Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, nor the (beautiful) song, "When God Made You", I just felt the strongest urge to write a oneshot with them, alright?
A/N: Well, this is in honor of Kaiora, who will be leaving soon, you will be sorely missed, and may this be merely "till we meet again" and not "good bye". I hope you enjoy this in particular, as well as anyone else who graces me with reading this, please feel free to leave a review:
Key:
"Bold"-Roxas is singing
"Italics"-Naminé is singing
"Bold Italics"-Both are singing at the same time
"When God Made You"
Romance (Kaiora)
Five years after KHII:
Everyone's favorite spiky-haired brunette hero was nervously pacing. This was it, the biggest day of his life; after twenty years of life, he was finally going to marry his true love, Kairi. He had been imagining this day for most of his life, but now he realized that no amount of imagination could have prepared him for the pressure of his own wedding day. He finally sat down in one of the chairs in the groom's waiting room. He took a look at himself to see if he was dreaming; he was wearing a black tuxedo with a white undershirt and a white rose pinned right over his heart. He pinched his hand, to make double sure that he was awake. After the painful encounter, he realized that he was awake, which only made him even more nervous.
"Phew…come on, Sora. You can do this…it's the moment you've been waiting for." Sora thought to himself as he rubbed his temples due to stress.
"Heh, you think you're stressed? HAH! That's a good one, Sora." A voice in his head interrupted his thoughts, Sora humorously smiled when he heard it.
"My bad, Roxas, I forgot this is just as much your wedding as it is mine…and you have to sing too, hehe. But at least you won't be going through the ceremony." Sora inwardly laughed as he talked with his Nobody in his head. Just then, Roxas appeared beside him and took a seat in an adjacent chair. Sora looked at him, and saw that the blonde was wearing pretty much the same thing, only it was a white tuxedo with a black undershirt, the only thing that was the same color was the rose.
"Hey, why are all your colors altered but the rose?" Sora asked as he turned to face his other self.
"Well, I'm not sure…maybe because we share the same heart or something, and that's what these flowers represent, I guess." Roxas shrugged his shoulders as he tried to think of a good explanation. Sora just nodded his head in understanding; Roxas's explanation seemed as legitimate reason as any. Just then there was a knocking on the door.
"You decent, Sora?" A muffled voice came through the door; it was Riku, who was Sora (and Roxas's) best man.
"Yeah, you can come in." Sora replied as he opened the door. After which, Riku, Donald, Goofy, Cloud, and Squall walked in, all dressed up for the wedding themselves, but as they walked in, Sora noticed that they were being ushered by Selphie and Aerith. "Uh, what's going on?" Roxas inquired as he and Sora looked at the event unfolding with a puzzled look on their faces.
"Well, the brides are on their way, goofs. You know the rules, the groom, or groomsmen can't see his bride before the ceremony, and Kairi and Naminé are going through this hallway to get to where they need to be, so we need to keep you all here until they're out of sight." Aerith smiled as she closed the door.
"H-hey, Naminé and I are just singing though." Roxas jokingly complained.
"Well, Sora and Kairi are getting married, right? That means that you and Naminé are, don't think I don't get this whole Nobody business. Also, if I'm not mistaken, the song you're singing is kind of a vow in some way as well." Aerith laughed, to which Roxas sat down in defeat.
Sora leaned next to him and jokingly whispered, "Nice try, bud…heh, looks like we're stuck in this together."
"Heh, when aren't we?" Roxas laughed. A few moments later, there was another knock on the door.
"They've moved on, release the wolves." The voice laughed as she opened the door, it was the "great ninja," Yuffie.
"Okay, you all need to get to your positions as well. Sora, Roxas, make your way to the sanctuary. Riku, being as you're the best man, you'll enter first, followed by Donald and then Goofy…Squall, Cloud, you'll usher in the family members and guests as we practiced. Okay, places everyone, it's almost time!" Selphie joyously exclaimed as she dashed out with Yuffie and Aerith.
"Urg…did she have to remind me?" Sora gulped as he straightened his white bow-tie. Riku just reassuringly placed his hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Relax, you'll be fine…I'll be there to catch you if you faint, being as I'll be standing right behind, hehehe." Riku laughed as he, the grooms, and the groomsmen made their way to the back of the sanctuary. After a few moments of waiting, the pianist began to play the intro music for the male half of the wedding, and the parade headed by Sora, then Roxas, who made his way to the side, then Riku, Donald, and finally Goofy.
After a few more moments of waiting (much to Sora and Roxas's pain), the Bride's Maids, Aerith, Yuffie, and Tiffa came down the aisle, followed by the Maid of honor, Selphi, then came the flower girls, Yunna, Pain and the girl Riku, and the ring bearer, 'Liam (or William III), the son of Captains William and Elizabeth Turner. After the new arrivals took their places, King Mickey, who was presiding over the marriage, requested that everyone stand as "the Bridal March" began to play.
