Chapter 7 the Wedding
Lacus's mouth hung agape, as did everyone else's. Yzak looked content, Dearka's eyes were stretched to the limit, and Meralia was crying helplessly. For a long time, silence was a factor in the day, and Tony went away for a little while. Then came back.
"Eh, everyone! I brought Big Mac's, huh? You're still…" he looked at Meralia.
"… upset…" he sighed deeply and handed seven bags, one each to all of them, Meralia declined and started to cry again.
"Geez, why did you have to get MacDonald's?" asked Cagalli, Tony shrugged and slid a French fry into his mouth.
"Idiot…" murmured Cagalli.
"Whatdyasay?" said Tony with a mouthful of burger and French fry. Cagalli rolled her eyes.
"Meralia?" whispered Dearka, Meralia looked up, she was crying blood.
"Milly!" cried Dearka and grabbed a napkin from Tony's hand and started to dry her blood tears.
"It's ok, Meralia don't worry." Said Dearka.
"My… my life is so screwed up Dearka, I wish there was something that one of you could do." She said, Dearka squeezed her hand.
"YOU can do something Meralia, say 'I don't,' at the wedding." He said, Meralia shook her head.
"I would be disgraced from the Haww Family for ever Dearka, obviously." She said, Dearka placed a hand on her shoulder and she backed away, her hair was drenched in a mixture of sweat and blood and was matted, her eyes were red a swollen from crying, and she was shaking.
"This is your entire fault. If my mother didn't that that you…" she bit her finger nails and started to shake violently.
"Meralia, this isn't my fault. It's-"
"It is your fault Dearka, I don't believe that I should be around here anymore." She said quietly.
"Tony, take me home, and ask mother to get me a separate room as well," she sat onto the seat and closed the door and drove away.
"Meralia," said Lacus and started to shake as well.
"Shhh, its ok Lacus," said Kira and hugged her tightly. Dearka stared down the street where Meralia took off and stayed there, but three hours.
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"She… said she loved me," said Dearka as he stared into his bowl of Ramen.
"So what? All she said was three simple words." Said Yzak.
"You gonna eat that?" he asked, Dearka shook his head and looked at Kira.
"I don know what to say to ya mate, Meralia is one lucky girl but, she's kinda well, outta tune, that is why I never fell in love with her," he said and slurped the last of his noodles up.
"But, I think…" a man with black hair and an un shaven face sat on the stool beside him.
"Eh, old man;" an old white haired Chinese man looked at him.
"Ye sir?" he asked.
"One bowl of Veggie Raman, with a shot of Vodka." He said, Dearka knew that voice and turned his head.
"Adam Sandler!" cried Dearka, the man turned his head. It was Adman Sandler, but he was well, old.
"Holy shit, this man knows my name." he said, Dearka smiled.
"Holy mother of fuck I can't believe you'd be here man!" and grabbed his hand and shook it.
"Thanks man, I love to meet an admirer." He said, and continued to look at the old man.
"Hurry it up Makanagi." He said.
"Mr. Sandler,"
"That's my old mans name. Call me Adam."(This is my dream coming true!)
"Ok, well, there is this girl-"
"Oh wait, I'm terrible with women, but I'm in the mood, and since THIS OLD MAN WON'T HURRY UP! I'm willing to hear." And smiled.
"Well, there is this girl, her name is Meralia, and said she loved me, but she has to marry another guy, and… I think I love her too, what should I do?" he asked, Adam sighed.
"Well, tell her how you feel, and let love take it's course, and maybe, is that don't work, slip some Vodka in her juice and when she's drunk marry her in a Vegas Wedding Chappell." He said, Dearka giggled once.
"Thanks man, I think I know what to do," he looked at the wall at a Calendar. And cried out
"Kira, what's today?" he asked.
"The 25th of October. Why?" Dearka shot up and ran out.
"TODAY IS MERALIA'S WEDDING! Adam, you gotta go with me!" yelled Dearka and grabbed him and pulled him out.
"Can I please finish me Raman at least?"
"No, I gotta go!" he cried and him and Adam Sandler ran out of the Ramen Shop with Athrun and Kira in his wake.
In the Bride Room at St. Mary Church…
"Meralia come out of the damn changing room!" cried Cagalli, who was dressed in a pick bride's maid dress.
"No! I'm not getting married!" she yelled.
"It's only pre-wedding gitters, I had them when I married your father, its ok, come out, I wanna see you in your dress." Said Her mother, Meralia's face was red with tears and her mascara was running. That was when her mother saw the black dress.
