A week later came the big day; the day where Susan was going to marry Dan. Susan and Dan woke up early and tried to prepare for everything, but tried to stay quiet as to not disturb anyone. Dan was preparing for the breakfast for everyone while Susan went over the last minute preparations in the kitchen.
"So, do we have everything we need for the wedding?" Susan asked Dan quietly as to not desturb Martin and Laura.
"I believe so, sweetheart." was Dan's reply as he grabbed a box of eggs in the refrigerator.
"And we've invited everyone we know? Even my brother's tech team?" Susan asked as she decided to make herself some coffee.
"Yup," said Dan as he went to the cabinet and pulled out the coffee machine for Susan.
She smiled and took it from him. "You know me so well," she whispered as she leaned in to kiss Dan on the cheek.
"It's my job Susan." he replied back with a smile of his own.
Susan began to make some coffee while Dan was preparing the breakfast.
"So, I wonder when everyone is going to start waking up..." Susan mumbled out loud.
Dan smiled, "Probably when they smell my french toast... which should be soon..." he motioned to the cooking french toast.
The smells of cinnamon and butter filled Susan's nostrils, "Mm, it's smells wonderful dear!"
Dan smiled, "Only the best on our wedding day."
Susan smiled, and looked down after taking her cup of coffee, "Dan... I'm kind of nervous about the whole thing... do you think the wedding will go well? I mean, we've prepared so much..."
"It'll be fine, I'm sure." Dan reassured Susan happily.
Susan nodded her head in agreement. "I hope you're right," She said and took a few swallows of the coffee.
Dan smiled. "This whole wedding ordeal will be over before you know it Susan, and afterwards you can relax." Dan offered kindly.
Susan smiled and looked up at Dan. "You're right. I'm being silly, besides I have you by my side so there's nothing to fear, right?" She asked feeling a little bit better.
Dan kissed Susan on the forehead and said happily, "That's my girl."
"I smell french toast!" Jimmy's voice came from the hallway.
"Hey me too!" Martin's voice answered.
"Race ya!"
"You're on!"
And soon, Susan and Dan could see Martin and Jimmy both dashing into the kitchen, still in their pajamas.
Dan blinked, "Whoa! Easy boys! It's not done yet!"
"Aw!" Martin and Jimmy groaned with disappointment.
Susan giggled and put her coffee down, "Anyway, we can't let you two have any first dibs, otherwise there will be nothing left!"
"True..." Martin considered.
"Anyway, sounds like the others are coming..." Dan said listening to the other voices trailing down the hallway.
"This is sooo exciting! Susan is one lucky Amiga," Aviva said with a smile.
"She sure is. Hey Chris, what do you think about this?" Koki asked curiously as she looked over at Chris.
Chris grinned and replied, "I'm really happy for her, knowing she's going to do great."
Koki nodded while Aviva smiled.
"I just can't believe Susan let me and Misty be brides maids!" Laura said happily.
"You're so lucky Laura." Aviva said with a sigh.
Laura shrugged, "Well, if you ignore the whole dress part, I guess it's not so bad..."
"I'm thrilled about the dresses!" Misty said, as she came up from behind her friend, "They're so beautiful!"
"Can't wait to see them." Koki said with a smile.
"I can't wait for the reception party." Jimmy said as the friends entered the kitchen, "Just imagine all that food and dancing!"
Everyone laughed at Jimmy and he raised an eyebrow with puzzlement. "What?" He asked.
"Oh JZ, you never change do you?" Aviva wondered with the shake of her head.
"Ah, so everyone's awake. That's good." said Dan with a smile.
"So what's for breakfast Dan?" Misty wondered as she smelled the scent of French toast lingering in the air.
"French toast, along with hashbrowns, bacon, sausages, and eggs." Dan explained casually.
"That's a lot of food." Koki observed with a questionable raised eyebrow.
Dan laughed. "Well yeah, there's nine of us here and since Martin and Jimmy here-" he pointed at the two with his index finger. "-pig out, I would have to make a lot for the rest of you to eat."
Martin and Jimmy exchanged glances.
"You eat way more then I do... so, the blame can't be put on me..." Jimmy said, pointing at Martin.
Martin blinked, "Nuh uh! Jimmy, you could eat a school bis if you wanted to!"
"Why would I want to eat a school bus?"
"I was exaggerating..."
Susan rolled her eyes and looked at Dan, "Actually honey, make it 12, not 9..." and she pointed to the doorway as Mr and Mrs. Kratt walked in, with Christine.
Dan blinked, and sighed, smiling, "Looks like I'll have to make more..."
Misty blinked but chimed in. "Can I help with the cooking?"
Dan raised an eyebrow. "You want to help Misty?" He asked.
Misty nodded her head in agreement. "I mean, if it's all right with you,"
"I guess it couldn't hurt. Sure, why not?" Dan said with a smile.
Misty grinned and went to go help Dan in the kitchen.
Mrs. Kratt walked over to Susan, a bright smile on her face, "So much to do! And look at my angel! More beautiful then a white rose! But, it's natural for a bride to be beautiful on her wedding day."
Susan smiled, and sighed deeply, "I'm also a bit nervous..."
"We wouldn't expect otherwise dear..." Mr. Kratt stated calmly with a smile.
