A/N:

heres the chapter u have been waiting for!!!! XD *fireworks and sparklers go off in bg* also, happy late fourth of July people! :D my 4th of July sucked -_- i couldnt see the fireworks from my house even tho EVERYONE else on the block could so i was stuck watching the fireworks from New York on my tv :P stupid houses, being in the way of the awesome and pretty fireworks! lol. anywayz, i worked hard on this chapter for u guys and since i have not been to a wedding since i was 7...thats like...um....7 years ago...i had no idea how 2 write about a wedding scene so i watched a wedding movie and got some of the stuff from there (dont sue me for it!!! I just needed some help! DX) XD lol. anyways, enjoy and review!

i do not own Shugo Chara!

Chapter Eight: A Confession

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Saturday morning. The day Kukai thought he'd be dreading but was actually looking forward to it. He woke up at about six thirty with the help of his brothers, took a shower and got on his tuxedo.

"Are you sure this is going to work Kukai?" Shuusui asked, straightening his tie. Kukai pulled at the collar of his black jacket and stared in the mirror, "You saying I don't have a chance?" He asked.

Kaidou walked up to him and put his arm around his little brother's shoulder, "Dude, I always thought when we got dressed up to go to your wedding; it would originally be your wedding! Not some other dudes." he told him. Kukai gave his brother a look, "Look, I'm not saying you need to come, I'm saying if you want to. But only if you want to miss your little brothers wedding,"

"How do you know she's gonna say yes?! That's what I wanna know! What makes you so sure?" Kaidou asked. Kukai shrugged off his brother's arm and walked to the other side of his room, "I've known Yaya practically my whole life! If I've fallen in love with her then she must have at least liked me at some point! And, even if she doesn't, it's better to marry me then that stupid ass square." he explained.

"Yeah, well I don't wanna get dressed up and go to wedding if you're not the groom," Unkai groaned, brushing his hair back.

Kukai sent him a glare, "If my plan doesn't work are you just going to leave?" He asked. All four of his brother's heads nodded in unison. "But you guys know Yaya!" Kukai argued.

"We know but we don't approve of arranged marriages." Rento told him calmly. "So, when you got the invites you just rejected them?" Kukai asked.

"No, we didn't even open them; we just threw them in the fireplace since you told us before hand that it was an arranged marriage." Kaidou made clear. Kukai walked over to his bed and grabbed his cell phone to check the time, "Okay, okay. The wedding starts at ten and it's already nine. We should get going." he said, putting his phone into his pocket.

Kukai and his four brothers made their way out of the room and down the stairs to join the woman. Kaidou walked up to his girlfriend, Asami, and she started fixing his tie. Shuusui walked up to his wife, Ann, and Rento and Unkai joined their girlfriends, Gigi and Akane as well.

"Kukai, what do we do if she says yes?" Kaidou asked. "I'll take the spot where Hiro should be, and you four join me up their as my best men," Kukai explained. "Best 'men'? It's best man, Kukai." Shuusui told him.

"I know but I couldn't pick between all you guys so all of you will come up there with Me." he told him, nonchalantly. Kaidou finally got Asami to stop messing with his tie and he walked over to the door and pulled out his keys, "Fine, but we're ditching you there if she says no, leaving you there embarrassed as hell."

Kukai glared at him and the group followed him outside to Kaidou's van. His parents were meeting them at the church. Kukai took the passengers seat and the rest of them pilled in the back, some of the girls sitting on the boy's laps.

Kukai pulled out a small velvet box from his pocket and popped it open, reviling a 2 carat white gold diamond engagement ring. Kaidou glanced over and whistled, "Damn, bro! What a rock! What kind is that?" he asked.

The rest of the group all pushed themselves forward to see the ring, and Kukai held it up for them to see, "The jeweler said it was a Princess-cut diamond solitaire engagement ring in 18k white gold. I spent a little over three grand on it, then I bought the matching wedding rings as well." he explained.

