Chapter 15:

It's been a week since I proposed, and Jerome and I had been planning the wedding, but we couldn't figure out what we wanted. Everyone was out, and the house was quiet. Jerome pecked me cheek, trying to assured me we'd figure this stuff out. This is why I plan. The back door opened as Adam walked in. I smiled brightly. He'd left a few days ago to go and get a few things to help with the planning. He simply had an envelope.

"Alright, so here are my ideas." Adam stated, pulling out 2 papers. My mouth dropped.

"Adam, these places are a fortune, you can't take us here!" I argued, yanking the paper from his hand. The place was worth more than my life. Literally.

"No, I insisted!" Adam answered. "Besides, I know people; I get a discount on either place."

"… But-"

"No arguing, I know you like these places, besides, at least talk to Jerome first, he is your bride." Adam laughed. I looked at Jerome, and saw he was looking both places over. He noticed me looking at him, and gave me a small smile.

"Mitch, look at the trees." Jerome asked, showing me the picture of one of the places. I looked at the trees, and chuckled.

"They remind me-"

"Of when we met." Jerome finished. "I think it's perfect… besides the cost." I hesitated, eventually slowly nodding, giving him a kiss.

"If you like it, then let's do it." I concluded.

"PERFECT, because I kind of already paid for it, tell Ty I said hi, I got to go for a little longer, bye!"

"YOU ALREADY PAID AND DIDN'T CONFIRM WITH US?!" I screamed as he ran from the house. "Ugh…" I groaned, sitting down with a thud. Jerome hummed calmly, cuddling with me.

~Adam~

The guard let me back in, and I hurried inside, rushing around until I finally found my uncle again.

"I'm back!" I called.

"Sky!" He happily called, jogging over and once more wrapping his arm around my neck. "So how'd it go?"

"My friends really liked the Tree Grove; they said it reminded them of the first time they met." He nodded.

"That's a wonderful place, peaceful, friendly… It's also my backyard, perfect!" He laughed. I laughed too.

"They don't know that." I whispered as we laughed like children.

"Alright, I'll get everything set up, you should find out what they want for the after party." He concluded, shoving me away playfully. I left, returning home, but not before getting the decoration choices.

~Notch~

"Let's put it right over there." I confirmed as the lady nodded, rushing off to put the cloth in place. I felt the air shift besides me, looking to find Hero, smiling.

"What's going on?" He quietly asked, making everyone nearby flinch as they realized he was there.

"We're throwing a wedding, have you really been sleeping all day?" I calmly asked; pointing over by the flower bed as someone else came over.

"… Who's getting married?"

"I don't know; I just know they're gay and best friends with your son, so Sky will be here."

"Good, I wanted to talk with him anyway."

"No, they can't see you, only the staff, Sky, and I should see you, anyone else would go psycho if they knew you were nearby." I warned. He sighed.

"Then I wear a cloak." He determined; spinning in a circle as a cloak appeared on his body, hiding every inch of his skin. The hood reached down and cloaked his entire face in darkness, but when he looked at me, I could still clearly see his eyes, white dots against the blackness. I pulled out a pair of sunglasses, putting them on his face. I gave him a nod as he chuckled.

"Perfect." I informed him, looking around as he took them off, the cloak disappearing. "Now, make sure not to startle him, he shouldn't have to be scared or worried every time he sees you." I added. He didn't reply. "Hero?" I looked back to him, but he was gone.

~Ty~

I helped Jerome fix up his suit, to make sure I knew exactly how to make him look for the wedding. It wasn't for a while still, but I didn't care. Jerome looked really nervous, as if it were the day of the wedding.

"Is this tight enough?" I asked, glancing up at him. He nodded rather quickly. I let go of his tie, standing and fixing the sleeves, smoothing them out, then picking up the comb and brushed his fur out. He swallowed the lump in his throat, stiff. "Jerome, what's wrong?" I questioned, starting to get concerned.

"Oh, u-um, I-I just… What if Mitch ch-changes his mind?" Jerome stuttered, staring at himself in the mirror. I slapped him with the back of my hand. "WHAT THE HELL TY!" He screamed, looking back at me.

"Don't you dare think like that; Mitch loves you." I snapped. He gave me a scared look.

"But what if it doesn't work out?" Jerome choked, not crying yet, but sounding as if he were about to start. "What if he grows distant from me, starts seeing someone else, what am I supposed to do then? Deal with it- break the marriage off from the love of my life?" I cupped both of his cheeks, holding his face close to mine.

"Jerome, you're scared. You're afraid of losing Mitch, I get that, but you have to trust him to be truthful to you as well as to himself. You're getting married, and if Mitch ever tries cheating on you I'll kill him personally." He chuckled lightly, hugging me. He still broke down crying, but I didn't mind.