"Anyway, after breakfast we have to gather all the supplies and get to the church." Mrs. Kratt said sitting down beside Martin, "We have all get dressed and ready, and set up all the decorations we didn't get to last night."
Martin sighed, "So much to do..."
"You didn't think weddings were easy, did you?" Chris said smiling, as he sipped some orange juice from his cup.
"Of course not Chris. I just didn't think weddings would be this much hard work." Martin replied with a small smile.
"Well believe it honey. Weddings are special events though so it's only natural that they're difficult to plan out and prepare for." Mrs. Kratt said with a sweet smile as she pinched his cheek.
Martin groaned and slapped her hand away. "Mom, please." He begged as he rubbed his cheek.
Chris muffled in a chuckle at his embarrassed brother.
Laura giggled as she reached up and pinched Martin's cheek, intimating Mrs. Kratt, "Aw, is Martin embarrassed?"she said in a teasing voice.
Martin groaned and removed Laura's hand from his face, "Don't you start too..."
Laura shrugged and simply smiled innocently, "Who? Me?"
Martin smiled and rolled his eyes, "Ha-ha."
"Here you are Mr. and Mrs. Kratt!" Misty said as she brought over some breakfast for them.
"And I got yours Christine..." Dan said as he followed closely behind Misty, also with a try of food.
"Wow that was quick..." Chris said in amazement.
Dan and Misty smiled at each other. "If it weren't for Misty's help, I would have been stuck in that kitchen for hours on end." Dan said with a laugh.
Misty shrugged her shoulders. "Ah, I just wanted to help." She said with a smile.
"Well, there's more food coming." Dan said happily as he went back to the kitchen to grab Laura's and Martin's plate of food.
After everyone was handed their plates filled with food, Dan sat down with Susan with Misty sat down next to Chris.
"Well, dig in everyone." Misty and Dan said in unison.
And everyone did just that, since they all figured it be a long day and a good breakfast would help.
The first to finish of course was Jimmy, and Jimmy was disappointed to see his plate empty, "Erm... can I have seconds?"
"No Jimmy," Koki started, "You've already had seconds. And thirds. And fourths for that matter!"
Jimmy blinked, "But... I'm... still... hungry..." he said slowly.
Aviva rubbed her brow and groaned, "Well, at the wedding reception you'll be able to eat as much as you want, there's suppose to be a lot of food there."
Jimmy's eyes twinkled in delight. "Oh cool!" He said happily.
Martin was the second one to finish and he rubbed his belly. "Oh that was a good breakfast. I don't think I can eat another bite." He said dramatically.
Aviva was the third one done and she smiled with satisfication. "That was a good breakfast. Thanks Dan and Misty." She thanked sincerely.
Dan and Misty smiled.
"Glad you enjoyed it." was Dan's reply.
Soon everyone was finished eating.
So, everyone was then going around, getting the last bit of supplies, and heading out side loading the Tortuga, after Aviva had graciously offered that the Tortuga could carry everything.
"Out of all these years," Christine started, "I have never really seen the inside of the Tortuga..." she said in amazement as she gazed around.
Chris nodded, "It's definitely something, isn't it?"
Mr. Kratt nodded and checked his watch, "Well, the wedding's going to start in a few hours, we better get to the church... this thing flies right?"
Martin laughed, "Does it fly? Well yeah! Start it up Aviva!"
Aviva nodded and went over to the controls.
As the engine roared to life, the Tortuga ascended high into the sky. Susan, Dan, Christine, and Mr. and Mrs. Kratt all looked out the window. They saw the rooftops of the buildings and they all appeared to have smiles upon their faces.
"Wow! This Tortuga is amazing!" Christine announced excitedly.
"It sure is something all right." Agreed Susan with the nod of her head as she pressed a hand at the window's glass.
They were on their way to the chruch.
As they made it to the church, Aviva descended the Tortuga nice and steadily. "We're here!" She announced as she soon joined the group.
They all headed out of the Tortuga, carrying supplies and so on. Howler and the cub even helped unload.
Over time, the cub really had made a good friendship with Howler, Jimmy, and surprisingly Laura.
"So Misty..." Laura started as she put a box on the floor as they entered the sanctuary, "Shall we name the cub? We can't just call him 'cub' all his life..."
Misty stopped and pondered the thought, "Well... what does Martin do? He relates the name to something that represents the animal... but what represents the cub?"
Laura shrugged, "Well... he is the last of his pride, considering the poachers killed his pride off..." she added sadly, "So, I guess he survived the poachers?"
"Hm... Survived?" Misty asked blinking, "It could work..."
"But let's make it Survivor..." Laura said with a smile.
Misty nodded, "Sounds good... anyway, we better unpack this stuff and help Susan with her wedding dress..."
Laura smiled and helped unpack the things needed for the wedding. "Yeah good idea." She said as she carried a few wedding things.
Misty also carried a few wedding items and they entered the church doors.
Misty's eyes widened with fascination at the size of the church and how it was designed. Many windows were designed with different kinds of pictures, and the different colored glass made them more amazing.
"Where should we put these Susan?" Laura asked as she saw Susan try and set up the stage.
Susan heard Laura and smiled. "Just put them on the stage for now. I'll get to them later." She said gently as she pointed to the stage.
