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A/N: And now, I present, The Wedding, Part 1! The reception is in the next chapter.
Chapter 23
The day had finally come and Axel didn't know why he was so nervous. He shouldn't be, but he was. The church was filled with all sorts of people, their friends and family. Roxas stood at his side, the best man. Roxas and Demyx had had to fight that one out, but finally Demyx conceded to handle the music during the wedding. Sora and Namine were waiting outside the doors for their queue to come in. Xion was currently helping his bride-to-be get ready. He was extremely curious as to how she looked and when he had tried to go in earlier, to get a peek a t her dress, she had thrown a shoe at him. He chuckled at the memory, that was just how she was, his Ariana.
Xion walked in, taking her place across from Roxas. That was Demyx's sign to start up the music. His fingers flew across the piano as the doors open and in walked Sora. He had the ring on a small cushion and slowly walked up, standing next to his twin. Next came his little sister, Namine. He smiled affectionately at her, she looked very cute in her little dress, spreading flowers back and forth. She stood next to Xion. And finally, Demyx began to play, 'Here Comes the Bride.' At that, in walked Ari with Riku on her arm.
Riku was taking the place of a father in this wedding and Axel had worried that this would affect her in one way or another, but it didn't. She seemed even more happy to have it be her older brother that give her away on her wedding day. He took one look at Rixa and audibly gasped. She looked stunning, he wasn't even going to complain about her hair being up because it looked good up for once. She smiled at him, eyes sparkling and he smiled back. The pair finally made it over to where he was and Riku took a step back, letting Ari step up next to Axel as he whispered to his soon to be brother-in-law, "You had better take care of her, redhead." Axel chuckled and whispered back, "Of course I will."
And with that, the ceremony began and passed in a blur until it came to the end. The preacher was extremely serious as he looked at the couple. "Do you, Axel Schafer, take Ariana to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Axel nodded and slid the wedding band onto her ring finger, "I do." Then the preacher turned to her, "Do you, Ariana Hikari, take Axel to be you lawfully wedded husband." "I do," she said as she slipped his ring onto his finger. "I now pronounce you Mr. And Mrs. Schafer. You may kiss the bride." And so Axel did, and both of them didn't notice the clapping or cheering, all they say was each other.