Hey everyone! Not much new in my life really. Kind of just pecking away at Forgotten Guardians, although it is slow. Every time I get started, something comes up and I don't get to work on it anymore for a while. sighs Oh well, but other than that, life is cool.

Last time, Marie revealed the remainder of the past that was missing to Illidan. She survived the fire of her home by summoning Guardian Angel Joan and then Tyrant Dragon took her to safety. Now knowing the past, the two star crossed lovers have decided to move on with life by marrying.

Review time!

Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, yeah, there's nothing like a wedding to finish things off, hehe. Nah, no real party crashers, luckily for them, lol. But yeah, these last chapters are to really tie up loose ends before moving on. Thanks for the comments.

Isis the Sphinx: Yeah, I figured I'd add the wedding onto the end. It gives a happy ending to a story that had many bumps in the road for the two lovers. Thanks. Yeah, it has snowed here off and on this week, but nothing serious. Not even an inch yet. Yeah, I live in West Virginia. It's safe here for half demons… I mean it's nice here! Sounds fun about cleaning the car off. I do that usually in the morning anymore… sighs It gets annoying, lol.

Well, that's all for me this morning. There are only two more chapters left, just so everyone knows. This one is one of the two, and the other will be released Friday. For the most part, the part after the final battle was to wrap things up and set up for the next story. I know, it's fluffy, but I figured a little fluff at the end would be better than making a one shot at the time. Anyways, I hope you all like it, and can't wait to read the reviews. Enjoy everyone!

Chapter 69

The next day, Yugi and his friends all arrived on a beach for the wedding. They brought with them Duke Devlin, Rebecca Hawkins, Professor Hawkins, and Blue. To everyone's surprise, Seto and Mokuba had shown up, as well as Pegasus. The Wolf Pack showed up as well, as did the Vampire Flock. Most surprising of all, Shadi, Ishizu, Marik, and Odion all four appeared too.

Most of the girls were wearing dresses or long skirts with nice blouses, while the guys were wearing decent looking shirts and for the most part black pants. Yugi himself was wearing his usual blue school uniform, but no one seemed to mind really.

After a while of waiting, Illidan pulled Yugi, Blue, and Pegasus off to the side, and took them a little bit away from everyone. In the quiet, he kindly turned to Pegasus and asked "Would you do the honors of walking Marie down the isle?"

Smiling graciously, Pegasus replied "I would be honored Illi-boy. After all, I'll only have one chance to meet this young woman before you marry her away. I'd better make a good impression, hmm?"

Illidan clenched his fist and closed his eyes as he let out a soft growl, but then opened them back up and smiled, saying "Yes, I guess so. Just watch out for her left jab when you try that good impression."

Lightly chuckling, Pegasus nodded and proceeded off in the direction Illidan pointed to, which was behind a large rock. Marie was supposedly waiting there for Pegasus.

Turning to Blue then, Illidan said "Marie also asked me if you'd be her Maid of Honor."

Smiling great big, Blue nodded and replied enthusiastically "Yes, I'd love to be!"

Chuckling at this, Illidan pointed her in the same direction Pegasus had gone and she ran off giggling like a giddy school girl. That only left Illidan and Yugi, shaking their heads at Blue.

Turning back to Yugi, Illidan smiled and finally said "Yugi, I'd like Yami to be my Best Man for the ceremony. When me and Marie were married last time in the past, he served as Best Man, and I figured why not ask him once more."

The young man smiled as the Millennium Puzzled glowed brightly. Yami then appeared in Yugi's place and replied "I'd be honored to serve as your Best Man."

Illidan only smiled back and hugged his friend, saying "Thank you, it means a lot to me."

The two then separated and Illidan said "I must hurry and finish getting ready. I'll be back in a few minutes."

Nodding, Yami watched as Illidan walked off. He then decided to go see Marie and ask her about something she had told him the day before.

Yami easily found Marie behind the large rock Illidan had pointed to with Blue and Pegasus. She was wearing a tight fitting white dress that went halfway down her thighs. It had a laced up back, revealing part of her bare back, and had a strap that hung around her neck. She was wearing short white healed shoes, and her hair hung freely. Her Millennium Necklace softly gave off a golden glow within the sunlight.

The sight of Marie made Yami slightly gasp, and something deep within in his memory triggered. He saw a small image in his mind of a younger Marie, about the age of fourteen or fifteen he'd have to guess, in a very nice dress as well. He slightly remembered how his heart had sped up, and he suddenly felt warm, as if he had seen Marie in a different light than before.

Shaking his head to rid himself of the memory, Yami smiled and approached Marie, who turned to greet him. She gently hugged him, saying "I'm so glad you came today Yami."

Yami blushed lightly at this, but returned the hug and then pulled back and smiled. "You look wonderful." he commented with light blush on his face still.

Marie smiled back, and Yami then cleared his throat, saying "Marie, I had a question for you."

Nodding, Marie replied "Go ahead."