Laura walked up to the stage and Misty snapped out of her awed state and followed Laura.
"This place is amazing." Misty said to Laura with a smile.
Laura nodded, "Yep... sure is big too..."
Mrs. Kratt soon came over to them, "Oh there you girls are! Now let's hurry and get you two dressed and ready, then we'll all get Susan ready."
Misty blinked, "But we still need to unpack-"
"Nonsense, some workers just got here, and that's their job." Mrs. Kratt stated taking Misty's arm, "Now come along dears and let's get you two ready."
Misty and Laura exchanged glances as they followed Mrs. Kratt down the hall to a big powder room.
Laura and Misty were amazed at the size of the powder room.
"This is a powder room?" Misty wondered with big eyes.
Mrs. Kratt laughed heartily at Misty's amazement. "Sure is dear. Now, we need both of you ready."
Laura and Misty exchanged expressions and looked at Mrs. Kratt.
"Well come on girls, we haven't gotten all day you know." she said with a smile.
"Uh, right..."
So Laura and Misty started getting ready.
From their dresses, to their shoes and makeup, the girls tried to finish as quickly as they could, with out making their work look sloppy.
Mrs. Kratt helped where she could, like helping Misty with her hair, and helping Laura decide which necklace to wear.
Christine came in a little while later, already ready, and her dress matching Misty's and Laura's.
"Wow, you guys look great!" Christine praised.
"Thanks. You look pretty good too!" Laura said with a nod.
"I can't help but feel like a princess..." Misty said, twirling around in her dress a little.
Mrs. Kratt laughed lightly, "Well, you sure look like one darling. All of you do actually... now, let's get Susan in here, and make her look like a queen!"
Laura giggled, "Alrighty then!" and she quickly sent word to Aviva to get Susan.
"Now," Christine started speaking to Laura and Misty, "Remember the groom isn't aloud to see the bride until the ceremony, so, let's try to keep Susan and Dan apart for the time being..."
Laura and Misty smiled and nodded their heads simultaneously. "Will do." Misty added.
"You can count on us." Laura said happily.
"Good." Christine also said happily.
"Okay I'm here girls." came Susan's voice.
Everyone turned to look at Susan and smiled at her.
"Okay Susan dear, it's time to dress you up and make you look like a queen for Dan." said Mrs. Kratt blissfully.
Susan giggled at her mom and said, "Okay okay let's get started then."
After they were all done getting Susan ready, Misty, Laura, Christine, and Mrs. Kratt all stood back in awe to admire their work.
Susan's dress was snow white, and was slim down her waist, and had no sleeves. It poofed out a little at the bottom of the waist, and was quite long. The train of the dress was a bit long too.
Susan's face was pale, but had just the right amount of makeup to make her beautiful. Not to mention, her hair was in a bun, and she had diamond earrings.
"Now for the finishing touch..." Christine said as she took the veil, and put it gently over her sister's head.
Susan smiled upon seeing herself in the mirror, and she took a deep breath, "You all really outdid yourselves... I look... amazing..."
Mrs. Kratt's eyes slowly filled with tears, "Yes, you look amazing dear..."
Susan blinked, and went over to her mother, "Why are you crying?"
"It's just that my little baby is getting married..." Mrs. Kratt said, forcing a sad smile as she gently put a hand to her daughter's cheek.
"Oh mom, don't cry please." Susan begged as she hugged her mom.
"Okay dear, I'll try... but I won't make any promises." said Mrs. Kratt as she hugged her daughter.
"Now that we got everyone, what should we do now?" asked Misty.
"Don't know Mist, but I do wonder how the guys are doing on their tuxedos." Laura pondered with a grin.
Misty blinked. "Chris and Martin in a tux... You know, that's really hard to imagine." she said with a giggle.
"But I bet they'll look great." Laura added also with a giggle.
"I wonder if we can go see them?" Misty wondered.
Christine checked the clock on the wall and smiled, "It looks like you'll be able to see them soon! The wedding's about to start!"
Laura nodded, "Oh cool! Don't the bridesmaids and best men go first down the isle, then the groom, and finally the bride with her father?"
"That's right." Misty said, checking the order in her mind, "I think anyway... it's how we did it in the rehearsal..."
"I wonder how many guests have arrived already..." Susan said, looking at herself in the mirror again.
Christine peeked out the door and blinked, "Many..." she mumbled as she watched the guests all head into the sanctuary.
Susan blinked. "That much, huh? I hope I do all right... I'm feeling nervous." she said honestly.
"Oh honey, it's natural to feel nervous. Heck even I was nervous when I married your dad." Mrs. Kratt said with a smile.
"Really?" Susan wondered.
Mrs. Kratt nodded her head. "Yeah but don't worry, you'll be fine. Trust me." She reassured her gently.
"Thanks mom..." Susan thanked but was still somewhat nervous.
"Okay, so is everyone ready?" Christine asked.
Everyone nodded their heads in unison.
"Great because the show's just about to start." she said happily.
"You better get out there girls!" Mrs. Kratt motioned to Laura, and Misty.
Even though Christine was a bridesmaid, she was just going to carry the back of Susan's dress, at the train.
The two girls nodded, taking their bouquets, and headed out into the hall.
Behind the closed doors that led into the sanctuary, they could hear the music starting.
