An Unprecendented Union

As many of you are no doubt aware, im the biggest fucking simp of Alucia, leader of this Amino. And considering how i adore her, wouldn't it be great if we were to be wed? :eyes: :eyes: :eyes:

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So I just got word that "yeah, that ain't happening." So instead, time for some wish fulfillment! Yes, for another entry for #FEHAPrompt28 Alu and I are getting married! Don't worry, both the marriage and permission to write this was consensual. :wink:

"Its time to smash!"

"OW! Stop being so rough with me!"

"It may be your first time, but I can't just hold back!"

"Can I at least have a breather!?"

"I'm not done with you yet!"

I struck at the wooden blade with everything I had, and it slipped out of Alu's grasp, the momentum great enough to have her lose balance and stumble. She tries to reach for the practice blade, but I already had mine at her neck. "Better luck next time, Isuppose," I say before taking back my blade. She sighs and grabs her blade again.

"Not my fault I literally haven't held a sword before," she countered, as she puts the sword at her waist. "Getting used to the heavy weight of the wood didn't help either."

"I know you held my sword, what are you talking about?" I point out mimicking her movements. She quickly grabs my throat in a near instant.

"We DON'T talk about that, Kima." While I ittedly enjoyed the choking a little bit, I nodded in understanding and she let me go. She dusts off her hands before wiping off her sweat with a handkerchief. "Still, if you're gonna teach me, at least show me the proper steps. I'm pretty damn sure I didn't even have the grip down."

"Your grip was fine, it was your stance that was sloppy." I used my arm to wipe the sweat off my brow. "It was literally beaten into me what stance I should make, so I thought the same would apply to you." She gave me a glare after that statement.

"I bet you were only beaten so much because you're such a masochist."

"Like you're much better."

"Shut it."

We made out way back to the castle, the sun beating down on us, and the wind hardly blowing. I swear, i felt like we were both on the edge of collapsing, but we struggled onwards. Our first thought was immediate: a change of clothes and a nice cold drink. We quickly went our separate ways while drowning ourselves with the water from our canteens, and started changing our armor. My new clothes made it much easier to relax and breath in, with a short-sleeved shirt and a pair of baggy pants I had specifically made by one of Anna's connections. The material made the wind still possible to hit my legs, but still sufficiently covered everything (they were arguably the best pair of pants ever). Once I finished changing, I head down to the dining hall, where the evening drinking started and some tables reeked of alcohol. Despite technically being able to drink the stuff, and i tended to find it detestable, and I just order a simple fruit drink. It apparently mixed some fruits from Hoshido and Elibe, making a unprecedented tasty beverage, and i usually downed it quickly. I took my time this evening though, as I needed to savor its coolness.

I slowed down even more once Alu sat down next to me ordering a drink (I it being a type of mixed drink, but I didn't bother to ask her and specify). I had to it, as much as I tended to tease her, she was stunning: the dark evening gown contrasted well with her pale skin, its beauty being in its simplicity. I found myself averting my eyes more than I really should, although I couldn't put my finger on why. Alu didn't seem to notice as she started to drink her stuff. "You can stand to be a little gentler next time, you know." I tried to keep my thoughts out of the gutter.

"You were the one asking for it," I retorted. "But if you're so insistent, we can take it easier learning form tomorrow." She seems to start cracking a smile as she turns to me, slamming the bottle on table.

"You promise?"

"Promise." We did some cheers as we continued to consume our beverages, though I it it was somehow hard to focus on anything but Alu. Even looking around the dining hall seemed impossible for me to do, which is what I usually do when I'm nervous. No matter what I did, my gaze fell back on her, and I started to notice the more subtle intricacies: the light eyeshadow and blush she had on, the way her hair trailed down her skull and onto her chest, and even the way her blue eyes shone when the torchlight hit them just right. I couldn't understand why, but the best way to describe it was... i was enamored by her. I found myself wanting to be alone with her.

And thats exactly what I tried to do.

"Wanna go out for a bit?" I ask her. "There's a really nice spot from here where we can see the moon and stars really well."

"But my drink!" She whined as she downed it some more.

"You can take it with you. If you want, I can get you more when we get back."