"Meralia Haww what is that monstrosity you're wearing!" she cried,
"It's her wedding dress," said Lacus. "She loves it." Meralia's mother was enraged.
"My daughter won't wear a black wedding dress! Now take it off!" she yelled, Meralia shook her head.
"Dearka loves it." She said, her mother smacked her head with her hand.
"I don't care fiddle sticks! Now take it off!"
"And what the bloody hell do you think that I'm going to walk down the isle with? My birthday suit?" Meralia cried, mother sighed.
"Fine, whatever. Akane fix her make up," and pointed to Lacus.
"My name is Lacus." She said,
"Whatever just do what I ask!" she yelled and walked out.
"C'mere Milly, saw Lacus, as she fixed her make up.
"It'll be fine, I promise you." She said and hugged her tightly.
"Meralia please, don't cry it'll be fine." She said.
"The wedding is in five minutes Milly, get ready." Kira had stepped into the room wearing a black suit,
"You look handsome, Kira." Said Meralia, he smiled,
"You look more prettier them anything," he said,
Lacus stood up and walked over to Kira and whispered.
"Is Dearka here yet?" she asked, Kira shook his head,
"He'll come, I promise you." He said,
"He's just not here yet." He said. Meralia stood up.
"Well, this is supposed to be the happiest day of my life right?" Cagalli handed her her black roses.
"I did the same thing to them as what I did to your green rose, Cagalli." She said.
"They look pretty." She said, Lacus and Cagalli walked out.
"Oh, Meralia, your father isn't coming, he's caught up in something, so I'll walk you down the isle." Said Kira, Meralia looked up to him, and then into the mirror.
"Is this what I've become Kira?" she asked, Kira came over and took her hand.
"Milly, we've gotta go." He said and took her hand and walked out into the oak hallway, and stopped in front of the doors.
"Meralia, I'll always love you, you're like my sister," said Kira, Meralia cuddled into his arm.
"Thanks Kira." She said, the church organ started, and the great doors opened. And they stepped into the main church and started to walk down the isle. Cagalli and Lacus were there, as were two other men Meralia didn't know, and Mark was at the alter. Meralia clenched the roses tightly.
When they got to the top, Meralia took Mark's hand.
"Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today in the presence of god, to wed these two people.
"Mark MacDonald, do to take this girl to be your wife?" asked the reverend.
"I do," he said.
"Meralia Haww, do you take this man to be your husband?" Meralia wasn't listening.
"Meralia?" he asked. Meralia was focused on the door,
"Miss Haww, do you take this man to be your husband?" he asked, Meralia looked at him
"I-" she looked at her mother, and friends, Kira and Cagalli, Lacus and Athrun, Yzak and Tony. She had to so it.
"I do," she said.
"If anyone has any interjections?" asked the reverend. No one said anything.
"Then I pronounce you, man and wife, you may now kiss the bride." Meralia looked up at Mark, he was quite handsome. This might work out. She thought and leaned in for her kiss.
"Milly no!" cried Dearka's voice in her mind. She pulled away. And looked down the isle the door was slightly open. Dearka was there.
"Dearka!" she yelled, the door opened further, Dearka came in and walked half way thru the doors.
"Meralia!" he yelled. Meralia ran from Marks grasp, and ran to wards Dearka, her shoes came flying off and her hair come un-done she ran up to him and looked into his eyes deeply.
"Forgive me," she said, Dearka laughed.
"I forgive you." He said, and gently placed his lips on hers, Meralia reached up and put her arms around him, and his around her waist. I wish this moment could last forever. Thought Dearka, and then her pulled away.
"Meralia," he whispered.
"I love you." He said, Meralia smiled.
"I was wondering if you'd come around." She said, and kissed him deeply again.
"MERALIA!" yelled her mother, she turned around, and saw that her mother was wielding a gun.
"Mom what are you doing!" cried Meralia.
"Meralia, you get your ass back up to that alter and marry Mark, or I'll kill Dearka here," Meralia stepped in front of him.
"Never." She said, Meralia's mother took of the safety on the gun.
"I'll give you five seconds Milly, then you'll go down with him. One," Meralia didn't know what to do.
"Two," she stood there, petrified.
"Three," she gripped Dearka's hand, he took hers.
"Don't worry," he whispered.
"Four," Meralia's mother was serious. She raised her arms, shielding Dearka.
"Meralia I don't want to do this," she said,
"But you're willing!" she yelled,
"Five," and she pulled the trigger. It went all in slow-motion. Meralia threw her roses at the bullet and pushed Dearka away, and waited for impact, but no shot no pain, no nothing. She opened her eyes and was horrified. Tony was there. Tony had taken the shot.
Tony was dead.