Eternal Gaiden 5: The Marriage Between Rider and Princess

Kyoya wearing a wedding suit is standing in front of a mirror as he tightens his tie.

As he was done he looked at himself in the mirror, he was extremely nervous about today.

"Oh man…" Kyoya sighs. "Just how did today turn out like this?"

(Flashbacks, months ago)

Eternal is seen opening a gate to a large ruined building as he lifts it up.

"Well done, Kyoya." Sala said as she walked to his side.

"What can I say, I live to impress. Especially if it's for you." Eternal told her, and Sala smiled as her cheeks turned red.

"You truly are good at sweet talking. But anyway, let us begin our exploring." Sala said as she brought out a flashlight and walked into the building.

"Right behind you." Eternal said as he brought out a flashlight and followed her.

They had arrived on the second floor of the building which appeared to be a shopping mall to Eternal's perspective.

"Do you recognize this place, Kyoya?" Sala asked.

"Yeah, my best guess this place used to be a shopping mall." Eternal said as he looked around.

"A mall? Like the one Jasmine runs?" She asked.

"Yeah," Eternal nodded. "Places like this were popular with people of all ages. Where they hang out, have some fun and do some shopping."

"I see." Sala said in understanding.

"Two years of these archaeology digs, and all we found so far are ruins and more ruins." Eternal said.

"Oh don't say it like that. We found a lot of fascinating artifacts from the old world, and I say that's a win." Sala told him.

"I know, I know, you don't have to remind me." Eternal said.

"Good, I heard that Ange and Tusk-dono's café is doing well." Sala said.

"Oh yeah, Ken told me about that too. Glad to hear business is doing well for them." Eternal said.

"Yes…" Sala said before she turns away from him to hide her blush. "Also Ange told me that she and Tusk are planning on a…"

They heard a flapping sound above them, they looked and saw bats flying at them.

Eternal grabs onto Sala and knelt down and wraps his cape around himself and her to protect themselves from the bats as they fly above them.

Eternal saw that they were now gone as he removed his cape off of him and Sala.

"Bats...why did it have to be bats." Eternal mutters before he turns back to Sala. "Are you alright, Sala?"

"Yes, I am. Thank you." Sala said as she and Eternal stood back up.

"That's good to hear. Anyway, were you about to say something?" Eternal asked.

"Oh...It's…" Sala mutters before she shakes her head. "No it's nothing. Forget I even mentioned anything."

"Okay…" Eternal said.

"Anyway, we should split up. We can cover more ground that way." Sala suggested.

"Are you sure?" Eternal asked.

"I am." Sala nodded. "But don't worry, if anything happens I'll call for you."

Sala then walks to the west area of the building.

"Okay then…" Eternal shrugged before he headed to the south area.

Eternal was exploring room after room in the ruined building. He found a bookstore filled with weathered and damaged books and digital books as well, as he picks one up but falls apart the moment he does.

He then found what appears to be a video game store, filled with game consoles and games he hadn't seen before in his old world.

"Well I guess video games were still a thing in the 22nd century." Eternal said as he looked around before he left to explore elsewhere.

Eternal still continues to explore the ruin mall before he stops as he spotted a ruined white wedding dress, it had a few tears but was still pretty intact and pretty looking.

Eternal then imagines Sala in white and beautiful wedding dress holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands, and Kyoya quickly snaps out of his daydream as he shakes his head.

"Come on, Kyoya, you shouldn't even think like that...but still the idea does sound nice…" Eternal said as he looked up before he noticed a jewelry store next to the store the wedding dress was in.

Being a little curious, Eternal walks inside the store to look around in it.

Eternal saw the display cases glass covered broken and shattered as they were worn down and in terrible condition probably due to the natural elements.

He saw the jewelry was also in old and weather conditions.

"Guess I shouldn't be surprised this place has seen better days as well." Eternal said before he spotted a frame portrait and noticed how crooked it was.

Being a little curious he walked to it, and placed his hands around it and saw that it was a hidden panel. Eternal opened it and saw a safe in the wall, and it was still in good condition.

"Well this might be an interesting find. Since I don't know the code to open it, guess I'll have to cheat my way through." Eternal said as he brought out his Edge and Key Memory and inserts into the Drive slot on his knife.

KEY: MAXIMUM DRIVE

Eternal's knife glowed with energy before he stabs it into the knife and uses Key's power to unlock it.

Eternal then removed his knife and opened the safe, and saw a small black box in it. Being a little curious he picks it and opens it, and his eyes widened in shock as he saw what was inside.

"Kyoya?" Eternal flinches as he quickly closes the box and hides it behind his back.

He quickly turned around and saw Sala was behind.

"Oh, Sala, what are you doing here?" Eternal asked.

"I was done searching on my end, so I decided to meet up with you. Did you find something?" She asked.

"Well…" Eternal said as he continued to hide the box in his hand. "No, I didn't find anything."

"Oh I see then…" Sala said as she was a little disappointed about that. "Well I suppose it can't be helped. Let's head back home."

Sala leaves and heads to the exit, and when she is in a good distance, Eternal then looks at the box in his hand before he puts away and follows Sala.

