Disclaimer: I like cereeeeeal!
Thanks to:
Lmann: Ichigo: Aaaaw it'll happen eventually! Just you wait and see!
Beastfire: WF: You do realise that this is Ichigo's wedding! The same Ichigo that thrives on pink, glitter and cuteness! (Notices Ivy about to burn her wings off) Ok! No pink or dresses! But, do kimonos count as dresses?
Spirits Shadow: WF: Actually I'm kinda happy in this box! (Zaps a TV in and a sofa)
Ichigo: I don't think she expected that! And yeah, I'm half Japanese! My mum's Japanese and my dad's English! In fact, the wedding's gonna have a Japanese theme (like Jet's) and I'm gonna wear a special kimono!
P.S: I thought Jade didn't exist yet? Oh well, I'm thinking in too much detail!
Twister91: WF: Okay! (Realises something and pales) Wait, you trashed Antauri's room? But... Antauri shares a room with Ichigo! So that means... (Is cut off by a scream)
Ichigo: My stuff! What happened? (Picks up a shredded teddy bear and starts crying)
Antauri: (growls) now you've gone too far! (Chases Malachite around the cage with his Razor claws out)
Guy who reads too much fantasy: WF: Thanks! Hope I didn't scare you too much last time! Heh (Sweat drops)
One Wedding and a Surprise!
Ichigo sighed and looked over her shoulder at Antauri, who had his arms wrapped around her shoulders. She smiled as he slept on, looking amazingly at peace.
'I'm so lucky to have him' she thought as she stroked the engagement bracelet he'd given her.
Suddenly, she felt a lurch in her stomach and quickly flew to the toilet. The sudden movement awoke Antauri, who sat up looking slightly disorientated.
"Wha?" he asked groggily, looking around for Ichigo. Just then, he realised what the sound was that he heard and rushed into the bathroom,
"Ichigo?" he asked as he entered; he saw the white monkey bent over the toilet and, from the sound of it, she wouldn't be surfacing any time soon.
He waited patiently as the sound got softer until Ichigo managed to turn around slightly and smile weakly at him.
"Sorry that I woke you" she said croakily, her throat sore from retching. Antauri smiled at her sympathetically and touched her forehead,
"You don't seem to have a temperature" he concluded, looking slightly anxious, "maybe Gibson should have a look at you" he knew that the blue monkey would be awake at this hour, he liked to get up early and work on projects.
"Yeah..." agreed Ichigo, before diving back down the toilet bowl as more of yesterday's meals reappeared.
Gibson hmm'ed quietly as he checked various read outs from the tests he'd done, leaving Ichigo feeling like a lab animal after all the different tests and examinations she'd been through; beside her, Antauri looked anxious to know the outcome and what could be wrong with his fiancée.
"Well, what does it say?" he asked finally, breaking the silence. Gibson looked over at him in distaste before answering,
"I take it you and Ichigo were rather 'active' last night" he said in a criticising tone, Antauri spluttered and blushed slightly, he averted his eyes to the floor and Gibson took this reaction as a yes. He sighed slightly and looked over at Ichigo, who looked like death warmed up at the moment,
"You're pregnant" he said suddenly. So suddenly that it didn't register in Ichigo's brain,
"What?" she asked, looking confused, Gibson sighed again and pointed to his read outs,
"These tests show that you are pregnant" he explained. Ichigo looked stunned, as did Antauri, and Gibson turned to leave.
"I'm going to get some breakfast" he announced, leaving the shocked couple to talk.
It felt like hours until the silence was broken, Ichigo turned numbly and stared at Antauri,
"Pregnant?" she repeated, "I'm pregnant?" then it hit her and she felt a massive smile take over her face. "I'm pregnant!" she leapt up and landed on Antauri, kissing him madly.
This snapped Antauri out of his reverie and he looked at Ichigo, he lifted her into his arms and placed her on one of the beds.
"So... you're having a baby" he realised and he felt pride and happiness fill his heart. "Oh my angel!" he cried, hoisting her into the air and spinning around, "we're going to be parents at last!" they both laughed and hugged warmly. Antauri reached down and placed a hand of Ichigo's stomach,
"We're going to have our little Zakuro at last!" he whispered and he felt tears form in his eyes. Ichigo gazed at him warmly and nuzzled his chest,
"I can't wait" she murmured.
Over the next few months, Antauri went from slightly overprotective to psychotically hoarding; he stayed with Ichigo wherever she went and glared at anyone who came near her.
Everyone was glad when the wedding rolled around, because it meant Antauri would be gone for a fortnight. But the relief was short-lived as everyone was soon rushing around tending to last minute problems.
Jet, Twister, Krystal, Jade, Ivy, Beastfire and Violet were the bridesmaids and they were helping the quickly widening Ichigo put on her wedding kimono. She wanted the wedding to be Japanese as she was half Japanese herself. The kimono was pure white and there was a hood which covered her head, Ivy pulled the sash around her waist with difficulty.
