Chapter 2 Royal Wedding Preparations
I don't own Timecrest. All rights belong to sneaky crap and I don't own the swan princess. All rights belong to their respective owners.
I know all of you're getting sick of this story, but I have one more book after this series plus the Learning to be Human series book left. I think you also want to know the conclusion as well and this isn't the last chapter of this book so there's that for you plus I have other stories I'm working on anyway this chapter is about the royal wedding prep. Odette is excited because it's a big deal bigger deal than when she got the bigger deal than when we got married to Alex in the first book. I hope you enjoy this preparation chapter, I have some crazy stuff happening. Please read anyway I hope.
today was a big day the day that we were prepping everything going through the preparations and planning for this wedding it was a bigger deal than my marriage to Alex it'll be a big defeat to Alex no one that I got married to again and then I was now soon to be queen and princess of a new kingdom and it's not easily defeated. We won't back down for his defeat or back down for his attacks. I asked Dad are you inviting him of course we have no choice we have to invite every royal and all the lands, she said, why don't you just leave him out I asked he's my ex-husband even better she said if we invite him he can see how happy you are and it would be a great defeat to him a good blow. I agree with that I guess if you see so happy that you are with Luther it'll be worth it when you think, I hugged her and you'll be not my mother-in-law but not sure what to call debt except just Odette. I guess you can just call me by the name she said.
I hugged her nicely I'm glad that let's get this ballroom set up. When are we having the actual wedding? I asked anxious. Are we patient my dear it's not for another couple of months probably around April maybe May she said she looked off with a dreamy look on her face, I know this is what you've dreamed of more than anything? I dreamt of this moment that's probably why I was so anxious.
no wonder patience my dear patience what makes a great relationship work? She said she put her hand on my shoulder and I love you as well Odette you're amazing. Well, amazing is what I would expect and I'm glad you want to combine my old kingdom with yours it's only fair, sweet dreams were destroyed by the bogeyman. Yes so it's only fair that you well combined the two let's see, we got the guest list, and every royal and all the world is coming yes, and peasants too of course it isn't like another country Kingdom, where we abandon even the peasants, that would be petty, she said.
no, I just need to get the food. She said we need a full banquet. I said you gotta remember AC eats a lot. We need to make sure we have make sure we have enough food for everyone. Of course, the feast is going to be huge. Don't worry we'll have plenty of food, I'll see what else music of course music to dance to mix it up with the Classics with a little bit of modern music I said, of course, modern music and now for your bridesmaids and dresses I don't know enough people to be my bridesmaids but I'll pick out some of the Olympians to be my bridesmaids I don't have any friends I said that's fine and you'll be my major of honor. She knows good. Good now we have the wedding party. Yes, even Luther has an under control of course who's gonna have as his best man Ash probably sounds great in the ring bear I don't know we'll see I'll find someone don't worry. I will find someone to be your flower girl, too. I know yes of course.
besides your marriage, the most important thing to make sure this wedding goes smoothly set debt and it will I definitely will and if anything bad happens, we'll make sure it doesn't but if it does, we'll have it handled, she said, and now we need to go dress shopping soon and of course, I don't have one I can use we don't need to go dress shopping I said why not I went and showed her the trunk of things that I've said from my house when I was living in the human world in the awakening world mother kept these and these were my inheritance I said, opening the trunk is in here. This is my mother's wedding dress I would like to wear it would be better than trying to buy a new one. Can we make it a little more modern though I don't think so. Besides, I want to keep my mother in memory, she knows that makes sense that old yes we need something new and not borrowed and blue and not again it's a great tradition, of course, can you fit in your mother's dress I tried on the dress can we hit it up just a little it's a little long for you that I can deal with just don't make it too much, of course in the veil, she said, putting the veil over my head now you look beautiful. It looks great but him up the bottom and kind of jazzed up a little.
