Chapter 9
Serena held a red, red rose in her hands and brought it up to her face to inhale its sweet scent and then she heard someone call her. Not just anyone but the one person who could make her heart skip a beat, Heero! Turning around she saw him and she ran towards him and wrapped her arms around him.
"I thought you wouldn't come for me!" She breathed in his scent of woods smell and sighed.
Taking her hands in his he responded with a smile on his face, "I would come for you even if it meant searching for you in this life and the next. Even if took a millennium or more." Then cupping her face in his hands and kissed her.
"Let me guess you have been taking lines from Mina haven't you." Heero nodded his head in agreement.
"You could say that Serena, a friend left behind a sheet of paper telling me exactly what you would like to hear." Heero smirked at her mock anger expression.
Then kneeling down on one knee he brought out the velvet box that he had bought five months after meeting her. "Serena would you do me the great honor by becoming my wife? I love you more than words can say and I have loved you since I first saw you. Your beauty on the inside and out makes you a wonderful and intelligent woman. I love you with all of my being."
With tears in her eyes she nodded her head and replied, "I love you too Heero! Now you better seal your promise!"
"Of course as you wish, my lady Serena." Then standing up he sealed the promise with another kiss.
Serena broke off the kiss and stared at Heero, "Did you really love me when we first met?"
Heero looked at her and smiled, "Actually no, I thought that you were somewhat rude."
Her left eye twitched as she started giving her opinion, "Well since it is only fair to give my opinion in return. I actually thought that your ego could fill your whole manor easily by itself."
Hearing sighing behind them they turned around to see Amy, Mina, Lita and Raye watching them. "That was so romantic!" Mina said to them and then came forward with the others close behind.
"Hey congrats you guys!" Amy replied from her position by Mina.
Lita smiled and then said, "Well it looks like there is going to be a wedding!"
Raye smiled and then said, "Yeah, yeah so when do you two plan on tying the knot?"
Looking into his eyes she asked him, "Well then Heero when do you want to marry this servant of yours?"
Kissing her on the tip of her nose he replied, "No you are the Queen of my heart and life. As for the date I prefer as soon as possible." With twinkling in her eye she replied, "As you wish! Then I suggest you get ready for the ceremony."
Shocked he quickly recovered and then kissed her again, "See you at the altar my love." Then Lita and Raye dragged Serena to get her ready.
"Okay lover boy come on the wedding is in three hours! We have been planning this since well who knows!" They rushed him office to his room and got some guys to help the groom. He knew that this was rushing it, but if it meant Serena becoming his wife then he wouldn't mind one bit.
Three hours and ten minutes later Heero found himself anxious and excited about what was happening he knew that he would never regret doing this ever in the years to come. Feeling someone tap him on his shoulder he turned around to confront the Prince who took Serena away from him.
Nodding his head, "It's nice to see you Prince Andrew."
Andrew nodded his head, Queen Marie informed him about the situation. "I didn't mean to anger you. But she was to wed someone else. But now I am told she is marrying you."
"I just want to let you know Heero," Smiling at him he placed his hand on his shoulder and just replied, "Just by being near her is enough for Serena. But by marrying her you are making her the happiest bride on Earth."
Heero didn't know why, but he was happy to have Prince Andrew's approval of him marrying the very girl he had taken. Andrew assured Heero that he would see him at the wedding. Then going to the altar to wait for his bride he looked around, there were a lot of people. Strange he thought for something so simple it appears as though as everyone in the surrounding kingdom wanted to attend this event.
Hearing the trumpets start to play he knew that it was time and then he saw that her friends were the bridesmaid and that Raye was the maid of honor. Smiling he watched as they all came and Prince Andrew was in it as well, as the best man and a little boy the ring bear and a little girl the flower girl to sprinkle rose petals down for the bride to walk upon.
Then the music changed to the one of a sweet melody and that was when Heero saw her. She looked absolutely stunning in her wedding dress. It was made out of the purist white silk and the top portion hugged her figure and from the waist down it flowed out, with a train of one-foot dragging behind her. As she came closer he saw that the dress was multi-layered and that it had designs done on them.
As she came and stood by his side they both faced the front and the King stood up and pronounced. "Honored guest's thank you for coming to the joining of this blessed marriage! I am beyond proud and know that they will live happily together for the rest of their lives." As he continued Heero looked up and saw the Queen standing beside her husband and he was taken aback, for it was the same lady who came to him and talked with him.
"Will you two face each other." Turning to each other he simply stated, "I'm sure you two love each other very much. Heero you may go first and just say what is in your heart." Not needing any further encouragement he grasped her hands in his and looked into her eyes not looking away.
