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Tenel Ka Djo (hapanqueen) wrote in parabolical,
@ 2009-09-07 21:28:00

Entry tags:

castiel, faith lehane, jacen solo, sarah petrelli (née williams), tenel ka djo solo, xander harris

Who: Tenel Ka Djo, Jacen Solo, Faith Lehane, Sarah Petrelli, Xander Harris, Castiel. (Ceremony - Thread One) Then open to any guests for the celebration
What: Finally! Finally the Wedding thats been waiting for so kriffing long
When 7th September 2009
Where: Debs Lake, LA
Rating: TBD
Status:: In Progress

Tenel Ka Djo stood at the edge of the water, dressed not in white but in a elegantly simple dark green gown, holding in her fingers the crown of Hapes and wearing the ring her mother had given her on her right hand. The little man made lake was as ever stunningly beautiful, it was why she'd chosen it after all, and at this time of day, just at the cusp of evening she thought it even more beautiful. It reminded her of her jungle like Garden on Hapes. Where Jacen had found her the night they'd concieved Allana. It was perfect for this day. This day that was going to be more perfect than any other. For no other reason than she was finally marrying him. Jacen. The only man she had ever loved in all her life. From the day she'd first met him, lying about being of royal blood, saying she was just another trainee Jedi, till it was all revealed with a slice of a lightsaber blade and the accidental loss of her arm.

And then Myrkr, loosing Anakin, the Vong War. Vergere. The years where she wasn't sure how he felt about her. Those had been hard, The Swarm War, Alema Rar, dealing with Jaina, She'd known he loved her then, and they had Allana. And for a while things had been good, not perfect, but good. Until her world had been shattered aboard her ship over Kashyyk.

A burning world had broken her heart. And she'd thought she'd lost him, when Jaina's blade had pierced his heart it might as well have pierced hers too.

But they'd gotten a second, and then third chance here. And after some troubled times they'd found themselves again, rekindled a love she'd thought had left him forever. And it had led them here.

With everything they'd been through, with everything they'd done. It was a miracle to her that they'd gotten this far. But here they were. Here she was, standing at the edge of a lake with her friends beside her, ready to watch her become his wife.

She watched the dwindling light glistning on the water and a gentle breeze at her back.

Everything was perfect.

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Before the ceremony: Faith, Tenel Ka and Sarah

faithinthedark
2009-09-07 09:32 pm UTC (link)

The next time Faith even heard a woman whinging that it took forever to arrange a wedding, she was probably going to hit her. Two days this had taken, and really it had been quick.

Or forever depending on which way you looked at it.

Either way, they'd actually made it to the side of the lake. She supposed it was a downside to officially being fictional that they needed the angel to do the ceremony, but, as much as she would never admit it out loud, Faith kind of loved the idea. Married by an angel of god. Beat that church.

She had managed, somehow, to get hold of a dress in time, not pink obviously, but a pale jade green instead. As she adjusted a shawl over her shoulders, she glanced at TK with a grin.

"You ready for this?"

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Before the ceremony: Faith, Tenel Ka and Sarah

hapanqueen
2009-09-07 10:45 pm UTC (link)

Faith and Sarah had been amazing. And it showed that Sarah was the Goblin Queen, she didn't think this could have been pulled together in two days otherwise. It had been a last minute thing but she'd done it and she was here.

And she could finally breathe. Mostly. She wasn't married yet.

"Ready, yes, if terrified. Is he really still back there?" she asked mostly joking. This city the way it was she wasn't sure if she'd turn to see red and yellow eyes and a cold sneer on the face of her husband to be or if she'd blink to find herself back on Hapes and alone again.

She was terrified, not of the marraige, but of everything surrounding it. Of this city and its powers.

But she had sworn to glare, and glare she would. Amongst other things. Her wrath would be unpleasent to behold.

"We really got here didn't we" she asked, turning to her two best friends, torn between worry and utter shock. And happiness. There was a lot of that mingled in.

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Before the ceremony: Faith, Tenel Ka and Sarah

nopoweroverme
2009-09-07 11:48 pm UTC (link)

"If he tries to leave, he's going to look very silly," Sarah said as she went about one more all-over fuss of Tenel Ka's look, from hair to hem. "Literally. I put the Color-That-Must-Not-Be-Used to very good use."

That part was a joke, as she hadn't thought any pink-themed booby traps would be necessary, but there were things that had been necessary. She would never be able to stop what the higher powers in this city would do, but she had at least been able to throw in with protections to keep the random-encounter style attacks and other unwanted arrivals away from the ceremony.

