A/N: Hiya everyone, I'm so sorry it's taken so long to get this chapter out, the muses haven't been very cooperative lately. But i finally managed to get them to work hehe! This chapter came out less Astelle and more…family orientated, which hadn't been my intention, but in the next chapter there'll be a lot more Astelle moments! I hope you all enjoy~!

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Asta sighed loudly as he tried to fix his neck tie, he was far from good at these sorts of things, and it was only made worse because he was so nervous. Today was probably one of the most important days of his life; it was his wedding day.

He could have swore it was just yesterday that he had asked Noelle to marry him, but when he looked at the date he realized it had been well over a year since he asked her! Asta nearly laughed, the two had been pretty busy with missions and Asta finding out that he was in the running to be the next Wizard King.

Asta jumped as he heard someone knock on the door, he took a deep breath.

" Come in," he said as he watched the door in the mirror, he sighed as his foster brother/rival/best friend Yuno walked in and began to chuckle. " It's not funny Yuno!"

" I don't know, I think it's pretty funny to see you struggling with something as simple as a tie." Yuno said with another chuckle, Asta began to grumble as Yuno walked over and began to fix his tie.

" You're one to talk! I remember how nervous you were before your wedding day, your hands were shaking as bad, if not worse, than mine!" Asta pointed out, he watched Yuno's pale cheeks suddenly turn pink as he recalled the memory.

" Which wedding day? If you recall, I had two." Yuno also pointed as he continued to try and undo the mess that Asta had created with his tie.

" You know exactly which one! Your real wedding, y'know, the one that took place a year ago in exactly the same church!" Asta shouted, Yuno winced slightly before shaking his head.

" I don't remember that."

" You liar! You remember, you just don't like how embarrassing it was!" Asta shouted, which caused Yuno to sigh and shake his head.

" Will you two shut up?! I'm trying to get ready myself y'know!" Liebe suddenly shouted from behind Asta, the two looked and saw the chibi sized devil trying to fix his shirt and suit jacket.

As Yuno continued trying to fix Asta's tie the foster brothers fell into silence, both nervous but for very different reasons. Finally, after much battling, Yuno was able to fix the bow tie Noelle had picked out for Asta.

" There, it looks good on you…surprisingly." Yuno said as he took a step back, Asta frowned.

" What'd you mean? Of course it'd look good on me, my wife picked it out you jerk!" Asta shouted and Yuno chuckled a bit.

" I dunno, that wife of yours tends to either hit or miss with her fashion sense." Liebe said deadpan, and Asta turned and looked at him.

" Hey that's my wife you're talking about!" Asta shouted, of course the three knew that Yuno and Liebe were only kidding about Noelle and her fashion sense.

" Technically she isn't your wife yet," Yuno pointed out as he crossed his arms. " You've still got to walk down the aisle and say 'I do' before that happens." He added which made Asta snort.

" That didn't stop you from doing the same thing with Neva." Asta muttered which made Yuno blush as Liebe laughed at the two.

The group fell into silence again as Asta straightened his jacket, Yuno couldn't help but look at him fondly. While the ash-blonde haired man was still loud and boisterous like he always was, there was a new…calmness, no, maturity about him. He gave a small huff of laughter; Asta and mature in the same sentence, he never thought that would happen.

But Asta had really matured over the years, and in Yuno's opinion, that somehow made him way cooler than he already was, if that were even possible!

" Y'know Asta, I envy you." Yuno said with a small smile before he walked out of the room. " Hurry up, you're going to be late!"

" Huh? 'I envy you'? What the heck does he mean? I'm the one who envies him." Asta muttered before Liebe suddenly patted his brother on the shoulder with a grin.

" C'mon it's time to go, don't wanna keep the royal waiting." Liebe joked as he and Asta walked out of the waiting room.

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The wedding went off without a hitch.

Asta stood at the end of the aisle waiting excitedly to see his future wife, and as each of her bridesmaids slowly made their way down the aisle Asta could feel his excitement and anxiousness reaching its peak.