"Serena, when I first met you I guess that I was not ready to love. But as we spent more time together and I realized that from the first moment I saw you I knew that you were the one. I will do anything to make you the happiest woman in this world just to see your eyes brighten."
Serena holding back her tears said what was in her heart. "Heero you don't need to prove your love to me, I already know in my heart that you love me as I love you just as much. I am honored to be able to say that I am your friend and most of all wife. My heart bursts with joy just by seeing your face. Knowing that you love me for who I am and not afraid to stand by my side because of my status."
Still facing each other the ring bearer brought them the rings and they picked one up and held it in their hand. The King continued, "Now Heero repeat after me." Pausing so that they could have a breather and then continued, "With this ring, I thee wed, my other half. I promise to you Serena to love and cherish you for all time."
Slipping the ring on Heero never taking his eyes away from her, "With this ring, I thee wed, my other half. I promise to you Serena to love and cherish you for all time and eternity."
Smiling broadly he turned towards his daughter and said to her, "Serena repeat after me." Once again pausing, "With this ring, I thee wed, my other half. I promise to you Heero to love and cherish you for all time."
Slipping the ring onto his finger and never letting her eyes leave his she replied, "With this ring, I thee wed, my other half my love. I promise to you Heero to love and cherish you for all time and eternity."
Then after that was said he said, "I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may kiss the bride!" Then Heero and Serena sealed their vows with a kiss and then a moment later the crowd waited. Heero looked around and whispered to his wife, "Serena its quiet in here why is that?"
Smiling at him she replied, "You'll see in a second Heero." The King asking them to turn around and to face the crowd then said the final part of the wedding ceremony. "Guests, may I present to you Prince Heero and my daughter Princess Serenity of France!"
Then the crowd exploded into excitement and cheered for the newlyweds. Heero turned towards his wife with shock and then smiled at her, "Why darling I never knew! But I don't care what your title is. I love you for who you are. That's what makes you so special to me."
Kissing him she replied, "I love you Heero more than life itself and I will always love you."
"Ditto." Laughing they walked hand in hand out to the middle of the dance floor as the band began to play.
"But Serena I must ask you a question?" Leaning her head against him she looked up and into his face, "You didn't want to marry the Prince of Spain why was that?"
Smiling up at him she replied, "Because I wanted to marry for love."
Kissing her he chuckled, "As I wanted to marry for love as well my princess." Chuckling some more he responded, "Well since you didn't want to marry the Prince of Spain is there any other reasons other than marrying for love?"
She looked up into his eyes; she playfully hit him on his arm and brought his head down for a kiss. "You're a big tease Heero! But why the sudden question?"
Laughing with her he simply said, "I'm not the Prince of Spain and I'm glad that you didn't marry him."
"Oh really Heero why is that?" She tilted her head to the side smirking at him in return.
Heero just shrugged his shoulders, "I just don't think that would have been a good idea."
"Well Heero, in answer to your question, yes. I had a different reason besides for love," She raised one of her eyebrows as she watched his expression, "I really wasn't looking forward to marrying my very best friend. Really growing up we had the most fun time together, but marriage to one another is something we both didn't want."
Suddenly there was a tapping on Heero's shoulder. Looking up Serena smiled at the man behind her husband.
He was the same height, but with chestnut brown hair and cobalt blue eyes. His hair reached the nap of his neck.
"Excuse me sir, but may I have the pleasure of a dance with your wife?" He smiled at Heero.
Heero just stared at him and was about to reply when Serena beat him to it, "Why of course you may Prince Duo of Spain."
Heero understood why she would have said yes and watched as the two best friends dance.
"You know Duo during this entire mess I haven't even heard a word from you. So mind telling me where you were all of this time?" Serena playfully punched his chest as she smiled at him. "By the way I may have said some bad things about you and I'm sorry."
"Serena my best friend, I was just on a much needed vacation from home. You know I too didn't want to marry you. But then I got word that you were back home, so I decided to drop by and say hi." Twirling her around he continued talking, "As for the bad things you said about me I might have said some things along the same lines as you. So I apologize as well and I forgive you. Anyway you know me, besides I knew you would be fine now go finish dancing with your husband."
Before she knew it, Duo had danced her right back into Heero's arms and they continued to dance. She smiled at her friend as she danced with her husband.
Then looking up into Heero's eyes she couldn't help but to smile, "Well then my Prince it seems that we both found what we were looking for."
Smirking down at her he laughed as he replied, "What is that my Princess?"
"We have found true love without letting our titles influencing us!" Her eyes were sparkling as she spoke. "Now let's continue to dance."
Heero then took a sweeping turn towards the middle of the dance floor and danced they did.
The End.
AN: The story is done! I finally was able to put the rest of this story up. Well this is the last chapter and this story is complete. I hope that all who have read this have enjoyed this story.