Forever, You Are My Star

Chapter 23: The Surprise and The Wedding

It had been about a month after San proposed, and the whole town of Callista was bustling as the wedding was now two days away. The morning after ATEEZ and Stray Kids were told of the engagement, it was was nonstop talk and work to make sure Mey and San's day was perfect. Of course Mey told them to not go overboard, but as always, they never listened. Yeosang had a whole banquet planned as it seemed, and Hongjoong told Yunho, Mingi, and Wooyoung to go all out for the decorations. Chan had Han and Changbin come up with seating arrangements while Hyunjin and Seonghwa were helping Jones with drink selections. The day was absolutely gorgeous as Mey stepped out of the now newly built inn where they were staying in Callista, and began to make her way towards Noona's house to look over her wedding dress one more time. Once in awhile she was stopped along the way by townsfolk who wanted to say good morning or hello, but eventually she made her way to Noona's house where she was finishing up the dress. Mey stepped in and saw Noona  sitting on a chair sewing the rest of the fake flowers to the white garment.

    "It looks absolutely beautiful, Noona." She said walking up to her.

    "Well, thank you, Mey. It isn't everyday that I get to put together a wedding dress, so I want it to be absolutely perfect." Noona replied.

    "Knowing all of you get to share it with me will make it perfect enough." Noona smiled and stood from her chair as she held the dress up to Mey. The sun shown through the windows and onto the dress, showing the tint of pale blue that hid underneath the white lace. The dress wasn't a ballroom gown or anything fancy, but a simple off the shoulder with fake flowers sewn in a vine pattern all the way down and around it. Mey took it into her hands and walked up to a mirror, gazing at it. What she loved most was the slightly long train in the back like waves on the sea. She was holding the dress she dreamed of getting married in in her arms. She turned back to Noona with a wide smile on her face. "I love it. Thank you so much."

    "It is an honor, dear." Mey stayed with Noona for some time longer before JinJin came to inform her she was needed at the inn. With that, Mey said her goodbyes and made her way toward the inn. When she walked in, she saw all of ATEEZ and Stray Kids were gathered talking about the wedding. San immediately saw her and rose to walk over and greet his future wife. He kissed her on the cheek then led her back to the table where she sat down next to Mingi. There, they discussed where they would be heading after the wedding, and if San and Mey wanted to stay back for awhile. They continued to talk until a voice interrupted them.

    "Guess who?" Mey's eyes grew wide at the voice. She noticed the rest of the crew had now turned their heads towards the entrance to the inn. There stood two men, one younger than the other. The younger one had long blonde hair that went towards his shoulders, and the other had short, brown hair with specks of gray that could also been seen in his beard. Mey turned and began to feel tears come from her eyes as she ran to them and developed them into a hug. The two men gladly accepted her as her crew look on with confusion all except for San who was giving a soft smile. After awhile, Mey led the two men to the tables as the crew stood to their feet.

    "I would like you all to meet my family. May I present to you my brother Prince Felix of Barranor and my father King Arden." The crew's eyes grew wide as the quickly bowed before the king and prince who gave a chuckle at their gesture.

    "Rise. You do not need to do such a thing." Arden said  as he put his arm around his daughter. The crew then stood straight up not knowing what to say. Mey looked at all of them to see San smiling from ear to ear. She then looked up at her father and brother.

    "So this is why you haven't written back in a month." She said giving a soft glare towards her brother.

    "You really think your own family would miss one of the greatest days in your life?" Felix replied taking his sister in his arms. "If it wasn't for San, we wouldn't have known how soon it actually was." Mey looked over at San, knowing he sent a letter threw Adonis. Arden placed his hand on Mey's head and stroked her hair gently before he looked at the others.