Chapter 7: Flowers and Music and Demons, OH MY!
1:00 pm: 24 hours to ceremony
"So, Paige, you got the right dress this time?" Phoebe asked Paige with a twinkle in her eye that everyone knew that she was just teasing Paige. Paige, Phoebe, and Daniel were going over last minute wedding details for their wedding the next day.
"That wasn't my fault, that was …" She stopped, when Phoebe started giggling. "Okay, I get it. So, the flowers are going to be delivered tomorrow, Piper is doing the catering, the dresses and the tuxes are still in the garment bags, looks like we are all set."
Daniel looked over at Phoebe and said, "This time tomorrow we will be Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jackson…"
"Actually, you will be Mr. Daniel Jackson, and I will be Mrs. Phoebe Halliwell."
"What?"
"Well, sweetie, the women in my family keep their last names, and the children keep the name of the mother. You did notice that Pipers kids are Wyatt and Chris Halliwell? It's just that the name is feared in the underworld and respected among good magic, you understand don't you."
"Yes, of course I do." Daniel said, moving on, "So what's next on the list?"
"Sam, Jack, Teal'c, and Cassie, you said that they were flying in, what time?"
"They fly in tonight. Their flight is scheduled to come in at 10pm, and they said that they got hotel rooms. I told them that they didn't need to do that, but well, they thought that this place would be too crowded."
Phoebe continued, "Okay tomorrow the guys will get ready at our house next door, girls and Wyatt will get ready here. Oh my god! He looks so cute in that little tux!"
At that moment Piper came down the stairs, "Okay, I got Phoebe and Daniel's house and this house all crystal protected, under one shield. We should be all set, we don't want a repeat of my wedding."
"What, you mean when Prue's astral self's boyfriend crashed!"
"Yeah, that's wasn't the best thing that could have happened. So, everything is all set?"
"Yup, just have to wait for Daniel's pals to fly in tonight, and tomorrow morning Grams will arrive to officiate the ceremony." Phoebe looking at the long list in front of her.
10:00 pm: 15 hours to ceremony
Phoebe was in her bed in her room for the last time, she hoped, Daniel was all alone in the house that they had just bought with the money from selling his house in Colorado Springs and gifts from General Hammond when he heard that Daniel was getting married.
Daniel was getting ready for bed when he heard a nock on his front door, He grumbled, "It's very late you know…"
He opened the door to see Jack, Sam, Teal'c and Cassie, each with a suitcase at his front door, "Hey Danny boy, mind if we crash?" Jack asked.
"What happened, you said that you got hotel rooms…"
"Yeah, well they forgot to mention that after 4 pm they give away our rooms if other people try to check in, so here we are!"
"Great, okay, you and Teal'c can take the couches, Sam, you and Cassie can take the double bed upstairs, I'll join the guys down here. You will want a good night sleep. The girls have a big day planned to get your hair and nails done and such."
At the mention of getting her hair done, Cassie's eyes lit up, "Cool, well good night…" She ran up the stairs, she knew were to go, because she had come down and helped them with the house during the summer. Ever since her mother had been killed Jack, Sam, and Daniel had taken care of her together, for they all loved Cassie like a niece. Sam just shrugged and followed Cassie up the stairs.
8:30 am: 4 hours and 30 minutes to Ceremony
"Where is the flower guy!" Phoebe asked, running down the stairs in her pajamas, after a good cup of coffee.
"He'll be here any minute, don't you worry." Leo assured her. He had gotten up early and had made the coffee while the rest worried about the wedding details. "Victor called, he's going over to Phoebe and Daniel's house, I'll be going over their to get ready in a minute. Let me just go and get the Tuxes," then he yelled into the living room, "Paige, where'd you put the Tuxes?"
"They are in the upstairs closet… I'll get them." At that moment Grams appeared in the center of the room by swirling balls of white light. They had given her a body, so that questions wouldn't be raised by the military types. "Hey Grams, ready for another Halliwell wedding?"
"As long as its not as exciting as Piper's… how are you sweety?" Grams enveloped her long lost granddaughter in a hug, and Paige led Grams into the kitchen to be hugged by Phoebe, and Piper, who had just gone down into the kitchen while Paige was in the living room.
"Hey Grams." Phoebe said, and then saw Daniel and his pals come in through the kitchen, and Phoebe jumped behind Leo, "Daniel, you aren't supposed to see the bride before the wedding!"
"You don't believe that superstition do you…"
"Well, lets see, Cole saw me before my wedding with him, and you all know how that turned out," Phoebe said, hiding from Daniel, "Grams this is my Fiancé, Daniel Jackson, Daniel, my Grandmother…"
Grams interrupted, "Call me Grams," as she gave Daniel a hug.
