Update June 2013: This chapter has been updated and revised from its original version. Past errors have been fixed and adjustments have been made but the plot of the chapter, characters, and events have remained the same.

All I have to say is that this chapter took longer to get up because weddings are hard as crap to write and I'm still Nikki. I used to be PerlesAuTresor, but now I'm Mademoisella. I thought I needed a username change, so I went ahead and changed it, and no, I did not spell it wrong. Mademoiselle was taken, so I had to change the 'e' at the end to an 'a'. With that said, I wish you all happy reading! Please review! :)

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Love Unexpected chapter 27

Daisy Wayne could feel the tears stinging the her green eyes as she took a step back to admire the beauty of her youngest sister.

She, along with her other younger sisters, Lily and Violet, had spent the last couple of hours working on Misty in her room in Viridian City. They had been prepping and pampering Misty for her wedding day the entire time, doing all that they could to bring out all of her beauty. By the time they were done with their baby sister, Misty looked more enchanting than she ever did before. Beauty radiated off her at every angle.

The youngest sister was clad in her wedding dress. A simple, yet refined white dress that began at the flattering halter bodice to the elegant sweep train that trailed down behind her. A piece of the chiffon material of the dress was clipped up at her hip with a beautiful crystal brooch that matched the crystal comb in her hair, both accessories passed down from their late mother.

A satin baby blue ribbon was also clipped at her hip by the brooch as well, descending from there all the way down to the ground. It had once been the lining of her father's baby blanket. She and her three sisters had each gotten a ribbon from each side of the square blanket to use as their "something blue" at their weddings. So far, only Daisy's had been used.

Misty's glossy orange hair had gone through a thorough treatment prior to getting dressed, so that it was at its best state. After she got her dress on, it was pulled into a bun at the back of her head. The cathedral length veil, that was borrowed from Daisy, flowed out of the top of the bun, the tulle material flowing down Misty's back like a waterfall. The two-tier veil gave her a very romantic look as well as enhancing her gown. Her mother's crystal comb was what held the veil to the bun.

Her makeup was kept as simple and minimal as possible. The goal was to enhance her natural beauty, not to create an entirely different face for her. Only blemishes that required concealing were concealed. Champagne eyeshadow was brushed across her eyelids and dark brown mascara coated her eyelashes, accentuating her green eyes. Peach lip gloss with gold reflexes was swiped across her lips. And blush was dusted onto her cheeks to give her a rosy glow. The result was a settle makeup look that made her look radiant and fresh, not dramatic and overdone.

"I can't believe you're going to be married in just a few hours," Daisy muttered as she gently brushed Misty's cheeks with the tips of her fingers, so as to not mess up her makeup.

"Our little Misty's all grown up," Violet sniffled, watching the scene while trying desperately not to cry.

Misty smiled and blinked back her own tears that were threatening to well up in her eyes.

"I'll always be your baby sister," she assured her older siblings.

Lily tucked a strand of her pink hair behind her ear as she finished adjusting Misty's veil.

"Stop making her cry, guys," she told Daisy and Violet. "She's going to smudge her makeup."

"As if you're not secretly crying yourself, Lily," Violet retorted, but her voice was soft.

Lily said nothing. Her glossy blue eyes and sniffle spoke for her.

"Lily's right," Daisy piped up, dabbing at her eyes with a handkerchief. Then, she gave a shaky laugh to lighten the mood. "We wouldn't want to mess up all of our makeup. We just spent the past couple hours in my room putting it on, so let's not take it off with our tears.

"Besides, we need to get this beauty to her wedding." She paused to hand Misty her bouquet. "Are you ready to go, sweetheart?"

Misty sucked in a ragged breath and nodded, beaming as she stared into the eyes of her maid of honor, otherwise known as her eldest sister.

"I'm ready to go," she confirmed.

Ash adjusted the knot of his steel blue tie for the umpteenth time upon arriving at the location of his wedding. Clad in an all white, he looked very handsome and put together. His button-down shirt and tuxedo were crisp and clean. His patent leather dress shoes were polished and new. Even his usual messy, raven hair was styled and gelled so that it was nice and neat. His nerves were the only flaw in his otherwise debonair appearance.

"Ash, stop fiddling around," Brock, his best man, snapped. "You've been messing with your tie for the past fifteen minutes. Calm your nerves!"

"I can't calm my nerves! I'm nervous!" Ash exclaimed, but he removed his hand from his tie. "I'm getting married today! How can I even think to calm my nerves?"

