Chapter 20
Have Faith In Me
* "I said I'd never let you go, and I never did. I said I'd never let you fall and I always meant it. If you didn't have this chance then I never did. You'll always find me right there, again." - A Day To Remember – Have Faith In Me
My heart is racing a million miles per hour as I studied her reaction. She stared at the ring with widened eyes. For a brief moment, I was afraid to hear her answer, but I didn't regret asking her to marry me because I want to be with her for the rest of my life.
Everyone around us is quiet as Cagalli kept looking at the ring. She finally took a deep breath to answer my life-changing question.
"Yes! Of course, Vanitas!" Tears are running down her cheeks. She officially made me the happiest man alive.
I put the ring on her finger then stood up. She wrapped her arms around my neck and we kissed each other firmly. Everyone clapped and cheered for us. I can't believe she said yes! I have the girl of my dreams! She's mine; all mine.
"Congrats, guys!" Kairi squealed.
"I knew she would say yes. You worried for nothing, Van!" Axel chimed in!
"So, when's the wedding?!" Seifer asked.
"Well, we should do it after our daughter is born," Cagalli suggested.
"What!? Nah, let's get married before that! I can't wait any longer!" I argued.
"But, Van! I'll be a fat balloon if we get married with our child inside me!" Cagalli snapped.
"Plus do you even have a place in mind to get married at?" Kairi deeply sighed.
I thought for a moment and something clicked. "The gazebo!" I shouted out.
Perfect Idea.
"Gazebo?" Kairi, Axel, and Seifer asked in unison.
"Oh, you mean the one where we used to hang out during high school?" Cagalli questioned.
"Yeah, that one! What do you say?" I cupped her face with my hands.
"It is a nice gazebo, plus there's a lot of land for everyone to sit around… Okay, we'll get married in our gazebo!" She kissed me softly.
"You ALSO need time to pick out a wedding dress AND to pick out your bridesmaids… I'm the maid of honor, right?!" Kairi jumped up and down.
"Of course, you are!" Cagalli giggled. "I guess we'll have to start looking tomorrow, and I have a couple of bridesmaids in mind…"
"Isn't your back sore?" Seifer asked.
"It's a lot better than what it was, so I'll be fine to look at dresses. I got my painkillers to save me if it starts to act up!" Cagalli said.
"So, what's the date?" Axel crossed his arms over his chest.
"In two months!" I grinned.
"How about three?" Cagalli raised a brow.
"No, two!" I snapped.
"Alright, fine, fine," she sighed.
This last minute wedding is going to be the best thing that's ever happened to us.
*~*~*My Complicated Crush*~*~*
TWO MONTHS LATER!
I felt my pulse sweating as I waited patiently for Cagalli to come down the aisle. The last two months have been hell. Cagalli and Kairi would get on my nerves on how I'm rushing into this wedding, but I wanted her to have my last name as soon as possible. I want everyone to see her with her wedding ring on and realize she is taken by me!
A lot of our family members, friends from high school, and from our college attended our wedding. My best man was Axel while Sora, Ventus, Roxas, Seifer, and Riku were my groomsmen.
Cagalli's maid of honor was obviously Kairi and Yuffie, Tifa, Selphie, Rinoa, and Xion were her bridesmaids.
"Why are you nervous?" Axel whispered in my ear.
"I'm not nervous!" I snapped.
"Keep telling yourself that," Axel muttered.
FINALLY! I see Cagalli! Her grandfather is escorting her because it was his dying wish to walk her down the aisle since he's not doing too well.
Everyone stood up from their seats and stared at my bride while she is walking towards me. She wore a tight-fitting white dress, and she had a veil that covered her face. I was lost for words and I couldn't take my eyes off of her.
"She looks amazing, Van!" Axel whispered loudly.
"I know," I smirked.
She stood next to me and I pushed her veil up, so I can see her beautiful face. We then turned our attention to the priest. He talked for a long time, which is annoying because my legs are starting to hurt for standing in the same spot for who knows how long! But, after he said his long speech, it was time to exchange our vows. I am actually excited to tell her how I feel!
"Cagalli, when I first met you, I knew you would be the one for me, but I took you for granted and to this day I still regret it. I should have told you how I felt when I first met you, but I was scared to fall in love. After years and years having you in my life, I was grateful even though I didn't show it." I paused and looked her dead in the eyes. "It killed me when you left our apartment to be with someone else. That's when I realize I can't live without you. I made sure to get you back no matter what the cause was. I will always love you and never take you for granted ever again! I will show you every day how much I love and care for you, and I can't wait to see our daughter for the first time. I love you, Cagalli Range. I can't wait until you are officially mine." I took a deep breath after I gave my vows and gently smiled at her.
Cagalli smiled back at me as tears went down her cheeks. "Vanitas, I want to say how much I love and adore you. I'm so happy that I am going to be your wife! I can't wait to start a family with you, and I just want you to know that I can't live without you, so please stay by my side for the rest of my life. Thank you for always being there for me through the good times and bad. I love you so much, Vanitas. I can't picture myself with anyone else, but you."
