Hi there guys.

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well, so this is the last chapter and that's also the reason that this one is the longest of all. But by reading it you'll know why I couldn't do this in two sperate chapters. So feel free to read and take this last chance (for this story) to let me take you with me on a journey through a sea of feelings.

ATTENTION: I do not own DRRR! and only use the characters to take you on a little journey through my fantasies... That's the reason for rating M!

Chapter 24 – When everything changes with a single word

A murmur ran through people who had already taken their places. Surprisingly there were more than just the few people Celty and Shinra really did know personally. Apart from Shinras crazy father there weren't only Kyohei Kadota, Saburo Togusa, Walker Yumasaki, Erika Karisawa and the young teens Mikado Ryugamine, Masaomi Kida and Anri Sonohara. Also there were a lot of people the happy couple had met while doing their jobs or being around with others like Kasuka Heiwajima and his lover Saeki Kaji, Simon Brezhnev and Tom Tanaka. Even Namie Yagiri, who had been invited by her boss was there, dressed up in a for her unusual splendid dress.

So here they all were now, waiting inside of the big building.

Up front there standing was an old man, dressed up in a long white ceremony-robe and because it was a wedding in a modern western-style, he was wearing a magnificently black robe and a long white stole that was brocaded with silver glittering embroidery. With a gentle smile he was looking at Shinra who was plucking around nervously at his black tails and the matching cummerbund. He was nearly crumpling everything and so a calming hand laid on top of his own.

"Ne Shinra. It's okay to be nervous and I really do feel a lot like you now but don't crumple your outfit. Otherwise Celty will kill you" the Raven stopped him with a soft smile on his lips.

"Yeah, guess you're true. It's just that I'm so so so really damn nervous!"

"I know" Izaya giggled while carefully saving this information for later. Maybe someday…

"Besides Izaya where is Shizuo? I haven't seen him till now. Is he still with Shizaya?"

"No, no, it's all right. Shizaya is at my family's house and Mairu and Kururi are watching him. And don't worry, they will. I told them otherwise I would tell Shizu-chan about their secret box Mairu is hiding under her bed. It's full of pictures with Kasuka. Shizu-chan would kill them."

First Shinra said nothing. Even if he was really fast with understanding things today was not his best day.

Nervousness. Clearly.

"Okay and where is Shizuo now?"

At that moment Izaya could see the organist sitting down in front of the big church organ up above on the organ loft from the corner of his eye and his smile grew bigger. He leaned forward and right before the first sounds could leave the gigantic organ pipes, he whispered into Shinra's ear.

"It was her biggest wish for her most important day in life."

Shinra didn't know what the Raven was talking about but there was no chance to ask him anymore because Izaya had already leaned back again to straighten his posture; after all he was the best man.

But after the melody had begun to get even more beautiful he finally knew what Izaya was talking about. At the back of the church, the huge wing door was opened on both sides and a little later Shinra could see the blond ex-bartender and finally - his Celty.

From the first moment he saw her he felt like melting butte in the sun just from looking at her. She looked beautiful breath-taking, adorable, staggering - !

In short: She looked completely overwhelming and was the most gorgeous looking and fascinating woman he had ever seen in his entire life.

She was wearing a long white dress. It had long sleeves made of the finest lace and with small ruffles at the sleeves' endings. The neckline was gently caressing her breast in an elegant yet understated way. Right under her hips were countless gatherings in which a glittering, about knee-length, ruffled veil appeared. This veil was made of a fabric that was known as 'Glasbatist'. Shimmering through it and appearing under it was a next layer of the same fabric the top of the gown was made of; again decorated with many laces. And appearing next was the last layer made of a few layers with an equal length that were made of Glasbatist again.

A small tear ran down his cheek and he did nothing to hide it. How long did he have to wait for her to say "yes". And now she had. Right now he was the luckiest man in the whole wide world.

His heart jumped slightly when he watched her, taking the hand Shizuo was offering her. Then the two of them started their walk towards him.

A soft squeeze let him look aside slightly.

"Ssh. Hey it's all good. No need to be so nervous."

"No need?" the headless beauty whispered excited, "Good god Shizuo I'm about to marry! ME! I mean would you ever thought I could...? Him?"

But even Shizuo did understand here very well, he held back and only smiled.

"Do you love him?"

"Wh-? Yes…"

"That's all that is important. Trust me and trust your heart. You are doing the right thing."

She felt silent for a moment when something came to her mind.

"And what about my voice? I mean no one but you two and Shinra knows about this!"

