Impending Nuptials [Ambriel, Davian and OPEN to reactions]
The priest nodded at Ambriel to indicate that it was his cue. Wedding vows. Ambriel smiled back at him gratefully and stepped forward, his wings rustling as he did. He reached for Davian's hands, giving the demon a look that was both fond and loving. All day, he had felt he had been floating on a cloud. He was going to get married to Davian.
"I was going to start," Ambriel said, "with the first thing Davian said to me when he first laid eyes on me. Since this was Davian and it contained profanity, I cannot. Needless to say, he called me a pigeon and thought I should immediately - well, he had colorful suggestions. So yes, the angel and the demon of the school did not get along. Who would have thought?"
There were a few scattered laughs among the crowd. "There are many, many trite sayings about love. But - another trite thing - clichés are clichés for a reason. They are the things that have stuck around. Like the saying that hate and love are never that far apart. And so, our initial annoyance at one another soon turned into something that was filled with confusion, passion and, in time, an infatuation that was hard to shake."
He grinned at Davian and it seemed the sunlight caught the angel's wings, making it as if they were shining with a warm, bright light. "Because, how could you not fall in love with someone who is so candid, so fierce and so loyal? Davian has always been proud of his sloth, but if he finds something he cares about - truly, deeply cares about - he will fight for it. He loves with his whole heart, his whole soul. He will readily admit that life might be tough sometimes, but he taught me that it's something to be enjoyed too. He anchors me and he loves me deeply, and his love covers a multitude of my sins."
Ambriel spread his wings, his expression becoming softer now. He needed a moment and the continued: "I vow to love you as much as you love me. I vow to believe in you and take care of you. If you will have me as your husband, I promise I will be there whenever you need me and I will never let you go. If there's anything I am sorry for, it would be that I have not asked you sooner. I shall love you forever, Davian, and I vow I will live by that love for as long as I can."