"We know, Ash," Harrison Wayne, the guy he battled during the Silver Conference, one of his two groomsmen, and Daisy's husband of six years said. "We were all in your position before, too. If we were able to conquer our nerves, you're able to, too. It's really not that hard. Just stand at the altar, say your vows, tell the officiate that you'll marry Misty, and then kiss your bride."

"Harrison's right," Ritchie Mendelson, the second groomsmen and one of Ash's old friends, who was often seen as Ash's brunet twin, added. "You've always been such a confident guy—where did all of your confidence go? I feel like Misty's just marrying a bag of nerves today."

Ritchie's pikachu, Sparky, and Ash's pikachu nodded in agreement from where they sat on Ritchie's shoulders.

"You guys really aren't helping," Ash snapped, his eyes narrowing at the three men and two pokémon surrounding him.

"Just think of it this way," Brock instructed, and began to recall all of the extreme things that Ash had done so far in his lifetime, counting them down on his fingers. "You earned every single badge from every single region known to mankind. You participated in every single Pokémon League and took on all the frontier brains. You encountered almost every single legendary pokémon. You survived every electric shock from Pikachu, every Flamethrower from Charizard, every Tackle from Bayleef, and so on. You also survived being the only one in the room when my darling wife's water broke two months ago and lived through her death grip on your hand."

"That last one was probably the hardest thing I had to do," Ash inserted, while frowning at the memory. Solidad's grip had nearly cut off the circulation in his fingers on the day of her sons' arrival into the world.

Brock frowned as he nodded in agreement.

"Oh, I know. She nearly took both of my hands off in the delivery room, while she was screaming at me for all of the torture and pain she had to endure to bring our sons into the world," he said. "She even threatened to take away my nether regions so that I wouldn't have a chance of putting her through all of that again."

All six men and pokémon winced.

"Well, when you put it that way, I guess I have nothing to worry about," Ash said after a while, his shoulders relaxing as he let out a sigh.

Ritchie nodded.

"Believe me, if you managed to do all of that, you can do anything," he insisted.

Harrison added to the pep talk by giving Ash an encouraging clap on the back.

"You can do this, Ash," he said.

"Yeah," Ash muttered, while turning to look at the brunet. "Thanks for letting Misty and I use your backyard for our wedding, by the way, Harrison. It means a lot."

Said man shrugged.

"It's no big deal. Daisy adores Misty and you're one of my best friends. It's the least we could do," he insisted. "Just keep in mind that you're hiring a cleanup crew for us before your honeymoon."

Dawn scanned the crowd as she lingered beside her mother, Johanna, who was conversing with Ash's mother, and Paul, who was standing with his arms crossed across his chest as he stared at nothing.

She was looking for the head of brunette hair amongst the wedding attendees that she had been longing to see ever since the last day of summer. She missed her friend so much, and she couldn't wait to see her again. It had been entirely too long since they had seen each other.

"Do you see May anywhere, Paul?" Dawn asked her boyfriend.

Paul did a quick scan of the area with his eyes before returning to stare at nothing.

"No," he deadpanned. "How am I supposed to find her with all these people roaming around? She's not exactly the tallest girl in the world, you know."

Dawn rolled her eyes and frowned, not knowing if she should take Paul's comment about May's height as an insult or not. She was the same height as her friend, after all.

"Look for the head of brown hair, you dope," she instructed, deciding to ignore it.

Paul nodded in the direction of Delia Ketchum.

Dawn snapped her head around, thinking she would find May. But when she saw that it was only Mrs. Ketchum, she turned back to Paul. Her eyes twitched before her lids drooped down halfway.

"I meant the other head of brown hair," she deadpanned, mimicking her boyfriend's tone.

Paul narrowed his eyes at her. "I see at least ten heads with brown hair, Dawn."

"The one with wavy, brown hair!"

"There are about five of those."

"Long, wavy, brown hair, then!"

"Two of those."

Dawn let out a frustrated growl, causing Delia and Johanna to glance at her in bemusement.

Ignoring their questioning stares, she dismissed herself and went off to search for May herself, muttering curses under her breath. Her boyfriend was such a pain in the butt sometimes.

Paul followed closely behind her, clearly trying to suppress a smile as he thought about how fun it was to get a rise out of Dawn. She was just so adorable when she was angry. The shade of pink that colored her cheeks whenever she was riled up always complemented her skin tone so well, and he wondered if that was why she chose to wear a dress in the same shade of pink to Ash and Misty's wedding. He had to admit, it complemented her tiny figure very well, too.

