Hey guys! Sorry that I had to do a boring romantic chapter, but it had to be done. Oh, and don't worry, there is one more official chapter left, not including the epilogue. Enjoy!
"Where are we going?" A blindfolded Ahsoka asked her smirking boyfriend.
"Don't peek, or you'll ruin the surprise." He answered smugly.
It was 4 years later. Ahsoka had grown from a mischievous teenager to a tall, beautiful woman, which stretched beyond physical appearance. What Lux notice most was her new manner, a manner that suggested a high level of intelligence and wisdom. She still kept many of her teenager traits though, a prospect that Lux exploited often. Lux, too, had become and responsible and caring man, loving and respectable.
They had established a new life on another part of Mandalore, to avoid falling into another trap of some sort. Lux took a long time to forgive himself for not being there for her when she dueled Ventress, and never stopped thanking Reborn.
We join them as Lux tugs her through the streets on a very special day that had been planned for some time. Ahsoka had no clue what was going on, but she knew he was a man of many surprises and romantic gestures. He did this occasionally to show her a special spot he had found or a secret present he had for her, and she assumed this to be no different.
He pulled her off the street towards a quieter part of town, and led her a few more minutes.
He had become quite good at blocking her sensing abilities, and he used that to his advantage in this instance as well.
"Stop." He ordered quietly.
They paused. He took the blindfold off. She gasped. It was a garden filled with scented flowers, sunlight streaming through the living 'roof'. It was breathtaking.
She looked at him a smiled warmly. "You always knew how to find the perfect spot."
He smiled back. "That's not the best part. Follow me."
She walked just behind him as they wound through the trees and plants, until he told her that they were here. She was, once again, in awe. It was a shimmering waterfall, surrounded by smooth Syrragian stones.
He turned to her. "What do you think?"
She was at a loss for words. She hardly managed to say, "It's… beautiful."
They stood in silence for a few moments. She could sense Lux's nervousness, since he had lifted the barrier after removing the blindfold. He looked at her dead in the eye.
"Ahsoka… I have a question for you."
"Anything."
He slowly kneeled on one knee, pulled out a small Togrutan jewel box and opened it. She gasped in utter shock, to put it mildly. Their emotions were indescribable at best.
He spoke with a voice that quivered slightly. "Ahsoka Gaith Tano… Will you marry me?"
A smile that outshined all others broke across her face, her eyes brimming with tears of joy.
Her voice was broken, but she looked him in his tense, yet overjoyed face. "Yes."
His tension turned into wordless elation. He nearly jumped up to meet her hug. He drew back slightly, and kissed her deeply on the lips.
After reluctantly breaking apart, he slowly removed the shimmering ring from the box and placed it on her finger. The time that was destined since she first saw him… had come.
Fast forward one year. Yes, that's right, they had a full year of engagement. Ahsoka had often said it was a torturous year, waiting all those rotations. But he always told her to do the one thing she could never do – be patient.
The wedding was to be a private, almost secret affair. No guests would be present; not because they were afraid, but because they wanted this to be a special, personal moment. There would only be one other involved.
As unromantic as he seemed, Reborn would function as the Myrnan (Basically the Justice of the Peace) and join the couple in holy matrimony.
The location was the spot of his proposal, just a little ways from the gentle waterfall. Today was an unusually clear and sunny day, very rare and welcomed on Mandalore. The sky was perfect, as was the wedding itself.
Through my inexperience regarding wedding procedures, I cannot replicate every little thing the Justice of the Peace says, so I shall bring you in at the end of the ceremony.
"…And do you, Ahsoka Gaith Tano, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health, to love and cherish from this day until death do you part?" Reborn finished.
She fixed her hypnotizing blue eyes on his and said, with all her heart, "I do."
Reborn smiled and finished his part. "Through the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Lux gently leaned across and captured her in an unforgettable kiss. The galaxy seemed to be flawless… the balance of the universe re-established.
Reborn quietly left them in the garden, to give them some time alone.
After a long while, they broke apart. Lux broke the perfect silence. "This is my dream, Ahsoka, since first I could remember. The one for me, whom I could love and cherish, for life. But now that it has come true… I'm not sure what to think."
She smiled warmly and said, "You'll just have to come up with a new dream."
He smirked slightly. "I've got a short-term one."
She eyed him with mock seriousness, mixed with comedy.
"You've been thinking about that since our… 'incident' at the Temple, haven't you?"
He smirked again. "Yes, and I have already prepared the bridal chamber."
"Lead the way."
It is the start of a new time. A new life and bond. But there is one more secret to give, one more smile to put on your face.
But that's… the Last Chapter.
To those who muzzled their way through the romance, how did you like it?
Two things:
One, yes, I did purposefully create the proposal and wedding as a human proposal/wedding. Hopefully I did ok, this chapter really meant a lot to me. My big bro just proposed to his girlfriend, they're to get married January 2014.
And two, some may disagree with me making Reborn the Justice of the Peace. I just wanted to put a clever twist to the story, I swear I'm not trying to sully the people who are legitimate Justices of the Peace.
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