"Fine." She blew a kiss to Saber as we made our way outside. I take the lead as we cut through an area of thr castle that rarely anyone traverses, as the path was clearly not well made, and we encountered more than our fair share of branches hindering the path a bit. Despite the bumps in the road, we eventually make it to a grassy hill that overlooked basically the entirety of the town below. Looking up, the moon was waxing nearing its completion, and the stars shone brighter than ever. Alu seemed more taken by the sight over the town than the visuals above, which was slightly depressing, but its not like i expected anything less. She suddenly turned to me and placed a hand on my chest and came close to me. "Hey, I just got a great idea!"

"What idea?" I ask, taken aback by her actions.

"Let's play a game! With such a great view, we can definitely get a something fun going!"

I shrug. "Alright, I'm in, but what do you suggest?" She backs off and starts thinking looking around the area, as if to find the last clue to a great mystery. Almost as sporadically as she started, she came up with something.

"What about truth or dare? I having a lot of fun when doing it at a sleepover with Ninian and Sharena." Her excitement shown on her face, and the moonlight struck it made if seem like she was glowing, her eyes sparkling. I found myself unable to resist.

"Why not, I suppose?" I answer. "Just be wary that it may be a different experience from when you did it with your friends."

"Aw, how could that be? We're both good friends here!" She smiled, although i wasn't quite sure if was being serious or not.

"Yeah, yeah, I suppose. Do you want to be the first to get a truth or dare?" She excitedly sat down, raring to go.

"You bet. Hit me with a truth!"

"Alright, calm down now. Let me think..." i look into her eyes and try to think of a good truth, but almost nothing comes to mind. Between our teasing, we did spill a lot out to each other, so we were basically open books at this point. So I ask the only question I could potentially think of that she may not have answered before: "Any guys you like at the moment?" She starts to open her mouth before I interrupt with a condition. "Thats not Saber." She closes her mouth, and looks off into the distance towards the town. Her hesitation spoke volumes, as that usually meant it was something difficult to discuss, or something she wanted to hide. It seemed like the latter once she decided to talk.

"I mean, there is one guy I don't mind being with," she tells me, a finger tapping the top of her mug. "But i don't think I like him that way. He's practically the perfect friend, but not husband material, if that makes sense." I nod, and sip on my drink a little, and she looks me in the eye. "You're not gonna ask who?" I give her a smirk.

"Don't worry, I think I get the picture of who it is."

"And your dumbass wants...?"

"I'll go with truth this time."

"...shit." Alu takes her time thinking of a truth, and i ittedly can't blame her, as I'm arguably more open than her. Why I'm able to trust her with so much is an open question though, because I sure as hell don't know. She taps her drink some more and stares right into my soul, as if to expect an idea to form. She does eventually think of something, though its slightly underwhelming. "Do I look beautiful to you?"

"Yup," I answer without hesitation, which takes her aback. "Was that not the answer you were looking for?"

"Thats not it at all. Rather... not what I expected." She seems to blush a little bit and uses her hair to hide her face. I merely chuckle at this.

"Alright then, fair lady, truth or dare?" She blushes a little bit harder as she selects truth again. I was already short on options again, but I had to think of something. I didn't want to potentially force her to answer a question she's already answered, but what was left?

Then it hit me.

"Why do you hang out with me, then?" She looks at me, confused by why I asked such a strange question. Of course, before she could answer I decided to clarify further: "outside of just bring fun to be around." Practically in frustration, she put her chin on her palm, looking off towards the town again. Alu wasn't one to be lost in thoughts so easily, but i guess my questions truly caught her off guard. Between that and the less-than-subtle-romantic atmosphere, she probably wasn't thinking straight.

"The best way I can put it," she finally began answering, breaking a somewhat uncomfortable silence, "is that you put me strangely at ease. Like... just being in your presence kinda comforts me. I feel like I can tell you just about everything, and it seems that feeling is mutual." I nod in agreement. Its true that I trust her a lot more with personal stuff than I do other people, and while I knew she trusted me in a similar way, I didn't think it was fully reciprocated. Hearing this, however, I was happy. It felt as though I was one step closer to finally understanding her, and in general felt closer to her as a person. It seems as her answer made her nervous, as she shakes her head and starts speaking in a more awkward tone. "A-anyways, truth or dare?" I chuckle a little bit, and I made the first bold move.

"Give me a dare." I almost instantly regretted it once I saw her grin as if the devil was about to possess her.

