This chapter was a lot of fun to write :) Enjoy.
The next few weeks were a flurry of activity due to Kanaya launching herself headfirst into planning Porrim and Kankri's wedding. Karkat, Nepeta and Porrim watched over her to make sure she got enough rest.
"Have you had breakfast?" Karkat asked.
"Of course I have. I also had a cup of coffee. Have you done you're homework yet?" Kanaya said.
"Yeah, it's all done. So let me help out with something."
"Oh, fine. Get Nepeta over here." So Karkat walked to Nepeta's room; where Nepeta was playing with Nepkat.
"Hey, Nepeta. Kanaya wants you."
"Karkitty! I'm gonna be the flower girl!" Nepeta said, hugging him.
"I know. You've said so already." Karkat smiled and patted her head. They walked back to Kanaya.
"Mama! What do you need?!" Nepeta asked, hugging Kanaya.
"I'm going to be making your dress. What do you want it to look like?" Nepeta grinned.
"Cat ears! It needs cat ears! And a tail!"
"This is a wedding, not a costume party." Karkat said.
"Cat ears! Cat ears!" Nepeta insisted.
"Alright, I'll see what I can do." Kanaya said. She began drawing on a piece of paper. "How's this Nepeta?" She held it up to Nepeta, who smiled and nodded.
"Purrfect!" she said, purring.
"Wonderful. Karkat, you get a suit, so I don't think that can really be customized."
"I don't really care." Karkat said. Kanaya nodded and went back to drawing.
"Why don't you two go help out Porrim? She's in the living room."
"Yeah! Let's go!" Nepeta said, dragging Karkat off. In the living room Porrim was going over some papers with some relatives.
"Hi guys!" she said, waving.
"Auntie! We wanna help!" Nepeta said.
"Sure. Since you're the flower girl, why don't you pick out the flowers for the bouquet?" Porrim handed her a magazine with images of flowers. Nepeta sat down on the couch and flipped through it. "Karkat, why don't you help us find music for it?" Karkat nodded and sat down next to Porrim.
"This band is really good." one relative said, holding up a piece of paper.
"But they cost a lot." another said.
"This one's cheaper." Porrim said.
"Yeah, they seem good."
"But they're usually late, or so I've heard."
"What about this one?" They kept talking about it for a few hours until they finally decided on a band. Then they took a quick lunch break before going back to work.
"I decided on flowers!" Nepeta said, holding up the magazine.
"Oh, great! Which ones did you pick?" Porrim asked.
"These and these." Nepeta pointed to a picture of tiger lilies and one of marigolds.
"Thanks Nepeta. This is great!" Porrim said, hugging her.
"You're welcome Auntie!" Nepeta sat down and grinned. "What now?"
"Hmm, the rest is really stuff older people plan out." Porrim said.
"Why don't you go play with Nepkat?" Karkat suggested.
"Okay!" Nepeta ran out of the room, calling "Nepkat!"
"Okay, so where are we getting the food from?" Porrim asked.
"My friend works at a good restaurant. He said we can get food from there."
"We still need to decide on a menu."
"And the bakery downtown will make the cake."
"Where will we be getting the tables and chairs from?"
"It is going to be outside."
"Can we get a cover in case the weather's bad?"
"It'll be winter! Who cares if it snows? That would be really pretty."
"Why are we having it outside then? It'll be so cold!"
"Because I want it outside!"
"Everyone will have to wear coats!"
"I'm sure Kanaya can get everyone something fashionable."
"But still-"
"Give up. You're not persuading me."
"Fine! So we're having it outside in the cold snow! Anything else?!"
"Yeah, can we have icicles for decoration?"
"Real icicles?"
"Yeah, wouldn't that be pretty?"
"That would be so bothersome!"
"Fine, we won't then."
"How about a horse-drawn carriage?"
"What?"
"Where did that come from?"
"A winter wedding practically screams horse-drawn carriage, or at least riding white horses!"
"No it doesn't!"
"I don't think I want to ride a horse."
"Do you even know how?"
"No, not really."
"Oh, dang. I thought it would be really romantic."
"Well, thanks anyway for the idea."
"So who's the best man going to be?"
"My cousin."
"And we've already got the flower girl."
"Who's going to be reading out the vows?"
"Dad said he would."
"Then is the location definite? We don't want it to be cancelled last-minute."
"I'm pretty sure it is."
"Maybe we should phone and ask, just in case."
"I'll do that."
"And we still need to think up the menu."
"I have a list of what's at the restaurant. Why don't you pick something Porrim?"
"Let's all pick something so that we won't just have stuff I like."
"Okay, how about this fish dish?"
"Heh-heh. That rimed. Fish dish."
"Can't you even be serious for a few seconds? And I thought you were on the phone!"
"Oh, right. Sorry."
"This shrimp seems good."
"We'll want plenty of warm dishes."
"We could have hot chocolate."
"That's so childish!"
"I like that idea."
"Fine, whatever. How about this pudding?"
"Ooh, that sounds good."
"The food will have to be kept warm somehow."
"Can we heat up the tables maybe?"
"We could have the food brought in when it's time to eat."
"Then we'd need somewhere to keep it."
"We could probably set up a kitchen."
"I'll ask my friend about it."
"What about appetizers?"
"These look good."
"Ooh, yeah. That's nice."
"We should have some fruit too."
"Here's a good fruit salad."
