Estimated reading time: ±8 minutes
It's the big day, Clara and I are getting married. It's about noon and I haven't seen Clara all day. She's at Gaia's a little further away. The whole Guild had put their hands to the task of organizing and preparing everything. Darakei and his family have been invited, Todd's family will also be there since they now live among us. I had chosen Sam and Kameron as my best man. Clara had chosen Tiana and Gaia as her bridesmaid.
Sam was on the roof and watching when Darakei and Emi arrived, he had gotten into the habit of watching from above. I was finishing dressing and leaving my room to go back to the living room, Sam finally entered the house.
Sam: They're coming, they'll be here in a few minutes.
Wamien: All right, thank you, Sam.
Sam smiles as usual.
Kameron: You should go get dressed, Sam, it's going to start soon.
Sam: Yeah, it's okay, I know how to dress.
Kameron: Still, it's in an hour. And you, aren't you too stressed, Wam?
Wamien: Clearly you, my friend, are like you've never been to a wedding before.
Kameron: Yes, I just know that you're not allowed to see Clara until you're at the end of the carpet.
Wamien: That's about right, but there are many other things to expect.
Kameron: I know. I've seen the preparations.
There's a knock on the door, I'll open it and say hello to the Drumel family. Darakei, Éléa and William were there, as well as two little girls.
Wamien: Hello to the five of you, come in.
They all enter and the youngest, in the arms of her mother, hides her face in Éléa's neck. Éléa smiles and caresses her daughter's back.
Éléa: That's correct Lyliane, he's a friend.
The little one nodded and stayed against her mother.
Éléa: She is less shy when she is someone else...
Wamien: Someone else?
Darakei: Lyliane has the power to change her appearance and copy others', Evie can predict the future to a certain degree and you already know William.
Wamien: But they look so young to possess powers.
Darakei: You know Wamien, when two parents with powers have children together, the risk of early onset increases.
Éléa: Honey, you know I don't like it when you start your scientific gibberish outside the office.
Darakei: I know, darling, I know. I'll explain more things to you if you wish, Wamien.
Wamien: Another day, no problem.
Éléa smiles and William will play with the other kids. Lyliane was huddled against her mother. Éléa dropped her off, she was starting to get heavy. Evie looks at me and seems curious.
Wamien: Can I help you, Evie?
Evie shrugs her shoulders and goes to the living room. Darakei smiles and comes to my side.
Darakei: You'll get used to it.
Wamien: She used her power?
Darakei: I think so, she doesn't talk about it much.
Wamien: I hope she didn't see anything wrong.
Darakei: She won't say it, believe me, I tried to find out.
I am signalled to come and settle at the end of the road and wait for Clara to join me. So I go, Sam and Kameron finally join me, they're behind me. Everyone will finish settling in. And the music begins, the door opens and lets Tiana in, smiling as she slowly approaches, she had a beautiful purple dress. People take pictures.
I can hear Sam, behind me, releasing a "wow" of admiration. I smile a little bit, Tiana finished walking the carpet and Gaïa made her entrance, same dress except that she had a beautiful flower on her left shoulder. Other photos are taken. She also crosses and I don't take my eyes off the door where Clara will come out.
The doors finally open and that's when I see Clara, her beautiful blond hair that she tied to make two quilts. The dress that goes to the ground, but doesn't touch it, it was measured to the millimeter. She was wearing high heels because of the difference of 3 centimeters in height. She starts to approach and people take lots of pictures. I can't leave my eyes off her. She's beautiful, the words are all over my head because she's so radiant. She settles in front of me and the man who was there to marry us finally starts talking, honestly, I didn't understand everything he said, but I come back to myself a little bit when he asks me if I can marry Clara Nairo.
Wamien: Yes, I do.
Weddinger: And you Clara Nairo, do you wish to take Wamien Mata as your husband?
Clara: Yes, from the bottom of my heart.
Weddinger: So I declare you married, you can kiss each other.
I pull Clara against me and kiss her by hugging her against me. Clara answers me with the same passion and people applaud and whistle at the new married couple. I feel that people are taking several pictures of the moment.
I gently break the kiss and Clara snuggled up against me.
Clara: I love you, Wamien.
Wamien: I love you too, Clara.
The rest of the ceremony is going wonderfully well. Music plays, people have fun and eat their fill. I look at William playing ball with the other teenagers, Evie and Angelique are sitting a little further away and looking at the boys.
Evie: What's your name?
Angelica: Angelica, what about you?
Evie: Evie Drumel.
Angelique: Are you Darakei Drumel's daughter?
Evie: If I have his last name and I'm younger than him, logically yes...
Angelique: It's okay, I was just asking a question...
Evie: Sorry, do you like Gabriel hm a lot?
Angelique becomes all red as a tomato. Evie looks at her, her face neutral.
Evie: Sorry, I'll be quiet.
Evie gets up and goes back to her parents. Lyliane had changed her hair color and face to get Gaia's. Gaia looks at her surprised.
Gaïa: Hello?
Lyliane: Tello.
Gaia sits in the grass in front of the little girl. Lyliane watches her do it and sits down too.
Lyliane looks at the flower that Gaïa wears on her pretty face and points to it.
Lyliane: It's pretty.
Gaïa: Thank you. Do you want to have one too?
Lyliane nods her head and returns to her normal face. Gaïa puts her hand on the ground and grows a flower between her fingers in a matter of seconds. Lyliane looks stunned.
Lyliane: Wow. It's pretty.
Gaïa: I am able to control plants and nature. So it's easy for me.
Éléa looked from afar and smiled at her interacting without her needing to use her power.
Darakei comes up to me and puts his hand on my shoulder.
Darakei: Now you're screwed, my dear.
Wamien: What do you mean?
I smile as I turn to him.
Darakei: Since you're married, you're going to have to be more careful than ever before.
Clara: Maybe in your time, Darakei.
Clara sticks out her tongue at Darakei and laughs in response.
Darakei: Still, congratulations to both of you.
Wamien: Any news about our enemies?
Clara: Waminou, not today.
Darakei: Yes, not today.
I look up at the ceiling and think they wouldn't have hesitated to do even more shit if they knew I was getting married. The rest of the evening goes well, Darakei and her family leave early as they have a long way to go. Everyone ends up going to bed around two in the morning, I fall asleep with Clara huddled in my arms.