Chapter 2 - Suits and Dresses
As the six of them got off the boat, they were greeted by Gladion, who smiled and said, "Hey guys. Going shopping for supplies for the wedding?"
Sun nodded and replied, "Yeah, we need to pick up the suits and dresses. You already have yours?"
Gladion nodded and said, "Yeah, picked it out a little bit ago. They're cleaning it right now, and then I'll be heading back to the Aether Paradise to help with the setup." Then he looked at the other four and asked, "I thought you guys already had your clothes?"
May nodded and said, "Yeah, we do, but we thought we'd help Sun and Lillie pick out their clothes."
Lucas smirked and said, "Yeah, with Sun's sense in fashion, he'd come to the wedding in jeans and a tee shirt."
Sun glanced at him and stated, "You sir, are wearing a scarf and a beret in 90+ degree weather. Do not judge my sense in style."
Everyone laughed, and then the group continued on to Hau'oli city's mall. Inside, they headed straight for the clothing section, where they found suits and dresses of all types and colors. Brendan was immediately enthralled with everything, causing Sun and Lillie to glance at him strangely, until May whispered, "He loves making clothes, don't ask me why, he just does. He actually made our wedding attire for our wedding, though now that he's Hoenn's champion he doesn't have much time to make clothes anymore."
Sun raised his eyebrow and said, "But he has time attend a wedding around the world and save the world for that matter?"
May smiled and said, "He does whatever he can for his friends, including attending their wedding across the world, and if he didn't save the world, being the champion of Hoenn would be pointless." Then she got her husband's attention and said, "We should split up into two groups, Brendan and Lucas with Sun, Dawn and me with Lillie." The she smiled and Sun and said, "Remember, it's bad luck to see the bride's dress before the wedding."
As May and Dawn were browsing the store, Lillie was trying on different types of veils. They had all come to a uniform decision that Lille would be wearing a simple white wedding dress with a small moon pendant on, as the sun and moon were extremely important in Alola, but they couldn't decide on the color of the veil. While some fit perfectly, they made it hard for Lillie to see, while others made it easier to see, but the color was way off. Finally Dawn sighed and said, "Alright, so we've gone through about every veil in this place, and none of them seem to fit. Any ideas May?"
May shook her head and said, "I always go to Brendan for things like this. I guess it comes down to which veil do you want Lillie?"
Lillie frowned and tried a few of the veils on again. She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. "I don't like any of them." Then she looked at her hair, which she kept tied back still, and undid it, letting her blonde hair flow freely down her back. Dawn and May smiled and said in unison, "Perfect."
Lillie blushed and said, "You think Sun'll like it?"
Dawn giggled and replied with a smile, "Sun'll like anything you wear. He loves you, and nothing will ever change that."
Lillie smiled and took the wedding dress off, putting her normal clothes back on. "Okay, let's pay for this, go find the boys, and head back to the Aether Paradise to help with set up."
May shook her head and said, "Lillie this is your wedding. We'll set it up for you, don't worry." Then she smirked and said, "I wonder how the others are doing?"
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"It should be a silver suit, silver tie, and a white undershirt," Lucas said adamantly.
"No, it should be a blue suit, red tie, and a white undershirt, not silver," Brendan retorted.
Sun looked back and forth between the two as they argued about the color of his suit. It'd been a couple hours at this point, and Sun hadn't even tried one on yet, though he didn't need to, and he was more amused with the argument that was going on in front of him. He hadn't told them yet, but he had only planned on a traditional black suit, red tie, white undershirt, with two sun cufflinks. In fact, he'd already sized and ordered them the day before, he just needed to pick it up.
Sun glanced at the cashier who was holding his suit and he nodded. "Hey guys?" Sun stated. The two looked at him, and he just smirked.
"What? What's so funny?" Brendan asked.
Lucas said, "Yeah, this is going to be one of the most important days of your live, you need to look nice."
Sun nodded and said, "Yes… which is why I already bought a suit, and I just needed to pick it up." The two glared at him as he walked over to the cashier, who handed him the suit, nicely folded. "Thank you for holding it."
