Chapter 5 This Can't Be Happening
"Mother how could you?" cried Meralia as she covered her eyes with her hands, from the closet, Dearka gasped and then covered his mouth.
"Meralia, this is for your future. For the future of the company-"
"ALL YOU TWO CARE ABOUT IS THE FREAKING COMPANY!" she yelled and fell to the floor.
"Why didn't you ask me first instead of just saying that this is what is going to happen!" she yelled again, looking deep into the eyes of her mother.
"Meralia, we did this for you. You're Father and I love you that is why-"
"You've destroyed my future?" she finished.
"No, Meralia please listen, you have to do this, or the company will fall. You don't want that to happen, do you?" asked her mother sweetly.
"No, I don't…" she said.
"Good, we'll start your wedding preparations later, you get settled in first ok darling?" she said and turned around.
"Mark, come with me." She commanded in a different tone, and walked out. Mark looked down at the girl whom her life he had destroyed. He bent down and whispered.
"I'm sorry; I was forced to do this too. I'm sure everything will be fine, ok?" he asked, Meralia looked up at him.
"Thank you, but is still don't wish to marry you." She said, Mark smiled at her.
"I don't want to marry you either, but as soon as we do marry, we'll divorce." He said.
"Ok, thanks again for the sympathy." Mark stood up and walked out, shutting the door behind him. When Meralia heard the door shut and after a few seconds, she ran to her closet and unlocked it, the door opened slowly, and Dearka come out, looking surprised.
"Dearka…" she said.
"Meralia… I can't believe it… I'm so sorry…" Meralia looked ta him and burst out crying and fell to the floor.
"This has to be some nightmare! This is so unfair Dearka!" she cried, Dearka leaned down, wondering which way he should comfort her.
"Meralia, just say that you won't go thru with this," he advised Meralia shook her head.
"You heard her! She said if I didn't, the whole company will fall!" she cried, and continued to cry again.
"Meralia… I don't know what to say…" he said.
"KIRA! ATHRUN! YZAK! CAGALLI! LACUS! GET YOUR ASSES IN HERE NOW!" cried Dearka, when they didn't come in, Dearka was furious, when he grabbed the door knob he felt weight on the door.
"I know your eavesdropping!" he cried, and opened the door.
"Meralia!" cried Lacus and rushed over to her. Meralia grabbed Lacus and hugged her tightly.
"Lacus… I don't understand why this had to happen…" she said, Lacus just hugged her tightly and cooing.
"Shhh, Meralia it's gonna be ok, it will, I'll promise t\you, we'll be there, all of us will. We'll always be there for you, right guys?" she said, Kira nodded as well as Athrun Cagalli and Yzak but Dearka was just heart broken.
"Dearka, come here," said Athrun, Dearka stood up and walked over to him.
"It's ok, you know? She doesn't even love him, you still have a chance." He said, Dearka sighed.
"I never had a chance. Meralia doesn't feel that way Athrun, (sigh.) thanks anyways." He said and fell onto the bed.
"Wait, you have only one bed?" asked Athrun, Dearka nodded.
"Dude…" he said.
"Athrun what the hell is with you and the word 'dude'?" she asked Athrun shrugged.
"Dunno." He said, Cagalli sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Can we just focus on Meralia right now? Can't you see she's very upset?" asked Lacus who was getting a tad bit irritated,
"She's right." Said Kira, Meralia was sobbing uncontrollably.
"Well," she said.
"There is one thing you guys could help me with," she asked.
"What is it Mir? We'll gladly help." Said Dearka proudly.
"I need some help on the wedding plan. Could you guys help me?" she asked.
"Of course!" cried Lacus and Cagalli at the same time. And like in sync all turned to their boyfriends.
"Right?" they both said, Kira and Athrun nodded their heads three times each.
"Dearka, Yzak would you help too?" asked Meralia.
"I'll help," said Dearka, Dearka looked over to Yzak who was looking at the wall. Dearka nudged him playfully in the ribs.
"Fine," he said and then mumbled something like; 'Fuck you Dearka.'
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The next day, Meralia told her mother that she was going into town for wedding stuff.
"Sure hunny, who you going with?"
"The friends that came with me." She said, Meralia's mother smiled fakely.
"Ok hunny. Here," she handed her a credit card,
"The limit is sky high."
"It says on the back that its 20,000 dollars."
"That is not what the man said when I got it." She said, Meralia nodded and walked out.
Out in the hall, everyone was there, Yzak, Dearka, Kira, Athrun Cagalli and Lacus.
"Where are we gonna go first?" asked Dearka.
"Well, I was thinking on getting someplace booked for the reception." Said Meralia.
"Tony!" cried Meralia, seconds later, Tony came around in the hummer.
"You called Milly?" he asked.
"Yes, do you know anywhere that would suit for a wedding reception?" she asked.