The playful pink number hit her just above her knees. The entire V neck bodice was exquisitely sequined as well as the top of the skirt. While the bodice hugged her figure, the tulle skirt flared out in a romantic style. The entire dress was finished off by a gleaming satin waistband, and she paired it with a pair of silver heels. And with her hair pulled into a side ponytail, Paul thought she looked great. If only she would slow down so that he could catch up.

Dawn weaved her way through the group of wedding attendees, trying to find May without much avail. There were only about twenty-five people present, but she still had difficulty pinpointing the brunette. Perhaps it was because Harrison and Lily's backyard was so big; it was pretty difficult to find anyone.

Luckily, Ash and Misty had only invited their immediate family and close friends. Not many people fell in those two categories, so she didn't have to worry about being overwhelmed. There were only about forty wedding guests at most.

"Maybe she didn't get here yet," Paul offered, coming up to the blunette's side after finally managing to catch up.

"She's here," Dawn asserted. "She's been staying with Ash and Misty, and they're already here. Her family is, too. If we just saw Ash and her family not too long ago, then she must be here already, too."

Paul grunted at her, irritated over the fact that she was right. "What's the rush, anyway? She's not going anywhere."

"Because I don't know the next time I'm going to see her after today! Now, help me find her!"

Paul rolled his eyes and slowed his pace after catching sight of whom his girlfriend was looking for. He reached out to grab her wrist before she sped off any further.

"Relax, Dawn," he told her, when she turned to give him a glare. "I found her."

Dawn's face instantly brightened up. "Really? Where?"

Paul pointed to the back of a brunette girl, who was standing just a few feet to the right of their position, beside a guy with green hair. Half of her brown hair was pulled into a ponytail, while the rest of her waves fell down her back.

The top half of her dress had a cowl neck blouson bodice that flowed a ruched, body-con skirt. The gun metal grey rhinestone accents of the shoulder straps gave the otherwise simple dress some glam, and matched the color of the girl's strappy heels. The whole assemble was already so very May-like, but the gold charm bracelet around her wrist fully confirmed that it was really her.

Dawn wasted no time in dashing to her friend, leaving an irritated Paul behind. It wasn't until she got close enough that she noticed that May was holding hands with the guy that she was standing beside.

She slowed her pace to give herself some time to figure out who the guy was as she crept up to the pair. It took a moment for her to come up with a name, but when she suddenly remembered whom it was that May was traveling with, she nearly stopped her sneak attack.

Drew. May was holding hands with Drew.

Dawn had to snap herself out of her awed trance before she reached out to poke May's sides with her fingers.

May let out a small yelp, startling Drew, who slightly jumped in place. The couple immediately turned around to see who had come up behind them. When May's eyes landed on the cherubic face of Dawn Berlitz, she let out a gasp of surprise followed by a squeal, and lunged to crush her friend in hug, making Drew jump once again.

"Dawn!" she cried happily, rocking herself and her friend from side to side.

"May!" Dawn exclaimed back, squeezing her friend's stomach, while the brunette nearly suffocated her with her arms around her neck. "It's so good to see you!"

Paul came up behind the two hugging girls with his hands shoved into his pocket. He gave them a quick glance and rolled his eyes before turning to Drew. The two guys nodded at one another in acknowledgement.

"Long time no see, Paul," Drew greeted his friend, the only one out of May's entire group that he had really associated himself with.

The two had formed a friendship in their Pokémon Health class back at Lilycove University High the first week that Drew had transferred there.

"Likewise. How is your journey going?" Paul asked, his voice and face still emotionless, though he was quite happy to be seeing another friend at Ash and Misty's wedding.

"Great. And yours?"

"Oh, of course his journey is going great," Dawn interrupted as she pulled away from May. She grinned slyly as she glanced between the two of them. "With May with him, how could he not be having a good time? Didn't you see them holding hands?" She turned to glare playfully at May. "Why didn't you tell me that you were dating Drew?"

May blushed as she avoided Dawn's eyes. "I figured you'd find out on your own here, so I didn't see the need."

"There's always a need to tell one of your best friends about your boyfriend! Wait until Marina and Natalie hear about this! They're going to go crazy!"

Paul rolled his eyes at his girlfriend. "Don't you think you should leave it up to Drew and May to inform others about their relationship?"

"Nobody asked you!" Dawn snapped, turning around to glare at her boyfriend.

"Just like no one asked you to inform others about Drew and May's relationship?" Paul shot back, crossing his arms over his chest as he narrowed his eyes at her.

"Who said that I was going to do that? Where is your evidence?"