Chris, and Martin stood at the doorway, peeking through the crack, waiting for their cue.
Martin and Chris were in there tuxedos, and actually, they both looked pretty good.
Laura and Misty had to take a second look at Martin though, because his hair was gelled back. It looked good too, it was still just shocking to see, though.
"Martin?" Laura whispered questioningly, "Is that you?"
Martin and Chris looked over to see the girls, and for a second they were both in awe; Mainly because the girls looked beautiful as bridesmaids.
"Laura?" Martin wondered after shaking out of his trance.
"Misty?" Chris asked as well as he too got out of his dazed trance.
Laura and Misty giggled. "Yup, it's us guys." Laura said happily.
"You two look amazing." Chris said with amazement.
"Thanks but now isn't really the time, I think that's our cue to walk inside." Misty pointed out as a new song on the organ was playing.
"Right." the guys said in unison.
Martin and Laura were the first to walk out into the sanctuary, and all eyes were turned to watch them walk down the isle.
When Martin and Laura were on the stage on separate sides, they turned to watch Misty and Chris come out into the sanctuary.
As Misty and Chris soon went on their sides of the stage, Misty noticed Dan standing up beside the minister, in the middle of the stage.
Soon, the next song played, which told everyone the bride was coming. As the audience stood up, the music softened as Susan entered the room.
Everyone oohed, and awed at Susan, as she walked down the isle with her father, and as Christine gracefully carried her train.
Laura smiled, and looked over to Dan, laughing inside her head as she watched him take a deep breath, and seem a bit nervous.
Soon, Susan was on the stage beside Dan, after Dan had come over, and taken her hand, after shaking Mr. Kratt's hand.
The minister smiled lightly, before opening his bible, and starting the sermon.
Chris noticed many people in the audience were crying with joy, and others were watching with big grins.
After a short communion, the sermon was almost finished, and everyone was on the edge of their seats.
"Susan, do you take Daniel to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
Susan smiled lightly, and locked eyes with Dan, "I do..."
"And do you, Daniel, take Susan to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
Dan took a deep breath, and smiled, "I do."
The minister smiled, "By the power vested in me, and the god in heaven, I now pronounce you, husband and wife." he closed his bible, "You may kiss the bride."
Dan grinned and lifted the vile off of Susan's face. Susan smiled back as Dan gently placed a hand on her cheek and leaned in to kiss her on the lips. Once the lips were locked, Susan gratefully accepted the kiss and returned one of her own.
Everyone in the sanctuary stood up and cheered for the new husband and wife. Some cheered, some whistled as loudly as they could, while everyone in the sanctuary clapped.
For Dan and Susan, this was the most magical moment of their lives. They soon unlocked their lips and next came the reception. As everyone departed the sanctuary, the Kratt team was in the crowd and Jimmy seemed most pleased with the reception.
"I can't wait to go to the reception! I'm going straight to the food." Jimmy stated proudly as he rubbed his hands together in delight.
"You should save some food for the rest of the guests Jimmy." Aviva scolded him gently.
Jimmy pouted and said as he looked to the floor, "Aww. You're no fun."
"The hard part is over." Dan said with a sigh of relief.
"Yeah but now comes the reception. Can you handle that Dan?" asked Mr. Kratt with a small smile.
"As long as Susan's by my side, I can handle anything." Dan said proudly.
Susan laughed lightly and hugged his arm. "You're so sweet." She said honestly.
Martin smiled, and quickly ran his fingers through his hair, trying to get it back to it's normal style, "I'm just glad the weddings over, all that gel in my hair was getting itchy..."
Mrs. Kratt laughed, "I would understand why, since you need loads of gel to tame your messy bangs..."
Martin chuckled lightly.
Laura smiled, "I can't wait for all the dancing at the reception, I'll be able to see you brothers get down and boogie..." she teased.
Chris rolled his eyes, "How did I know you were going to say that?..."
Laura shrugged and gave him an innocent smile. Everyone went towards the Tortuga and on the back had a note saying 'Just Married!' in fancy black lettering.
"Aww how adorable." Mrs. Kratt said with a smile as she noticed the sign.
"I wonder who did that?" Chris wondered with the scratch of his head.
"I'm guessing Aviva or Koki. They're most likely to have done that when we weren't looking." Martin observed with the shrug of his shoulders.
They went inside the Tortuga once more and they made it to the reception. This has certainly been one busy day.
As they all headed out and into the reception hall, they all saw it was just as decorated as the church.
And, happy news for Jimmy, there was a lot of food.
As Jimmy made his way over to the buffet tables, the wedding party was situated at a table in the middle of the room.
"Just look at this place!" Susan said in awe, looking around, "Dan, you did an amazing job!"
Dan shrugged, "I had little help, but, I wanted it to be perfect..." he smiled lightly.
"Oh Dan, it didn't have to be so perfect. You did a great job and I like it just the way it is." Susan praised.
"Good I'm glad." Dan said as he kept his smile.
"Oh look! A dance floor!" Laura said excitedly. She grabbed Martin's arm and said, "Come on Martin, let's dance!"
"First you wanted me and Chris to sing, who knows how long back, and now you want me to dance?" he asked with a smile.
Laura nodded her head in agreement. "Yes I am." She said happily.
Martin sighed in defeat and said, "Oh alright."
