A/N: IM BACK WITH THIS STORY

I apologize for the long wait. Writers block plus life isn't a good combination.

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Sorry if the stuff in the chapter itself feels a bit rushed, I wanted to get this out of the way so I can move this story forward.

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The day before the wedding came.

Mike lay on his bed. It was early morning. No one else was awake. "I'm sneaking out," he told himself. "I'm not breaking a law or anything." But he was, in a way, at least that's how he felt. "Noah doesn't control me. I'm practically an adult." He sat up and quickly did the chores he'd need to do before leaving. If he didn't do them it would be obvious something was up.

Once that was done he hurriedly made his escape out the front door, silent.

He walked to town and met Brick and Manitoba in front of the theater once the sun rose. They would all be going together. Brick handed him a shirt and a pair of pants, neatly folded. "Try these on when we get there. I should have time to make quick adjustments if needed before tomorrow."

Mike nodded. "Thanks again, Brick." He put it in the bag he'd brought with him.

Manitoba gave Mike a hug. "Nice to see you again, mate." It had felt like forever since they'd seen each other, even though it had only been a couple of weeks.

They all got into a carriage that Mani was paying for. The ride was an hour out from town.

It was this park-y type place that had a lot of flowers arranged, a place for outdoor weddings. There was a small town nearby, far smaller than their own. It would be a small wedding to match, just close friends and family.

By this time Noah had realized that Mike had disappeared. "When he comes back I'll be sure he doesn't step foot off of this property…" he growled to himself.

"Ey, Dad, I been wonderin this awhile...why do you hate on Mike so much?" Vito asked when he noticed. Noah's expression.

Noah looked over at his son with a blank face before leaving the room silently. Mike was going to have a very unpleasant welcome….

But let's not worry about that for now. Let's instead go on to the wedding.

Duncan stood around the altar nervously with the guy doing all the vows preparing himself. He had on a nice black suit and his hair was neatly brushed. He waved to Mike, Brick and Mani as they took their seats. Soon enough it began.

Fast forward through the ceremony.

"You may kiss the bride," the vow dude declared.

Duncan and Zoey both smiled and kissed. Everyone clapped. A few tears were shed.

Later that night at the reception, Mike watched from his table with a smile as the newlyweds shared a dance.

Suddenly his hand was taken and he was whisked to the dance floor by Dakota, who was giggling playfully. Laughing a bit, he danced with her, leading as she stumbled a bit.

"Wasn't that such a pretty wedding?" Dakota asked him as they danced.

"It was. I'm glad I was able to come and see it," he replied with a smile, twirling her a bit. The skirt of her pink dress fanned out as she spun and she grinned.

The whole night was fun and festive and Mike quite honestly didn't want it to end. He ended up dancing with a few other girls and even once with Zoey, to Duncan's reluctance. "I promise I won't carry her off, Duncan," he vowed with a smile.

The two danced for a little while. Zoey looked joyful in her wedding dress, which had an embroidered floral pattern on the bodice and skirt and an embroidered sash around the waist. Her red hair came down in short waves.

"This was a beautiful wedding. I'm so happy for you two," Mike told her with a smile.

"Thank you," she replied as she twirled him a bit. It was a bit difficult given their height difference but he managed to make it graceful."We were excited to see you made it out here. Duncan was really worried something might have happened and you couldn't make it, since no one really heard from you after the show ended..."

"I did have to be quiet about leaving yesterday, but I managed," he replied, taking the lead from her onto for her to take it back.

"It's my wedding, so I lead," she explained with a slight smirk.

Mike laughed a bit and they continued until they both were satisfied with dancing, and they retired to their respective tables. He saw Duncan put an arm around Zoey when she sat next to him and she rested her head on his shoulder.

Everyone would return home the next morning. There were many hugs exchanged at the end of the night.

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