Cult of the Lamb: Crossroads

Hop to it 9

"Miss Noelle! Please, let's get you a bigger size! There is still time before the wedding starts!"

"No! I can fit in it!"

"Miss Noelle! Please stop being stubborn! Your pregnant belly is NOT going to fit!"

Noelle ignored their advice and still tried to squeeze herself into the dress to the maids dismay. Nanari and Oshana, who were asked to help watched the scene. Nanari smirked quietly

"Its like fitting pork in a sausage roll, that's not going to hold"

"Nanari! Thats mean!"

Oshana whispered. Of course, this sparks another maid coming to defend Noelle

"How dare you say such a thing to her!"

The other maid screamed. The other maids did indeed heard what she said, but decided to not tell her what was happening.

"What did she say?"

"Don't worry about it, my dear! This is a joyous occasion! Lets think positively! How about we add a girdle to the dress!"

"What about the babies?!? We should show them off to the kingdom!"

"Remember, this is technically a baby out of wedlock, let's not draw too much attention to the royal children"

As the main maids discussed the next step, Noelle then stepped wrong and tore the dress from the hemmed waist. The room gasped as she looked at the torn dress

"Oh dear!"

"What do we do?!? The wedding is in an hour"

One of the maids picked up the bottom part of the dress. Noelle was sitting there just stunned about what just happened. Nanari was enjoying her misery until her bell rung.

"Weird"

She commented but all of a sudden, Oshana looked to her left and Nanari was gone.

"Nanari?"

She looked around for her, until someone called for her help

"Oshana! You can sew fast! Come embroider some flowers onto her dress! Were gonna wing it!"

The other maid said as the maids frantically sewed flowers and embroidered the hem to distract from the gaudy sewing job the maids were doing to reattach the dress. The others were trying to get Noelle, who is very overwhelmed, to stop crying.

Nanari falls through the floor into another dimension. Almost the same as his own when she was Narinder. In front of her was the same white cat with blue eyes

"Yggsdril..."

She snarled as he leaned over to tap her bell

"I told you, you are mine. I need you to do something for me"

Nanari gets up in a rage.

"Like hell if I'm going to let you boss me around!"

She said. Yggsdril didn't seem to listen and continued talking

"I need you to keep an eye on a dear pink Lamb of mine."

"Why should I-wait what?"

Nanari was caught off guard by that comment. Pink lamb? You mean Noelle? Why does he need her to do that?

"You heard me. Keep close surveillance on the pink lamb. And how many souls she is giving birth to."

He said. Nanari was still confused by this

"Why? I don't even serve her court! Im only helping out with the wedding! Why don't YOU do it?!?"

Then Yggsdril grabbed her throat and began to squeeze her until she gasped for air

"Because you are MY vessel! A useless vessel indeed, but you are the only hold I have on that Family!"

Then he drops Nanari. Yggsdril begins to pace the room

"The other method was to marry Fernilla, however, it seems like I have competition for her hand. The bastards"

"Wait, so you want me to watch over Noelle to get closer to Fernilla?"

Yggsdril then looked at her

"Finally, i thought you were stupid to not understand what I wanted. Now go, make Fernilla entranced with me. I will not take no for an answer"

And with that, Nanari was spat back out to the surface world. Just in time for Oshana to find her

"Nanari! Dear! Where have you been? They are almost finished with their vows!"

She said. Before Nanari could argue, she grabs her hand and squeezed onto a balcony to see the rest of the wedding. There was bishop Leshy, decked out in white robes, all tinged with green to match his crown and the white to match his darling fiancée. The maids did a wonderful job in not only fixing the dress but making Noelle look elegant and lovely. Wven her now three months old pregnant belly looked regal next to Leshy. High Bishop Shamura was officiating the wedding

"-do you, Bishop Leshy of Bagworm, Son of Shamura and Gaia, take this lamb as your lawfully wedded wife, for the rest of your days?"

"I do"

He said as Noelle smiled widely. She has been waiting for this day for a long time.

"And you, Noelle of Lamb, do you take this Bagworm to be your Lawfully wedded Husband, for the rest of your days?"

"I do"

Snd said crying as if she was awaiting this moment her whole life. Moses also sheds happy tears in the crowd, happy for his best friend on her wedding day! Leshy wiped the tears from her eyes and comforted her. Shamura then opened the book of records

"Both of you will sign the book of records to officially be married!"

Both Leshy and Noelle signed the Book of Records and the whole room cheered! Gaia was estatic!

"I now pronounce you both, married! You may kiss!"

Leshy scoops Noelle gently into his arms and dips her back slightly as they kissed! They were officially married! The crowd cheered loudly!

"We officially welcome Noelle into our family! Welcome Noelle!"

Gaia said proudly as Leshy holds Noelle.

"And we will soon be welcoming more members very soon!"

Noelle said as she stroked her belly In front of the crowd. Oshana was looking at Nanari happily. Even Nanari couldn't help but feel the good vibes of the wedding. There was drinking and feasting and dancing, some of which Noelle couldn't quite participate due to her pregnancy, so Leshy got drunk on her behalf.

"Slow down, dear! Who's gonna carry you to bed?"

"You can't?"

"Oh yes, Im already carrying YOUR children, what's one more bagworm to carry?"

There was lighthearted laughter in the air as the night went on. Nanari got drunk but she can hold her liquor quite well. She did have to carry Oshana back to the compound.

"Gods, your such a lightweight! You can't keep up with me!"

"Hehehe!"

She is, REALLY smashed! As Nanari laid Oshana on her bed, Oshana muttered something to her

"I love you, Nana~!"

"Jeez, you must've gotten hammered if your talking like that!"

"Nuh-Uh! I Loooove you, Nanari!"

Without warning, she wraps her arms around her and drags her down onto the bed with her. Nanari fought to get her off but to no avail. At this point, Nanari gives up and lays there with Oshana, drunk but asleep.

"Mmm..."

Nanari purrs, twirling Oshana's white hairs in her fingers. Wondering about the events of today. Yggsdril has a hold on her, however, he is trying to get to Fernilla. What is so special about Fernilla? WHY was the other crowns obsessed with her?

TBC