Angel's Flight
Chapter 12 – Clear Heavens
HELLO EVERYONE! D I AM SO SO SORRY FOR THIS ULTRA LATE UPDATE! … I've been having my school finals and my High School Exit Exams and boy are they tiring! Staying in the same class for two hours! Especially Algebra II and Spanish II… it's just crazy… :sigh: And then, after all that… I tried finishing up this chapter… but my Microsoft Word went haywire… and I freaked out because It wouldn't open…. Exasperated and the lesson learned today is…. HAVE A BACKUP…. but then after that… I suffered a major writer's block…. sigh Ahh…. Well Thank you all very much for your reviews! I really enjoyed reading them! Wait one more thing… I think I'll do review responses after the chapter… that way you can get to the chapter faster! Yay! So let's begin!
Tsubasa: YAY! Chapter 12! Sorry it's so late… but YAY! XD
Van: …
Spring came in a flurry of colors, the snow had melted and everywhere was covered in flowers of different sorts. Some of that Hitomi knew of and some which she had never come across on Earth. She often took morning strolls with Van planning their wedding day that was to happen in a couple of weeks when spring was in full bloom.
Many mornings were also spent discussing the dresses the bride and her court would wear. Hitomi had chosen Millerna and Merle as her Maids of honor, the cat girl Lina that Merle had found would make a dazzling bride's maid, and little Hikari would be the flower girl. Hitomi had chosen a sparkling silver-pastel green for her dress; an antique lace, which was layers upon layers of a fine web like silver lace followed by a final layer of silverish green silk, that pooled on the ground and shifted like water every time Hitomi moved. And Hitomi also had a beautiful circlet that was created from the finest silver craftsman in Fanelia, and to cover her head was a silverish web like veil. Millerna and Merle had decided upon a gorgeous pastel emerald that bought out the colors of spring. Their dress pooled gently at the floor, followed by a tail of emerald colored lace. Lina decided on a aqua green dress shot through with strands of shimmering silver along with a shawl of the same material. Lastly, after much thought Hikari decided upon a beautiful light jade and silver dress, that followed in the same fashion as her mother's with the exception of a trailing scarf she was to wear on her waist that would trail on the ground behind her.
The ceremony was to be held in the plaza that stood before the Fanelian palace, the same place where Van had been crowned. A silver carpet lined with jade lace had been laid out that trailed from the plaza down its stone steps to the street. Silver and green banners flew in the air in celebration. And beautiful flowers of every sort filled the city with their sweet fragrance. Everyone from all of Fanelia had shown up for the event, along with many of the nobles from all over Gaea. The Fanelian colors of green and silver lit up the streets.
Hitomi peeked out of the curtain, as she stood in awe at what she saw. The citizens of Fanelia lined up along the streets and there were silver petals flying through the air. The carpet was laid out through the city where the bride would travel and then trailed up the steps where there were guards and their guymelefs in a saluting position. And located in the plaza were the nobles and priests along with… Van.
"That's a long way to go…" Hitomi whispered weakly, it seemed that her knees would collapse beneath her. She let out a sigh as she nervously patted her hair. This was the day she had been waiting for, and now that it had come she felt like she was going to faint. Millerna threw a worried glance in her direction and smiled.
"Oh, you're getting those pre-wedding butterflies!" Millerna cried out as she patted her friend on the back reassuringly. Her violet eyes flashed with anticipation, as she drew aside the silken drapes and glanced outside. Her eyes opened wide in shock
"Wow… Fanelia brings out way more enthusiasm than Asturia can ever muster." Hitomi smiled gently at that. And then suddenly there was a ring from the bells signaling that it was time to begin.
Three carriages drawn by creatures that resembled horse yet dragons pulled aside the little tent in which the bride was waiting. The first two carriages were roof-less for the bride's maid and the second for the maids of honor. The last carriage had a covering of a soft silken material that served as veil to cover the bride. Lina deftly got into the first carriage, while Merle and Millerna hustled into the second. Hikari looked at her mother for a second longer before both she too, got into the second carriage. Then Hitomi stepped into the last carriage that was also the most decorated. Its doors were adorned with flowers and ribbons. While the creatures manes were braided with ribbons. The carriage lurched forward toward the destination at the bottom of the steps that led to the plaza.
