One year later…

"DAMN!"

Jarred threw the offensive piece of cloth away from him, and almost kicked the edge of his bed, but he merely sat on it frustration, just as a timid knock sounded on the door, and Thanikah's head peaked inside, "Jarred?"

He sighed as he stood up, "Hey. Sorry. I… don't know how to do a tie to save my life."

Thanikah laughed as she took the necktie and made him stand up, pulling on his collar as she reached back and fixed it for him. "You look good, Jarred."

He smiled, "Thanks… you too, Thanikah." The drell rolled her eyes as he said, mainly because she wasn't used to the soft blue-green asari dress that she wore, "Your mom suggested this color, you know. I don't mind it, it's the cuts on the dress that kind of piss me off."

"Why? It looks pretty good at you."

She glared at him and pointed at her dress, which showed off the sides of her abdomen a generous view of her chest, "I hate the asari who made this."

"Come on." Jarred said as Thanikah finished the tie, "Edison likes it. He's been drooling since he saw you in that dress."

"Well, as much as I love him, he is a bit of a perv." Thanikah said as she smoothened the tie down and fixed Jarred's suit. "But I guess I should get used to it now… Amira and Tristan's wedding is going to happen in a few months."

"Yeah… maybe you should married next, Thanikah." Jarred said as he looked in the mirror, gazing at his reflection.

Thanikah scoffed, "We're still in the dating stage, Jarred. Don't rush us." She shrugged as she headed out the door. "Your dad told me it's almost time. You should head downstairs."

Jarred stopped and lowered his hands, gazing at himself in a human suit, wearing a tie. Thanikah looked back at him, and saw the panicked look on his face, and she smiled as she stood beside him, putting her hand on his. She looked at him through the mirror, "You're going to be fine, Jarred."

He swallowed, "I'm getting married."

She nodded, "Because you proposed. Because you love her so much you want to marry her."

"Am I doing the right thing, Thanikah…?" Jarred said, looking a little nervous.

She shrugged and said, "Do you feel like it's the right thing?"

Jarred was quiet for a minute, before he finally said, "Yes… yes, it's the right thing to do."

Thanikah smiled encouragingly again as she smacked him on the lower back, "Then get down outside, lover boy. Let's get this done."

Jarred took a deep breath and nodded, and Thanikah opened the door for him, as they stepped out and headed downstairs into the front yard.

Jane had set up the 'altar' on a tent beside the beach again, with chairs on either side of the aisle, where the Normandy crew, both old and new, sat. Joker and EDI sat beside Nicholas, and on their left was Instructor Jack and Kasumi Goto. Behind them were the Urdnots… Wrex, Bakara, Mordin, Shepard and Grunt. On the other side of the pew were the ex-Cerberus agents, Miranda Lawson and Jacob Taylor, with Liara T'Soni and a drell she introduced as her husband, Feron. Tali sat behind them, with Kaidan, Cruz and Traynor.

He looked around, and saw his father, Edison and Tristan standing by the altar and he went to them, grasping hands with them before standing beside his father, "Hi dad…"

Garrus' mandibles flared as his son stood beside him, and nervously fidgeted with his suit, "Hey, Jarred. Kind of makes me happy that we didn't have this sort of wedding in my time."

Jarred looked up at his father, "You didn't marry Mom this way?"

The turian shook his head, "We had Admiral Hackett marry us, with only a few witnesses." He chuckled, "Nothing this fancy though. I get the feeling she's making up for her own dream of a 'fairy tale wedding' by doing this."

"I knew I should've just married her on the Normandy." Jarred sighed.

Garrus laughed his mandibles twitching, "Then you'd have a problem containing all these guests." He nodded towards the doors of the house, "Besides, you're my only child. You deserve something special for your wedding."

Jarred pulled at his collar again, and Garrus shook his head as he pulled at his son's shoulder to make him look at him. He fixed his son's collar, "Stop fidgeting. You look good enough."

He sighed as he let his father fix his suit, "Yeah. I'm good… pre-wedding jitters, I guess."

