A/N: Before I get started on the next part, I need to explain something.
Because of the back-achinglyness of writing two weddings and writing
practically the same thing twice and then having to read the same thing
more than once in one fic (which is truly boring, I know), I'm only gonna
write the part about Boss's and my wedding. The ceremony is in the
evening, and the reception is in the night. I know I've needed to do a
load of adjustments, so thanks for bearing with me!
The next day...
"I'm not sure if I wanna do this, Natsu... It's so stressful... Was it so stressful for you?" Caitlin looked up as Natsu, Celena, and Lucky helped her get ready for her wedding.
Natsu shook her head. "It was really fun once you got out there. Howdy looked so good in his tux... His boutonniere was crooked, though, and I was looking at that practically the whole time because it stuck out like a green thumb, and he was wearing his apron with his tux! That was so cute!"
"Boss is wearing his helmet," Caitlin remarked. "Yeah... I can't wait really, I'm so nervous..."
"Aw, don't be nervous one bit," Celena replied as she adjusted the veil that Caitlin was wearing. "It's just a ceremony."
"I know, but..." Caitlin sighed. "I don't know. I guess."
"I guess they're doing a First Look wedding since you didn't see Boss this morning after Natsu's wedding or today," Lucky acknowledged.
"Yeah, I think it is," Caitlin whispered. "I just didn't get to talk to him about it. Sigh... I wish I could have. What if he doesn't like the way I have my wedding dress or veil or jewelry or something of the sort?"
"Don't worry, CC, we're gonna make you look all so pretty so when he sees you, he'll barely be able to stand in place at the altar he'll want to hold you in his arms close to him so badly."
"Awww, thanks, L.E.... That's so sweet."
"Where are you gonna go for your honeymoon, CC?" Natsu inquired. "Maybe Howdy and I and you and Boss could go on a trip together."
"That'd be fun. I don't know where we're going."
"Hmm... I don't know where we'd go either. Oh well, we'll figure it out."
Caitlin nodded. She carefully walked over to a table and picked up the sapphire necklace Boss had given her for Christmas and put it on. Caitlin whispered, "Oh, I'm so nervous..."
"Don't forget the rose they wanted you to bring out," Celena said as she picked up a red rose from the table. "I wonder what kind of thing they're gonna do with a rose? Boss has to hold one too, I guess."
"Yeah, we talked to the minister last night about the service, and he mentioned something with a single red rose that both of us needs for the ceremony. Oooh, I SO cannot WAIT!!!"
Lucky smiled as she whispered, "Oooh, love is in the air this winter instead of spring."
"Someone told me all of the Numbers are gonna be at this ceremony. They weren't all there for the morning ceremony for Natsu and Howdy," Celena said. "I hope they're not up to anything."
Caitlin sighed as she looked up at Natsu, Celena, and Lucky. "Natsu. Celly. L.E. I want to admit something. The Bad Hams most likely won't do anything because...because..."
"'Cause what?" Celena pushed.
"Well, guys, don't tell ANYONE about this, but...me...I'm also...a..."
"Ceremony's 'bout to start!" a hamster shouted from the doorway.
Celena turned toward the door. "Looks like you'll have to tell us later."
Caitlin nodded as she breathed heavily. "Yes, Celly, I'll have to tell you later." She fiddled with her single red rose and told Natsu, "You're the Flower Girl, so go on."
Natsu nodded as she picked up her basket of red rose petals. She smiled brightly and said right before she went out the door, "Good luck, CC!"
Caitlin smiled as she watched her best friend walk out the door. Caitlin looked up at Celena and Lucky and whispered, "Truly, I didn't really want anyone else other than you two to know my deepest, darkest, most dangerous secret."
Celena looked up at Lucky and then back at Caitlin. "What is it, hun?"
"Celena. Lucky. I'm also a Bad Ham." Caitlin voice was faint and quick.
Celena and Lucky looked at each other as their jaws dropped. Lucky, despite pretty much always looking happy, looked upset while Celena, in spite of her enormous courage, looked frightened. Celena grabbed Caitlin by the shoulders and whispered, "What the hell are you doing fooling around with the Bad Hams? You're getting married to your perfect match, a Ham- Ham, and you're also a part of the Bad Hams? That's just outrageous, is it not, Lucks?"
"Somewhat, but..." Lucky sighed. "This is hard to grasp... You mean you joined them voluntarily?"
"I didn't join voluntarily, Lucky," Caitlin whispered. "I was forced to join them before the Ham-Hams ever had problems with them. It's too much of a long story, and I don't have time to explain it now."
