Encore (Book Four of Test the Limits Series)

Moving Forward

"Mark, wake up."

Mark groaned in response when he heard Dark's soft voice, sleepily waving him off as if trying to get rid of an annoying fly.

"Mark I need your help, this is really important." Dark begged.

"Alright alright." Mark grumbled as he groggily cracked his eyes open and sat up from where he was lying on the floor.

Everyone was gone except for Jack, Felix, and Smith.

"Does this suit look okay?" Dark asked, biting his lip as he straightened the jacket.

He was dressed in a simple black suit with a white button up shirt underneath and a dark red tie, his hair that was usually wild was finally somewhat tamed by the powers of Smith.

"You look great." Mark promised him as he blearily rubbed his eyes, jumping in surprise when he felt something warm touch his neck.

"Here, I made coffee." Jack stated as he gave Mark a white mug of coffee.

Mark sipped his coffee while helping Dark get ready, throwing on his own suit with a vibrant red tie and feeding him scrambled eggs for breakfast while Smith kept him sitting so she could style his hair more.

"I feel like a Barbie doll." Dark grumbled sourly as Mark spoon fed him another bite of the breakfast Felix had prepared for the four.

"I wouldn't say Barbie doll. You're more like a sexier version of the Ken doll." Jack remarked thoughtfully, causing Dark to nearly choke on his bite of eggs.

"Don't die, that would ruin the wedding." Felix smirked as he took care of everyone's dishes before changing into the same suit he had worn to the funeral.

"Speaking of dying, how're ya feeling?" Mark interjected.

"It hurts to breath since the bullet clipped one of my lungs and I have a new scar I have to deal with, but other than that I'm doing alright." Dark replied.

"It's kinda weird to think that we were just at your funeral recently, then we went to say goodbye to you at the hospital as you and Anti nearly died yesterday, and now we're going to your wedding." Smith mused as she brushed blush on Dark's face.

"Why makeup?" Dark coughed as he accidentally inhaled a lungful of the pink powder.

"You're as pale as a corpse." Smith protested.

"You try hiding underground for almost eight years and see how it treats you." Dark countered.

"Infelix kept you and Anti underground in his group called the Shadows?" Mark chimed in.

"Yeah, it wasn't exactly the best few years of my life." Dark admitted with a small shrug.

"And...done. What do you think?" Smith asked as she opened the camera on her phone and handed it to him so he could see himself.

"Jack's right, I am like a sexier version of the Ken doll." Dark joked, adjusting his tie slightly as he stood up.

"Let's get ya to-where are we going for this?" Felix questioned.

"Just follow me." Dark winked as he walked out with the others following in tow.

Meanwhile, Anti felt like he was stuck in the middle of a tornado of beauty products as all of the girls fussed over him, Murphy standing back while eating his breakfast of glazed donuts and laughing at Anti's uncomfortableness as he squirmed in his seat.

Amy was styling his hair while Marzia made sure his suit looked perfect, Signe already gone to bring Anti a bouquet of flowers.

"Here, this is the only thing I could find in the shop that wasn't pink or pastel." Signe stated as she thrust a bouquet of white roses with the tips dyed black into Anti's hands.

"It's perfect, thank you." Anti nodded slightly, earning a smack from Amy.

"Stay still." She chided, fiddling with his emerald green hair he had re-dyed that morning.

"Do you know where the wedding's at?" Marzia questioned as she tied his neon green tie on him.

"Yeah, it's a pretty nice place." Anti answered.

"Which is where?" Signe prompted.

"You'll see." Anti promised.

"Alright, then let's go." Amy nodded, walking out to the limo Signe had rented to take them to the wedding.

Both groups arrived around the same time at the ice rink, Dark's group already inside with the place already decorated with white fairy lights and black and green streamers, making the wedding look more like a Halloween party.

A red carpet was spread out on the ice that led up to a small stage adorned with red rose that was barely big enough to hold everyone.

Off to the left was a table that had two seats at it, as well as a beautiful wedding cake and a bowl of lunch and a wedding card.

"Who did this?" Dark gasped in awe as he looked around in amazement.

"I did."

Dark whirled around to find his mother smiling widely at him, tears glittering in her dark eyes as he ran over to her, hugging her tightly.

"My little light." She whispered as she kissed his cheek.

"How did you know-"

"I told her." Anti spoke up as he entered.

"So you're John?" Dark's Mom prompted.

"Yes, it's a pleasure to meet you Mrs..." Anti trailed off.

"Just call me Darlene sweetheart." She smiled.

"Right. So, um, you probably have no idea who I am." Anti stuttered, his face turning a light red hue.

"If Edward loves you, then that's enough for me." Darlene promised him, giving him a hug.

"Wait, who's officiating this?" Mark interjected.

"I am." Darlene nodded.

"Alright, um...I guess let's get married." Dark chuckled nervously as he walked over to the start of the red carpet, his mother joining him at his side.

Jack pulled up the wedding march on YouTube and played it as Dark and his mother walked down the "aisle".

Anti and Murphy was up next, slowly walking down to meet Dark. Jack and Murphy stood off to one side while Mark and Smith stood on the other side, everyone else gathered in front of the stage.

"Well, I honestly don't remember much of what happens during a wedding since it's been awhile when I got married, so I'm just going to say you two can kiss the groom." Darlene announced.

The group cheered as Dark and Anti kissed, Anti throwing his bouquet behind him as he got off the stage hand in hand with Dark.

Amy jumped up and caught the bouquet, sharing a glance with Mark that caused his face to turn a light red hue as he quickly looked away.

Since the gifts from the competitors were still left out, Dark and Anti took them and opened them as if they were wedding gifts while they ate their chocolate cake and drank their non-alcoholic grape punch.

Once everyone finished, the group drove to the airport so everyone could go home.

"So where are you guy's going?" Mark prompted the two newlyweds.

"I think we're going to go to Brighton to pester you guys." Dark answered with a smirk as he boarded the plane with Felix, Marzia, Anti, Signe, and Jack.

Once the group gave their goodbye's, Mark, Amy, and Smith hopped into a plane to America.

Now that the encore was done, it was time to have some fun.