Laura's eyes twinkled with delight as she dragged Martin to the dance floor.
Misty giggled at the two as they went over to the dance floor.
Though, even as funny as Misty thought it was, she quickly went after them to stop her friend, "Um Laura, don't you remember, the bride and groom get the first dances!"
Laura stopped, and pouted, "Aw, your right... darn it..." and she released her grip on Martin's arm.
Misty giggled again, "Laura, don't worry. You'll be able to dance soon. How about we get something to eat?"
Laura sighed, and finally smiled and nodded slowly, "Alright..."
Martin blinked, "Oh right! I forgot about all the food!-... then again, how on earth could I forget that? To the buffet table!" he said as he quickly dashed off, to make sure Jimmy didn't take all the food.
Laura rolled her eyes, "C'mon Misty, we better get over there before Martin takes everything..." she then watched Dan and Susan head over to the dance floor, "And maybe, you and Chris can get a slow dance to do together..." she teased.
Misty blushed, "Well, I'd drag you and Martin into the same dance..."
Laura and Misty laughed lightheartedly with one another and ran over to the buffet table.
"Leave some food for us Martin!" Laura said with a laugh.
"Oh there's plenty of food for you." He said with an amused eyeroll.
Laura and Misty giggled and grabbed a plate and dumped some food onto the plates.
When the three sat down back at the table, Chris was already there eating with Christine.
"Bout time you guys sat down to eat..." Chris said chuckling as he stuffed some food into his mouth.
Misty sat down next to Chris, and Laura and Martin sat down next to her.
"Anyway-," Laura started, "Chris, Misty wanted to know if you wanted to dance with her in the next slow dance."
Misty blinked and glared at Laura, "I was not-" and Laura covered her mouth quickly.
Chris blinked, and smiled at Misty, "Sure, I don't mind."
Martin stared at his brother, "You don't mind?" he then gave a teasing grin, "Who are you and what have you down with Chris?"
Chris shrugged his shoulders. "I'm right here bro, what I can't dance with my girlfriend?" He asked with a smile.
Martin shrugged his shoulders as well. "It's just not like you but you can do what you want I guess." he answered also with a smile of his own.
Misty blushed a light shade of red on her cheeks and she didn't try to remove Laura's hand. Laura released her hand over Misty's mouth and whispered happily, "You're welcome."
Misty was embarrassed that Laura did that to her but she held a small smile of her own.
"So MK, CK, what are you two going to do after the receptions over?" Christine asked as she looked at her brothers.
Chris and Martin blinked in surprise at the question. They really had no clue.
"I guess we might as well head back to the African Savanna to catch up on our antics in the wild." Martin replied with a shrug.
Chris scratched the back of his neck, "That, or maybe..."
"Maybe what?" Christine asked.
Chris looked at her, "Well, I was thinking about going to a forest in search of some flying squirrels or something like that..."
Misty blinked, "Oh! That sounds fun! And we all could go camping maybe?"
Chris shrugged, "Maybe..." and smiled lightly.
Martin smiled, and finished off what was on his plate, "Sounds good to me..."
Laura then blinked, and looked over to the dance floor, noticing Dan and Susan were coming back to the table.
Laura smiled, "Oh! Chris! Misty! It's time for the slow dance!"
And as if on cue, a voice came from the speakers, "Alright, all couples, time to come to the dance floor!"
Misty looked at Laura and said, "You and Martin are coming too."
Laura smiled and said, "I think I'll let Martin digest his food first before we go out. I don't want it to turn out as a mess on the dance floor."
"Oh thanks." Martin said with an amused eyeroll.
Chris stood up and smiled sweetly at Misty as he bowed slightly and asked, "May I have this dance?"
Misty blushed again but got up and took Chris hand. "I'd be honored." She said with a smile.
Chris took her to the dance floor and once they were there, Chris moved Misty's hand onto his shoulder and she used her other hand to place it gently on his waist. Chris gently held onto Misty's waists and smiled at her.
Once all the dancers were on the dance floor, the song began to play and it was What Makes You Beautiful by Sam Tsui.
Mmmmmm
You're insecure don't know what for
Your turning heads when you walk through the door
Don't need makeup to cover up
Being the way that you are is enough
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
Baby you light up the world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
You don't know you're beautiful
It's what makes you beautiful
Chris and Misty swayed back and forth as the music played and Misty blushed out of embarrasement.
Mmmmmmm
So come on you got it wrong
To prove I'm right I put it in a song
I don't know why you're being shy
And turn away when I look into your eyes
And when the song said those words, Misty did just that but Chris gently took her chin and made her look at him. "Don't feel so nervous Misty," He whispered in her ears.
Misty smiled and placed her head on his shoulders.
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
You don't know your beautiful
If only you saw what I can see
You'd understand why I need you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
You don't know you're beautiful
And that's what makes you beautiful
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
(x2)
Mmmmmmmmmm
Oh baby you light up my world like no body else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
And when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
Whoa-oh-oh!
Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
And when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell
You don't know
You don't know you're beautiful
If only you saw what I can see
You'd understand why I need you so desperately
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
You don't know you're beautiful
And that's what makes you beautiful
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na
(x2)
Mmmmmmm
You don't know you're beautiful
And that's what makes you beautiful
After the song finished, Misty and Chris stopped dancing and Misty looked up at Chris with a smile on her face. Simultaneously Chris and Misty whispered, "I love you."
