Disclaimer: I do not own the Scott Pilgrim series or any of the characters mentioned in this story. All original characters and lines belong to Bryan Lee O'Malley. This story is for entertainment purposes only. Any similarity to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
A/N: The wedding story continues, or rather begins. This is the longest chapter I've written in my short fanfiction career, so I apologize if it's a bit hefty. Thanks for all the feedback though, and hopefully this turns into as good of a story as I want to give all of you! :-D
Scott and Ramona's Precious Little Wedding
Chapter 1
Lisa Miller (Status: In full storytelling mode) returned to the living room with a bottle of water, taking her seat across from Lily Pilgrim (Status: Wondering what happened next to her parents).
"So… where was I?" Lisa asked.
"You were just getting past Uncle Wallace being there for Mom and Dad's engagement… with no pants on," Lily remembered.
"Yeah… he does that a lot, doesn't he?" Lisa smiled.
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"How hard can it be to choose 3 groomsmen?"
Ramona waited for an answer as Scott put a piece of sushi in his mouth (Ramona Flowers Note: Maybe having this discussion over food wasn't the best idea…). Scott just shrugged as he grabbed another piece.
"I don't know… it's just hard," Scott answered before he popped the California roll in his mouth.
"But you only know 3 guys!" Ramona sighed, exasperated.
"I know more guys than that!" Scott exclaimed (Ramona Flowers Note: At least I think that's what he said… his mouth was full, so I'm guessing).
"Like who?" Ramona challenged.
Scott thought for a moment. "Umm… Wallace… and Stephen Stills… and Neil… and…"
"And?" Ramona pressed.
"Umm… what about that guy with the car?" Scott ventured.
"So you've actually got a guy in mind to be your groomsmen that you don't even know the name of?" Ramona asked.
"Well… no. Kim told me she didn't want to see him again, so I guess not," Scott said, dropping his head.
"So sounds like a pretty easy decision to me," Ramona said, a satisfied smile on her face.
"But it's not! I mean… how did you choose your bridesmaids?" Scott asked, trying to get the pressure off of himself.
"Well… my best friend ever since I met you is Kim, so there's one," Ramona ticked off her bridesmaids on her fingers. "Then there's Lisa, who was obviously very instrumental in getting us together. And then your sister, mainly because I figured you'd have Neil in yours somewhere."
"Wait… why would that matter?" Scott said, confused.
Ramona's smile dropped. "Seriously… it's been months. They're dating. YOU introduced them!"
"I did?"
Ramona put her head in her hands.
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Scott and Ramona went back to the apartment from the sushi restaurant. Ramona had to admit that, even though she loved Kim like a sister, the living arrangements at Scott's apartment made her a BIT uncomfortable. Ever since she had returned from her parents' house, Kim had lived with Scott in his small apartment. And while it had been okay with Ramona when she lived alongside them (Note: Though it had been extremely cramped), when she had moved back into her old apartment, she couldn't help but feel a bit of trepidation at leaving Scott and Kim alone in the apartment.
Scott opened the door to find Kim pounding away on her drum set, which was positioned across the room near her pallet. She looked up from the drums and Ramona thought she saw her glance at her headphones, which were sitting on the small bedside table nearby. She didn't say anything though, as Ramona and Scott both waved a greeting and headed to the bedroom. After all, they didn't want to disturb her practice session.
"So… are you going to offer ANYTHING to this wedding?" Ramona asked as soon as the door was closed.
"I did have one idea," Scott said, smiling. "You see… when we met, I kept hearing the music from the Legend of Zelda, so I thought maybe we should have cake toppers from the Legend of Zelda."
Ramona's eyes popped open. After all the decisions she'd had to make, with all of the stress she'd been under, and THAT was his great contribution? "WHAT?" she exclaimed.
Scott looked like a deer in headlights.
"So the only help I can expect is what's going to be on top of our CAKE?" Ramona was starting to lose it. The stress of the day, compounded by Scott's lack of involvement, was finally getting to her.
"But…" Scott tried to stammer out.
