The Little Mermaid (Mermaid! Haruka Nanase X Reader)

Chapter 12

A/N: Your wedding outfit when marrying Haru

"And Prince Haruka of Oceana, do you take Princess (F/N) to be your lawfully wedded wife?" said the short, young priest, peaking over the top of his bible to gaze at the ravenhead groom. Haru squeezed (F/N)'s hand. "I do." The priest nodded as he adjusted his glasses. "Then by the power vested in me, I pronounce you wife and husband. You may ki—" before the priest could finish, (F/N) scooped Haru into her arms and kissed him tenderly and passionately. His hands gently resting on her chest. Cheers erupted behind them but (F/N) barely heard. She kept her lips pressed to her husband's.

They were on the pier outside of (F/N)'s castle. Haru and (F/N) decided that they didn't want to repeat Sousuke's attempted wedding by having it on a wedding barge, but Haru wanted his family to attend, so they decorated the pier and the water around it until it was more beautiful than the most elegant church. The wedding guests sat on and around the pier, watching the happy couple. They walked down the aisle between their guests, barely able to take their eyes from each other. The wedding party followed the princess and prince onto the wedding ship that had been prepared.

(F/N) was quiet, but it was different than her other wedding. This time, she wasn't under a spell. This time, as of now, she was busy watching her handsome groom. His blue eyes were bright with happiness. His wedding suit fit him perfectly, even if the puffed sleeves did look a little silly. A new golden and diamond ring glittered proudly on his finger. Haru must have felt (F/N)'s gaze on him because he turned to look at her. She wrapped her arms around his waist and brought her lips to Haru's. The crowd cheered again. (Y/D/N), who was one of the most important guests at the wedding, jumped in between them, breaking them apart, and spread his/her tongue over Haru's face. Good boy/girl, thought (F/N). You were right about him along.

Meanwhile, Brook was watching the wedding unfold atop the wedding cake crying out of joy between the two miniature statues of Haru and (F/N). That was until Shaka charged at him with a knife, Brook shrieked in surprise as he jumped off the cake just in time; Shaka had just cut the cake right down the middle. The crab dashed along the deck as the crazy chef continued to throw knives at him. Brook stopped a minute to catch his breath as he noticed a rope tied to the deck and what it was connected to.

Brook watched as Shaka sped toward him and put his claw into position around the rope. He smiled at the crazy chef with a small chuckle as he cut the rope. A log swung down and hit Shaka right in the face, causing a big red mark to appear on his face before he fell backwards. Completely knocked out cold. Brook dashed off the ship laughing gleefully and cannonballed into the sea. It was now time for (F/N) to make a speech. She turned to the gathered guests and curtsied. Immediately, they quieted down. (F/N) began to feel nervous but she felt Haru's hand slip into hers and the feelings vanished, replaced by love.

"My friends," she said. "Thank you for coming to my wedding!!" The crowd cheered. "Goodness, I can hardly describe how happy I am. Today, there was not only a marriage between me and Haruka, but a joining of the land of the sea. From now on, we are going to be friends of the merpeople." (F/N) continued. More cheered. (F/N) squeezed Haru's hand. "Now that I am married, I can be your queen. I'm not going to lie, that scares me. A lot. But Haruka is amazing and imaginative and kind. With him at my side, there's no way I can fail. He is going to be the greatest king this land has ever known!!" Haru smiled at the cheering guests.

"I don't want to talk much longer because I know that might be boring." (F/N) said. The crowd chuckled. "So, let's cut the cake, strike up the band, and really celebrate!" Haru cocked his head, clearly confused. "What's cake?" Haru asked quietly as they made their way over the food tables. "Oh, Haruka," (F/N) said. "You've been a human for a while now, and I haven't introduced you to cake? You are going to love it." (F/N) said to him. When they reached the table, they saw that somebody had already sliced directly down the middle of the cake. (F/N) and Haru cut little bite sized pieces and fed them to each other. (F/N) laughed at the joy that emitted from Haru as he savored his first bite of cake. She kissed a bit of frosting off his lips.

After cake, (F/N) and Haru danced. They twirled around the deck of the ship to the romantic melody of a four string quartet. Other couples joined them but they hardly noticed. The minutes ticked by, turning into hours. Haru and (F/N) spoke to every guest on the boat. After a long while, the wedding party began to head back to shore. Haru squeezed (F/N)'s hand. "Before we leave," Haru said. "I want to greet my family. They won't want stay on the surface for too long." (F/N) smiled.

"I'll come with you," (F/N) said. "Princess (F/N), there's someone who wishes to bid you farewell," Seijuro said, taking (F/N)'s arm and steering her away before she had a chance to protest. Haru walked to the side of the boat and (F/N) was led to the center of the gathering guests. When she had said goodbye to the last wedding guest, (F/N) followed her new groom to the edge of the boat. King Nanase was floating next to the railing of the boat. He held Haru in his arms. "I love you father." Haru said to him. As he pulled away, (F/N) curtsied to him. The king descended back into the water, arching his triton above his head. A rainbow appeared in the sky. Haru threaded his arm through (F/N)'s and smiled at him. Together, they raised their hands and waved to the merpeople below. Their boat began to pull away from the dock. (F/N) brought Haru close to her and kissed him again passionately. When they broke apart, she touched Haru's forehead to hers.

"Happily ever after?" She murmured. The ravenhead boy with the handsome voice smiled at (F/N). "Happily ever after." He said happily to her.

And indeed, they lived happily ever after.