Serena sighed as she looked into the mirror on the wall beside her.
She was in a large room, which looked as though it came right out of the
medieval ages. In fact, it had; she was in an Irish castle, hundreds of
years old, dressing in a midnight blue crushed velvet dress. It was the
style of the time period, only without all the underclothes. Serena had,
though, opted for the corset, determined to make the night the sexiest it
could be.
She chanced a glance out the window and smiled inwardly as she watched the sun go down. She finished dressing and slipped on one of her silver mules, which were elaborately designed with small, clear beading. Mina had joked when they bought them that Serena "would be walking on diamond encrusted cloud nine" as she walked down the aisle.
A small knock was heard on the door and the golden haired head of Mina poked through, a devilish smile upon her face.
"Serena, come on. It can't take you that long to dress, it isn't full out costume!" She gave her friend a wink.
"I know, I'm nearly done. Just putting my shoes on and checking my make-up. I'll be right out. Have you started the reception yet?" She slid on the other mule before stepping over to the table, peering nervously into the mirror.
"No, we're waiting for the bride. Everyone's dying of starvation, though, so hurry up!" Mina giggled and left, closing the door behind her.
Serena checked over her appearance once more, touching her golden hair lightly. She'd spent hours curling it into soft ringlets, and Rei had pinned it up with glittering clips, so that it looked like she'd had diamonds sprinkled upon her head. She smiled at herself, trying to keep the rampaging butterflies in her stomach from bursting out.
She walked carefully down one of the long, stone hallways, taking in all of the sights. There were ancient tapestries hanging upon the wall, showing the family trees of those who had once owed the castle; some were merely weavings of portraits of the previous men of the house. She pitied, in her heart, the wives of the previous men; alone, useless, save for bearing the man a male heir to the castle and family fortune.
She grinned sheepishly, as though this wasn't something proper to be thinking on your wedding day, regardless of your surroundings.
She reached the room where the wedding reception was held, and was not surprised to see Darien sitting surrounded by his parents and the girls, Andrew staring off into space as though he couldn't be more bored. He spotted Serena and told the group, who broke into wide smiles as they headed to their own rooms.
"Darien, why didn't you start without me? I can barely eat as it is, without loads of people waiting to see us take the first bite of our cake." Her butterflies were calmed instantly when she felt Darien's hand on her own in sympathy.
"I know; I'm nervous too, just try to eat something. The ceremony is hours away and if you don't fill up now, you might not last until then!" He smiled at her and waited for everyone to quiet down before standing up, motioning for Serena to follow suit. As she rose, her eyes captured every inch of his body. He himself had tried to wear clothing from the medieval times, but some things he couldn't put himself through. He had on a combination of dark blue and sliver, the same colors as in Serena's dress. She saw the way it brought out the midnight blue of his eyes, but it also brought out the diamond-like silver specks which glinted with joy.
"Serena and I, firstly, would like to thank you for coming tonight, and spending this entire evening with us. Secondly, we would like to thank you for staying up all night with us, as most of you surely haven't been to a midnight service before." He looked to Serena and mentally handed her the chance to talk, which she grasped firmly.
"This night is incredibly special to us, because from this point onward we will be a family. Our children will now have two parents, whose love and happiness has brought us together through everything we have survived to date. From trekking across the world to find each other in the first place to chasing wildly to reunite our family once more, our commitment to each other and our family has climaxed in this night. Thank you all for the time you took to travel to this – er – remote location to spend this time here with us." She smiled and the two sat down, amidst a quiet applause from the guests in front of them.
"Well, that was a bit pompous, if you ask me." Serena smiled nervously.
"Oh, don't worry about it; you're allowed to be pompous, you're marrying me!" He whispered, and the two smiled again before kissing passionately, where a few people whistled their approval.
Wow, guys, this was kind of a strange go-between for the next chapter... have you noticed lately that my writing's not up to snuff? Sorry, I've been a bit preoccupied. Okay, so it was only Rollercoaster Tycoon, but at least I beat the game! Hehehe. Please review!
She chanced a glance out the window and smiled inwardly as she watched the sun go down. She finished dressing and slipped on one of her silver mules, which were elaborately designed with small, clear beading. Mina had joked when they bought them that Serena "would be walking on diamond encrusted cloud nine" as she walked down the aisle.
A small knock was heard on the door and the golden haired head of Mina poked through, a devilish smile upon her face.
"Serena, come on. It can't take you that long to dress, it isn't full out costume!" She gave her friend a wink.
"I know, I'm nearly done. Just putting my shoes on and checking my make-up. I'll be right out. Have you started the reception yet?" She slid on the other mule before stepping over to the table, peering nervously into the mirror.
"No, we're waiting for the bride. Everyone's dying of starvation, though, so hurry up!" Mina giggled and left, closing the door behind her.
Serena checked over her appearance once more, touching her golden hair lightly. She'd spent hours curling it into soft ringlets, and Rei had pinned it up with glittering clips, so that it looked like she'd had diamonds sprinkled upon her head. She smiled at herself, trying to keep the rampaging butterflies in her stomach from bursting out.
She walked carefully down one of the long, stone hallways, taking in all of the sights. There were ancient tapestries hanging upon the wall, showing the family trees of those who had once owed the castle; some were merely weavings of portraits of the previous men of the house. She pitied, in her heart, the wives of the previous men; alone, useless, save for bearing the man a male heir to the castle and family fortune.
She grinned sheepishly, as though this wasn't something proper to be thinking on your wedding day, regardless of your surroundings.
She reached the room where the wedding reception was held, and was not surprised to see Darien sitting surrounded by his parents and the girls, Andrew staring off into space as though he couldn't be more bored. He spotted Serena and told the group, who broke into wide smiles as they headed to their own rooms.
"Darien, why didn't you start without me? I can barely eat as it is, without loads of people waiting to see us take the first bite of our cake." Her butterflies were calmed instantly when she felt Darien's hand on her own in sympathy.
"I know; I'm nervous too, just try to eat something. The ceremony is hours away and if you don't fill up now, you might not last until then!" He smiled at her and waited for everyone to quiet down before standing up, motioning for Serena to follow suit. As she rose, her eyes captured every inch of his body. He himself had tried to wear clothing from the medieval times, but some things he couldn't put himself through. He had on a combination of dark blue and sliver, the same colors as in Serena's dress. She saw the way it brought out the midnight blue of his eyes, but it also brought out the diamond-like silver specks which glinted with joy.
"Serena and I, firstly, would like to thank you for coming tonight, and spending this entire evening with us. Secondly, we would like to thank you for staying up all night with us, as most of you surely haven't been to a midnight service before." He looked to Serena and mentally handed her the chance to talk, which she grasped firmly.
"This night is incredibly special to us, because from this point onward we will be a family. Our children will now have two parents, whose love and happiness has brought us together through everything we have survived to date. From trekking across the world to find each other in the first place to chasing wildly to reunite our family once more, our commitment to each other and our family has climaxed in this night. Thank you all for the time you took to travel to this – er – remote location to spend this time here with us." She smiled and the two sat down, amidst a quiet applause from the guests in front of them.
"Well, that was a bit pompous, if you ask me." Serena smiled nervously.
"Oh, don't worry about it; you're allowed to be pompous, you're marrying me!" He whispered, and the two smiled again before kissing passionately, where a few people whistled their approval.
Wow, guys, this was kind of a strange go-between for the next chapter... have you noticed lately that my writing's not up to snuff? Sorry, I've been a bit preoccupied. Okay, so it was only Rollercoaster Tycoon, but at least I beat the game! Hehehe. Please review!