"Dammit, when are you going bankrupted?" Unkai asked, shocked. Kukai chuckled, "Guys, I'm a big time soccer star and I get paid probably more then that dude who plays Edward Cullen! I bought this a few days ago and it was like pocket change! It didn't even make a dent in my bank account." he explained, putting the ring back in his pocket.

"Damn, why must our little brother out shine us in the money department?!" Shuusui groaned. "At least you can always expect great presents from me on your birthday and holidays!" Kukai told him.

Everyone nodded in agreement and Kukai pulled his cell phone out from his other pocket and started to dial Amu's number.

It rang for about ten seconds, and then she answered: "Hey Kukai, what's up? I'm kinda busy right now."

Kukai glanced out the window, "Yeah, I know, but I just wanted to see how everything was going. Yaya get cold feet yet?" He asked, perking up at the last line.

Amu chuckled, "Oh, we all wish that Kukai, but it isn't happening. Yaya is acting all calm and collected. She isn't acting at all like a bride should!" she explained. "What about everyone else? They all look good for this big day? Everyone know the plan but Yaya?" Kukai asked.

Even though Kukai couldn't see it, Amu nodded her head, "Yeah, I told Rima, Nagi, Tadase, Ami and Ikuto days ago and made them all swear not to tell Yaya, Tsubasa, or her parents. Are you sure you're ready to do this?" Amu asked concerned.

Kukai nodded, "Amu, I've been in love long enough to commit to marriage, even though I have no clue how Yaya feels." he told her.

Amu sighed, "Alright. Are you going to talk to her before the wedding?" She asked. Kukai shrugged, "I'll try but I heard it's impossible for anyone not in the wedding march to get to see the bride."

"I'll try to stay out there so I can take you to her, okay?"

Kukai glanced at the clock on the car radio, "Yeah, thanks Amu. I'm really thankful you're helping me with this." Amu turned her head to see Ami calling for her, "Yeah, it's no big deal. I gotta go now, Ami's calling me. I'll see you when you get here!" Amu said quickly before hanging up.

Kukai pulled his phone away from him and tucked it back into his pocket when he noticed a few of the girls staring at him, "What?" he asked.

Akane giggled, "You're just too cute! Doing this for the one you love! That's so sweet!" she cooed. All the girls nodded in agreement. Kukai chuckled, "Anything for her," he mumbled, slouching in his seat some, smiling.

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Kaidou parked the car in the parking lot across the street and the group made their way up to the church.

They walked inside and Kukai noticed two very tall men were standing by one of the hallways that lead to the woman's dressing room. Kukai sent Kaidou a look and he nodded, leading the rest of the group into the main hall of the church to take their seats.

Kukai started walking over to the hall, his hands in his pocket and whistling, trying his best to act casual.

One of the men stopped him, "Where do you think you're going?" He asked. Kukai grinned, "Just gotta talk to the bride for a second. That's okay, right?" Mentally, Kukai was thinking Amu, where the hell are you?!

"Sorry, but no one is aloud to see the bride unless you are a parent or the groom." He told him. Kukai grinned, "I am the groom!" he told him.

The mans face didn't change, "I've met the groom. You are not him; now go take your seat."

Kukai sighed and made his face look sad, "Okay. I'll leave; have a good day." he mumbled, turning on his heal and walking to the door. Kukai's eyes turned slightly to the side to see that the man had gotten back in his standing/bodyguard like position. Kukai quickly turned and ran over, ducking under the mans arms as he tried to grab him and running down the hall.

He took a guess and made a quick left down the hall and ran into a room. He closed and locked it behind him, sighing with relief.

"Kukai?"

Kukai perked up at the sound of his name and he turned his head. He saw Amu and Rima standing in their strapless lilac colored dresses, holding a small bouquet of white lilac flowers, their hair up in loose buns, causing their, now curled, hair to fall a little down their backs, giving them a waterfall-like affect.

"Yaya's here, right?" he asked. Amu nodded and pointed to the door she was standing by. "She's decent right?" he asked before walking over.

Amu sighed, rolling her eyes and nodded. Kukai walked over and knocked on the door. "Come on in!" he heard Yaya call.