Standing back up, Sarah looked at Tenel Ka. "You really did, and you are really going to go out there and really get married. Finally."

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Before the ceremony: Faith, Tenel Ka and Sarah

faithinthedark
2009-09-08 12:02 am UTC (link)

"For starters when he was rugby tackled to the ground by a girl half his size," Faith commented, with an almost innocent smile. It was safe to joke about such things when she knew there was no way it was ever going to happen. She actually dreaded to think what the reaction would be if she did try to rugby tackle Jacen down.

She stepped back, looking at TK's hair as Sarah finished fussing, lips pursed in concentration before she nodded with approval, grinning hugely.

"You're really doing this and he's really here and," she glanced over TK's shoulder with a grin to where Jacen was standing with Xander. "He actually looks about as nervous as you do. There is genuine bouncing and fidgeting going on."

She would almost defy the Powers themselves to interfere with this wedding, not just because she'd be mad, but she dreaded to think what Jacen would do. And then there was TK's glare.

"You look great, gorgeous even," she stated with a huge smile.

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Before the ceremony: Faith, Tenel Ka and Sarah

hapanqueen
2009-09-08 12:07 am UTC (link)

Tenel Ka was still nervous. Maybe she was supposed to be. But the image of Jacen in pink being rugby tackled by Faith certainly loosened her nerves some. Sarah was fussing and Tenel Ka could only grin back at her friend.

"I believe its perfect" she told her amused as Faith gave her approval too. They'd worked wonders, the both of them.

And Jacen looked nervous. Good. If she was to be nervous so was he.

"Thank you. Both of you. You have no idea how much this means to me, that both of you are standing with me right now. That both of you consented to take part today. You truly have become important to me, more and more every day since I arrived here, and you've stood by me through so much. Good and bad. I don't often get...what's the word, sappy. But I mean it, you have been my best friends throught everything. Thank you."

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Before the ceremony: Faith, Tenel Ka and Sarah

nopoweroverme
2009-09-08 12:47 am UTC (link)

Sarah listened, heart full, and yes, it was "sappy", but while she hated to cry, she was going to give the quick welling, sappy, joyful tears their due with a smile on her face.

"I know what you're after," she playfully accused as she ran a finger under each eye, "getting us to get all choked up so you look amazing next to our teary mess, but you don't need to, because you'd look amazing no matter what."

Careful of wrinkling or mussing that which they had just gotten just-so, Sarah leaned in and hugged Tenel Ka. Whatever L.A. had thrown at all of them, Sarah knew her life had indeed been changed for the better in so many ways because of her friendships with Tenel Ka and Jacen. Sometimes friendships weren't born out of likemindedness and instant rapport, sometimes they were born out of struggles or opposition – but it made them no less worthwhile for their difficult beginning.

"I wouldn't have been anywhere else but here for this," she said softly and it was true.

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Before the ceremony: Jacen and Xander

galacticsaviour
2009-09-07 09:37 pm UTC (link)

It was a foolish thought, of course it was. Even the idea of it was preposterous. But the fact was, as much as he tried to hide it, Jacen Solo was nervous. Nervous that something, anything would go wrong, from a demon attack to Tenel Ka changing her mind at the last minute.

He fiddled with the sleeves of his jacket, having chosen an Earth tuxedo to get married in. He'd considered going for something like his Jedi robes, but both that and anything in the style of his military uniform seemed like a mistake. They were symbols of his old world and as much as he didn't try to deny his past, it had no place here at his wedding. The Jedi, his position, her title, they had all served to make their relationship so incredibly complex. And it was only here on Earth that they were free to be themselves. So, in honor of that he dressed appropriately.

Even if it did leave cuffs that seemed to just want to be fiddled with.

"She's still there, right?" Kriff, now his nervousness would be on display. Still, he looked at Xander hopefully, as he stood to one side, his back slightly turned to Tenel Ka, or at least where she'd been moments before.

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Before the ceremony: Jacen and Xander

thexandman
2009-09-07 10:30 pm UTC (link)

"Nope." It was a terrible idea to tease someone like Jacen before his wedding, but when Xander was typically nervous - even if it wasn't for himself - he found making with the funny to be the best way to handle situations such as these. It was lighthearted. Fun. Loosened up the situation and everything. That, of course, depended on the company he was keeping. Xander typically found Jacen to be the good sort, so he was hoping that the playful tone in his face was enough indication that he was making fun. "There was a lady in a dress seen paddling her way across the lake in a cardboard box no more than six minutes ago. I think she's trying to make a run for it, Jackie."

