Married, But Not Yet
#9 of Memories
Clara looked stunning as she walked down the aisle, her long hair tied into a pony tail, a long white gown adorned with magificant flowers she wore. A translucent vale covering her head as she walked down the aisle to the love of her life.
Her father, gave up her arm and took a seat while she walked up the stairs and took her place, the ceramony started. It was a wedding, Koji, Luke and Eric all stood next to Darren as the minister spoke. On Clara's side her sister, her sister-in-law, and Stella, her maid of honor.
"Dearly beloveded, we are gathered here today in holy matrimony to bring these two bodies in the world to one. You are surrounded by dear friends and family who have gathered here to celebrate the union of Darren and his bride Clara, but before that I'd like to say some words about marriage.", The minster said to the crowd of people look up at him.
"True marriage is more than joining the bonds of marriage of two persons; it is the union of two hearts. It lives on the love you give each other and never grows old, but thrives on the joy of each new day. Marriage is love. May you always be able to talk things over, to confide in each other, to laugh with each other, to enjoy life together, and to share moments of quiet and peace, when the day is done. May you be blessed with a lifetime of happiness and a home of warmth and understanding. Darren would you like to say your vows to your bride?", The minister asked Darren.
"Clara from the moment I met you I knew it would all lead up to this moment, and their isn't a second of it I would never forget. Our love has blossomed from a simple friendship then I asked you out, and then I proposed to you, yet we have always been surrounded by friends and family who have been their with us, but it is more than that it is our love that has keep us together and their is nothing more in this world than I would want than to be with you.", Darren said from memory look straight into Clara's eyes, in their heart felt moment.
"Good, Do you Darren take Clara to be your to be your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?"
"I do.", He said, knowing those words were binding and he was to be married to Clara for the rest of his life. He reached out and placed a ring on Clara's sweet fingers.
"Darren from the day I met you you weren't always the sharpest knife in the drawer, but you always knew what to say to me and for that I thank you, and for spending your life with me I thank you, and I love you with all my heart and want more than anything to be with you, and am ready to spend the rest of my life with you.", Clara said tears coulding her vision as she looked into Darren's caring eyes.
"Do you Clara take Darren to be your lawfully wedded wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall live?", The minister asked.
"I do.", She said the final words they would say before they be married for life. She took her ring and put it on Darren's finger.
"Then by the power invested in me by the State of New York, I hereby pronounce you two husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride.", He said as Darren reached for Clara's vale lifting it of and putting his lips on hers the two two kissing for a second, "Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Wolten!", He said as wedding bells rung though out the church, everything standing up and clapping as the two walked down the aisle happily holding hands.
Two Months Earlier
"Oh god me and Darren are getting married we have to get a chruch, a minister, dresses, tuxs, too much to do not enough time!", Clara said as she freaked out planning her wedding, it was midday on a friday and they were at a coffee shop insteed of the bar where Luke and Koji were helping her plan the day of her dreams.
"Calm down Clara it two months away its not that hard.", Luke said as he sipped down his drink from a cool glass, the large crocodile sitting somewhat comfortably in his chair despite oversizing Clara and somewhat Koji. Clara was typing down on her computer skipping from site to site about what to wear, where to get married, what to have at the reception.
"How can I clam down I mean its already been a week since we got engaged and I'm doing nothing but sitting here waisting away from doing nothing!", Clara said as she typed away at her laptop going at supertiger speeds. Koji and Luke looked at her with strange looks but thought it was a girl thing.
"Clara, Calm down.", Koji said giving her a stern look that wasnt hard to manage in Koji's face, with one look at his face hers calmed down, splatters of red dissappearing from site and her breathing returning to normal.
"Your right Koji I have two months to plan this, that plently of time to do so.", She said as Luke gave her a confused look for saying Koji just said that all, despite him being mostly silent. "I'm gonna go home, and take a nap and just think, have a nice day you two.", Clara said as she walked out of the coffee shop waving good bye as she drove off.
"So speaking off which happy one week.", Koji said, pulling out a blue fuzz coated box from his pocket and handing it to his boyfriend who had a look of shock of his face. His face turned to pure joy when he saw it. It was a silver necklace, on it was a pendent, the design was a shark and a crocodile making a heart shape with their tails, the lips on the silver figures meeting at the bottom if the heart.
"Oh, god its so beautiful I love it!", Luke said scooping it into his hands and hanging it around his neck, it shined in the light as Luke looked so happy, grabbed Koji into a passionate kiss. "Oh god this means so much to me."
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Meanwhile...
"So babe here's my number, call me.", He said handing a slip of paper to a poorly dressed wolf that he had just mated with. He was walking out of a closet located in the bar. He was getting looks from the few patrons in the bar, yet they were more of admiration.
She sat down at the bar while everyone gathered around her, while Eric walked out of the bar. He stretched out and made his way down the street. He walked down mading his way, when he saw someone amazing.
She was walking wearing a black jacket, her black hair tied back in a pony tail. She wore jeans and despite having barely anything out, Eric felt something he had never felt before, something confusing him and something that would drive him crazy.
"Hi there.", He said in the slickest way he could think of. She laughed, confusing him and only increasing the strange feeling he felt.
"Please, I know who your are your a womanizer, I saw you walk out of the closet with the whore.", She said laughing on how she had just beat Eric at his own game. "So if you want me you'll have to try harder.
Eric stood still at getting stood down, he had a new goal get this mysterious young woman and be her boyfriend, whatever it took, he would fulfill this strange obsession he had just developed not matter the cost.