Kukai took a breath and pulled open the door and walked inside. Yaya was sitting at a small make up table, staring into the mirror. She was wearing a finger tip length veil and a sliver tiara that was tucked into her hair with a flower design. Her auburn hair was straightened at the top, and as it got lower downwards it was getting curly. Yaya's eyes widened and a bright smile appeared on her face as she turned her head to see him, "Kukai! It's awesome to see you!" she said, jumping up and giving him a hug.

Kukai was extremely stunned at the sight of Yaya in her wedding dress and his face heated up immediately. He hugged her back, "You look beautiful Yaya," He told her.

She pulled away and giggled, "You're just saying that because you're my best friend." Kukai shook his head, "No I mean it Yaya! You look stunning, even!" he told her happily.

Yaya's face turned pink and she turned back around to the make up table. Kukai looked down at the table and saw Daichi and Pepe sitting there.

"Thanks for watching Daichi for me last night. He kept saying how he wanted to hang with you guys before you became a married woman." Kukai chuckled.

Yaya nodded, "It's no problem. It's fun having him around!" She said happily. Daichi floated over to Kukai, "It was crazy, man! All those girls squealing and talking about life! You owe me big time!" he whispered to him.

Kukai sent him a grin and he walked over to a small chair that sat next to Yaya. "You nervous?" he asked her after a second. Yaya shrugged, staring down at herself, looking at the dress, "I don't know. I always thought when I got married I'd have this feeling in my head that told me 'he's the one. The one I'm meant for'. But, right now I don't have a feeling like that. I just feel like this is just like any other day. Is that normal?" She asked him.

Kukai shrugged, "I've never been married before, so I wouldn't know." he told her. Yaya sighed sadly, "I just hope this day ends quickly. All of a sudden I'm starting to feel sick."

"Isn't that a sign of nervousness?" Kukai chuckled. Yaya laughed, "Yeah, I guess I am nervous after all!" Kukai's hand touched the outside of his pocket and he nodded his head to himself.

"Yaya, I-" he paused when Yaya started to laugh. "W-What's so funny?" he asked. Yaya covered her mouth with her hand and shook her head, "Re-Remember when we were seven and five and we had those fake weddings?!" she asked.

Kukai thought for a moment, "Oh, yeah! I remember those!" he laughed. Yaya nodded, "Yeah! Just, out of the blue, you'd come over to my house and say 'let's get married for fun!' and I'd agree and we'd take paper and draw a tuxedo and wedding dress on them and tape them to our clothes and set up all my stuffed animals and we'd fake get married! My mom even took pictures of one of our "weddings"!" she laughed.

Kukai nodded, "Yeah, and when it got to the part when we kiss you'd have me kiss your hand cuz kissing was gross to us back then!"

Yaya nodded, "Those were fun; those days of playing pretend and life not being so important to us then. I sometimes wish it could be like that. Just fun and games and nothing really too serious."

Kukai nodded, "Sometimes, if you're married to the right guy, it can be like that. All fun and games; just perfect." he told her. Yaya nodded, "Yeah. I'm sure me and Hiro could be like that, maybe!"

Kukai's face turned grim and he bit his lip, "Yaya, I really need to tell you something," he told her.

Yaya stared at him quizzically, "What is it?" she asked. Kukai took in a breath, "Yaya, will you-"

He was interrupted by the door being flung open by Yaya's father. "Yaya, come on! We have to get out there! Three minutes until the wedding march!" Mr. Yuiki glanced at Kukai, "You! Go take your seat!" he told him.

Kukai was about to protest, but Mr. Yuiki grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the room, "Tell me later, okay Kukai?!" Yaya shouted.

Kukai sighed and stumbled slightly as he was thrown out of the room. "You missed your chance!" Daichi said sadly, throwing his hands in the air in frustration. Kukai rubbed his temples, "Who knew proposing would be so hard," he mumbled.

"Yeah, proposing to the girl on her wedding day is suppose to be a piece of cake!" Daichi told him. "I would have done it sooner but do you know how hard it is to get Yaya's ring size without her figuring it out?! It took me at least three days and a day for the order and the past two days I haven't been able to see her because she wasn't aloud to have guests that aren't her bridesmaids!" he argued.

