Chapter 29 Knightriss
Everyone was excited about the abolishment of the rule but we were even more excited with the idea of a wedding, we were all so happy for Nightingale and Kook, they most definitely deserve to be together, they'd make the perfect couple, me and the rest of the girls were all helping Nightingale getting her dress ready, while the boys were sorting out the service.
Me, Madeva, Shaiden and Faetal were all helping Nightingale with her dress, we were all in her bedroom that morning, Nightingale was stood on a nearby stool while we were measuring her up for her dress, we were about 30 minutes into the job when Ballista walked into the room holding a wooden box.
"Nightingale, here's the shoes." She said putting the box to one side.
"Great, shall I try them on now?" Nightingale asked.
"Yeah, we'll see how they look."
Nightingale jumped down from the stool, quickly took her boots off and slowly and gently eased these new shoes on, these shoes were pure white, lined with a golden coloured fabric, they had a small bow at the front and a 2 inch high heel, they slipped onto Nightingale's feet easily, when they were on her feet she slowly stood up trying not to stumble, she looked amazing in them.
"What do you think?" She asked.
"They're beautiful." Faetal replied.
Everyone agreed, and they were going to look fantastic with the dress. We now had all the measurements for Nightingale's dress and those were going to be sent to the professionals so they could make the dress, this was all really exciting, Ballista and Faetal were going to be the bridesmaids so we'd also had them measured for the bridesmaids dresses.
With the two weddings getting closer and closer things were really starting to get frustrating, princess Beatrice was coming to visit along with her father the king of Splazzer City so she could have a conversation with Nightingale to ensure that nothing clashed with the weddings, Nightingale told Beatrice what the colour theme her and Kook were going with for their wedding so Beatrice wouldn't do the same, the colour theme that Nightingale and Kook were going for was red and white, so the Ballista and Faetal's dresses were going to be red, this wedding is starting to come together really quickly.
"So, what are you and Kook choosing for your colour theme?" Beatrice asked Nightingale.
"We've decided on red and white, so we're going to be having red and white decorations." Nightingale asked.
"Oh right, just thought that I'd get that out of the way, we wouldn't want to have the same theme."
"Yeah, I see your point."
Princess Beatrice was a really lovely woman once you got to know her better, we've met her before, it was a long time ago before Nightingale, Vane, Madeva and Faetal were hired, Splatalot and Splazzer City were once allies, but it all ended with a big fight between the two kingdoms where the previous king was tragically killed, since then the two kingdoms had been enemies, the whole fight started because Splazzer City kept on trying to persuade the previous king to bring a bit of the modern world into the kingdom. Now that the two kingdoms were being brought together with this marriage there will be a few changes around here and the kingdom may be modernised in some way, I just hope that it's not too drastic.
Our families arrived one by one the next couple of days, Nightingale's family and Kook's family were the first one's to arrive, they were all delighted with the news as soon as they heard it, Nightingale's mum ran over to Nightingale and threw her arms around her as soon as she saw her.
"We're so happy for you sweetheart." She said.
"Thanks mum."
"Where's Kook?"
"He's with his mum and dad, they wanted to say congrats too. You should probably say hello to them."
"Yeah, we should probably get to know them a bit better seeing as we're going to be related soon."
Nightingale was about to take her parents to see Kook's mum and dad when Kook came walking up the corridor along with his mum and dad.
"Oh they're here now."
When Nightingale and Kook's eyes met, they both smiled before holding hands and Kook giving Nightingale a quick kiss on the cheek, I could feel a small smile tugging the corner of my mouth, after all this time of hiding and dreaming of being together, they've managed to find the love that they so desperately desired.
Both weddings were now fully planned and everything was booked and all the guests had arrived, Nightingale and Kookaburra were starting to get slightly nervous now that their wedding was literally days away, but we all feel like that when there's a big event about to happen in your life. Two days later and Nightingale and Kook were getting married the next day, Nightingale's dress and Ballista and Faetal's dresses were now complete, Kook is going to be speechless when he sees Nightingale in her dress.