Finally, the door opened and Asta felt his heart skip a beat. Noelle stood at the entrance with her eldest brother Nozel by her side, and she looked beautiful.

She wore a beautiful strapless gown with beautiful diamond details on the bodice, as Asta's eyes traveled down the gown he noticed the edges of the tool were a light blue, and that how the dress moved as she walked mimicked waves. She had on satin gloves with light blue around the top, and she had her silver hair in a loose bun with a beautiful, simple, ocean inspired hair ornament that Kahono had given her.

The closer Noelle got, the brighter Asta's face became, his eyes shining with absolute love and amazement, and if one looked closely at Noelle, they would see the same in her eyes.

Once she and Nozel made it to the other end of the aisle, Asta watched as a small look passed between the siblings before he gently gave Asta her hand. He cut the shorter man a serious look before he turned and walked towards his seat.

" Wow Noelle, you look beautiful!" Asta said, his mouth slightly agape in awe. Noelle's blush deepened but you could see a shy, happy smile appear on her face.

" Of course I do Bakasta, did you think I would come out here looking terrible?" She asked, her voice trying to sound harsh and haughty like usual, but it instead came out more soft and teasing. " But I will admit you don't clean up too badly yourself Bakasta." She added softly, using Asta's nickname to tease him, but also to try and calm her nerves.

Soon Father Orsi quickly cleared his throat and looked at the two with a slightly stern, but mostly loving gaze. He quickly went on with trying to officiate the wedding, but paused occasionally to clear his throat and wipe his eyes, which confused Asta a bit.

" Do you, Asta, take Noelle to be your lawfully wedded wife? For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?" Father Orsi asked, and when Asta turned to look at him his green eyes widened. Father Orsi was quietly crying, which explained why he was clearing his throat and wiping his eyes when he was speaking. Asta smiled fondly at the man who had raised him, and was his foster father and gently patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Father Oris nodded after a minute, signaling that he had regained his composure. Asta than turned to look at Noelle with that same fond, but very bright smile.

" I do."

Noelle's face turned red once again and she quickly turned to look at Father Orsi as he turned his attention to her.

" Do you, Noelle, take Asta to be your lawfully wedded husband? For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, and for as long as you both shall live?" Father Orsi glanced at Asta before leaning towards Noelle. " It's not too late to change your mind, you still have a chance!"

" H-Hey I can hear you y'know?!" Asta shouted loudly, causing everyone in the church to laugh, including Noelle, but the silver haired woman quickly shook her head.

" I'm not going to run away," She turned to look at Asta with the softest and most loving smile anyone had ever seen. " I choose you, and I'll never change my mind. I do take you, Asta, to be my lawfully wedded husband. No matter what."

Everyone had been a little surprised at Noelle's firm love declaration, about they all smiled and were glad that she had shown everyone how confident she was in her love for the ash-blonde haired mage.

Father Orsi smiled fondly at the two before he cleared his throat.

" Well, with that being said, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."

Asta and Noelle looked at each other with slightly wide eyes, like Yuno and Neva during their wedding, the two had almost forgotten about this part. Asta could hear Yuno chuckling from behind him.

" C'mon Asta, we don't have all day. Isn't that what you told me on my wedding day?" Yuno teased as he patted his friend on the shoulder.

" Yeah Asta, surpass your limits!" Vanessa shouted, and Asta and Noelle looked out and saw all the Black Bulls standing there with bright, loving, and cheerful smiles on their faces. Even Captain Yami couldn't hide the proud smile on his face.

Asta and Noelle looked at each other for a moment, before they both took a deep calming breath. Noelle gently cupped Asta's face in her hands, leaned forward, and placed a gentle kiss onto his lips. Asta's eyes widened in surprise but he soon closed them and gently kissed her back as his hands rested on her sides.

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After the ceremony ended, everyone walked outside for the reception. The colder days had gradually begun to grow warmer and warmer with each passing day, and today was the warmest so far, which made it the perfect day to hold the reception outside in the field beside the church.

As soon as Asta and Noelle had walked out of the church they were greeted by all the Black Bulls. The two were hugged, given gifts and words of encouragement, and were both patted on the head by Captain Yami.

