Chapter Twenty-Seven
Sam was in tears. He had his hand over his mouth looking at Elvis. He gave a nod of his head. "yes." Elvis got back up. He slid the ring over Sam's finger gently. The crowd erupted into cheers and applause. Sam pulled Elvis in for a kiss. He began to make out with him on the stage. Elvis hopped up wrapping his legs around Sam's waist. The ceremony was brought to a close. Elvis and Sam had not let go of each other's hands since their engagement. Finley met up with them backstage. She was beaming from ear to ear. "congrats you two." She hugged each of them. Sam blushed madly. He struggled to keep his excitement contained. Elvis nuzzled Sam's neck gently. He laid his head on his shoulder. "thank you." Whispered Elvis. Finley looked up at Sam. She smiled at him. "how are you feeling Sam?" she asked. Sam exhaled softly. "I've never been better. Just my nerves are acting up right now." Elvis squeezed his hand. "sorry for putting you on the spot like that Sam." Sam shook his head. "there's no need to apologize Elvis." He lifted up Elvis' chin. He kissed him again. He pulled Elvis close to him.
After they returned to the cabin, Sam headed upstairs to bed. He put his medals in a safe place in his room. Exhausted was starting to settle in. Elvis knocked on the door. Sam turned around. "bed time?" he asked. Sam nodded. He yawned at him. Elvis helped Sam get into bed. He changed Sam's bandages and made sure his arm was adjusted comfortably. He was getting ready to leave him be when Sam wrapped an arm around Elvis' waist. "where do you think, you're going?" he asked. "you were getting ready to nod off so I figured I would leave you be." Sam shook his head. He kept Elvis close. "I need you here." He whispered. Elvis smiled. He cuddled up to Sam. Sam turned the lamp light off cascading them into darkness. Elvis laid his head against Sam's chest. He drifted off to sleep.
Four Months go by…
Sam was disturbed dead out of sleep by his alarm clock. He slid the lock across the screen disabling the alarm. Elvis stirred from his sleep. Today was the day of the wedding. Sam's heart missed beats. He was nervous about today. Elvis sensed this nervousness. He kissed Sam gently. "don't be nervous love." He whispered. "today is the day we start our new lives together." He hugged Sam tightly. "no aliens. No danger. Just you, Annu, me, and all of our friends starting new lives." Sam smiled. He kissed Elvis again before getting up. Finley strutted into the room. "good morning boys." She greeted in a sing-song tone. "it's time to get up. I have to get you both ready for today." She put her kit down on the nightstand. "so, which boy am I getting ready first?" Elvis looked at Sam. "You first love." Sam sighed softly. He tossed the blankets back. Elvis left the room. Finley opened the closet doors. "I can tell that you're really nervous." She whispered. He nodded. "yep." She put his tuxedo down on the bed. "you have nothing to be nervous about. Like Elvis said today is the day of your new life together. Station Officer Steele made sure that the guests as well as you guys are well protected today. I know the hunter in you is screaming." She took the bandage off his head. There was a dark scar that went across the top of his forehead. "at least its healed." She whispered. "did you take your pain medication?" she asked. He shook his head. He quickly went into the bathroom. He grabbed his pain pills out from his medical bag. He filled a small cup with water. He stuck the pills into his mouth and used the water to wash them down. He went back into the room. He took his shirt off leaving only his boxers. Finley helped him get changed into his tuxedo. She put a white handkerchief into the front pocket of his coat. She pinned his hero medals and his Medal of Valor to his chest. "Station Officer Steele says it's tradition." She saw the expression on his face change. "he knows you hate wearing them but rules are rules." She straightened up his collar. "there you go. I also have one more gift for you." She pulled a box out of the closet. "I had a blacksmith make this especially for you." She removed the box lid. She pulled out a Cutlass from the white wrapping paper. The Cutlass had a dark gold hilt with a black and gold sheath. Finley removed the blade from the sheath. The blade was dark grey with gold lining. "I figured you could carry this today. I couldn't't find your fire axe. When I did it was badly broken up." She put the sword back in its sheath. She fastened it to his belt. "there you go." She backed up admiring her work.
Marcelo oversaw keeping Elvis distracted. Finley escorted Sam out to the back while Marcelo took Elvis upstairs. Marcelo then stayed with Sam while Finley returned to work on Elvis. "alright Elvis let's get you ready." Elvis changed into his tuxedo. Finley smiled at him. "I found Penny's old ring." Elvis' heart fell out of his chest. "you mean the ring I thought I lost?" Finley nodded. She handed him a gold chain that had a small grey ring on it. The ring had a dragon craved into it. It was keeping guard of a small ruby. "here." She put it around his neck. "that way Penny can there with you too." Elvis beamed at her. He touched the ring gently. He could feel Penny's energy radiating from it. Finley stroked underneath her chin. "I have an idea." She reached into the closet again. She pulled out another box. "I've got something that will show the dangerous side of you." She unwrapped a dark black walking cane. The handle had a dragon head on it with ruby eyes. She handed it to him. He smiled taking it from her. He put the cane between his hands in front of him posing with it. "you're still missing one more thing." She went through her bag. She pulled out a black top hat that had a white band on it. "there ya go." She put it on his head. "perfect."
