Finding You, Again
Us 32 - Wedding and Happy ?

"Are you uncomfortable about something?" asked Julie, who was sweeping make up on my face.

He misinterpreted the cause of my blushing face all of a sudden.

"Ah-no. Don't worry" I tried not to smile, so as not to ruin the makeup on my half-finished face.

Julie smiled at my answer, and continued her work.

I was wildly repeating a scene that happened last night in the cabin.

I'd love to punch a presumptuous mouth that questions Duke's decision to return. I am ashamed to remember that moment.

I have to concentrate so as not to think things through. Remember, there is still a coronation ceremony that requires you to appear flawless Lui, my mind warned.

My brain was rogue uncontrollably, imagining what would happen after all this frenetic wedding event was over.

I'm not that stupid, so I don't know what's going to happen. I know, just in outline of course.

Ughhhh...This is sad, I complained for the umpteenth time.

Of the many things that I have to worry about - coronation, granting of insignia, and of course, trying to walk straight without falling down to the altar - that was the main source of my anxiety.

From that moment on, I suddenly started to become very conscious about my body shape. Is my body pretty beautiful to look at? or is it just embarrassing?

I never judge my body from the point of view of sexuality, because I keep it lean for the sake of professionalism as a ballerina.

I also never received any comment about my body from men. My ballet partner only praised how beautiful my dance was, not my body. Does that mean my body shape is bad?

And after remembering how the Duke's body shape I accidentally saw up close yesterday, I grew even more insecure.

Because the body was so perfect, my brain vividly remembered all the curves that had formed in her body.

Stop Lui...!! My fear will be even more lazy to get rid of the shadow, if I think about it for too long.

And don't start talking about knowledge and experience.

My experience in the field of 'it' is of course zero, because I live in a strange world, while for Duke---in-my guess he will be more experienced. Just look at his handsome face!

I now regret never asking about his past.

Well, but that's natural, considering we just met a month ago. My knowledge of Duke is also very limited. Then I will boldly marry her?!!

What was I thinking?!

Oh Lui's.... What the hell are you doing? Stop thinking about the weird stuff! My mind's irritated.

I should not doubt this decision, simply because of the lack of my insight into s*x. That statement sounded ridiculous in my head.

I don't want to think about it!!! I screamed in my heart.

Such a wild shadow, was incompatible with the tension that engulfed my entire body at the moment. All the wedding preparations must have disturbed the stability of my mind.

Or maybe, I just lack sleep, because of last night.

After we returned to Manor, Myra lectured me and Duke at length. But we accepted it willingly, because we deserved to be scolded.

But due to the incident I was only able to close my eyes at 3 am.

This is of course bad, because at 6 am Myra had forced me to get up to prepare.

Julie came in an hour later and took me to the salon. I'll do the whole preparation process in the salon, then from there, I'll head to where the event takes place.

I launched a protest on Myra earlier, because the wedding ceremony will be held in the afternoon. No need to get me ready that early. But of course Myra doesn't ignore my words. And now I know why.

Once again I underwent a complete treatment from the tip of the foot to the tip of the head.

Julie repeated all the activities I had done three days ago.

Is this necessary? my mind bitterly. After all that process, Julie only had 2 hours to decorate and prepare my clothes.

The wedding ceremony will take place at dusk - winter has shorter days - and the coronation ceremony at night after the sun sets.

And thankfully, the weather was rather supportive with the sun, after a bit of snow fell earlier.

My wedding dress was specially designed so I wouldn't feel cold. The clothes were made under Myra's strict supervision within a week. And I think it's been amazingly fast, because Myra demands so much detail.

When it was finished, the dress became amazingly beautiful and most importantly warm.

Almost entirely white, but lace and also the pearls that adorn the edges are soft blue. The blue-white embroidery and the ribbon embellishments were perfectly woven into the dress, making the dress look as if it had been meticulously painted. I like it of course.

Although my taste is strange, but I admit that the dress is very beautiful, especially after seeing the shoes that become her partner have heel wedges with a height of not reaching 5 inches. A perfect model to support the well-being of my feet.

Charlie cried out in amazement at the sight of the dress, and once again shouted his frustration at not being able to attend.

Myra managed to calm Charlie down, promising to make a video call during the ceremony.

It also managed to reduce the burden of my guilt, because I knew how disappointed Charlie was.

Tok...tok!!! a slow tap made Julie stop her brushstrokes.

"Log in" I said.

Oscar appears at the door with a super handsome makeup, having worn a tuxedo suit and also a thick coat with fur around the neck.

"I only needed ten minutes to get dressed, and you haven't even put on your dress yet" she said, shaking in disbelief.