we got the wedding dress already now let's see what else the cake is it has to be a very big cake so I can feed everyone. Yes, how many layers do you want the cake? She asked if we wanna make it easy to cut. Of course, I will have cupcakes, sea salt, and chocolate, I know that is Scarlet's favorite, and I never have the salt chocolate cupcakes either OK then I want white cake 800 cupcakes maybe 220 layers on the cake 20 layers would that be hard to cut not if you do it right I said, of course, she said she took my hand anything for you future queen I don't want me around the room we walked around the ballroom measuring things the wedding was going to the dance, and the reception was gonna take place here. I will need to go see the chapel, too I know of course it's my dream to have a wedding in a chapel, I said, that's where the actual ceremony is gonna take place right yes yes the actual wedding ceremonies gonna take place in the chapel. She said sounds great.
can we go see it of course we're gonna take him with us right of course we're gonna take Luther with us. He has to see it too. I went to go tell him I left Odette and went to our room or the living quarters that we were living in our apartments, not on his door, of course, come in. I haven't seen him in a while since the Valentines' stuff and red day. What have you been doing things are even so busy with wedding prep that I haven't seen you I'm so sorry it's not your fault darling. He said I sat down on the bed. My honey cone hair fell over to my shoulders, and Malcolm Marine's eyes blinked. He was still breathtaking.
he got up went to the bedside and sat next to me. You're tired, aren't you? I nodded well it could be expected. This is a big day for us. I bet weddings were not this dry given it is this big and Alencia does not often no brother and father didn't marry this way this is different for us and I want you to have the best more than I had so do you have any big preps? I can't tell you everything fair enough like I can't tell you the way the dress is gonna look or anything but they're doing this old tradition thing where you do this something borrowed something new, something old something new something borrowed something blue he laughed. I know I know it's a weird tradition but it's something they like to do and we're getting married in a chapel I said I had never done that before. That sounds pretty cool. I leaned over and laid my head on his shoulder which I hadn't done in years months, not really years months his fingers in my hair you're overworked darling after the chapel check-in why don't we go for a walk I'm not I think that would be wonderful for us I agree.
before we left to go to the chapel check-in, we sat there for a moment and stared at each other. My heart pounded fast and my breath quickened trusting my fingers with his. He traced my lips with his fingers. What I want to do is take care of you tonight he said, what do you mean after this check-in after a walk? I want to have alone time with you Lily please sounds good to me.
That sounds great now. When do we leave the shop for a while so then we can have some alone time and not wrap his arms around me and call and call me closer? My heart spreads up and my breathing quickens gently pulls my hair back and runs his hands through my hair, I can't believe I disturbed you. You're not a disturbance Lily you never will be don't you ever think of that don't you ever think that you're a disturbance you're always welcome and eventually you won't be a disturbance at all. One room will become our workroom this whole apartment will all become my area anyway, not knowing that this will not be our apartment for long. Once we become king and queen will have a different place to stay. I know, and I will defeat that awful bogeyman for you.
appreciate that but will your magic work it will I promise it will don't worry I'll make sure of it last time I killed anyone that was on destroyed the Vald Orion empire I had to be aware that you have to watch or not watch I not I know it'll probably be gruesome and I'll probably need to get cleaned up and get everything cleaned up on myself you have blood on your hands again but for you this time my sweet darling I can't stay away from fighting and knowing this also I need to get back at him for the enrolled me when I was in his kingdom it wasn't your fault you were all nightmare mountain I said I still have nightmares about it. I'll make that go away too.
He reassured me. He kissed me as I melted against him, letting his hands do the work for the moment we got lost in each other's bodies in rhythm. The magic sparked between us was still there. Lily, my Lily, awful boogie man ain't gonna touch you anymore. I'll make sure that.
aside, as I leaned against him how long until we had to leave it wouldn't be for another several hours good cause I'm gonna be alone you wanna be alone they shook their head that's not what I meant I meant I wanna be alone but with you here I understood what he meant. Now we're gonna have our fun before the chapel and after.
and not as I lying against him did you put the sign on the door? I asked I did we're gonna be alone at least for the next several hours. I know you could be such a romantic I said when I have the right person he said it to you that's mostly, I love you, Lily. I love you too.
