Tying the Knot: Giyuu & Sanemi's Guide to a (Not so) Perfect Wedding

X. Step Ten: Get Married (Hopefully)

The sun rose over the horizon, casting a warm glow over the estate where Giyuu Tomioka and Sanemi Shinazugawa were about to get married. It should have been a perfect day-the culmination of weeks of planning and the start of their new life together. But as the first rays of sunlight touched the earth, it quickly became clear that nothing was going to go as planned.

Sanemi woke up in a foul mood, which wasn't exactly surprising, but today it was more intense. He had spent a sleepless night in Giyuu's room- not exactly resting-his mind running in circles as he thought about the chaos to come. He had hoped the night with Giyuu would soothe his nerves, but as dawn broke, his anxiety came rushing back like a freight train.

Rolling out of bed, he quickly dressed and stepped outside, needing a moment to breathe before the madness of the day began. He didn't get far before Mitsuri appeared, practically skipping down the path toward him, her smile as bright as the sun overhead.

"Sanemi!" she called, her voice filled with excitement. "It's your big day! Are you excited?"

Sanemi scowled, rubbing a hand over his face. "Excited isn't the word I'd use."

Mitsuri giggled, her green and pink hair bouncing as she came to a stop in front of him. "Don't worry! Everything's going to be perfect! Well... mostly perfect. Maybe."

Sanemi's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean 'mostly perfect?'"

Mitsuri hesitated, her smile faltering just a little. "Well... there have been a few... hiccups."

"Hiccups?" Sanemi repeated, his voice dangerously low. "Like what?"

Before Mitsuri could answer, there was a loud crash from the direction of the courtyard, followed by an unmistakable roar of anger. Sanemi's heart sank. He knew that voice all too well.

"Inosuke," he muttered under his breath, already feeling his temper rise.

Mitsuri quickly placed a hand on his arm, trying to calm him down. "It's fine! He's just-um-being himself. He was trying to help with the chairs, but then he... well, he tried to wrestle one of the decorators because he thought they were trying to 'steal his territory.'"

Sanemi pinched the bridge of his nose, already regretting every decision that had led him to this moment. "Of course he did."

"Don't worry, though!" Mitsuri said quickly, her smile returning full force. "I've got everything under control!"

Sanemi raised an eyebrow. "Do you?"

"...Mostly!" Mitsuri chirped, a little too cheerfully. "I'll go check on things. You just focus on getting ready."

Sanemi sighed, watching as Mitsuri darted off toward the courtyard to presumably stop Inosuke from mauling another wedding guest. This was already shaping up to be a disaster, and the day had barely begun.

Meanwhile, across the estate, Giyuu was having his own morning of mishaps. He had awoken to the sound of Tanjiro knocking gently on his door, a concerned look on his face.

"Giyuu, we have a problem," Tanjiro said, his voice apologetic.

Giyuu, still groggy from sleep, blinked at him. "What kind of problem?"

Tanjiro hesitated, then sighed. "The flowers... they're gone."

Giyuu blinked again, his mind struggling to catch up. "What?"

"I don't know how it happened!" Tanjiro continued, his voice filled with guilt. "I was helping Zenitsu and Inosuke with the decorations, and when I went to check on the flowers, they weren't there. They must have been misplaced, or someone moved them, or-"