Thank goodness her face looks cheerful. I was worried that he would appear with a sour face. Oscar still has a bit of an objection to my choice to be with Duke.

Julie bowed her respects towards Oscar, before then continuing her makeup.

"You don't know how much I want to be a man right now, so as not to have to go through all of the******bizzing whimper" I grimly complained.

"Ehmm. actually Scion is also undergoing many rituals at this time. I don't think you should be envious" Julie said with a smile.

"really?" Duke didn't tell me he was going to undergo any ritual for me.

Maybe he's living a werewolf tradition that I wouldn't understand.

"He came out of Manor almost at the same time as you, and I didn't see him again after that. The current manor is almost empty" explained Oscar as he sat leisurely on the corner sofa.

Hmmmm... The Duke was busy too.

After this event, I knew Duke still had to prepare an inhumane rendezvous to discuss something.

And since this was only the first time it happened, Duke was trying hard to make everything perfect. That alone was actually enough to make him bother. But it turns out that wedding preparation and coronation is also no less troublesome.

"Stretched?" oscar asked as he looked at my reflection in the mirror.

"Of course, more than anything" I replied, staring back through the mirror.

Oscar smiled, "I can imagine, you've never been close to any man before. Suddenly now you're getting married. I'm really interested to hear from Duke how your night will be" he said ignorantly.

"Oscars!! That's not funny" I exasperated, his words aptly stuck to my uneasiness.

Julie had to hold my head to be quiet, because I was yelling at her too tight.

Oscar turns his attention to the phone in his hand, realizing his teasing will only make Julie slow down.

"Who was the long-haired girl who had dinner last night with us?" suddenly tanyanya.

"Oh... Roan?" There are only Roan and Tita. And Tita had short hair, very short. And again, Oscar had met Tita at the Delmora Mansion before. Only Roan was unknown to him.

"He's Duke's friend. What's up?" many wonder.

It's not usually Oscar asking about someone. "Nothing, it's just like he's a unique person" he replied in passing.

Strange pleasantries, my mind.

I actually wanted to ask Oscar something, but the worry kept me quiet. Usually Oscar would be upset if I asked about this.

I have to ask, my resolve.

"Oscar?" call slowly.

Oscar looked up with raised eyebrows.

"Did you tell Dad that I was getting married?" And right, Oscar's face turned sour.

"Of course, but he couldn't come. Only I have permission to enter this pack. Never mind, don't discuss anything trivial" he replied.

I was never close to father, because of his busy life, even after retiring from Delmor.

At first, I thought I'd see him more often. But apparently, he decided to go to France to take care of Delmor's wine cellar there.

A little bit of disappointment infiltrated my heart right now, I was hoping that at least Dad would call to congratulate me. But maybe he's busy.

Dad was not a person who could be silent for a long time.

But Oscar said it wasn't important. And I think he's right. I have no right to complain about Oscar.

You could say Oscar is closer to the guy I can call Dad than Dad. Oscar has been an amazing brother to me. I'm very lucky to have him.

I wanted to ask more about Dad, but Oscar interrupted with a question about the details of the next ceremony sequence, along with the completion of my explanation, Julie also finished putting on my makeup.

"I'm sorry, I think you should get out" Julie shooed Oscar away subtly.

Oscar got up from the sofa and went to the door. "I'll wait in front" he said.

I nodded, and in a hurry Julie began to put on that beautiful dress.

---------- *0o0*----------------

Apparently, in addition to agreeing to give Bee insignia in public, I also approved a series of non-essential rituals that precede the coronation later. So now I'm in the middle of the snow, going to face El and Roan fighting.

It's one of those silly rituals, which I had to fight El and Roan, to show Alpha strength before the coronation. The real thing is not necessary. All the pack residents know how I am.

My opponents are El and Roan because they are going to be Beta and Gama. And since the three of us had connected with the mindlink, it was decided we were fighting in human form

I don't mind fighting El, but Roan-she's a girl.

If it was in wolf form, I never thought about it, but fighting Roan in human form made me a little frustrated, having to suppress the ego that did not allow me to injure women.

I never thought of her as a girl, but that doesn't mean she's not a girl. It sucks!

And because of that, I crippled Roan as soon as the fight started.

That way I don't have to think at length about modesty in women.

Roan walked out of the field looking at me irritated, of course because he hoped that he would be able to fight for more than just three minutes. But I beat him easily.

Roan's ability to fight as a human was certainly far below mine, as he had never received any fighting training as a human. I excel by a landslide.

The Elders as well as the Gentry in the pack who were spectators, applauded politely at my victory. Without cheers like when Brawl yesterday, because the fight was very clear the result.