Laura watched from the table in awe, and she sighed dreamily as she put her elbows on the table, and rested her head on her hands, "They're so cute together..."
Martin chuckled and nodded, "Yep, they definitely are made for one another..."
Susan smiled, "Well, you know you two could go out and dance too. There's one more slow dance before the party really begins..." she teased.
Martin and Laura exchanged glances and blushed lightly.
"Well..." Martin said rubbing the back of his neck, "I'm ready to dance... I guess..."
Laura nodded slowly, "I suppose I am ready too..."
"Well go on then you two." Susan urged.
Martin and Laura stood up as Martin reached a hand out towards Laura and asked, "May I have this dance?"
Laura smiled and gladly took his hand. "It would be an honor." She said honestly.
Martin led the way to the dance floor and came up next to Chris and Misty. Misty spotted them as she laid her head on Chris's shoulder.
"Hey guys." she said dreamily with a smile.
Laura smiled at her friend, and giggled a little, "Hey." she didn't want to interrupt the moment for Chris and Misty.
As the next song started, Martin smiled nervously, as he placed one hand on Laura's hip and took her hand with the other.
Laura smiled, as she put her free hand on his shoulder.
As the music went on, they went to the beat, and Laura let Martin lead. Which, may I add, was hard for her considering she liked to be the leader of most situations.
But, she could let this one pass.
Neither of them dare said anything, and they didn't know why. And every time they locked eyes, they both blushed lightly.
Chris and Misty just slowly swayed back and forth, though occasionally making each other spin around a few times.
This evening, love washed over the four of them even though some might not recognize it. It was something that they'll enjoy for as long as they're together.
Susan and Dan knew as they sensed the love between the four. This was one magical day for everyone.
After the song finished, silence lingered around the four of them as they locked eyes with one another. But finally, after a few minutes more, Misty said, "Well, I don't know about you three but after that dancing I'm feeling parched."
"No kidding..." Martin replied.
Laura slowly stepped out of Martin's arms unwillingly, feeling as if she just wanted him to hold her forever, "Well... then, we better all get something to drink..."
Chris nodded in agreement, "It looks like we have a little time before the next song anyway..."
Misty smiled, as she and the others headed over to the food table.
Misty had a twinkle of bliss in her eyes as her heart was beating faster than normal too. Even though she was ordered by Eric to harm Chris, the past week she never did.
Her love for him was overpowering the circuitry and she was ever grateful she didn't hurt Chris at all this pass week. She went to go grab some punch but Chris all ready poured a glass for her. Smiling, Misty took the cup from Chris.
"Thanks." she said honestly.
"You're welcome."
"Did I tell you that you're a great dancer?" Misty wondered as she gulped the punch down.
"No, I don't think you did." Chris said with a smile as he went to grab some punch for himself.
"Well, you dance great."
Chris smiled, as he sipped his own punch, "Hey, what can I say, Kratts are natural dancers..." he said teasingly.
Martin nodded in agreement, as he was about to take a sip of his own punch when he suddenly looked alarmed, "Guys don't drink it! Jimmy spiked the punch!"
Misty and Chris quickly both turned and spit the punch out on the floor.
Martin then smiled, and started cracking up, "You two should have seen your faces! I was just kidding!"
Misty glared slightly, "Not funny..."
Martin laughed harder, and leaned against the table, trying to catch his breath.
Chris was not thrilled by his brother's actions, so, he simply dipped his cup back in the punch bowl and dumped it over Martin's head.
Martin immediately stopped laughing, and glared at his brother, "Oh nice..."
Misty laughed at Martin and said, "Now that's funny!"
"Uh-huh. So that's how you want to play?" Martin asked playfully.
Chris shrugged his shoulders as he said, "Hey you started it bro."
"Oh I'll get you back. Just wait." Martin insisted.
Martin went to go to the bathroom to clean up and Misty couldn't help but giggle at Martin. "Oh that was just too good."
Laura also giggled lightly, "Oh wow..." and she shook her head slowly, laughing to herself, "You guys know everyone is watching, right?"
Chris blinked, and turned his head slowly to see everyone, and I mean everyone, staring at them.
"Well..." Misty started, "We did kind of make a mess..." and she pointed to the punch on the floor, "Someone might get hurt-"
And right at that moment Jimmy walked by and slipped, screaming as he fell on his back.
"-Like... that..." Misty finished slowly.
"Jimmy, you alright?" Laura asked as she helped him up.
"Yeah, I'm good... who spilled all the punch?" Jimmy said rubbing his head.
Laura exchanged glances with Chris and Misty.
"Martin started it..." Chris stated quickly with a chuckle.
Laura rolled her eyes playfully at Chris and said, "Come on, let's clean this mess up."
"I'll look for a mop." Jimmy volunteered as he went in search for a mop.
"I'll go grab a bucket of soapy water, if there is any." Misty offered as she went towards the girl's bathroom.
"I'll grab some towels just in case." Laura stated as she left in search for the towels.
Chris watched as everyone left to go get the necessary objects and he said, "I guess I'll watch the mess on the floor to see that no one on gets hurt."
