Chapter 107 - Epilogue: The Royal Wedding: Part 2

>> Maya

We both smiled at each other and then exchanged a soft kiss.

Cheers and roars erupted from the crowds. We parted our lips and grinned at each other, then made our way to the stage.

The music shifted to a fancier one and the servers began to serve the food on the table.

In a matter of seconds the romantic atmosphere turned into a lively one. Yohan and I stayed seated on the couch while many people came to congratulate us.

I had gotten familiar with many fae but today I saw many more yet I was no longer overwhelmed by them. Slowly but surely I had started getting used to the magic realm and its dwellers.

“Maya.” Yohan called me and I turned to him, “It’s time to throw the bouquet and cut the cake.”

“Oh…” I noticed how the sun was setting and the lamp flowers were slowly coming to life to make sure the place was illuminated enough, “Okay.” Here, the custom was to throw the flowers during the setting sun because flowers represented life and the setting sun represented beautiful endings. In short it meant that one part of your life was ending but endings can be beautiful too and the new life is even more beautiful.

So whoever catches the flower at dusk will have this kind of beautiful luck.

I stood up and walked till the end of the stage.

Everyone quieted down as soon as they saw me and the ladies lined up to catch the bouquet. I turned my back towards the people and steadied myself.

One… Two...Three! I threw the flowers back and then turned around to see who caught it.

Hmm?

It was a girl that looked very human. I didn’t notice any ears or horns or a tail. I had never seen her before but she seemed somewhat familiar.

Yohan walked forward and stood next to me, “She’s a special guest.” He said.

“Who?” I looked at him, “Do I know her?”

“That’s rude.” The girls answered, “I know it’s been a century but you don’t forget your own sister Ma.”

…

My eyes grew wider than my sockets as I looked at her again. She had the same dark hair and eyes like me, a similar physique and the same mischievous look I remember on a certain someone.

“Nena?” My heart began to pound in my chest, “Is that really you?” She grinned.

“Sure am.”

I descended the steps to go to her and she stepped forward for me. Without wasting a second we hugged each other.

“Oh My God! You’ve grown so much!” I kissed her cheek, “I didn’t think I’d ever get to meet you again.”

“Well,” She grinned, “I knew we would.”

“Oh…” My heart melted as I kept staring at her.

“Ma, don’t cry, it’s your special day.”

“I-” I was on the verge of tears when some people brought the cake to distract me. The cake was very huge, it was ten meters in width and five meters in height, the exact reason why it was being brought by a number of people and the two leading in the team weren’t helping at all but I recognized them immediately and knew why they weren’t helping.

It was the previous supporting queen Arsay and her son, A.K.A my former guardian, Quincy.

Arsay had designed the cake especially for our wedding and no doubt it looked beautiful, besides that, it was a great way to distract me too so I wouldn’t end up crying.

The cake had five layers with the bottom one being the biggest. It was black, then there was a pastel pink shade of two layers and the top ones were silverish. The whole cake was decorated with edible floral decorations that added to its charm.

“How are we going to cut this gigantic thing?” I asked Yohan.

“Well,” He clasped his hand together and an adventurer came forward to present him with a sword.

“Seriously?” I eyed him.

“I don’t have a better knife than this.” He shrugged. I still eyes him and he looked down in defeat but he looked so adorable that I gave in.

We cut the bottom layer with the sword and as we did, another round of loud cheers erupted all around. Yohan and I took a tiny bite from it and retreated back to our couch while the rest of the fae took their turns to have some cake.

Nena sat on the chair beside me and we talked about some basic stuff.

“Nena? Are you a vampire?”

“Vampire? No, I would never choose blood over all the delicious food.”

“Vampires can eat too.” I told her in a deadpan voice.

“Yeah but their taste buds are pretty much dead! And they need to drink blood regularly.” She shook her head, “No, I love the taste of food and no one shall take that away from me.”

I giggled, “Then how?”

“I’ll tell you the details some other time.” She held my hands, “There’s nothing that can part us now.” She smiled at me and I smiled back.

This really was the best wedding surprise ever!

“You’re going to stay?” I asked.

“Yes. For a few days, We have Yohan’s permission but right now.” She grinned, “You need to be with someone else.”

“Hmm?”

She pointed at Yohan and I looked at him while he was talking with Arsay, “Ma,” Nena whispered in my ear, “Night has fallen.” Oh! “It’s time for the king and Queen to retire while the rest of us party.”

I shot my head towards her, “You!” I stared at her, “You sure have gotten bold!”

“Well, it has been a century.” She showed me her wine glass, “And I’m an adult.” She drank from it, “Have a good night.” She winked at me and I scoffed jokingly.

She sure had changed a lot, well she had grown up after all. That was a given and it didn’t matter. What mattered was that my sister was here with me and that made me extremely happy.

I looked around me. People were enjoying their time, eating, drinking, chatting and talking. I looked at Quincy who was talking with a Lamia in the crowd. I looked at Nena who gave me a smile, then stood up and walked to Quincy to chat.

I glanced at Arsay who was talking with Yohan but noticed me and passed me a smile. As she did, Yohan turned his head to look at me and our gaze met.

My heart beat accelerated a bit as we both smiled at each other.

Today was the perfect day, filled with happiness and love. The weather was amazing while the atmosphere was amiable. The birds sang and the forest hymed with delight.

It was something we both well deserved after all the hardships we went through.

After a long wait...

Yohan and I intertwined our fingers as our hands rested on the sofa.

We both were connected with our hearts, blood and soul and had finally gotten our happily ever after.

The end