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With every steady breath Yue had taken, it had helped her calm her nerves even a little. The cathedral was in its full glory and she looked around the carriage for her family's reaction. There were a few tears growing at her mother's eyes and a full worn smile on Henry's and Arthur had scolded Hong for destroying the flower bouquet.

"Are you ready?" YueMei asked as she took the bouquet to her daughter and arranged her gown and veil. When Yue nodded, Arthur opened the door for them. Henry went out first followed by Arthur and Hong in his arms. YueMei took her father's hand as she was escorted down the carriage while she waits for her turn to go out.

Yue smiled as she scanned her surroundings through the window of the door. The cathedral has big blocks of beige to brown stones and a few autumn flowers blooming around the church. She turned from side to side to look at the people talking and rearranging their clothes. Every single male was wearing white tie clothes even Gilbert, whom had a sword on his side for his military rank, was enjoying himself as he was talking to Francis whom behind him was his twin nieces. Michael was given the honour of holding two perfectly identical design golden rings.

She noticed that Arthur was having a little argument with his Scottish cousin which one of them would be helping Michael walked in. they were stopped with having a full grown drawl when Francis and Gilbert interrupted them.

YueMei took a quick looked on her daughter then started to go in but changed her mind the last minute and returned to the carriage. Yue was startled but moved aside to let her mother inside and close the door. Leaving Henry confused outside. YueMei looked her daughter through the sizable carriage and hugged her.

"Look at you. All grown up and getting married." YueMei hold a few tears back as she wipes her daughters.

"Ironically I would have imagined you marrying a Chinese noble man the day you were born." YueMei suddenly turned to their mother tongue in reminiscing the day of Yue's birth. Yue smiled as she never once imagine her being married to anyone back in China, since her birth father hates her, he would likely married her off to some foreigner.

"Mama." Well Yue was speechless for once in her life as emotions were flowing into her system. YueMei took something gold out from her hidden pocket of her red gown. Yue's eyes widen at the dragon and phoenix pair necklace. It was one of the things they were able to bring out from China four years ago.

"My own mother gave me this pair for my wedding with your father. I never had able to give him since he never once the one I love." YueMei explain as Yue nodded. She knows very well that married was arranged.

"I had given it to Henry on our wedding but he returned it this morning to me to give it to you and Ivan." Yue touched the family heirloom. The necklaces were a pair of Dragon and Phoenix circling each other. The only difference the pair can be distinguished was that a jade eye for the Dragon will be on the Phoenix on the other. It represents the male and female of a household or a family.

"Give this to Ivan. Since I know you two were meant together." Yue nodded and wore hers before keeping the other hidden on her white gown. YueMei kissed her daughter before leaving her alone on the carriage.

Then as fast as they came here, they were all called inside through a side door while Yue was escorted out of the carriage with her father in hand. He squeezed her hand in assurance before hooking his arm on her hand. As the she heard the music played, her gripped had hardened and Henry smoothes her with his words.

"I'm glad I made a deal with you, papa." That had taken Henry back. It has been a month or so given that Yue had refused to be married to someone she didn't know. And now, here she was, shinning in her youth and she was actually proud that she had made the deal with him and he hadn't felt any guilt since Ivan had personally proposal to her. He patted her hand and kissed her brows.

"I'm glad it you like the outcome." Then the door opened for them. Yue hold a breath as they walked down the red carpeted aisle. Everyone had turned their heads towards them. But all that faded away. All she can see was Ivan standing and smiling his childlike smile at her at the end. She planned to quicken her pace but Henry had an iron gripped on her.

Though the torture had ended when Ivan came down the few steps to take her hand from her father, he kissed it and escorted her to be in front of the Bishop, that Yue had once talked to after her mother had married Henry.

Mathilda was standing beside Yue and she was holding a few tears back as the Bishop said his prayer and blessings. She never had been to this church before and once she had stepped in earlier, the view had taken her breath away. The ceiling was high enough those ten full grown men to be standing at each shoulder to reach it. There were arches of arches on each side of the benches that were nicely filled with guest. And stained glasses that made the more colour lights glowing and making the cathedral brighter than the chandelier in the middle of the echoing hall. Mathilda took a looked, as the Bishop was still talking, at the other guest. She saw that Amelia was staring at Yue and Ivan's back with much delight while her uncle was smiling and Gilbert was actually smirking at Arthur and gesturing something that might be disapproval for the church. Arthur on the other hand was Ivan's witness and was ignoring Gilbert's gesture as he looked at Yue with such love and kindness though he hadn't stopped the ceremony when the Bishop had said who would want them to a part.

