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14th Wedding: Winter Wonderland

Ema

I woke to the sound of meowing and the feeling of paws on my chest. Tsubaki and Azusa were trying to wake me up. The alarm clock was going off and I slapped the button as I sat up. I knew three things, it was 9:00 am, I was in Natsume-san's apartment, and that there were cats that needed to be fed. I tossed the blankets aside and put on Natsume-san's slippers. I fed the cats and made breakfast for myself, tucking the leftovers into the fridge for Natsume-san to eat when he got home later.

I was in Natsume-san's apartment because I had to be kept away from the apartments until after the wedding. A year ago, Papa came home and explained to us that Juli was under a curse, that kept his physical form as a squirrel. He also told us that he found a way to break the curse. The curse was lifted, and Juli returned to being a human. The same human form I thought I dreamt of when Louis-san took me to the park. It was also discovered that Juli and Louis-san were biological brothers. Juli was welcomed into the family by all, and my brothers volunteered to teach him how to be human again. Or so I was hoping. They wanted this to be a surprise for our wedding day, and the last time I saw Juli was about a month ago when he took me out to dinner then proposed.

Today was the day of the wedding and I had no idea what could happen today. I sat on the couch and watched tv for a while, and Tsubaki and Azusa jumped up to cuddle with me. I quickly grew restless and began cleaning the apartment and packing my suitcase. Hopefully after today I would get to go home, not that Natsume-san's apartment was bad, but his cats are almost as needy as their human counterparts. I had grown bored of video games for the time being because I had beaten all of the games in Natsume-san's apartment -mind you that it was a lot- and got a good night's sleep for the past week. I heard my phone ring and I answered it as I was doing dishes.

"Hello?" I inquired.

"Imoto-chan?" I heard Kaname-san's voice.

"Oh, Kaname-san. Good morning."

"Good morning. I was wondering if you were up yet. Mom wants you to get ready there, then be brought over to the apartment. Louis-san and the triplets are on their way over."

"Alright. How is Juli?"

"By our standards, a man worthy of you. You really miss him, don't you?"

"I do miss him, and he was always worthy of me."

"Of course he is. We just taught him how to be a man."

I face-palmed, knowing where this was going.

"How'd you manage that?" I inquired.

"Well it was a rather extensive lesson-"

"I've heard enough."

Kaname-san laughed, "okay imoto-chan. Remember to enjoy today."

"I will," I responded. "See you soon."

"Likewise."

I hung up the phone and the doorbell rang. I opened the door to see Louis-san and the triplets.

"Don't you have your own key to your apartment?" I inquired as they let themselves in.

"I forgot the spare when I left," Natsume-san responded.

I rolled my eyes and quickly finished the dishes. Tsubaki-san and Azusa-san were staring at me with a light blush on their cheeks. I was only wearing a pink tank-top and back spandex shorts.

"We have some time before we need to get ready," Natsume-san explained, breaking the silence. "So you can relax a bit."

Tsubaki-san and Azusa-san continued to stare.

"Please stop staring. Don't give Juli a reason to hate you more than he already does," I began.

"Juli hates us?" Azusa-san inquired.

"Well he did hate Natsume-san and Tsubaki-san, I haven't been around him recently though. So I don't know if his feelings have changed," I responded.

"He doesn't mind them too much anymore," Louis-san answered.

I sat on the couch with natsume-san and his cats jumped onto my lap. Tsubaki was resting his paws and hand on my chest and Azusa was napping in my lap. I gently pet Tsubaki and he purred while Azusa began playing with his tail.

"They really seem to like you," Natsume-san commented, picking up Azusa and placing him in his lap.

"Well I actually feed them at the correct times," I responded and Tsubaki meowed in agreement.

I wanted to cuddle with the cats all day and if I didn't have a wedding today, that's exactly what I'd be doing.

"So what have you been up to?" Tsubaki-san asked.