(End of flashback)

Kyoya sighs again as he places his hand on his face.

"And of course Hayate, and Ken, had to be the ones to see me looking at that box." Kyoya mutters to himself as he rubs his hand to his mouth.

(Flashback)

Kyoya was having his usual meet up with Hayate and Ken, they were playing games in the arcade and Ken and Hayate were playing Street Fighter and Kyoya will go against the winner.

As they were playing their match, Kyoya was seated by a table that was near to them.

He wasn't paying attention to their game though as he was looking at the box he found weeks ago and was in deep thought on how to use it.

Kyoya sighs as he leans on the table.

"Kyoya, is something wrong?" Kyoya flinches as he turns and sees his friends walking to them.

"Oh nothing!" Kyoya said as he quickly hides the box. "Anyway, who won?"

Hayate was about to answer but Ken elbowed him before he pointed at Kyoya's hand and saw the box he was trying to hide, and they both made a cheeky grin.

"W-What are you grinning about?" Kyoya asked.

"Oh nothing. But care to explain the box in your hand?" Ken asked.

Kyoya flinches as he tries to put the box in his pocket but Hayate and Ken quickly walk up to him to grab his hand, which makes Kyoya stand up and backs away.

"Hey stay away from me! I mean it, don't touch me!" Kyoya said but Hayate and Ken grabbed onto him as they wrestled for the box in his hand.

"Oh come on! Don't be a cringe, show us what you're hiding!" Hayate said.

"Yeah, Kyoya, show us!" Ken said as he managed to take the box from his hand.

"Hey, wait! Don't…!" Kyoya said but was too late as they opened the box and to Hayate and Ken's shock it was a ring.

The ring was colored silver and had a red ruby on top of it.

"No way...is this…?" Ken mutters in shock.

"Give me that!" Kyoya said as he snatched the box out of his hand and closed it.

"Okay, where exactly did you find that?" Hayate asked.

"I uh…" Kyoya mutters before he sighs and rubs the back of his head. "Alright, I've found it when I was exploring some old ruins with Sala."

"And it just happened to be in mint condition too?" Ken asked.

"Well I've found it in an airtight vault. So I guess it must have protected it from the elements ever since after the war." Kyoya said.

"And you just happened to find it after over 500 years. Ain't that a twist of fate." Hayate said.

"So does that mean you're going to ask Sala?" Ken asked.

"Ask her what?" Kyoya asked in confusion.

"You know, when a guy offers a ring to a girl they like and then they do the big thing with a chapel, a priest, a wedding dress, and a…" Ken said before he made some kissing sounds with his lips, and Kyoya's face turned fully red as he realized what he was saying.

"What?! No of course not! There's no way I can ask her!" Kyoya said as he turned away from them.

"But why not? I mean, you both still love each other, right?" Hayate asked.

"We do...But...I'm just not sure if I'm ready for that kind of commitment yet." Kyoya mutters as he rubs the back of his neck. "I mean, we're both still young, we have duties to deal with, and we still have more exploration to do. I just add anything more on the plate, alright."

Ken and Hayate look at each other before they sigh and turn back to Kyoya.

"Kyoya, look, not to sound mean or anything. But that's stupid." Ken stated.

"Nani?" Kyoya said as he turned back to them.

"Yeah, I agree with Ken. In case you've forgotten, you chose her and she chose you. There's no reason to be so hesitant about it." Hayate told him.

"I know that, but even so…" Kyoya mutters as he looks down.

Ken sighs as he walks to him and patted Kyoya on the shoulder.

"Okay, look, you didn't hear this from me, but Tusk finally asks Ange to marry him." Ken told him.

"What? Seriously?" Kyoya asked in shock.

"Yeah, after two years and the Cafe having a steady business, he decided to up and ask her, and she said yes." Ken told him.

"No way…I'm glad to hear that then. Wait..." Kyoya says as he remembers that time how Sala paused when they were talking. 'Wait, could she have known?'

"Kyoya, is something wrong?" Ken asked, which snaps Kyoya from his train of thought.

"Oh no, it's nothing." Kyoya said as he did a few fake coughs.

"But, Kyoya, you should really take a note from that." Hayate said. "Tusk had the courage to ask the girl he loved to marry him, then why don't you do the same?"

That left Kyoya once again in deep thought as he rubs the back of his head.

(End of flashback)

"Okay, but then again that did help give me the push that I needed." Kyoya said.

(Flashback)

After about a month, Tusk and Ange had their wedding and invited all their friends to join them. After two weeks of deep thought, Kyoya finally decided to ask Sala to marry him.

He contacted if she's free to talk to him, and she said yes she was. They decided on a meeting point on the balcony on the night of the failed invasion plan.

Kyoya soon arrived and spotted Sala as she was waiting for him. Kyoya took a moment to take a few deep breaths to calm himself.

"Okay, you can do this. You can do this. You can do this." Kyoya repeated himself many times before he walked out of hiding and walked to her. "Sala!"

Sala turns around as Kyoya stops in front of her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't make you wait, did I?" Kyoya asked.

"No, not at all. I just arrived myself." Sala told him.

"Okay, that's good to hear." Kyoya said and then there was silence between them before they both decided to speak up.