"You implied it."

"I did not!"

Drew wrapped an arm around May's waist as he watched the petite blunette step up in front of Paul to continue snapping at him.

"Do we ever bicker like that?" he asked.

"Nope," she responded without taking her eyes off of Dawn and Paul.

"Oh. I hope we never do then."

May turned to smile up at her boyfriend. "Same here."

Ash made his way to the altar by walking along the rose-lined stone walkway. With every step that he took, he took alternating glimpses to the left and right of him to glance at his family and friends.

All of the wedding guests were present, occupying most of the forty seats in the two separate four-by-five seating arrangement on either side of the walkway. His mother sat in the very front row of seats to his right, glancing back at him as she dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief. Professor Oak was giving her back a comforting pat from where he sat in the row behind her, along with Gary, Tracy Sketchit, and Professor Oak's new disciple, a pretty brunette girl named Leaf.

The rest of the seats in the arrangement were occupied by all fifteen members of Brock's large family: Solidad; their month-old twins Caleb and Joshua; his parents; his nine younger siblings; and Forrest's wife, Fleur. Ash took in all of their faces before glancing to left at the occupants of the other seats.

Drew and May took up an entire row with May's family. Dawn along with her mother and Paul sat in another row, the other two seats taken up by Todd Snap, an old friend of Ash and Misty's, and Scott, the creator of the Battle Frontier in Hoenn.

Professor Birch and his family took up the final row with Iris and Cilan, Ash's last two traveling partners. The remaining seats were occupied by other friends and family. They all smiled at him, watching as he took his proud and final walk as a bachelor.

May squeezed Drew's hand as she watched one of her best friends come to a stop at the altar below the arch made with dusty pink roses.

It was his day. He would be marrying the love of his life in less than an hour. They would be exchanging their vows, and then they would be made husband and wife. She could hardly contain the tears as she watched him, so she diverted her gaze and looked at the guests sitting in the other seats.

She saw Ash's mother, beaming with pride as her one and only son took his last steps as an unmarried man.

She saw Brock's large family and his two baby boys, sleeping soundly in their stroller beside Solidad's seat.

She saw Brendan sitting behind her father at the end of the row, but he wasn't looking at her. She felt her heart tighten as she wondered if they would go the entire day without talking to one another. They had yet to speak a word to one another.

And then, she saw Gary, sitting beside his grandfather on the other side.

As if he felt her gaze, the brunet looked over at her, locking eyes with her. May gave him a small smile, feeling proud of herself when she realized that she no longer felt anything for the young professor. The thought of having feelings for another guy when she was dating Drew had plagued her mind for weeks. She had feared that when she saw Gary again, she would be left confused and torn again, thus throwing her back into the period of time where she had to struggle to choose between Gary or Drew.

Now, she was relieved to discover that her fears had not come true. Everything was right with the world. And when Gary smiled back at her, she was able to just turn her head away to bring her attention back to Ash.

A traditional wedding march began to play as the backdoors of Harrison and Daisy's home opened. Ritchie and Violet were the first pair to walk out together, her arm in his as he walked with her down to the altar. The silver bridesmaid gown that she and her other two sisters wore trailed out behind her, making her look as if she had been doused in liquid silver.

Not too long after, Harrison and Lily followed, and then the best man and maid of honor, Brock and Daisy.

Misty stood back, her arm in her father's as she waited until it was her turn to step out. She watched with her heart palpitating in her chest as she watched the flower girl (Forrest's four-year-old daughter Angela) and ring bearer (Daisy's five-year-old son Matthew) walk down the aisle, Angela throwing pink rose petals into the air with every step she took.

Once the groomsmen and bridesmaids took their places on either side of Ash, her father took her out of the house and out into the open for everyone to see.

Jaws hit the floor in awe as the guests took in Misty's beauty. Ash's eyes visibly widened as he drank in the sight of his wife-to-be, looking more beautiful than he had ever seen her before. Watching as she came closer and closer to the altar with her bouquet cradled in her hands, the nerves that his best friends had worked so hard to drive away earlier returned.

And yet, a huge, dopey grin still managed to break forth from his face, as much as his nerves tried to keep it from doing so.

He was finally going to marry her! Misty was going to be his wife. He was going to get to spend the rest of his life with her. The love of his life. The woman that had stolen his heart at the age of ten and never gave it back. The woman that he would gladly allow to keep his heart for the rest of their lives. The woman who made him feel like the luckiest man in the world whenever she smiled at him.

Just like she was currently doing as her father brought her to her husband-to-be.

