When the song was over, Eiri kissed Ayaka's hand and left her as Hiro walked up to them. Shuichi knew that if he was going to make Eiri pay for it, he had better do it soon. So he went up to him and said, "Having fun?"
Eiri smiled and said, "As a matter of fact I am. I see you have caught your breath."
"Oh, no you don't. I'm taking a break from dancing. But you are going to do something for me." said Shuichi in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Oh really? What might that be." asked Eiri while trying to figure out what Shuichi had in mind.
"Singing." said Shuichi.
"Singing? What song?" asked Eiri hoping that it wasn't a really hard song.
"You'll see." said Shuichi a seductive tone.
Eiri gave Shuichi a pessimistic look. "If I'm going to sing and that you won't tell me what it is, then you'll have to do something for me."
Shuichi was not expecting this turn of events. "What's that?"
"You are going to have to call me Eiri every now and then." said Eiri.
"That's it?" asked Shuichi. "All I have to do is call you Eiri every now and then and you'll sing?"
"Yep." said Eiri in a deal-with-it voice.
Shuichi didn't think that this was bad at all. He figured that what he was going to have Eiri do was much worse. He saw no down side to this so he said, "Fine." With that Shuichi went up to the DJ's booth to request a song.
Tohma, who happened to be near by, heard the whole conversation. When Shuichi left he walked up to Eiri and said, "Eiri, as you sure about this. I mean, who knows what song he'll have you sing and you just let he off by telling him that he has to call you by your name?"
"Yep." said Eiri, who knew exactly what he did. "He won't request a hard song. He can't bare to see me suffer like that. He'll choose one I know."
Tohma shrugged. He hoped that Eiri was right. Before he could say this the DJ announced, "Would Mr. Eiri please report to the stage to sing." Eiri did as the DJ instructed and went to the stage. The DJ handed him a microphone and placed a TV for the words next to him. "Here you go."
When the song started, Eiri knew the song. It was the song Beautiful Soul. Shuichi loved this song and sung it all the time in the apartment. Hearing it so many times helped it get memorized in Eiri's mind. When the words came, and he sang, everyone was in awe. He sang that song like he had done it many times. It was the most amazing sight to the audience. Everyone thought that he sang the song just as good as his novels were written. When he was done, everyone clapped loudly.
When the clapping was done Mika announced the lunch was ready. The meal consisted of Chicken, Ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, peas, fruit salad, buns, and a few other things. People loved the meal. Many went back for seconds or thirds.
While people were eating, Tohma clanged his fork against his glass to quiet everyone. "Excuse me. As the best man, it is my job to make a toast and say a few things. When I first met Shuichi, I found him to be a very interesting person. He was like no one I had ever met. Some of you may have thought that he was a lot like Ryuichi, and I agree with you. But he did have his differences. I wasn't sure if he was really the right person for Eiri. I knew that Eiri needed a change, but wasn't expecting so much of one. All of that is thanks to Shuichi. With out him, some of us would not be the people we are today. Especially Eiri. So here is to you both. May your marriage last forever." With that Tohma raised his glass and so did everyone one else. Everyone all said, "Here, here," before they drank.
After lunch the cake was served. It was eight layer cake with purple flowers and orange lines. The cake was marble. On top was the most cute looking dolls of Shuichi and Eiri. They looked exactly like them. Everyone loved it.
When the meal was complete, the dancing and singing started again. Hiro and Ayaka got up and sung From This Moment On and What I Like About You. Hiro was right when he told people that she was a good singer. Ayaka was wonderful.
At about 4pm Eiri stated to everyone that it was time for them to go so they could catch their plane. Everyone either hugged them or shock their hands as they left. When they got outside, the crowd was still there. Fortunately, the security team was there as well. As they got into the limo Shuichi said, "I can't wait to get to Paris."
Eiri smiled and said, "You'll love it. I booked a honeymoon suit at the four star hotel Elysees Regencia. It will be wonderful." Neither could wait to get there.