Shortly after the mess was cleaned, Martin came out, hair still a bit wet, but overall, he cleaned up pretty well.
Chris was about to say something teasingly, but, the speaker came on again, and a voice echoed through it, "Okay everyone, it's time to party!"
And with that, the song Party Rock Anthem started to play.
Laura smiled, "Okay! Time to see how Kratts dance to hip hop music!"
Misty giggled, "Laura, you just want to prove your a better dancer..."
Laura shrugged, "Maybe... but, Mist, don't you remember you're a pretty good dancer too."
Misty shrugged, and smiled, "I guess we'll find out..."
Laura grabbed Martin's wrist and dragged him to the dance floor.
Martin was a bit surprised by the sudden tug, but when he got to the dance floor, Laura began to dance. Misty giggled and ran up to the dance floor with Chris following behind.
isty watched as Laura danced and she began to imitate her best friend. Laura smiled when she saw Misty dancing and she said excitedly, "Yeah! That's the spirit Misty! I told you you're a good dancer!"
Misty laughed when she spun around in a circle. "This is fun!" She said happily.
"Come on Kratt brothers! Show us your moves!" Laura insisted as she did a few twirls.
Martin and Chris exchanged glances but shrugged their shoulders. With grins on their faces, they started to dance, and soon everyone was trying to beat the other in a dance move.
Many more people joined in on the dance floor, and soon it did seem as if a party.
Overall, the four of them were probably the best dancers, even though there were many other good dancers.
Misty laughed as she and Laura were out dancing the guys.
Eventually, the song ended, and everyone was clapping and laughing at one another.
Martin smiled at Laura, "Your not bad, but, I'm still better..." he teased.
Laura blinked, and a playful smile rose up on her face, "Oh really? Is that a challenge?"
Misty laughed, "How about we just all sit down... all that dancing made me tired..."
Chris smiled, "No wonder, you were dancing really well out there Mist..."
Misty blushed at the compliment and said, "Thanks but you were amazing out there too Chris."
Chris shrugged his shoulders.
"Party poopers." Laura said teasingly as she gently stuck her tongue out at them.
"No, Misty's right. Dancing's fun, but it can really be exhausting." Martin agreed as he wiped his forehead with the back of his hand.
"Oh fine." Laura said but with a small smile.
The four of them left the dance floor and sat down at the table where Dan and Susan were sitting at.
"Saw you guys on the dance floor, you're all pretty good." Dan complimented.
Misty smiled, "Thanks, I saw you two too. You two aren't bad yourselves."
Susan nodded, and smiled lightly, "Well the receptions almost over..."
Martin blinked, "Did you guys already cut the cake?"
"Yep, while you were in the bathroom after the punch incident..." Dan stated.
Martin blinked, "Oh well... I guess I'll get some later..."
"Well bro," Chris started, "We're going to have to start saying goodbye, and pack stuff up at the penthouse."
Martin nodded, and looked to Laura and Misty, "Chris and I planned that we would all leave tonight after the reception."
Really?" Laura and Misty said in unison.
Martin smiled. "Yeah, it was great being here and all, but we should catch up on our creature-adventuring." Martin explained.
Laura and Misty looked at each other, and then back at the guys. "All right if you say so."
Misty turned to look at Dan and Susan. "It was great meeting you two." She said honestly.
Susan and Dan smiled. "And it was nice meeting you as well." Dan said happily.
"You four should come and visit us sometime." Susan offered.
"If we're not too hung up with our creature-adventuring, we might be able to come over for a quick visit." Chris said casually.
"Great! Oh don't forget to say goodbye to mom and dad too." Susan reminded them.
Martin laughed, "Who could forget mom and dad?" and he stood up from his chair, and hugged Susan, then shook hands with Dan. Chris did the same.
Soon, the four were walking over to Christine, Mr. and Mrs. Kratt.
"Well, we're going to be heading off..." Chris said causally.
Mrs. Kratt smiled, and walked over to hug her youngest, "Oh alright. I'll miss you two." and she planted a kiss on his cheek, then went to Martin doing the same.
"Ew mom..." Chris said wiping his face a little.
Mr. Kratt chuckled, "Well, we'll see you around boys. And take care of those nice young ladies, you hear?"
Martin nodded, "Of course dad."
"See you guys!" Christine said hugging her brothers.
Once Chris and Martin said their goodbyes to their family, they gathered the tech team, and departed from the penthouse after getting their stuff.
As they came outside, the sun was setting over the horizon and a nice cool breeze came passing by. They went to the Tortuga which was parked outside, and it seemed like a whole new chapter is about to open to the Wild Kratts team.
"Okay so first the penthouse to grab our stuff, then it's back to the good old wild." Chris instructed with a smile.
"Hit it JZ." Koki said with a grin.
Jimmy saluted Koki and ran to pilot the Tortuga. "I'm on it!"
Everyone boarded the Tortuga, and as soon as they were on, it took off.
Howler and Survivor ran up to the girls immediately, happy to see them again.
Misty smiled, "Hey boy! Miss me?" and she rubbed Howler behind the ears, as she carried her bag to her room.
Laura laughed as she followed Misty, "Well would you look at this booger..." and she motioned to Survivor, who was jumping up and down wanting attention.
Misty smiled, and laughed, "Well, you better give him what he wants..."
