"Now, Sora, is there anything you'd like to say to Brie?" the priest asked.
"I promise to always love you and cherish you for eternity. That first night, when you slapped me for using water magic to wake you up and called me a pervert—only to knock my mask off and realize it was me. The look on your face that day is one I will always remember, and I think I knew then you would be the person I'd be spending the rest of my life with," Sora said joyfully with a huge smile.
The crowd laughed, which was Sora's intention, at slapping him and calling him a pervert. They all gave an "awwwww" at the end.
"Brie, is there anything you'd like to say to Sora?"
"Sora, I will also love and cherish you for eternity. Even on my worst day, you're still the kindest person to me, always. On your worst day, you're still the humblest, level-headed person I've ever met. I'm the luckiest woman alive and am happy to be your Queen. I'm glad to have met your Mother in my dream, and I know your parents are looking down from Paradise and smiling at us right now," Brie said as tears filled her eyes.
She was right. In Paradise, Aphrodite, Cyrus and Jessica stood together enjoying the festivities. Somewhere in the Underworld, his Earth father didn't even know or care to look.
"Lily, could you please bring me the rings?" the priest asked excitedly.
Lily was around three and a half feet tall and wore a pretty golden dress. She skipped up to the altar, handed the priest a small basket that held the rings and skipped back down to sit with her sisters. Everyone applauded her.
"Levi, Sasha, would each of you come and grab a ring please?" the priest asked.
Sasha and Levi walked to the altar and took the rings.
Levi whispered to Sasha, "you look very beautiful, Brie is lucky to have such a great best friend."
Sasha's face turned beat red and she quickly said, "thanks you look nice too," and hurried back to her spot.
Sora and Brie smiled. Brie turned and winked at Sasha, which made her laugh. The crowd was enjoying this wedding. It was far from ordinary.
"Sora, please place the ring on Brie's left index finger and Brie, please do the same for Sora," the priest stated calmly.
'How are her hands always so cool and dry? Mine are a sweaty mess again it's embarrassing,' Sora thought as he placed a large golden ring, with two golden angels intertwined with a ruby and diamond on Brie's left index finger.
'Oh my gosh this ring is unbelievable! The elves are always full of surprises,' Brie thought as she put Sora's golden wedding band on his left index finger.
"By the power of Athena, the gods, goddesses and all of the great elven kings and queens, I now declare you as husband and wife." the priest said.
Sora immediately stepped up to Brie and kissed her with every ounce of love his soul could produce. Brie didn't hesitate to return the same amount of love while kissing Sora. Their kiss took everyone off guard, but as Sora and Brie kissed, everyone started standing and cheering.
The fireworks elf shot off more and more of them into the sunset as other elves behind the podium casted beautiful magical spells into the air.
As Brie and Sora finally finished kissing they walked back down the aisle toward the castle and some, but not all of the guests followed.
*****
As they entered the castle, guards led the way to an enormous, eloquent ballroom. The ballroom had a sleek wood design with a marble dance floor, beautiful wooden floors, stained glass windows, a massive chandelier with plenty of tables and chairs. There was a head table for just Sora and Brie.
There was also a table for the King, Queen and Brie's parents to the right of the Lockheart's table and a larger rectangular table on Sora's party, including Dorian, Camilla and Julius on the left.
The guest count for the after-party was much lower than the actual wedding but still was around 150 people. Bishop sat with Sven, Jen and some other Chimeras to plates with multiple steaks and wine. The elves had a variety of dishes for themselves, including steak, pasta, salads, and vegetarian dishes. They provided fresh blood for the demons and vampires.
"Funny how vampires and elves were such good allies with how great and beneficial their blood is," Sasha said as she took a drink. "I feel amazing."
"Are you sure it's just because of the blood?" Celeste asked with a wink.
"I feel amazing too. Nothing tops Sora's blood though. I wonder what it's like now?" Jubelle asked.
"Deadly," Sera said with a laugh. "Julius and I drink it and we'll drop dead. Although, I do agree. This elven blood is quite nice. It's better than the food capsules most of them eat every day."
"The elves have always had their own way of doing things. I'm not surprised they created a food capsule. Could you imagine trying to feed all these Chimera without it?" Dorian asked as he took a drink of blood.
"What do Chimera eat anyway?" Levi asked curiously.
"Anything. They can eat humans, demons, vamps or can eat regular human food. Most of them prefer the capsule though. It's easier than preparing a large meal and more beneficial," Camilla said.
"Crazy. It looks like they're enjoying their steak though!" Levi exclaimed.
Leila just stared at Brie and Sora, who were both laughing and eating.
"Leila you ok?" Jubelle asked.
"Yup. I haven't seen two people look so happy since I was with my husband. That was so long ago. Just brings back a lot of memories is all," Leila said as she took another drink of wine.
"You want to go for a walk?" Jubelle asked politely.
"Yes sure that'd be nice," Leila said and her and Jubelle went off for a walk.
Leila just needed to get her mind off things.