Chapter 16: Perfect
"You got a couple letters Jordan." Robin yelled to me as she walked in my front door. She then walks into the dining room. "Oh, so that's what smells so good."
"It ain't my cooking." I say then shove some Chon'sin take out in my face. I swallow and motion to the food but realize she has taken the whole container of white rice and a lucky cookie. "Feel free to have some." I mutter. I then push Ridley away from the rice that has fallen on the floor
"Thanks." She says giving me a toothy grin. I roll my eyes and mix up my noodles before I take another bite. She sets the letters down on the table and sits down. "This is your final meal as a free man? Chon'sin takeout?"
"Hey! This is some damn good Chon'sin take out." I counter before taking a drink of water. "My last meal as a free man was unfinished because I saved my fiancé from some drunk bastards."
"That seems like it was yesterday but so long ago at the same time." She says in between bites. I nod. We sit in silence for a while enjoying our food.
"How are you feeling?" I ask. She shoots me a look.
"I should be asking you that? You are the one who is supposed to have pre-wedding jitters." She says. My eyes flick down to her stomach which is starting to bulge. She sighs. "The baby is fine. I'm getting really annoyed of people asking me that."
"We just want you to be safe." I say solemnly.
"If I can still walk to your house all by myself than I'm good."
"Stupid but good." I say then snicker. She sticks her tongue out at me. I then look at the table. "I'm doing fine. I guess I'm feeling happy and sad at the same time." Robin leans forward and puts the rice down.
"Why?" She asks. I smile sadly and lean back in my chair.
"I mean… damn… I'm getting married tomorrow. This is the best day of my life so far and yet… Mom, Dad, Kelly, Grace, they won't be here for it. I wish that they were here." She smiles and rubs my shoulder.
"I'm sorry Jordan. I truly am. I don't know how that feels since my brother was here to walk me down the aisle but I'll try to help you in any way I can." I look into her eyes and smile. She smiles back.
"Thanks Robin."
"You're welcome bro." She leans back and goes to pick up the rice but knocks it off the table. Ridley is all over it and Robin tries to shoe her away. I laugh and pick up the first letter. It is addressed to me in the same bad hand writing I have.
"Robin? Where did you get these letters?" I ask her. She looks up at me.
"They were on your door step. Why?" I shake my head and open it up.
Dear me,
By now you should have figured out a lot of things. One, you marry Cordelia. Just kidding. It's Olivia, please don't freak out. Two, you can't hide the truth from them for very long. By now you have most likely told them about who you are. I don't know how you did but I hope it wasn't a mess like mine was. Olivia and Gaius were the only ones in my world that knew, besides the kids. They were hurt, all of the lies I told them came crashing down and broke the support we had for each other. Olivia didn't talk to me for the next week and a half. Gaius was distant at best and hostile at worst. He still is while I am writing this letter. The weight of my impact can be built around one thing. Time. The times I did not tell them and the time we spent together multiplied the impact like a freaking math equation. So, if you have not told them yet. Tell Olivia at least. Three, Grima has a furious hatred for us. I honestly don't know why but it might be the fact that I came here with the knowledge of before the actual game and didn't act to save it. I got a letter before saying that this was not the timeline that mattered so I should focus on the kids and their lives. It's sad now that I have time to think about it. If you get the chance, apologize to her. For me. Anyway, good luck tomorrow and remember to fix the floorboards in your room before she moves in. ;P
Jordan from the future past
I try to rub the blush off my face. "My future self was an asshole." I mutter and place the letter down on the table. I pick up the next letter and examine it. No name or anything on the envelope. Robin had cleaned up the mess but Ridley had eaten most of the floor rice. She sighed and went into the kitchen. "Searching for more food?" I ask her.
"Your dog ate my rice." She called from the kitchen. I start opening the second letter.
"You dropped it."
"You dropped it, shut up." She mocked. I open the letter and pull the paper out.
"Real mature your highness." I tell her.
"Bite me Jordan. Aren't you by technicality a prince in three countries soon?" She walks back in with some bread, two oranges, and some soy sauce. I raise an eyebrow as she puts the bottle in front of me and starts working on the orange.
"How do you reckon that?"
"You are my brother and I am a princess of Ylisse and Plegia based on what you told me. Olivia is basically the princess of Regna Ferox so…" She draws out the last word and looks at me. I roll my eyes.
"I'm not treated like royalty so I am good." I say. She shrugs and focuses on her orange. I unfold the paper and read it.
Dear Jordan,
First off, we are so sorry. We didn't know that all of this would happen. We cannot see the future so we cannot see if this will get easier or harder. We didn't want this to suffer like this or to go through this pain. Again, we are sorry. Second, we wanted to try and compensate for that. So, we decided to grant three of your wishes. All you have to do is right them down. We do have rules though: Rule one, no wishing to go home. You will go back to earth at the end of your time here. Rule two, you can't wish for anything that would give you an unfair advantage in this world. No guns, no superpowers or anything of that variety. Rule three, no wishing anyone dead. That defeats conflict which defeats your purpose of being here. And lastly rule four, you must have all of these written by the end of the two-year break or you will lose them forever. Write them down in the space under this letter and we will try our best to make sure it happens. Hope this works out well for you.
1.
2.
3.
Three wishes? Like any genie ever? But was this genie on my side? Probably. They did say sorry a couple times. Three wishes…What should I wish for? Family. Duh. I rush into the kitchen and open my junk drawer. I fish around and find a pen that Miriel had made and asked me to test. It was a basic pen but she didn't know that. I run back and slide into my chair.
