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The date was set.

The plans were made.

And on that day, Trinity still freaked out.

"Evelyn!" she cried into her friend's dress. "I can't do this!"

Evelyn rolled her eyes, but smiled and stroked the younger woman's hair. "Yes you can. You're twenty; you're an adult. You love this guy!"

"But I'm going to be queen!" Trinity protested as Evelyn pulled her arms away and began forcing her to go towards the pile of fabric that was the wedding dress. "That's a whole freaking country that's going to be my responsibility! Who knows how many people that includes!"

"And they will love you," Evelyn said firmly, helping Trinity get the pile of white fabric over her head. "You will do splendidly. And Jareth will be by your side all the time. Besides, it's more his responsibility than yours."

"Still," Trinity grumbled. "I want Jareth right now."

"Now that's just silly. You know it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding on the wedding day. And just think, once this one is over you only have one more, and that'll be easy."

Trinity moaned. "Great. Thanks for reminding me." She was quiet for a minute, fiddling with the several clasps and buttons Cristain had included in her wedding dress. "Wait," she said suddenly, "At the one in the human world, Jareth will have already seen the wedding dress. Doesn't that make that particular custom sort of moot?"

"Nice try. You're not wearing this dress to your wedding on earth. It's so Underground that it's hardly appropriate for our world. You're wearing your mother's wedding dress there."

Trinity grimaced, and turned to let Evelyn fix the back of the dress for her. Both women were silent until the dress was completely fastened. Then Evelyn, who was the Maid of Honor, turned Trinity back around to admire her handiwork. Tears sprang unbidden to Evelyn's eyes, and she threw her arms around Trinity.

"Oh my goodness," she said, trying not to cry on the expensive-looking fabric. "You look absolutely gorgeous."

Seeing Evelyn trying not to cry made tears come to Trinity's eyes, and she hugged her friend back.

Suddenly, Cristain (who was a bridesmaid) burst into the room. "Is she ready?" she asked softly.

Trinity sniffed, wiped her eyes, and nodded.

"Alright," Jareth's sister said softly, taking Trinity's hands in her own. "You will do splendidly, my love."

The black haired-girl squeezed her eyes shut, then squared her shoulders. "Alright," she said bravely, "Let's do this."

XxXxX

At the wedding in the Underground, Trinity was attended by Evelyn, all three of Jareth's sisters, and Clairena. Wilburus, Vorian, Leont, Didymus, and Sanji were Jareth's groomsmen, with Vorian as the best man. The whole ceremony was very similar to a wedding in the human world, with only one major difference.

After Jareth and Trinity had shared their first kiss as husband and wife, the bride found herself engulfed in a cloud of glitter for about thirty seconds. She felt a sort of ticklish energy flow through her veins, and she instinctively recognized it as magic. Sighing, she let it run its course.

When it was over, she fell into Jareth's waiting arms. She opened her eyes, and Jareth saw that the blue was brighter, more enhanced. There was a touch of glitter around her eyes, marking her as a Fae queen. A crown of pure white diamonds pieced itself together in her hair, and a graceful tendril of it extended down into her forehead.

Jareth helped her onto her feet, and she stood silently in front of all present, as they cheered. For indeed, now, she was the queen.

The wedding in the human world was a simple affair. Trinity wore her mother's wedding dress, and was attended by Evelyn, Lisa, Candace, Melanie, Carrie, and a few other friends from her world. Jareth's groomsmen were Vorian, Jason, and other friends of his he'd found in her world.

Trinity's father cried as he walked her down the aisle.

Evelyn and Vorian were married on the beach in the human world. Evelyn was attended by Trinity, Lisa, and Evelyn's oldest sisters. Her youngest sisters were the flower girls. Vorian's groomsmen were Jareth, Evelyn's two younger brothers, and a friend or two from his job in the human world.

XxXxX

Vorian and Evelyn had twelve children, and lived on a farm not far from the rest of her family until the end of their days, along with several of Lady's descendants.

Wilburus married Clairena after a while, and entertained their children with his pirate stories, while his wife sometimes had to leave the room as he told them.

Leont went looking for the Fae woman he had loved long ago. He found her, living in the same place he had left her. She had never married. At first, she was very upset with him for coming back after she learned what he had become, but he showed her the miracle of Black Pearl tea, and she burst into tears immediately. When they married, he brought her to live with him near the palace so he could keep his job, and she grew to be an expert at serving tea exactly the way he liked it.

Jareth and Trinity had eight children. Evelyn lived to see the first. Vorian lived to see the second. The young Vorian Jareth (even though he was the human equivalent of four at the time) would never forget how his first name's sake (a wrinkled, ancient man in his opinion) cried as he held Vorian Jareth's younger sister, Rosalina Evelyn.

King Jareth's and Queen Trinity's reign in the Underground was long and golden, and absolutely peaceful.

a/n: aww it's over. and for those of you interested, there WILL be another story to this trilogy/saga/thing so keep your eyes peeled for TIDE TURNED. Love you!