A/N-Hello everyone! This'll probably be my last update of any of my stories for a while, as school has started up again. And the rule about members of the King's Own not being able to marry doesn't exist in this story. I don't know why, it just doesn't. Many, many thanks to BrittyWeasley and Alyanorne for all their help on this story. And I don't have Dom's parents in this because I don't know their names (or if they're even living) and I didn't want to create any characters in this. I take that back. I don't want to create his parents. I will, however, create some other characters. Now on with the story (which, by the way, is still being told from Neal's point-of-view)!

Disclaimer-The characters still aren't mine! I own nothing but the plot and the title!

Nothing! Absolutely nothing!!!

Loving My Best Friend

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Previously:

'"Oh, you'll see," she replied, her hazel eyes dancing wickedly, "You'll see soon. We just need to get the others."

Buri, Raoul, Yuki, and I exchanged wary glances. "Others?"

"Yes," said Dom, grinning, "Others."'

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Chapter 5:

Meet the Wedding Party

"Mindelan, why, in Mithros's name, have you brought me here for?" Lord Wyldon asked, frowning.

"Well, my lord, everyone," Kel began, her eyes scanning the room, "As you know, Dom and I are getting married."

Lord Wyldon sighed. "Yes, Mindelan, we know. Will you please get on with it?"

"Well, you're all going to be in it."

"We are?" Lady Alanna asked uncertainly, "I don't remember ever remember volunteer-"

"Well, you didn't," Kel continued quickly, cutting my former knight master off, "But, well, I was hoping..."

Alanna smiled. "Of course we'll do it, Kel."

"What do we have to do, my lady?" Lalasa questioned.

"We have places picked out for all of you," Kel said, "Lord Wyldon, you are going to be the one who marries us and-"

I couldn't help it. Without thinking, I blurted out, "The STUMP?!" and snorted. I truly am a Meathead.

I sank back into my chair as everyone turned to stare at me, the Stump's eyes flashing dangerously.

"What in the God's names did you mean by that, Queenscove?"

I just sat staring at him mumbling, "Uh, um... Well, uh...uh..." I tugged at my collar, gave a lopsided, nervous grin, stood up and bowed, and said, "Uh, sorry, my lord. Sir."

I sat down, my face burning, as Lord Wyldon glared at me, eyes flashing even more than before.

Kel, who had turned her face to 'stone', cleared her throat, "As I was saying, Lord Wyldon will be marrying us, and Lady Alanna, Lalasa, and Buri will be my Bride's Maids. Yuki, I've chosen you as my Maid of Honor."

"And Raoul, Qasim, and Wolset are going to be my Groom's Men," Dom continued after Kel.

Raoul just stared at them. "That's it," he said, "That's all I get to be? A Groom's Man?"

"Oh no, that's not all you get to do," Kel stated, her hazel eyes dancing, "Buri, you are also going to be the Ring Bearer."

Buri's smile turned to a frown as Raoul stifled a laugh. "Ring Bearer?" She questioned, "But don't men usually do that? No, wait, don't little boys usually do that?!"

"Well, yes, but we've decided to give you that honor," Kel answered.

Raoul snorted and Buri scowled at him.

"And Lord Raoul," Dom said, grinning, "We've decided that you are going to be the Flower Girl."

"WHAT?!?" normally mild-mannered Raoul screeched as the noise level in the room grew to an ear-splitting roar as everyone else howled with laughter.

Quickly, Buri hid her smile and patted her husband on the back, saying, "It's alright Raoul," her eyes were twinkling with mirth, "I'm sure you'll get to wear a lovely little gown."

"Yes!" Wolset shouted over the howls of the other members of the wedding party, "With little pink bows and everything!"

"Now, that's enough," Kel said in a stern voice, "You leave Lord Raoul alone!"

"Besides," I spoke up, wiping tears from my eyes, "I think he'd look lovely in a pink dress!"

"I, for one, agree with Meathead," Dom said, "You would look absolutely dashing, sir!"

"Really!" Kel said, as the laughter died down, "That is quite enough!" She smiled. "Now, Dom I have a surprise for you." She ran out the door, quickly returning with the rest of Dom's squad.

"What are they doing here?" Dom asked.

The members of his squad pulled an assortment of large musical instruments out of their pockets. To this day I still do not know how they managed to fit the instruments in their pockets in the first place.

Dom just stood there, an odd look on his face. "Uh..."

Kel beamed at her betrothed. "They're going to be our musicians!"

Dom continued to stare straight ahead, then asked, "Them?"

Kel's smile began to fade. "You don't seem to happy."

Surprised, Dom whirled to face Kel. "No! No, I- I'm just, uh..."

"Pleasantly shocked!" I supplied.

My cousin pointed at me. "Yes! That's it! I was pleasantly shocked!" He turned back to Kel and kissed her. "Thank you."

Kel smiled sweetly. "Your welcome." They kissed again.

"I love you, Kel," whispered Dom.

And they kissed again. Yuki and I smiled at each other.

"I love you too, Dom," Kel whispered back.

And they were at it again. By now, I was beginning to get slightly exasperated.

I sighed as they kissed again.

And then again...

Finally, the Stump cleared his throat, "Excuse me, Mindelan? But can we go now?"

She and Dom broke away from each other, both glowing red. They had obviously forgotten we were still there. I sighed and thought, Oh, now I feel important.

Kel glowed a brighter red and said," Oh, yes, of course. Thank you, everyone."

Yuki, Buri, Lord Raoul, and I began to file out of the room after the others just as Dom called us back.

"We want you all to help us with all the decisions we need to make," he explained.

"Yes," Kel agreed, and then motioned to a man and woman standing next to her, whom I hadn't noticed before, "This is Suha and Meerie Rakami. They're our wedding planners."

The man, Suha, stepped forward, said something, and stuck out his hand.

I took his hand, shook it, and then whispered to Roaul, "What did he say?"

Raoul whispered back, "I have no idea."

"They're from..." Kel began, "Well, I don't know, actually." She turned to the two expectantly.

The woman Meerie answered with an incomprehensible reply.

"Could you repeat that please?" Dom asked.

Meerie again gave a reply we couldn't understand.

Dom, Raoul, and I exchanged looks.

"What?" I questioned.

Yuki glared at me. "Neal! Do not tell me you still do not know what she said!"

I stared at her.

"Neal!" she exclaimed.

"Well I didn't!"

"Neither did I!" yelled Dom.

"Or me!" Raoul added, as he turned to Meerie and Suha, "I'm meaning no offense when I ask this, but are you two even speaking Common?"

Kel, Yuki, and Buri gave glared ice at us as Suha answered, "Yas, af carse we are."

"Can you nawt undarstahnd us?" Meerie asked.

Raoul, Dom and I just gave lopsided grins as Kel, Yuki, and Buri continued to glare at us.

Suha grinned broadly and said something, clapped his hands together, and said something else.

The three women looked at him and squealed in delight, and started talking a mile a minute.

And Raoul, Dom, and I were suddenly in a room filled with speech we couldn't understand.

Dom spoke up, a look of mirth in his eyes, "So, Lord Raoul, shall we pick out your dress for the wedding?"

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A/N- I hope you liked this chapter. I didn't have as much time to work on it as I would have liked with all my work I need to do. I hope it was alright! Suha is pronounced "SOO-HA" ("soo" sounds like "moo"), and Meerie is pronounced "MERE-EE". "Rakami" is pronounced "RAH-KAH-ME".