"And if? Come on Celty. This is your big day. Don't let him overpower you just because you are worried about such things. Just let it happen."

And with that Shizuo gently patted her hand and felt silent.

Celty gulped but then she tried to concentrate on her lovely looking "almost-husband". He really did look cute, standing there in his black tails waiting for her. And only for her.

"Friends and Family of the bride and the groom, welcome and thank you for being here on this important day. We are gathered together to celebrate the very special love between Celty and Shinra, by joining them in marriage.
All of us need and desire to love and to be loved. And the highest form of love between two people is within a monogamous, committed relationship.
Celty and Shinra, your marriage today is the public and legal joining of your souls that have already been united as one in your hearts.
Marriage will allow you a new environment to share your lives together, standing together to face life and the world, hand-in-hand.
And it is going to expand you as individuals, define you as a couple, and deepen your love for one another.
To be successful, you will need strength, courage, patience and a really good sense of humor. So, let your marriage be a time of waking each morning and falling in love with each other all over again" the priest opened the ceremony after all the guests had sit down.

"So then, who gives this woman to be married to this man?" the old man then asked and Shizuo made a small step forward.

"That's me. Shizuo Heiwajima" the Blonde replied.

And with that he laid Celty's hand, he was holding till now, into Shinra's hand.

"Take good care of her. She deserves to have someone who takes her on hands."

Shinra smiled, nodding to Shizuo and so the Blonde stepped back again, standing rights next to Izaya now. He was standing close enough to him that Izaya could reach out his hand behind his back where no one would see. Shizuo took it, gently stroking it with his thumb.

Meanwhile the priest continued.

"Celty and Shinra, this celebration is the outward token of your sacred and inward union of hearts.
It is a union created by your loving purpose and kept by your abiding will. It is in this spirit and for this purpose that you have come here to be joined together.
So now let me ask you the most important question, coming from our hearts."

With that he first turned to Shinra.

"Shinra Kishitani. Do you welcome Celty Sturluson as your wife, offering her your love and encouragement, your trust and respect, as together you create your future?"

Shinra's heart was beating fast. He smiled at the priest and then at Celty.

"I do."

Now the priest turned to Celty. Luckily he was an old friend of Erica's uncle so that the black haired girl could inaugurate him about Celty's missing head. Otherwise he would have run out of the church right after seeing her. But he didn't and only smiled at the dulahan now.

"And do you, Celty Sturluson, welcome Shinra Kishitani as your husband, offering him your love and encouragement, your trust and respect, as together you create your future?"

Now the time had come. Finally. Now everyone would know about the second wonder that happened in her life besides the fact that she had given birth to such a nice and cute baby boy. Now. She squeezed Shinra's hand and Izaya did the same with Shizuo's who was wondering about who would be more nervous – Celty or Izaya. Then Celty's upper body moved as to take a real deep breath.

"I-I… I do."

Immediately a new murmur, louder than the one before went through the whole audience and even the priest was looking somehow completely thrown out of track. But then he couldn't do else than smile friendly and then continued.

"Now we will only listen to you two. Shinra, as you look at Celty, please say your vows."

Everyone looked at him. The normally crazy underground doctor was white al chalk in his face but because of the reddened cheeks everyone could tell that it was because his nervousness, not something else. Shinra cleared his throat and then began to speak his vow.

"Celty, my sweet Irish angel. When I first met you I was only a child that was doing everything his father told him. And so I did everything he wanted me to do with you. While growing up I realised that his intentions weren't the best and so I suggested you to live alone with me. To protect you. But living with you alone was not the same as it was before. You started to work as transporter for the underground and with every single day you left for work with your bike I felt upset even more and my worries about you grew bigger and bigger. And before I noticed it I realized that it had to be more than just 'being worried about a friend'. At this time I knew for sure that I had fallen in love with you. So here I am now, standing in front of you, blabbering like a small kid and holding your hand. But…"

He paused for a moment to breath slower.

"I'm not alone anymore. Starting today there never won't be a day with just me because now it's a 'we'! You, me and the greatest gift you could ever give to me; our cute little Shizaya."

Even Celty had no eyes everyone around was sure that she would cry out of pure joy now. At the least after the priest pleased her to give her vow now. By hearing her shaking voice they knew.

"Shinra. You're probably the biggest idiot I've ever seen. Especially when you were in high school, you were almost unbearable. You were annoying and you always gossiped around how much we would love each other.
At the time I did never really take you seriously, because I always thought it was just important to you "what" I am.
But then the day came when you have seriously asked me for the first time to be your wife. Then I understood that it was actually much more important to you "who" I am."