1.To see my family again
2.
3.
I sigh and put the pen down. I rest my head on my hand and look over to Robin who was watching me while eating her orange. She motioned to the letter. I slide it over to her. She swallows the slice and grabs it off the table. She doesn't look at it first but at me. She scrunches up her nose in disgust and gives me a stare down.
"Are you going to shave that gross ginger thing you call a beard of your face?" She says with distain. I chuckle and stroke my short chinstrap beard I had been growing for about two months.
"Why would I? Olivia likes it. she says it makes me look more rugged." I say slyly. Robin raises an eyebrow.
"While that is true, she told some of us during tea that she doesn't like kissing you with it." I blink once. Twice. I get up from my seat.
"Off it goes then." I say and rush to the bathroom to shave it off.
Robin shakes her head as she watches him go. She then looks down at the letter. There is a knock at the door as she reaches the fifth line down. Robin gets up and takes an orange slice with her. Gaius must be coming over she thought to herself. Instead of the ginger thief, she got two teenage girls looking very confused. Robin gave them a look over.
The shorter one had long blonde hair that she let flow down her back and dull blue eyes. She was around Lissa's height but looked a year or two younger. She wore a black shirt that exposed her shoulders with a white tank top underneath, holding it up, and black pants. She and the other girl looked tired. You could see the lines of no sleep all across her freckle covered face. Something about her was familiar but Robin couldn't put a figure on it. She was looking around very timidly and she stood very close to the taller girl.
The taller girl had shoulder length brown hair and dull blue gray eyes. She wore a black skirt that reached just above the knees with a tight green and white striped shirt. She was looking straight at Robin with a studying eye. In her hand she held a note. This girl held a certain fragile confidence about her and was the same height as Robin but the same age as Lissa. One thing that she noticed was that the girls didn't recognize her. She was paraded around Ylisse on the day of her and Chrom's wedding so it was weird that two Ylissians did not recognize her at all.
"Hello. May I help you?" She asks. The older girl shook her head and looked down at the note then looked back up at Robin.
"Umm we just got here and this note says go to the first house we see so…" She trailed off as Robin raised an eyebrow.
"May I see the note?" She asks. The girl nods and hands it over to Robin. Robin eyes the girls and open the folded note.
Knock on the first door you see and your questions will be answered
Robin looked up at them. The older girl shook her head and shrugged. She looked towards the younger girl who took a step closer to the older girl. Robin sighed. "This isn't my house. My brother is shaving I think. He'll be out in a second and we'll go from there. Come on in." She said stepping aside. The older girl eyed her suspiciously but walked in followed closely by the younger girl. Robin closed the door and led them to the dining room. Ridley bounced up to them.
"Aww it's so cute!" the younger girl said. She kneeled and held out a hand towards Ridley. The dog sniffed it before barreling into her. The younger girl started laughing and rubbing her.
"Ridley!" Robin barked at the dog. That didn't stop her from mauling the younger girl. Robin sighed and motioned towards the table.
"What was the dog's name again?" The older girl asked. Robin turned to the girl. She had a shocked expression on her face.
"Ridley. My brother named her that. Never figured out why though." At this the shock left the older girls face and was replaced with sadness.
"Sorry. It's just…" She trailed off. She shook her head. "My brother named his car Ridley after his celebrity crush." It was Robin's turn to be shocked. Now everything was clicking into place.
"What are your names? I forgot to ask." The older girl blushed and gave an awkward laugh.
"Sorry about that. I'm Grace and the girl being assaulted by the dog is my sister Kelly." She said. Robin immediately gasped and ran to grab the letter Jordan wrote on. She picked it up and read the first wish. She then looked up at the girl and everything made sense. They all had the same eyes. Jordan had a mix of their hair color and Kelly's light freckles. She could not believe it. Grace cocked her head to the side. "Are you alright?" Robin just smiled and dashed to the hall.
"Jordan! You have guests!" She yelled down the hall.
"Tell Gaius and Vaike to buzz off! I don't want a bachelor party." He yelled back. Robin looked back and was met with the result she wanted. Kelly was off the ground and staring wide eyed at the hallway. Grace was the same but with skepticism.
"It's not Gaius! You might want to see them!" Robin yelled. She heard a splash of water and a sigh.
"I'm coming. I'm coming. Jeez, why did you have to yell…" He died off as soon as he saw them. His breath hitched and his eyes wide in shock. Tears were forming in his eyes. "I…Grace? Kelly?" He asked with a shaky voice. That was all of the confirmation Kelly needed as she ran straight to him and barreled him in a hug. He didn't second guess himself as he pulled her into his arms and wrapped her up so tight. They were both crying.
They're here. They're here. I pulled my Kelly closer and let my tears fall onto her shoulder as she was mine. "Jordan!" She exclaimed over and over. "You're alive! You're okay! You're not comatose!" I close my eyes and hug her tighter. This little ray of sunshine was back into my life. I cry some more.
"You're here." I say still not believing it. "You're both here." I look up and see Grace cautiously walking towards me. She had tears in her eyes. She looked like a girl who wanted to believe that this was her brother and for that I do not blame her. I unwrap an arm around Kelly and hold it out towards her. She took that as an indication to come running into my arms and start letting the tears fall.
"Jordan!" She sobbed out. "I missed you so much." I pull both of them closer to me.