As for El, I have to work a little harder. For 8 years outside the pack, just like me, El also practiced human martial arts. And our capabilities are almost balanced.

I won't forget, El once defeated me while practicing sparring without the power of werewolves. Therefore, I will be fully concentrated in dealing with it.

El bowed 45 degrees in my honor. After raising his face he smiled. "I'm happy to have the opportunity to fight with you Scion"

That polite sentence was a sign, he wanted me to fight very seriously, because El would do the same.

"I'll enjoy it!" I completed that answer, with a smile that was no less polite.

As soon as Elder Victor signaled, I lunged at El's feet. He dodged smoothly, then slapped a punch into my face.

I dodged within just a few centimeters. I could even hear the whirring of the wind accompanying his punch.

El's punches and kicks came crashing after him.

I also sent many replies and spikes. But ten minutes passed, none of our blows hit the target.

We stood facing each other, then laughed. "I didn't think you could avoid it all" I said.

"I also did not expect if it turns out that none of my blows hit you" he replied.

"Round 2?" I said, holding up my index and middle fingers.

"With pleasure Scion!" The answer.

I'm going to expend a little more of my werewolf power now. Obviously El is not an opponent that I can defeat in the usual way.

My speed increased sharply in this round, and I could see El's face starting to get nervous, as some of my punches went in with a bang. I could feel how El also began to draw his werewolf power.

Slowly this fight began to break out.

El managed to sweep my cheek with a fist as I let my guard down, but I countered it with a belly kick and a punch in the chest.

His face began to frown in pain, but El was still trying to stand up straight. Showing proof the fight is not over.

Well then, I'll give him what he wants.

My flight entered successfully, and El bounced 2 meters back.

With increasing speed, El certainly missed seeing my last attack earlier, therefore now he is lying down while glaring in disbelief.

His jump to wake up started to waver in pain. This is my chance before he recovers.

I threw a fist at his chest, which he managed to catch. But he needed both hands to hold my power and that was the gap I wanted. I raised my right leg and slammed into the side of his body in a crushing manner.

A cry of pain escaped from El's mouth, and he fell to his knees. He had not yet woken up, I put my fist right around his neck, as a sign of this fight I had won.

More excited cheers filled the air. Unlike during the fight with Roan earlier, my fight with El was definitely more interesting. The elder and also the gentry present now displayed a satisfied face. They are entertained of course.

In the corner of the eye, I saw the young gentry horde clapping politely with wry smiles. They belong to the gentry group who doubt why I chose El as Beta.

They were actually the same warriors as Quinton's followers, but a little smarter because they weren't instigated by Amon's words. They should be grateful to still have his gentry title until now.

This fight show will give a little idea of how El's strength. They're very stupid to still say El doesn't deserve to be Beta.

Elder Victor called us to come forward gathered before him, Roan followed shortly afterwards.

A row of empty words of praise passed through the ears of the three of us unhindered. Then Elder Victor took Alpha's blood from the coffin he had handed to me. He poured a small part of the bottle into the ground bowl.

His hand deftly drew an ancient symbol for the werewolves on the palm of El and Roan's outstretched right hand, using Alpha blood. Marking their binding to the pack and the entire Alpha before it.

Then Elder Victor handed me a small knife.

I scratched my palm, and the bleeding was held by Elder Victor in the same bowl as my father's blood.

After the blood had fused perfectly, Elder Victor handed the bowl to me.

Roan and El lowered one of his knees to the ground in front of me.

I drew the Beta symbol on El's forehead, and the Gama symbol on Roan's forehead. They are Beta and Gama under Alpha Duke Theobald.

After a while the blood painting disappeared from their foreheads, seeping into the skin and would flow along with their bloodstream. Likewise the symbol that was in their right hand, the symbol had disappeared into the bodies of El and Roan.

As soon as I receive Alpha blood tonight, El and Roan will also feel a slight change. Their strength will increase as the Alpha power enters my body.

After that the three of us stood before Elder Victor, receiving another long speech that I was reluctant to listen to. What do I want to gain from an empty talk full of insincere manners?

Then there were more comments from the other Elder, which I more or less heard as a warning, that my power was absolute, but if I did anything bad as an Alpha, it was, they'll move to protect the pack's citizens.

It's sweet, isn't it?! They threatened to overthrow me if I did anything stupid. That's the point of this conversation.

"Well done My boy!" Mom came up to me after it was all over.

She rubbed my hair with a satisfied and proud face. "I'm sure your father would be very happy if he saw you today" Mom said in a hoarse voice.

I nodded and gave him a lightning hug.

I wanted to talk to him, but El waved and told me to go back to Manor.