"Cooking, cleaning and taking care of your cats," I replied, lying on my back and cooing to Tsubaki.

"Really? Do they sleep on you too?" Natsume-san inquired.

"Azusa sleeps on my thighs and Tsubaki likes to be across my shoulders. They're very warm but I always wake up with a mouthful of cat fur," I explained.

An hour or so of catching up later, Louis-san suggested that I get ready. Louis-san began curling my hair as I held Tsubaki in my lap. His purpose was to keep me distracted while Louis-san worked. He moved to do my makeup and the cat protested. I gently stroked his fur to keep him from fidgeting.

The wedding was going to be at the apartments, just our family being the ones to attend. No one else. We were to have the ceremony in the living room, and take pictures out by the tree in the front. Despite the fact that it was winter, we wanted outdoor pictures. We would go back inside to have dinner, then Juli and I would leave the next day on our two week honeymoon to the vacation home in Yatsugatake. A nice quiet wedding. I let out a relaxed breath and the triplets gently put my dress in its protective bag. Natsume tossed me a sweatshirt and sweatpants and I put them on over what I was already wearing. I put on my shoes and we packed everything into Natsume-san's car. I sat in the back between the triplets while Louis-san and Natsume-san were in the front. I leaned my head on Tsubaki-san's shoulder, explaining that I was going to take a nap.

"Sleep well imoto-san~" was the last thing I heard before I fell asleep.

I woke up on a gold, ornate couch, in what looked like some sort of VIP room. I sat up to find that I was wearing my wedding dress and had a white rose in my hair. I looked around, extremely confused. Something soft flicked my shoulder. It was Tsubaki's tail. Why was Natsume-san's cats here? The cat jumped off the couch and onto a table by the door. Azusa appeared next to him and swatted at a bouquet of roses in a vase on the table. I stood to go pick them up and noticed that they matched the rose in my hair. Both cats meowed to catch my attention and they disappeared through a crack in the door.

I followed the cats and the only thing I saw was a yellow carpet that led into darkness. A hand reached out to me, and without thinking, I took it. I was pulled into the darkness, then suddenly, the room was illuminated. My eyes took a moment to adjust to see that I was in Juli's arms, who was grinning like a fool. My brothers around us were clapping and cheering. I was extremely surprised and confused.

"You look beautiful Chi," he commented.

My dress was a ball gown with a fitted bodice and a feathered skirt. It also had a silver sash. I was wearing white ballet flats and a blusher veil. Juli linked my arm with his and we followed the carpet up onto a stage, where Kaname-san was waiting.

"We are gathered here today to unite these two souls in holy matrimony," Kaname-san began.

I looked around the room as he talked and the only illuminated spot was the stage. His question caught my attention.

"May I have the rings please?" Kaname-san inquired.

Wataru-chan brought the rings up to Kaname-san and we took the rings from him.

"I, Ema take you Juli, as my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part," I recited, starting to feel the tears form at the edges of my eyes, putting the ring on his finger.

"I, Juli take you Ema, as my lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part," he responded, slipping the ring on my finger.

"Does anyone object to the marriage of these two people?" Kaname-san inquired.

None of my brothers spoke, just grinned stupidly.

"You may now kiss the bride," Kaname-san responded.

Juli pulled me to him and brought my lips to his. He pulled away a moment later and I stared at him, happy that I was having such a good dream before my wedding. Suddenly, more lights came on and I saw that we were in the sunrise residence. I was extremely confused and asked Juli to explain.

"We just got married," he began. "Why are you so surprised?"

I gently pinched his cheek and my eyes widened in surprise. I fell to my knees in shock and Juli caught me.

"Chi! Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, just, I thought I was dreaming," I explained.

My brothers began laughing and Juli helped me to my feet. Juli pulled me into an embrace and kissed my temple.

"This isn't a dream," he whispered and I felt the tears prick at my eyes.

"Chi, please don't cry," Juli said again.