"Marie, yesterday, while the darkness was controlling you, you called me your 'love sick pharaoh.' What did you mean by that?" he asked calmly.

Marie lightly blushed at this and turned away, saying in a low mumble "Why did I have to say something so stupid!"

Seeing her reaction, Yami lightly touched her on the shoulder and asked "Well?"

Sighing, Marie turned back to him and said in a low voice "Well, the truth is, you'll remember once you regain your memories. I… I could tell you, but that is something you'll need to figure out in time."

Nodding, Yami sighed and replied "I guess that is alright."

Smiling, Marie placed a hand on Yami's chest gently and said "I will tell you one thing though. Yami, I have always considered you the brother I never had. You were always there for me when I needed someone to talk with, and you kept me safe within the walls of the palace. I will always be grateful for all you did for me, and always love you as a brother for it. So please, don't think I'm trying to be mean about this…"

Nodding, Yami quickly replied "No, I understand completely. You don't want to interfere with my destiny, and you care for me enough to not ruin me finding out. Don't worry, it is alright. And I will always consider you as a little sister Marie. Never think once that I didn't care for you."

Marie nodded back and said "Well, we'd better finish getting ready. You should go back and make sure Illidan is almost ready. We're going to be starting soon."

Smiling back, Yami nodded and left her with Blue and Pegasus. Yami soon found Illidan behind another large rock. He was meditating, and wearing a different set of clothes. He had on a black long sleeves button up shirt and black khakis. His hair was for once bound in a pony tail, but his bangs still hung down as always. The Millennium Key softly glowed in the sunlight, much like how Marie's necklace had.

Illidan surprised Yami when he said "I see you're back. Find out what you wanted from Marie?"

"How did…" Yami began, but was cut off.

"I knew you quite well in ancient times Yami, so I know how your mind works. I figured you'd go ask about the comment she made yesterday." Illidan replied calmly.

Standing up and knocking some sand off his pants, Illidan turned to face a shocked Yami and said "And I'd be willing to wager she told you you'd find the answer on your own one day."

Yami slightly nodded, still in shock at Illidan's guessing. Smiling at his friend, Illidan said "Don't worry, you'll remember one day. I know you will."

Sighing, Yami nodded again and replied "Yeah, I guess I will. There is just so much I wish I could remember."

Smiling, Illidan placed a hand on Yami's shoulder and said "Give it time. You'll find the secret to unlocking your memory. Till then, enjoy life."

Yami nodded and Illidan then said "Well, we should finish getting ready. It's about time."

Curious, Yami asked "Are you nervous at all about marrying her?"

Lightly chuckling, Illidan replied "No, not at all. Sure, the first time I was slightly nervous due to the threat you made. As I remember, you said if I did anything to hurt her, you'd have the Ra eat me."

Yami burst out loud laughing, as Illidan chuckled as well, saying "Well, thankfully I never did, for facing Ra wouldn't have been fun."

Smirking, Yami said "Come on, let's go."

Nodding, Illidan followed Yami back to the main beach where the others stood. A priest was standing near the water, while all the others were standing about three to five feet back from him.

Illidan walked up to the front of the priest. A bell was then rung in the background, which was the sound of a clock tower striking noon. Blue soon walked out, and her and Yami hooked arms and began walking towards the front of the group.

As they were walking, Tea's vein was popping out in her forehead as she clenched her fists as well.

Tristan lightly whispered to Joey "Tea must be pretty jealous of the Pharaoh walking with Blue."

Joey lightly chuckled and replied in a whisper "Yeah, she's pretty jealous. Only figures, seeing how she has it bad for him."

"You know, I can hear you both!" Tea said in a tint of anger.

Both Joey and Tristan shrunk back away, trying to keep from feeling the wrath of Tea. She gave them a death glare, but then went back to brooding.

At the same time, Rebecca was slightly growling at the fact Yugi, or the person whom they called the Pharaoh, was walking with Blue. "Why can't he get his own body, or be walking arm in arm with someone else, like me!?" she thought silently to herself as she brooded over the situation.

Professor Hawkins sighed as he watched the small tint of anger on his granddaughter's face. "She shouldn't be jealous of Blue for walking with the Pharaoh. After all, it's not really Yugi she's walking with, it's the Pharaoh." he silently thought to himself.

In the meanwhile, Vash has his fists clenched much like Tea, but had his face leaning downwards so not to show his popped out vein of anger. Bakura saw this and lightly chuckled at his brother's attitude, and said in a whisper to Vash "Jealous?"

Vash looked up at his brother with a glare and replied in a whisper "No!"

Bakura only chuckled at this and went back to watching Yami continuing to walk Blue on down the isle. He noticed that Rebecca and Tea were both like his brother, making him only chuckle even more inwardly.

Finally, Yami and Blue got to the front of the group and separated. Looking back, Yami saw the glares him and Blue were getting, and lightly chuckled at the fact it was the ones whom he knew was interested in each. "Does seeing me and her with our arms linked together make them all that jealous?" he mused in his mind.