"Do you Ivan Braginsky," the Bishop had a mild slipped as he said the Russian's name,

"Take Yue Kirkland as your beloved wedded wife?"

"I do." Ivan said as he was staring at his tiny bribe with tenderness that hadn't stopped Yekaterina from crying. Satisfied with it, the Bishop turned to Yue.

"And you Lady Yue. Do you take Ivan Braginsky as your husband and your provider?" Yue nodded as tears fallen down.

"I do." The Bishop nodded.

Then Mathilda escorted Michael as the ring was called. He brought the pillow to them and kissed his sister on the lips before walking down beside the shy twin causing everybody's tears to stop follow and admired the child. Mathilda had a good looked on the ring before and it was a beautiful golden band with a small flower design on the centre. She swore it was like a sunflower on Yue's ring but dismissed it for it had no connection to them at all.

Yue smiled as Ivan slipped the ring on her finger and she did his. He pulled the veil over her head as he lends down to kiss her. It was of course a small peck for the church didn't approve for anything other than a peck.

Claps can be heard as the Bishop announced them husband and wife. They turn to their family and friends after signing some papers as did their witness. Then they turned too walked down the aisle.

Rice and flower petals was thrown at them that Ivan had a rather shocked look. He turned to Yue, who had rice and petals on her hair and shoulder.

"It's my tradition." Then Ivan took notice on the red shoes Yue had worn and he laughed.

"And this beautiful necklace is also in your tradition?" He politely pointed the said necklace dangling on her chest. Yue just smiled. As they exited the cathedral and were escorted to the carriage, now was decorated with ribbons, for the city tour. When the door had closed, Ivan took Yue to sit on his lap and kissed her fully on the lips. He had lifted her gown and touched her creamy legs. But pulled away when Arthur opened the door and coughed. Ivan growled. Though Arthur only smirked and escorted Mathilda inside to sit right in front of Yue, whose face was bright as her red shoes.

"Your father insisted us to came and join the newlyweds on the tour." As he closed the door and tapped the panel o his back, the carriage then move around the cathedral before hitting the main road.

Yue and Mathilda ignored the silent both men were giving each other and just enjoy the tour around London. Arthur sited with his arms crossed and smirked at the Russian.

"Eager aren't we?" Arthur joked. Ivan just smiled and looked at the window on his side. It had turned to be a foul mood for Ivan and the ladies had notice it. So Mathilda encouraged her to talk to Ivan. She then went to get Arthur to explain the buildings around them.

Yue moved her sit to be closer to Ivan's and placed her hand on his stiff shoulder. The moment the contact was made, Ivan turned to her though a smile had turned to his face at the sight of his wife and kissed her lips tenderly. My wife? Ivan thought and had a bigger smile on his face. I will like calling her that.

They went to used London Bridge to move to the other side of Thames River and the newlyweds had the time to look at the murky waters and saw a few ships dock on London docks and the Tower Hill. Lucky for them, there weren't many people this time of the season and the streets weren't that crowded. Though, some locals were looking at the carriage curiously why they had white ribbons tied around the corners.

They went straight through Grace Church Street and turned left at the Cornhill.

They past by St Paul's Cathedral, and went straight ahead to the busy Fleet Street. Where Arthur and Ivan automatically talked about business. Yue and Mathilda giggled at them as the atmosphere had lightened up.

Then they went through Pall Mall were St James' Square can be seen. Where all of the buildings were finely decorated by famous architects throughout England. Through Arthur's explanations, they found out that most of the buildings in St James's were the houses of Dukes. And one of them was a gentlemen's club. As they excited, they passed by James's Park were the beautiful vast green land had seemed out of place for the busy streets of London.

