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.
"I wonder where Leila and Jubelle are going?" Sora asked Brie.
"I'm sure a wedding can't be easy for the last dragon on Earth. Think about it, Sora. We're up here having the time of our lives and she's the only one left from her race. I wonder if she was ever married."
"True. I never thought about it to be honest. We've only seen her in her dragon form once. Well hopefully she's ok! Are you ready for our dance?" Sora said as he grabbed Brie's hand.
"Dance?!" Brie asked nervously.
Sora put in a special request to the king and queen before the wedding for a dance with his new wife at reception. He even brought the music from Earth
from his mansion in his dimensional void.
The King made an announcement:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing Mr. And Mrs. Lockheart!"
The music played and Brie smiled right away.
"This is the song you played for us to dance to on our first official date. You're so sweet!"
"It had to be this one. Brings back so many memories. Remember how mad you were when we got teleported away?" Sora laughed.
"For like 5 seconds until I saw how bad Jubelle was hurt!"
"I know I'm just giving you a hard time. Anyway on Earth when people got married they'd always be the first to dance and then others would join them."
"Really? That's so much different! On Exteria, when people get married, they get drunk and it's a shit-show!" Brie laughed.
Sora laughed and signaled for others to join them. Dorian grabbed Camilla, Xavier grabbed Mina and soon the dance floor was full with all sorts of couples.
"Sasha, dance with me?" Levi asked nervously.
"Sure why not," Sasha said with a smile.
Jubelle and Leila walked in and sat next to Celeste, Julius and Sera.
"This is a very old tradition. Sora must know about it from his library?" Leila asked.
"Probably. His parents left him all sorts of things. It wouldn't surprise me," Celeste lied.
"Thanks again Jubelle, I appreciate you listening," Leila said with a smile.
"My pleasure. Talk to Sora if you need to, but you can always come to me too," Jubelle said politely.
Everyone continued dancing and as Brie and Sora finally took their leave, Brie started laughing hysterically.
"Sora, look!"
Sora watched Levi kiss Sasha and Sasha did a really good job pretending to refuse him. Levi looked so embarrassed until Sasha kissed him.
"I'm going to give them such a hard time. After all the jokes they've cracked about us, this is how we pay them back! They're the silly little lovebirds," Sora said while laughing and shaking his head.
"Yes! Hopefully the party catches on. But seriously, that's not going to be like a permanent thing is it?" Brie asked.
"Who knows. Who cares? All I care about tonight is you!" Sora said as he kissed Brie.
Bishop approached their table and informed them he would be joining their party.
"Amazing! Sora you never told me, that's awesome! Happy to have you Bishop!" Brie explained.
"Hey system please initiate a party seal with Bishop Zeke with the same conditions as the others but also include he is free to return to MeadowSong as he pleases."
[Seal initiated. Seal accepted. New party member, Bishop Zeke.
Rank SSS Ancient Chimera
His skills are listed. They're quite impressive. Enjoy your wedding but check them out when you have free time.]
"Thanks Bishop! Glad to have you. Go sit with the others if you'd like. If you can't tell, they're trying to get your attention," Sora said with a laugh as he pointed at his party. They were all now standing together and waving Bishop over to the table. Even Levi and Sasha were back with the group.
"Did you read his skills? That man is strong!" Brie said with a smirk.
"Nah. I'll check them out later. I think it's about time we said our goodbyes and met with Celeste."
"I thought you'd never say something! I need to get out of this dress!"
Brie and Sora said their goodbyes to Xavier and Mina and walked over to their party.
"So… how're the new lovebirds doing?" Sora said with a laugh.
"Shut it," Sasha gave him a death stare.
"But it was soooooo romantic," Brie teased.
"I'll kick your ass in your wedding dress," Sasha joked.
"Fine, fine. Nothing happened. No big deal," Brie said while rolling her eyes.
"Wait, what did we miss?" Sera asked.
"Nothing. They're just making fun of us for being the best man and maid of honor," Levi said kindly.
"Ah, makes sense," Sera said with a smile.
"Alright Celeste, we're ready to go to our surprise location," Sora said with a smile. "Thanks for being here everyone, Brie and I will see you all in two weeks. Enjoy your leisure time as well. Elizabeth and Jackson are doing just fine."
"Congrats you two! Have fun!" The party said their goodbyes and gave hugs.
*****
Celeste teleported Sora and Brie to a small, cozy home with a view of a massive lake in the backyard.
"Woah, where are we?" they asked in unison.
"We are in the Southeastern portion of Exteria, which is typically where all sorts of people will travel for vacation! I found this beautiful area and built a small little cabin for you two to enjoy two weeks of alone time with some water! Your refrigerator is full and someone will drop off more in a week. See ya later!" Celeste said with a wink.
Sora put his arms gently around Brie's shoulders from behind her and rested his head on her shoulder.
"I could get used to this view," Sora said calmly.
"It's so beautiful. I've never seen a lake before. We're going to have so much fun!" Brie exclaimed.
"Still ready to get out of that dress?" Sora said with a grin.
"Yes! Please!"
Sora picked up Brie and ran into the house. He set her down gently on the bed and asked her to sit up straight.
"They literally made this dress for you to fit you perfectly?" Sora said as he unzipped the back of her dress.
"Yes but it's so heavy!" Brie said while gesturing she was exhausted.
"Ok how do I actually get this thing off? Try standing up?" Sora asked.
As she stood up, the dress easily fell off. Brie was wearing nothing but lingerie.
"Whoops," she giggled.
Sora picked her up and began kissing her passionately. Eventually they made their way to the bed and after Sora made sure Brie was willing and ready, they slowly began consummating their marriage. About 30 minutes later, they both laid next to each other, exhausted.
"That was amazing," Brie said while kissing Sora. She jumped up and ran to take a shower.
"I'm not falling asleep this time!" Sora said as he followed her into the bathroom and joined her in the shower.
Brie smiled and after their shower, they laid down and had fun one more time.
"Definitely worth the wait," Sora said with a huge smile.
Brie was fast asleep on his chest.
'Eye of Chronos,' Sora thought. He froze the world aside from Brie and himself and pushed himself to two minutes before thinking, 'release.'
'I just wanted to enjoy this night a little longer,' he thought as he finally drifted off to sleep.