"Yeah, that looks good."
"We need champagne though."
"Yeah, you can't have a wedding without champagne."
"Okay, sure. I guess we don't really need hot chocolate."
"We could have coffee."
"This isn't an office party!"
"Fine, just champagne then."
"Shouldn't there be a variety of drinks?"
"Yeah, sure. Let's also have hot chocolate."
"Isn't that childish?"
"No it isn't."
"Okay, fine."
"Okay, we have the drinks figured out."
"We need more with the menu."
"How about duck?"
"Yeah, that sounds tasty."
"We should have some more fish."
"And some people will be vegetarians, so let's get some more salads."
"How about some stir-fry?"
"For a wedding?"
"Why not?"
"Okay, fine."
"This salad here looks good."
"Yeah, let's have that."
"Okay."
"Hey, this salmon looks good."
"Yeah, that's great."
"We can have this lamb dish."
"Ooh, yeah, it looks great."
"Then what about some more appetizers?"
"These look good. It's a whole bunch of them."
"Yeah, that's good."
"Hey, should we have wine as well?"
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
"Not everyone likes champagne."
"Or hot chocolate."
"Okay, we still need to decide on more main dishes."
"If it wasn't a wedding, I'd say ribs."
"That's too messy. Be serious."
"Let's get some deer."
"Hmm, sure. I've never tried eating deer before."
"We need some sort of bread, don't we?"
"How about this dish?"
"Yeah, that's good."
"And this looks good too."
"Yeah, let's have that as well."
"Should we have some Asian cuisine?"
"Hmm, no. I want local stuff."
"This dish you picked is from Spain."
"Okay, whatever. It's not that obvious."
"Why don't we get this dish?"
"That's a bit spicy."
"Oh, I guess. But that will warm people up."
"Still no. Sorry to disappoint you."
"Fine."
"Should we have these dishes?"
"Hmm, maybe. That would be tasty."
"Oh, wait. Do any of the guests have allergies?"
"Oh, you had to think of that now!"
"You didn't think of it either! Don't act like this is my fault!"
"I can't think of anyone who has an allergy."
"What about big brother and his fiancé?"
"Oh, I don't know. I'll call and ask."
"Call our cousins while you're at it. I'm not sure about them either."
"Okay, sure. Hang on a second."
"Oh, wait. I'm still using you're phone."
"How long does it take to ask if the location's definite?!"
"Not long, we just got into a nice conversation."
"We're planning a wedding! You can talk with that guy later!"
"Girl, actually."
"Whatever! Give me back my phone!"
"Fine, here."
"We can have this dip with some of the appetizers."
"Don't they come with dip?"
"Yeah, but people will want options."
"If you say so. Will it taste good with the appetizers?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"Okay then. What other desserts should we have?"
"We could have pie."
"Yeah! That's always really tasty warm and fresh!"
"Okay, what kind of pie?"
"We could always go for traditional apple."
"Yeah, I do like apple pie."
"Okay, so what about this éclair?"
"Yeah! That looks good."
"And we can have these macaroons."
"Okay, that's good."
"Should we have ice-cream with the pie?"
"Mm, no. I think it'll be better without."
"Okay, then do we need other desserts?"
"Hmm, I think that's enough."
"We still don't know where we're getting chairs and tables."
"I finished phoning. Two people are allergic to nuts, and one's allergic to shellfish."
"We'll have to get rid of that fish dish."
"Ha! Fish dish! You said it again!"
"Can you stop it?!"
"Let's look over the seafood again."
"Yeah, good idea."
"Does anyone know where we're getting the tables and chairs?"
"We're focusing on the food right now!"
"Fine! I'm just saying!"
"Oh, we should get rid of this dish here."
"Darn, you're right. Okay, let's substitute those both with these dishes."
"Yeah, that's good."
"Oh, and this salad has nuts in it."
"Let's have this one instead."
"Okay, sure."
"Is that all the food?"
"Yeah, I think this is enough."
"Okay, now let's focus on the tables and chairs!"
"Okay, fine. Have some patience."
Nepeta was sitting in her room, playing with Nepkat. Nepeta was dangling a feather above her reach. Nepkat jumped at it and Nepeta giggled.
"I wish you could come to the wedding as well." Nepeta said. Nepkat just blinked at her and pounced at the feather. Kanaya had told her that Nepkat couldn't come. "But I'll make sure you can see me in my dress!"
"Nepeta, Sollux is here." Gary said, coming in.
"Hi Sollux!" Nepeta exclaimed.
"Hi. Wanna go to the park? We're all hanging out there."
"I'll go ask Mama. Be right back!" Nepeta ran over to Kanaya. "Mama! Can I go the park with my friends?"
"Okay, sure. Just be home in time for supper." Kanaya kissed the top of her head. Nepeta grinned and hugged her.
"Thanks Mama!" She ran back to Sollux. "Yeah! I can go!"
"Great! Come on!" They ran outside, where Casey and her dad were waiting in their car.
"Hi Nepeta!" Casey said.
"Hi Casey!"
"Everyone elthe ith already at the park." Sollux said, getting in.
"Yeah, so let's go before they have all the fun!" Casey's dad said.
"Yeah! Let's go!" Nepeta said. She buckled herself in and they drove off.
Yeah, so the chapter for Porrim and Kankri's wedding is soon. Look forward to it I guess. Thanks for reading. :3