Celty made a small pause to take a breath. Shinra was smiling happily at her when she continued.

"Today we have a small, God-given, wonder, which has made us a special gift himself. Our son Shizaya I owe my voice... But it's you and only you I owe the greatest love on earth."

And with that the dulahan had finished her vow. Shinra felt like crying but pulled himself together. In contrast to the raven, who had some small tears running down his cheeks. Of course he was happy that everything turned out like it was now between him and Shizu-chan but only sometimes he hated himself for not being able to hold his tears back in situations like that.

His thoughts were interrupted when the priest now pleased Anri to give the rings to the couple. So the girl stood up and went towards them, holding a small white, ruffled pillow in her hands. She reached it out to Shinra so he could pick up Celty's ring from it.

Then he looked at his bride again and the priest said: "Shinra, as you place the ring on Celty's finger, please repeat after me:
I give you this ring to wear as a symbol of my abiding love, my eternal faith, and my undying devotion. It is an outward reminder of our inner unity."

And Shinra did after he had placed the ring on her ring finger. While repeating the priest's words he was still holding her hands so Celty could feel his shaking. Inwardly she smiled. Then the priest asked the same of her and she placed the ring on Shinra's hand. Then they were holding each other's hands while listening to the priest's words again.

"May these rings be blessed as the symbol of this affectionate unity. These two lives are now joined in one unbroken circle. Wherever they go, may they always return to one another in their togetherness.
May these two find in each other the love for which all men and women yearn. And may they grow in understanding and in compassion and may the home, which they establish together, be such a place of sanctuary that many will find there a friend.
May these rings, on their fingers, symbolize the touch of the spirit of love in the heart."

He paused to look at Shinra and everyone knew what would happen now.

"You may kiss the bride now" he said with a friendly voice but Izaya could tell that inwardly this old men was thinking about how this would look like. A young man kissing a… well a… fog.

But to the joy of all their friends he did. He closed his eyes and leaned forward to place a really soft kiss on the place where her lips had to be. Only imagining her lips felt so real for him that he first didn't notice. Only when he felt uncertain because of the whispers of the guests he opened his eyes and then blinked.

"C-C-Celty…you… your…Your head!"

But Celty who wasn't understanding what Shinra was talking about exactly only looked at him.

"What? What's with my head? Shinra, what is with my head?!"

Then she stopped. She felt something new and slowly she brought her fingers to her missing face to touch her own lips… but now…there really were lips. Her hand stroked higher up to her right cheek and while realizing very slowly Shinra could only smile with the happiest face every one of all had ever seen. He reached out his hand and gently touched her left cheek.

"Your head… I…can see it… Good god you…You look so beautiful…"

Then finally some tears of joy ran down his face. And Celty did the same. Finally understanding what has happened right now she began to cry, but still smiling, before she fell into his arms.

Till now everyone had kept quiet, not daring to say just one word. And even Shizuo and Izaya could only watch them without saying anything.

The only one who did was the priest.

"… That's a real wonder…"

And those words of him were the reason for all around to burst out in cheer and really every one of them felt unspeakably happy for the couple. How all this happened no one could tell and so they all were sure that the priest had to be right.
This was a real wonder.

"And now, to all the friends and family who have come to celebrate this incredibly magical marriage, I would like to present, for the first time anywhere, Shinra and Celty Kishitani" the priest ended the ceremony after he had given his blessing for the marriage.

Everyone around felt so happy for Shinra and Celty who could not just put their happiness into words. They only were more than just happy.

Later on the party all their friends were having fun dancing, eating and talking to each other. The party was celebrated in a big hall with a great balcony right next to it. And right there Shinra could find his beloved wife.

"Celty, there you are. I've watched for you. Are you alright?"

"Yes I am. I just came out here to think about something."

"Then tell me" Shinra said while meanwhile standing next to her, laying his hand on hers that was placed on the balustrade.

"I know why I got my head back."

"What? Really?!" was all he could say after hearing that.

But before he could ask her to, Celty began to explain.

"It is about that old legend. It's as old as the existing dulahans but it stayed a legend because it had never happened before. They say that a great and inexplicable wonder will happen, when a dulahan falls in love."

Shinra blinked.

"But why didn't this happen before?"

"Shinra. A dulahan is normally known as an evil fairy creature. We are used to kill because every human whose way we cross has to die if we want him to. Since our time being on earth we are supposed to be alone. I guess that's why my head came back to me. Izaya and Mikado said that it somehow materialized out of the fog. I think that this is big wonder."