Garrus laughed, but soon somebody started the music, and he smoothened his son's tie one last time. The front door of the house opened, and Thanikah stepped out, holding a small bouquet of flowers. Jarred looked over to Edison, who swallowed at the sight of the drell in a blue-green dress. Behind her, Amira stepped out as well, wearing the same blue-green dress, but she had removed her helmet again, and her dark black hair was fixed on the top of her head with curls flowing down in strands. He heard Tristan sigh, and he looked over his best friend, "Why are you sighing for, Tristan? You'll get married in a few months."

"I wish it was tomorrow." Tristan said, whispering, "But she wanted us to finish the house we're building in Rannoch first."

Jarred grinned and looked at the door again to see his mother, who was acting as Meiou's maid of honor, coming down on a blue-green human dress. From the corner of his eye, he saw his father nod approvingly, and as she passed by them, she winked and stood at the opposite side of the aisle.

Finally, Meiou came out from the door, and Jarred's breath quickened at the sight of her. She was wearing the dress she wore during their shore leave, but there was now a small train of chiffon that flowed behind her. Her hair was pinned up, and a small tiara held it together, with a veil on it that went down her shoulder. She smiled at the guests as she wound her arms around James Vega's pre-offered arm, who she picked as the one to give her away. They walked down the aisle, and as they got to them, James bowed and kissed Meiou's hand, before offering it to Jarred.

He nodded to his Instructor, and took her hand, weaving his fingers with hers. Meiou smiled as they made their way up the altar. "You're shaking a little, Jarred." She whispered.

"Am I?" Jarred said, "Sorry… you're just so beautiful. I feel so damn lucky." He smirked down at her as Samara stood in front of the altar. "Besides, I can't wait to get back to the apartment. As good as you look in that dress, Meiou… I prefer you naked."

Meiou's face turned pink as she bowed her head, and Samara raised her hands.

"Dearly beloved…" Samara said, "We have gathered here today to support the marriage of our friends, Meiou Seishiro and David Jarred Vakarian." Meiou smirked as Jarred winced with the use of his real name. "As I believe no one here objects to the union of these two, let us listen to them as they speak their vows to each other."

Garrus came forward and gave a ring to Jarred, who took it and slipped it into Meiou's finger. "Meiou…" He started, "A long time ago, all I cared about was proving people wrong. I was… obsessed in proving to people that even though I'm a turian-human, I can be stronger than them. But everything changed when I met you." He looked up at her, and her eyes watered with tears of joy as she smiled, "Tristan told me… I can be your teacher… your guide… to show you all the things you have missed. And my mother told me that you could be my reason… to live. Something to protect." From behind him, Jane and Tristan smiled. "You've been in the dark for over fifty years. And… I… want to show you everything you want to know. And to love you every day while we're together."

A tear fell down her eye, and Meiou wiped it away as Amira passed her a ring. She took Jarred's hand and put in on his ring finger as he had done, "Jarred, when… you caught me from when I fell from my tank…" Jarred blinked, as he didn't know that she was already conscious at that time, "It was the first time… in a long time… that I felt warmth. You have been with me since I woke up. You taught me about the galaxy that I knew too little of. You defended me, and took great care of me… that it only seemed natural that I would fall in love with you." At this, her face flushed pink again, "You are my light. My guide. And… I want it to be that way for the rest of my life. I love you."

Jarred smiled, "I love you too…"

Samara smiled at them, "Then by the power vested upon me as Councilor for the System Alliance, and as a Siari priestess, I now pronounce you… man and wife." She nodded at the two of them, "You may kiss your bride, Jarred."

Jarred grinned at Councilor Samara, and pulled Meiou into his arms. She let out a squeak of surprise, before almost melting in his arms as he kissed her. Their friends and families clapped and hooted, James whistling loudly, cheering on the new couple.

Meiou separated from him a little and hugged him, before putting her lips near his ear,"My light… my light…" She whispered, making him shiver at the heat of her voice, "Shall we get this over with, so that we can go back to our apartment?"

Jarred laughed, "Oh you bet." He kissed her again, before turning to their audience, smiling and waving as they stepped down the altar as husband and wife, towards the new stage of their life.

THE END