A/N: Hey everybody. Just real quick before you continue reading, I want to do something I've never done before, an authur's thanks!
CharlieMalfoy: I agree, snorkel masks should replace veils!
Fealin/Robin: Thanks! I'm always scared I don't have the characters in.........well, character. And I think you should try to make your own version, there can never be enough Benny and Joon stories.
Isabela Pucini: Wow. Your favorites? Thanks :)
Livvy Depp: Thanks very much sugarbutt!
Thanks to all my reviewers! You guys rock!
It was an absolutely gorgeous day. The sun was shining bright, but it wasn't hot thanks to the generous breeze coming in from the west. The sky was littered with white fluffy clouds, and yet the sky was still clear. The birds were chirping, cliche as that was, and the four guests, including Sam's boss who was posing as the minister bringing the grand total to five, were all seated in the backyard waiting for the ceremony to begin.
All this was happening while the bride and groom were both in their respective ends of the house. They were both firm believers that it was bad luck to see eachother before the wedding and they definitely did not want to start off their marriage on the wrong foot. So, Ruthie stayed with Joon and helped her get ready while Benny kept Sam together, because he was currently close to having a nervous breakdown.
"What if she changes her mind and runs away?" Sam asked with a hint of terror in his voice while he nervously paced back and forth around the room.
Benny sighed for what must have been the hundredth time that day. They had been going through this all morning but he just couldn't get through to Sam. "She's not going t " Benny stopped short so he could grab Sam and sit him down before his pacing drove him mad. "She's not going to run away, alright."
Sam nodded then went silent. "But...............what if she does?!" Sam made to get up again but Benny caught his arm and held him down before he could.
"She won't." he stated sternly.
"Positive?"
"Positive." and with the final reassurance, Sam decided to just stay put for the time being. But being still was making him restless so he decided to keep his mind occupied by swirling his cane around, barely missing Benny's head in the process. And with that, Sam moved away from Benny to avoid the stern look that was being sent his way.
Meanwhile..........
"Wha ift e uns awae?!" Joon managed to muffle through her snorkel mask.
"Sweetie, he's not going to run away. He loves you too much to even think of doing such a thing." Ruthie told her in a gentle, very much welcomed tone.
"Possitived?"
"Positive. Now," Ruthie got up from her position on the floor where she was fixing the hem on Joon's dress. "Are you ready to go marry your prince charming?" Ruthie asked with a bright smile, which was met with a vigorous nod from Joon. "Good, lets go get you married then."
Down By The Lake..........
Sam was standing under the archway waiting for Ruthie to arrive, and for Benny to come and give Joon away to him. He was still shaking his wobbly cane nervously. Before long Ruthie came out and took her place on the opposite side of him, and singling that everything was ready.
The wedding march started, courtesy of a plastic toy flute played by Eric, which gave Benny and Joon the cue they were so anxiously waiting for.
"Ready?" Benny asked her.
"Eady." came her once again, muffled reply. And so, they started their walk down the step stones.
Everybody stood as the two walked down. Sam's wobbling cane instantly stopped as soon as he seen his bride to be. His mouth went agape and he knew he would never be able to describe what he was feeling at this moment. And unbeknownst to him, Joon was thinking the exact same thing as she was watching him get closer and closer until finally, they arrived under the archway. Benny unhooked his arm from hers, gave her a quick peck on the cheek, and took his place next to Sam. He gave Eric a little nod, letting him know to stop.
"You look..........pretty." Sam couldn't help but whisper to Joon.
"ou too." Joon smiled back at him.
The minister cleared his throat and began. "We are gathered here today to join these two people in marriage. If anyone has any objections, speak now or forever hold your words."
"I OBJECT!" Eric suddenly stood up and yelled.
"WHAT?!?!" everyone turned to him with looks of complete and utter shock on their faces, only to see Eric start cracking up.
"I'm just kidding!" this earned him some very relieved looks, and of course a slap over the head from his wife. "Oh c'mon, that was funny."
"Just keep going." Benny told the minister.
"Ohhh, ummmmm.............. right then." he then proceeded to tell Sam and Joon to recite the vowels. This is where everyone started to get a little choked up. Expecially Sam and Joon, who just couldn't believe how lucky they were to have found eachother. At one point, Joon even reached up to wipe a tear off of Sam's cheek, and Sam tired to wipe the fog from Joon's snorkel mask, but then realized that it was fogging up from the inside.
"Then, with the power given to me by the almighty internet, I now pronounce you husband and wife. Congratulations." he shut his bible and began clap for the newlyweds, but then noticed the stares everyone was giving him. "What?"
"Uhhh, aren't you forgetting something?" it was Ruthie who pointed this fact out.
"Huh? Oh!" he now remembered. Again, he cleared his throat. "You may now kiss the bride." he said with a very satisfied smile on his face.
Sam and Joon turned to eachother once again and smiled. Sam pulled the mouthpiece out of Joon's mouth and gave her a sweet little peck, seeing as how Benny was there and all. They embraced eachother in an intimate hug much like the way they had when Joon was released from the hospital. Everyone clapped happily as the blithesome couple walked back up to the house and to the car in the front and headed for the diner with everyone else on their tails. Afterall, it was time to party!
A/N: Well, I hope you all like. I know the whole speech from the minister was waaaaay off from the traditional version, but we must remember, he's not a professional, so he was just kinda winging it. Anyways, let me know what yall think. Oh, and real quick again, the name of this chapter, for those of you who don't know, is a refference to the song "Chapel of Love" by Bette Midler. Awesome song.
