Chapter 26: The Wedding and Bring Lovers Together Again

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One month Later

Yumie's P.O.V:

I was with Kaida and Lilith, fixing their hair, making sure Kaida's hair was in a beautiful French braid and Lilith's hair was combed back in the royal bed chambers of the Snezhnaya Church. Kaida was wearing a dark purple dress with a gold spider lily in her French braid and black sandals, while Lilith was wearing a dark blue suit with a white rose in the shirt and black dress shoes. I was wearing a wedding dress that reached my knees, with long sleeves, a sweetheart neckline, and an open back made from lace. My hair was in a messy braid with white spider lilies and light blue roses in a flower crown around my head, and I had only lip gloss on for makeup. I smile at my girls and holds their face gently before speaking softly, "You both look beautiful, My Precious Flowers. Are you two nervous?"

"No, Mama. I thought you would be nervous, Mama."

"No, Kaida. I'm not nervous. I'm truly at peace, if anything. Let's get you the flower basket, Kaida, and the ring bearer pillow for you, Lilith."

"Yes, Mama," Kaida and Lilith said simultaneously, making me smile. I slowly stood up, grabbing a flower basket full of white Spider Lilies, light blue Roses petals, and the purple ring bearer pillow with the rings tied up in a white ribbon to keep the rings from falling off the pillow itself. I give the flower basket to Kaida and the ring bearer pillow to Lilith before I kiss their forehead gently, and they smile at me with bright smiles. I smiled back at them and petted their heads gently before the door opened, and we saw Father wearing a suit with his bird-like mask on and having light blue Begonia on the right side of the suit. He went to me and held his hand out for me before speaking softly, "You look beautiful, Yumie. Are you ready?"

I gently took his hand, and the girls left the room to go to the aisle to get everything ready before I looked at him and said with a soft smile as we started walking down the hallway, "I'm ready. You look good, Father. You're not covered in blood for once." He chuckled at my statement, and we kept walking down the hallway before he wrapped his arms in my arms, and I looked at him.

"Ha ha. Very funny. Today is a special day. I will always protect you and your little brats, no matter what."

"I know you will. You may not have entered my life in the way I would like, but I am grateful for that. I'm happy to have you in my life and don't regret anything." I said, standing in front of the church's double doors, and I felt Father give my hand a gentle squeeze before he moved his mask to kiss my forehead, and I looked at him. He had a few scars on his face: one over his nose, a burnt scar on his left cheek, and one scar over his right eyebrow. I knew he was scared of the villagers when he lived in Sumeru, but I never thought it was that bad. He smiled and was about to put his mask back on, but I grabbed his face gently, feeling his scars. They feel rough but healed overall, at least physically. I have a feeling it still haunts him like the memories of Mother haunt me. I looked at him, and he looked back at me before I whispered, "Do they still hurt?"

"Sometimes. But I have gotten used to the pain. You don't have to worry about me, my little monster. You and I are the same, but you decided to help others so they don't have to go through the same pain, while I destroyed others so they can feel the same pain I went through. When we first met, I thought you would hate me for what I did as your father. Instead, you welcome me with open arms, even knowing what I am and what I did... And now, I have to walk you down to give you away to Pantalone and Capitano. I almost don't want to just to protect you... but I can't do that. Instead, I will protect your children in case anything happens to you and those idiots fail as parents."

 "I know, Father... Promise me if anything happens to me, no matter what, don't let Kaida and Lilith go into the darkness of revenge. It will eat them up, and they'll end up like us. They are My Precious Flowers, and I don't want the world to break them like it did to us." I said, looking at him, and he put his mask on before he nodded, and I looked at the doors, taking a deep breath and sighing. Father slowly opened the doors, and I saw the people of Snezhnaya in the rows of the church with the Harbingers on the side of the flowery arch of purple Spider Lilies and dark blue Roses, except for Pulcinella who is standing in the middle with Aziel and Nicholas, who didn't have his helmet on for once, between him with the girls standing next to Arlecchino, who was on the right of Nicholas and Columbina, who was on the left of Aziel. I felt Father give my hand a gentle squeeze, and I returned the squeeze right back before we walked down the aisle, and I looked at the two men who loved me through everything, the good and the bad. They smile at me and hold their hands before Father lets me go, and I gently take their hands with them, kissing my hands. I smile at them, and I look at Pulcinella, who fixed his glasses before looking at Aziel, Nicholas, and me as he spoke, addressing to the people of Sneznaya while us pouring dandelion wine into three wine glasses in front of us along with three candles next to the wine glasses,

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