"Geez Ichigo! Why'd you have to get pregnant now?" she grunted and breathed a huge sigh of relief when she managed to tie the bow. Ichigo remained silent and seemed to not hear her as she had a distant look in her eyes,
"You're not regretting this, are you?" asked Jet, looking very worried. Ichigo shook her head and looked at her,
"No, I'm just thinking about how much my life changed since I arrived in Shugazoom. When I first came here, I was planning on studying at the university. I envisioned myself leaving with a degree in Arts and Drama then I'd go out to make my fortune... I never imagined that I'd get kidnapped and transformed into a robot monkey or... fall in love" her voice had become very soft at this point and her eyes shone with warmth. "And here I am, three years later, getting married to the guy of my dreams! My life's turned out so much better than I ever imagined it would!" she felt tears roll down her cheeks and Jet smiled at her understandingly, after all, she was married and had a child herself. She knew that it was the greatest feeling in the world. Everyone hugged the sobbing but smiling bride before they left to get ready themselves, leaving only Ivy to stay with Ichigo. She didn't need to go get ready because she'd refused to wear a kimono, so she simply put her hair up with a lotus clip. Ichigo was adding some finishing touches to her outfit and didn't turn around when she spoke to Ivy,
"Do you think you and Frus will get married?" she asked innocently causing Ivy to fall over with shock.
"Wha what?" she cried hysterically, she got up and was about to pound the little white monkey when she realised that Ichigo wasn't smirking. She just looked up at Ivy curiously, like a child would, and waited for Ivy's answer. Ivy felt the blush on her cheeks but managed looked Ichigo in the eye,
"Uh... maybe" she replied, feeling foolish, Ichigo smiled sincerely before going back to her finishing touches. Ivy paced around slightly, feeling awkward, before speeding out the door,
"I'mgonnagohelptheothers,bye!" she said as she flew out. Ichigo watched her go before giggling quietly to herself.
Antauri had also dressed in traditional Japanese ensemble; he wore a deep blue montsuki kimono with a white overcoat and dark blue trousers. But his outfit was the last thing he was worrying about.
"What if she says no?" he asked, panic-stricken over what could go wrong, "what if Skeleton King attacks and he captures her! She's in no shape to be fighting or trying to escape! What if she goes into labour? Maybe we should call this off for now" Antauri was becoming more and more hysterical with each question; Onyx shook his head and whacked Antauri upside the head.
"Calm down!" he yelled in the panicking groom's face, then his face softened slightly, "everything will be fine" he soothed, placing a hand on Antauri's shoulder. "Nothing will go wrong; everyone's made sure of that. So you're gonna go out there and marry that girlfriend of yours and make her happier than she's ever been! Got that?" he asked, Antauri nodded still shaking. He took a deep breath,
"Yes, Onyx, you're right! It would be wrong of me to disappoint everyone, especially Ichigo, because I'm nervous" everyone smiled encouragingly at Antauri. Onyx smiled before leaving to get ready himself, Antauri had asked him to be the priest and Onyx had researched like crazy about what Japanese priests had to do.
Antauri breathed deeply again and looked around, thinking deeply over the events of the past three years,
"Are you ready yet?" asked a little voice nearby, Antauri looked up and saw Petalite standing there, holding her basket of flowers. Ichigo wanted her to the flower girl and Antauri had to admit that she did look very sweet. She was in a peach coloured kimono with a peach blossom flower behind her ear and she was carrying a small basket that had no handles which was filled with blossoms. Antauri heard a spluttering sound behind him and saw Malachite ogling at Petalite. He smiled to himself at the young monkey's reaction,
'Just like how Otto had reacted to seeing Jet dressed up' he thought. He noticed that Petalite was staring at Malachite too and Antauri grinned.
He got up silently and left, leaving the pair alone for now; they were in such shock that they never noticed Antauri leave.
Finally Petalite seemed to recover and she blushed,
"You look... nice" she said shyly, looking down at the floor. Malachite blushed and looked down at himself; he was wearing a light green kimono and trousers, much like Antauri's, except he had no overcoat. He was made the ring bearer even though traditional Japanese weddings had no ring bearer, but Antauri didn't want him sitting around doing nothing. It would only give him an opportunity to plot something to do to Antauri. He looked up at Petalite and blushed,
"You too" he replied shyly, Petalite smiled and Malachite felt his blush deepen.
They stood there in silence until Jet came in to get them, and they both walked out together.
Antauri walked down the aisle and stood at the end with Onyx, he looked back at the guests and spotted some faces he recognised. One of them was Fae, Ichigo's creator, who was sitting on a cushion on the pew in front and was chatting amiably to Ichigo's parents and twin brother, Ryou. He also saw the Strip team there and a few other people from the hotel they'd been to, as well as his own team. Chiro was sitting on the front pew on the other side of the church and seemed to be fighting his tie at the moment, he stopped when Jinmay touched his hand and fixed the tie for him, Antauri chuckled quietly as the boy blushed and stammered a quick thanks. Beside him sat Sprx, who didn't look happy to be back in a suit, and was muttering to himself. Nova punched him in the arm for whatever he'd said and the two began to quietly argue until Gibson glared at them. Otto was standing next to Antauri, as Antauri had wanted someone experienced in this to be best man, just in case he screwed up.