12:30pm: 30 minutes until ceremony
The house was decorated, everyone was dressed, except for the guys. They were, like guys, putting off putting on their tuxes to last minute. Victor decided that this would be a good time to give Daniel his 'anti-whiteligher talk.' Albeit it hadn't turned out so great the last time, but he had been assured by Phoebe that he was completely human.
"So, Phoebe told you all about the magical world?" Victor started the conversation. "About Demons, and Warlocks, and all that…"
"Yeah," Daniel said, wondering what his future father in law had up his sleeve.
"Well there is something more terrible than any demon or warlock to your marriage, and that is a Whitelighter…"
Victor was interrupted by Piper, Leo and Jack who had gotten their Tuxes, "Oh Dad, give it a rest, I am sure that Daniel is nervous enough without your little anti-Whitelighter pep talk. Remember the last time you gave it, Leo had to orb out to escape it."
Leo clarified, "actually I orbed out because Phoebe needed healing."
Daniel's interests were suddenly perked, "What happened?"
Piper answered quickly, "Oh, it was nothing, Phoebe was psychically connected to a man who had the same powers as her and was sharing his wounds, but everything worked out fine, the Time Loop was stopped, Phoebe was fine, and you don't have to worry, it's your wedding day, now get on those tuxes before I have to get nasty." The last bit was in humor but every man in the room hurried at putting on their Tuxes, except for Jack who was putting on his military uniform complete with the General Star on each shoulder.
12:55: 5 minutes before the ceremony
The time was fast approaching. Grams was standing at the altar, Daniel was standing at the front with Jack and Teal'c as his best men. Sam, Cassie, and Leo, with Chris in his arms, were standing down with them as witnesses. The three sisters were upstairs completing the finishing touches on Phoebe's bridal gown. Wyatt was standing with pillow in hand (the rings had yet to be placed on them), and Victor was waiting to lead his little girl down the isle.
"I'm ready, I… oh, my god, I'm getting married." Phoebe babbled.
"And your sure that he's not a demon, warlock, or the Source of all Evil?" Paige said with a gigantic grin on her face, remembering how the last marriage and pregnancy had gone for Phoebe.
Piper stopped any reaction from Phoebe, "Very funny Paige, yes Daniel is very human. I did the whole 'prick the person and if they bleed than their a warlock' thing…"
Phoebe butted in, "And if he were a demon he would be a lot uglier… come on guys I am so happy, no more jokes about demon husbands, and pray that nothing crashes through the windows or the front doors before I say 'I do!'"
Victor checked his watch, "Phoebe, It's time…"
1:00 pm: The wedding ceremony
The music started, and the select friends and family of the bride and groom turned to the stairs, where Wyatt was standing at the bottom of it being pushed off by Piper. He was holding a little white pillow heart with two rings tied to it with lace, as soon as Piper had taken pictures of Wyatt going down the isle, she hurried back to the stairs where Paige was waiting and they walked down the stairs and to the bride's side of the altar.
Then the music changed as Phoebe in a long white dress came down the stairs carrying a great white and baby blue group of flowers. Daniel smiled as she walked toward him and took his hand.
The music was silenced as Grams started the service. "We are gathered here today to join two kindred spirits." Gram took the rope and bound it around their joint rists, "now repeat after me... Heart to thee…"
"Heart to thee…" Daniel and Phoebe said in unison.
"Body to thee…"
"Body to thee…"
"Always and Forever…"
"Always and Forever…"
"So mote it be…"
"So mote it be…" at the last part every one repeated it in joyous glee.
"Now Phoebe and Daniel will say their own wedding vows, Daniel…"
"Phoebe, I haven't known you for very long, but it feels like our souls have met before and that our meeting was written in the stars. I promise to love you, support you in everything you do, and be their for you always."
Grams turned to Phoebe, "Now you Phoebe…"
"Daniel, there were moments when I wasn't sure if you were even going to accept who I was, but you were so open minded about everything, and I feel like our child was destined to happen to make us destined to be. I promise to love you, support you in everything you do, and be their for you always."
Grams with tears, "And now the rings…" Jack handed Daniel Phoebe's ring, and he slipped it on her finger with a joy in his eyes that Jack hadn't seen in Daniel since Daniel had been with his late wife on Abados. Piper handed Daniel's ring to Phoebe and she silently put the ring onto Daniel's finger. This was a new beginning for her and her sisters knew that. It had been such a long time coming getting over Cole.
"I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride. So mote it be…" And at that moment an unknown demon shimmered his way into the room, but didn't get too far, as Piper exploded him into oblivion.
Phoebe sighed, "They never learn, but at least he was nice enough to wait until after we were finished." Everyone giggled at that. There was never a dull moment in the Halliwell manor.
To Be Continued…