Despite that it was a big and happy moment about to happen both Nightingale and Kook couldn't stop worrying about it, we were all starting to get very concerned so to settle everyone's minds, I decided to talk to them and ask what had them so worried, they were both sat on one of the benches by the lake in the castle gardens, Kook had his arm wrapped around Nightingale's shoulders whilst holding her hand, I walked over to them and slowly sat down next to them.
"How are you two feeling?" I asked.
"Alright, just a bit nervous." Kook replied.
"You both seem more than nervous, are you sure that there's nothing that we can help you with, it's not too late if there's been a mistake with the wedding plans, we can still fix it."
"No, it's nothing like that Knightriss." Said Nightingale. "We're just worried that something bad is going to happen on the day."
"Like what?"
"Well…say that it starts raining during the service as we're having it outside."
"Don't worry about that, I'll inform the others and if it looks like it may rain in the morning then we can move the wedding inside, how does that sound?"
"Yeah okay, I suppose that'll do." Said Kook.
"Is there anything else on your minds?"
"No, there were a few other things, but they've been sorted out now." Said Nightingale.
"What else was there?"
"Well, I was just confirming with Kook that he's not going to leave me at the altar."
"No, I'd never do that." Kook replied. "You're not going to leave me are you?"
"No, I'd never leave you like that."
Was that all that was on their mind, all that worrying over nothing, if this is what they're like the day before the wedding, god knows what they'll be like on the actual day of the wedding.
That evening, me and Madeva were in our room getting ready for Nightingale's hen party, this is the first hen party that we've been to, we were both rather excited, when we left our room Thorne and Skabb were walking down the corridor to Kook's stag party, Nightingale had invited her mum along with Kook's mum to the hen party, but they decided to give it a miss, they thought that this kind of party wouldn't be for them.
"Hey Thorne, hey Skabb." Said Madeva.
"Hey girls." Said Thorne.
"You two going to Kook's stag party?"
"Yeah, Kook's still a bit nervous about the wedding tomorrow."
"Nightingale's the same, are you sure that you spoke to them about it sis?"
"Yes, and I assure you that the only thing that they were concerned about it raining during the service. I told them that if it looks like rain in the morning then we'll move the wedding inside."
"Are you sure that was all that was on their minds?"
"Yes, they promised me that that was all."
I hope that that was all that was on their minds, if they're starting to have second thoughts about getting married then there's no going back now.
Nightingale's hen party was great fun, all the girls were laughing and having a great time, I was stood talking to Ballista, Crocness and Nightingale after a couple of hours, Nightingale seemed to have calmed down by now, and we were now having a lovely conversation about when Nightingale and Kook had first got together.
"So what kind of things did he say to you?" Shaiden asked.
"He used to leave me all kinds of little letters and notes in my nest expressing his love to me."
"What was your favourite note that he left you"
Nightingale thought carefully. "I'd say that it would be the first note that he left me."
"What did it say?" I asked.
"It said, 'They say a picture says a thousand words, when I see yours, all I see is three, I…love…you'."
"Aww, that's so romantic."
"I know."
"If that's how romantic he is when you were just dating, imagine what he'd be like once your married."
"I know, it's great isn't it?"
We were all exhausted once the hen party was over and I couldn't wait to get to bed, I was always really serious with when I went to bed, I had to get the correct amount of sleep, I never wanted to be too tired to work, I can't concentrate otherwise, me and Madeva had our outfits ready for the wedding the next day and as Madeva constantly kept on telling me throughout the night that she just couldn't wait until tomorrow, just go to sleep, I tried to block her out of my head, but it was no use, eventually I had to tell her to be quiet, I sat up in my bed and looked across the room to her bed.
"Madeva, can you just be quiet? I'm trying to get to sleep." I said.
"Sorry sis, I just can't relax, I'm just so excited about the wedding tomorrow."
"I know, you've told me about twenty times tonight, now please, just be quiet."
"Alright, alright sorry."
I lowered myself back down onto my pillow, I waited for a couple of minutes before closing my eyes again, expecting Madeva to start talking again, she didn't, I was asleep in minutes and the next time my eyes opened the sun was beaming through the window, the day of the wedding was upon us.