I Will Always Hate You.
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Chapter 12: Princess Creech.
It took an hour or so to get the ballroom reorganized. The broken glass chandelier was disposed of and all the wedding guests were calmed down and were sitting back on the benches. Following orders from a changed Prince Michael, the palace guards were released and returned to their original posts.
During the clean-up, Jackie took Inez to a mall in the Cyber Grand Tower on level six to buy herself a dress, so she could change out of her frilly wedding gown. When they returned to the ballroom, Inez was wearing a bright turquoise, spaghetti strap, floor-length evening gown, with silver flats. The girls joined Digit, Matt, and Slider sitting at one of the benches at the front of the ballroom.
As for the paparazzi, they were under control and at the front not too far from the priest. Reporter Erica Ram was standing in front of a camera, that was in view of any activity taking place at the front of the benches. Prince Michael was standing next to the priest, waiting for the wedding to begin - again.
The bridesmaids and groomsmen were lined up, facing each other once more. Slider had a white pillow on his lap, with the legendary Tikiville princess crown perched on top of it, alongside a couple of clips. By now, everyone was looking towards the double doors at the back of the ballroom.
Facing the camera, Erica Ram spoke into the microphone in her right hand. "Cyber citizens, we're here live at the Cyber Grand Tower on level negative five to witness the marriage between Prince Michael of Tikiville and former Big Kahuna Creech. Originally, Prince Michael was to marry Cybersquad member Inez Garcia, but after a final attempt to stop the wedding, the remaining members of the Cybersquad were able to apprehend the prince, and Creech finally confessed her feelings for the prince, and he returned the same feelings."
Once Erica quieted down, the organ player began playing, "Here Comes The Bride." The two guards by the doors opened them and Creech walked in, dressed in the same magenta dress she wore earlier, holding Inez's white bouquet of tulips in her hands. Since there wasn't much time for her to get fitted for a wedding dress, she had to remain in that dress, though that didn't bother Prince Michael, as long as he got to marry her.
Once she walked down the aisle and approached the front, Prince Michael grabbed her hands. They turned to face the priest, who opened his book, and began to read.
"Dearly beloved," he began. "We're gathered here today in the sight of the Tikiville gods to join together this prince and this princess in matrimony."
Sitting next to Slider, Jackie smiled, as a tear rolled down her cheek. "Weddings always kind of make me cry."
The priest continued. "If there's anyone here who thinks these two members of royalty shouldn't lawfully be joined together, speak now, or forever hold your peace."
"Cool," Slider whispered to Jackie, after a few seconds of silence. "Nobody can interrupt now."
Just then, the double doors burst open and a man, with similar features to Creech, ran inside. "Stop the wedding!"
Prince Michael and Creech turned around, as well as everyone else, to see what the commotion was about. The man had the same hair and skin colour as Creech. He was halfway down the aisle, when the two guards by the double doors managed to catch up with him. They grabbed him by the arms, as he hung in mid air.
"Not again," Jackie muttered.
"Daddy?" Creech asked, bewildered. "What are you doing here?"
"I went to the palace to go visit you, but one of the guards said you were at a wedding," Max explained.
"Oh," Creech said, turning to Prince Michael. "Michael, can you put him down now?"
"Right, sorry," Prince Michael replied, looking at the guards. "Guards, release him."
The two guards dropped Max and he fell to the ground with a thud. The guards then left to take their posts by the double doors again. Max stood up, giving Prince Michael a confused look.
"Creech, who's this?" Max asked, gesturing to the guy in the Big Kahuna crown.
"This is Michael," she explained, calmly. "And I'm his fiancé."
Hearing those last four words from Creech was enough to make her dad's anger boil. "WHAT!?"
"Daddy, I'm getting married!" she exclaimed, happily.
"Have you lost it!?" he questioned, angrily. "You're too young to get married!"
"But, Daddy," Creech began. "Michael is the prince of Tikiville."
"Really?" Max said, taking a seat on one of the benches next to him. He looked at Prince Michael. "Well, tell him I said welcome to the family!" (A/N: I credit Alisi Thorndyke for coming up with the idea of Creech explaining to her dad about her marriage to a prince, and her dad finally agreeing to it.)
"I'm right here, you know," Prince Michael said, making sure his fiancé's father knew he was there. "And thank you."
With that settled, Prince Michael and Creech turned back to the priest, who was standing there with an unreadable expression on his face. Out of all the weddings he attended, he had never been to one like this.
"Um, sir?" the prince asked. "May we carry on?"
"Right, sorry," the priest said, clearing his throat, and reading the book. "Do you, Prince Michael, take Princess Creech, to be your wife, your partner in life and your one true love? Will you cherish your union and love her more each day than you did the day before? Will you trust her and respect her, laugh with her and cry with her, loving her faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles you may face together? Will you give her your hand, your heart, and your love, from this day forward for as long as you both shall live?"
Prince Michael looked Creech directly in the eyes and said, "I, Prince Michael, take you Princess Creech, to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live."
"I'm not going to cry," Digit said, retrieving a tissue from his chest compartment.
The priest then turned to Creech and asked, "Do you, Princess Creech, take Prince Michael, to be your husband, your partner in life and your one true love? Will you cherish your union and love him more each day than you did the day before? Will you trust him and respect him, laugh with him and cry with him, loving him faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles you may face together? Will you give him your hand, your heart, and your love, from this day forward for as long as you both shall live?"
Creech was glad she was able to memorize the vows in an hour's timing. "I, Princess Creech, take you Prince Michael, to be my husband, my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live."