"I missed you too. So, so much." I say and hug them tighter. I'm hugging them. I laugh in the middle of a cry. I can't believe I am hugging them here. I thought it would be a while before that happens. But I am now hugging my 17-year-old sister and my 15-year-old one as well. I thank whatever God out there that made this happen. Wait! It was the wishes! But where were mom and dad? Oh who cares my sisters are here! I pull back and look at the both of them. They have both grown more beautiful in their own way. Kelly with cuteness and Grace with the ever-ironic gracefulness. I can't stop smiling.
"Holy shit you two are actually here!" I get two hits on the head. Yep, that hasn't changed at all.
"My virgin ears!" Kelly exclaimed covering them. Grace and I laugh.
"I'm sorry but I mean… I can't believe it! How did you get here!?" I ask.
"I don't know." Grace said. "I was starting to feel very tired after school so after dad came to pick us up I told dad I wasn't feeling good so he sent me to bed. Once I hit my bed I fell asleep. And th-"
"Same here!" Kelly interrupted her. "I tried staying awake for a while but I couldn't take it. So, I told dad that I was out of it so he made a comment on it but ushered me to bed and I did the exact same thing."
"And then!" Grace exclaimed loudly. Kelly just giggled. "I landed in front of your door, with Kelly just behind me with a note in here hand. And here we are."
The wishes worked! I laughed. "I honestly don't care. I'm just happy to see you two." I say. Kelly jumps back into my arms and Grace came in for another hug. After a while we let go. "Honestly I have so much to tell you. But I'll start with this first, I've been here the whole time I've been in a coma."
"You know that you are in one!?" Grace asks shocked. I nod.
"Yea I do. But let's sit down. I have a lot of explaining to do. Would you like anything? Food? Water? I have Chinese take-out. Well I did till Robin…" I died off as I look around for Robin. She was standing in the entrance to the hallway, leaning against the wall. She had a content smile on her face and her orange. Grace and Kelly looked back at her. Grace than whips her head around.
"She called you her brother?!" She said with hints of anger seeping into her voice. I wince and start leading them towards the dining room.
"All will be explained, I promise you." I say calmly. To calmly for what I am feeling. How the hell am I going to explain this? Will they hate her because I call her sister? Will they hate me? Will they think I replaced them? Oh boy. We sit down at the table with Robin standing off to the side.
"So where to start." I say.
"At the beginning." Robin says sarcastically. I scowl at her and toss the bread she had at the table at her.
"Quiet you. Eat your bread." I say. She caught it and smirked. I sigh and rub my face.
"So ignoring her…" I let my hand drop and saw Kelly with a hand over her mouth hiding a giggle. She was petting Ridley and Grace had an upset look on her face. "One year ago, I fell out of a tree into the world of Fire Emblem: Awakening." Both of them raise an eyebrow. "I almost got impaled by a lance and was met face to face with Fredrick the Wary. He is the royal bodyguard of the prince and princess of Ylisse which is where we are. I met prince Chrom and his ragtag group of Shepherds and joined because that was where the storyline goes."
"Wait, are you saying we are in a game?" Grace asks.
"Yep." I say simply. Kelly snickers.
"Sounds like some bad fanfiction." She says. I chuckle.
"Probably."
"Remember when we made her read the number one favorited Bible one?" Grace asks pointing to Kelly. Kelly then shivers and I laugh.
"Jesus x Hitler for life. What the hell did I just say." I Joke and Grace joins in with the laughing.
"I wish I said no." Kelly grumbles. Once Grace and I calm down I continue on with my story.
"Anyway…" I chuckle a little bit and Grace did as well. "…Anyway, I ended up joining them and once we made it back to the castle was when I called Robin my sister. At the time, in my genius mind, I thought it was a good idea to lie to all of them about who I was so I lied straight to royalty's face about her and mine relationship. It helped give Robin some legitimacy in the Exalts eyes and it made it easier for us. She wanted family with being an amnesiac and all and I wanted someone who I could rely on so it was a win-win. In no way did I replace either of you or anything like that. Anyway, we left for the country of Regna Ferox in order to try and win an alliance with the Feroxi. We fought against these zombie things called Risen and the border guards. Trump would be proud of these border guards." Grace and Kelly snickered. Robin tilted her head in confusion. "Earth joke." I tell her.
"No, I know that, but what does your leader have to do with border guards?" She asks. I wave her off.
"Later. Once we got past the border, a friend and I went out to dinner and…" I blush and scratch my head. "…I met my fiancé that night."
"What?!" Kelly shrieks. "And it wasn't Juliet?! How dare you! I actually liked her."
"I haven't talked to Juliet in months before my coma." I counter. Grace leans forward and grabs my left hand, looking at the solid gold band around my ring finger. Etched into the design were two white intertwining ribbons.
"If you said that this is a game, why did you try and form any relationship knowing that it will end?" She asks looking back up at me.
"Why form a relationship with you if you will end?" I counter. She seems taken back but nods slowly. "It's honestly a better option that being lonely and depressed here. If I am stuck her for Naga knows how long, might as well try and live to my fullest." She sits back in her seat.
"What is she like?" Kelly asks with wide eyes. "I want to know what the person that can put up with you is like?" I snicker and put a hand over my heart.
"That hurts. Her name is Olivia. She is a professional dancer and heart stealer." I say with all of the fake sappiness in the world. Kelly gags.
"Dancer? Like a stripper?" Grace asks, like she is trying to start something. I know her to well… and I got scolded when I kicked the shit out of Vaike for saying the exact same thing.
"Not in the slightest. Sure, she does were a fairly revealing dance outfit."
"Cough cough stripper cough cough." Grace fake coughed. I glare at her.
"Do you really think I would fall in love with a stripper?" I ask her angrily.