Yue and Mathilda had their eyes set on the lake reflecting shines from the sun. Some well dress people were there walking around the beautiful garden. Trees were everywhere making it a colourful landscape as the leaves had started turning red and yellow. Flowers blooms and birds can be heard chirping if you listen close enough there were even cows grazing at the already well trimmed grass. Though they were trapped inside the vehicle. So Yue opened the side window and came in the cold breezed of autumn. Both ladies giggled at a boy chasing his dog. They rode passed by them and they saw some lovers sited on a boat in the lake.

"King Henry VII bought this land from Eton Colleague." Arthur said. Though the ladies were busy looking at the park to notice him. Ivan, whom had moved from his stop to let the ladies move freely from one window to the other, had smirked at Arthur.

When a huge building had come into view did they turn to Arthur. Arthur looked up and had a smile on his face.

"Why, that's the Buckingham House. It's own by Queen Charlotte and it's known as the Queen's Palace. 14 of her 15 children were born there." Mathilda and Yue turned to each other at the mention of how many number of children were born."

"We do have that many princes and princesses?" Yue asked as just she recalled that they only had nine.

"Yes we do. Our king George III had that many issue." The subject dropped when they stop at the park to be allowed a stretch of legs.

"Now, do not go too far for we need to be going if we want to reach the Manor before dark." Yue and Mathilda giggled and Yue pulled Ivan to where she saw a perfect place to present him the necklace. Mathilda walked on the other side of the two love brides and were called by Arthur for to go to far without an escort. She sighed and waited for him to reach her and as they continue to had the brief stroll.

Ivan smiled as how his wife was eager to pull him away from their companion. Though he has no problem following his wife's small footsteps, he can't help it to stumble a few times for he was looking at her curvy back with that alluring white wedding gown of hers. She had white hand groves and the sleeves had basically covered any skin but the way the dress had made it look like he wanted to tore it off her and show that porcelain skin of hers to him.

Yue stopped in front of an oak tree overseeing the lake and they were secretly covered from preying eyes. Ivan smiled but his breath caught in his throat when Yue pulled her skirt up to let his see her creamy legs and red shoes.

Yue had a devilish smile as she can see that she had something to power his husband.

"It's not what you're thinking Ivan." As she quickly took the necklace from the hidden compartment inside her skirt. She presented to him the necklace with the jade on the Dragon's eye. Ivan had a double take on the one on her chest.

"It's a pair necklace. And it's from my family heirloom." Yue shyly gave it to him.

"It represents the husband of the family while," she pointed to hers.

"This represents the wife of the family." Ivan took the necklace and pulled his wife to gave her a deed kissed.

"Ya tebya lyublyu." Ivan's eyes widen, once they had pulled out to breath, as Yue said it flawlessly to him. Yue knew a few of Russians now to know how to say 'I love You'. And her face grown warm despite the cold breezed. She warmly hugs her husband and tiptoed to reach his height.

"Wo ai ni." Though Ivan had surprised her aswell with his own knowledge of her mother tongue. It was the first time for them to declared they love each other and she loved the idea they were in the James' Park with the stunning scenery in the background. It's like the fantasy she always believes in to be just in one of those books Arthur was reading. Like Romeo and Juliet meeting in the garden, but the ending was not what she wanted.

Ivan smiled shyly and came down on his knees to kiss her wife from under nit. He kissed her repeatedly and pushed her to the tree trunk and a soft moaned can be heard. Ivan gave the necklace to Yue to had her placed it on him. He smiled happily to her and they sat down under the tree and just take in each other's present with the nature.

"There are the two you are. We were looking for you. Come now, we must be going to be able to get back on time." Arthur shouted out from across the lake. Ivan sighed but picked his bride up and carried her bridal style to the carriage with a laughing Yue and an amused Mathilda.

They left the Park and went straight through Westminster Bridge.

The rest of the ride went silent as Ivan and Yue had their own little world smiling and laughing at each other as they looked out the window with the city view coming to a halt as they were going to the country again. Arthur had the brightest idea to bring a book to read. That leaves Mathilda with nothing to do but looked out at the window. Her mind runs off to that German gentleman. She first had feared him with his scarlet eyes were like no other she had seen and how pale he was just beyond reasonable but observing him earlier at the church had made her pity herself.

