Chapter 5 - Setup

Once the two reach their bed, Lillie and Sun began to drift back into a peaceful sleep in each other's embrace, when Sun whispered, "You look cute when you're falling asleep."

She began to giggle and responded groggily, "Are you saying I don't normally?"

Sun kissed her cheek and responded, "You're the most adorable and loving person I've ever met, I decided that when I saved Nebby back on the bridge from those Spearow. Everything you've done since has only confirmed what I already knew."

Lillie smiled and snuggled closer. "You know…" She whispered. "That day I decided you were the one I was going to marry. Everyone I'd met before was nice, but you… there was something about you. As soon as I saw you, I knew I could trust you. Maybe it was because you shielded Nebby without a second thought, or maybe it was that Tapu Koko saved you, because it knew you were special." Then she looked at Sun in the eyes and smiled. "Whatever the reason, I'm glad we met." Then she kissed him on the lips, which he returned, and finished, "And for the record? I wouldn't change anything I ever did back then."

Sun smiled at her. "I loved you and wanted to be with you since I met you. I'll admit, I felt a little betrayed when I found out that Lusa… I mean Serena was your mom. I felt a little betrayed because you didn't trust me enough to tell me. But,I watched as the girl I loved bloomed from it, and I loved you even more." Then Sun smirked and said, "Including those little quirks about 'your own Z-power'."

Lillie laughed and lightly punched Sun's arm. As the two drifted off, they were wrapped tight together, remembering all the good times they'd had together, and envisioning the good to come.

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After a few more hours of sleep, the entire Aether Paradise was buzzing with movement. Trainers and pokemon were running all over the artificial island, setting up decorations, placing tables in the courtyard. Mewtwo was busy keeping Mew and Celebi in check, but with Celebi's ability to travel through time, it seemed more like an advanced game of hide and seek. Blue, Red, and Green were giving everyone jobs, ranging from cleaning to going on shore to get flowers for the arrangements. Silver, Gold, and Crystal were setting up tables and chairs, May and Emerald were setting up plates and utensils at all the tables, Brendan was designing little suns and moons to hang around, while Lucas and Dawn were helping both darkrais with the lighting. Black, White, N, Bianca, and Cheren were getting the stage prepared for the wedding. Sun had told them that the stage needed to be pretty large, though he didn't explain anything, which confused Lillie more than it confused them.

A young couple were working together to set an area for a photoshoot after the wedding. The boy, named Nate, was setting up the scenery, a favor to Gladion. The girl, Rosa, was setting up the camera for the photo. Sun and Lillie had been freaking out about the pictures, but Gladion told them he had it covered. Nate was a member of the International Police who had been sent to Unova to stop Team Rocket. Ironically, he fell in love with and began to date Rosa, a member of Team Plasma. After N split from Team Plasma, many members, including Rosa and her mother, split as well. This Team Plasma was working to improve the life of all pokemon, and taking pokemon from those who mistreated them, not all trainers. After N had fully disbanded all of Team Plasma, Rosa had nowhere to do. Rosa had met Nate during her travels, and she reached out to him for help. He gladly helped her out, and after living together for a few years, they began to date.

When Sun and Lillie met Nate and Rosa, Lillie said, "I'm happy to have you guys come, but Gladion said you guys can take our wedding photos as well?"

Nate nodded and said, "Yeah, I'm a pretty good photographer. I mean, mug shots and bridal portraits are basically the same thing, right?"

Rosa just smirked and said, "Don't worry. I'll take care of the pictures. I've been taking pictures since I was a little girl, and I'm a part time professional photographer. You won't have to worry about your wedding photos having white backgrounds with black lines."

This got a laugh out of the four of them, and Sun and Lillie gladly let them take over the photos. Sun said, "Anyone with that kind of humor must be able to take at least a couple good pictures."

/

After hours of set up, Red looked around and saw that everything was done. Brendan had made miniature suns and moons that hung from the trees, the tables and chairs were all set up fully, with plates and utensils on every table, along with a vase with a rose in it. Wicke was the one tasked with finding the flowers for the wedding, and she found a place that sold roses of all colors. Red, yellow, pink, silver, and even blue. Some seemed odd, but Wicke found them all beautiful, and she bought enough roses for each table to have one, plus a few for the bouquet. The isles were clear for Lillie, the bridesmaids, and the groomsmen to walk down.

