Author's note: I do not own Trinity Blood or its characters. This is set five years after the end of the anime.

In Which There Are Nerves, Panic Attacks, and Minor Emergencies

Abel was seriously considering slipping Ion a sedative. The poor boy was wearing himself out, and the wedding was still hours away. He wasn't nervous about getting married thankfully. No the problem wasn't cold feet but all of the hoopla that went with the wedding ceremony. Unfortunately, when you married a public figure like the Queen of Albion, it was something you had to deal with. Ion would just have to survive. It wouldn't be too much longer now.

At least the groomsmen didn't really have much to worry about when getting ready. Abel knew that Caterina most likely had her hands full with getting all of her crew dressed, coifed, and made up. He hoped she had some help with that. And Abel didn't really want to think about what it was going to take to get Esther ready. He was very grateful that Mirka was in charge of that.

One of the bridesmaids popped her head into the room where the groomsmen where assembling.

"Father Nightroad, Lady Caterina needs your help. Could you please come?"

Abel smiled at her. "Of course. Just give me a moment."

He took the time to let people know where he was going and suggest they start a card game to keep Ion occupied. The he followed the bridesmaid as she led the way to the rooms where the ladies were getting ready. Inside Abel found a flurry of activity. It looked very much like chaos, but he was willing to bet there was some sort of organization to it. He caught Caterina's eye from across the room and made his way over to her. Abel couldn't help admiring the way she looked. Her gown was the palest blush of pink, and her long hair cascaded down her back in a controlled tumble.

She offered him a relieved smile. "Oh good. Come with me."

Abel found himself yanked into an adjoining room.

"Esther's having a panic attack. Could you calm her down? I think all the fussing got to her."

The next thing he knew, Abel found himself thrust into a room with a hysterical bride. He sighed. The ceremony wouldn't be soon enough.

Caterina let out a sigh. She realized that she had pretty much thrown Abel to the wolves there, but she hadn't been doing Esther any good, and Abel and the young queen had a strong bond. Hopefully, he could help her. With that taken care of, Caterina made her rounds checking that everything else was going smoothly. All of the bridesmaids were dressed, and by now, most of them would have their hair done. The pages, ring bearers, and flower girls were all dressed and safely under the watch of two nuns who were not a part of the ceremony. Things were looking pretty good.

"Lady Caterina!"

She bit back a sigh. She shouldn't have tempted fate. "Yes?"

"There's a problem."

That was not what Caterina wanted to hear. She racked her brain for this particular bridesmaid's name.

"What exactly is wrong, Seras?" Hopefully, it wasn't all that important in the grand scheme of things.

The blond Methuselah wrung her hands. "We can't find the bouquets. Not any or them. Or the flower petals for the flower girls' baskets. No one I've checked with knows where they are or if they got delivered."

This was not good. Caterina began planning. "Have you checked with the Duchess of Moldova to see who was supposed to sign for the flowers?"

Seras shook her head. Caterina let out a sigh.

"All right. Ask the Duchess' page for the master schedule and find out who was supposed to sign for the flowers. I'll check with the staff and see if we can track down the flowers that way."

Unfortunately, Caterina's tack did not produce much in the way of results. When she then checked in with Seras, the young woman had found the name but not the person. And they were an hour out from the ceremony. It was time to pull out the big guns. Caterina turned Seras and the project over to Sister Kate while she began getting everyone else ready. It was nearly twenty minutes later when Caterina was beginning to marshal the troops to get ready when Sister Kate returned with news that flowers were found and everything was set. Caterina breathed a sigh of relief. They only had thirty-five more minutes before the ceremony finally started.