"Nope. I'm just glad to see you defending her." She said with a smile. Played me like a fiddle.
"Ugh. Anyway, she is a dancer with social anxiety and some serious self-confidence issues. But even with those issues, she still dances in front of hundreds maybe even thousands of people. And with all her self-deprecating, she still tries her hardest to help out the army and is one of the strongest people I know. Maybe not physically, but with will power and her mentality, then hell yea she is." I smile. "She is strong, smart, beautiful, like absolutely gorgeous, talented, kind, sweet, determined, and so much more. She is perfect." I look around the table. Grace has a kind smile and nods at me. Kelly has an incredulous look on her face. Robin looks bored, probably because she has heard this spiel before. I blush. "Sorry girls, it's just-"
"I think if she loves you as much as you love her," Grace says "your marriage should be fine."
"Thanks Grace." I say. It feels good to get approval from the person who is most critical of me in the first place.
"Boring." Kelly says. "Get on with the story of your adventures here."
"Fine then. But when you get older, you will want someone talking like this about you little one." I say making fun of her height and giving her advice.
"I blame mom for the fact that I am short!" She exclaims. Grace, Robin and I laugh.
"Can't control that. But anyway, I met Olivia saving her from some drunk guys trying to force themselves on her." Kelly winces and Grace gasps. "My friend and I walked her home after that and then the Shepherds, the group/militia we are a part of fought in a tournament for the Feroxi alliance. We fought and sweeped'em pretty easily I might add. After that Robin, her husband Chrom, his retainer Fredrick, his little sister Lissa, and myself were called to a meeting with the leader of Ferox. We also meet the old leader of Ferox who is like a foster father to Olivia and a swordsman named Lon'qu. They both joined up with us at this point and we headed back here, to Ylisse. We then were called out to the Border of Ylisse and Plegia. Plegia is the country the borders us to the west and they wanted to start a war by capturing the daughter of a duke. We went to the border and had a scuffle. During that time, I was singled out by the king's right-hand bitch, Aversa."
"I'm sure she isn't a b-word." Grace said before scolding me about language.
"No, she is." Robin said. "What she put him through, you will swear at her too."
"Remember that she is being manipulated hardcore Robin." I tell her then turn back to my sisters. "After that we went back to Ylisse where I met Robin's daughter from the future and my niece."
"I want to say that that is impossible, but you aren't a carrot right now so I kind of have to believe it." Kelly said and then got smacked on the head by Grace. "Oww sorry, green bean."
"Don't smack her Grace, it was funny. And Robin is not the only one with future children. Every couple in the Shepherds have a future child. I have two and so does Robin."
"Have you meet them yet?" Kelly asks intrigued.
"I will later on, but not yet. Now I'm off topic. She was here to stop the assassination of her aunt and the leader of Ylisse. But it went south, not for the Exalt, she's fine, it went south for me. I accidentally gave away that I knew something and got myself captured and almost killed in a fit of anger."
"I keep telling you that you have anger issues, you just won't listen." Grace says. I mock her with my hand.
"Blah, blah blah, blah blah, shut up. I know that I do and I hope that I can fix it. Back to the story if you would be so kind as to not interrupt." I shot her a glare then Kelly. "Good. I was captured and taken to Plegia. Where Grima, the Plegian's god but actually the devil, came and said hi to me in a less than pleasant way. After that, Emmeryn was captured and sent to be executed along with myself. During that time the Plegian's old king, Gangrel, came to tourture me and Emmeryn by torturing me. It was stopped by my friend in disguise but not before he broke my leg with a hammer."
"Ohh. So that's what happened. On earth your condition is very wonky and unstable. The doctors couldn't explain why you almost died and broke your leg. They also couldn't explain how you are losing fat and gaining muscle but I think I now know why." Kelly said motioning to me. Now that is weird. Whatever happens to me here, affects me on Earth. Really weird.
"Weird. Like really weird. Well after Gangrel broke my leg we got rescued. In the actual game script, Emmeryn dies during that section of the game but with me being there and Robin's knowledge of the future, we prevented that. Well she did more than I. After being rescued we escaped to Ferox. During the trip I explained everything to Robin and the others. They kind of understood but weren't happy at all. So, I am still gaining there trust back." I said. Robin smiled and nodded.
"The war was finished quickly afterwards and we came back here for good. During the peacetime, I have gone through physical therapy and a butt load of training. Olivia and I took a vacation to Ferox to visit her father and her home country. During that time, I asked Basilio if I could marry her. He said only if I could beat him in an archery contest. I think he might have challenged me in combat but my leg was still gimpy. It took me 30 something tries but I did it! now I am getting married tomorrow."
"Tomorrow! You could have started with that!" Grace shouted standing up from her chair.
"I'm not going if I have to wear a dress!" Kelly shouted.
"You are wearing a dress damnit!" I exclaim at Kelly then I turn to Grace and in a calmer voice "I believe that is why you two are here. I got a letter saying that I could have three wishes. I asked if I could see my family again and here you two are."
"So, did you ask for mom and dad or…" Kelly asked me.
"I wrote down," I looked at the paper " to see my family again. I would love to see mom and dad again but right now I'm happy with just the two of you." I say with a smile. They smiled back at me. Kelly then scowled.
"Do I really have to wear a dress?" She asked pouting.
"Oh boy." Robin says.
"Jordan, I was so wrong to call her a stripper. She is the sweetest person I have ever met." Grace said fixing my tie. We were talking at the altar, ten minutes before the wedding. The wedding was outside, up on a hill, at dusk. It was a surprisingly warm November night and the sunset was just starting to show itself over the lightly cloudy day. This was the same place I proposed to her and around the same time too. The fireflies should be illuminating soon and would make a nice touch.
