Darkness Returns

Chapter 8: The wedding

Authors Notes: Don't believe them! they aren't Pirates!

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Darkness Returns

Chapter 8

The wedding

Cole ran the brush through his hair again for the millionth time. The clock was going so slow. His foot tapped the floor in time with the small radio on the dresser. His dad sat reading over the music once again. He looked up at Cole again and just chuckled.

"What?" Cole asked. "Is it my hair? Whats wrong pop?" He looked in the mirror. His dad stood up and walked over to his son and picked up the comb.

"You look fine Cole. You are just as nervous as I was when I married your mother." He pulled Coles hair up into a bun and pulled it back putting something onto the bun and pushed the pin through it. "Your mother wore this...I'm afraid I didn't have long enough hair to have it in my hair. But your hair seems long enough and...its your elemental symbol. Its only right that you wear it. He smiled down at him as a gentle knock came to the door.

"You ready Cole!" It was Kai as he peeked in.

"Your mother would be proud of you." Lou said. Cole sighed and nodded.

"Yeah...Lets go." Cole walked out.

Zane looked over his form once again. His own brother looked up at him every so often. He had oiled his hair, his joints, drank some water so not to steam when he was so nervous. He didn't need that to happen. He once again checked to make sure his tie was straight.

"Is it customary to be late?" Echo asked. Zane looked at the clock. "I read that fashionably late was acceptable." Echo just wanted to make sure Zane was ready and it would be okay if he were just a little late.

Zane turned and smiled at his brother who stood up and ran the lent roller over his back, and legs. White jacket, and trousers did tend to attract that lent from the seat he had occupied.

"No need. I am ready enough." He looked around at his brother who looked up at his brother.

"Would father...be proud of me? Marrying a man?" Zane asked. Echo looked up at his brother.

"If you wish to seek fathers approval, such things are long past. But I can promise you one thing. Proud or not, you would marry Cole anyways, and I would be here just the same as I am not. Fuck approval." Zane couldn't help the huge smile that spread across his face. It was true. He would have.

"Yes I do believe I would." He told his brother who opened the door looking back and forth. Jay looked up and nodded motioning them to follow. Zane stood at one end of the hallway. His brothers arm around his arm.

"Last chance there buddy. You can always run." Jay joked. Zane just chuckled and shook his head. No, this was it for him. His whole life stood beyond that door. Jay opened the door as Kai opened the other. Kairi had just finished throwing flowers down on the long white drape. Master Wu stood in the middle waiting for them to draw near. Kairi stood off to the side as she looked from one of her parents to the other. They looked so handsome, and regal to her. For a moment they both looked so uncertain. But once their eyes connected it was like it all washed away.

Walking toward one another. Each hand placed into the other by their parents or in Zanes' case his brother.

"You clean up pretty well tincan." It was the best compliment from Cole. He could see the light blue hue from his cheeks as he blushed.

"You look rather good as well, Cole." Zane complimented back.

Both looked up at Master Wu with a smile across their faces. Cole looked down at Kairi. A short wink got her to giggle.

"Well...if you both will." He motioned to the pillows. Both men climbed down onto their knees. With their foreheads to the floor. Master Wu took what to Kairi it looked like a wand. Was this how people got married? She only saw things on tv and they looked nothing like this. But then again...not a lot of elemental masters exist.

Echo leaned down to address her.

"It is a combination of souls. Since they are going to live for a long time marriage isn't enough. When elemental masters bond like this it means that if for any chance one of them had a child it would pass the element on. I'm sure it is what happened with Ray and Maya as well."

"But they are men...they can not have children." Kairi said. Echo looked at them and shrugged.

"Life will show them what needs to be done as it was with the previous master of ice." Echo told her. Kairi nodded as she watched the wedding.

Soon enough Kairi watched them stand up again and look at Master Wu who nodded to Kairi who brought over the pillow with the rings. One Titanium the other gold. Cole picked up the gold one and Zane picked up the titanium one. Exchanging the rings and then smiling at Wu.

"Well kiss already. We've been waiting for years. I'm not getting any younger." Wu laughed. Cole pulled Zane to him. But the kiss was tender.

The crowd roared with cheering, and whooping. Kairi gasped, and laughed as she was picked up and deposited on Coles shoulders. She felt so happy. She reached out for Zanes hand. He obliged her, taking her tiny hand in his.

Cole stopped as the door opened so they could go out into the courtyard. But beyond the doors everyone was being tied up and thrown into what looked like large air balloons.

"Ah good...it would seem your wedding is done." A woman with black hair, and red eyes looked on at the couple. "No need to fuss. We just want you to come with us. I find it easier to procure what I want this way. Security is low, people without weapons, people not thinking a pirate would come along and snatch up the presents and fortune. I'm sorry though...I can't let you go. You've seen my face now. Pity...Just when you just married too." "Do you have any idea to whom you've attacked?" Wu asked. The woman shrugged her shoulders.

"It doesn't matter. Strong or weak...everyone dies." The woman snapped her fingers and smiled as the pirates circled to ninja.

Dareth looked up from the balcony

"Get out of here!" He yelled. "Theirs to many!" There were far more then they thought.

"Kill them..." The woman yelled.

The ninja slammed the door closed and ran toward the back.

"Pixal you still have that secret room?" Lloyd asked.

"I haven't used it in some time, but yes." She threw three knives at the button and the floor opened up.

"Keep to the ground!" Wu called out climbing into the land bounty followed by Nya and Jay.

Kai jumped into Katana, as Pixal climbed into the Samurai X mech.

Cole helped Kairi into the seat as Zane did as well. The hatch closed above them as the driller activated and drilled down below the base.