Finley headed downstairs to alert Marcelo that Elvis was ready. "I'll go ahead and take Sam to the church." Finley nodded. She smiled kindly at Sam. "listen to what Marcelo tells you. Remember don't be nervous. You worked hard to make this relationship work." Sam nodded. He straightened up a bit more. "Penny would be proud if she could see the two of you now. She's probably already watching us. Go and knock them dead Tiger." She clasped his good shoulder. Marcelo took Sam out to the SUV outside. Sam climbed inside on the passenger side. Marcelo got in on the Driver's side. "I'll be waiting with you at the front." Sam nodded. They exited out of the SUV. Station Officer Steele was in the lobby. He smiled seeing Sam. "there he is. You look rather sharp Sam." Sam blushed. "thank you sir." He saw the medals on Sam's chest. "I see Finley managed to pin those on you." He commented. "I want you to know that I'm very proud of you two. I wish you guys the best in life." Sam smiled. "thank you sir." Station Officer Steele clasped his shoulder. "Me and the wife will be at the front watching you guys. Best of luck." Marcelo tapped Sam's shoulder. "it's time."
Marcelo and Sam took their places at the front. People began piling into church. Sam's brother, Charlie sat behind Station Officer Steele and his wife. Hoshi was dressed rather nicely. He sat looking just as proud as his dad. James and Sarah sat on either side of them. "Uncle Sam looks nice." Whispered Sarah to her father. Charlie nodded. He cracked a grin at Sam who returned it. Elvis waited for Finley in the lobby. Finley walked rather fast inside. "okay so this is a first for me." She muttered. She made sure she was presentable before turning to Elvis. "I've never walked a man down the aisle before." Elvis giggled quietly. He offered her his arm. "alright you ready?" she asked. "yep. My new future awaits." Music began to play. "that's our cue." Whispered Finley. Elvis pushed open the doors. Elvis spotted Sam waiting for him at the end of the aisle. His heart was doing flips in his chest. He locked eyes with his lover. Penny's spirit stood faintly beside Sam. "He's just as excited as I was." Whispered Penny. "Instead of Finely walking me down the aisle it was Station Officer Steele." Sam let out another nervous sigh. He fought the urge to go for Elvis. She touched his shoulder. "your tense." She murmured. "I'm nervous. Course I'm going to be tense." He muttered. Finley and Elvis finally made it to the end of the aisle. Finley handed Elvis off to Sam. Elvis and Sam held hands in front of the priest. Sam kept eye contact with Elvis. "before we begin let's say grace." The priest opened up the bible. Sam and Elvis bowed their heads. "heavenly father I pray that you watch over these two as they are being wedded under your holy grace. I pray also that you continue to watch over them after today and that you are there in their greatest time of need. In your name we pray, amen." Sam lifted up his head. "we are gathered here today to witness the bond between two people. This is the first time in about two years that I've had a same sex couple walk into my church. So before we begin is there anyone out there that objects to these two being married? Speak now or forever hold your peace." There was absolute silence from the crowd. "good. Now let's start with our vows." Annu came walking up to them with the rings. She stayed still while the boys each took a ring off of the pillow. She took her place by Finley. The priest looked at Sam. "let's start with you first." Sam gulped painfully. He looked at Elvis. Elvis gave him a warm smile. "Elvis, there's many words that I can use to describe you: A excellent lover, a good friend, emotional, and a fine firefighter. However, words can't describe what I am feeling right now. You were always by my side whether we were fighting fires, rescuing people, or when things got rough. You stayed by my side when we were under a grave threat. I could have died on the battlefield if you had not carried my body out of harms' way." He slid the ring on Elvis' finger. "today I start a new chapter of my life with you. I look forward to the days ahead." Elvis wiped away his tears. "Oh Sam." He sniffed. He let out a shaky breath as he said his vows. "Sam, I may not be as good with words as you are. I just wanted to say thank you for all those times you were there for me. When Penny passed away I thought my life was over. She had been sword and I was her shield. You held me when I lost her. You comforted me and encouraged me to stay strong. You were a good mentor to me also. I wouldn't have been able to save people if it hadn't of been for you." He slid his ring over Sam's finger. "I couldn't imagine spending life with anyone else." Sam smiled at him. He had tears in his eyes too. "Sam, do you take Elvis to be your lawfully wedded husband as long as you both shall live? Till death do you two part?" asked the Priest. Sam dipped his head at the priest. "I do." The priest then turned to Elvis. "and do you Elvis, take Sam to be your lawfully wedded husband as long as you both shall live? Till death do you two part?" Elvis cracked a smile. "I do." The priest closed his bible. "then by the power invested in me, and by the whole city of Dublin. I now pronounce you Husband and Husband. You may kiss Elvis, Sam." Sam pulled Elvis in tightly. He made out with him in front of their friends and family. The church erupted into applause.
Their new life with each other had now begun…
The end
I really hope you guys enjoyed this story. I had a lot of fun writing it. I never imagined people would actually read it considering the actual special itself had not be released. I want to thank those who had supported this story during the development process. I do apologize for this story not being updated as much.
I thought having the story end with Sam and Elvis being married would be a happier ending than what I had originally planned.
So I will see you guys in the next story
Adieu
Melonsworth.