Note: This is the soppiest chapter so far so please skip it if you don't like lots of romance. This is not the end...

Chapter 9:

The wedding plans commenced with much enthusiasm on the parts of both Kurt and Sienna. The Mansion was abuzz with the news of every detail to do with the wedding and the kids were constantly peeking into things they were not supposed to. The real excitement, however, came with the delivery of the wedding dress to Sienna. Every girl wanted to peek at the dress and Sienna only laughed before shaking her head and answering that it would be a surprise for the big day. Locking the door securely on the dress, she pocketed the key and smirked at the long train of disappointed girls in front of her trying to get past. Then, she appeased them slightly by announcing that there would be a wedding shower held in two weeks in Jean's living quarters and that all the girls could attend. The girls scurried off to concoct plans of wedding presents and secret stashes of goodies for the bride-to-be.

The wedding shower went well, but then the wedding day loomed. Kurt had his traditional bucks night and Sienna had her hen's night at the same time. She confided in her girlfriends that she was nervous as hell and they gathered around her carefully. The next morning, Sienna slipped away into her room as the rest slept on. Sitting at her vanity, she began to brush her hair and squealed when she saw Kurt standing in the doorway.

"Kurt! You are not supposed to see the bride before the wedding. Its bad luck!" she admonished him gently and kissed him on the cheek.

Kurt chuckled. "My love, nothing would keep me away from you. You are beautiful..."

"Go on, shoo then so I can stun you at the ceremony," she giggled as her lips brushed his cheek.

Pushing him out the door, she smiled as he walked away and shook her head in mock irritation. Closing the door, she went to the dress and slipped it on. Feeling the luxury of the satiny smooth material, she twirled in front of the mirror and then sat gently as she began to apply her makeup with one hand and fix her hair with the other. As she tried to get her hair to stay together, she hard the squeals of her bridesmaids as they saw her dress and mobbed her in a group hug. Then, they began to fuss over her as the efficient women started to join everything together...

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Kurt shuffled nervously as he waited in the pavilion for the start of the wedding march. Beside him were his groomsmen: Scott, Logan, Hank, Bobby Drake, Piotr and Remy. Logan had even managed to shave and look quite handsome in his tuxedo, though he constantly pulled at the cravat Kurt had forced him to wear. As the wedding march piped up, the flower girls made their way down the aisle hand in hand with the page boys. Then, the men blinked in shock as along the path walked the bridesmaids: Rogue, Illyana, Storm, Psylocke and as maid of honour, Jean Grey. Taking the arms of each groomsman, Rogue blushed as she took the offered arm of Remy. Sienna had chosen well, simple red gowns were the attire of the bridesmaids with strapless bodices and elbow-length red gloves of the same hue as the dresses to the relief of Rogue.

Then, the congregation stood as the wedding march played again and down the aisle walked Sienna Stryker, with Xavier acting the part of her father. Stepping daintily down the carpet, the mutant was a picture of perfection. Dyed black hair was pulled back into a stunning display of bobby pins underneath a long gauze veil that obscured her face. Her body was clad in a slim, form-fitting dress of white satin that showed off her body and the scoop neckline was the crowning glory. The skirts fell daintily down her legs in waves and white sandals lined her feet with beading along the top of the shoe. Basically, she was divine and Xavier could not hold back a tear at the sight of his student as he took her down the aisle. Walking to Kurt, she took his hand and moved up the steps to face the Catholic priest from the local Catholic Church. Father Shaun O'Riley was his name, a known friend of mutants so he had not reacted in any way to the crowd of students who had turned out for the event of momentous proportions. It was the only marriage to be celebrated on the campus itself, as Jean and Scott had gotten hitched in a different state.

Kurt could only blink back tears as he stood there and watched his bride. She was perfect today, and he felt so woefully inadequate and totally clumsy right then, as if he didn't deserve such a beautiful girl. Smiling as nobody objected to the marriage, Kurt breathed a sigh of relief as the vows came up and both of them repeated the vows after the Priest.

"I. Kurt Wagner take thee, Sienna Tatiana Natalyaa Stryker to be my lawfully wedded wife. To love and to cherish, to comfort and care for, in sickness or in health, for richer or poorer, for better or for worse, for as long as I shall live."

"I, Sienna Tatiana Natalyaa Stryker take thee, Kurt Wagner to be my lawfully wedded husband. To have and to hold, to love and to obey, in sickness or in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, for as long as I shall live."

Then, the priest motioned the first pageboy over who produced the rings on a pillow. Taking the first one, Kurt intoned the words "With this ring, I thee wed" and then slipped the ring over each knuckle symbolically before letting it rest on the base next to her engagement ring.

Taking the other ring, Sienna intoned the words "With this ring, I thee wed" and then slipped the ring over each knuckle symbolically before letting it rest on the base of his finger.

As the Priest pronounced his blessing over them, they knelt on the ground as he sprinkled holy water over them and made the sign of the cross over their forms. Standing, Kurt flung back the veil and kissed Sienna gently as the crowd cheered happily. Pulling apart, they nodded and the priest announced in a loud voice "I now present to you Mr and Mrs Kurt Wagner" and the crowd lifted the roof with their cheering as their voices rose and the married couple walked down the aisle under a cloud of confetti and rice towards the celebrations and banquets Charles had announced in their honour.

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Walking into their new room, Kurt let his gaze fall on his wife and smiled. Touching her face, he kissed her lingeringly as she looked up at him with such innocence that he melted. He was so caught up in the kiss that he failed to notice that they were both stripping off and walking towards the double bed. As they made love to each other through the night, Sienna could feel him knowing herself more intimately than any man had before and she relished it with passion.

The next morning, she lay still as they cradled each other in their arms. Sighing, she stretched delicately and woke her husband carefully. Kissing him on the cheek, she let her body drape his as she played with his hair. "Good morning, sleepyhead' she piped cheekily as she pecked him and then moved off the bed. Slipping into a bathrobe, she stood by the window as he put his arms on her shoulder. Looking up, she smiled before staring out at the grounds.

"A penny for your thoughts, my liebchen?" asked Kurt carefully.

Sienna smiled. "I was just thinking about how far we have come, Kurt...."

Leaning over, he planted a kiss on her cheek and stroked her hair as they looked out into the new spring day and the new life that had been born....