"Oh…my…" Sora nearly gasped audibly when he saw Kairi, she was in a flowing white, strapless, yet modest dress, veiled in grace, a black ribbon tied around her waist and a white rose over her heart, similar to the one that Sora and Roxas were wearing. Roxas had a similar reaction when he saw Naminé, and, like him, her colors were the opposite of Kairi's, she had a black dress with a white ribbon, only the rose was the same. Kairi stood adjacent to Sora, and Naminé stood next to Roxas as the two Nobodies were handed a microphone.
Mickey moved to speak, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today for the blessed union of these young people. Sora to Kairi, and Roxas to Naminé…love is not something to be trifled with, it is a gift that God gives man the capacity to experience, yet it is up to man whether or not they decide to take part in the joy that it brings, and these four people have made a monumental step in their lives. Now, the path of love isn't by any means easy, and you all know that better than most, and it is my personal prayer that you all use your knowledge learned from your hardships to cherish your love all the more. I also hope that you realize that marriage is a covenant, a pact written by cutting at each other's lives and sealed in your blood, in essence becoming one with your spouse, and as such is should be made only with the one that God has made for you…" the King finished as he stepped back and Roxas and Naminé stepped forward, hand in hand.
The music began to softly play as Roxas moved his mike near his lips,
"It's always been a mystery to me,
How two hearts can come together,
And love can last forever.
But now that I have found you I believe,
That a miracle has come when God sends the perfect one.
So gone are all my questions about 'why',
And I've never been so sure of anything in my life.
Oh I wonder what God was thinking, when he created you.
I wonder if he knew everything I would need,
Because he made all my dreams come true.
When God made you, he must have been thinking about me."
Naminé gently lifted her mike as well,
"Ooo, I promise that wherever you may go, wherever life may lead you,
With all my heart I'll be there too.
And from this moment on I want you to know,
I'll let nothing come between us, and I will love the one's you love…"
"So gone are all my questions about 'why'…" "…about 'why'."
"Oh I wonder what God was thinking when he created you,
I wonder if he knew everything I would need,
Because he made all my dreams come true.
When God made you, he must have been thinking about me.
Oh he made the sun he made the moon, to harmonize in perfect tune,
One can't move without the other, they just have to be together.
And that is how I know it's true, you're for me and I'm for you.
And my world just can't be right without you in my life…"
"He must have heard every prayer I've been praying…" "I've been praying…"
"He must've knew everything I would need!"
"When God made you…he must have been thinking…"
"…about me." The spiky blonde softly finished on a beautiful high note as the song came to an end.
Mickey happily smiled as he watched Roxas and Naminé take each others hands and phase back into Sora and Kairi. "Sora, take your ring for Kairi…" Mickey commanded, to which the young man followed, "…now state your vow."
"Kairi, with this ring, and what it represents, I do hereby make a promise to you and you alone, that I will love, cherish, and protect you, in sickness and in health, for better, or worse, for as long as I live." Sora calmly spoke as he placed the wedding band, which had a spiral cut diamond with a softly twisted gold band, on his love's wedding finger.
"Kairi, will you please follow suit…" The kingly mouse requested.
"Sora…with this ring, and all that it portrays, I solemnly swear to you and only you, that I will love, cherish, and support you, in sickness and in health, for better, or worse, for as long as I live." Kairi peacefully spoke as she placed Sora's wedding band, a gold ring with spiraling layers and a single, small diamond in the middle, on his wedding finger.
With that, Mickey happily closed his book of vows and smiled, "Very well, what God has deemed to bind together, let no man tear asunder. I now pronounce you man and wife…Sora, you may kiss your bride." With that, Sora wrapped his arms gently around Kairi's waist, and Kairi wrapped hers around his neck, and they gave each other a modest, yet love filled kiss, drawing applause from those in attendance, and those who knew the two particularly well, could also tell that Roxas and Naminé were doing the same thing as their Sombodies. After they finished, Sora and Kairi placed their foreheads softly against the others.
"I've been waiting a while for this…I love you so much." Sora whispered.
"I know…I waited too, you know." She softly laughed as they made their way back down the aisle to the dinner area where they were to be joined by their guests. The rest of the evening was reminiscent of a typical wedding, plenty of congratulations and things of that nature. After everything was finally said and done, Sora and Kairi made it to their limo, which was to take them to their honeymoon sweet. It was late, so Kairi rested her head on Sora's shoulder, "You know…this is the start of a new life for us."
"Yeah, but at lest we'll spend it together." Sora smiled as he gently rubbed his hand through her soft, auburn hair.
A/N: Well, I hope you all enjoyed it...it was kind of a long oneshot for me, lol. Oh well, I felt that Kaiora needed a grand send off, being as a lot of her oneshots were inspirations for me. May the Lord see fit to bless her life, through the good and the bad times, and may He also see fit to allow her wonderful talent in writing to be used for his glory in some way.
Peace, and God bless us all,
-KBMP