"Ohh, who's tying the knot?" he asked eagerly.
"Me." Said Meralia, Tony suddenly went pale.
"What? But you're much too young to marry? Who you marring? Dearka?" he asked, Meralia went beet red and Dearka hid his face.
"No." said Kira.
"Her mother and father made her engaged to the heir of the McDonalds chain."
"Really? Can you get me free Big Macs?" he asked, Meralia smiled.
"As many…" tears started to roll down her cheeks.
"… as you want." She said and started to cry again. Tony stood up from his chair and hugged Meralia.
"It's ok Meralia, everything will be fine," he said.
"Thanks Tony, you're a big help." She said.
"You're defiantly driving the limo at the wedding." She said.
"Well, I hope so!" he said, Meralia laughed and smiled.
"You're coming to the wedding too you know, the reception and all."
"Wha? Ok, if you want." He said, and beamed.
"Get in the limo y'all!" he cried, and hopped in.
Dearka opened the door and smiled.
"Bride to be first." He said, Meralia slid in and then came Dearka, Kira, Lacus, Athrun and Cagalli.
Yzak sat in the front.
"Old man. Can I sit in the front?" asked Yzak.
"Young kid. Sit your ass down." He said, Meralia laughed aloud and the rest just giggled with muffled laughter.
"So, Tony, we're do you think we should go?" asked Meralia.
"Well, I know that there is a mall, and ta that mall is a huge ballroom, so maybe you should check into that." He said.
"Great Tony, can you take us there?" She felt the car jerk forward.
"We're almost there." He said, they went onto the highway,( Yzak got car sick by the way.)
And onto a crowded street.
"Um, Tony, what is this place?" they asked.
"This is Young Street, my son owns this place, I could book you for free," he said.
"Really Tony!" asked Meralia, who gasped.
"Full price plus dinner, Meralia, you're like a second daughter to me, you're so kind and thoughtful. It's the least I can do for you," he said, Meralia smiled broadly and hugged her old friend.
"Thank you so much." She said and hugged him tighter.
"Hug me tighter and I'll never get to see your wedding." He said, Meralia released him, and stood back.
"I'll go talk to my son, I'll be back in a minute." He said and walked into the large hall.
(30 minutes later.)
"Call that a minute gramps?" asked Yzak.
"Call that scar a fashion accessory?" asked Tony as he put his hat back on.
"Ok everyone back into the car." He called, and everyone else piled into the car, and Tony took off.
"I booked you for the 25th of October, is that ok?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm sure that'll be fine Tony," she said,
"Ok, whats next?" said Cagalli.
"Well, I want to get my wedding dress." She said.
"Ohh, I'll help you with that!" cried Lacus.
"I always wanted to be a wedding planner." She said. Meralia hugged her.
"Ok, Tony, 498 Young Street please." Said Meralia, in minutes they were there and they all stepped out of the car and Meralia opened the door.
A gay looking man with a pink scarf and Hawaiian shirt stepped out behind the desk.
"Hello Ladies and…" he looked over at Athrun.
"Gentle man, welcome to my shop!" he cried and looked over at the girls.
"Who is the lucky lady?" he asked in a sing-song voice.
"Umm, I am sir." Meralia stepped forward.
"Ohh how lucky you are! I just got a shipment of wedding dresses from France! Come and check them out." And he misty eyed Athrun and smirked.
"Kira, I think dude likes you,"
"No you idiot! He's looking at you Athrun!" said Kira.
"Ohh." He said.
"Here you go!" he said, and brought out a dress. It was pretty, but not what Meralia was looking for. It was a strapless dress with too much cleavage.
"No thanks." She said, Gay Al, ( I was watching South Park last night.) Sighed and took out another dress. It was black. Meralia gasped and smiled.
"Meralia you're not gonna buy that, are you?" asked Lacus.
"I want it." She said and stood up.
"Can I try it on?" Gay Al smiled and handed it to her. A Few minutes later, Meralia came out n the dress. Dearka's heart beat faster. It was strapless, with a black bow around the waist and some black beads circled around the top of the dress, it was kinda puffy at the bottom, but not too big. Meralia fell in love with it.
"How much do you want it for?" she asked, Gay Al smiled.
"For you, 300-"
"Deal, 300 dollars." She said, and handed him the money from her purse.
"Plus veil, shoes and other things?" she asked.
"Yes, of course darling." He said, Dearka's belly was in turmoil. He couldn't believe that she had taken that dress! But, it did look good on her.
Meralia was fitted for her shoes and tried on her veil and dress, and came out.
Dearka went cherry red.
"Well, how do I look?" she asked, Lacus smiled.
"For a black wedding dress, I love it on you!" she cried Cagalli sighed.
"Nice dress, but its black so…" she said.
Dearka's heart couldn't stop beating.