---Chapter nine--- Nine sighing hearts
enticer: "Will you really be happy Usa-chan Because third times the charm."
They decided on an outside wedding with the mountains as a backdrop and there was an arch where Mamoru and Usagi were going to stand for the wedding ceremony. Only a handful of chairs were set up for Usagi and Mamoru's friends and family. It was a lot less formal then the one with Motoki and the other girls who had been ushers had places to sit down because there weren't nearly as many people.
A small band led by Yourichiru one of the couple's friends who had lived with Rei on her grandfather's temple. Over the many years of annoying everybody he finally got good and sounded just as good when his guitar's volume was turned down and the background people overrode his shabbiness.
Yourichiru strummed a few notes and everybody stopped talking and waited for the wedding to start. The little girl from the first wedding walked down the aisle in a shimmering maroon dress that was only heavy enough to keep her warm on this brightly shining winter day.
The bridesmaids were in a pink cotton dress that kept them comfortable and had pink tennis shoes on so none of them would trip on the rocky ground and break a leg. The tennis shoes were hidden by the length of the dress as respectability to the marrying couple. The band changed to a more upbeat song and Usagi's dress was white again but more simple and easy to move in. It had no straps and clung to her upper half like second skin, the skirt flared slightly so she could move but the whole thing was made out of simply silk. There were even pink silk detailing in roses and other blooms that were hidden until it was near other pinks that brought it out. She wore no shoes and her toes were a matching pink of the dress. Her flowers matched too and they also matched her nails and other make-up that Minako had placed on her.
Her father had brought her up again and as they were walking down the aisle he was talking to her. "You look even more radiant than the last wedding." He whispered to her.
"Thank you dad." Usagi blushed.
"Will you really be happy with this one Usa-chan?" He wanted to know. "Because third times the charm."
"I'll be happy with Mamo-chan, he's the man I've really wanted." Usagi laughed. "I tried explaining this to you a long time ago, but you didn't want to hear it."
They reached Mamoru and Kenji had to speak to him. "You will protect my daughter from all harm." He warned, Mamoru nodded. "You will not break her heart and you will not do any of the things you have recently, because if you continue to act like that, I will hunt you down and shoot you until nobody can recognize you."
Mamoru didn't blink. "Ok. Is this what you said to Motoki?"
"No. I liked him." Kenji growled.
"Well in time you will learn to like me as well." Mamoru was confident.
"I hope you finish the marriage vows this time." Kenji joked and all three had huge smiles on their face and Kenji let go of Usagi and handed her over to Mamoru. "Take care of my little girl." He left and returned to his seat next to his wife and son.
There were no complications and when it was time to say I do, there were no hesitancy or unsure-ness in either of their promises. The Pastor smiled at them. "I pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride." And he did kiss her, he kissed her long and deeply, it was a kiss filled with promises of things yet to come.
Usagi returned the kiss as best she could from her bent position backwards and was smiling into the kiss as flashes of light were going off to take a moment to take a picture of this priceless cliché.
Rei told her later that Jadeite and her had different counts going and it averaged to be a minute long kiss with everybody cheering them on. Usagi blushed when she and Mamoru finally parted. That had been Mamoru's first act as husband, with many more encore's to go. He placed his arm around her waist and directed his attention to the crowd and started back down the aisle with Usagi, the rest of the cast followed them.
They had a reception party that night in an old barnyard and nobody had to change clothes because Usagi designed their outfits to be able to handle it. The night lasted a long time with often people encouraging them to kiss by clanking their glasses with a utensil. Rei was often the one starting it.
After each kiss the passion they tired to keep down would flair and they had to go their separate ways to remind themselves that they had to wait until the party was over. Motoki left Reika's side to have a chat with the bride. "So, how does it feel to be Mrs. Usagi Chiba?" Motoki sidled next to her.
"Feels absolutely marvelous. When are you going to marry Reika?" Usagi questioned looking at the woman in question.
"I don't know." Motoki answered truthfully. "I'm still a little sour about her leaving me like that, but it had to be done." Motoki turned her face towards his. "Didn't you know that it is tradition for the best man to kiss the bride?"
Usagi licked her lips in playfulness. "Why no, I did not know that." She had a huge smile on her face. "Is it just a peck on the lips then?"
"No, I'll show you." Motoki pulled her head towards his and kissed her deeply for a moment before pulling away. "I still think I should be the one married to you." He laughed.
"But you missed your chance, now go back to your girlfriend, and leave my wife alone. There's a new set of rules, no kissing my wife." Mamoru cut in dryly.
"Yes sir, but that would have been the last kiss like that anyways." Motoki winked at Usagi. "Still a friendly peck on the lips wouldn't be a bad idea, between friends."
"Careful, or I'll have Fiore know that and you'll be reeling for days in disgust." Mamoru warned pulling Usagi to his side before tipping her face up and giving her another sound kiss.
"My, a girl could get used to all these kisses." Usagi teased the two men. "Wait… does that mean that the maid of honor is suppose to kiss the groom?"
"No, just best man, because you know, you're supposed to kiss the best man." Motoki joked.
"Right, she's doing that, kissing the best man." Mamoru drew Usagi away.
"Ooh, ouch." Motoki grinned as they left.
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Although there's two more chapters yet to be updated, i'm not going to update chapter 10 unless all of you promise not to be mad at the level of detail involved. To me, it's an R rated but to those not used to anything other than a chaste kiss would believe the rating to be higher. So I now need feedback, if you want it, i'll update it, i just don't want to be kicked off because readers decided it was too much. If you don't want to read chapter 10, then don't.