" I'm proud of you two." Yami had said as he ruffled their hair. " But if either of you screws this up I'll kill you both." He added in a mildly threatening tone, which instinctively made the two straighten and salute their Captain.

" Yes Captain Yami, sir!"

Soon, a 6 year old Hikari, and a nearly 3 year old Aloys Adlai approached them. Aloys walked over to his parents and his mother picked him up and held him.

" Auntie Noelle, Uncle Astaa! You both look soooo beautiful!" Hikari said happily as she ran up and held both their hands. " Thank you for letting me be the flower girl, I really enjoyed throwing the flowers everywhere!"

" Aw you're welcome Hikari, you did an amazing job! Thank you for doing it for us!" Asta told her cheerfully as he crouched down and ruffled her hair, Noelle turned to look at Aloys.

" And you did a great job as the ring bearer Aloys, thank you for doing it." Noelle told him kindly, Aloys muttered a soft 'thank you' before hiding his face in his mothers neck.

" We're all proud of you Aloys, you were really brave and did an amazing job." Gauche said as he reached out and patted his son's head, Noelle watched the little boy smile before he hugged his mother tighter.

Soon, Vanessa ran off towards the open bar with Finral in tow, Charmy and Secre went off towards the food table, Gordon went to sit with Grey, Gauche, and Aloys. Zora, Luck, and Magna went off to spar in the field, while Nacht, Henry, and Liebe all went their own ways since there were a lot of people around. While Captain Yami and Hikari walked towards Captain Roselei who was sitting at a nearby table.

" Hikari's going to be a great big sister once the Captain's baby is born." Asta said proudly as he watched the growing Yami family sitting together talking.

" Yeah I think so too, I think Hikari's hoping for a younger brother though." Noelle said with a small laugh when Asta frowned in thought.

" She told me she wanted a little sister the other day." He said with a frown as Noelle shrugged.

" Who knows? She's probably hoping for twins so that way she can have one of each." Noelle said with a shake of her head.

After Asta and Noelle talked for a bit they walked together to greet the rest of the guests that had arrived. There were people from Heart, Spade, Hino, and even Diamond. The two had hoped for a smaller wedding, but at the same time they didn't really mind a larger one since they wanted to celebrate this occasion with all of their friends.

Soon Asta and Noelle parted to greet some guests by themselves, and the first person Noelle ran into just so happened to be her eldest brother Nozel, who was sitting in a corner by himself drinking a glass of champagne.

" Where's Nebra and Solid? I thought they'd be here with you." Noelle asked as she stood beside him, she watched as he sighed and shook his head.

" Nebra went off to find that Zora person from the Black Bulls, and Solid, well, he's off doing whatever it is that he does." Nozel told her simply, and Noelle suddenly giggled.

" He's probably off trying to find a date, since he's the only one out of us that doesn't have anyone." Noelle half joked, which event caused Nozel to chuckle.

" You're probably right."

The two siblings fell into silence again, it was surprisingly not awkward or uncomfortable, it was just…fine? There wasn't really any other word Noelle could have used to describe it. She took the small glass of champagne that was on the table beside them and took a sip.

" Y'know, mom would be proud of you right now." Nozel suddenly said, his voice soft and almost distant, as though he were somewhere else. Noelle turned to look at him.

" She'd be proud of the woman you've become, of the path you've traveled to get here, and I think she'd be proud of the man you married. Even if he can be an idiot at times." Nozel said light heartedly and with a small smile, Noelle blushed a bit and looked away.

" I dunno, I hope she'd be proud of me and approve of the choices I've made in my life. But I sometimes worry if she'd be disappointed, or disapprove, of the choices I've made." Noelle admitted softly as she set down her champagne glass.

" You're wrong, mother would never be disappointed in you or disapprove of you. In fact it'd be quite the opposite. If she'd be disappointed in anyone, it would be me, Solid, and Nebra. Because of how terribly we treated you."

" But that's-!" Noelle started, but he quickly shook his head, finished his glass, and looked at her.