Laura nodded, and pet Survivor on the head, and he hummed happily.
Chris and Martin watched Misty and Laura disappear down the hall, and finally Chris turned to Martin, "I can't wait to get out in the wild again."
"No kidding, I thought if we stayed in New York any longer I'd die..." Martin said chuckling as he stuffed his hands in his pockets.
Martin and Chris both laughed, but, Martin stopped short upon feeling a small box in his pocket.
Chris blinked, and stared at his brother's frozen face, "You okay bro?"
Martin blinked, and nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine... I just remembered something that's all..."
Chris raised an eyebrow in puzzlement. "What's that?" He asked with interest.
Martin shrugged. "Nothing too important." He answered as he held the box in his pocket.
"Oh come on bro, what is it?" Chris wondered somewhat eagerly.
Martin sighed and placed a small smile on his lips. He leaned in to whisper it in his younger brother's ear and Chris was grinning at his older brother.
"You going to show her yet?" Chris wondered.
"I plan to." Martin said happily.
"I'll bet she'll love it Martin." Chris said as he playfully punched his brother on the arm.
Martin smiled, "I at least hope so... should I give it to her now?"
Chris shrugged, "Go for it."
Martin sighed, and took a deep breath as he went down the hall towards Laura's room.
Chris watched his brother disappear down the hall, and he shook his head to himself smiling.
Martin soon came in front of Laura door, which was wide open. He could see her going from her suitcase to her dresser, unpacking things.
He smiled, and knocked on the door to be polite.
Laura blinked and looked up, "Oh hi Martin." she smiled sweetly before going back to her unpacking, "What brings you here?"
Martin inhaled and exhaled as he stepped into her room. He felt a sweat droplet trickle down his neck. He so hoped that Laura would like the gift.
"Well, I uh... I came by to uh... give you something." Martin stuttered.
"Oh? And what's that?" Laura wondered as she stopped to turn around to look at him.
Martin pulled out a small white box. Laura watched with interest as Martin opened it.
Inside revealed a beautiful golden laced necklace with a light blue stone dangling from the bottom. Laura gasped when she saw the necklace inside the box. She looked up at Martin and said, "Martin, it's... it's beautiful!"
Martin sighed in relief and smiled. "Great, so do you like it?" He asked somewhat nervously.
"Like it? MK I love it! You bought that just for me?" Laura said with astonishment.
"Yeah, when I passed by it in a window I thought of you. Would you like it if I put it on you?" Martin explained calmly.
Laura smiled lightly, "Why not..." and she pulled back her blond hair slightly.
Martin came over to her, and gently placed it around her neck. Once he had it on her, he took a step back.
Laura smiled, and fingered the blue stone, "Wow... I... I really don't know what to say... except thank you..." her eyes sparkled.
Martin smiled, happy she liked it.
"Martin... I've been meaning to tell you..." she suddenly started, "That... well..." but she wasn't sure how to word her feelings.
Oh nice Laura, she thought, when you really need to say something, you mess it all up. Just tell him you love him...
"What's up Laura?" Martin wondered as he raised an eyebrow.
"I... well... I..." Laura stuttered. Laura bit her bottom lip and groaned in frustration. Martin watched with confusion.
How did Chris do it? He just said I love you right? It shouldn't be this hard!Laura thought.
Finally, she sighed and looked at Martin. "I... I love you."
There it was, she finally said it. It took her a long while until she finally confessed to him, but now that she admitted her feelings to him, what would he think?
Martin didn't know what to think actually. Part of him was shocked, and the other part was rejoicing.
Laura nervously waited for a response.
Martin sighed with relief, and looked down, then looked up at her with a smile, "Laura..." he started, "You have no idea, how long, I have been waiting to tell you the same thing..."
Laura's eyes lit up with joy, as she went over and hugged Martin.
Martin hugged her back, wrapping his arms around her. Finally, he gently lifted her chin so they locked eyes, and put their foreheads together.
And slowly, he pressed his lips against hers, and kissed her gently.
Laura closed her eyes, and kissed him back. Her thoughts drifted away, as she slowly, and gently wrapped her arms around his neck.
As they kissed, it felt like they were in another world, just the two of them as they forgot where they were and who was with them.
It was great that they both told each other those three magical words, as their kiss was proof of it. They didn't want to break away, but unfortunately later they would have to in order to catch their breath.
After the kiss, their foreheads touched, and they locked eyes with each other.
"You're beautiful Laura." Martin confessed in a whisper as he smiled.
"And you're amazing Martin." Laura whispered in happiness.
Martin kissed Laura on the lips one last time before he released the hug. "I better get back to Chris." He answered calmly.
"All right. Thank you for everything Martin." Laura thanked with a smile.
Martin smiled and nodded his head in return. He left Laura in her room.
Laura simply flopped back on her bed, and sighed dreamily.
Finally, she thought, finally I can be with him...
She quickly picked up her journal from her suitcase, and opened it to a free page. What had just happened to her, was something she just had to write down.
Martin, was obviously very happy as he walked back into the main control room.
Chris looked up at his brother, and with a smirking smile said, "I am guessing things went well with Laura?"
"Very well..." Martin said chuckling to himself, before he passed Chris and headed down another hall to his bedroom.
Chris rolled his eyes, and got back to the paper he was reading.
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