The day of the wedding soon came. Arthur, as the groom, was dressed in a black tuxedo as he waited for his "bride" to arrive. Since Yao could easily pass for a girl, their families decided that he would be the bride for the day.

Arthur turned to his brother, his best man. "Kill me now," he deadpanned.

"Don't be so negative," Alfred told him. "You've met him, and you say he's a nice person."

"He's nice as a friend!" Arthur hissed. "Not as a spouse!"

"How bad can that be? At least you can learn to love him."

Arthur glared at his brother. "But how would the sex work?"

Alfred blinked at him. "What?"

"There's sex in all marriages, right? So how would it work in my case?" Arthur demanded. "Where would I…"

"Oh," Alfred blushed a bright-red. "I suppose it would work the same way as it does with girls?"

"Well, I've never done it with a girl as well, so I wouldn't know," Arthur huffed as he turned his attention back to the doorway.

Alfred placed a reassuring hand on Arthur's shoulder. "I'm sure you'll figure it out."

At that moment, Yao appeared at the doorway with his father. He was dressed in a red Chinese wedding cheongsam which seemed to hug him at all the right places even if he didn't have the appropriate body parts for wearing a cheongsam. There was a semi-transparent veil covering his face. Despite the veil, Arthur could see Yao's bright gold eyes shining as he smiled softly at the groom.

As soon as the music began, Yao's father led him down the aisle. And as the music ended, they had finished the walk down the aisle, and Yao's father gave Yao's hand to Arthur, who took it hesitantly.

They then turned towards the priest, who had begun speaking. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the face of this company, to join together these two individuals in holy matrimony. Into this holy estate these two persons present come now to be joined. If any man can show just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace."

There was an awkward silence. Arthur resisted the urge to raise his hand to speak.

"Arthur, wilt you have this man to thy wedded spouse, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love him, comfort him, honour, and keep him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live?"

"I… I will," Arthur said nervously. Did he?

"Yao, wilt thou have this man to thy wedded spouse, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Wilt thou love him, comfort him, honour, and keep him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live?"

"I will," Yao replied softly.

"Then, Arthur, repeat after me: I, Arthur, take thee, Yao, to my wedded spouse, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth."

Arthur repeated everything the priest said word for word.

"Yao, would you repeat after me: I, Yao, take thee, Arthur, to my wedded spouse, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth."

Yao did as he was told.

The priest then signalled for the rings to be brought forward. He gave one to Arthur.

Arthur placed the ring upon the fourth finger of Yao's left hand. "With this ring I wed thee," he said softly.

The priest then handed another ring to Yao.

Yao slipped the ring on the fourth finger of Arthur's left hand. "With this ring I wed thee," he said.

The priest turned back to the audience. "Forasmuch as Arthur and Yao have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have given and pledged their troth, each to the other, and have declared the same by giving and receiving a ring, and by joining hands; I now pronounce that they are spouses."

The priest then smiled at Arthur. "You may now kiss the bride."

With shaking hands, Arthur lifted the veil covering Yao's face. Yao was smiling encouragingly at him. Arthur leaned forward and kissed Yao lightly on the lips before pulling away, satisfied that he had done the necessary thing that day.

There was applause, and the crowd melded into one as they started to get out of their seats to congratulate Arthur and Yao.

After the wedding celebrations, which Arthur was getting annoyed by, Arthur and Yao reached their new home. Their parents had moved most of their stuff there, and furnished it as much as they could, so that the couple could be comfortable on their first night there.

Yao was about to step in, when Arthur quickly yelled, "Stop!"

Surprised, Yao froze. "What, aru?"

"Um…" Arthur began nervously. "It is traditional for the groom to carry the bride over the threshold when they enter their home for the first time," he told Yao. "Would you allow me to…?"

"Oh," Yao replied. Westerners and their funny traditions. "Yeah, sure."

Arthur picked Yao up, bridal-style and carried him into their home. He was surprised at how light Yao was.

They made their way upstairs and into their bedroom. Arthur placed Yao on their bed gently before walking away quickly to get dressed for bed. He would try to sleep and hopefully wake up to find that this was a terrible nightmare.