"I dare you... to kiss me!" I was basically convinced the she had gone insane as she began to laugh her ass off. Whether or not I wanted to try and complete the dare was irrelevant, as I couldn't do anything with her practically spazing out, thinking she was so funny for suggesting such a dare. But I had to it, her laughing so hard at it only tempted me to do it. She started to calm down after a minute or two, wiping a tear that had started to form in her eye from the heavy laughter. As she does this, I set my drink down carefully and approached her, swallowing in an attempt to calm my nerves. I don't even know why i felt this way. After all, this was Alu we were talking about: we joked all the time about doing shit together. Why would kissing of all things break me? When I was standing in front of her, she was finally completely calm, although she still had quite the smug smile on her face. "Oh? You're approaching me? Instead of running away, you're coming right at me?"

"I can't kiss the shit out of you without getting closer."

"Oh ho!" She stands up, and practically presses her body against me. "Then come as close as you like." As soon as she says this I begin to lift her chin up a little for a better angle, and this alone takes her off guard, her smile slowly fading away. I used the opportunity to slowly lean down and plant my lips onto hers. Her initial reaction was shock, her body practically shaking once our lips fully connected, but she slowly came to the realization of what was happening, and practically accepted it. Being our first kiss together, I made sure I was gentle with her, making it so my lips were doing little more than brushing against hers. Every time I reaffirmed the kiss, a shock traveled through my body, the pleasure basically persuading me to embrace her and pull her as close i could. The moment I realized what I was doing I pulled away and started apologizing profusely.

"I'm sorry, I'm not sure what came over me." I'm almost ready to get on my knees and beg, but she only stands there shocked by what happened. "Alu?" It seems saying her name snapped her back into reality as she started apologizing as well.

"No, no, no, I'm sorry," she pleaded. "That was a dumb dare, and we shouldn't have done it." She tried to fake a smile. "Yeah, not at all." I could almost feel a sense of disappointment from that line, as if she was feeling the same way I was: taken aback by what happened, but still happy. She was terrible at hiding it unlike myself, however, as her smile was weak, as if ready to fall apart from denying to herself how much she liked it. "Anyways, my turn again, right?" I give her a weak smile in turn.

"Yeah. Truth or dare, honey?"

"Shut it." She hides her face using the darkness and her hair, but I could still sense an oncoming sadness. "Dare, I guess." I smile, a real one this time, because I knew just the one.

"You sure about that? You can take it back while you still can."

"I've made up my mind. Hurry and tell me my dare."

"I dare you to marry me then."

A deafening silence fills the air. I felt incredibly nervous, scared, and ittedly stupid for suggesting such a thing. Sure, marrying her wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but why should I basically force her into doing so? We were good friends, but nothing more. At least, that's what I thought, but so many thoughts in my mind and the recent events just seem to be pointing towards the opposite conclusion. We were basically Tsunderes, not knowing when to it to our true feelings. If this was true...

"What's your endgame?" Everything was interrupted by Alu's sudden cut in. She didn't seem upset, or happy, even confusion wasn't an accurate enough statement. She seemed more intrigued than anything else, although with a hint of anger, as if I was attempting to make fun of her.

"Nothing at all," I assure her, as I sit down, crossing my legs. "It seemed like a reasonable enough dare considering the one you just gave me."

"A kiss is an action; marriage is a commitment, and I'm not sure I'm ready for that."

"But you're not against marrying me?"

"Thats not the issue here!" She approaches me, with worry and anger in her voice. "I can't do something like that so sporadically. I... I need to make sure its someone I want to spend the rest of my life with!"

"And I'll be sure to make you happy." I uncross my legs. "I may not be the best in regards to husband material, but I would still do my best to make your life a happy one. If nothing else, you could literally call us best friends forever, and the marriage is just an official linking of that bond." I stand up and close the gap between us. "If you're so against it, I can make another dare, but..." I smile my dumbass smile. "I think we would make an excellent 'couple'." My smile starts to fade as I hear her start to sob, and rub her eyes. I start to worry and try to figure out something to do and comfort her, but she suddenly slams herself into me, hitting me repeatedly.

"You little shit." She sounded beyond upset, but the next phrase seemed to contradict everything I thought she was gonna say. "You better make me the happiest bride in Askr, or I'm gonna shove that branch up your ass!" It takes a moment for her words to sink in, for i wasn't entirely sure how seriously she was taking this, but I slowly smiled, happy to hear what she had to say. I gently embrace her, stroking her hair with one hand, while pulling her head towards my chest.

"I swear on my life that you'll be nothing but."

