Author: And... another Christmas Cookie chapter XD Sorry to those that don't ship NorthxTooth, but they are one of my many OTPs and this is my fic, so please stop sending complaints about the pairing.

This is a big moment in Tooth and North relationship, one of their biggest. It's their wedding, and you all know how Mother Nature felt about that...

Obviously this one is set before Little Prince, enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own ROTG.

The Caged Bride.

The big day...

Everything was perfect. Bunny made sure his Warren was as beautiful as it could be this time of year. Sandy made an altar out of dreamsand and Bunny decorated it with white and pink roses. Everyone who could be invited was there. There were a lot of yeti and hundreds of mini-fairies flying around. None of the fairies could sit still long enough.

They were just too much excitement.

The hardest part was to keep North standing still for long. Maybe it was because he was nervous. Maybe it were the three bottles of Russian vodka the ex-bandit drank twenty minutes before the ceremony.

Either way, as the best man and North's best friend E. Aster Bunnymund would do his best to keep North from accidentally wandering away. The two stood there at the altar together with Sandy and Ombric.

Bunny in his old battle armor, now polished up for the occasion and Sandy in his own dreamsand suit with bow tie. Neither male looked better than North who was in silk black pants and long deep red coat decorated with silvery gold patterns around the sleeves, around the golden buttons and around the top of his collar.

In this outfit Nicolas fit the image of a very handsome Russian groom very well.

A very fidgety Russian groom.

Nicolas St. North was not nervous. Distracted... Oh drisnya! He is nervous.

But all that went out-of-the-way when everyone suddenly went silent. The only sound he could hear was soft harp music that seemed to be coming from nowhere and everywhere at the same time.

North not sure when he even started staring at his polished shoes looked up- and his mouth fell open when his large blue eyes landed on the angel- his bride making her way towards the altar, her toes inches above the ground as she flew to them.

Tooth is wearing a green lehenga, the color several notches darker than her feathers. A backless choli decorated with many golden symbols, a long full skirt again both green and blue and again decorated with golden symbols. Her black hair for once hanging loosely down her shoulders with only one hair clip keeping it out of her face. She also has a golden maang tikka hanging down her forehead aswell as a dupatta drapped over her head and shoulders.

The feathers on her stomach and arms are visible. Something she now, after many years, felt confident in doing.

Whitin seconds Tooth's besides North at the altar and he still can't bring himself to look away from her. "My angel, you are krasivyy."

Tooth's cheeks burned, but before she can say anything Ombric- nowadays known as Father Time- started talking.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the Warren, the place of hope and new beginnings" Ombric glanced at Bunnymund who could not wipe the smirk of his face "to celebrate the new beginging- A new beginning between this man, Nicolas St. North formerly known as the bandit king," He nodded at North "And this woman, Toothiana, Queen of the Tooth Fairies." He nodded at Tooth. Not that it really mattered, it wasn't like the couple had eye for each other.

"May their marriage bring them the hope, joy and be the beginning of their new dreams. And may Nicolas and Toothiana both look forward to each new season of their marriage. Just as the world looks forward to each new season of the year. For all seasons bring with them their own special moments and memories. "

"The vows you are about to exchange, will serve as a verbal representation of the non-verbal emotions. It is as real as you and I. And just like most good things, it is only stronger when put together with the power of belief." The old wizard looked from the ex-bandit to the queen. "You may now exchange your vows."

For a moment North looks unsure, the look disappears when he looks at the woman he loved. "Toothiana," He had prepared something, written on a piece of paper that was at the workshop in his room right next to an empty vodka bottle.

Now looking at his angel North knows he never needed that piece of paper to remember the words he wanted-needed to tell his love.

"From the moment that we met... You did not trust me. I was a bandit and nothing more. Unlike so many others you let me earn your trust... And when I did, I was idiot and betrayed you.

And like the angel you are... You gave me a second chance. One I grasped with both hands. Because a world in which you are not with me, eez not world I can bare.

Angel moy, I know you do not need me to shield you from harm." North gently, lovingly takes Tooth's small hands in his large beefy ones. "You are strong, independent, powerful woman and I wish to be your rock. Be someone you can rely on. Be that for you as what you are to me."

Tooth is flying a little higher now. Her beautiful wings vibrating and there is now way she can stay still, but she has to because it's her turn now. "Nicolas..." Her voice is thick with emotion and really, saying that name alone already had so much meaning. Love, devotion, lust, longing and so much joy.

"You say you're the lucky one... But I get to marry the bandit king. A brave, noble" Tooth emphasizes on the word 'noble', because sometimes Nicolas still isn't aware of how far he'd came. "man, who can steal everything. And you're good at it to. You had no problem when it came to stealing my heart.