" I know you're going to say that it isn't my fault, that I had no choice, but I did have a choice, Noelle, and I made the wrong one. Nebra and Solid are only partially to blame for their behavior, if I hadn't set a poor example for them and had corrected their behavior, I don't think they'd be the way they are now." Nozel admitted as he turned to look at Noelle.

" I'm proud of you Noelle, and so is Nebra, Solid, and mother. You deserve to be happy like this, and you deserve to spend your entire life being with the one you love the most."

With that Nozel walked away and disappeared into the crowd of people before Noelle could say anything. She smiled softly before looking up towards the clear afternoon sky, hoping that Nozel was right, and that her mother was proud of her.

On the other side of the field, Asta greeted his Hage family and they all gave him their congratulations along with hugs and bits of advice, which Asta took gladly. As he walked around a bit more he noticed Yuno standing beside a table alone, steadily sipping his champagne.

" Where's your wife? Did she get tired of your company and leave already?" Asta asked jokingly, which caused Yuno to roll his eyes and shake his head.

" Of course not, she's over there talking to Mimosa and Klaus." Yuno said as he nodded his head in their direction, Asta turned and sure enough there was Neva, drinking a glass of sparkling water and talking to her former squadmates Mimosa and Klaus.

" What about you? Did your wife change her mind and decide to run away after all?" Yuno asked jokingly, Asta snorted and shook his head.

" Of course not! She's…somewhere over there…I think?" Asta said as he pointed in a general direction, which caused Yuno to laugh.

The two foster brothers stood beside each other quietly, both just taking in how much things had changed for the both of them, and how this was the place they had started their journeys to become the Wizard King when they were only 15 years old with nothing but big hearts and even bigger dreams, and well with lots of mana on Yuno's part.

" Who would have thought the two of us would have this amazing life?" Asta said softly as he looked out amongst his friends and family, and Yuno nodded in agreement.

" I know, certainly I didn't think I'd ever have any of this. But you? Yeah, I kinda figured you would."

" Huh? How so?" Asta asked with a frown, which made Yuno chuckle.

" Because, you're you Asta, and you tend to defy everyone's expectations of you." Yuno said as he took another sip of his drink, Asta nodded, he had a point, Asta did tend to defy everyone's expectations, he was even able to defy his own at times.

" Y'know, I'm glad I was able to go on this journey with you, and I was to have experienced all of this with you by my side. You're a good friend Yuno, and an even better rival and brother." Asta said with a bright smile as he held out his fist towards the dark haired mage. Yuno's eyes widened at his words, and he smirked a bit before making a fist and pressing it against Asta's.

" Same here, I couldn't imagine having anyone better as my friend, brother, and rival." Yuno agreed, and once the two put their hands down Asta suddenly pointed a finger at him.

" But just so we're clear, this doesn't mean I'm gonna stop being your rival. You may've gotten married before me and became a king before me, doesn't mean I'll let you have kids before me!" Asta declared, and a strange look suddenly crossed Yuno's face as he looked away.

" It's already too late for that." He muttered softly as he tried to hide his small smile, the ash-blonde haired mage frowned in confusion.

It was already too late for that? What did he…? Suddenly, it dawned on Asta what he was referring to, he looked from Neva and her glass of water, to Yuno and his smirk.

" No way…Neva's Pregnant?!" Asta suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, causing everyone, including the woman in question, to turn and look at him.

Yuno suddenly felt his face turn bright red as he felt his wife glaring at him from across the field, he quickly grabbed and tried to shush his foster brother.

" Be quiet Asta! No one's supposed to know yet!"

" If no one's supposed to know yet, that means it's still early right? Which means Noelle and I can catch up right?" Asta said loudly as he quickly turned around and began to search for his wife.

" It doesn't work like that Asta!" Yuno shouted after his friend, but quickly sighed, he had a feeling Noelle would set him straight.

Oh, how right he was.

As soon as Asta opened his mouth and began to explain things to Noelle, including how they needed to hurry up and have kids so Yuno wouldn't surpass him, Noelle quickly pulled her wand out from her dress and doused him with water while shouting:

" You're such an idiot Bakasta!"