"Green, I think we're good," Red called.

Green looked out over everything and nodded in agreement. "The stage is set up, the tables look beautiful." Then she smirked at her boyfriend and said, "Now the only thing is for your hair to be done, and everything will be ready."

Red began to blush, but then Blue began to laugh. "Red's hair done nicely? Red not wearing a hat? That'll be a sight."

Red smirked at his childhood friend and replied, "Oh? And what about you? Your sister and your grandfather have been trying to get you to run a comb through that mess for years, and they haven't been successful."

Blue groaned and said, "Yeah, well Mewtwo can be very persuasive…"

Green smirked and said, "What you really mean is Mewtwo forces you to look nice with it's psychic powers."

Blue nodded and Red chuckled. "Well, Green helping me do my hair sounds a lot more appealing now, thank you Blue."

As they began to laugh, all their friends walked over. They all began to discuss the wedding. After a few minutes of talking, Maw made the comment, "So they're gonna have kids in a few months, right?"

Everyone began to laugh. Lucas responded, "Naw, they'll wait a few years first."

Blue responded, "So you think they're not gonna do it for a few years?"

Lucas smirked and said, "I didn't say that, did I?"

Everyone began to howl with laughter. After a few minutes, Sun walked over groggily, like he'd just gotten out of bed. "What're you all laughing about?"

Green smirked and patted Sun on the head. "I'll explain it to you when you're older."

Sun blinked and remained silent. After a couple moments, he said, "Well, I think I'd rather not know at this point." Then he waved and began to walk away.

"Hey, where are you going?" Blue called. "You and Lillie haven't helped us at all during the set up."

Sun turned around with a smirk on his face, though he was half asleep, he responded, "You talk about our personal life and expect us to help set up our wedding? No, you guys seem to have gotten everything done just fine." With that he walked back to the mansion and disappeared inside.

"Seriously though, why didn't they help?" Black asked.

May smiled and said, "Tomorrow is their big day. I left a note on their door telling them to just rest all day. Trust me, a half asleep bride and groom can lead to some… comical comments made during the ceremony."

Dawn smiled and said, "Is it safe to assume there's a story behind that comment?"

Brendan smirked and said, "Yeah, you can ask for it when you take us out for those drinks you promised us a few years ago."

Damn shrugged and said, "Name a time and place."

Everyone began to laugh again. Just as everyone was going to continue laughing, Celebi flew over and said, "Uh, guys? It's almost eleven at night. How have you guys not noticed yet?"

Everyone looked up and saw the moon was almost straight above them. As they began to feel their exhaustion wash over them, Red commented, "How time flies when you're doing pain in the ass work."

Everyone chuckled and began to head to bed. Once they reached their, Red laid down next to Green and the two snuggled close. "You know, I kinda feel bad for Sun," Red whispered.

"Why's that?" Green whispered back.

"Well, he walked in us about half a year ago, and he hasn't made one joke about us. Everyone makes jokes about their relationship, but to be fair, they take it on the chin pretty well."

Green laughed, and for a few moments the two lay still. "So, who are the groomsmen?" Green asked.

"Brendan's the best man, then it'll go Gold, then me. Which mean I need to look nice," Red sighed. "Who's the bridesmaids?"

"May's the maid of honor, then Crystal, then me. And don't worry babe, I'll help you look nice. Wouldn't want my boyfriend looking like he just rolled out of bed to my good friend's wedding."

Red smiled at her and said, "You'd consider Lillie one of your good friends?"

Green smiled. "You know, when you break someone out of prison, and help them take down the evil organization that you used to work for that also imprisoned that person, you end up becoming good friends."

Red continued to smile and whispered, "I love you Green, and that includes your quick witted humor."

Green giggled and said with mock sadness, "What, you don't like my jokes?"

Red kissed Green on the lips and whispered, "Good night babe. See you in the morning."

Green wrapped her arms around Red and whispered back, "Good night. I love you."

"Love you too," Red whispered as the two fell asleep.