"It was no problem sir. I think it looks rather nice," said the cashier.
Sun looked over at Brendan, who was just smirking and Lucas, who the was shaking his head about how he'd just had a pointless argument for the past couple hours with one of his greatest friends. Then Sun's expression went serious and he said, "I would like you guys to see me in it, just to be sure."
The two nodded, and Sun went into the changing room. After a couple minutes, he came back out, and Brendan and Lucas were blown away. The two nodded and Lucas said, "You look amazing. So much better than either of our ideas."
Brendan nodded in agreement, and continued, "And those cufflinks are an amazing addition."
Sun blushed, but smiled and said, "Thank you, I thought it looked good, but I wasn't sure." Then Sun went back into the room, and changed back into his normal clothes.
As Sun walked out of the changing room, Lillie, May, and Dawn walked up, with Lillie holding a bag. Sun smiled at Lillie, and Lillie returned it. Sun asked, "Do you have everything you need?" She nodded, and Sun took her hand. "Well, then I think we should head home."
As the group left the mall, they heard screaming from down the road, and they turned to see a little boy in the middle of the road, crying. The group walked over to the little boy, and Sun crouched down to look the child in the eyes. "Are you okay, little guy?"
The little boy continued to cry, but managed to get out, "M-m-my mommy…" But then the little boy continued to weep.
Sun smiled and said, "You can't find your mom?" The little boy nodded and Sun continued, "Well, how about I see if I can't help you find her?"
The little boy sniffled and said, "You would do that?"
Sun nodded and said, "Of course. Where do you last remember your mom being?"
The little boy pointed towards the hair salon. "She was in there, and she told me not to venture far, but I saw my friend, and I went to play, and when I went back, I couldn't find my mommy…"
Sun smiled and took the little kids hand and said, "Well, I'm sure we'll be able to find her. Come on, let's go exploring."
As the two were exploring the city, Lillie watched Sun with amazement and endearment. She just followed the two around with her eyes glued on Sun. Her friends were just smirking at her, until Dawn walked over to her and whispered, "He really is amazing with kids isn't he." She nodded without speaking, and Dawn continued, "Well don't worry, you'll be able to have a one of your own in a couple days.
Lillie face practically glowed red when she heard Dawn's comment, but she said nothing. Then the group saw the little boy run away from Sun and run straight to a woman who was looking around frantically. Sun jogged over to the woman, who was now in tears, hugging the boy. The five of them walked over just in time to hear Sun say humbly, "I figured I'd help him find his mom, instead of leaving him."
The woman looked up in tears and said, "Oh, thank you sir. I have some poke, I'll gladly pay."
She began reaching for her purse when Sun smiled and shook his head. "I didn't do this to get paid, just wanted to help out." Then Sun crouched down again and said to the boy, "Now remember what I told you."
The boy beamed and said, "Always listen to mommy! Thanks mister!"
Sun waved goodbye to the group and turned to his friends who were smiling warmly. Sun smiled and said, "Anyone would've done it."
Brendan chuckled and said, "Maybe, but not many are good with kids, and from what I saw, you'll make an amazing dad."
Sun blushed, but heard Lillie say, "Don't worry, they were giving me a hard time about it to."
May giggled and said, "No, we were giving you a hard time because you two can try for kids in a few days, and I mean, that's what often happens on the honeymoon."
Now both Lillie and Sun were red faced, but they took each others hands and headed to the marina to head back to the Aether Paradise. Sun leaned down and whispered, "Remind me why we invited them again."
Lillie smiled and said, "Admit it, you love their company, even if it is messy with us most of the time."
Sun smirked and said, "You have a point my love." Then he pulled her into his embraced and the two stared at each other for a moment, until Lillie said, "I love you.."
Sun smiled warmly and said, "I love you to…" And with that they kissed, while there friends watched. Lucas shook his head and called, "Hey, save it for the ceremony, we're about to miss the ship back to the Aether Paradise and its getting dark."
The two separated, but remained staring into each other's eyes. After a few brief moments, the took each others hands and continued onto the ship, headed for the Aether Paradise.