I'm a little late. The sun was tilted to the west, the wedding ceremony was about to begin. And I couldn't possibly attend it bare-chested like I am now.

"Go quickly!" Mom patted my back slowly. Mom herself has been wearing dresses and makeup for the ceremony, she actually does not need to attend the unimportant tradition earlier. But he came here as soon as he finished preparing.

Nervousness and excitement began to defeat the irritation that I had felt earlier. Finally today comes------ I'll marry Bee.

And there's no need to pinch myself to know that this isn't a dream, because the gentle touch of Bee's hand last night still felt on my skin. Soft and warm hands. The hand that is a few hours away will be mine.

---------- *0o0*----------------

The duke!

After successfully undergoing half of the path I had to take to reach the altar, I was finally able to see it.

I've been so grateful to be able to walk that far without falling, considering that my knees have been shaking so much ever since I got out of the car, if it wasn't for Oscar's hand, I must have been unable to walk since.

The Duke stood in front of Elder Victor while smiling widely once our eyes met.

And of course he is more than perfect. I tightened the grip on Oscar's hand, as my legs suddenly lost their strength again, and my eyes began to water with shock.

Duke does not wear a tuxedo, but a comfortable trench coat that fits perfectly on his body, with an upright collar and length reaching the calf.

It was jet black, but the embroidery and embroidery that adorned it were mostly dark blue and white, in tune with the color of my dress.

Her hair had been cut a little shorter, and was now neatly combed, disguising a little of the white color that was normally above the ears. Her charming face, will be able to make any woman look at her when she sees it.

Duke's sparkling green eyes were in stark contrast to his surroundings, as the other eyes that were now looking at me were brown or yellow. Those eyes barely flickered, staring one after another at my approaching footsteps towards him.

I will admit it willingly, she is indeed dazzling! my inner. And I still wouldn't believe it, if anyone said this perfect creature would be my husband any minute...

It's not real! my mind started to get nervous.

How could I possibly marry a creature from a fairy tale like Duke? He is handsome, very sweet and also kind. Do I deserve to be with him?

Unreasonable thoughts, began to abuse me, as I got closer.

Oscar took off his hand, when he got to the stage. He looked at me for a moment and smiled. "Blessed!" whispered while giving a small peck on my cheek.

His hand then took off my grip and moved it to the Duke's outstretched hand.

Of course this wasn't Lui's dream, the gentle and warm touch of Duke's hand brought me back to real nature and belief.

This is not Lui---'s beautiful dream is real!

---------- *0o0*----------------

I stepped steadily up the wide tree stump that would be where Bee and I made our promise.

There Mom was ready with her phone. I know he promised Charlie to make a video call during the ceremony so I don't comment.

"Rumpy?" El whispered from behind me.

"Stupid question!" my sift. El just smiled a little at my answer.

Of course I'm nervous. The greatest obsession of my life will be realized soon. I can be nervous.

Pack citizens stood regularly guarding the road that would be where Bee walked in. The little ones who stood holding baskets full of flowers - the Mada with its toothless tooth was also there - began to twitch impatiently. They stick out their little heads waiting for Bee.

A buzz of vigor and curiosity crept under the large tent. From the conversations I heard at a glance, most of the pack-citizens - especially women - wanted to see Bee immediately in her wedding dress.

"Bring the bride in!!" elder Camille's sharp voice, as if splitting the ice in the air.

Along with that command, the murmur and hum became silent. The warrior standing guard also stopped walking and sat neatly on his hind legs.

Music dominated by the sound of ocarina and violin sigh filled the air, immediately changing the atmosphere to be calmer and shahdu.

Five seconds later an amazed cry began to sound from the end of the line. And I saw the cause a few seconds later, which was Bee walking towards the ceremony.

Everything around Bee looks unreal in my eyes, as Bee has stolen all the light from around and made the objects around her - including Roan-dull. Bee's body figure is striking because of its beauty.

The long dress of a blend of white and blue waved softly due to the winter breeze. The tail of the dress is two meters long, following Bee's steps.

Bee's low-lying hair was adorned with small flowers arranged alluringly.

And on his head was a small shiny crown. Bee's head was indeed shrouded in a transparent veil, but that veil could not hide even a hint of her beauty.

With a slow step Bee walked in the sea of flower clusters that have been thrown by children with joy.

Bee greeted Mada with a wave of his hand as he looked at her. Mada replies with all her heart, until Lyla must calm him down, lest he jump in Bee's arms.

And then I drowned in the clear blue pool on his face.

Those eyes have now looked at me lovingly, just like they used to.

Eyes that make me able to face whatever fate throws at me.

Eyes that will accompany wherever I step foot after this.

The eyes that I will make sure are always near me.

The End of 'Us'