Part 2: The Transformation

Chapter 23

"Pre Wedding Jitters"

Tarzan and Jane left the Wazari village filled with excitement and yet, they were both feeling a sense of confusion as they still had to get some important minor details completed before they could proceed with their marriage. When they got back to the tree house, Jane was fussing over all the things she had to get done: her hair, her makeup, her dress. Tarzan was worried as to why Jane was so nervous and fidgety, but the only way to understand that was to ask Archimedes about it. Being that he had lived his entire life in the jungle, Tarzan was still unfamiliar with the whole process of getting married, let alone dealing with a woman who was nervous about getting married. Feeling unsure about what to do, Tarzan once again consulted in Archimedes about the matter. So, that night, while Jane was asleep, Tarzan came over to Archimedes who was still sitting in his chair that he had been sleeping in for some time.

"Professor," asked Tarzan. "I think Jane feels that we should not be united."

"What makes you say that my dear boy?" remarked Archimedes. "You are perfect for her and you are nothing like her betrothed back in England."

"Jane was due to marry someone else?" asked Tarzan. "But, I thought Jane loved Tarzan."

Archimedes tried to diffuse the situation at hand, for he knew that Tarzan didn't know that a wedding was the most important day of a woman's life. However, Archimedes also knew that Jane had to stay calm for the wedding.

"She does love you, Tarzan," he said softly. "But, you must understand that a wedding can be very nerve-wracking for a woman and when she found out she was betrothed to a man who didn't love her back in London, a part of her wanted to escape to Africa and never return to London."

"Jane wants to leave England behind?" replied Tarzan. "But isn't England her home?"

"It is," replied Archimedes. "But, she feels that if she were to return to England, she would have no choice but to marry Bobby. If Jane wants to return to England one day, you will meet Bobby for he is: a sniving, disgusting man who only wants a wife for power and glory among all the elite of London."

Tarzan was still fascinated by the topic of Bobby and thought to himself as a protector of sorts to Jane and Archimedes. For after all, he was the one who killed Sabor when she tried to attack the gorillas just as Jane killed Shitani when he attacked him. To him, Jane had come to Africa to start a new life for herself and be away from all the troubles back at London.

"So, professor," said Tarzan. "If Jane marries Tarzan, then she stays here forever."

"Oh, not forever boy," replied Archimedes. "When you are married, the world is opening and changing everywhere and you and Jane can travel to anywhere in the world and make memories for the both of you to cherish forever. However, I thought you might want to understand what happens after a wedding ceremony."

"What do people do after they marry, Professor?" asked Tarzan.

Archimedes stretched out in his chair and took a sip of his tea that he kept at his side. He could well remember the wedding he had to his wife and Jane's mother shortly after he fought the Zulu's. Now, he could see that Jane was about to embark on the greatest adventure of her life.

"Well, Tarzan, married couples do what is called a 'honeymoon,'" explained Archimedes. "That is a period of time where couples celebrate their marriage by taking part in several activities such as dinner, dancing and overall celebrating their love for one another. Of course, it will just be the two of you alone as I will not be there, fearing that my presence will sort of upset the balance."

"But, if you are not going to be there," asked Tarzan worriedly. "Then where are you going to go?"

"I will be staying at Monsieur Dumont's trading post," replied Archimedes. "I understand you and Jane have already met him and I must say, he is quite a dashing chap. Plus, he keeps an endless supply of Earl Grey in his trading post."

Tarzan was happy that he knew that Archimedes was going to stay at a location that wasn't just in the gorilla nests. However, while he was still suspicious of Dumont, he began to realize that Dumont was nothing like Clayton and that was perfectly fine with him. Although, he was still skeptical of human from the outside world, Tarzan was beginning to loosen up a bit.

"However, Tarzan," he said. "There is one important tradition that most couples do on the very last night of their honeymoon."

"What is that, Professor?" asked Tarzan.

"On the last night of their honeymoon," replied Archimedes. "The couple puts on their best clothes and has a luxurious dinner followed by a night of dancing to music just for them. Then the couple will kiss in a passionate manner and then strip down until they are completed naked for each other to see."

Archimedes would think that Tarzan would be shocked; however he didn't realize that Tarzan had seen Jane naked before when she was undressing from her hot and heavy yellow dress when they decided to stay in the jungle.

"What does Jane wear on the last night of her honeymoon?" asked Tarzan. "And what does Tarzan wear?"

"Why, you will have to ask her for herself," said Archimedes. "After the wedding, you will have to look to each other for advice on how to make your honeymoon memorable."

So, Tarzan began to get excited on this honeymoon that Archimedes was telling him about, but of course, he and Jane still had to be married and there was a surprise that Tarzan's parents had left him and Jane before their deaths when Tarzan was just a baby.

The surprise would shock them, but it would be something that would their memories on the most important day of their lives…