The first carriage came to a slow halt as Lina slowly emerged from it, and began the ascent up to the plaza, Millerna and Merle followed suit. Hikari looked at the steps as she slowly got out a few seconds behind and her amber eyes sparkled merrily, she looked over to her mother and pulled the veil over her mother's green eyes.
"Good luck, ka-chan." Hikari smiled, as she too began the ascent up the stone steps.
Hitomi looked after her daughter with simple affection, she lingered in the carriage a while longer before she stepped out to greet the golden sun, that played a gentle halo around her. She took a deep breath before she looked up toward the plaza, a smile lightened her face. The sun shone on her porcelain skin, and the wind gently caressed the honey colored tresses. She placed one foot in front of the other, as she began the long ascent toward her dream.
From the corner of her eyes, Hitomi caught the longing gaze of the knight of Caeli. His blue eyes focused solely on her. His now cropped hair was tied at the nape of his neck. Hitomi then averted her gaze to the person that was standing just a few feet away from her. A smile curved on her rose lips and she lowered her head as she strode up next to Van.
As the priest muttered the words of matrimony, both Hitomi and Van stole glances at each other. Van smiled as Hitomi blushed gently.
"…and you may now kiss the bride…" Van caught that phrase as he lifted Hitomi of her feet and swung her in three complete circles before placing a kiss on her rosy lips. Hitomi's eye closed as she leaned into it. She opened her emerald eyes to meet amber ones, and she smiled broadly. She kissed her love again, and the crowd roared. Their lips parted and the couple smiled, as Hikari and Merle jumped around in joy, careful to not soil their dresses. Hitomi smiled as she looked up into the sky and she closed her eyes gently and took a deep breath as she thought. Now the reception… she looked over at Van and slipped her hand into his and she squeezed it tight, as both she and Van walked down toward the carriage. The citizens of Fanelia threw little gifts at the newly wed couple… simple gifts of appreciation like bundles of fragrant flowers and little strips of paper with words of encouragement for the future. Hitomi and Van slowly got into the carriage as it took them toward the palace which was beautifully decorated; the receiving hall had been transformed into a magnificent ballroom for the reception.
Yay! Finally I'm finished with this chapter! Heh heh… this one took me quite a while to write… had a major writer's block on what to put in this chapter… I didn't know how Gaea weddings are supposed to be like… I planned on making it like the Asturian wedding… the one where Millerna wed Dryden but then they went by water and it was the city by the sea… so I thought that Fanelia needed a little tradition of their own… you know something unique… well this isn't very unique… but I tried.. I wanted them riding in on dragons… but then I re-thought about it… first of all dragons aren't domesticated… and then people would be terrified… so I thought better of it and I settled on this… not very unique though… ((so the lesson is…. Never hire me as your wedding planner…. XD)) And I was never good at writing about weddings and describing all this stuff…. :sigh: and next chapter is the reception… I promise you though… next chapter… things will start to brew up… heh heh… and I'll try to post it as soon as possible… especially after my super late post for this chapter… so, I will try my best to finish up the next chapter… alright… now… enough of my babbling… and on with the reviews! Once again … thank you so much for you reviews… and I'm so sorry that this took sooooooo long to be put out… I blame school…. Evil… evil school… :glares: ok…ok…. Reviews! ;;
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Hearts of Eternity: yea… I wished candles floated too… and I figured that hair chopping would be punishment enough for Allen… I mean for now… :snicker snicker: black eye...I wanted to do… but… I mean… his hair! Maybe in the future… and as for the evil lady… you shall soon find out… heh heh…
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Allen: My poor… poor hair…..
Tsubasa: Yes… you poor child….
sorry that was random….