Wedding Blues

Well, look at the reviews so far.

Anyways, after listening to so much Twisted Sister and AC/DC, I managed to get Chapter two to wiggle its way in. And I'd just say maybe this story is a cliché, but I always wanted to write something like this.

Anyways (huh, I really like repeating words…), when I was in middle school, the school hosted a Dodge-ball Tournament, and I just had to put it in. (Operation D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L. reminded me so much of it.)

Chapter Two

Kuki looked at the ceiling of her condominium. She wanted to take a nap, but she couldn't. In exactly twenty-four minutes, she would be marrying Daniel.

How she longed to see him again. Even though she saw him an hour before, she longed to see his hypnotizing eyes. She had never been in this love with anybody. All her life, since high school, she had probably over ten boyfriends, but she loved none of them like Daniel. He was her dream…astonishing looks, a great personality, and was so understandable.

She was going to say yes.

She thought of her bridesmaids; Abigail Lincoln, her best friend for as long as she could remember and Mushi.

Then she thought of Daniel's groomsmen; Hoagie Gilligan, another one of her friends from high school, and Wallabee Beetles.

Wallabee Beetles.

Of all the people she knew the most, it was Wally she thought most about. They were friends since high school, like Hoagie and Abigail, along with Nigel Uno, who went out of contact for some reason, but at Tommy Gilligan's high school graduation party, Hoagie said that he went to Britain. Wally was Australian, and considered tough, but actually really dumb.

Wally was the one that brought Daniel and Kuki together. Wally knew Daniel since college. She thanked him for that. She hadn't seen him in a while, though. He always said he was too 'busy', but for as long as she could remember, he was never busy. He never joined after school clubs in high school. He did play in the special Dodge-Ball Tournament hosted at their school, and even won with his team, Nigel and Hoagie, but that was a one-time thing.

But Wally was like a brother to her and their friends. Thinking he was so rough and strong, but was so caring and a wonderful friend. Whenever Kuki felt depressed, he cheered her up.

Now she just wondered why he wasn't like that before.

Maybe I should give him a call, jut to talk to him…he's probably going to Daniel's bachelor party…after all, they're like two peas in a pod, she thought.

Picking up the phone, she dialed his apartment's number. As if he could tell she was calling, he said, "Hello?"

"Hi, Wally!" she said energetically, despite how tired and weary she was. Her stomach seemed to do flips when she said his name. No, he's just a friend…nothing else. "It's Kuki, and I just wanted to talk to you."

There was some kind of silence. "Um, Wally, are you there?" she asked, concerned.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm here. What do you want to talk about? I thought you could talk to Daniel," he said, sounding a little sarcastic, but Kuki did not sense it. "I just want to talk to you. What have you been doing lately?" she inquired.

Wally, instead, placed the phone on the receiver. Kuki glared at the phone as if it did something wrong. Well, if you didn't want to talk, you just had to say so, she thought to herself. But it was no surprise. He never liked to just talk.

But even just saying his name a second time caused her heart to flutter.

Only a little.

He felt so stupid for doing that.

But he didn't want to talk…

At least, not now.

Maybe another time today, when he was in the mood to tell her how he felt about her for such a long time. But now wasn't the time.

He wanted to hurt Daniel…just to rough him up a bit; to make him look terrible at his wedding, like he had been drinking all night and did not care a thing about Kuki. Then maybe it would make Kuki say no, and Wally could have a chance.

The plan was seventy percent likely to happen, however.

He still had to get to Daniel's bachelor party in thirty-minutes. Daniel had so many friends he invited to the wedding, Wally wanted to make sure he was there before the crowd.

And Daniel.

He still had to tell Kuki, though.

Was it a stupid idea to just hang up on her? He had the perfect chance…no interruptions. Since high school, no matter what, it was never the perfect chance. He blew it now.

When could he tell her now?

If his plan for Daniel did work, Kuki wouldn't know whom to turn to. Then the plan still wouldn't have worked.

Why didn't he listen to those 'Carpe Diem' speeches in college?

He stared at a trophy that was placed neatly next to a mirror.

His old high school Dodge-Ball Tournament trophy.

Over the years, it lost its luster. When his team won, Hoagie and Nigel knew it meant so much to him, that they gave the trophy to him.

They were the only ones left on the floor standing up. It took them a moment to realize they won.

"Yes!" A fifteen-year-old Wallabee Beetles shouted. "Isn't this awesome, guys?"

A teacher came up to them. "Congratulations, boys." He handed the glimmering award to Wally.

"You should have it," Nigel said to Wally. "You're a great leader, and you were pretty fast."

"Yeah," Hoagie added. "Our trophies are just the t-shirts."

Wally looked at it once more.

Maybe it would give him luck.

With Daniel and Kuki.