"Um excuse me, but I have to say Stormy, that I am the sweetest thing you met." Gaius said over my shoulder with a smirk.
"I should punch you." Grace said. How she got the nickname stormy I got no clue, but it is funny.
"That would ruin my beautiful face for my beautiful date Stormy. Can't have that tonight." He says. Donnel chuckles from the front row of seats. People were talking amongst themselves. Most of the Shepherds were here. Lon'qu, Panne, Vaike, and Miriel were out on a secret mission. Basilio and Flavia were here as well but Basilio was back with Olivia. It was mainly the shepherds actually. Emmeryn was there but in "secret." Grace released my tie and straightened out my vest.
"I'm still surprised Cordelia said yes to a candy loving crook like yourself." I say.
"This was bound to happen Blazer." He said. I snicker.
"How is he you're best friend?" Grace whispered into my ear. I shrug. I was wearing a normal tuxedo with a pink tie. The color of Olivia's hair. The rest of the groomsman were wearing a dark red tie with a normal tux.
"Beats me." I say. "He just inserted himself into my life and the rest is history." She giggled and Gaius scoffs. Maribelle was the maid of honor. Robin, Cordelia, and Kelly were bridesmaids. Kelly won over Olivia instantly and she made her one so fast. It was also a way to make sure that she wore a dress. Gaius was my best man. Donnel, Stahl, and Chrom rounded out the groomsman. Grace smiled.
"Married at nineteen. Dad would not be pleased." She said teasingly.
"Do most nineteen-year olds have a house and two well-paying jobs? Hmm?" I ask her.
"Only one and he's my brother." She said with a hint of pride. She then grew solemn. "You do know what day this is, right?"
I sigh and nod. "That's why I picked it. While there's failed on this date, I will start mine. I will not fail her like they failed each other." She nodded with a sad smile.
"I figured you knew. I just wanted to make sure."
"It's also almost been one year since I came to this world."
"One year since that asshole pushed you." She says with a bite. I lightly bop her on the head.
"Language. Don't want your potty mouth ruining my big day." I tease. She glares and walks away.
"I'm going to check on the sibling that isn't an asshole." she says with emphasis on asshole. Gaius and I laugh.
"You have some good sisters Blazer." He says then churches the lollypop between his teeth. I nod and follow the blue dress out of sight.
"That I do Gaius." I say. "That I do."
"Are you nervous?" He asks. I was trying to ignore my nerves you asshole. I start then thinking about all the things I did not want to think about. Like if I did anything wrong, Basilio will break my neck and Lon'qu will cut my dick off. Like what if I screw up my vows? What if I rushed this? Will this end up like my parent's marriage? Will she back out? What if it doesn't work out? What if Grima comes to ruin it all? What if this goes all game of thrones? What if… What if… What if…
"Jordan" Gaius gets me out of my thoughts. I turn around to look him in the eye. He lays both hands on my shoulders and gives me a couple shakes back and forth "get out of your head. Ignore the what if? What will happen is that you and Ba-I mean Olivia are getting married tonight and that's all that matters."
What will happen. That's much better than what if. What will happen is that I will get married tonight. I will have my family with me. I will dance like a fool at the after party. I will have fun. I will be getting married. That's all that mattered.
"Thanks Gaius." I say and wrap him in a hug. He stiffens but accepts it.
"You're welcome Jordan. I hope you will do the same for me." He says quietly.
"Can do." I say back. We hold each other for a few seconds.
"Are you sure you are marrying the right person Jordan? I mean that is a pretty loving hug right there." Robin says. Gaius quickly breaks the hug and pulls out another lollypop and fiddles with it. I laugh and turn to Robin.
"Don't tell Olivia but him and I are eloping tonight." I say in a joking whisper. She nods.
"Ahh gotcha." She then snickers. "I just came to tell you that we are starting now." She then hurries away to her side of the altar and stands next to Kelly who is giving me the stink eye. She looks so cute in that dark red dress. She does have leggings under it as it was our compromise. Gaius, Donnel, Stahl, and Chrom shuffle in behind me and the piano we wheeled out here started up. I felt like jumping I was so giddy and Excited. Libra had to put his hand on my shoulder to try and calm me down. I chuckled lightly and tried to calm myself. I see Basilio's big frame come around the tree then I stop breathing.
How did I end up marring a goddess? She had her hair down and curled so beautifully. Her dress was beautiful. Her collarbone and shoulders were covered in white mesh with flowers on it every now and then. It ran down and connected to the rest of her dress at her chest area and it hugged her form nicely. Once it reached her waist it lost its tightness and gracefully flowed down to her ankles. It was white but with the faintest hints of red in it.
I feel tears start to form. This is really happening. I am getting married to the girl, no woman, of my dreams. This was happening. Actually happening. I can't believe it. She chose me of all people. I feel the tears fall now. I don't want to stop them. She is now blushing but smiling all the same. Basilio has a happy but sad expression on. Once they reach the altar, Olivia gives Basilio a kiss on the cheek and a hug. He hugs her back. The last time he hugs her as his single daughter. She then steps shoulder width away from me and won't look me in the eye. I wipe mine and grab her hands. She gives a silent squeak but finally looks me in the eyes.
