Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown. I also want to say that while writing the actual marriage I looked to see how Ultimate Xiaolin Dragon did it so if anything looks a little familiar I pulled a few idea's from him to help me out.
Chapter 23
The Marriage
Seven Months Later
Selina gazed out her window with a feeling of dread washing over her. As many millions of irrelevant questions bombarded her mind. She could hardly focus on anything else except for the clouds in the sky. In fact, she was so focused on the sky and hoping it wouldn't rain that she didn't notice when Kimiko came into her room. Kimiko came up behind her, put a hand on her shoulder and said, "Selina."
Selina jumped four feet in the air as she felt Kimiko's hand on her shoulder and her name being said. She turned around to see Kimiko looking at her with a worried look in her eye. Selina smiled slightly before saying, "I'm fine Kimiko. Don't worry about me."
"Are you sure? A few minutes ago you were looking out the window completely lost in thought."
"It's nothing really. It's just what if it rains while we're doing the ceremony or what if I trip and fall or what if…"
"It won't happen." Kimiko interrupted, "Ok? It's just your nervousness getting to you, but I assure you that everything will be fine."
"But how can you be sure Kimiko?"
"Because I believe everything will be fine. I don't think that anything will go wrong."
"But." Selina started to say.
"But nothing. Now lets get you dressed and ready for your big day today. Ok?"
"Ok." Selina said and slowly started to walk to the bathroom.
Twenty minutes later she emerged in a gorgeous silky white strapless wedding dress, which hugged every curve of her body until it reached her legs. At her legs the material spread out more and even touched the ground with a fair amount trailing behind her. She had a long sleeved shawl covering her arms with a string of pearls around her neck. Last but not least she had a veil on her head coming down past her legs with ridges running along the sides of her veil.
Kimiko squealed in delight when she saw Selina in her wedding dress. Selina took a seat on a chair next to a mirror and sat there patiently while Kimiko applied her make-up. Kimiko applied purple eyeliner to Selina's eyes, red blush to her checks, and red lipstick to her lips. When Kimiko finished she went over everything that Selina would need and made sure she had it.
Raimundo was pacing around his room extremely nervous and hoping that nothing would go wrong. Clay entered his room and said, "Raimundo it's time to go." Slowly he left the room hoping with everything that he had that nothing would go wrong.
"Hey Raimundo," Clay said. "Don't worry about a thing. Nothing will go wrong."
"You sure?" Raimundo asked.
"I'm positive." Clay said. "Now lets get you to the garden so you can make sure that everything we need is there."
"Alright." Raimundo said as he and Clay started to head towards the garden.
When they got there Raimundo checked to make sure that everything was there and in place. There were various benches in rows spread out. There was a blue carpet that went down the middle of the garden. There were flower petals spread out everywhere. All the monks were sitting on the benches and Omi was sitting up front while Master Fung was a few feet away from the carpet and going to be the priest.
Raimundo took a deep breath and walked down the aisle to the end, where he stood and waited for Selina. Clay had followed Raimundo down the aisle and now stood off to the side of it as Raimundo's best man.
Selina took a deep breath before heading towards the garden with Dashi. She entered smiling at Raimundo, in his black tux. Slowly she walked down the aisle with her arm linked with Dashi's. As she was striding she could see Kimiko standing off to the side of the alter as the maid-of-honor. She walked up to where Raimundo was and that was where her father let go of her, kissing her on the check, and murmured in her ear, "Good luck." He then proceeded to sit down in the front row next to Omi.
Master Fung looked over the crowd and said, "We are gathered here today on this joyous occasion to witness the special love between Selina and Raimundo Pedrosa.
"Today we will bind their love together in Holy Matrimony. Repeat after me." Master Fung said looking at Raimundo.
"I Raimundo Pedrosa take Selina to be my lawfully wedded wife."
"I Raimundo Pedrosa take Selina to be my lawfully wedded wife." Raimundo said. Earlier the two agreed to be married under the name of Pedrosa instead of Young.
"To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward, till death do us part." Master Fung said.
"To have and to hold," Raimundo repeated, "From this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward, till death do us part."
Master Fung looked at Selina and said, "Repeat after me Selina.
"I Selina take Raimundo Pedrosa to be my lawfully wedded husband."
"I Selina," Selina repeated, "Take Raimundo Pedrosa to be my lawfully wedded husband."
"To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward, till death do us part." Master Fung said.
"To have and to hold," repeated Selina "From this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward, till death do us part."
Raimundo and Selina each took the other's ring and slowly slid it on the others hand.
Master Fung looked at them and said, "Do you both take each other?"
"I do." Said Raimundo.
"I do." Said Selina.
"Then by the power invested in me, I pronounce you man and wife."
After Master Fung said that Raimundo and Selina kissed each other on the lips.
Everyone cheered while they were kissing each other. Raimundo and Selina both turned to face the crowd after the kiss and Selina said, "Thank you for coming to our we wedding. We really appreciate it."
Raimundo had a smirk on his face as he said, "And now it's time for our honeymoon. See ya." After he said that, he put his arms around Selina's waist and took off.
In the distance a woman was looking down at the temple from a hill. She saw the whole wedding, and Raimundo and Selina take off for their honeymoon. A smirk was prevalent on her face as she saw it. Slowly she turned around and left, satisfied with what she had seen.
6 Months Later
Selina looked out the window anxiously as she waited for Raimundo to get home. Finally she saw him pull up in the driveway. She went to the door to go greet him when he came in. When Raimundo opened the door Selina put a smile on her face and said, "Welcome home, honey. It's great to see you."
"And you too." Raimundo said as he kissed her on the check.
"Here, let me take your coat." Selina said. As she took the coat that Raimundo had taken off and went to go hang it up.
"Thanks," Raimundo said. "By any chance is anything wrong."
Selina froze and asked, "Why do you want to know?"
"Because you see a bit out of it and are walking like you always do when you're anxious." Raimundo responded.
Selina slowly turned around and said, "Raimundo I…I have to tell you something."
"Ok, What is it?" Raimundo asked.
"Raimundo, I'm… I'm pregnant." She said as she waited for Raimundo's reaction with a baited breath.
After a few moments Selina's words sunk in and he exclaimed, "Congratulations!"
"You mean."
"Yeah," Raimundo said. "I can't wait to have this baby."
Tears welled up in Selina's eyes as she hugged Raimundo glad that he was ready for like she was.
I hope you all liked my story Raimundo's Past Life. I can hardly believe that it's over. Oh well now I get to work on my sequel, which I promise will be much better than this story. It will have more adventure, twists, conflict, and a little romance. I would like to thank everyone who read my story. I would also like to thank all those who reviewed my story:
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I am very sorry but I'm taking two months of to work on my sequel so that in the future hopefully you won't have to wait really long for an update sometimes. I am also writing a one-shot about Raimundo and Selina's Christmas, which will be posted on Dec. 25. I would also like to know which boy Japanese name you like better Kiyoshi or Yasuo. See you all at my one-shot and then my sequel, Chase's Revenge.