There's Only This (Sequel to There's Only Us)

Be Prepared

"So are ya excited?" Felix asked Mark from his position on the couch. Mark and Amy had planned their wedding for months with the help of their friends, deciding on having it in the summer on June twenty-sixth, which was tomorrow and coincidentally Mark's birthday as well.

Since the old Queen was gone, a new one was quickly elected and to try and make up for everything that had happened, she promised to do a full proper rescue mission for anyone still in the U. S that may have survived, as well as trying to rebuild it with the help of other continents, and letting Amy and Mark get married in Buckingham Palace with all expenses paid.

She had also gotten a separate house for Mark and Amy as well as one for Jack and Signe, making sure it was close by Felix's house in Brighton.

Nate had gotten his own music studio and had promised to sing at the wedding, as well as say a speech about Mark like the rest of the guys were going to.

Currently Mark, Bob, Wade, Jack, Ethan, and Tyler were sitting in Felix's living room playing Overwatch while eating pizza, the pugs and Chica running around barking and playing.

Amy, Molly, Marzia, and Mandy were getting prepared in Amy's house, probably gossiping about celebrities while braiding each other's hair according to Mark.

"No, my wedding at the Buckingham Palace is going to be the most boring moment of my life." Mark's voice dripped with sarcasm as he rolled his eyes at the Swede, a small smile playing on his lips. 

"It's an honest question." Wade chimed in.

"Shut up Wade!" Mark teased, focusing back in on the game.

He was losing terribly to Jack's team, whom was playing as Junk Rat, one of his favorite characters.

"Oh come on!" Bob yelled at the screen as Wade playing as Pharah killed him yet again, giving his team the win.

"Yes!" Felix fist pumped the air victoriously with Wade while Mark, Bob, and Jack pretended to pout.

"You probably cheated." Mark sneered teasingly as he bit off a piece of his pizza.

"You can't fake gaming skills like mine!" Felix bragged.

"Yeah, because you're so bad." Jack interjected pointedly. He shrank back as Felix leaned over Mark to punch him, attempting to use Mark as a human shield. As a result, Felix gave Jack a noogie before being satisfied.

"So, you still have the ring?" Bob asked Mark casually.

"Oh yeah, I wouldn't lose it that easily." Mark for up off of the couch and went into his bedroom. A second later he came running out, eyes wide with panic.

"I can't find it."

Meanwhile, contradictory to what Mark thought, the girls were out at a bar laughing and drinking, Amy not drinking to avoid getting drunk and having no way to drive everyone back to the house.

"I can't believe tomorrow I'm gonna be Mrs. Fischbach." Amy shook her head as she took the silver band out of her pocket. She kept it with her at all times, mainly to make sure she didn't lose it. On the silver band were several rubies arranged to look like a pixel heart.

"It's gonna be awesome!" Molly exclaimed.

"Now we just have to have Sean propose to Signe." Mandy said as Signe blushed, hiding her face by taking another sip of her drink.

Molly and Wade had gotten married almost as soon as they arrived in Brighton, keeping the wedding small. Bob and Mandy were already married and Felix had finally proposed to Marzia.

"Hey ladies." A drunk guy slurred as he stumbled up to them, brown beer bottle in hand as he leaned against the bar.

"I heard you were single." The man smiled, revealing yellowed teeth as he ran a dirty hand through Signe's hair. She said nothing, but looked extremely uncomfortable.

"Back off." Amy warned him in a dangerously low tone, standing up defensively between Signe and the stranger.

"I ain't hurting nobody." He held up his hands in a sign of surrender. Amy still didn't let her guard down.

With a surprising amount of force, the stranger shoved Amy to the side and reached for Signe.

Immediately Amy retaliated by giving him a back handed slap to the face. Dazed, he reeled back a couple of steps before stumbling out the door, muttering something about how he hated bitches like Amy.

"Thanks." Signe sighed in relief as she watched the stranger leave, self consciously running a hand through her own hair.

"That was awesome!" Marzia gave Amy a high-five.

"Mark's lucky to have you around." Molly chimed in.

"Did you see his face when you slapped him?" She laughed.

"It's getting kind of late, we should probably head back." Amy checked the time on her phone. It was a little past midnight. The others agreed, climbing back into the car as Amy drove back to Marzia's place.

Mark was still having no luck with finding his ring, frantically checking everywhere he could with the help of his friends.

"I swear I had it on my desk still!" Mark growled in frustration as he moved the couch cushions aside.

"Well it's obviously not there." Felix retorted as he scoured Mark's bedroom floor. Chica bounded up to Jack happily, her tongue lolling out of her mouth and white teeth glistening.

"Not now-" Jack froze, catching a glimpse of something on one of Chica's front teeth. It wasn't her teeth shining.

It was the ring around one of them.

"Found it!" Jack alerted the others. Before he could take the ring, Chica bounded off again.

"Where?" Mark demanded.

Jack pointed at Chica.

"She ate it?" Mark groaned in defeat.

"No, it's around one of her teeth." Jack assured him.

"Chica!" Mark patted his knees. Chica trotted over to him, allowing Mark to pry her lips apart. Chica barked happily, the ring sliding loose from her tooth towards her throat. With ninja like reflexes, Mark snatched it out of the air and pocketed it.

"Here." Mark showed it to his friends. Thankfully, the ring seemed intact.

"It's kinda late though." Felix frowned as he showed everyone the time. It was twelve-thirty.

"You're not a true gamer then." Mark taunted as he replaced the cushions on the couch, handing everyone their controllers back before starting a rematch.