She might had envied him for he wasn't afraid to do want he wants while she had issue to follow her parents, unlike her twin, and had a hard time passing anyone's attention. She drifted to sleep as her last seen was that vast green and farm animals can now be seen.

Yue had fallen asleep on Ivan's shoulder while he had rested his head on her's. Arthur was the only one awake in the carriage and he had closed the book a long time ago. He had now heavy eyelids but refused to give in to it. He scanned the carriage with his green eyes like the ones he had just took his eyes away. Mathilda looked like she was in an uncomfortable position in her sleep. So he took the liberty to rearrange her. She fallen to his lap and had a pink blushed crossed his face.

Though he didn't move her aside and their other companion was also asleep so, it wasn't that scandalous.

Now that he looked at Mathilda, she looked more like Amelia when asleep. That was then did his mind turned to that loud American girl. She sure knew how to say to smacked his word right back at him. Now that he was thinking about it. His blood boils.

He flicked his tongue on his teeth in annoyance.

"Bloody git." He murmured before letting his drowsiness won this time. and dream of the annoying, but lovable, Amelia.

Yue yawned as she was coming to wake and was shocked to saw that Mathilda was asleep on Arthur's lap. But it seems like they were both out cold to point out that it was inappropriate. She rearranged Ivan to let him continue to sleep as she turned too looked out at the window. They had skipped luncheon again. Her stomach was demanding food. When a familiar house came to view. She knows they were near the Manor and was glad to let her stomach feel with all the food Sir Nicholas insisted.

Yue smile as a remember last week that her father and Sir Nicholas was on another argument to move the reception back at Lincolnshire for the catering they ordered wouldn't make it to London in time. So YueMei suggested returning back to the country after the wedding and the idea kind of stacked at that since they also need for rooms to store their guest.

Mathilda surged in her sleep and quickly jerked up as to know where she was sleeping on, and turned bright red as she notice Yue was awake. But Yue put her finger to lips before faking going back to sleep.

Mathilda had relaxed a little, though the adrenaline was still on her vein and she quite jumped out the carriage when they stop in front of the minor.

Everybody was already there since they didn't have a stop point. Thought Amelia quickly went to hugged Arthur after he emerged from the carriage. Mathilda was still bright red and went to the garden to cool down before entering the hall in time for the toast to be made.

A/N: Ok so what do you think? I'm not in a Church of England so I'm not exactly sure it they so this kind of saying but I did a few research and they practically had the same thing. Do correct me if I need any changes.

In Russian tradition they need a city tour right after the wedding ceremony. Sometimes, the 'witnees' came with them as well and it usually take 1-2 hours.

The street names mention and those places were true that I based on a 19th century map of London. And the Buckingham Place was once called Buckingham house or the Queen's palace since it was just Queen Charlotte's summer house and waaaay back it was own by the Duke of Buckingham. And in that time of George III, he made the arrangement to renovate the palace for almost 75 years. Not until Queen Victoria's time that the Palace was made the royal monarch house.

And the James' Park is the oldest Royal Park. King Henry VIII did purchased it from Eton college and not until James I's accession to the throne in 1603 did he ordered for the park to be open to the public. And the park to keep exotic animals like elephants, camels, and crocodile. And some exotic birds. It was in the 18th and 19th century did they renovate the park's lake and some canals to look more like the present park. (I never been to London before so do inform me if there were any need of changes) oh and in the late 19th century, they can order fresh milk with the cows grazing on the park.

The necklace was a twist of my imagination. Chinese do have a tradition on giving the bride and grown gold necklace or any kind. And tea pots of dragon and phoenix design on them. So I just kind of merge the two into one to make it more like unique and not followed by the book. ( I hope you guys don't mind).

And throwing of rice is really a Chinese tradition to symbolize prosperous, the flowers were just a modern style- for those wondering. Oh and that time, wedding dresses those really covered very thing sometimes exception of the neckline.

Romeo and Juliet is a book owned by William Shakespeare.

I guess that must had covered my extra infos. Once again thanking for those who had commented and review. It had made me want to write more and finished a chapter faster than normal.

So do please review and comment on anything amiss or just wanted to make me happy.

Have a nice day everybody!