Blue looked back as well, seeing the glare she was getting from Tea and Rebecca, but lightly chuckled at Vash's reaction. "He's so cute when he's jealous." she said with a smile in her mind.

Illidan only lightly chuckled at the others reaction to Yami and Blue walking arm in arm, but then looked back to see Pegasus leading Marie up the isle. He let out a small gasp as he watched her walking to him. Her beauty was truly shining through, which made his heart skip a beat. "She's gorgeous! It feels like my heart is going to burst at just the sight of her."

Marie at the same time was looking at Illidan and lightly gasped at him as well. For once, she saw that he had his hair pulled back, but the silver highlights within his bangs were still free. "He's so handsome! It almost feels like the time I first saw him over five millennia ago."

Pegasus glanced over at Marie's face and saw the love coming from her eyes. He looked up to see the same from Illidan and smiled softly. "Those two are truly in love. Ah, to experience that feeling is truly like finding the meaning of life. I truly miss you Cecilia."

The two finally made it to the front of the group, and Pegasus kindly handed Marie off to Illidan. Illidan could only smile at Marie, but nodded to Pegasus, saying lightly "Thank you."

Pegasus only nodded in response and took his place with the other people. Illidan looked at Marie once more, and smiled again. Something deep within his memory then triggered, and the words he had said before his death five millennia ago came back to him.

"One day when the Shadow Games return, a great love shall be reborn." he had said before his death that night. He smiled inwardly, for he had known back then that once he was reincarnated, Marie would follow and their love would be reborn once more in their new lives.

Now here he stood once more, preparing to take on the responsibility of marriage once again to Marie. Five millennia may have passed, but that didn't change Illidan's feelings for Marie. They were as strong as they were back then, and the same was said for Marie. Both felt nothing but love for one another at the deepest levels.

Both smiled at one another as the priest began the ceremony. Finally, the priest said "I believe you both had vows you wished to exchange, so you may now exchange them with Illidan going first."

Nodding, Illidan looked into Marie's chocolate eyes, becoming lost in them instantly. Smiling, he gently squeezed her hands, which he had been holding onto since the ceremony began, and said "Marie, since I met you all those years ago, my life has never been the same. It felt as if my soul was finally completed, like the piece that had been missing was finally put into place. You have always been there for me, through the bad times as well as the happy times. Long ago, I swore to always protect you and love you with all my heart and soul, and I wish to renew that pledge today. As long as I breathe, I will always love you, and I ask now that you share your life with me for the rest of our lives. So, please, make me the happiest man in the world again and join me as my wife once more."

Marie smiled as tears of happiness came down her cheeks, and she nodded, saying "I will."

Illidan only smiled at her as well and gently took a hand and wiped away the tears away. Smiling once more, Marie said "Illidan, ever since I met you those many years ago, my life has been filled with great happiness. You didn't care who I was, or where I came from, but you only cared about me. You loved me for who I am on the inside, not on the outside. It's never mattered to you how much I made, what my social position was, or where I came from. You only cared about me as a person, and loved me for being myself. Like you, I always felt incomplete till I fell in love with you, and then I felt whole for the first time. I can't imagine life now without you, and don't want to. So, now here we stand once more, wishing to make two lives into one, so I accept you, and ask that you allow me to become the happiest woman in the world and that you become my husband."

Illidan's eyes became rather misty, but he smiled happily and nodded back to her. The priest saw this and smiled, saying "The rings please."

Yami walked over and handed the two rings to the priest that Illidan had given to him a short time ago. Both were silver, each rather nice looking, but not too fancy at the same time.

The priest handed a ring to each Illidan and Marie, saying "Now, Illidan and Marie, please place the ring on each others fingers."

Illidan carefully slipped the ring he had been handed onto Marie's left handed ring finger. The priest then said "Please repeat after me the two of you. With this ring, I thee wed."

"With this ring, I thee wed." both repeated to the priest.

Smiling, the priest said "Never before in my life have I seen a love that seems so strong. The two of you are lucky to find such a strong love within one another at such a young age. Now, I pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Each smiled at one another and inwardly chuckled at the priest's comment, but the two then kissed, causing the crowd, for the most part, to cheer. The two then turned back to the others as they came up and congratulated the two on their marriage.

Something flashed within Marie's mind, a memory of the past. It was of her last few days of life. She remembered having a vision of this moment. She had seen before her Yami, Seto, Pegasus, Shadi, Bakura, herself, and Illidan all together. In her mind, she chuckled, saying "So, my vision was right. Most of the Shadow Court was reunited, with the exception of Gozaburo. I guess things turned out alright in the end after all."

The group continued to talk and eat some of the snacks and refreshments that were there the rest of the day. As the ceremony ended, the beautiful sunset came out, making all the onlookers gasp at the beauty.