"You mean dulahans get their heads back when falling in love? But others do still have you didn't."

"That's true but I wasn't just falling in love today. My biggest wish of all, to never have to be alone in this world ever again, has come true. So I guess that by falling love the wonder is, that the head will be a part of the whole body again but being married… I think I was lucky enough to…"

Then her voice broke but not out of sadness but joy. She was so happy and so Shinra embraced and kissed her again. They both felt so happy.

"Aren't they lovely…" the Raven asked more to himself while turning away again.

He was sitting on a stone bench that was one of four, built as a big circle in the middle of a big rose garden. Sitting there he was watching the stars that has appeared on the dark blue sky.

"Hi Shizu-chan" he then said.

The Blonde had to laugh slightly.

"Well, even if you are not the same person like you were before you enormous senses do work as great as ever."

"I guess…"

Shizuo's slight smile vanished by hearing the sad tone in Izaya's voice. And so he sat down behind him and laid his arms around him. Immediately Izaya leaned back into the warm embrace and stayed like that.

"So, will you tell me now why you are outside here? Why aren't you enjoying the party like the others?"

First the Raven said nothing but then he sighed and grabbed the hands of the Blonde, holding them tight.

"You know… I don't feel like celebrating right now. You know, it's not that I don't feel happy for them. You know I do but…"

But before he could finish his sentence Shizuo had grabbed his chin and turned his head around a bit to kiss him. Izaya momentarily melted into the kiss and kissed the Blonde back he deepened the kiss. But just before it could turn into a real hot kiss he broke apart and only looked at Izaya. Then he noticed something.

"Hey, what's this?"

Izaya looked up.

"What?"

"That. This shining over there, you see?"

"Yeah indeed. It seems that… it's the rose. The rose is…glittering."

And before he continued he stood up to go to the queen of flowers to have a closer view. When he had reached it he gently touched the rose to get that glittering thing. Right then he could see what it was. Being hold in his hands now was a small silver ring with a slender indent in the in it and in the middle of the ring was a small yet expensive looking white zircon.

Izaya was just about to understand and when he then turned around the bodyguard was right before him, down on his knee.

"Shi-Shizu-chan what are…you…?"

But the Blonde only took the slightly shivering hand Izaya's in his own and looked up at him.

"Izaya Orihara. We both do know that it is not allowed in japan for two men to be a couple like we are. But I do know too that the two of us never mind about what other people or at least the legislation tells us to. And because of that I am here now because I do wanna know something very important from you."

Izaya's shivering turned into a shaking of joy, inly by thinking of what would come next. And then the blond asked him. He asked him, Izaya Orihara, the one and only question.

"Izaya will you marry me?"

Izaya felt a small tear running down his cheek and then he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

"Oh god yes! Sure I want to!"

"Hoo. Thank god I was afraid I would have to throw the papers away and cancel that."

"Uhm cancel what exactl-?"

But a sudden paper Shizuo was holding out to him made him stop in his sentence. He just read the heading of it and only cryed tears of joy.

Standing there was the word "adoption confirmation".

Because of the power Izaya had while falling into Shizuo's arms they both fell to the ground. But it didn't matter to them. All that was important right now was that they both were here.

Together.

Now.

Wow... okay.

So it's finally done.

I've finally finished my story about how Shizuo and Izaya had found eacht other.

So... The first quetsion I got when I showed this chapter to a friend, she said: "Hey. Why the long wedding scene about Celty and Shinra and not Izaya and Shizuo?"

And somehow she's right. These two really have a short coming up in this chapter but I don't think that Celty and Shinra are that unimportant in their lifes and to tell the whole truth...

When I was a child I always dreamed of the perfect moment for this question, like most of the girls I know did. But my special wish was it to have this when all the people I know and love are around me or in a perfect time of being together alone.

Then I thought about how "kitschy" it would be if my boyfriend would hide the ring inside of something. But then I thought about the queen of flowers and how it looks like if she would "stand" outside, slightly wetted by the rain. How it glitters and then I had this idea. And I don't know what you think but for me this would be the perfect moment. (Even if I don't think my boyfriend would ever know)

So I hope you liked it and I do thank you all for going through this story with me and I do thank you too for all the followings, favourites, PMs and reviews.

And don't worry. While writing the last chapters I had some nice ideas about a few one shots of Izaya and Shizuo and also of Mikado and Masaomi. So maybe we'll "read" again then .

'til then stay who you are and thanks for all.

Yours

Delmelia1991