Just then, the wedding music began to play and Antauri turned to see the large doors opening; he felt the sweat trickle down his neck as the bridesmaids entered, they were all wearing kimonos except Ivy. Then the bride entered, Antauri felt his jaw drop when he saw her. They walked up the aisle and Antauri could do nothing but stare at how beautiful Ichigo looked, the white kimono flowed and it gave the impression that she really was an angel. When she reached the end, Otto elbowed Antauri to wake him up,
"Ready?" whispered Ichigo as she stood up next to him. Antauri gulped and nodded,
"Yeah..." he whispered back before they turned to Onyx.
The ceremony started with the purifying of the couple then there were the vows. Antauri took the wedding ring and slipped it onto Ichigo's finger, all the while he stared into her eyes. Onyx smiled,
"You may kiss the bride" he announced and everyone cheered as the newlyweds kissed deeply.
They pulled back and Antauri lifted Ichigo into his arms. Ichigo hugged him tightly as he carried her up the aisle amid the cheers from their friends and family.
They got to the reception, which was in the Super Robot, and there was an uproar of cheering and people popping champagne. The music started and everyone started dancing, Ichigo felt a sharp pain and opted out for now. She sat in a large chair and watched everyone dance and have a good time.
Sprx and Nova came up to her and smiled,
"Man, I thought Antauri was gonna pass out before it started!" joked Sprx, Ichigo laughed and Sprx grinned, "And then, when you were coming down the aisle, I thought he'd slipped into a coma!" Ichigo laughed harder but then she stopped she felt a jolt of pain followed by something wet. She paled
"Oh no..." she whispered then she started panting as she felt the pain of the contractions, Nova and Sprx looked worried,
"What's wrong, Ichigo?" asked Nova, holding her friend's hand. Ichigo grimaced slightly,
"My waters broke! I'm... I'm going into labour!" she gasped and Nova leapt into action.
"Sprx, go find Antauri and Gibson! I'll help Ichigo to her bedroom!" Sprx nodded and ran off whilst Nova picked up Ichigo and carried her to the bedroom, "Deep breaths, Ichigo! Try and relax" she ran as quickly as she could without hurting Ichigo and made it to the bedroom in record time.
"Guys!" cried Sprx when he found Gibson and Antauri, who were together luckily; he skidded to a stop in front of them. "Ichigo's gone into labour!" he panted, "Nova took her up to your bedroom!" Antauri looked shocked and ran along on auto pilot. His mind began racing; were they ready for this? They were about to find out.
They arrived soon after and found that many of the bridesmaids were there too, offering advice and trying to help Ichigo relax. Antauri ran up to her and rested her head in his lap; she looked up at him with pain in her eyes.
"Antauri" she gasped, holding onto his hand tightly. "It hurts! It really really hurts!" she grimaced as she felt the baby start its descent into the world. Antauri stroked her forehead, trying to take her mind off of it,
"Shh it'll be ok, Ichigo. Just breathe" he soothed, Ichigo tried to comply and squeezed his hand for reassurance.
"C'mon Ichigo, just a little more!" said Gibson encouragingly. Ichigo cried out in pain as she gave one final almighty push and collapsed. She gasped and panted for breath as Gibson cleaned up the baby robot monkey. He smiled and handed the child over to its parents,
"It's a girl" he announced happily, and Antauri gazed down proudly at his daughter who was nestled in her mother's arms. She had black fur and pink metal parts, her wide eyes were a light blue and the gem on her forehead was a dark pink inverted heart. Small black wings floated behind her and she gazed up brightly at her parents, Ichigo felt tears roll down her face,
"Hello my dear sweet Zakuro!" she sobbed as she hugged her daughter close. "I've waited so long to see you!"
Everyone smiled at the mother and child before turning to the father. Antauri sat on his knees, crying silently, before he managed to move up next to them, he smiled down at his daughter.
"Hello, Zakuro" he said quietly and he took the baby from Ichigo. She squealed happily as she was moved and wrapped her arms around Antauri's neck.
Jet laughed,
"Looks like she's a daddy's girl!" she said, making everyone else laugh as well.
And as they laughed, Malachite entered. He walked up and looked at the new baby,
"What's she called?" he asked as the baby reached down at him,
"Zakuro" Ichigo replied, watching her daughter reach out to Malachite. He raised an eyebrow and came closer; the girl looked amazed as she slowly reached out towards his face then suddenly poked him in the eye. Malachite clapped his hands over his eye and howled loudly, whilst Zakuro leaned back against her father and laughed. Antauri chuckled quietly and hugged his daughter close,
"That's my girl" he whispered to her as Malachite ran crying to Jet.
Whoa, that was... so long! Oh well, yay Zakuro exists at last! And it seems Malachite's gonna be in big trouble. LOL, review people and I'll give you some cake!