"Time for the ceremony to start, Miss Montgomery!" a hamster shouted from the doorway. "Take your time!"
Caitlin sighed as she smiled. "Let's just forget about it for now. Don't say anything to anyone else about it, alright? Now let's go."
The next day...
"I'm not sure if I wanna do this, Natsu... It's so stressful... Was it so stressful for you?" Caitlin looked up as Natsu, Celena, and Lucky helped her get ready for her wedding.
Natsu shook her head. "It was really fun once you got out there. Howdy looked so good in his tux... His boutonniere was crooked, though, and I was looking at that practically the whole time because it stuck out like a green thumb, and he was wearing his apron with his tux! That was so cute!"
"Boss is wearing his helmet," Caitlin remarked. "Yeah... I can't wait really, I'm so nervous..."
"Aw, don't be nervous one bit," Celena replied as she adjusted the veil that Caitlin was wearing. "It's just a ceremony."
"I know, but..." Caitlin sighed. "I don't know. I guess."
"I guess they're doing a First Look wedding since you didn't see Boss this morning after Natsu's wedding or today," Lucky acknowledged.
"Yeah, I think it is," Caitlin whispered. "I just didn't get to talk to him about it. Sigh... I wish I could have. What if he doesn't like the way I have my wedding dress or veil or jewelry or something of the sort?"
"Don't worry, CC, we're gonna make you look all so pretty so when he sees you, he'll barely be able to stand in place at the altar he'll want to hold you in his arms close to him so badly."
"Awww, thanks, L.E.... That's so sweet."
"Where are you gonna go for your honeymoon, CC?" Natsu inquired. "Maybe Howdy and I and you and Boss could go on a trip together."
"That'd be fun. I don't know where we're going."
"Hmm... I don't know where we'd go either. Oh well, we'll figure it out."
Caitlin nodded. She carefully walked over to a table and picked up the sapphire necklace Boss had given her for Christmas and put it on. Caitlin whispered, "Oh, I'm so nervous..."
"Don't forget the rose they wanted you to bring out," Celena said as she picked up a red rose from the table. "I wonder what kind of thing they're gonna do with a rose? Boss has to hold one too, I guess."
"Yeah, we talked to the minister last night about the service, and he mentioned something with a single red rose that both of us needs for the ceremony. Oooh, I SO cannot WAIT!!!"
Lucky smiled as she whispered, "Oooh, love is in the air this winter instead of spring."
"Someone told me all of the Numbers are gonna be at this ceremony. They weren't all there for the morning ceremony for Natsu and Howdy," Celena said. "I hope they're not up to anything."
Caitlin sighed as she looked up at Natsu, Celena, and Lucky. "Natsu. Celly. L.E. I want to admit something. The Bad Hams most likely won't do anything because...because..."
"'Cause what?" Celena pushed.
"Well, guys, don't tell ANYONE about this, but...me...I'm also...a..."
"Ceremony's 'bout to start!" a hamster shouted from the doorway.
Celena turned toward the door. "Looks like you'll have to tell us later."
Caitlin nodded as she breathed heavily. "Yes, Celly, I'll have to tell you later." She fiddled with her single red rose and told Natsu, "You're the Flower Girl, so go on."
Natsu nodded as she picked up her basket of red rose petals. She smiled brightly and said right before she went out the door, "Good luck, CC!"
Caitlin smiled as she watched her best friend walk out the door. Caitlin looked up at Celena and Lucky and whispered, "Truly, I didn't really want anyone else other than you two to know my deepest, darkest, most dangerous secret."
Celena looked up at Lucky and then back at Caitlin. "What is it, hun?"
"Celena. Lucky. I'm also a Bad Ham." Caitlin voice was faint and quick.
Celena and Lucky looked at each other as their jaws dropped. Lucky, despite pretty much always looking happy, looked upset while Celena, in spite of her enormous courage, looked frightened. Celena grabbed Caitlin by the shoulders and whispered, "What the hell are you doing fooling around with the Bad Hams? You're getting married to your perfect match, a Ham- Ham, and you're also a part of the Bad Hams? That's just outrageous, is it not, Lucks?"
"Somewhat, but..." Lucky sighed. "This is hard to grasp... You mean you joined them voluntarily?"
"I didn't join voluntarily, Lucky," Caitlin whispered. "I was forced to join them before the Ham-Hams ever had problems with them. It's too much of a long story, and I don't have time to explain it now."
"Time for the ceremony to start, Miss Montgomery!" a hamster shouted from the doorway. "Take your time!"
Caitlin sighed as she smiled. "Let's just forget about it for now. Don't say anything to anyone else about it, alright? Now let's go."