Re: 1 x 1 [spioradkitty and Webmonkey]

[rainbowwrowell]

"Of course.. I do." Her eyes glisted and she was smiling. Tears streamed off Ella's face while her father felt very proud. Sam and Elliot were there as well, both elated for Mavis.

[spioradkitty]

Eider's pupils dilated slightly as they always did when he was close to Mavis, and he never turned away for a second, when when the priest said, "You may kiss the bride." He took one of her hands in his and used his other hand to lift her mouth to his. He heard Oliver laugh and then try to hide it with a cough, and he saw Josh grinning out of the corner of his eye. Jasmine was in tears and had her head on her husband's shoulder. Liam was just trying to look bored, but Eider could tell he was secretly proud of his little brother. When they broke apart, Eider smiled at Mavis, and using his telepathy he said in her mind, You've gotten pretty good at that.

[rainbowwrowell]

Mavis smiled and looked at him. Her ears were slightly back, but that was because she didnt want to mess her hair up which took three hours to do. Her tail was in under her dress as well.

[spioradkitty]

Eider had, for once, left his ears un-glamoured, allowing them to poke out above his spiky silver hair. His pants had been tailored specially for him, with a small tear just big enough for his tail to be pulled through, but not reveal anything else. His grey tail curled up slightly in his excitement, and he heard Jasmine giggle between her sobs. After the marriage ceremony was the toast, in which the best man gave a speech. Everyone gathered around and sat at the many tables that were set up outside the wedding hall. Eider sat down beside Mavis, holding her hand. He smiled as his best man Oliver walked to the front of the room, clinking a fork against his empty glass to get everyone's attention. Oliver smiled at everyone, his easy, honest smile that everyone seemed to love about him. He laughed before he started speaking. "Well everyone, I don't think any of us saw the day Eider would get married," he began, and a chorus of laughter broke out through the room. Eider rolled his eyes, but he was grinning too. "Those of you who are here only for the lovely bride may not know this story, but the many friends of Eider I'm sure will remember this. When I was 5 and Eider was 3, that boy was a demon. Like, literally! He looked as adorable as now, but with that cute baby touch, you know? Oh, and of course his face always looked like he wanted to murder someone." Eider made a coughing sound and Jasmine giggled, Mira, sitting to Mavis's right, smiled and shook her head, remembering the time. "Yes, believe it or not, that wonderful man right there used to be an adorable little devil. Ah, he was such a good friend. I'd toss him a ball, and he'd pop it with his claws and growl at me. I'd get him a present, and he'd throw it at my face. My dad would take us swimming, and he'd try to drown me. We were best friends from birth." More laughter, and an angry look from Eider. "But this fantastic man managed to get over that phase, and as much as I loved having things thrown at me, I can't say I wasn't glad. From that evil, demonic child Eider grew into the man he is today, wearing a tuxedo and kissing the lovely lady sitting beside me." He winked at Mavis, and Eider smirked. "Eider and I have always been friends, and even though I don't know Mavis as well, I could tell from the day I met her they were meant to be. I mean, look at them! They're like, the only 2 people in the world with animal ears and tails! What better couple could there be?" Josh glanced over at Jasmine and rolled his eyes. Of course Oliver would make jokes in his speech. He was, well, Oliver. "As jealous I am of my cousin, getting married and all that, I'm proud to call these two my cousin and, uh, cousin-in-law. They've been through a lot to get this far in their relationship. I remember the first time they came to my house together; it was back in 10th grade. I was dead when they first started going out, so unfortunately I missed the awkward beginning, but I was there for the middle phase: the phase when a couple doesn't know how far they can take their relationship without getting in trouble. They were always kissing on each other, smiling and flirtin' in the halls. You could tell they loved each other just by the looks in their eyes. Then one day, Mavis and Eider made the first great mistake of their relationship: they went to a party. With alcohol. Now, Eider here is not a drunkie, but thanks to his Lord-of-the-Dead father, the kid got the taste of alcohol at age 11. Never much, just a sip here and there. But in 10th grade, Eider realized how much of a wimp he is and that he can only have 3 shots before he's totally wasted. That night he had 5." There were some surprised gasps, and Eider cleared his throat. "Oliver, do you have to--?" "Shut up groom, I'm the best man. Anyways, Mavis and I were talking to a friend when we saw Eider down the hall, getting into a fight with some dudes way bigger than he was. Eider was a disaster, let me tell ya'll. His hair was a mess, his shirt was ripped, and his was still holding a beer, despite how drunk he was. He said he saw someone look at Mavis and wanted to beat him up. Well, turns out tat person was a girl, and it was Mavis's best friend Mira. Course, Eider couldn't tell a thing that was going on around him. Mira's boyfriend came over and knocked him straight out with one punch. Mavis, Mira, and I dragged Eider back to his house by the collar of his shirt, since he'd done barfed on the front." Eider covered his eyes, as if he was afraid people would see he was laughing at the horrible memory. He glanced out of the corner of his eye at Mavis and grinned. "Why did I choose him to be my best man, again?" he asked quietly. Oliver continued, "His hangover was so bad he had to stay home from school for the next 3 days! Jaz and Josh were furious, and told him he could never go to another party until he graduated. Mavis was furious too, since her date made a fool of himself in front of all her friends. Eider hasn't gotten drunk since then, let me tell you, the man learned his lesson. In fact, he even said tonight he wanted to toast to a non-alcoholic beverage. A thoughtful idea, except I smacked him and said, 'what are you thinking, dude?! Nobody wants to toast anything other than champagne!' So ya'll can thank me you've got a glass of it in your hands now. Now, I want a taste of that good stuff myself, so let's have a toast! A toast to new beginnings! A toast to friendship! And most importantly, a toast to the wonderful future of this lovely couple." He raised his glass, and everyone gave each other a toast. Eider turned to Mavis with a smile and tapped the rim of his glass against hers. "Well, that was quite a speech. I'm just glad he didn't tell about the beach," he laughed.

