Weddings are so Tiresome
Chapter 2
"Then she will be passed off to the groom….the groom kisses her…."
Lillianne played with a lock of her curled-up red hair as she remembered the words the marriage officiant had spoken two days ago. "Lillianne Sarafina Bohemia, stop moving or I swear to God I will poke you on purpose." Shell growled when Lillianne moved her arm.
Lillianne quickly put her arm at her side as Ivankov (now a woman) and Shell fixed the dress to Lillianne's small figure. Her tattoos were more visible with her dress, but nobody cared about her tattoos, except for Lillianne herself.
"Just a few more ticks Lily-chan and you'll be all ready!" Ivankov exclaimed. "You are just as beautiful as you were at Shell-san's wedding!"
"No, she's more beautiful than she was at my wedding." Shell corrected.
Ivankov nodded. "You have a point Shell-san."
Lillianne's dress was a mix of green and blue, with a blue veil and no sleeves, with the sides being green and the front and back being blue. The back was tied like a corset and Lillianne was thankful she didn't have big breasts like Ivankov (in woman form) and Shell.
Lillianne fought not to cry at Shell's wedding and was afraid she was going to cry herself. "There!" Ivankov spoke as she placed the blue veil over Lillianne's face. "All finished!"
Shell frowned when she saw the look on Lillianne's face. "Iva-san, could you leave us for a moment or two?"
Ivankov nodded and left the room, shutting the door behind her. Shell sighed and lifted the veil out of Lillianne's face, kneeling down to her height since Lillianne was only 5'1", 9 inches shorter than Shell.
"My sweet little Lily-pad," Shell murmured softly, using Lillianne's nickname. "Why do you have the expression that you want to cry?"
Lillianne sniffled, holding the tears back. "Because….I never would've thought…I would get married…and have a family. I just wish….my brother was here." Lillianne put a hand to her mouth as the tears threatened to fall.
"Oh Lily," Shell embraced the shorter girl, careful not to pop her dress. "I know you wish your brother was here. And I wish I would get to meet him, but I'm sure he's out there somewhere, wishing the same thing."
Lillianne hugged her mother-figure back, laying her head against the older woman's shoulder.
They pulled back from each other and Shell smiled. "Remember that phrase I've always followed? Face forward….."
"-And march." Lillianne finished and both of them smiled.
"Face forward and march." Her captain leaned down and kissed Lillianne's forward before pulling the cerulean blue veil over her face. "I'll be seated. Your father is waiting for you outside. Don't cry."
Lillianne nodded and Shell left. The redhead took a deep breath and then picked up the sides of her dress so they wouldn't rip and then left the room, in search of her father-figure. She found him whispering something in Shell's ear and she grew red with embarrassment and hit the blonde over the head.
She caught Lillianne from the corner of her eye and Lillianne saw Shell whisper something harsh in Doflamingo's ear, because his face had turned a sheet of white. He gave an 'okay' and then watched Shell leave to the ceremony.
Lillianne sighed and walked up to the ten-foot man, the one she called her father-figure. "Oh Lily-chan," he spoke with a sigh. "Never thought I would see the day that my…daughter gets married."
"You thought you would never see the day where you actually found someone instead of hopping from woman to woman."
The blonde coughed a little, fixing his tie. "Touché Lillianne," he grinned. "But really, you look beautiful."
Lillianne blushed a little. "Thank you and Captain-sama has always been right, you are a suck up."
"Shell likes it." The blonde grinned and held out his arm to her. "Shall we?"
Lillianne nodded and looped her arm through the blonde's as they walked up to the door which held everyone inside. Lillianne chanted those words that had Shell living her life all those years.
Face forward…Her thought began as the wide, tall doors opened and the wedding march, played by the Straw Hats' Musician Brook, began. And march.
Lillianne held the bouquet tightly in her free hand as they walked down isle, past Lillianne's friends, family and other guests. She felt tears sting at the corners of her cerulean blue eyes and she slightly tightened her grip on the blonde's arm.