"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today…" I know this sounds bad but I started zoning him out. I love Libra, I really do but I zone him out. We had nothing special planned until after. Ylissian wedding usually didn't have after parties so I decided to be the first. We hired a musician who looks and sings exactly like Ed Sheeran. Lucky, yea probably but his name was Ted Sharon and he wasn't famous so win for me. Olivia was staring into my eyes and it washed away my fears. She was happy, elated, excited even. Nervous? When is she not? But right now, all I see is an angel in person and my wife. I'm jumping the gun but whatever.
"… Now we will do the exchanging of rings." When he said this, Ricken (HA shorty) stepped up with both rings in a simply wood box. He handed it to Libra who thanked him. Libra opened the box and showed it to Olivia first. She daintily picked up my ring. Libra then showed the box to me. I reached in and pulled out Olivia's simple band. It was white gold with a medium sized pink diamond embedded in the band. It had Feroxi etchings and one date etched into it so far on it. 11-13. Today.
"Now Olivia, repeat after me…" Libra instructed. "I, Olivia…"
"I, Olivia…"
"…take you, Jordan…"
"…take you, Jordan…"
"…to be my husband…"
"…to be my husband…"
"…to have and to hold…"
"…to have and to hold…"
"…from this day forward…"
"…from this day forward…"
"…for better, for worse…"
"…for better, for worse…"
"…for richer, for poorer…"
"…for richer, for poorer…"
"…in sickness and in health…"
"…in sickness and in health…"
"…until death do us part."
"…until death do us part."
"You may now put the ring on his finger." Libra instructed and she slid it onto my ring finger. She shyly looked up at me afterwards. I smile at her. "Now Jordan, it is your turn. Please repeat after me. I, Jordan…"
"I, Jordan…"
"…take you, Olivia…"
"…take you, Olivia…"
"…to be my wife…"
"…to be my wife…"
"…to have and to hold…"
"…to have and to hold…"
"…from this day forward…"
"…from this day forward…"
"…for better, for worse…"
"…for better, for worse…"
"…for richer, for poorer…"
"…for richer, for poorer…"
"…in sickness and in health…"
"…in sickness and in health…"
"…until death do us part."
"…until death do us part."
"Now Jordan, you may put the ring onto her finger." I flip her left hand over and gently slide it onto her left ring finger. I gently rub my finger over it and look into her eyes. Her eyes are watering but she is happy. I feel my eyes start to water. "Now before we close, is there any objections to these two being married in Naga's holy matrimony." I look out and see Flavia holding a crying Basilio's arms down with a sympathetic smile. There were a couple chuckles from the crowd and myself included. I look back at Olivia and she is blushing. I gently squeeze her hands and she turns back to me. "If there are no objections than I marry these two in Naga's holy name. You may kiss the bride."
This is it. I lean forward and she does too. Our lips meet and I realize now, I am married. Cheers and whoops can be heard. I pull back. I cannot stop the big, dumb grin I have on my face now as she cannot stop the beautiful smile she has on. "I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Meyer!" Libra exclaimed. More cheers. We look out into the crowd. Basilio and Flavia are cheering like crazy. Grace is clapping with Sumia and Lissa. I think I see a tear in my sister's eye. I'll poke fun of her later. If I get the time to. I look over to my friends. Gaius is giving me a thumbs up. Donnel is waving his pot around, Cordelia did his hair earlier. Stahl is clapping with a happy smile, and Chrom is doing the same. I look back to Olivia who is shyly hanging on to my arm. I scoop her up bridal style and start walking down the aisle. A squeak from her and laughs from the others means I did the right thing.
"We'll see you at the reception!" I yell out and rush out of there leaving the laughs and cheers behind us into a brighter future. After some distance, I decide to put her down. The cheering and clapping has died down so we couldn't hear it anymore. It was dusk now and sunset was upon us. It was beautiful. We were walking down another hill now.
"W-was that really necessary?" She asks me as soon as I put her down. I chuckle.
"It was funny. And I thought it was worth it." I saw intertwining my hand with hers.
"It was embarrassing." She says trying to hide her cute blush.
"And standing in front of fifty of our closest friends wasn't?" I ask.
"Th-that was different." She says.
"Whatever you say sweet wife of mine." I stop walking. I have a wife now. Not a girlfriend. Not someone who might be interested in me. Not some long-distance friendship teetering on the border of relationship. An actual wife.
"Jordan? What's wrong?" Olivia asks. I realize I was looking at the grass. I look up and meet her gaze. With the sunset behind her and the fireflies starting to glow it painted a picturesque scene. One that I would give my soul for. I smile and walk up to her so our lips our practically touching but not. "Jordan!" She squeaked.
"It's weird. Calling you my wife. I love the sound of it." I whisper softly. "I just now realized that I am yours and you are mine. I love you Olivia." She leans on my chest and I wrap my arms around her, now realizing that her dress was backless.
"I've been in love with you forever. And I am honored to be called your wife." She says. I smile softly and kiss the top of her head. Confession scene line but altered for our situation. I wonder if what I said was my confession scene line. She leans her head back and looks me in the eye. I lean down and capture her lips with mine.
"We have to get to the party." I say in-between kisses.
"Do we have too." She says breathlessly. I break away and look down at her. She blushes and looks away. I snicker.
"I like were your heads at but we really do have to go." I say.
"A-alright." She says. I grab her hand and we make our way to the party.
"Thought you two were banging." Sully says as soon as we enter the room. Olivia squeaks and hides her head in my arm. I start coughing up a storm and blush like crazy. The room is now laughing at us. Gaius and Robin walk over to us.
"Welcome back lovebirds." He says.
"I second that." Robin says.
"If we could restart that walk in, that would be great." I say trying to fight down the blush.
"Why? That was gold." Gaius says patting me on the back.
