One Tail at a Time

Matrimony

I honestly thought this day would never come.  I am in the bath and being oiled down by the girls mother has chosen to keep me company for the day, and it is their job not only ensure I am looking my absolute best, but they also have to keep me calm and happy and so far they are doing a wonderful job because I am grinning from ear to ear as my thoughts take me back over the past few days.

Two whole weeks have actually flown by rather quickly, but without a single hint of Mo Yuans essense or scent which I have grown very accustomed to, I can only imagine how difficult it must have been for him.  Though Fu Yu did inform me that Mo Yuan had tried to force his way into Qing Qiu while I was away visiting my mothers family only to come up against my brother Bai Yi who was only there to collect Feng Jiu and from what Fu Yu also said, a battle almost ensued, because Mo Yuan refused to leave without seeing me.

In the end, it took Feng Jius fear and loud crying to get him to leave.  He is so soft when it comes to crying children, its rather funny seeing as I only had to whimper a little when I was younger and he would melt all over me.  Only that does have me wondering what kind of father he will be.  If crying is all it takes to get him to cave, then I know, I am the one who is going to have to be the strict one.  Im not sure if I can to be honest, but seeing as he would have fought tooth and nail to see me, but to then give up because of Feng Jiu, says Mo Yuan is going to be just as much a handful as our child and when it comes to this man, I am just as much a roll over as he is.

Which takes me back to our last conversation and the enormous amount of effort he had put into keeping me by his side.  Its rather frightening how much his love has grown for me over the long long years, because I don't think there is a man or woman alive who will ever be able to take me from him now, not even myself.  He has most adamantly stated that the day I fell on his mountain, I was his and as every moment of history plays out in my mind, the smile grow wider as I bring myself into the present where the girls are now hurrying me out of the bath so they can begin dressing me in my wedding attire.  

We only have a couple of hours before I have to complete the ancestral rites which should also bring on the arrival of the wedding procession.  So sitting quietly as the girls chatter about the Celestials and the beautiful gowns the Goddesses will be wearing along with stunning pastel robes the men will be wearing, I imagine I can already hear the fireworks in the distance.

Zhen Zhen told me that Donghua Di Jun will be heading the grooms party and with him will be the Skylord who doesn't actually have to come, but has chosen to which I think is nice.  He's not so bad, a little old fashioned and a stickler for the rules, but he is a fair and just man and according to Zhen Zhen, quite a funny man when he's got a little wine in his system, so Im actually looking forward to that.  Apparently he doesn't drink much but he will tonight, because it is expected of everyone.

Now slipping into my underwear before being thrust into my inner slip, I turn and smile as the girls fuss over the material to esure there isn't a single wrinkle in it, before lifting my wedding dress and pulling it carefully about my body.  It has beautiful carved elongated gold buttons down the centre and on either side, are the Phoenix and Dragon motifs also etched in gold.  The rest is a red vermillion.  However, the head piece is far more ornate and rather than a veil that one would normally wear, my head piece has hundreds of finely beaded silk strands that fall over my face and end at the bodice of my dress.  It is impossible to see through, but it is beautiful and for a moment, I admire the fine craftmanship.  Small ruby droplets mixed with mother of pearl, create a cascade of soft reds in the candlelight while the head piece itself is even more luxuriously woven with more rubies and mother of pearl and to top it off, all the lining is gold so it compliments my dress to perfection.

Now waiting as they complete the finishing touches, I turn my head at the sound of my mother entering having been kept busy with the rest of the family who will no doubt be gathering for when I enter only the little sniffle coming from the doorway has me smiling brightly behind the thick beads even though I know she cant see it.