It's been awhile after that proposal and it's finally spring. It had been 5 months after that accident happened. Ritsu and the rests were busy preparing their wedding, deciding which style of wedding they were having, choosing wedding dress and taking wedding picture.
"Aww man, when will Yui and the rests arrive?" Ritsu stretched herself since she was tired of waiting for her friends.
"Just be patient. They are going to be here soon." Mio sighed.
"Maybe they forget today?" Ritsu asked while Mio trembled at her words.
"It's impossible, right? They know today it's the day for us to try out the wedding dress and take our wedding picture." Mio began to think of the worst that were going to occur.
"Ya, you are right." Ritsu squeezed Mio's hand and it was able to calm Mio down.
"Ricchan! Mio-chan!"
"Ah, Yui; look when you cross the road." Mio and Ritsu looked toward the opposite of the road and saw Yui ran out of the road without watching the car with Azusa worrying about Yui behind.
"Ricchan, Mio-chan; sorry for letting you to wait long." Yui hugged Mio and Ritsu as soon as she stood in front of them.
"Ritsu-senpai, Mio-senpai." Azusa bowed as she caught her breath.
"Hi, we didn't wait long at all. By the way, Azusa; handling Yui is pretty tough, right?" Ritsu grinned at Azusa.
"Well, I think it didn't concern you at all since I'm the one marrying Yui, not you, Ritsu-senpai." Azusa turned away.
"Oh my goodness, when did such pure little girl learn those words?" Ritsu began to speak the way an old woman will.
"Ritsu, cut it out." Mio hit Ritsu's head and sighed. She looked at her watch.
"I guess now just left Mugi."
"Oh my, why are you all waiting outside?" Right after Ritsu finished her sentence, Mugi spoke from behind her.
"Woah! Mugi, you should have told us when you arrived." Ritsu jumped and looked at Mugi.
"Sorry, I was just being inside and wait for you all." Mugi smiled.
"It's ok. So everyone is here, let's go in." Mio hold Ritsu's hand while Yui hold Azusa's and they walked into the shop.
"There are so many choices of wedding dress here." Mio looked in amusement.
"Welcome, Tainaka-san, Kotobuki-san and Hirasawa-san." The workers bowed down.
"Oh, thanks. Well, just stop this formality and treat us like normal customer." Ritsu waved her hands. The workers nodded and continued their work.
"Well, Yui and I will wear the male outfit." Ritsu announced.
"Yes, I will always be with you, Captain!" Yui said and saluted to Ritsu.
"Wait, why?" Mio and Azusa asked in union.
" Well, because it's cool." Ritsu answered.
"So just let us be like this and go choose your dress, Azunyan. I and Ricchan will be at the other side." Yui and Ritsu quickly walked away before Mio and Azusa managed to speak something.
"Just let them be." Mugi smiled gently.
"Well, both of you are going to wear a dress?" Azusa asked Ui. Ui nodded her head.
"Yes, because we think none of us are suit to wear a tuxedo. So let's go choose our dress and let onee-chan and Ricchan be the way they want." Ui pulled Azusa while Mugi pulled Mio.
"Hey, Ricchan; what should we wear?"
"I think it's best to see what our fiancé wear before we decide what to wear."
"Smart choice, Captain." Yui and Ritsu walked towards Mio and others silently.
"Mio-chan, this looks good on you." Mugi took out a long silky wedding dress which showed Mio's bare shoulder.
"I guess I will try this on." Mio took it and walked to the fitting room with Yui and Ritsu hided from her.
"Azusa-chan, go try this on." Ui took out one white long frilly dress with a cute design and gave it to Azusa.
"Okay." Azusa walked to the fitting room too.
"I guess you two had chosen yours, right?" Ritsu said as she walked towards Mugi and Ui. Mugi and Ui looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
"Yes, we have. Now it's you turn." Mugi and Ui pulled Ritsu and Yui respectively.
"Ricchan, try this one." Mugi shoved a white tuxedo with a black shirt and a white tie on it.
"Okay, okay. Don't rush." Ritsu took it and walked to the fitting room.
