Return of the Air Benders
Chapter Two
The Not-So-Perfect Wedding
People gasped when they saw the faces of the soon-to-be newlyweds. Not one person could belive that they would even think about getting married, let alone go through with it. The past yeat they had tried to kill each other multipule times.
This was all one big headache.
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The Groom looked into his bride's eyes. Bright blue clashed with melted gold and mental explosions went off. He left her eyes and faced the skinny, rather ugly priest. He felt annoyance fill his body as the high pitched voice rang through the clearing.
Her hand was sweating in his, and when he sparred a glance at her, he noticed the hand she was carring the fire-flake flowers in was shaking badly. He tightened his hand around hers. She turned and smiled back at him in a way that made him want to smile back.
Both turned back to the priest.
.
She must have been drinking cactus juice for the past month. That was the only way she could explain to herself why she was up here, in front of everybody she knew and many more that she didn't, getting married to this insane maniac.
The priest went on and on about how the sun and the moon and how they were looking down and blessing the betrothed couple. She felt him smirk, and she had the urge to smak him. This may not be her dream wedding but it was still her's. he had no right to ruin it. She tightened her hand so tight that it would have made any other man cry out in pain.
He got the point.
"Children of the Moon and Sun, before we join you together in marrage, is there anything you might want to say to each other?" the priest's question pulled her out of her stupor. She once again looked into his wonderful eyes as he opened his mouth to speak.
"I-I'm sorry it has to be like this." She felt tears prick at her eyes at his words, but she only shook her head and turned back to the priest.
"With that being said," the priest announced, "I give every person here the chance to say 'no' to this union."
No one said anything, only a few older women cried.
"Then by the power of the Sun, the Moon, and the Avatar, I proclaim you husband and wife. Please seal this bargan with a kiss."
Once again she faced him, now as his wife. He put his hand on her cheek and softly kissed her lips .
The crowd stood and clapped. It was polite and cold, but the deed had been done. The union between fire and water was complete.