Daichi sighed and followed Kukai down the hallway and to the doors to the main hall of the church. Luckily, those two scary looking men weren't there anymore, so it was easy for Kukai to get through.

He walked up the aisle and found his family sitting in the fourth row of the left side of the church. He stepped over the ribbon that was blocking the entrance to the seats and took a seat right next to the aisle, also sitting next to Kaidou.

"I take it you didn't pop the question since your sitting here? Or did you and she turn you down?" He whispered to him. Kukai huffed, "I didn't get a chance to ask!" He told him.

Kukai leaned back in his seat and glanced at the groom's side of the church. Their was hardly anyone there for him! Kukai recognized Hiro's parents and then he noticed some older people and a few younger people. Total amount of people there for Hiro . . . about twenty people total.

Kukai looked behind and in front of him at the people here on the bride's side. He saw Yaya's parents and a lot of people he remembered from school. An older woman who Kukai knew to be Yaya's ballet teacher since she was very little. He saw Amu's parents with their cameras, ready to snap pictures, and he saw all the Chara's sitting on the balcony on the second floor of the church, watching the wedding. Total amount of people there for Yaya . . . about eighty people. Talk about a small wedding.

Daichi patted Kukai's arm and floated up to the balcony to join the others; he took a seat next to Yoru.

Kaidou tapped Kukai's shoulder. "What?" Kukai whispered to him. Kaidou leaned closer, "Can I see your cell phone? I like your version of Tetris better." he told him. Kukai glared at him, "Don't you have any manors?! You shouldn't play video games at a wedding!"

Kaidou stuck his tongue out at him and just then the organ started to play. Kukai looked down the seats and snapped his fingers to get his mother's attention. She looked at him, "What?" She whispered.

"Do you have a pen and paper?" He whispered back. His mother gave him a confused look and rolled her eyes, then started to dig around in her purse. She pulled out a small note pad and a ball point pen and handed them to Kukai. He nodded his head in thanks and sat back up straight in his seat and started to jot something down on the paper.

Kukai ripped the paper out of the note pad and passed the pen and pad back to his mother then turned in his seat to watch the wedding march.

He saw Amu walking down the aisle first with a bright smile on her face and Kukai heard a whistle coming from somewhere ahead, and had a feeling the whistle emanated from Ikuto, since Amu started to blush madly.

After her, Rima started walking with the same smile on her face. Kukai had a feeling those smiles were fake.

Once Amu and Rima got done with their walk, they stood in front of all the seats next to the priest, facing the crowd and they both took a breath and glanced at Hiro, who was wearing a dark tuxedo and his hands were cupped in front of him.

After they made their way up, Ami and Tsubasa started to walk down the aisle. Ami dropping flower petal after flower petal as she walked and Tsubasa holding a small pillow with two rings on them. Tsubasa dressed in a tuxedo and Ami is an A-Line flower girl's dress, with ribbons and lace and her hair curled with a flower headband.

The organs tone changed and started to play the wedding march, causing everyone to stand up and look at the back doors, waiting for the bride.

Behind those doors, Yaya was hyperventilating and pacing back and fourth. "Papa, I'm worried." Yaya told him.

Mr. Yuiki gave his daughter a reassuring hug, "There, there. I promise you that this will be the happiest day of your life."

"How do you know that papa?" Yaya asked him. He smiled down at his daughter, "Because everyone knows on a deserving woman's wedding day, all her dreams come true."

Yaya looked down at the floor and nodded, "Okay, let's go." she mumbled. Yaya locked arms with her father and they walked over to the doors. The men on either side of the doors opened them and Yaya felt the butterflies go off in her stomach once she saw all those people watching her.

She quickly put on a small smile, not too big and not too small, and proceed with her father down the aisle.

All Kukai's blood started to rush to his face once he saw Yaya. Her A-Line wedding dress was falling behind her like a waterfall, the skirt of the dress only allowing the tips of Yaya's shoes to appear when she walked, and she had put on a necklace with a flower and vine design on them and matching stud earrings.