"Onee-chan, here's yours." Ui gave Yui a black tuxedo with a white shirt and a cute black bowtie with white polkadots.
"Okay! Ricchan, wait for me!" Yui ran to the fitting room.
"Mugi."
"Yes, Mio-chan? Had you finish changing?"
"Can you help me with this?" Mio hided herself behind the curtain.
"Well, certainly; Mio-chan."
"Ui."
"Yes, Azusa-chan?"
"Please help me."
"Okay, Azusa-chan." Ui and Mugi went to help Mio and Azusa. Ritsu and Yui walked out from the fitting room.
"Oh, this look goods on you, Yui."
"Really? You also look good in the tuxedo."
"I always believe in Mugi's taste."
"I also always believe in Ui's taste." Both of them looked at each other and laughed.
"Ah, I almost forgot." Ritsu walked over to a worker and whispered something to her. The workers nodded her head.
"Yui, come with me."
"Okay, wait for me." Ritsu and Yui disappeared right after Azusa and Mio walked out from the fitting room.
"Azusa-chan, you are so cute!" Ui practically squealed like a fan girl.
"Mio-chan, you look gorgeous." Mugi said with a gentle smile on her face.
"Are you sure? I was so sure I gained weight this few weeks." Mio was looking herself in the mirror, scaring any fats on her body were showing the sign of her gaining weight.
"Oh my, there's no such thing. You look wonderful although I know you would like to hear it from a certain someone." Mugi winked at Mio.
"Mugi." Mio's face became red due to embarrassment.
"Ui, do I really look good in this?" Azusa asked one more time.
"Yes, Azusa-chan. I bet onee-chan going to hugged you as soon as she saw you. By the way, where's Ritsu-san and onee-chan?" Ui looked around the store but couldn't find Ritsu and Yui anywhere. Mio and Azusa looked around the store too.
"Yui, where are you? Azusa called out, lifting her dress with one hands so that she can walked easily.
"Ritsu, you better come out now." Mio also called out. Suddenly there's a tap on her shoulder. She turned back and found out there's a man standing behind her.
"May I help you?" Mio asked politely but still looking everywhere for Ritsu.
"Of course you can help me." Mio heard the man saying with a familiar voice.
"Ritsu?"
"Bingo! That took you quite awhile to think who I am, Mio-chuan." Ritsu looked up and split her bangs apart to show her amber eyes.
"You look, handsome." Mio said out the last word in whisper tone.
"Haha, you look gorgeous." Ritsu pulled Mio toward her.
"Ritsu, don't do this in public." Mio whispered but Ritsu chose to ignore her. Ritsu slightly tilted Mio's head and looked at Mio with the dreamy and yet serious eyes. Mio closed her eyes as she thought that she will received kiss from Ritsu but awhile, there's no warm feeling on her lips.
"Mio-chuan, do you expect me to kiss you?" Ritsu grinned.
"N-not at all." Mio turned her head away.
"I would like to but this will smudge your makeup. I promise I will kiss you right after this."Ritsu winked.
"Azunyan!" Yui ran and hugged Azusa.
"Yui? Why are you wearing like this?" Azusa looked at Yui who was currently looking like a man.
"Eh? I think it's cute, especially the bowtie. It's so cute!" Yui squealed as she played her bowtie.
"Geez, which part of the tie is cute?" Azusa turned away but soon Yui snuggled against her.
"Don't worry, Azunyan is still the cutest." Yui smiled.
"Yui, stop. You are going to smudge my makeup and we haven't taken our photo yet." Azusa pushed Yui away.
"Mou." Yui pouted but suddenly Azusa gave a quick peck on Yui's lips.
"I think this will be alright and also can be a practice kiss for the wedding." Azusa winked at Yui which cause Yui to smile broadly.
"Let's go take our photo!" Yui said excitingly, literally jumping up and down.
"Yeah, let's go!" Ritsu was all pumped up too. The others looked at each other and smiled. A worker led them to the room where held photo shoot. They did a all kind of poses and changed into different kind of costumes.
