Title: Broken vows alternate ending
Author Jenna Raven rose
Companion piece to original.
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She turned when the sounds stopped not really wanting to see but not being able to ignore it either. Aiden was down on his knees; one of his arms was gone. He was waiting for the final blow .She approached the combatants and the Sith turned. She sidestepped and went around him. "Wait please" she said softly. The Sith looked at her but held his killing blow.
She kneeled next to her fallen lover. "You should have run" he tried to say. "To where?" she said simply and pulled him onto her lap slightly. "I love you, I'm so sorry," whispered Aiden from her arms. "You have nothing to be sorry about" she said smoothing back his hair from his eyes.
She looked up at the Sith, he was still waiting. "May I have a last request?" she asked The Sith hesitated though she couldn't see his face beyond that mask she knew he was confused. "Yes" came the voice at last
"Will you finish the ceremony?" she asked. The Sith hesitated again, yet he had agreed to her request. "You wish me to wed you?" he said in confusion. She nodded in assent.
The Sith turned off his saber for a minute "where did I interrupt?" he asked, "We were about to say our vows," she said. "Very well continue," said the Sith and he crossed his arms in front of him. The Sith cleared his throat "do you Aiden Mc Alsten take Melisande Due'orin as your lawful wedded wife?' asked the Sith. Who was now feeling very odd but had agreed to this. "I do" said Aiden though he hissed his breath in because of the pain "and do you Melisande Due'orin take Aiden Mc Alsten as your lawful wedded husband?" he asked "I do" she said "then I do pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss" he said now feeling utterly awkward
."Thank you" she said simply and took aidens remaing hand in hers.
"You may finish it now" she said softly and stared at her new husband, mouthing the words "I love you" as the saber went through her and him. She collapsed on Aidens body and Aidens last act was to put his arm around her.
The Sith walked towards the balcony railing remembering a wedding not so long ago that had happened on the same balcony. A marriage that eventually shared a similar fate, it just took longer. His own, he mused and picked up her fallen bouquet and dropped it on her form as he left.