~Adam~

"We. Look. Great." I confirmed, wrapping my arms around one shoulder from both Ian and Mitch. Mitch was still smiling brightly. He nodded, Ian chuckling. "And can I say; I like what I see. In myself." Ian and Mitch laughed at me.

"And what might that be?" Ian demanded, shoving me to the side.

"The sexy beast that stands before you!" I merrily confirmed. Once we'd calmed down from our insane laughing fit and redressed in normal clothing, Ian and I followed Mitch down the hallway. He knocked on his and Jerome's door, going to open it. Before he could even look inside, weight suddenly forced the door closed, making us all jump.

"DON'T COME IN ITS BAD LUCK TO SEE THE BRIDE IN HER- HIS OUTFIT BEFORE THE WEDDING!" Ty screamed, the door getting locked.

"Oh, ok…" Mitch mumbled, frowning intently as he just stood in front of the door.

"Why don't we go get some stuff together for the wedding, we'll have to leave in 2 weeks and everything needs to be perfect." Ian determined, trying to distract Mitch. Mitch sighed, letting Ian drag him off.

"Just a few more weeks Mitch, hang in there…" I whispered, gathering our suits and carefully putting them into a suitcase.

"Hey." I turned, smiling as I saw Ty. "Here are our suits; can you put them in there?" Ty softly asked. I nodded, taking them. He came over and hugged me lightly, his arms folded between our chests as my arms rested around his waist. We simply stood there, swaying back and forth for a bit, until I kissed his cheek, letting him go off to tend to Jerome, who'd been waiting patiently in the doorway for him, looking distressed. I didn't question them, just simply continued to pack what we'd need for the trip.

~Ty~

I told Jerome everything would be fine. And he and Mitch have been so perfect. Now Adam was walking us down the Central City streets, looking for the place where the wedding was being held, all of us having a bag, Adam with two. We'd arrived a few days early, which was good, and Adam looked generally lost, the streets starting to darken as dinner loomed nearer.

"Are you sure you know where we're going?" I calmly asked once more.

"I see it, right up ahead!" Adam cheerfully called to us all, rushing forward with a smile. We all slowly stopped, watching him. He turned around, about 20 feet away, giving us all a generally confused look. "Are you coming?"Mitch was wide eyed, and he motioned to Notch's castle- the king's castle!

"This is the place we're having our wedding?" Mitch breathed.

"Yeah, duh!" Adam laughed. "I told you I got a discount, and by that I mean your wedding is free, now come on!" Adam explained. We all rushed after him. The guards in front of the gate didn't even bat an eye as Adam walked past, letting us all follow him without any problem.

"This place is huge!" Jerome marveled; him and Mitch looking around amazed. Ian was looking around as well, Adam having set his bags down, wandering around the slightest bit, but eventually stopping in the middle of the room.

"WE'RE HERE AND ON TIME SO WHERE ARE YOU?!" Adam screamed at the top of his lungs, making us all jump back. A door opened, and there. Stood. Notch. He smiled brightly, as did Adam, and approached, stopping by Adam.

"Hi, I've been expecting you; most of the guests have already arrived early." Notch exclaimed.

"Hi…" Mitch mumbled, giving a simple wave, letting his hand fall to his side, still wide eyed.

"I told you I didn't tell them!" Adam whispered, silently laughing.

"You must be Mitch, there's a ring on your finger and you aren't covered in fur, I'm Notch. You must be Jerome." Notch confirmed, shaking both of their hands. His vision shifted to Ian. "You have to be Ian; you're the oldest looking by far." Notch declared, shaking Ian's hand as Ian, Mitch, and Jerome lightened up, smiling normally. Notch looked to me. "That leaves Ty, I've heard a lot about you all." Notch continued, shaking my hand, and then returning to Adam. The man standing in the doorway that Notch had come from approached, whispering in Notch's ear as Notch listened. "Yes, the meeting…" He bit his bottom lip and slowly nodded. "I need to get back to this meeting, but it'll end soon, so no worries; why don't you get settled in, Sky, show them their rooms please!" Notch called as he was dragged away. "HELP ME." He mouthed desperately as Adam laughed.

"This way!" Adam grabbed the bags he'd set down and guided us throughout the huge castle, until we got to the middle of a hallway. Adam knocked on the first door. It opened a second later, Cameron standing there and smiling. "Ian!" Adam exclaimed, motioning to the room as Ian went and gave his girlfriend a kiss. Adam moved to the double doors next to the set of doors, but a bit farther away, opening them both. "My engaged friends!" Adam cheerfully stated, leaving them to the master sweet and picking me up swiftly, rushing me to the next set of doors and rushing us inside. It wasn't a master sweet, but I didn't care, it was a cozy, quiet room that I felt perfectly safe inside. "Lastly, my room, which happens to also be your room as well." Adam determined, pecking my lips as I smiled.