"That's my baby girl," Max told a woman sitting next to him.
The best man, who was standing next to Prince Michael, handed him a wedding ring, as well as one to Creech. Prince Michael reached for her left hand and slipped the ring onto her ring finger.
"I give you this ring to wear with love and joy," he said. "As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my wife this day and forevermore."
At this point, Jackie could be seen crying tears of joy, as well as a few others sitting on the benches. Digit couldn't hold it in any longer and just let it out.
Creech smiled, slipping the ring onto Prince Michael's ring finger and said, "I give you this ring to wear with love and joy. As a ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my husband this day and forevermore."
Even Max couldn't help but let out a few tears, finding it hard to believe that his only daughter was now grown-up and marrying a prince.
"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife," the priest said, closing his book, and looking to the guests. "Ladies and gentlemen, I present Prince Michael and Princess Creech of Tikiville." He then looked to Prince Michael. "You may now kiss the bride."
Everyone cheered and applauded loudly, as Prince Michael placed his hands on each side of Creech's face, and pulled her in for a kiss. She kissed him back, never feeling so happy before in her entire life.
Jackie stood up and made her way over to the newlyweds, with Slider right behind her, carrying the crown. Creech pulled back from Prince Michael and kneeled down in front of Jackie. Jackie took the crown and placed it onto Creech's head. Keeping it in place with her left hand, she used the clips Slider passed her to secure the crown in place, by clipping the crown by the perpendicular bars inside to the hair.
Creech then stood up and hugged Jackie. When the hug ended, Slider and Jackie ushered the groomsmen and bridesmaids towards the double doors. Creech threw her arms around Prince Michael's neck, as he wrapped his arms around her waist, in a tight embrace.
"Shouldn't we get going to the reception?" Creech asked.
"Yeah," Prince Michael replied, stepping back, so Creech could wrap her left arm around his right. "Let's get going."
The reception also took place at the Cyber Grand Tower in a banquet hall on level three. There were red velvet curtains covering the windows. The sparkling walls were white, while the floor was covered with shiny black tiles. Red and pink balloons were floating everywhere in the hall. There were also many round tables that seated a dozen people each, covered with red tablecloths, kitchen utensils, and cooked food.
All the guests were mingling with each other. Some were still eating, and some were on the dance floor, moving their feet to the beat of the music.
Prince Michael and Creech had just finished cutting the cake, when Shari suggested that they should play a game they played at her aunt's wedding. (A/N: They played this game at my aunt and uncle's wedding. It was so fun to watch. I don't know what's the point of it though, but it was funny! :P).
Shari whispered the game to Inez, Jackie, and the other bridesmaids, who giggled after hearing the name of the game. Jackie even added that they played the same game at her older cousin's wedding, and that it would be fun to watch.
While Shari blindfolded Creech with a dark blue cloth, Glowla grabbed four chairs from a nearby table and lined them up in a row. Mary Pat and Britney went to get Digit, Slider, Matt, and Prince Michael, and told them to sit down on the chairs. When asked why, they were told it was a wedding game. They took off their hats and in the prince's case: his crown, so the game would be more difficult.
When the four guys were seated, Jackie led Creech over to them, so she wouldn't bump into anything. The object of the game was for the bride to guess which one of the guys was her husband and kiss them. The guys couldn't talk, so she'd have to find another way to figure it out who was who. She didn't know who the guys were. All she knew was one of them was her husband.
Slider sat silently, as Creech felt around his face using her hands. She could feel his shaggy hair and remembered that Prince Michael had shaggy hair. But she didn't remember it being that long, so she moved on to the next person.
Digit, who was sitting next to Slider, also stayed quiet, as Creech felt his head. Feeling a buzzcut hairdo, she knew that wasn't her prince either.
She moved on to the next person. She felt his head and found shaggy hair. She didn't know for sure if that was Prince Michael. Who knows who the girls picked as her choices. She took a chance, and leaned down to kiss him on the lips.
When she pulled back and pulled off her blindfold, she was surprised to see Matt sitting in front of her, getting redder with every second that passed. Most of the guests had witnessed what happened and were laughing. It was a good thing the paparazzi weren't around during the reception.
Inez was as shocked as Creech was. She was going to kill Creech later.
"Wow, I'm never doing that again," Creech said, as Prince Michael approached her.
"Nice try, honey," Prince Michael said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Perhaps, you should take your mind off the game and throw your bouquet."
"Sure," Creech answered, smiling.
All the bridesmaids - Shari, Mary Pat, Britney, and Glowla - stood by Creech, their hands in the air. Inez and Jackie joined them, as well as other single ladies that were invited to the wedding. Creech had her back turned to them, so she couldn't see who was standing where.
With her bouquet of white tulips in her hands, she threw it behind her. She could hear all the girls scrambling to catch it. All the girls squealed when Jackie caught it in her hands. She smirked and turned to look at Slider, who was approaching her, turning a bit red.
"You know," he said, now red as a ripe tomato. "It could possibly happen."
Jackie giggled. "I know it will."
Before Slider and Jackie leaned in for a kiss, a loud yell echoed throughout the entire banquet hall.
"Slider, did you take the last chocolate éclair off of my plate!?" Matt yelled, approaching him, angrily.
"I thought it was my plate!" Slider shouted. "Next time, remember where your plate was!"
"There's not going to be a next time!" Matt yelled, clenching his fists. "You're dead meat!"
As Slider and Matt attacked each other, Inez approached Jackie, shaking her head.
"Some things will never change," Inez said, giggling.
"You said it," Jackie answered, nodding in agreement.
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