Chapter 6
Wedding Bells
The morning of the wedding dawned bright, and beautiful, an absolutely gorgeous summer day, Ron was the first to arrive at Middleton Park, to prepare himself for the wedding, he was half an hour early, so the others wouldn't be there for a while.
As he was in the Grooms tent, dressing for the wedding, Monkey Fist, Drakken, and Duff Killigan walked in,
"We figured you'd be here early." Drakken said,
"Pre-wedding jitters." Monkey Fist said, smiling slightly,
"Yeah," Ron said, "the nerves are going crazy."
"Relax, laddie," Duff said, "There's nothing ta be worried about. Ye, and Kim have planned this for a month, nothing should go wrong."
"Six months, actually." Ron said,
"Six months?" Drakken said,
"Yeah, we've been engaged for the last six months." Ron said,
"I didn't know that." Drakken said, while Monkey Fist, and Duff nodded in agreement with him,
"We've kept it quiet, until just a couple of months ago, we knew that when we applied for a marriage license, that it would hit the papers within the next day." Ron said,
"So you kept quiet until then." Monkey Fist said, looking at Ron,
"Yep, it was Kim's idea, I can't keep a secret to save my life." Ron said.
In the Bride's tent:
Kim had arrived with her attendants at the bride's tent. Next door, she could hear Ron talking to Drakken, and Monkey Fist,
"Bet he's as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs." Shego said, looking at Kim, who smiled nervously,
"Why are you so nervous, K?" Bonnie asked, pulling the straps of her dress over her shoulders, and turning her back to Shego, who zipped the dress up, securing it to Bonnie's body,
"This is an huge step that we're taking, I'm just wondering what would happen if it all went wrong." Kim said, now pulling her gown up to her shoulders, and slipping her arms into the lace sleeves,
"You and Ron love each other, Kim," Tara interjected, looking at Kim, "it's only natural to feel nervous on your wedding day, can you imagine the discussion that's going on in the Groom's tent at this moment?"
"I can only guess." Kim said, looking at Tara,
"And you're not backing out now." Shego said, now putting the finishing touches on her make-up, and allowing Bonnie to sit at the makeshift vanity, so that she could put on her make-up, they had agreed that Kim would do her face last, which would allow her time to calm down, and get a grip.
In the Groom's tent:
"Ye look kinda peaky, Ron, are ye feelin' alright?" Duff Killigan asked Ron, who had turned a delicate shade of grey,
"Of course he's not feeling alright, he's about to get married, and in front of an audience, how would you feel, Killigan?" Monkey Fist asked,
"Enough talk, we should get ready." Drakken said, patting down the tailcoat he was wearing,
"Uh-oh." he said, stopping long enough to get a frustrated look on his face,
"What?" Monkey Fist asked,
"I lost the ring." Drakken said, sounding deadpan,
"You WHAT?!" Monkey Fist shouted,
"Wha . . . Wha . . . what's going on?" Ron asked, looking around the tent at his attendants, who all looked ready to strangle Drakken,
"Captain Butterfingers Lipsky lost Kim's wedding band." Monkey Fist said sarcastically,
"No he didn't." Ron said, earning a look from Monkey Fist,
"He didn't lose it, because I never gave it to him." Ron elaborated,
"You gave him the box." Monkey Fist said,
"I know," Ron said, "I gave him an empty box."
Ron reached into the inside pocket of his tailcoat, and pulled out the beautiful diamond wedding band, then, very carefully, he handed it to Drakken,
"Lose it, and I skin you alive." Ron said,
"Consider it safe." Drakken said, dropping it into the right outside pocket of his tailcoat.
In the Bride's tent:
"I did give you Ron's wedding band, didn't I, Shego?" Kim asked, looking at the raven-haired vixen,
"Yeah, you gave it to me." Shego said, exposing her right hand, and showing the loosely hanging men's wedding band on her thumb, Kim let out a huge sigh,
"I thought I lost it for sure." Kim replied,
"Not hardly," Shego said, looking at the ring, "I never realized how big Ron's fingers were, but then again, I've never seen his hands outside of those gloves he wears on your missions."