"You know what Scott Pilgrim… if you're not going to take this whole thing seriously, then maybe we shouldn't even HAVE a wedding!" Ramona yelled as she stormed out of the room. The words felt like a knife coming out of her, but she was too mad to care. As she stomped into the living room, she could see Kim out of the corner of her eye, wearing the headphones.
"Wait Ramona!" Scott pleaded as he followed her into the living room.
Ramona whipped around. She could feel her anger building, and with Kim there too, it wasn't going to be pretty. Scott didn't even seem to notice Kim was there.
"We can have the wedding… I'll take it seriously!" Scott continued to say.
"You know what? I'm going home," Ramona threw her hands up in disgust and walked out the front door, slamming it behind her. Once outside, she paused. She looked up at the sky, wondering if this was really the right thing to do, and secretly hoping that Scott would follow her out and convince her it was, but he didn't. After she got tired of waiting, she bounded down the stairs and started the journey home.
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"Wait," Lily said.
Lisa paused for a moment, waiting for her niece's question.
"If Aunt Kim is the one who told you this part of the story… how do you know what Mom did?" Lily asked.
"Well of COURSE I had to get Ramona's side too. What kind of self respecting gossip would I be if I didn't know all the sides?" Lisa said with a smile. "Now… I'm gonna stick with telling you about your mom's story, cause Kim and Scott… well… they had a bit of a more… sordid tale than your mom did. I'll leave it to them to tell you what happened when you're ready… if they ever do." (ApellaZant Note: Or… you could just go on over and read "One Night of Trouble." Go ahead… I'll wait… done? Then let's go!)
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The next morning, Ramona skated into work a little late. She wasn't normally that kind of person, but she'd been up most of the night wondering what to do now. As she skated in the warehouse door, her boss (Name: Jordan J. Root, Occupation: Canadian Amazon Supervisor) looked up at her. "Wow Ramona… wedding planning keep you up all night?" he said.
"What? No… no wedding planning last night," Ramona stammered.
"You alright to work?" Jordan asked as he started pulling packages out of a large bin. He set one out on the counter in front of Ramona.
"Yeah… I guess," Ramona said unconvincingly.
"Well here's an easy one… No Account Video," Jordan read off the label.
Ramona stopped for a moment. No Account Video… that was an interesting (Note: And somewhat contrived) coincidence. She felt that if there was anyone she needed to talk to right now, it was the manager of No Account Video, Kim Pine.
"Doesn't make sense…" Jordan continued. "You'd think No Account would use someone OTHER than Amazon for a supplier…"
"Yeah. I'll take it anyway though… it's right next door to Second Cup, and I think I need a pick-me-up," Ramona said as she took the package and placed it in her new subspace purse. "Hey… are you coming to the wedding? I need an RSVP if you are. Caterers and all…"
Jordan chuckled. "Of course I am, but are you telling me I have to fill out that ridiculous card?"
Ramona smiled. It felt a little weird, but took some of the stress she'd been feeling away from her. "I'm afraid so Jordan… gotta hold you to the same standards as everyone else."
"Well alright… I'll fill out your silly card, and I'll be there," Jordan said as Ramona started to skate toward the door. "You just make sure there's actually a wedding… I don't wanna waste a vacation day!"
Ramona skated out the door and headed off toward No Account Video.
…
By the time she reached No Account Video, Ramona felt much better about her current situation. She and Scott had had their fights beforeand come through, so why would this be any different? And in a lot of ways, Ramona had help. She had help in the form of her fiance's roommate and her best friend, Kim Pine.
So she was happy to see that it WAS, in fact, Kim standing in front of No Account Video as she skated up to it. "Hey Kim!" she yelled as she came to a stop.
Kim whipped around, apparently shocked to see Ramona. Of course, there was also something else in her face as she greeted Ramona. "Hey… Rammy… what are you doing here?" she asked.
"You wouldn't believe this, but I actually have a delivery for you," Ramona answered, beginning to dig in her purse. In just a moment, she took out the parcel and held it out for Kim to see.