Casually, Xander moved to his side to examine Jacen's wardrobe. "Kidding. She's getting prepped up, all excited for the big wedding day just as you are, pal. Don't you worry about a thing. That one would be crazy to pull Runaway Bride on you." Xander clapped a hand on Jacen's shoulder. "She's not going anywhere, so stop all this worrying business and...jeez, what's with the tie? Loosen it up or you're gonna choke to death in there."

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Before the ceremony: Jacen and Xander

galacticsaviour
2009-09-07 11:38 pm UTC (link)

There was a split second, just a brief one but there nonetheless, when Jacen almost panicked, thinking Xander meant it. He was just starting to consider such plans as jumping into the lake after her, when the rational side of his brain caught up and he gave a relieved laugh.

"I don't think I even want to know the details about what a Runaway Bride is," he laughed self consciously, before obediently loosening his tie a fraction. As tense as he was now, later it would have been starting to choke him slightly.

"I'm actually getting married," the one time badass Sith Lord looked anything but as the huge grin spread over his face. "I am finally getting to marry her. Have I mentioned lately how much I love this city? And my beautiful Queen who is about to be my even more beautiful wife?"

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Before the ceremony: Jacen and Xander

thexandman
2009-09-08 12:48 am UTC (link)

"Trust me, man," Xander said with a nod, "knowledge on Runaway Bride is the worst thing a groom could possibly have before their big day." Ha. A funny thing coming from one Xander Harris, as he was the official Runaway Groom of Sunnydale. The thought stung at him angrily for a moment, feelings washing over of both regret and bitter memories, but they were quickly overridden. Now was not the time to play pity party. Xander was the best man and he was supposed to make sure that old Jacen didn't have a panic attack before he tangled himself in the throws of marriage forever.

"Nice," Xander said, nodding in approval. The tie looked better. And the suit? Very fitting. "That looks snazzy. You've got my gold star of approval here."

He listened to Jacen's words, smiling at the genuine look on his face. He really did care about her. Xander could tell. And the doubt? It wasn't anything unusual. Just the wedding day jitters. Everyone got them, didn't they? "I'll tell you what," Xander started, brushing a spot of dust off Jacen't shoulder, "Tenel Ka is one lucky lady. And you? You're pretty darn lucky too. You don't find a strong woman like that every day, you know."

Arms moving to adjust the collar of his own suit, Xander took a step back. "If you want my advice? Don't forget this day. What you're feeling right now? It's gonna last forever."

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The ceremony

warriorofgod
2009-09-07 09:53 pm UTC (link)

Being a warrior angel meant Castiel often had to do unpleasant things in the name of the Lord. Fighting the forces of darkness and smiting evil when he saw it. So every once in a while, it was liberating to see something good in the world. Any world really.

And preparing to marry two people in love was liberating. Admittedly, he was no priest, though he liked to think he really slightly outranked those. How legal the union would be in the state of California was anybody's guess, but he suspected that no one here really cared about that. As far as anyone gathered here today was concerned, these two were going to be married and committed to each other only.

He stood with his back to the lake, looking at the pair with a gentle smile.

"So, are you both ready?"

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hapanqueen
2009-09-07 10:38 pm UTC (link)

Was she ready? She'd been ready since she was fourteen.

She looked over at Jacen, beaming. Beaming really was the only way to describe it. She loved him so utterly and finally she was getting to take vows and declare herself his wife. She'd donned the crown, not because of its link to her throne, but her link to her parents. Both of them, and she knew Jacen accepted that she didn't blame him for Isolder. This was the proof of it. And she thought he might even be proud of her now.

She turned toward Castiel, her hand still in Jacen's and nodded just once.

"I believe we have been ready for years" she told him

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galacticsaviour
2009-09-07 11:41 pm UTC (link)

She looked radiant. Jacen couldn't wipe the grin from his face as he looked at her, his Queen, who he'd been wanting to marry for half his life it seemed. The crown suited her and he understood the gesture behind it.

And he didn't think he was ever going to let go of her hand as he finally tore his gaze away from her to look at Castiel for a moment.

"Far too many years. So can we please do this before something else comes along and makes us wait any longer?"