"Look I...Oh I'm sorry/my apologies, do you want to say something first?" They asked before they chuckled.

"Okay, how about you go first." Kyoya offered.

"Very well then, I will. First off, why haven't you asked me to marry you?" Sala asked with a narrow look on her face.

"Wait, what?" Kyoya asked in shock.

"Truely, I find it both disappointing and sad. To think that Ange had beaten me when it comes to love, and you didn't even have the courage to ask me that very question first." Sala told him.

"T-That's been on your mind? I'm really sorry about that, I just wasn't sure on what to do...but I know that's no excuse…" Kyoya mutters, before Sala chuckles in amusement.

"Relax, I was only teasing you." Sala told him.

"Oh jeez thanks…" Kyoya mutters before they both chuckle.

"But still why didn't you ask me sooner. Is it because you don't love me enough?" Sala asked.

"What?! No of course not! You know my heart belongs to you." Kyoya told her.

"Then what was the problem?" Sala asked, and Kyoya sighs as he rubs the back of his head.

"It's because...I was afraid." Kyoya said.

"Afraid?" Sala repeated.

"Yeah, because it might change everything between us. Worst yet, I'm afraid that I might screw everything up. So I just held it in and kept quiet about it." Kyoya said. "I'm sorry, I know that's no excuse but I…"

Sala sighs.

"Kyoya," Sala said before she slaps him on the face.

"S-Sala?" Kyoya said in shock as he placed his fingers on his cheek.

"Honestly, if you were that worried then why didn't you talk to me about this? I would've helped you with this." Sala told him.

"I know that...but even so…" Kyoya mutters before she places her head and hands on his chest. "Sala?"

"Kyoya, do you remember the talk we had on this very spot?" Sala asked, and Kyoya blinks a few times.

"Yeah, of course I do. We talked about who we were in love with." Kyoya said.

"That's right. And during our time on the Aurora, I told you that I love you and you alone. I don't care what comes between us, or what sort of future will come our way. All I do know is that I want to be with you forever." Sala said.

"Sala…" Kyoya mutters before he hugs onto her. "You're right. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been a coward about this. I want to be with you forever too."

"Oh Kyoya…" Sala said.

They soon step away from each other and Kyoya soon brings out the box.

"I know I should've done this sooner. But better late than never." Kyoya said as he opened the box to reveal the ring, and Sala gasped as she covered her mouth. "Salamandinay, will you please marry me."

Sala smiles as tears fall from her eyes before she hugs onto him.

"Of course I will!" Sala said, and Kyoya smiled in happiness before they kissed.

(End of flashback)

It took some months, but they were finally able to get everything ready. Sala was able to get a suit and dress ready, they managed to create a walkway outside of the temple for their wedding vows and for their friends to join them, and now the day was here, as Kyoya was looking at himself in the mirror and he was so nervous about this.

He then heard someone knocking on the door.

"Kyoya, it's time!" Hayate calls out.

"Okay, I'll be right there!" Kyoya told him before he heard him walking away from the door. "Well, here goes nothing."

Kyoya walks to the door and leaves the room as he opens it.

Kyoya had soon arrived at the courtyard, where he found his friends seated on several rows of chairs and the High Priestess standing on the end of the walkway to play the role of the priest.

Now they were waiting for Sala to show up, and Kyoya was still a bit nervous about this, which the High Priestess noticed.

"You know, there's no reason to be nervous about this." She told him.

"I know that but still." Kyoya said.

"Well, anyway here she comes." The High Priestess told him, and Kyoya flinched as he turned and saw Sala, holding a bouquet of flowers in her hands, had arrived with Ange beside her.

Kyoya's jaw dropped when he saw her wearing her wedding dress, it was white and very beautiful on her as it showed the color of her nice black hair and beautiful eyes.

The High Priestess does a few fake coughs which snaps Kyoya out of his daze as he closes his mouth and straightens himself. Ange then patted Sala on the shoulder.

"You got this, Salako." Ange told her friend as she walked to Tusk as she sat down beside him.

Sala slowly walks to Kyoya's side as their friends quietly cheered for them while a few others were crying in joy for them. As the soon to be married couple were now standing side by side, the High Priestess soon does her part.

"Dear friends, we are gathered here today on this joyous union. Between the protector of our world, and the liberator of our great mother Aura. Yagami Kyoya, do you swear that you'll forever make Salamandinay your wife and love her for all eternity?" She asked.

"I do." Kyoya said.

"And do you Salamandinay, Princess of the Freyja and captain of the guard. Do you swear that you'll accept Yagami Kyoya as your husband and forever be faithful to him?"

"I do." Sala said.

"Then by my power and by the will of Aura, I pronounce you as husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride." The High Priestess told them.

With that Kyoya and Sala kissed on the lips, and everyone cheered for the now married couple.

They were about to start the after party but first they had their friends in front of Kyoya and Sala, the DRAGON princess throws the bouquet of flowers up in the air for their friends to catch as it fell to one of them.

There you have it, I hope that you like it. Please review to tell me what you think.

Also special thanks to bloodyredrose for the idea for this Gaiden.