Yaya and Kukai made eye contact when she got closer to where he was standing and she gulped as she walked past him.

Once Yaya was finally up at the alter, her father kissed her lightly on the forehead and glanced at Hiro before taking his seat next to his wife. Everyone took their seat and Yaya handed her bouquet of light pink roses to Amu then turned to the priest.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to join this man and this woman in the bonds of holy matrimony." The priest announced. "I've done this job long enough to know when a couple gets married for the wrong reasons; some, bare in love of an idealized person they are marrying. Others think they are just too old to be single and some are in it for the gifts. But what they do not realize is that marriage is a journey. A wonderful and at times insufferable journey. Aren't I right?" The priest chuckled, and most of the people in the crowd grunted their agreement.

"But," The priest said, "Even though theses two are brought here today under an arrangement, I'm sure Yaya and Hiro will be able to see each other for who they are. They are standing here today, committing to each other, knowing full well what they are getting into." he said.

"Before the couple takes their vows, is there anyone here who believes these two should not be wed?" the priest asked.

It got quiet for a moment, and Amu started scanning the crowd for Kukai.

Kukai quickly sat up and jumped over the ribbon, "I do!" he shouted. Everyone in the church turned their heads and Yaya and Hiro both looked behind them to see. "Kukai?" Yaya mumbled.

Kukai quickly walked up the aisle and took a breath once he was in front of Yaya, "Yaya, you-you can't marry this dude!" he told her.

She shook her head in shock, her mouth making an "O" and her shoulders fell, "W-What do you mean, Kukai?! You know why I'm doing this!" she told him. Kukai nodded, "I know Yaya, but it's wrong!"

"Just because you think an arranged marriage is wrong doesn't mean you have the right to stop it!" She argued.

"But you don't love Hiro! Who could love a walking stiff?!" Kukai argued. "Hey!" Hiro shouted.

"Butt out, dude! This is between me and Yaya!" Kukai told him, holding up his fist to shut Hiro up.

"If I shouldn't marry Hiro, then who should I?! You, Kukai?!" Yaya shouted at him. Kukai paused, then chuckled, "Yaya, remember how we played make believe about weddings?" he asked her.

Yaya paused and nodded, "Y-Yeah, but what does that have to do with right now?" She asked. Kukai pulled out the paper from his pocket and handed it to Yaya, "Read that," He whispered to her.

Yaya gave him a quizzical look and hesitantly took the paper. As she unfolded the paper, Kukai took out the small velvet box and got down on his knee. Yaya didn't notice this act, as she opened the paper and started at it with wide eyes. It said:

"Will you marry me for real?"

Yaya dropped the paper and looked down at Kukai, who had the diamond ring in his hand, holding it out to Yaya. She gasped and bite her lip, "W-What are you trying to say Kukai?" She mumbled.

Kukai stood up and took a few steps closer to Yaya, "Yaya, I'm sorry I didn't say this sooner, but I love you." He told her sincerely. Yaya's eyes widened and she took in a breath and held it.

"I don't want you to marry the wrong guy and I believe that we're meant to be. Say yes to me." he told her.

Yaya stared at him, then looked over at her parents, then at Hiro and his family, and then at Amu and Rima. She was so confused. "B-But what about the wedding-" Yaya was cut off.

"I already have my family here and wedding rings for you and me. All set and ready; I'll just take Hiro's place as the groom. I've already thought of everything." He told her.

Yaya stared down at the floor, her mind racing.

"Well Yaya? What do you say?" Kukai hopefully asked her.

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To be continued . . .

A/N:

did u like it??? I left u with a big cliffy, huh?? XD lol im evil!!! :P haha. anyways, i hoped u enjoyed and plz review (telling me how mean i am for stopping there). lol. anyways, thanks for reading so far and stay tooned for the last chapter! (also, in the last chapter im gonna tell u something that is sooooo gonna get u super excited!!! XD) lol. anyways, REVIEW and thankies!


~~~Taylor