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warriorofgod
2009-09-07 11:48 pm UTC (link)

Castiel allowed himself a smirk at the eagerness of the two of them as he watched them both, a couple who truly deserved this.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he raised his voice slightly so everyone could hear clearly. "As we know, we are all gathered here today to witness the union of Jacen and Tenel Ka. While the legalities of this city can confuse even the most intelligent of us, they are here to pledge themselves to something above the law. They have asked you, their friends, to watch as they swear by everything that matters to them, to the people who are important to them and to the Powers That Be that they are to be together, forsaking all others, for the rest of their lives. I would defy any law to be greater than that."

After all, legality was something that man invented. And in the angel's mind it was the truth of the sentiment in their hearts that bound them together.

He looked to Tenel Ka first, for any vow she would wish to make.

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hapanqueen
2009-09-07 11:57 pm UTC (link)

He was right, this was about more than law, laws were meaningless for the most part, so easily changed, she and Jacen knew that better than most. This, today was about more than laws. This was the love they shared, had always shared, even when she had believed everything lost.

She smiled to Castiel gratefully before turning back to Jacen

"Our lives have been, confusing, tragic, heartbreaking and cruel at some points. But also there has been friendship, heroism, friendship, truth and love. That was never more clear to me than that first day you saw Allana. Held her in your arms. I knew then as I know now. That in spite of everything and everyone that ever said otherwise. You and I are forever. And this city has made it possible that I should stand here today. So I Tenel Ka Djo, Daughter of Tenninel Djo and Prince Isolder, Queen of Sixty Three Worlds, stand here in a world where I am Queen of none, knowing with certainty that I have the blessing of my parents, of both my parents to say that I consent to be your wife. To love and honor you through all time, from now till I return to the Force. I love you Jacen Solo. And I always have."

She blushed slightly, finally finished, Tenel Ka so used to public speaking was shaking slightly just at her words, as if living in a dream, she could hardly believe she had gotten here.

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galacticsaviour
2009-09-08 12:11 am UTC (link)

Jacen held her hand tightly in his own, as his other hand moved to brush over her cheek, holding her head so her eyes would meet his as he listened to her, falling a little more in love with her at every word before it was his turn to speak.

"We both know that there have been mistakes in the past, pain and losses that I would have found unendurable if it had not been for you. Because through it all I have loved you. I loved you from the days when we first met and all I ever wanted was to make you laugh at my jokes, to see that smile on your face and know that I put it there. I loved you when we grew up, when you gave me Allana. And I love you now, in this city which has given us a new chance. And I promise I will love you for the rest of my life. So I, Jacen Solo, son of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo stand before you, with no rank or title, just a pledge that I will be your husband and I will love and honor you through all time, from now until I return to the Force."

His voice caught a couple of times in his throat as he talked but he kept going, still staring into her eyes and still with that smile on his face. "I love you, Tenel Ka Djo."

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warriorofgod
2009-09-08 12:17 am UTC (link)

Castiel watched them both the whole time, never doubting that this was the right thing to do. They were made for each other and frankly, it was about time they did this.

"Then," he spoke with a huge, beaming smile. "As an angel of the Lord, I declare it now that you are husband and wife. These vows and this bond, declared before the Higher Powers, let no man tear asunder."

Even with the smile, there was almost a dare in his eyes, a faint warning in his tone that he would take it as a personal offense if anyone did try to break this bond.

But that did not detract from the slight playfulness as he glanced at Jacen. "I believe it is custom to say at this point, you may now kiss the bride."

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hapanqueen
2009-09-08 12:20 am UTC (link)

Tenel Ka's breath caught as Jacen spoke, every word confirming how much she loved the man she was marrying. There were definite tears in her eyes by the time he'd finished. Ruining her makeup, she assumed.

She didn't for a second care.

And then Castiel spoke again. Declaring them wed. So simple. Just words, but she saw in his eyes that it was binding. She believed it, in any world, in any time. She was married to Jacen Solo. So in that theme.

"Custom be spaced" she said stepping forward boldly to kiss her husband.

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galacticsaviour
2009-09-08 12:32 am UTC (link)

Jacen also inwardly dared anyone to try to get between them as he looked at Tenel Ka, her make up smudged by the tears in her eyes. In his mind she'd never looked more beautiful.

He was almost about to protest at her defying of Earth custom when he decided he didn't care. He was kissing her, he was kissing his wife. His beautiful, sexy, feisty wife. And with that in mind he wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to him as he kept kissing her, even with the smile on his face, opening himself in the Force to her and letting her feel just how much he truly loved her.

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