Kim inspected the package, but didn't touch it. "That's weird. We don't usually get our stuff from Amazon," she said. "It usually comes from a supplier."
"Oh that's mine!" yelled someone else as they were crossing the street to get to the store. Ramona turned around and saw that it was Kim's former boss/current employee Hollie Hawkes. She reached the two and looked at the package. "Sorry, I had to use this address for it. Sarah's real bad about not telling me when mail comes."
Kim sighed. Apparently she didn't really want to see Hollie this morning (Kim Pine Note: When in the world would I WANT to see Hollie?).
"So how was the party?" Hollie asked Kim. Ramona spotted a look of horror flash across Kim's face as her head jerked up. "I was expecting you to be pretty hung over today, but you look fine."
"So you DID go to Julie's party last night," Ramona smiled. She had known that Julie was in town and that Kim had been tossing around the idea of going to a party for her, but last she had heard, Kim had stayed in the house. That's why she'd been there for the… "disagreement" between her and Scott. Ramona pushed it from her mind as quickly as it came up. "I was worried you were just gonna sit reading that book all night."
"Nope," said Hollie, putting an arm around Kim. "She was partying with the best of us."
Kim glared at Hollie's arm before shrugging it off. Then she turned to Ramona and smiled, but there was something… off about it. Ramona couldn't think about it too much though. She WAS on the clock, after all. "Well… you'll have to tell me about it this afternoon," she said as she looked at her watch. "But right now, I need you to sign for this and then I've gotta go."
Hollie took the pad from Ramona and signed her name. "I'll take care of this," she said as she scribbled. After she handed the pad back to Ramona, Kim muttered something about seeing Ramona after work for dress shopping before Ramona skated away, leaving the two to open up their store.
As she skated away, Ramona couldn't help but wonder what had been wrong with Kim. There was something different about how she'd looked this morning. But then she dismissed it as speculation. After all, a Julie party does strange things to a girl.
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Scott Pilgrim (Status: Trying to Figure Out What Happened Last Night… but not too hard) sat on the couch playing his Nintendo DS. The diminutive game system had been a gift from one of his friends, Neil Nordegraf (Who is apparently dating his sister, Stacey? Isn't that what Ramona said?). He sat in the silence of the apartment, killing beasts on some far away world as the hours ticked by.
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At 4 o'clock, Ramona skated towards the bridal shop she'd found for her wedding needs. It was a local store, so prices weren't TOO terrible, and it was close to work, which was another plus. She still hadn't felt ENTIRELY comfortable using subspace, so if she could get somewhere without using it, she would.
As she reached the shop, she found Kim walking up to it from the other direction. "Wow… right on time. I usually have to wait for Scott," Ramona quipped.
She thought she saw Kim cringe at Scott's name, but it was over in a flash. "Yeah…" Kim droned as they walked into the store.
The store attendant was immediately ready to help them, which was another thing that Ramona liked about this shop. There was very good customer service. "Welcome ladies… how may I help you today?" she chimed.
"We're here to finalize the dresses for the Pilgrim-Flowers wedding," Ramona stated.
"And who will be trying the dresses on?" the attendant continued.
Kim's eyes popped wide, as though she'd just heard what the conversation was about. She turned to Ramona, who put on her best smile to try and ease the situation. "Wait… no… you didn't say anything about trying ON the dresses," Kim stammered as she began glancing around wildly for an escape.
"C'mon Kim… I have to be able to see the dress on someone, to see how the color looks," Ramona pleaded (Lisa Miller Note: I suspect she also wanted to see Kim in the dress before the rest of us… because it was Kim). "And since Lisa is flying in too late, and Stacey's at work… I need you."
Kim sighed in defeat, holding out an arm to allow herself to be led away by the attendant. Ramona couldn't help but giggle. Suddenly, this wedding stuff was getting fun again…
…
"So how was the party last night?" Ramona asked as she lounged in the chair. She had already decided that she loved the dress, but she couldn't resist keeping Kim in it a little longer, so she had asked the attendant to go ahead and make her alterations. The sight of the attendant pushing and pulling Kim every which way to measure the way the dress fit her was comedic, especially with Kim's dead pan expression through the ordeal.