"Oh my god! I'm so exhausted." Ritsu wiped her sweats after she walked out from the store.
"They say it will be finished after a week." Mugi smiled and followed behind Ritsu and holding Ui.
"Yeah! I can't wait to see those photos, especially the one which Azunyan wear a yukata with a cat ears headband ." Yui smiled with Azusa blushed furiously.
"Mou, Yui, stop it. It's embarrassing." Azusa tried to stop Yui.
"Yui, you are wrong. I believe my Mio in a maid uniform is cuter than Azusa." Ritsu said with a proud look on her face.
"Ritsu." Mio gently pulled Ritsu's hand to ask her stop this embarrassing topic.
"No, Ricchan. I think Azunyan in cheongsam is nicer than Mio-chan."
"No, Mio has better body shape than Azusa."
"No, Azunyan has cuter appearance than Mio-chan."
"Mio is the best in the black dress."
"Azunyan is the best in yukata."
"Mio is best in the wedding dress."
"Azunyan is the best in wedding dress."
"Mio."
"Azunyan."
"Mio."
"Azunyan."
"Mio."
"Azunyan."
"Shut up! Stop this topic!" Ritsu and Yui being hit by their fiancé after creating such a ruckus and gained attention from everyone on the street.
"Sorry." Yui and Ritsu bowed together. Mio and Azusa gently shook their head, didn't know how to deal with their fiancé as well.
"I guess we will see you all next time." Mugi and Ui said politely.
"Yeah. We still need to decide on the dinner and those complicated thing." Ritsu said with her hand circling around Mio's waist.
"Ricchan, don't forget honeymoon!" Yui said excitedly.
"Ya, about honeymoon; do you all want do go to the same place or not?" Ritsu asked as she began to think deeply.
"I think I would like all of us to be together." Mugi smiled.
"I agree to Mugi-chan's idea!" Yui said excitingly.
"Yes, and it will be like the school graduation trip to England." Mio also being all pumped up due to the atmosphere.
"Okay, so where are we going anyway?" Azusa asked.
"Paris."
"Italy."
"New York."
"Greece."
"Germany."
"New Zealand." Azusa got six different answers, including hers.
"It's seems like we all want to go different place." Ui said with a gentle smile on her face.
"Ya, excluded New York and New Zealand. We can make a honeymoon trip to all countries at Europe." Ritsu suggested.
"Oh, that's sounds fun!" Yui began to jump up and down again.
"Ya, I think it's good." Mugi agreed to it too. So six of them agree to have a two whole weeks of trip at Europe countries.
After two months and it's finally time for the wedding. Mugi and Ui sat on the couch while Mio and Azusa were walking back and forth.
"Azusa-chan and Mio-chan, I think you better sit down and relax." Mugi smiled while asking her butler poured four cup of tea.
"Mugi, what if I screw up?" Mio asked nervously.
"What if I'm not able to say I do? What if Yui regret this marriage?" Azusa began to panic too.
"Mio-chan, just relax and everything will be fine. You wouldn't want Ricchan to laugh at you for being this nervous, would you?" Mugi gentle patted Mio's back to calm her down.
"Azusa-chan, you also need to calm down. I believe onee-chan will never regret marrying you." Ui smiled at Azusa. Azusa and Mio finally able to calm down and sat down. Today was the most important day of their life, their wedding and good for them that Japan had allowed marriage between same genders.
On the other hand, where Ritsu and Yui is, Ritsu was keep wandering around the room with Yui keep looking at herself into the mirror.
"Oh god, Yui; I'm so nervous. I can't imagine what will happen if I screw up. Mio is so going to kill me if I screw up."
"Ricchan, just calm down. How do I look?"
"Yui, you had asked this question for the tenth times and my answer for all these times is you looked fine."
"I just getting worried." Yui smiled sheepishly.
"Hey girls, how are you?" Keiichi and Kouchirou walked into the room to see how their daughter is doing.
"Dad, I'm so freaking nervous."
"Ritsu, you seriously need to change that way of speaking, knowing your wife is going to be Mio." Kouchirou laughed at Ritsu.