[rainbowwrowell]

She smiled and nodded her head. She had taken her hair down since she wanted her ears to perk up. But then after having to remember the stress of the night Eider got drunk she was sort of annoyed now. And Mavis was the only person without champane as she got anxious when she had anything with alcohol in it.

[spioradkitty]

Eider turned and pulled a clip out of Mavis's hair, watching the long black locks fall down around her neck. He smiled and kissed her on the cheek. "Sorry about Oliver, babe. You know him... always has to ruin the moment. I'll make sure never to take him with us on a double-date." He laughed, then turned to his best man. He leaned closer to his cousin and whispered, "What the heck was that?! You literally just told everyone my most embarrassing story of all time! Imagine what my wife's family will think of me now!" Eider's eyes sparkled with anger, but Oliver just laughed. "Oh Eider, Eider, Eider, Eider Eider," he chuckled, taking a sip of champagne. "Come on buddy, it was high school! Besides, what's a wedding toast without some embarrassing stories? Here you 2 are now, looking like you've never done anything wrong your whole lives. People have to know the truth!" Eider just rolled his eyes and picked up his glass. He remembered the taste of champagne, bitter and sour. He also remembered the taste of it on the way out. He grimaced and subtly poured it out under the table into the grass, then asked the nearest waiter to bring him a tea. "What would you like, Mavi?" he asked his wife, smiling slightly. "I know you hate alcohol." Oliver nearly spit out his drink. "What? How can a 20-year-old woman not like alcohol?" he asked, but Eider glared at him, silencing his friend.

[rainbowwrowell]

"I sorta wanna know an embaressing story about Oliver" She smirked with a small glisten in her eyes. "Im not really thirsty right now babe.." She looked at Oliver. Then back at Eider.
Not to mention,her ears had went back against her head thinking about the day. Ella had stood up and walked over, knowing Mavis was anxious. She wanted Eider to get everyone to toast to a non alchoholic drink since being around alchol made her anxious.. Ella rubbed her daughter's shoulders. Mavis looked at her. Ella sighed and led her to the bathrooms. Mavis just looked up at her. "Dont listen to Simon.. Is it being around alcohol and knowing its there.."

[spioradkitty]

Eider was too busy arguing with Simon Jr. to notice Mavis had left. "Couldn't we have toasted to tea or Martinellis?" he complained, glaring at his cousin. Oliver shook his head with a smirk, straightening his tie. "Eider, no wedding is complete without a little alcohol. I mean, imagine what some of your guests would have done if they realized there wasn't a drop of alcohol here? Amy would leave and come back with a bottle of wine, and your dad would just leave. Come on man, have a little fun, will you?" His multicolored eyes were suddenly cast downward in a way that was uncharacteristic of him. Eider caught a glimpse of the hurt in his cousin's expression and let go of his anger; Simon Jr. only tried to help. "Ok, I'm sorry for yelling at you," he apologized stiffly before turning to his right. "Mavis-" he started, only to realize his newly wedded wife had disappeared. He glanced around, unable to find her. "Oliver? Did you see Mavis leave?" he asked, concern obvious in his voice. Oliver shrugged. Setting down his glass, Eider stood up from the table and excused himself to go and look for Mavis. He walked down the hallway to the bathrooms and stopped outside the women's room. He could hear Ella and Mavis talking inside. "Mavis, if you're in there, I just wanted to apologize about the toast. I told Simon Jr. specifically to get sparkling cider, but you know him. I brought some anyways if you want to have out own little toast to make up for that last failure..." He ran his fingers through his hair nervously, worried he had offended his wife at their own wedding.

[rainbowwrowell]

Ella sighed. "Eider when she realized alchol was there, in a room near her, made her sortve anxious. " She was holding onto her daughter's hand. Mavis of course didnt wanna talk as usual when she was nervous about something. "I think Simon's full story made it worse.."

[spioradkitty]

Eider leaned against the wall beside the bathroom door, not wanting to go inside; girls' bathrooms always made him nervous. "I know, I'm so sorry babe. Simon Jr. refused to tell me what his speech would be, and if I had known it would be that story I would have said no. But you know him... he's very stubborn. I don't want to let him ruin our big night. This is our wedding; let's have a good time, Mavis." He gently tapped on the door the same way they had in high school to let each other know to meet after class. In their 9th grade year, they thought of a special tapping rhythm that they would tap on their desks, telling each other messages like 'meet me after class', or 'you look good today'. What he tapped now was 'I love you'.