"Oh… it's the same old thing. A Julie party is a Julie party, right?" Kim answered as the attendant tugged her right arm, almost toppling her over.
"I guess so," Ramona replied. It was a few seconds before Ramona spoke again, breaching the subject that she knew would have to be discussed before anything could go on. "Did Scott say anything after I left?"
"No. He seemed kind of quiet," Kim answered, somewhat nonchalantly. "Did you guys have a fight?"
So it WAS as Ramona had feared. Kim was astute enough to know there was a problem last night, so she might as well just come out and talk about it. After all, who better to talk with than her maid of honor? "Yeah. It all seems kind of silly now. He was just telling me he wanted a Zelda cake topper and I just kind of lost it. It felt like this is all one big joke to him," she said with a frown.
"He's Scott Pilgrim," Kim said. "It's his nature."
Very true. Ramona sighed. "I hope he was okay after I left. I didn't mean to storm out like that… I just knew if I stayed, I might have said something else I was going to regret."
"He was alright. I took him with me to Julie's party," Kim blurted out suddenly.
There was a stab of jealousy in Ramona's gut as she looked up at Kim. She trusted Kim and all, but there was something about Scott going to a party with someone else that felt like a cold spike in her stomach. She quickly dismissed it though. This was Kim right? Scott was safer going to a party with Kim than he was if he'd gone with his own sister. "I'm glad you did. That's probably exactly what he needed," she said to break the silence. "I swear Kim… if it was possible for you to be both my maid of honor and his best man, I'm sure we'd have you do it."
Kim smiled. "But then I wouldn't be able to wear this beautiful dress."
"Wow Kim… I had no idea you were so keen on wearing that dress," Ramona teased. The jealousy was gone.
"Shut up," Kim responded.
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"So… did EVERYTHING happen before you even got there?" Lily asked.
"Well certainly not. It wasn't until I got there that things started picking up," Lisa answered. "I mean… Kim got her own place, but that was kind of boring, and I'd just be repeating more of the same story anyway, so we'll go ahead and skip ahead to me getting there if you want."
"Okay," Lily said as she leaned forward.
"So… where would that be? Oh yeah… a long plane ride," Lisa started.
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Kim Pine (Status: Finally an adult with her own place… that's nowhere near Scott Pilgrim's place… okay, it's actually just a few blocks away) stood in the terminal, shuffling her weight back and forth (Canadian Airports: Not as Strict as American airports, because c'mon… who would want to attack Canada?). She couldn't help it. This was exciting stuff.
Suddenly, she was overtaken with a HUGE crowd of people. The paparazzi was there in droves, flashing off pictures as Lisa Miller (Age: 25, Occupation: Oscar Nominated Actress!) stepped through the tunnel. She was wearing an absolutely gorgeous dress, with her blonde hair cut short and flipped outward. To be truthful, she looked absolutely stunning, and everyone in the terminal stopped to watch her. She spun around, presenting the paparazzi with another opportunity to get their perfect shot, and flashbulbs erupted around her yet again.
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"Aunt Lisa," Lily said with a flat expression. "Really? You'd been in Hollywood for less than 2 years, and that's what they were doing?"
"Well… I might be exaggerating a bit…" Lisa said as she bit her lip.
"A bit?" Lily smiled.
"Okay… a lot," Lisa admitted.
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Lisa Miller (Age: 25, Occupation: Waitress… and FUTURE Oscar Nominated Actress!) stepped through the tunnel to find Kim waiting in the nearly empty terminal. The two hugged each other before beginning the journey back to the car.
"It's SO good to see you, Lisa," Kim said, smiling.
"I know. And can you believe it? We're gonna see Scott Pilgrim get married!" Lisa exclaimed. Kim looked down at the ground. "I mean… I always figured it would happen one day, but it's still crazy to think about."