"Yeah." Kim said, her voice sounding hollow,
"And now, the nerves set in." Bonnie said, looking at Kim,
"Thank you, Captain Obvious," Shego said, sitting down next to Kim, "breathe, Kimmie, and relax, Ron's probably just as nervous as you are."
In the main reception area:
The Possible, and Stoppable families shared a pew in front of the makeshift alter, waiting for the ceremony to start, Jim, and Tim were put to work as part of the wedding party, Ushers, leading people to their seats, and actually behaving, for a change,
"How long before the ceremony starts?" Mrs. Stoppable asked, looking at Mrs. Dr. Possible,
"Everyone has to get seated first," Mrs. Dr. Possible said, explaining the Christian wedding ceremony, "then the attendants come out first, then Ron will come out, there'll be a slight delay, then Kim will come out, being led down the aisle by her father, that's when the ceremony begins, the audience will stand while Kim makes her way to the altar, then the pastor will ask who gives Kim to Ron, that's when my husband speaks up and tells the pastor that he does, Ron will then come down, take Kim by the arm, and lead her to the altar, from there, the ceremony is half over, then they exchange vows, and rings, the ceremony will close with a prayer, then Ron will be allowed to kiss Kim, the ceremony is over."
As the procession of people coming into the tent thinned, the beginning tones of the familiar wedding march began to play, slowly, the Best Man made his way down the main aisle, where Drakken hooked his arm with Shego's, and walked to the altar, Monkey Fist, and Duff Killigan followed suit, picking up Bonnie, and Tara as they went.
As the music got somewhat louder, Ron stepped out of the Groom's tent, wearing a sliver grey tuxedo, and matching shoes, he walked slowly, and purposely down the side aisle, taking his place in front of Drakken, waiting, like the rest, for when Kim would make her way down the main aisle.
Once Ron was settled in, the music reached it's loudest, as Kim, and Mr. Dr. Possible emerged from the Bride's tent, Mr. Dr. Possible was dressed in a tuxedo to match Ron, and was walking on Kim's left side, Kim was wearing a flowing white wedding gown, the off the shoulder gown made her look as though she dropped from heaven, and the veil covered her face completely, making her look as though she wasn't there at all.
Kim, and her father stopped short of the altar, as the audience took their seats,
"Who gives this woman, to be married to this man?" the pastor asked,
"I do." Mr. Dr. Possible said, in a strong voice.
Ron stepped down from the altar, and took Kim's right arm into his, leading her to the altar,
"We are gathered here today to join this man and this woman in the bonds of Holy Matrimony," the pastor began, "If there is anyone here, that can show just cause as to why these two should not be wed, let them speak now, or forever hold their piece."
Not a single person in the audience moved.
"Ronald James Stoppable, do you take Kimberly Ann Possible to be your lawfully wedded wife, forsaking all others before her?" the pastor asked, looking at Ron as he spoke,
"I do." Ron said, without hesitation,
"Kimberly Ann Possible, do you take Ronald James Stoppable as your lawfully wedded husband, forsaking all others before him?"
"I do." Kim said, just as quickly as Ron had,
The vows were exchanged, along with the rings, slowly, the ceremony seemed to drag on, then, finally, the pastor stopped the prayer,
"And now, by the power vested in me by the church, God, and the State of Colorado, I now pronounce you, husband, and wife, you may now kiss the bride." the pastor said, a smile on his face, Ron leaned in, lifted the veil, and saw Kim's smiling face, he leaned down, and planted a kiss that Kim will remember for the rest of her life,
"And what God has wrought, let no man, put asunder. Ladies, and gentlemen, I give you, Mr. And Mrs. Ronald Stoppable." the pastor said, now placing a hand on both Kim, and Ron's shoulders, as the audience erupted with applause.
A/N: Whew! That's over, coming up, the reception.