Legend:
Italic – Yumi's thought
Wedding
Yumi was standing at the mirror once again. She uses a wonderful white dress that showed even more her beautiful curves… She was at a church, ready to her father comes and take her to her groom, and soon her husband.
She made a small smile and started to think
We were always friends, but I knew he liked me, since he came to school. However I never thought that I would marry him… in the beginning I thought I'd marry someone else, but this other one don't love me, never have…
She was lost in her thoughts till the door opened and someone came in. Yumi turned around to face the person who entered and she saw her best friend, Aelita.
"Hey, Aelita…"
"Oh, Yumi, don't make this sad face, it is your day!"
"Yes, I know, but…" she walked towards the sofa and sat down "It is just that…"
"That…?" Aelita asked sitting next Yumi
"He is not even here…"
"Yumi, look, today is a special day and you have to have sure before you step on the altar and say yes"
"I know, and I like him--"
"Do you love him? Is all that maters"
"I-I don't know… Don't pressure me in my wedding day like that!"
"Yumi, it is better in your wedding day than in your honey moon!"
Yumi thought about it for some minutes in silence, and then she answered Aelita with a determinate tone
"I'll marry him, I want to do it"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes"
"Then, I wish you luck"
Aelita said and walked out of the little room. Yumi stood up too and once again looked herself at the mirror. She sighed and thought to herself
I wish I'm doing the right thing…
"C'mon buddy!"
"No, Odd, I don't want to!"
"Oh man, you are really stubborn! You really will let him win and take her like that? That easy?!"
"Yes"
"You don't look like the Ulrich Stern I knew from high school!"
"And I'm not, I've grown up!"
"But you are even more stupid!"
Ulrich throw at Odd a pillow, but Odd manages to escape and the pillow collapsed against the wall behind him.
"Shut up, Odd!"
"No! I can't believe you really will let William win!"
"Yes, I can!"
"So you will just stay here and sulk on that damn bed for the rest of your life?!"
"Yes…"
"Oh, shit! Ok, I'll let you here, you win. And losing at the same time, and you know it… If you change your mind, you know where to find her. The ceremony is about to start, I'll go…"
Odd said going away of the room closing the door, and soon closing the door of his friend's apartment, going to the church…
The wedding started. Yumi's father took her all the way to the altar, were William was waiting for her, and smiling more at each step she approached him. She forced a smile to cross her face, the truth was that she was kinda scared of the future with William
If Ulrich was in William's place, I'd feel more confident?... NO, stop that Yumi! You'll marry William, you can't think about Ulrich now! …But… He is not here… I wish he was here, giving me a hand, like he always did…
And so the ceremony started, the priest started to say some words, but finally came the crucial question
"William Dunbar, do you accept Yumi Ishiama as your wife?"
"I do"
"And you, Yumi Ishiama, do you accept William Dunbar as your husband?"
"I-I d--"
She was about to say, but someone interrupted her opening the door of the church in desperate shouting
"Wait!" It was Ulrich "Wait… Yumi, I know it is late, but before you say that you accept him, I have to tell you something… I love you… And always have…"
She was so surprised that she couldn't even move, he turned around and went out of the church, he thought that she didn't want him anymore… William turned to Yumi and said
"You love him, right?"
"I-I… I…" She couldn't speak
"Go"
"But… and the wedding?"
"I don't want to marry you knowing you don't love me. Anyone is forcing you to do it… Go"
She smiled a little sad, and then kissed his cheek before lifting a little the dress so she could run to find Ulrich. She left the church, finding him almost at the car
"Ulrich, wait!" He turned around and saw her running towards him "Please don't go…"
Now, he was surprised. He almost couldn't speak
"B-but a-and your wedding?"
"You stupid boy…" she smiled even more "I just was going to marry him because I thought you didn't love me, but now I knew I was mistaken…"
"Y-you m-mean t-that y-you… you…"
"Yes, Ulrich. I love you… But why you weren't here before? Why you decided to tell me just now?"
"Because I was afraid… I didn't want to see you in the moment that I'd lose you for ever… I just wanted you to know all the truth before you marry…"
And so she sealed his lips with her own… they felt some rain drops falling on them, and when they looked up, they saw a dark sky and more rain drops falling. But they didn't move quickly, they were happy to stay with each other… And they didn't mind the water falling on them; it was like it washed them from the inside, taking away the past and leaving space for the future…
A future together…