"Yeah… crazy," Kim muttered.
"So how do the dresses look? I know Ramona's been having you try them on for at least a few weeks, and I'm so sorry I wasn't here to help out more," Lisa was talking 100 miles an hour. "But I'm here now, so if she needs a fashion plate anymore, you go ahead and let me take care of it."
Kim finally cut her off. "Lisa… I did something bad."
Lisa stopped and looked at Kim. "Something bad? Like what? Sleep with Scott?"
Kim bit her lip. Lisa's eyes went wide.
"OH MY GOD YOU DIDN'T!" Lisa yelled.
"It's not like it was my choice! There was tequila involved…" Kim said. "…a LOT of tequila."
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"Wait… WHAT?" Lily stood up in surprise (Lily Pilgrim Note: TMI! TMI! TM-XXXXXX-I!).
"Uh oh…" Lisa said. "Umm… what I meant to say was… Kim had kissed your dad," she tried to repair.
"No… you said SLEEP with Dad!" Lily was pacing the floor wildly.
Lisa got up and put a hand on Lily's shoulder. "Sorry… I meant to let them tell you that if they wanted to, but I guess I got carried away in the story. But hey… you know this story has a happy ending, because you're here. So let's just forget it and continue the story."
Lily sighed as she sat back down on the couch. "Did Mom ever find out?" she asked as she took a drink of water.
Lisa grimaced. "Well… let's get back to the story and we'll find out, won't we?"
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As they walked up to Kim's car (Lisa Miller Note: Having passed in complete silence), Lisa finally broke the silence. "Well Kim… if it makes you feel any better… I might have… kind of… done the same thing… a couple of years ago." (Lily Pilgrim Note: You've GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!)
Kim looked at Lisa, shocked. "What?"
"It was late, and he and Ramona had been fighting… and it was just so complicated," Lisa said with a frown. "In retrospect, I should have stopped it, but… he was so upset…"
"What kind of people are we, Lisa?" Kim asked, putting a hand on her forehead.
Lisa looked down at the ground. "I don't know… all I know is we CANNOT tell Ramona."
"OF COURSE WE CAN'T!" Kim exploded. "I've already betrayed her trust enough for both of us! Damn it Scott!"
"Well… he's getting married," Lisa said, still trying to find the upside. "If we can just keep quiet, maybe that'll make him grow up or something."
"No… it's gonna take kids being born… I'm sure of it," Kim said as she shook her head. The two girls got into her car (2001 Blue Honda Civic)(Kim Pine Note: More like 2001 Bluish Piece of Crap) and drove off. After all… the wedding was less than a week away, and even with current revelations, there was a lot to do.
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Lily put her head in her hands. "BOTH of you?" she asked. "How could he do that?"
"Your father doesn't hold liquor very well at all, and when he fights with your mother, he's an emotional basket case," Lisa answered. "Why do you think your mother doesn't let him drink anymore?"
"I think I've heard enough," Lily started to stand up, but Lisa stopped her.
"I'm sorry Lily… I should have warned you this story was gonna be like this… actually, I probably should have left the whole thing out," she admitted. "But now… you HAVE to let me finish it. I promise… no more crazy revelations about your father. From here on out, it'll be better."
Lily sat back down. "As long as you promise me Aunt Knives didn't do anything with him too."
"I'm pretty sure I heard they hugged once… they might have kissed a few times," Lisa said with a smile.
Lily glared at her aunt, who took a drink of water from her glass.
...
Well… no one said it would be easy to hear this story. Then again, they DID kind of insinuate that it would be happier than this (Lily Pilgrim Note: And less disturbing..). But if we're really thinking about it, the big question becomes… will Ramona find out what happened between two of her bridesmaids and her groom? And how will she react if she does? And who will Scott choose as his groomsmen? (Literally… he does only know like… 3 guys. Maybe 4.) When Lisa returns to telling her little tale, maybe we'll find out some answers. Maybe something funny will happen. How should I know? I'm basically just a glorified stenographer at this point…
TO BE CONTINUED…