"Daddy, I'm very worry and nervous."
"Don't worry, Yui. Everything will be fine. I was also as nervous as you, no; my situation was worse than yours when I married your mom."
"Really?"
"Yup, but everything turn out to be alright. Yui, just be like yourself and be a bit more confident of yourself." Keiichi gently smiled at his daughter who replied him with a big broad smile.
"Dad, how come you are not as gentle as Keiichi-san?" Ritsu asked her dad.
"If I'm as gentle as Keiichi-san, I'm not going to be Tainaka Kouchirou anymore."
"That's right."
"Ritsu, just relax. I even screwed up during that time when I married your mom."
"Woah! No way. What happen after that?"
"Well, your mom and I laughed until we can't stop but it turned out everything's fine."
"Woah, cool."
"So, don't worry. I think we will be waiting for you all in the hall."
"Ya, I need to go escort Ui. See you all later." Keiichi and Kouchirou smiled and walked out from the room.
"Papa, I mean father, why are you doing here?" Mio asked as her father walked into the room.
"You asked why. Well, maybe because I am the one going to escort you later."
"Oh, that's right. Sorry, I was just nervous."
"It's alright. Mio, you look beautiful today, just like your mom."
"Thanks father."
"Honestly, I don't want you to get marry so fast." Mio looked at her dad confusingly.
"This is because I just want to have you for myself more but seems that your husband is Ritsu, I'm actually relief, knowing that she will definitely treat you well."
"Father, thank you." Mio hugged Haruka tightly.
"Mio, your father is going to die due to lack of air." Yuuji walked in and laughed.
"Dad!" Azusa smiled and walked toward her father.
"How's my sweet little angel?" Yuuji hugged Azusa tightly.
"I'm okay, just a bit nervous."
"It's going to be alright. Azusa, you are beautiful."
"Thanks dad."
"Now I think of it, I shouldn't let you marry to that girl."
"Dad!" Azusa pouted.
"Haha, just kidding. I believe that she will treat you well." Yuuji smiled and gently hugged Azusa once again.
"Please get ready. The wedding is about to start." A woman barged in and told them.
"Well, let's go!" Yuuji said excitingly.
"Dad, I promise I will visit you and mom at least once a month."
"Okay, it's a promise."
"Father, I also will visit you once a week."
"Thanks Mio. I'm sure your mother will be glad to hear this."
"Dad, I will visit you and mom too and I will make sure onee-chan will come with me too." Ui said while hugging Keiichi.
"Haha, make sure you always remind Yui, knowing she will forget everything when she is focusing on one thing."
"I think it's time for us to go and get ready." Haruka said and everyone nodded their head.
As soon as all of them were ready, the music began and the door opened. There stood three pairs of father-daughter pairs with good looking fathers and beautiful daughters. They slowly walked, one by one, from Mio to Azusa and lastly were Ui. They walked slowly, accepting all of the blessing from the audience, who were their family, cousin, former teacher, former high school classmates and of course friends from university. The music stopped as three of the beautiful brides stood in front of their bridegroom and bride.
"I leave Mio in your hand from now." Haruka whispered to Ritsu as he handed over Mio to Ritsu.
"I will make sure you won't think hand her over to me is a bad choice." Ritsu whispered back but in a confident tone. Mio hold Ritsu hands while amber met raven. Ritsu smiled gently at Mio and lips sync something to Mio. Mio quickly turned away as she understood what Ritsu was trying to say, which is 'You look gorgeous, my princess.'
"Please take care of Azusa." Yuuji mumbled but Yui heard him clearly.
"I will take care of her. I will make sure she will be happy with me although I am clumsy and forgetful." Yui whispered to Yuuji and smiled at him. As Azusa holding Yu's hand, Yui whispered something into her ears which made her blushed furiously but lucky for her, no one noticed her face.
"Please take care of Ui and give her all the happiness that she can wish for."
"I will, Keiichi-san." Mugi said as she began to hold Ui's hand.