"Take care of my baby girl, Ash," Charles Clearwater whispered to his son-in-law.

Ash smiled, but his eyes didn't leave Misty's.

"I will," he promised.

Charles smiled at him and turned to plant a kiss on his youngest daughter's cheek before passing her on to his son-in-law, who eagerly held put his elbow out for her to take. Then, he turned and went down to sit down in his seat beside Delia, smiling at the woman who had brought his daughter's husband in the world before directing his smile at his wife up in the heavens. She would have been so proud if she were still alive.

The minister smiled proudly at Ash and Misty, and began to speak to those gathered to witness.

"Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today in the presence of Arceus and these witnesses to join Ash and Misty in matrimony," he began to say, but Ash's mind drowned out the rest of his words.

He was too busy smiling at the vision of loveliness standing beside him to pay much attention. He almost forgot to say his vows when the time came until the minister cleared his throat, making the audience and Misty laugh.

"Sorry about that," he muttered under his breath and cleared his own throat before turning to Misty, taking her hands in his.

He righted himself before beginning to speak, meeting her beautiful green eyes. The eyes that he would get to stare into for the rest of his life.

"My beloved Misty, do you remember when we first met? I burned your bike to a crisp with Pikachu's Thunderbolt," he began, but was interrupted by the audience's laughter.

Misty herself gave a shaky laugh, though her eyes were already welling up with tears.

Ash smiled at her before going on, "But I'm glad that I did. If I hadn't done so, you never would've came along with me on my journey to get me to replace it for you. The days I spent traveling with you were the best days of my life, because I got to have you by my side. Over time, you have become not just my best friend, but my lover, my confidant, and the love of my life.

"You stole my heart, and I couldn't be more at ease with it in your possession, because I trust you and love you with all that I am. I love you for your beauty, your intelligence, your kindness, and for the way you always know how to make me feel so special, regardless of how dumb I may get some times.

"I want to thank you for allowing me the privilege of calling you 'wife' after today, and my future children the honor of calling you 'mom'.

"So, on top of all the other vows that I will make to you on our wedding day, I also vow to always appreciate how lucky I am to have someone who makes me feel the way you do, to remind you every day just how thankful I am to have you in my life, and to make you feel as special as you make me feel.

"I promise to never stop loving you, Misty, because you deserve every ounce of love that I have to offer. I am proud to take you now as my wife."

Misty took a deep breath to hold back the whimper that threatened to escape, but she was unable to hold back the tears that slipped out of her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. She glanced to the ground to compose herself before beginning her own vows, surprised when she managed to find her voice.

"Many people spend their lives searching for their soulmate, their one true love," she began. "Some people are lucky to find the person that they can truly call the better half of themselves, while others spend the rest of their lives searching and never finding. I am grateful to be able to count myself among the lucky ones, because I certainly found you—and since I found you, I shall never let you go.

"I am happy and I am grateful that you came into my life, even if you burned my bike to a crisp when you first walked into it." She paused to laugh along with Ash and the audience members. "I promise to encourage your individuality, because that is what makes you unique and wonderful. I promise to nurture your dreams, because through them your soul shines. I promise to help shoulder our challenges, because through them we'll emerge stronger. I promise to share with you the joys of life, because with you, they will be that much sweeter.

"Lastly, I promise to you perfect love and perfect trust. I am truly blessed to be a part of your life, which as of today becomes our life together. I shall always stand steadfast at your side with your hand in mine, regardless of what life would bring to us.

"I love you, Ash Ketchum, and will continue to do so for as long as I shall live. I take you as my husband today with much eagerness and happiness."

Various members of the party that had gathered to witness the marriage of Ash and Misty wiped away their tears as they watched Ash and Misty slip their wedding bands onto each other's fingers, completely moved by everything they had just heard.

And when the minister asked for anyone who knew any reason as to why the two should not marry each other to speak up or forever hold their peace, no one said a word because there were no existing reasons as to why Ash and Misty shouldn't marry one another.

They were perfect for one another. They deserved all the happiness that life had in store for them.

That's why, when the distance was closed between their lips, finally making them husband and wife, everyone clapped and cheered.

Author's Note: I have to admit, I cried while going back and editing this chapter. Once I got to the vows, I couldn't stop the tears. Wedding vows are just so beautiful! Ashy-boy's all grown up. D;

I bet you guys are disappointed that there weren't any Gary and Brendan interactions, right? Well, don't be, because everything you want will be in the next chapter. Everything's going to take place during the reception. Just stay tuned for next week! Until then, please review. :)