Chapter Twenty Two - Wedding Bells

Well, look at that, guys! We've made it to the final chapter of the story! Evx, I know you said you wanted a wedding, so here it is! It isn't the most amazingly written one ever, but I hope you guys do like this! It has been so much fun writing this, but once I have the flashback chapter up, I have another alternate universe story coming that may just rival this one when it comes to my favorite fanfiction on here! I hope you guys will keep reading my fanfictions, because you guys were such amazing reviewers! ;)

Anyways, here we are!

Evx : But it was so much fun! cx As I said, I had it planned from the beginning. I just wanted to do it even more when I realized how you guys would react. I'm glad you didn't drop your tablet though! If it had broken, that would not have been good. Then you wouldn't know what happened! Unless you got on another device...Hm, I guess you would know. It would just take longer.

booknerd00 : Haha, I'm glad you like adorable Teague! And I know what you mean. Half of the time in Forever I was squealing over Teague and the other half I was just thinking, "You idiot. Stop that right now. Go back to being the handsome, adorable prince that's a little dark and mischievious but that we love even more because of that."

Guest 1 : I'm glad you like it so much!

themagicalmarissa : Haha, beautiful chapters are always the best. c: As for Annalora? We'll never know... :p She did promise to return though. Maybe a sequel? We might even see some little baby Minas and Teagues running around if that did happen...Hehe. We will just have to find out if that's going to happen in the future, now won't we?

andgirl12 : Well, considering Annalora totally disappeared on us all, we don't seem to know where she went. Her fate is still uncertain. Is she alive? Or is she dead? The ball is still up in the air on that matter.

Guest 2 : Yes! Wave goodbye, warty! At least for now... xD And hurray for weddings!

Guest 3 : Thank you!


Teague's POV


"Do you ever plan on getting married?" I ask suddenly, glancing over at Mina.

She looks taken aback by this comment, moving her gaze to me. She tilts her head slightly and cocks an eyebrow at me in question. "Where did that come from?"

"I just..." I pause, and reformulate my thoughts and jumbled sentence, that's getting totally tangled with my emotions. "Well, I've been thinking a lot about being forced to marry by nineteen."

"That's awfully far away. You can't, and shouldn't, dwell on a future that's so far away from the present." She says, sounding awfully clever for our age.

I have to admit, she has a point. It is far away. Seven years away. But...What if it also seems close to me? Every day it just seems to grow nearer and nearer.

"Can you just answer the question?" I ask, slightly exasperated at her way of avoiding it.

"I don't know if I plan on marrying. Probably not, when I think about it. I want to travel. I want to see the world! Getting married would just hold me down, and stop me from going anywhere."

"Really?"

"Yes. Girls that are married are the ones that never get to go anywhere." She sounds very passionate, and also a little sad by that thought. "I don't want to be one of those people, Teague. I want to go places. I want to see the whole world."

And I decide right then to make a silent promise to myself. If I can, then I will do everything within my power to make sure Mina gets the chance to travel that she wants.


In The Present...


Mina's POV


I'm getting ready for the wedding in my room - actually, more like doing the final few things that I feel I can do without a servant's help - whenever I hear it. There's a slight thud against the door first. I judge it to be a hand hitting the door, and probably unintentionally, considering the quiet but still audible "Darn it!" that is uttered.

Well, I had half-expected Teague to try and sneak into my room. I wasn't completely sure if he would try it though. But that was definitely Teague that muttered outside my room.

I can't have him doing that though and seeing me. So, I decide to take the situation into my own hands. I'll handle this by simply slipping behind a long, window curtain. That should conceal me. The door opens, and then it shuts. A floorboard creaks.

"Teague!" I protest, a bit louder than intended, from my hiding spot. "It's unlucky to see the bride before the wedding!"

Snap. I totally forgot that speaking up would give away my hiding spot. No doubt Teague has already figured it out and is looking in this direction right now. I know he's already seen the dress, but I still don't want him seeing me. There's no reason for us to tempt fate by breaking some sort of tradition.

"That's just a superstition." He argues, stepping closer. Just as I suspected. He sniffed me out by getting me to talk. Actually, he probably expected me to talk if I did catch on and hide from him. "Come on, just let me see!"

"Somehow, bad luck seems to follow me everywhere." I respond. "I'm not going to risk it!"

"Oh, so it was bad luck meeting me?" I have a feeling he's about to get really cocky. If I didn't love him so much, I'd scold him. "It was bad luck that your parents forced you into the competition? It was bad luck that you made it through my parent's horrific maze? Bad luck you survived killer Annalora? Bad luck that you won my hand in marriage and now get the privilege of marrying me?"

"Arrogant swine." I mutter, trying to sound angry. But I know, and I'm pretty sure Teague knows, that I'm kidding.

"I think your luck is changing."

"My answer is still no. I'm not letting anything risk it."

"Just let me see!" He steps closer.

"No. N. O. That is my final answer. And if I have to, I will blast you out of the room with the hardest amount of Fae magic I can muster to make you leave, and then the wedding will be post-poned because of your injury."

