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anneoftheisland) wrote2006-11-30 10:48 pm
anneoftheisland) wrote2006-11-30 10:48 pm
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The Wedding
Anne had gotten over the novelty of the snow, but not her delight in it, when it finally came time to make their way to the ceremony. Billy and Kate -- well, mostly Kate, but Anne wouldn't have done it without Billy present -- had helped get her ready, which had mostly consisted of pinning her hair up and making sure her dress was buttoned, but for the first time in a long time Ariel was back in her own hut, with her friend River to help her get ready. They couldn't bear to be apart, though, not on this day of all days, and met back at Anne's hut before the walk down the path to the waterfall.
The dresses weren't warm enough for the sudden and miraculous weather, but Anne had insisted that Ariel take their one coat, as Anne was more accustomed to the cold. They hadn't gotten more than twenty feet outside their hut, though, before Joe was foisting his own coat off on Anne, and would hear no arguments.
And that was exactly how they walked down the aisle, Ariel with a pirate coat over her sleeveless dress and Anne in a trenchcoat that brushed against the snowy ground when she walked.
There might have been tears in Jim Lennox's eyes when he gave Ariel away, though no one would later be able to prove it. There might have been tears in Ray Kowalski's eyes, too, when he gave away Anne; this would be easier to prove, as Christopher Robin pointed it out in a voice that carried unexpectedly when Ray rejoined him at the edge of the small group of guests.
Eostre, bundled up in a warm sweater and a coat on top, had just smiled at them for a moment as they stood before her, then seemed to come back to herself and started in on a ceremony that was both familiar and excitingly new to Anne. Most of it went by in a blur, until they got to the part where she got to both give and receive a ring all over again, and pledge once more to give her love to Ariel always.
Their kiss was soft and sweet and lasted what felt like both a very short and a very long time until they parted, smiling delightedly at one another. Anne gave Ariel an affectionate kiss on the end of her nose before they finally turned to face their guests. They were married.
The dresses weren't warm enough for the sudden and miraculous weather, but Anne had insisted that Ariel take their one coat, as Anne was more accustomed to the cold. They hadn't gotten more than twenty feet outside their hut, though, before Joe was foisting his own coat off on Anne, and would hear no arguments.
And that was exactly how they walked down the aisle, Ariel with a pirate coat over her sleeveless dress and Anne in a trenchcoat that brushed against the snowy ground when she walked.
There might have been tears in Jim Lennox's eyes when he gave Ariel away, though no one would later be able to prove it. There might have been tears in Ray Kowalski's eyes, too, when he gave away Anne; this would be easier to prove, as Christopher Robin pointed it out in a voice that carried unexpectedly when Ray rejoined him at the edge of the small group of guests.
Eostre, bundled up in a warm sweater and a coat on top, had just smiled at them for a moment as they stood before her, then seemed to come back to herself and started in on a ceremony that was both familiar and excitingly new to Anne. Most of it went by in a blur, until they got to the part where she got to both give and receive a ring all over again, and pledge once more to give her love to Ariel always.
Their kiss was soft and sweet and lasted what felt like both a very short and a very long time until they parted, smiling delightedly at one another. Anne gave Ariel an affectionate kiss on the end of her nose before they finally turned to face their guests. They were married.