After Cagalli was finished with her vows, everyone began to cheer and clap. Cagalli tried her best to stop crying, but her tears kept falling.
The priest waited until everyone stopped cheering and looked straight at me. "Vanitas, do you take Cagalli to be your lawfully wedding wife?"
"I do," I said simply.
"And Cagalli, do you take Vanitas, to be your lawfully wedding husband?"
"I do." Cagalli grinned.
Cagalli and I exchanged our rings to each other, and waited patiently for the priest to seal the deal!
"I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss the bride!" The priest announced.
I leaned in and kissed her lips firmly, and she kissed me back with no hesitations.
We are finally together forever. I will always love her with all my heart.
*~*~*My Complicated Crush*~*~*
Our reception has started. We are having it at a country club that my aunt owns, and I am shocked the room is huge! It was Kairi's idea, but hey, I'm not complaining. It is actually pretty cool.
"I'm so happy to finally be your wife, Vanitas." Cagalli laid her hand on top of mine. We are waiting for our food to arrive.
"I'm happy to be your husband and the father of your child," I whispered to her.
Weddings weren't really my thing unless it was an open bar, but I would do this wedding over and over again with Cagalli any day. I just can't wait for the honeymoon. She has no idea about it because I wanted it to be a surprise even though I know she hates surprises.
"EVERYONE LISTEN UP!" Axel clanged his wine glass to get everyone's attention.
Everyone stopped talking and turned their full attention on my best man.
Axel stood up from our table and cleared his throat. "I just want to say how honored I am to be Vanitas' best man, but I wanted to share a funny story with you all! Vanitas here acts all hard because he can drink better than any boy on campus, but one night he overdid it!" Axel paused as everyone gasped. "Anyways, it was Van, Seifer, and I that went to some lame house party since we were all underage at the time. Everyone at the party was drinking downstairs in the basement, but there were way too many people, so the neighbors called the cops and they were on their way to shut down the party! Vanitas freaked and he made Seifer and I push him out this small basement window. His pants AND boxers fell off, but I guess he didn't notice. Seifer and I kept yelling at him to put his pants back on, but he sprinted away from the house! We followed him and kept trying to tell him that he had no pants on, but he didn't care. Everyone on campus saw his manhood AND his white ass! It was great!" Axel and everyone in the room laughed out loud, causing me to slam my head on the table.
"Awe, it's not that embarrassing!" Cagalli chuckled.
"Shut it…" I muttered.
"But, here's to Vanitas and Cagalli! I knew this day would come, and I know they will make each other very happy! CHEERS!" Axel raised his wine glass.
"CHEERS!" Everyone shouted out.
*~*~*My Complicated Crush*~*~*
After we all had our meals, everyone went on the dance floor to dance and give requests to the DJ. I made Cagalli dance a couple of slow songs with me then I drank a lot with the guys at the bar. Kairi and I would meet privately to talk about the honeymoon since she helped me plan the whole thing.
Cagalli and I have to leave in a couple of hours to catch our flight. We are going to Destiny's Island where Sora and Kairi used to live. I've been there a couple of times, but Cagalli hasn't. I know she's going to love the beach. The water is clear and the sand is white. It's the perfect place for a honeymoon.
"Vanitas?" I heard Cagalli's voice.
"Shit, got to go!" I told Kairi.
"I'll get you two when it's time to go!" Kairi called out as I sprinted to see Cagalli.
"Where were you?" Cagalli asked.
"Sorry. I was just going to get some fresh air."
"Oh, I see…"
"Do you want to come with me?" I suggested.
"Sure!"
I grabbed her hand and escorted her outside. It is pitch black, but there are some stars out in the open sky.
"Wow, you're getting big." I praised as I pet her stomach.
"Stop, you know how I get self-conscious about this baby bump!" She snapped.
"Are we still not going to have sex until after the baby is born?" I frowned. I haven't had sex in over two months since we found out Cagalli is pregnant. She gets weird about us having sex with our daughter inside her plus she's self-conscious about her weight even though she has nothing to worry about! She looks perfect; I just wish she could see it for herself.
"I'm sorry, but please just wait a little longer… It's only a couple more months." Cagalli patted my shoulder.
"I guess," I muttered.
I'm making her sleep with me during our honeymoon, no matter what!
*~*~*My Complicated Crush*~*~*
"IT'S TIME, GUYS!" Kairi announced to Cagalli and me.
"Time for what?" Cagalli asked.
"To go off on your honeymoon!" Kairi clapped her hands together.
"Wait, you set us up a honeymoon!?" Cagalli squealed.
"Of course," I said simply.
"Where are we going?!" Cagalli gasped.
"You'll find out soon." I grinned devilishly.
"But, I hate surprises!" Cagalli whined.
"Well, too bad!" Kairi pushed us out the front door to the country club
"Now go! You are going to be late for your flight!"
I took Cagalli's hand in mine and walked to Sora's car. He is driving us to the airport to drop us off. I can't wait to see her reaction when we land.
A whole week of paradise with just her and I… Oh, and our little daughter too.