I leaned into him and felt Juli nuzzling into my hair. I managed to convince myself to stop crying because we still had pictures to take.

"What's wrong imoto-chan? This is supposed to be the happiest day of your life," Kaname-san inquired.

"It's nothing. I was just convinced that I was dreaming," I responded and used Juli to steady me.

"C'mon Chi-chan, let's go eat," Juli suggested and we followed our brothers into the dining room.

"I want to make a speech," Louis-san began, tapping his glass with a fork about midway into the meal.

Wataru-chan stopped telling me how pretty I looked and we turned to listen.

"Juli, to see you with Ema today and how happy you make her, I wouldn't want anyone else to be with her. I hope you two have a happy future together," he finished and everyone clinked their glasses.

"So, I have to ask," I began, setting down my glass of wine. "What happened while I was gone?"

"Juli is pretty much all of our good qualities rolled together, plus his unconditional love for you," Kaname-san explained.

Juli smiled sweetly, much like Wataru-chan, or Tsubaki-san when he clearly did something wrong.

"There was a lot of fighting. Mostly just Juli yelling at us because we were mean or rude to you nee-san," Fuuto-kun explained.

"I thought we weren't going to tell her that," Tsubaki-san put in.

I gently massaged my forehead. Juli laughed and Louis-san laughed along with him.

"I'll explain everything later tonight," Juli responded.

"But we want to tell the stories Juli-nii!" Wataru-chan whined.

"Go ahead Wataru-chan. Tell the story," I cooed.

'The day that you left, Juli was sitting on the couch reading a jewelry magazine, trying to find an engagement ring for you. Then we decided to help him!" Wataru-chan began.

"Picking out the engagement ring took a total of two days. Reinforcing the fact that the thirteen of us shouldn't do anything together," Ukyo-san explained.

"In the end it was Juli's decision, but we advised him as to how a normal proposal and wedding would happen," Azusa-san continued.

"Juli, how are you handling this?" I inquired.

"If I have to deal with this for the rest of my life..." Juli began. "I can handle it. So long as I have you Chi."

I smirked, my psychology training kicking in. "So you do realize that you too are a wolf now?"

Juli's eyes widened at the sound of his own nickname used against him.

"A wolf?" Iori-sna inquired.

"Juli often referred to you all as wolves, and me as your prey. Juli hated young men, but now he's become a member of the pack," I explained. "Which brings me to my next question. Do you guys consider Juli part of this family?"

My brothers fell silent, then Masaomi-san cleared his throat.

"As a representative for all of us," he began, my brothers nodding. "Juli is the biological brother of Louis, Louis is our brother, therefore Juli is also our brother. Also, whether we like it or not, we accept him as your husband."

My brothers nodded and I smiled.

"Thank you for accepting me into your family," Juli said cheerfully.

We finished dinner and soon after, Juli and I went to bed in my room. Juli helped me get out of my dress and I wiped the makeup off of my face before jumping into bed. Juli changed into a t-shirt and sweatpants before climbing in with me.

"Did they eat least take you shopping?" I inquired, nuzzling into his shoulder.

"Yeah. It's in the closet in my room," he responded.

"Good," I mumbled and closed my eyes.

"Goodnight Chi," Juli cooed, kissing my temple.

"Goodnight," I replied before I fell asleep.

Pookles: YAY The premise of Juli actually being Louis' brother comes from another author. I can't remember the name at the moment, but if you find the story among the archives, it's really good! Read it! If you are the author of this story and you are reading this, leave a review or pm me and I'll give you proper credit! Promise!

Ema: Now I have to worry about Juli too?

Wataru: Please read and review so onee-chan doesn't cry! We don't want onee-chan to cry!

Pookles: Thank you everyone who read the story and especially to those who reviewed and were here from the start. You guys are the reason why I was so motivated to finish writing this. I have another story in the works, so I promise I'll post something again soon! Stay tuned! And I'll see you next time!