"Shoe you ginger weirdo." I say motioning him aside. He faked some hurt.
"Why ya gotta bring race into this?" He asks. I stare dumbfounded at him.
"Gaius. What the hell?" Robin speaks my thoughts. He laughs and walks over to Cordelia who is shaking her head. He shrugs and slyly wraps an arm around her. She blushes but doesn't move away. "About time jeez." Robin says.
"I know right." I say.
"How did she get over Chrom?" Olivia asks peeking around me.
"We can gossip later, but for now…" Robin leads us over to a table. "…We have a couple things to do."
"What's first?" I ask. Then I get tackled almost to the ground by Kelly.
"You got Ed Sheeran to do your wedding!?" She half asks half yells.
"My name is not Ed. Its Ted." The ginger haired musician says walking up to us. He looked exactly like him, minus the tattoos.
"I'm sorry Ted." I say for her. "She is from Earth like myself and you look a lot alike another famous musician there." He sighs.
"You told me that already." He then turns to Kelly. "Please call me by my name." Kelly looked down at her feet.
"I'm sorry Ted." She says. He straightens up.
"Apology accepted." He then ruffles her hair. She looks up and glares at him. "Now, I have to be home in three hours is that alright. My wife is home with our kid tonight and with us expecting soon, I got lucky to even be here."
"Looks like we are doing the dance first Jordan." Robin says. She then walks over and grabs a megaphone an Anna invented. I ignore her.
"Did you memorize the songs I was talking to you about?" I ask him.
"All of them. Up here." He then tapped his temple. I smile.
"Perfect." I say. Kelly then squealed.
"Please do Perfect! Please! Please! Please!" She begged. Ted looked at her then at me.
"Can you do Perfect first?" I ask ted. He just smirked and walked off. I follow him with my eyes for a bit, then turn to Kelly. "I think that was a yes."
"I hope it is." She says. Olivia who watched the whole thing was now confused.
"Perfect?" She asks. I look down at her.
"You'll see." I say. I look up to see Robin motioning out to us. I lead her towards the open floor. "You'll see."
"Ar-are we dancing out here?" She nervously asks. I nod. "Now everyone will see how bad I am at dancing." I shake my head.
"Nope." I say.
"Nope?" She asks.
"Nope." I respond. I look down at her. "Pay attention to me and everything else we disappear. Once it's over we will let other people decide if it was bad." She slowly nodded.
"O-Okay." She says shakily. Once we were in the middle of the room. Olivia started becoming very nervous because of all the people watching.
"Olivia." I say. "Look at me." Once she does the music starts. Once the music starts, she forgets the audience and just dances.
"I found a love for meDarling just dive right inAnd follow my lead…"
Olivia leads us in a sweet ballroom dance with her own flare. I spun her under my arms and she spun away from me, then right back and we continued on.
"…I found a love, to carry more than just my secretsTo carry love, to carry children of our own…"
I dip her down and pull her back up. We sway in time to the music and forget about the others in the room. When I first saw her, it was just her and the music. Now it's her, myself and the music.
"…Baby, I'm dancing in the dark, with you between my armsBarefoot on the grass, listening to our favorite songI have faith in what I seeNow I know I have met an angel in personAnd she looks perfectI don't deserve thisYou look perfect tonight."
As the last chorus died down Olivia blinked several times, coming out of her trance like dancing state to the sound of an overwhelming amount of applause. Before she could hide I claimed her lips as mine for a couple seconds. That didn't stop her though. She blushed and quickly hid her face into my chest. I laughed and pointed to Ted. I gave him the thumbs up which people then shifted their applause to him. He blushed slightly but bowed as low as he could without ruining his guitar.
"Now…" Robin said, cutting off the applause "…Jordan has stated that it is a tradition that the father and daughter have a dance, along with the mother and son. Since Jordan's mother is not here, his sisters will be dancing with him in her place." I was taken back by that. Really? That's awesome! I caught Robin's eye. She just smiled as she went on calling for Grace and Basilio.
"Is th-this really a tradition on earth." Olivia says.
"For some people it is." I say.
"I-I like this one." She says smiling. I nod.
"Me too."
Basilio didn't take to get there because he rushed to the floor quickly. Grace entered more gracefully and calmer. Basilio roughly tapped me on the shoulder. "Mind if I cut in here boy." He said holding out his hand.
"I couldn't stop you." I say. Olivia daintily places her hand in his and walks over to another section of the floor with him. I watch them with a smile and a bit of jealousy. I do wish mom was here for this. I get tapped on the shoulder again. I turn around and see Grace standing there with a smile.
"My I have this dance oh brother of mine." She says with a mock bow. I fan my face and flutter my eyelashes at her when she looks back up.
"Oh my." I say mocking a high-pitched voice. "You may have this dance." She slugged me in the shoulder. Chuckles came from the audience and each other. I take her hand and place my other one on her waist. Safe enough for siblings of course. Ted then started singing.
"Look at the stars Look how they shine for you…"
Grace and I started swaying back and forth.
"I'm glad you and Kelly are here." I say. She nods and smiles.
"Me too."
"I'm guessing she will be cutting in."
"I told her that she should. I won't make her. If she doesn't Robin will."
"You're not mad at her?"
"I was at first. But then I realized the situation. Like you said, you needed someone to trust and she fulfilled that place for you."
"Thank you, Grace."
"It's weird having an older sister though."
"It's weird not being the oldest." We chuckle and continue to sway.
"Kelly has a crush on Robin's husband though." Grace says.