"Fine." He says, and a sulky tone takes residence in his voice as I listen to him shuffle out of the room and shut the door behind him. I'm not totally sure why, but it brings up the image of a little, lost puppy in my mind. I have to hold back my laughter.

After a few minutes of waiting, and after I make sure he's gone, I step out from behind my curtain refugee. Thankfully, he really is gone. So, I finish getting ready.


Teague's POV


I stand in the room, shifting my weight anxiously from one foot to the other, although neither foot leaves the ground. It's more like leaning to different directions constantly, I guess. I'm just so nervous.

The horrible possibilities of things that could go wrong echo through my head. Something could break, something could fall, someone could get hurt, someone could interrupt with some reason for us not to get married, or the magically disappearing Annalora could show up and try to kill Mina again.

Speaking - or rather, thinking - of which, she still hasn't been found yet. She literally disappeared. Gone. Poof. We have no idea where she could've gone though. She really just disappeared. Even I haven't been able to perfect that yet. It's actually hard to fathom the fact that Mina's attempted assassination - I think I can call it that now that she is going to marry me, a Royal, and because she was already a princess - was only a week ago. But majority of the wedding was already planned out. It was the last few finishing touches and details that were needed. According to my mother, the bride is one of those small details. I beg to differ, but I didn't say that to her. She would've thrown a fit. Mainly because I'm never supposed to argue with her. Or call her by her first name, Maeve, either. So, I just do it when she's not around.

The musicians begin to play. They are extremely well-known muses, and are also known as the best in the land. Mother had some issues with getting them, and nearly threw a fit when they almost said they wouldn't come. No one says no to the Fates, according to her, no matter how busy they are. I guess that makes sense, but they're like legends, almost as high up as we are. Rumor is that she threatened them. Don't know why they tried to turn down the Fates though, and a future Fate's wedding...

The decorations had some rocks in it too. Literally and figuratively. Wrong flowers, the wrong colors, Mother was very, very picky. Maybe it's because I'm her only heir so she'll only be able to do this once. I don't know.

And then there's also the issue of the cake. I heard she had even more trouble with that than anything else. It was a "last minute detail" according to her, since it had to fit the bride. And it was going to be mainly white, till Mina decided to make things a little...How shall we say, difficult I didn't think anything negative of her arguing. I found it hilarious along with my father, which might of made my mother madder. I think the only reason she didn't kill Mina is because she's the only one I want to be with, and because I want to be with her.

The door opens, and I have to blink multiple times as I do a double take. Mina walks through her father with her, but it's as if everything in the room is dim compared to her. She's absolutely radiant. Her face is pretty void of make up - I know how much she hates that - and her hair is in a simple, but elegant, bun. I'm pretty sure she's not enjoying that part either.

And then the dress. Dear old Mum nearly threw a fit whenever she was informed - by Mina herself - that Mina would not be wearing a traditional white dress. It was an outrage in her mind. Father found the whole situation very entertaining though. So, the dress looks kind of traditional. It has no sleeves, and a small train. Though the part that probably stands out the most about it is the fact that it's light blue. Yup. Light blue. It was Mina's choice, probably because she has siren heritage.

I can see the nervousness shining in her eyes though, and her nervous smile. Good. So I'm not the only one freaking out. That's a relief. I doubt anyone will recognize her nerves besides me though. It's not too obvious if you don't know her. I'm so focused on her and wrapped up in my thoughts that I haven't even realize the priest is talking and the ceremony has begun.

"I do." She nods, and meets my gaze. I give her a small smile.

I zone out a bit again, and then come back whenever he asks me if I agree. "I do."

And then I kind of tune him out, just looking at Mina's face. I'll hear the magic words. I know I will. I wish I could give her hand a comforting squeeze or whisper words of encouragement. I know she's really worried. And I remember a promise I made as a child, that I made aloud to her yesterday. I told her that I would take her anywhere I went as long as she wanted to go, and that we would be sure to travel as well after we married for a month maybe. Just some traveling. Mother may not approve, but I know Father will back me. And she won't argue with Father.

"You may now kiss the bride."

I pull her into my arms, kissing her. And she kisses me back. It's wonderful, her being mine now. She's my wife. It's official. And nothing - and no one for that matter - is going to take her away from me again.


Well guys, that's probably my favorite fanfiction I've written so far. c: I can't believe it got so many reviews! You don't know how exciting it was to see that it got over one hundred reviews. It was so exciting! So, thank you guys so much! You don't know how many times you guys made my day. Especially you, Evx. c; I especially loved that caps lock usage. :p Don't bail on me and quit reading my fanfictions yet, 'kay? I have got a lot more Meague in store for you.

Which reminds me! Little, shameless advertisement for the next story I have planned. It's another AU, although quite a bit different than this, and will be called "I Won't Say I'm In Love". Another song based one? Shocker! But if you guys like AU and if you like my writing style, I'd love it if you read it!

Also, you still have a reason to get this to five reviews! If we do reach five reviews, I'm gonna go back, get all the "In The Past..." parts, and put them all in order for you guys. c: A little thank you. And it should make things less confusing... xD

~ Dagger