Law never looked so handsome in the sleek, black tux he wore. His grey eyes widened in amazement as he watched Lillianne come down the isle. He never saw something so…exquisite in his entire life.
Lillianne was passed off to Law, where the blonde sat down beside Shell, who was trying her best not to cry. As the marriage officiate began, people murmured to each other.
"She's so beautiful…"
"I know. Damn, I wish I was married to her. She's got a nice ass."
Shell heard the man speak and turned over her head, glaring daggers at the man. The man sweat-dropped and held up his hands in defeat. Shell snorted and turned back around, popping her shoulder back into place.
"Trafalgar Law, will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, and forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, for so long as you both shall live?"
"Yes."
"Lillianne Sarafina Bohemia, will you have this man to be your wedded husband, to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, and forsaking all others, keep you only unto him, so long as you both shall live?"
"Yes."
"Take hands and repeat after me: I, Trafalgar Law, take you, Lillianne Bohemia, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, to love and to cherish, from this day forward." Law repeated the words.
"I, Lillianne Bohemia, take you, Trafalgar Law, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, to love and to cherish, from this day forward." Lillianne repeated the words.
"Do we have the rings?" the marriage officiate asked and Luffy came forward, giving them the rings.
Law placed the ring on Lillianne's finger and spoke. "With this ring, I thee wed."
Lillianne placed the second ring on Law's finger and spoke. "With this ring, I thee wed."
"Let these rings be given and received as a token of your affection, sincerity and fidelity to one another. In as much as Trafalgar Law and Lillianne Bohemia have consented together in wedlock and have witnessed the same before this company, and pledged their vows to each other, by the authority vested in me by the State of Louisiana, I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
Lillianne expected a gentle kiss, but once the veil was out of her face, the man grabbed the back of her neck, careful of her veil and crushed his lips to hers in a deep, passionate kiss.
Everyone in the room applauded and Lillianne returned the passionate kiss before they both pulled away. "I love you Lillianne." He spoke with a smile.
"I love you Law."
They came down to the isle and Lillianne remembered she had to throw the bouquet. "I have to throw the bouquet!" she giggled and then turned her back to the giggling girls, except for Shell who stood off to the side with Doflamingo.
Lillianne threw the bouquet over her head and the girls all exclaimed as they shoved one another to grab the colorful bouquet. They all reached out to grab it as it got closer and closer to them….when Ivankov (still a woman) reached out and grabbed the bouquet, laughing.
Some people laughed and applauded while others, mostly the girls, just grumbled and walked away. About an hour later, everyone met up at the wedding reception and Shell embraced her daughter tightly. "I'm so proud of you Lillianne." She smiled and pulled away from the redhead.
"Thank you Captain-sama." Lillianne smiled brightly.
First came the dance between daughter and father/father-figure and as they danced, Ivankov (STILL a woman) leaned over to Shell. "Lily-chan looks like a midget compared to Doflamingo-chan."
Shell laughed a little. "Everyone looks like a midget compared to him. Even me." She snickered.
Once the father-daughter dance was over, everyone else joined in. Ivankov grabbed Shell by her wrists and dragged the brunette onto the dance floor, dancing along with the fast-paced music.
By the time Shell had tried to get away, she was yanked back onto the dance floor by her husband to dance to the slow-paced song. "Are you happy love?" he questioned.
She smirked. "Of course I'm happy darling. Lillianne's married and she'll want children."
"Hopefully later and not now." The blonde earned a smack over the head.
After the wedding reception and most people got drunk, they left and Lillianne and Law confronted Shell and Doflamingo before they left for their honeymoon. "Now remember. No killing, no separating people from their bodies and no taking hearts."
"We know Miss Shell." Law spoke, his arm around Lillianne's shoulders. "We'll stay out of trouble."
"Good. I don't want to find your poster on my front door."
Lillianne giggled as Law picked her up and carried her off.
Shell sighed as she watched the two walk off to their honeymoon.
"Now…" Doflamingo spoke, curling his arm around Shell's waist. "How 'bout that session?"
She smirked.