Mido Ban could feel it in his gut. Something wrong was hanging in the air of the Honky Tonk Cafe. It was a quiet day. Apart from him and Ginji, only Paul and Natsumi were in the shop. Seeing that one regular was not around, Ban decided to make some inquires.
"Paul, where is Rena?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen her yet today," said Paul as he returned to his newspaper.
Unable to get an answer, Ban returned to his musings. Just then, the door to the cafe opened.
"Ohayo, everyone! Sorry I'm a bit late today."
"It's about time, Rena," said Ban as he turned to face the girl. No, wait, he told himself. Something about the girl didn't look right. Wrong. Make that "something about the WOMAN didn't look right..."
"Rena, what the hell is this! You're all dressed up, as though you're going to a wedding!"
"Rena-chan, you look beautiful! What's the occasion," asked Amano Ginji, his cup of coffee before him.
"Well, I guess you'll have to wait a little while longer to find out," replied Rena in a soft voice.
"All right. Out with it, Rena," grumbled Ban impatiently.
The door opened yet again.
"Ohayo! I see some of you are already here," said Fuchouin Kazuki.
"Ohayo, Kazu-chan! Look at Rena-chan today! She looks like a fairy," said Ginji, using his limited knowledge of metaphors to describe the girl.
"Oh, don't be so mushy, Ginji!"
"Ginji-kun, I can assure you that in a few days' time, she will look more like a fairy than she did today," said Kazuki.
"Huh? What do you mean, Kazu-chan," asked a puzzled tare Ginji.
"Here, Mido-kun. Perhaps you might want to explain it to Ginji-kun here," said Kazuki as he passed the Master of the Jagan an envelope.
As Ban took the envelope, he noticed that it was red. Knowing something DEFINITELY was going on here, he tore open the envelope and started to read out aloud the contents of the letter inside.
"You are hereby cordially invited to the wedding of..." Ban's voice trailed off as he scanned the rest of the letter. His eyes widened.
"So, Ban-chan, what does it say," asked Ginji, still in tare form.
"You two are going to WHAT!" roared the Genius of Battles.
"Don't be so shocked, Mido-kun. Rena and I had discussed this for some time now."
"Ban-chan, what is going on here?"
Turning to face his partner, Mido Ban could no longer contain his emotions. It was a mixture of anger and disbelief.
"Ginji, these two fellows over here ARE GOING TO MARRY EACH OTHER!"
"Ban-chan, what is 'marry'?"
Ban turned to face the couple.
"Are you two sure this isn't a joke? Today ain't April Fool's Day, you know!"
"But, Ban-san, surely you didn't have to..." said Rena as she pointed to tare Ginji, who had his head stuck in one of the walls of the Honky Tonk.
"That idiot deserves it! Fancy him not knowing the meaning of 'marry'! But back to my question!"
"It's easy, Mido-kun. Rena and I just want to spend the rest of our lives together. That's all," replied Kazuki as he rested a caring arm around his bride's shoulders. Still not used to the action, Rena blushed.
"But... But..." stammered Ban.
"Rena-chan," exclaimed Natsumi as she hugged her colleague. "How did it happen?"
"I knew something was going on that day while I was away," mumbled Paul inaudibly.
"It's a long story, Natsumi-chan. But first, let's help Ginji-kun out..."
After dusting himself(and knowing what was going on), tare Ginji(complete with a huge bump on his head) turned into stone.
The door to the cafe opened again.
"Hey, Kaz! What's up," The Kansai accent in the speaker's voice was unmistakeable.
"Yeh, Kazuki. Why have you called us to meet here," the Beastmaster asked. By his side was Madoka and Mozart.
Turning to the trio, Kazuki passed them 2 envelopes.
"Shido-san, what does it say," asked Madoka, her ears picking up the sounds of tearing and ruffling of papers.
Emishi was the first to respond.
"Well, it's about time!"
After explaining to Madoka the contents of the letter, both of them blushed and gave a smile. Curiously, both were silent on the matter. Mozart gave a loud "Woof!"
The door of the Honky Tonk opened yet again.
Looking at a fuming Ban, and a stone tare Ginji, Kudo Himiko knew that something shocking had happened in the area. Forgetting about her cup of coffee, she asked Kazuki, who passed her a (what else?) red envelope.
All Himiko could volunteer was a soft sigh.
"Hi, guys! What's the news around here today,"an attractive female voice asked. With another sigh, Himiko passed her letter to the busty lady...
"Congratulations! Have you guys planned out everything?"
"Actually, Hevn-san," said Rena, "Kazuki-san and me were hoping that YOU would help us with the preparations."
"No problem! Leave it to me! But..." said Hevn while thinking about something.
"Kazuki, what did Jubei-kun have to say about this whole thing?"
Meanwhile in Mugenjou...
Macubex and Uryuu Toshiki were discussing about the red letter bomb they had just received.
"So, Toshiki-san, what do you think about this matchup?"
"Well, on first thoughts, I was pretty shocked. But, now to think of it, it wasn't so unexpected."
"Oh? And why is that so?"
"You see, of the 5 Angels Lucifer appointed, Rena-chan was the one which was hurt the most. What with the death of her father, and the abuse she suffered in her teacher's hands. I guess she saw that Kazuki-kun could be that pillar of support she had been searching for all these while. But enough on my views. What about your own," asked Toshiki as he looked at the young teen in front of him.
"Well, I must say that this is one of the few cases in which my calculations went awry. But, to tell the truth, I'm glad that they did," answered Macubex. "Anyway, I think the one who got the greatest shock is still stunned at this point in time."
"Let's go and check up on him, shall we?"
The duo made their way to Jubei's room. Outside, they saw a familiar figure.
"Is he still...?"
The lady nodded.
Macubex opened the door slightly.
Inside the room, Kakei Jubei was mumbling to himself.
"Got to protect Kazuki-sama's family. Got to protect Kazuki-sama's family. Got to..."
"I see that Jubei-san is still in a state of shock," said the boy ruler of Mugenjou.
"Well, you can't really blame him," replied Kakei Sakura as she looked at her dazed brother.
"So, Sakura, have you sent the e-mail to the Medicine Man," asked Macubex as he closed the door to Jubei's room.
"Yes, Macubex. I know Ren liked, or rather idolised, Kazuki a lot. But how are we...?"
"I will arrange for a video camera for the occasion. It's time for Mugenjou to celebrate another joyous event: the wedding of one of the 4 Kings of Raitei's VOLTS!"
"One thing's for sure," the Knight from Hell said. Both Macubex and Sakura turned towards him.
"On his wedding day, Kazuki-san is going to walk out of this place with Kakei-kun and myself by his side. After all, a prince needs to have his escorts by his side now, doesn't he?"
Back in the Honky Tonk...
Ban was mumbling to himself.
"I actually lost to a cross dresser. I actually lost to a cross dresser..."
"Get over it already! You aren't exactly that great with women, you know."
"SHUT UP, HEVN! Before I decide to rub your tits so hard that they bleed!"
"Why, you urchin head!"
Atogaki(Afterthoughts)
-Please RnR!
-The fic on their wedding day up now! Do check it out!
