there, and even if he decided he wasn't ready, I would simply wait until he was. I love him."
The other girls sighed. "
Your relationship is too good to be true Dorothy Castine."
"I won't be Dorothy Castine much longer." replied Dorothy. "In a few hours, I'll be Mrs. Dorothy Mary Lalia Gale Castine Callo."
"That's a mouth full!" said Hope.
All of the girls and the happy bride giggled like the school girls they once were.
The hour passed by slowly, and everybody waited in the chapel with anticipation. Dave stood at the altar, anxiously awaiting the arrival of his bride.
Meanwhile, Dorothy and her bridal party sat out in the carriage, waiting. They looked closely at Hunk's pocket watch, waiting until five minutes after eight o' clock.
"Dorothy, why in God's name would you choose to be five minutes late to your own wedding?" asked Kristen.
"Yes, you don't want my brother to drop dead from fright do you?" added Alyssa followed by the laughter of her friends.
"I remember Auntie Em once told me that it's bad luck to be on time for your wedding. She said you should always be five minutes late, no more, no less."
"Five minutes is up Dorothy." said Amber and Alicia in unison.
"I'm so happy for you!" said Sarah.
"Come on!" added Alex. "If we're another minute late, THEN it will be bad luck!"
Dorothy was helped out of the carriage by Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke.
The large chapel was packed with people, and there were more outside. When everybody was lined up in the correct order in the vestibule of the chapel, the music began to play.
David watched as the bridesmaids and flower girl slowly processed down the aisle, and then Dorothy was revealed.
His bride was being led by Hunk, Hickory, and Zeke. The veil was pulled over Dorothy's face, but her beauty shined with such a radiant light, that her face was quite visible.
When the four of them reached the altar, Hunk lifted Dorothy's veil. All three of them kissed Dorothy on the cheek, and gave her hand to Dave.
Dave took Dorothy's hand and smiled.
"I love you." he whispered.
Dorothy's eyes filled with tears of joy.
"I love you too!" she whispered back.
They faced the minister as he began the ceremony.
People could be heard outside cheering. Dorothy didn't need to look over her shoulder to know that there was much drinking and celebrating outside. She laughed to herself.
'So many people are happy for us.' she thought. 'What a nice way to start our life together!'
After exchanging vows and getting lost in each other's eyes, it was the moment of truth.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife." said the minister. "You may now kiss the bride."
Dorothy and David turned to each other. He took hold of her arms, and gently brought her into a kiss.
As they slowly kissed, the cheering inside and outside of the chapel began to ring, and everything faded but the two of them.
Dorothy's mind flashed with pictures of their first shared kiss in the rain at the gates of the Emerald City, and then to the future. A horrific end. Dorothy knew it would be a painful fate, but at least they'd be together...forever...'till death do they part and meet again...
All logical thought then vanished completely, along with all premonitions, as Dave put his arms on Dorothy's waist and pulled her closer, making the kiss go even deeper.
Everybody could be heard cheering and celebrating, but nothing could tear them apart! When they finally parted, the organs played and they walked down the aisle.
Instead of rice being thrown at Dave and Dorothy, everyone who attended received a small bag of red rose petals, which were lovingly thrown in the direction of the bride and groom as a sign of support and well wishes.
Dorothy and Dave were then ushered to a room to wait until they were permitted to enter the reception, once everything was secure and safe.
"Oh Dorothy," Dave said. "I love you so much my angel!"
"I love you too, my darling!"
They kissed again, soft, short, and sweet.
Dorothy removed her train of roses and her veil, this made it easier to move about the reception so she could thank everyone for coming.
At a large table sat the maid of honor, Glinda, the bride and groom, and the best man. At another table sat Dave's parents with Carrie, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, the Wizard, and two seats were left unoccupied in honor of Em and Henry Gale. The groomsmen sat at another table with the bridesmaids, and the rest of the guests were allowed any seat they desired.
There was much dancing and celebrating. The wedding was truly magical. Glinda glanced over at Autumn, who was actively chatting with Dorothy, and nodded to herself. She would have a word with Dorothy as soon as she returned from her honeymoon next week.
...'Maybe,' Glinda thought. 'I can stop some of this madness!'...
How is it so far? Sorry this one took so long. Keep reading, more is coming soon.
Tori