7 | a wedding ceremony

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CHAPTER 7,

A WEDDING CEREMONY

A WEDDING CEREMONY

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FOR THE FIRST time in their entire lives, two of the Eternals are getting married to one another out of an act of love. Ikaris and Sersi have been in a long lasting relationship since 575BC, and the pair have finally decided that it's only right to get married and host a whole ceremony for the big event. The rest of the Eternals are obviously invited to watch the two lovers say their vows to one another while their love only continues to bloom wildly.

To say the least, Reyna is feeling ecstatic. The blonde has witnessed many weddings in her lifetime, but it was always humans that they had been helping along the way. Getting the chance to watch two people that she is so close to now get married is exciting for her. Reyna, as well as the others, had been there since the start of the relationship and had watched it blossom with each day that arrived. Sersi always spoke about what she imagined her wedding to be like, so Reyna also knows how special this day is for her too.

The whole wedding ceremony has a Hindu theme to it, which shows the respect and love that the couple have towards the religious Indian culture. Candles have been placed neatly upon the alters as the flames joyfully dance in the air. A necklace of flowers hang around the pairs neck as they stand in front of one another, hand in hand. Each one of the Eternals are dressed in traditional Indian clothing to also show their respect towards the culture, being able to learn and understand the religions as they all spend more time with humans.

Reyna stands in the audience amongst the rest of the Eternals while they all watch the vows fill the air as the couple promises to take care of one another until death parts them both. Reyna finds herself standing next to Druig, but his body is slightly behind her own and only causes his arm to look hidden by her frame. But neither Reyna nor Druig move from their places, arms extremely close from constantly being brushed against each other's.

The newly married couple soon position their heads close to one anothers as they stare deeply into their lovers eyes. A wide smile spreads across their faces. Reyna, too, smiles at this beautiful sight and raises a hand to wipe away a stray tear that had fallen from her own eye — she wasn't the only one getting teary eyed during the ceremony. However, the sound of a stifled laugh can be shortly heard coming from next to Reyna, followed by a nudge against her arm.

"Getting emotional, are you?" Druig questions, voice barely above a whisper.

Reyna shifts her head to turn towards where he has been standing beside her the entire time. Druig can be seen already staring down at her with his striking blue eyes while a smirk plays on his lips. Reyna rolls her eyes at his actions while leaning her body into his slightly to playfully shove him. Druig responds by lighting laughing again, shaking his head slightly.

"It's cute!" Reyna argues. "Leave me alone. Let me cry over this in peace."

"Can't do that, sorry." Druig replies with a shrug.

"You're annoying." Reyna mumbles.

"You and I both know that you don't really mean that, Rey." Druig whispers, grinning.

"Hm, really?" Reyna hums in a teasing manner.

The pairs attention is soon quickly pulled away from each other as their gaze drift back over to where the newly wedded couple are currently walking down the alter. Sersi smiles widely as she glances between all of the Eternals, grateful to have them here with her to experience the beautiful wedding. Ikaris remains standing directly next to the brunette as they both walk forwards. His arm is slightly extended out so that Sersi is able to loop hers through it to cling onto as they walk back down the red carpeted aisle.

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Later on during the day, the wedding day is slowly coming to an end as the sun slowly begins to set in the distance. The Eternals have all just been hanging out together, soaking in the relaxing presence of one another while also enjoying the beautiful wedding decorations that still surround them. Earlier, a band was playing on some man-made instruments so that they had the chance to dance and share some laughs at a few of the moves that people made — Reyna and Kingo would argue that they are the best dancers.

Reyna soon pulls out a chair from behind one of the few tables and sits down on it, slumping down as the exhaustion immediately takes over. Druig is seated beside her with a plate of food resting on the table in front of him, already having ate half of it. Brown eyes find themselves drifting over to Druig's frame where Reyna then watches him take another bite out of the food, watching as his tongue runs over his bottom lip to ensure that nothing is left on his face. Then, Druig turns his body towards hers slightly to show that he knows of her presence and is listening.

"I thought I was never going to be let off of the dance floor." Reyna comments with a laugh.

"You looked like you were having fun though." Druig states as his gaze now meets her. "I thought that I wouldn't be able to see you for the rest of the day."

"Well, call yourself lucky then because I'm sat with you now." Reyna replies, grinning as she watches him smile. "Kingo just doesn't seem to run out of energy when it comes to dancing."

"He could probably keep dancing for the rest of the night, to be honest." Druig jokes before pausing in thought. "Did you like the wedding?"

"Yeah. Druig, I actually hope that I can get married one day." Reyna says as she rests her hand against her cheek. "Like, the thought of being loved to the point where we can married seems so special. And there's a whole ceremony to celebrate it too."

"Are you worried you won't?" Druig asks, curiously.

"I don't know." Reyna admits. "I hope I will be able to experience special moments like that to cherish. But I guess that I also know that I have the rest of eternity to keep waiting too."

"You'll find someone." Druig reassures with a smile.

"What about you?" Reyna questions, receiving a small hum in response. "Do you see yourself getting married at some point?"

"I hope so." Druig replies. "I mean, we have a long life ahead of us both, so I guess you never know what might happen in the future."

"Well..." Reyna begins before holding up a drink to him. "To us finding love and getting married at some point in the future."

Druig laughs, but he still moves his drink to gently clink it against her own. A smile spreads tugs at the corners of Reyna's lips as she lifts the cup up to her mouth and begins to drink the rest of the content.

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