And I did my best to shield it from you... But-"

"There was no getting past it." She and North say as one.

Ombric needs to hurry, because North and Tooth are aching to get to their favorite part, to finally and officially be together as husband and wife.

Just as Ombric is about to continue the ceremony there's a loud bang followed by the sounds of thunder.

Thunder, in the realm of internal spring?

Instantly everyone is one high alert, jumping from their chairs. Others nervously look around.

That's when it happens. Roots shoot out of the ground from underneath the altar, the earth shakes as the plant grows and before she's aware of it Tooth is taking up skywards along with the growing plant which shaped into cage.

All around the Warren roots shoot out of the ground attacking guests. Bunny has his boomerangs out throwing them at the plants that attack them, Sandy's using his whips to defend himself and the guests.

The yeti and the mini-fairies to are aggressively attacking the unknown strong roots all angered by the thing that ruined the wedding.

And North stands at the altar standing still in shock. When he looks around the Warren he sees her. There she stood at the opening of one of the tunnels. North can barely see her, but he can make out her silhouette and just see her green dress in the dim light. Seraphina.

The worst thing is that he knows he deserves her attacks.

And Mother Nature knows it to. That is why she's not attacking him, but the guests at the wedding and of course, Toothiana.

North has his swords out in an instant, so glad he'd chosen to hide them under his coat. He's attacking the root that goes up so far up in the sky where it formed a cage- the cage trapping his lover. He's furiously attacking the plant, but he doesn't even cut them.

Panting North angrily throws his swords to the ground and started climbing up the root- the thorns cut into his palms, but continued upwards.

Finally he reaches the top where the roots turned into branches in a cage. Caging Toothiana.

Tooth is a strong, fierce and powerful woman.

But there is onething, that is just too much for her. One thing she can not handle and that is being caged.

Caged like some sort of animal, a prey for hunters. Hunters who murdered her parents- and she could do nothing! Trapped!

Hands in her hair, hands gripping the bars, flying this ways, that way.

Need to get out- Need to get out- need to get out- OUT! OUT! OUT!

And then-

"Toothy!"

Head snapping up Tooth landed on the bottom of the cage and rushed forward. "Nicolas!" The fairy cried gripping the green bars and trying to be as close to north as she can. It is then that she notices the red staining the branches around the area North is touching it.

"You're bleeding..."

It was like he didn't hear her at all. North looked at her with an incredible guilty look in his large blue eyes. "Angel Moy... This all my fault. Our wedding... If I hadn't tricked Seraphina then she would never-"

"I love you." Tooth cut him of, a soft smile on her face. "I already forgave you. We're getting married Nicolas. Remember?"

Her words have the desired effect. North shut up and stared at her before bursting out in deep belly laughter. "I love you to, my angel." The Russian nodded to himself before he gripped the branches of the cage and tried to pull them apart.

If he had no success with his twin swords then he stood no chance using his bare hands. They knew that.

"Tooth" North said looking at her wings.

Tooth realized what he was looking at and nodded. North had once told her that he believed her wings to be strong enough to cut through all material. Time to put that to the test.

Using her wings against the branches the small fairy cut of the whole upper half of the cage.

"It worked!" Tooth cheers in delight helping North on the platform that was her cage just a second ago. She grabs North's hands to inspect the damage, but he has something else in mind completely.

He reaches into the pocket of his magnificent not with dirt covered red coat and pulled out a wedding ring- well not exactly a wedding ring. It was wedding bracelet North had himself. Three bracelets, gold, silver and bronze intertwined together and decorated with little white diamonds.

Holding Tooth's right arm, North gently slid the bracelet over her wrist. "With this gift I promise, from this day and everyday as long as we both live... I vill make everyday of your life a true wonderful experience. As it eez my job, as your husband."

Awed by the beauty of the ring Tooth looks down at her arm, she then reached in the pocket of her long skirt and pulled out a wide golden ring with several symbols engraved in it. Slowly she slid it around North's finger. "With this gift I promise, from this day and everyday that we both shall live... I will make sure that everyday of your life will be a memorable experience. One worth remembering. That is my job, as your wife."

As if their promise were the magic words that saved them all, the platform began lowering. All the unknown roots that had attacked slowly shrunk back into the ground.

Once they were on the ground North looked at the tunnels, Serpahina was no longer there and he has half a mind-set to go look for her. Make her pay for crashing the wedding, but Ombric's next words banish those thoughts from his head.

"You may now kiss the bride."

Tooth flies herself to the right height, her arms around his neck and pressed her soft lips on his rough ones. North wraps his arms around her waist and savours the feeling.

The adrenaline the two lovers are feeling has nothing to do with the fight from before...