"You're so sweet." I replied, kissing him back. He set me down on the bed as I gently swayed my feet back and forth, watching him unpack our stuff. When he finished, he gave my forehead a kiss and lifted me to my feet again. "Where are we going?" I questioned.

"We're going to go eat dinner."

"Oh, alright." I giggled as he put me on my feet, leaving the room. He knocked on Mitch and Jerome's door, as well as Ian and Cameron's door, having them all follow. Getting back to the throne room, Adam stopped; some guy completely cloaked in black walking down a different hallway."

"Who…?" Adam started, motioning for us to stay there. "HEY, WHO ARE YOU; I'VE NEVER- HEY!" Adam had started towards the person, but a split second after looking at Adam sent the person sprinting away. "Just stay here, SOMEONE - Wait, where'd he go…" Adam stopped, just completely confused, as well as some of the guards. "Never mind, if he's here there must be a reason…" Adam determined. His bright, cheery mood returned as he led us forward, to a set of double doors. "Behold the dining hall!" Adam informed us.

"Mom, Dad!" Jerome called, rushing to his furry parents.

"Oh, you're engaged!" His mother cooed, tightly hugging him. "And must I say, you have yourself a strapping young gentleman! Get over here; give your step mother a hug!" Mitch went over, giving her a hug like she asked. "Now tell me, who's the bottom?"

"Honey, that's a little too much, we've talked about this. Don't forget that Mitch is human." His father insisted as Mitch got red, Jerome laughing.

"HEY YOU'RE HERE! BLAZE IS MISSING AGAIN!" Hazel complained from her seat as Cameron dragged Ian over there, both of them sitting down, Jerome and Mitch sitting with Jerome's parents.

"You lost him in the castle?" Adam breathed, getting pale.

"Lost who?" I jumped, Notch suddenly standing next to me, Blaze at this feet.

"BLAZE." Hazel breathed, Blaze happily skipping over to her. As she pulled him into a hug, Blaze just looking around, as if expecting more hugs, the most adorable look on his face, his tongue hanging out of his mouth. I felt a firm, soft hand on my shoulder as Adam and I were led to the table and sat down, Notch to Adam's left and me to Adam's right. Thank god, I don't think I could sit next to Notch. The table wasn't very big at all, not like you'd expect, just enough for maybe… 3 large families. A conversation was started, a few minutes later Mitch's parents join everyone.

"Oh, my parents are here." Mitch announced, pulling out the chairs next to him so they could sit.

"You sound disappointed." His mother teased, kissing his forehead. His father didn't say anything and Mitch seemed glad, sitting down as the conversation continued. I stayed quiet, just enjoying the peace. Food was soon brought to us, and it was divine. The conversation didn't stop, not until halfway through the meal the double doors on the other side of the room opened, the cloaked figure standing there. Blaze went crazy, the hair on his back standing up as the most vicious growls left his mouth, but Hazel wouldn't let him charge the man. Everyone was tense, an eerie feeling washing over the room. Jerome took Mitch's hand, Ian taking Cameron's and Adam taking mine. Notch stood, smiling.

"Well, I was wondering when you'd show up, have you been sleeping?" Notch questioned, taking the untouched meal from next to him and approaching the man. The man slowly nodded. Adam glared at him. "And I suppose you completely forgot our guests as well, you seem to be scaring them." Notch determined, chuckling as he passed the meal to the man. The man didn't even reach out to take it, the plate floating, a magical barrier staying underneath.

"… Yes, I suppose." A deep voice responded, sounding forced. Notch looked very amused.

"Come, sit with us and eat." He asked, trying not to laugh by the looks of it as he dragged the man towards us.

"N-no, that's alright!" The man insisted, trying to dig his feet in the floor.

"No, I insist!" Notch declared.

"I'll take off the cloak!" The man threatened; the pitch of his voice slipping and sounding higher pitched.

"And goodbye!" Notch turned the man around, letting him rush from the room with his meal as he closed the doors. He stood there, staring at the door for a minute or so before turning back to us. "Well, that's a shame; you would've enjoyed his company, though I can't speak for everyone." Notch laughed, sitting down.

"Who was that?" Adam asked. Notch gave him a sad smile.

"Oh Sky, you'll learn when the man is ready for you to know." Notch assured, messing with his hair. I've never heard someone call him Sky more than once… After dinner, we all returned to our rooms, Adam carrying me as I opened the door for him. He lied me down on the bed, undressing himself as I managed to get my clothing off, despite being half asleep. He locked the door, then turned off the bathroom light, the only light that was still on. Crawling into bed with me, I turned over, snuggling up to him as he pulled the covers over us, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"I love you…" I whispered to him, burying my face into his warm chest.

"I love you too babe." He responded, not sounding too tired at all. I yawned, falling asleep almost instantly.