The priest looked at each couple and realized they were ready. He cleared his throat and began to say:
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the face of this company, to join together these women in holy Matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted of God, signifying unto us the mystical union that is betwixt Christ and his Church: which holy estate Christ adorned and beautified with his presence and first miracle that he wrought in Cana of Galilee, and is commended of Saint Paul to be honorable among all men: and therefore is not by any to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly; but reverently, discreetly, advisedly, soberly, and in the fear of God. Into this holy estate these two persons present come now to be joined. If any man can show just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace. "
The priest looked at the couples one more time and continue his speech.
"I require and charge you both, as ye will answer at the dreadful day of judgment when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, that if either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in Matrimony, ye do now confess it. For be ye well assured, that if any persons are joined together other than as God's Word doth allow, their marriage is not lawful."
The priest looked around to see whether there was objection to the wedding and as soon as he found there was no objection, he continued while looking at Ritsu.
"Tainaka Ritsu, do you have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?"
"I do." Ritsu said with a serious but yet cheerful tone.
"Akiyama Mio, do you have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?"
"I do." Mio said with a gentle smile on her face. The priest turned to look at Yui.
"Hirasawa Yui, do you have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?"
"Yes, I do." Yui's serious tone actually surprised everyone in the church.
"Nakano Azusa, do you have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?"
"Yes, I do." Azusa answered and still couldn't believe that she was marrying to Yui. The priest looked at Mugi.
"Kotobuki Tsumugi, do you have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?"
"Yes, I do." Smiling gently and slightly squeezed Ui's hand.
"Hirasawa Ui, do you have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?"
"Yes, I do." Ui answered cheerfully.
"Now, please brides and bridegrooms say their wedding vow." The priest smiled at all of them and gave them the gentlest smile that they could find in this world.
"I, Tainaka Ritsu/Hirasawa Yui/Kotobuki Tsumugi, take you, Akiyama Mio/ Nakano Azusa/ Hirasawa Ui, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. I, Tainaka Ritsu/Hirasawa Yui/ Kotobuki Tsumugi, take you, Akiyama Mio/ Nakano Azusa/ Hirasawa Ui , for my lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part." Ritsu, Yui and Mugi said in union while looking at their partner.
"I, Akiyama Mio/ Nakano Azusa/ Hirasawa Ui, take you, Tainaka Ritsu/Hirasawa Yui/Kotobuki Tsumugi, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. I, Akiyama Mio/ Nakano Azusa/ Hirasawa Ui, take you, Tainaka Ritsu/Hirasawa Yui/Kotobuki Tsumugi , for my lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part." Mio, Azusa and Ui also said their vow and smiled.
"Please exchange rings." The priest said once again. They all exchanged rings with their partner and looked at each other with emotions flowing out from their eyes.
"Now, I officially announce you two as husband and wife. Bridegrooms or brides, you may kiss the bride now." Ritsu pulled Mio in for a passionate kiss while Yui kissed Azusa softly and Mugi kissed Ui gently. Everyone clapped their hands as a sign to welcome three more happy married couple. They looked at each other and smiled gently while walking out from the church. Mio, Ui and Azusa looked at each other and gentle nodded their head.
" One, two three!" Three of them threw their bouquet of flower together.
"Yes, I get it!" Sawa-chan shouted loudly as she got all three bouquets.
"Oh, seriously, you get all three of them?" Ritsu asked loudly.
"Is there any problem?"
"Of course there is! You are already in you thirties and you still want the bouquet when you know you won't have chance anymore. Just let other people have chance too. Let Nodoka or Himeko or maybe Ichigo had it since they all are look like they will get married very soon." Ritsu said it loudly when Sawako walked towards her and hit her in the head.
"Ouch!"
"You really should change that habit of talking of yours." Mio sighed. Everyone laughed and that indicated the ending of the wedding ceremony and also a new starting for the three new married couple.
A/N: So here you are, the newest chapter. Thanks for the review and I was thinking that should I post their honeymoon or skip it since I don't really know how to write about it. I also decided to write that each of the couple can bear their own child due to the modern technology. So reply for review:
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