"Really? That's interesting." She never mentioned liking boys or anything like that so this was new and news to me. "How can you tell?"
"When your groomsman and the bridesmaids were walking off. She was blushing the whole time Chrom was holding onto her arm." She snickers.
"Huh?" I say thinking it over.
"Indeed."
"Move it sister." Kelly said, bumping Grace out of the way with her hip then places her arm around my back and grabs my hand. I blink.
"…I swam across I jumped across for you Oh, what a thing to do…"
"What just happened." I ask her. She blushes and looks away.
"She was spreading lies with you." She mutters. I snicker.
"So, you do have a crush on Chrom."
"As if. I just wasn't used to holding onto a man other than you or dad."
"You do you sister." I say. We sway for a little bit before I tell her the same thing I told Grace. "I'm glad you are here."
"Me too. Even though it won't be much longer till we leave probably." She says a bit melancholy.
"Probably." I answer. "But no matter how long the time was. Any time with you after a year of not seeing you is worth it."
"I agree." She then gives a toothy smile. I give her one back. "When are you going to have kids?" I blush up a storm.
"Kelly! What the hell!" I exclaim quietly. She starts snickering.
"That facial expression was worth it." She says. I shake my head.
"Rude sister. Rude."
"Hey I learned from you."
"You learned bad jokes from me, not rudeness."
"That was a bad joke."
"I… damnit, got me there." She giggles after I say that.
"I know."
"Kelly, do you mind if I cut it." Robin asks.
"Go ahead bird sister." Kelly says happily.
"…It's trueLook how they shine for you…"
"Bird sister?" Robin asks as we get back into the grove.
"Your name is Robin." I say. Then I snicker. "Before you and Chrom were married I called him a bird watcher." Robin lightly blushed.
"That sounds wrong."
"It was just dumb."
"Not surprised coming from your mouth."
"Did you know that Kelly has a crush on Chrom?"
"Yep. Grace told me."
"You gonna let her steal your husband like that?"
"I find it cute actually."
"Shipping lord."
"Shut up!"
"Still funny."
"Not really. But I'll try to get Chrom to have a dance with her. Also, I am not afraid that a fifteen-year-old girl can steal my husband. If Cordelia couldn't do it, neither can Kelly."
"Damn. That's some confidence."
"Why would have anything else in your significant other?"
"I agree."
"You got married today."
"So…"
"Never mind."
"…Look how they shine for youAnd all the things that you do."
The song died down and clapping started. I guided Robin off the floor. Basilio and Olivia followed. We sat down at a table as Ted started up another song.
"Ho Hey Ho Hey I been trying to do it right (Hey) I been living a lonely life…"
Other people started dancing, laughing and having a good time. Olivia sat next to me. I put an arm around her and she rested her head on my shoulder. We watched Gaius and Cordelia dance very well across the floor, while Sully and Stahl fumble over each other and others. Chrom was actually dancing with a heavily blushing Kelly. Lissa, Grace and Donnel were laughing to the side. Sumia had convinced Fredrick to dance with her. Nowi dragged Gregor out and they were doing their own little dance thing. Ricken was nervously sitting next to Maribelle, blushing heavily. Maribelle finally sighed and asked Ricken for a dance. I forgot that Tharja and Virion were in Rosanne right now, hopefully helping people flee and getting Tharja off Robin and my backs.
"Jordan." Robin pulls me out of my observing. "Was this a good wedding?" She asks. I look at Olivia who is contently watching the others from my shoulder. I kiss the top of her head.
"Perfect." I say. "Just perfect."
AN: 9,189 words. 30 pages, double spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman. HOLY SHIT! This is the most I have written in basically on sitting. Okay now onto the story. I wanted Jordan to see his family at least once during this two year break. But I wanted it to be different. Usually you want your parents at your wedding but nope. It's the adorkable Kelly and the sarcastic Grace. His parents are coming. There was also a lot of stuff I wanted to put in but i decided not to. Like a hostile Grace towards Robin and Gaius's best man speech. But I am happy how this turned out and that it is light hearted. After some pretty dark, depressing shit, we needed this. Now I have the weekend to worry about homework. Next chapter will be Inigo and Evelyn's birth! Yay. They got it on fast fam. Also I tried to add little hints about the passage of time and such events in said timeline. Inigo's Birthday is August 7th and then so will Evelyn's. After the next chapter, it is back to the main story. We'll see what happens then. Oh and if you guess all three songs I used in this chapter, you get a shout out. First one though and they are honestly easy to name. Well see ya'll next time. -3008
Reviews:
Haro654(Ch.16): Thanks for the support, I appreciate it. Grima will be fun in the Valm and on parts of the story and i have plans for her and Jordan. I have several ideas about Inigo and Evelyn and how they interact with their parents. I may change Inigo's personality a little bit, but I will keep him an optimistic flirt. Evelyn will be different than in the Christmas Special. I thought of different ideas and a more fleshed out personality that the one I had planned.
Thesaiyan21(Ch.16): I'm trying not to abandon this story. I love writing and I am a new Fire Emblem fan so why not combine the two. I always thought that Grima was way to one dimensional as a villain. Why not give the Robin side of her some reasons as to why and as to why she hates Jordan in-particular. I hope the wedding lived up to expectations. And see you later friend!
Sentinel951(Ch.16): That was the one that interested me the most. It sucks that the game store near my college does not have it for sale. I know the storyish and the charactersish. There is a really good fanfiction called Portal. and it places Leo and Sakura from Fates into Sacred Stones. if you haven't heard of that it's really good. But that is if you like both of those characters and those two being together, like I do.