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It was nearly a month later that we held our wedding. It was originally planned to hold the ceremony in the vast throne room, but we both agreed that we should probably scale it back as the union itself wasn't so grand to begin with. We finally decided on a clearing not to far from the town, although there seemed to be instant regret over that choice once we arrived to see the incredibly large list of guests. The obvious came like Sharena, Alfonse, Anna, Kagero, and Ninian; but a surprising amount of others did as well: Draug, Saber, Sophia, Luke, Merric, Eir, Brunnya, and even Fiora... for some reason. Multiple the total thus far by 10, and thats probably half of the amount of people we had at the ceremony, awaiting the union. It was nerve-racking to see so many people to see it, and forced myself to hide away practically begging Alfonse to force some people away. He refused, saying that they already arrived, and it would just be rude to get rid of them so suddenly. I forced myself to accept reality, and got ready for the ceremony.

Sometime ed, and while waiting at the altar, I began to sweat due to sheer nervousness. I was already beyond shocked by the turnout, but I started to shake realizing I would see Alu in a wedding dress. Normally the thought of any girl in something like that wouldn't make me pay much mind, or put it off as cute, but now I almost want to hide at the thought... although I was also excited by the prospect. I always thought her to be beautiful, but I almost felt impure thinking of her in that dress, especially to marry ME of all people. I'm not all that special outside of tactical prowess, after all. I mean, I SUPPOSE I'm a good listener, but would that really be enough to justify-

The music interrupted my train of thought as I snapped back at attention and turned towards the aisle. Elise and Sakura were acting as the flower girls as the bride that was unmistakably Alu. I tried time and again to describe her in my head, but words simply didn't do it justice. In this moment in time, she was the most beautiful woman I had every laid my eyes on, no comparison possible. I tried to smile, but my nervousness distorted it to look like I was going mentally insane. For once in my life, I was glad Alu was looking at the ground. When she finally stood in front of me, she was still looking at the ground, but i could tell it was out of embarrassment of herself more than anything else, and like the nervous asshole I was, I decided to tease her on it.

"Is it me, or did the makeup people overdo it on the blush?"

"Are you nervous, or did you do things before the ceremony started?"

"Even if I wanted to, do you think I could given the circumstances?"

"'The risk of getting caught makes things more exciting', right?"

"Oh hush."

She laughed at her apparent victory, and I couldn't help but chuckle alongside her. Our priest for the ceremony, Wrys, started, but I wasn't exactly paying attention, and i noted by Alu's expression that she wasn't either, her nervousness starting to catch up to her. Seeing that she was starting to shake, I take her hands within my own, and I give her a smile. She looks up into my eyes and weakly smiles in turn. Even if I couldn't ease her mind completely, I was glad I could do anything at all. With that, most of the next few minutes was us trying to keep our nerves from breaking completely as Wrys dragged on and on about the importance of union and stuff, but he eventually asked me to remove her veil. I let go of her hands, and, with my hands clearly shaking, slowly remove the thin cloth from her head. I was finally   able to see her eyes clearly, and I was lost in them. Even though her eyes were the same color as my own, I greatly appreciated hers for some reason; maybe it was because she was the one who had them.

I could barely what happened for the next few minutes, but apparently we said our ittedly half-assed vows, Wrys finished his seemingly eternal speech, and I was asked to "kiss the bride". We both hesitated at the prospect, both of us nervous as it was only our second kiss, but I threw caution to the wind as I mirrored what I did the first time, and lift her head up by the chin, planting a kiss on her lips. There were cheers for our union, but I was blocking all the sound out enjoying my time with her in my arms. As I was about to continue, I came up with a brilliant scheme: I snatch her up to carry her like a princess and start sprinting out of the area, Alu screaming a little.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?"

"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! I NEED OUT OF THIS CROWD!"

"I'M GLAD YOU'RE IN YOUR RIGHT MIND!"

"ANY IDEAS OF WHERE TO GO!?"

"ANYWHERE QUIET!"

"MY ROOM IT IS!"

"I SWEAR TO GOD, KIMA!"

"ONLY UNTIL EVERYTHING CALMS DOWN!"

"ALRIGHT, BUT TOUCH MY ASS AND YOU WON'T FEEL YOURS BY TOMORROW MORNING!"

"RIP THAT IDEA!"

"K I M A"

"KIDDING! NOW HOLD ON TIGHT!"