I lay there against him, and we worked together as our bodies worked as one soft music played as we lay with each other for a moment. I can't believe my dreams coming true not only am I laying here with you right now, but I'll be marrying you soon I love you so much, how much more than you think more than Nash well, not quite as is my sibling that's different. He said Scarlet was like a sister as well. The only way I can keep her safe I know.
lovemaking was wonderful. I felt like a woman now a woman that was protected. I felt safe and secure knowing his promises to keep me safe were there I don't break promises, he said everything's gonna be fine. Everything's gonna work out. I'm not and Eileen against him some more you're not emotional; you don't have any emotions but you do I do you knew everything didn't you? I nodded. Of course, you did. You're my counterpart you knew everything and you never gave up on me I would never give up on you that you thought you would ever marry me now he said not my counterpart. Was it something I was thinking about until now even then I wasn't expecting to be a ruler that much I wasn't expecting to fall for you, but I did and I'm so glad I did. I wish you'd met your mother and father. I did meet your mother, yes but I wish you'd met your father. Well, I think he would realize that you've fit the right man. Father was the one harder to crack than mother.
if he was, he would know that you were in good hands now better than you would be with that monster and destroying him, and his kingdom will not be the same as destroying Volder I don't have an army to do this. I am not doing this alone this time, not knowing that he wasn't gonna kill them alone this time, but Alex will be mine. I promise you for all his all the people he's harmed your family your kingdom that is not gonna be. I'm not letting him get away with that.
aside and lean back against the headboard, you mean it right of course I mean everything I say, he said so let's just relax and then we'll go to the chapel soon and take it out or not, and then we'll have some even more time alone afterward are you worried about becoming king? I asked a little you don't have to worry about anything I know you will never be like Janus, I know that I just never had any power rule with fairness and just I said I'll be helping you don't worry and her sibling. Ash will be there to help and for others, you don't have to worry about it.
I know and will take care of the bogeyman and will take care of Oliver as well. I'm worried about him being in the actual human world. What kind of damage can he make? Probably lots and the waking world he could probably cause a lot of havoc will stop him too, and will free everything and everything will be good.
I know, so don't fret reset for a while, and then it was time to go. We walked a short distance to the chapel area. We walked into the church. It was beautiful inside.
A perfect place for a royal wedding we walked up and down the aisles to see what it was. Like was the first time that the ONC had been inside something like this their eyes widened. Wow, they all said this is where it's gonna be I know, and so did Odette yes, this is where it's gonna take place, the actual ceremony that is they were all in all all of them were in all of what was going on and how beautiful the place was sacred the sacred of all ceremonies will take place here. we will practice as well. We will practice the walks and everything especially when we have the rehearsal dinner. We wanna make sure it will be perfect.
Who will conduct the ceremony I asked I think we have some. It'll do that for you your first mage she said looking over at Luther Ezra when he or not yes now that he's out of Valencia, he's probably for changed. I think he'll be glad to officiate the wedding Ezra looked at them, of course, now that I'm not in Alencia I'm free from Alvin's control, he said so I'd be happy if this is not an exception, and I'm not worried about exceptions anymore. We're in the human world, so I don't need to worry about those things.
we need to get you ordained though not a problem he said that wouldn't be hard right it shouldn't be. Odette said it should be as easy as well. Anything to get you to do that to me OK then if you get that paperwork it'll be settled OK well that's taken care of we practice how we would walk and sit and stand and how we would walk down the aisle even though the complete rehearsal we got to the church and figure out the decoration committee. It was all done once it was, we were ready to go.
have a good time alone Odette said they not be back by night full. We don't know about that but will be back soon.
We went back to the castle to prepare our picnic stuff. We needed these times alone it'll be difficult after we're married, and become rulers.
We left and we hung out until it was time to go back to the palace.
amending here I know, but there's more great story coming I don't leave a story half baked even ones that are falling apart because I know you won't want to know the outcome of what happens to the bogeyman and also what happens in the actual human world itself will get to that too I promise so see you then.