Blood Love by Boogermeister
Chapter 13
Spring was near and so was Anzu and Atem's wedding. Sakuras and orchids were blooming earlier than expected, so some people went to the park. Anzu and Ryuuji went to the park, also. "Hey, Anzu, how many months are you in your pregnancy?" asked Ryuuji as they walked.
"About six months," Anzu happily replied as she rubbed her swollen stomach. "The baby's due in the summer."
"Really? That's good," smiled Ryuuji. "Speaking of the baby, where's the father? I've never seen him."
"Oh, uh, he's away," Anzu quickly answered. "Never mind about that, Ryuuji. I just want to enjoy the weather."
This girl is hiding something, thought Ryuuji as they continued walking. Come to think of it, she's probably doing it to protect the vampire leader and her unborn child. I feel sorry for her; maybe I should do this to impress Seto.
"What's wrong, Ryuuji?" asked Anzu, snapping out of his thoughts.
"Nothing, I was just thinking too much," Ryuuji replied.
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Meanwhile, Jonouchi sighed in annoyance as he glared at what supposed to be a baby crib. "Is this what it looks like?" he questioned.
"No, Jonouchi," Ryou replied as he looked at the instruction manual. "If you would just read the instruction, it won't look like a disaster."
"I don't need no stinkin' instructions," scoffed Jonouchi. "A man don't need to be told what to do."
"But you always do what Mai, Shizuka, or Atem tells you," Ryou muttered. Jonouchi tensed uneasily out of embarassment.
"Tell you what, Ryou," he said with a forced smile on his face, "I'll go check on the groom-to-be while you fix the crib." He then left his home quickly, leaving Ryou to pick apart the parts.
"Let's see here," muttered Ryou. "'Place slot A1 to A2.'"
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"How are you feeling about your wedding a night from now!?" Jonouchi yelled, sitting on a roof of a building as he raised a can of beer.
"I feel awesome, Jono!" Atem shouted happily as he raised his can, also. "I feel awesome about marrying the love of my life! I feel awesome about having my child! I just . . . . feel awesome!" He collasped, laughing drunkingly.
"I think you had one too many, bud," smirked Jonouchi.
"I'm pretty estatic about this wedding," chuckled Atem. "It will be the most awesome thing ever."
"Is 'awesome' your new word?" asked Jonouchi.
"Maybe."
"Anyway, did you find out the kid's boy or girl?"
"I think Anzu said it's a girl," Atem replied as he sat back up. "But I don't mind about it at all."
"But you would, Atem," Jonouchi smirked. "Since you're having a girl, you'll be super-mega overprotective."
"What? No I won't," Atem retorted as his buzzed passed away.
"You will. Take it from me; I sheltered my little sis Shizuka for all my life. And you gonna do the same until the day you die."
Atem sighed as he scratched through his hair. "Whatever, Jono," he said. "I will protect Anzu and my daughter from any threatening danger. I promise myself that." Jonouchi nodded in agreement as he smiled.
"To your new family!" he yelled happily, raising his beer can.
"To my new awesome family!" Atem shouted excitedly as he raised his beer can, laughing.
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"Whoa, this is new," Anzu said as she saw her reflection on the hand mirror. She had goth-like make-up with smokey lavender eye shadows, dark violet eyeliners, black browliners, and matte plum-colored lipstick. "I seen girls at my school wear stuffs like this, but with me, this is something." She then sat in front of a vanity desk.
"Oh, those type of humans always copy our lifestyles," Mai smiled as she pinned Anzu's hair into a small bun. "They're what we called wannabe vampires. Now keep your hair still." She sew'd a long, curled extenstion in Anzu's hair. "You're so beautiful; I hope your child will look the same as you."
"Thank you, Mai," Anzu smiled as she looked at herself in the mirror again. "Are you done yet?"
"Yeah, one thing left is you wedding dress," Mai replied.
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vampire weddings are different than human weddings. For one thing, everything is dark and goth-like. The ceremony itself is different; the bride and the groom kneels before each other and exchange rings. After that, they exchange the vampiric vows:
My dark love, my only love,
Your blood ties to mine
Until the day I die.
I vow to protect us and our offsprings
From the evil that could harm us.
We'll stay together for our love.
Forever.
After the vow was said, the bride and the groom bite into each other's neck and drinks a small amount of their blood. However, Atem won't do the last part since Anzu is a human. He looked around in the old, slightly worn-down church, which was decorated with maroon roses and black and dark violet satin streamers. "Only two hours left," he mumbled happily as he sat in one of the front row benches; Atem himself wore a all-black tuxedo, obviously suited for the ceremony.
"You nervous yet, Atem?" Atem turned his head and saw Jonouchi sitting behind him.
"Not really," chuckled Atem. "I might be when the times comes."
"Don't have 'cold feet' or something?" Jonouchi persisted; he wore black suit with a dark grey dress shirt underneath and no tie. "If it was me, I'll be shaking all over."
"Why being wed to Mai?" Atem smirked.
"No, it's not that," Jonouchi retorted as he leaned closer. "It's well . . . . you're marrying a human in front of your followers. I'm not saying it's wrong, but it would make me nervous. I'm your friend, Atem, and I do care for Anzu and your kid. I just wanna give you the appreciation that I'm feeling now."
"Thank you, Jonouchi," Atem smiled. "You're a true friend. Are you sure you're not saying that so I can pick you as a guardian for my daughter?"
"You are?" questioned Jonouchi. Atem slightly nodded. "Thanks, bud!" Jonouchi smiled.
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"My dark love, my only love," Atem vowed, "your blodd ties to mine until the day I die. I vow to protect us and our offsprings from the evil that could harm us. We'll stay together for our love. forever." he and Anzu were kneeling in front of each other as they held hands. An old, winkly vampire wearing a black robe stood before them at the altar. Now the bride will recite the same vow," he wheezed, fixing his glasses.
"My dark love, my only love," vowed Anzu. "Your blood ties to mine until the day I die. I vow to protect us and our offsprings from the evil that could harm us. We'll stay together for our love. Forever."
"Good," wheezed the old vampire. "Now for the last part--"
"No need for that," Atem said. "I prefer to kiss her soft, lovely lips than to drink her blood."
"Very well," the vampire coughed. "By the night's precious sky, I bid you both to fly away towards your new life together, as husband and wife."
Atem and Anzu stared at each other lovingly before they kissed for what seemed like hours. They pulled away from each other, blushing deeply as they smiled. Atem's followers, sitting on the benches, clapped out of happiness and respect, Atem stood up and, along with Jonuchi's help, helped Anzu to stand; her wedding dress was a sleeveless midnight bluish-violet silk dress that minimized the size of her huge stomach.
"Congradulation, leader and partner," smirked Jonuchi as he hugged both of them. "Can I kiss the bride?"
"On the cheekm Jono," smiled Atem. "You don't want Mai to kill you, do you?"
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the next chapter is long and suspenseful. I'm currently writing it now.
I'll update ASAP!!