The Day Has Finally Arrived

[Mia]

"I look like a cow."

"You look fine."

Naomi looked up from her reflection at Ichigo, who was still wrestling with Naomi's hair. "We should have waited until after I gave birth."

"Naomi." Ichi sighed, pinning up the last of her hair. "You look beautiful, pregnant or not. And when Max see's you walking down the aisle, he's going to think the same thing."

"You think so?" Naomi asked, biting her lip.

"I know so." Ichi smiled, going to the mirror to smooth out her dress. She, along with their other sister Skyler, were bridesmaids.

Naomi's mom, Mia, came into the room then. "What's taking so long?" She asked, looking over at Naomi. She smiled then when she saw her daughter. "Ohhh, Naomi. You're beautiful. The dress is perfect for you." The dress was pretty simple. The front was pretty plain, the design being mostly in the back

Naomi turned after hearing her mom's voice, smiling and blushing a bit. "Thanks mom. You're dress isn't too bad either."

Mia laughed softly, turning and moving out of the way when Skyler came in with Arielle. "Hey, look who it is."

"Ma!" Ari giggled, reaching out her hands to Naomi. "Mama!"

"Hey babygirl! Don't you look gorgeous in your dress? Trying to show up mommy huh?" Naomi laughed, taking Arielle and kissing her nose gently, getting a wet kiss in response.

"Mama!" Was Ari's answer, giggling again.

"Hey!" Shane poked his head in, a scowl on his face. "What's taking so long? They're ready to start in there."

"Bah!" Arielle squirmed out of her mommy's arms, and waddled over to her uncle, reaching up her arms to be picked up.

Shane opened the door wider, picking up the little girl, careful not to wrinkle his suit.

"Shane? Shouldn't you be up there since you're a groomsman?" Mia asked, raising an eyebrow. "You too, Ichi and Sky."

"Yeah yeah. We're goin. Just hurry up." Shane said, leaving the room, followed closely by Skyler and Ichigo. "Say bye bye Ari."

"Bye~!" Ari giggled.

[Tori]

"Max, will you relax already?" asked one of Max's groomsmen, as well as brother, David, who was watching as Max was pacing back and forth anxiously.
Max didn't say anything, but he did stop pacing for once, stopping in front of a mirror to take a look at the suit he was wearing. "Sorry, bro." he finally spoke, watching David walk up behind him in the mirror, not bothering to turn around to face him directly. He was wearing the same suit as Shane was wearing, seeing as they both were Max's groomsmen, but David would be standing next to Max because he was the best man in the wedding. "I'm just nervous, is all."
David put his hand on his brother's shoulder in a reassuring way. "It'll be fine, Max. I promise you; it'll be worth it."
Max grinned softly towards his brother, opening his mouth to add something in, but was interrupted by someone skipping down the hall singing. "Brooky, don't toss those flowers on the ground yet!" David called to his daughter, Brooklyn, who finished skipping over to the guys in her fancy blue dress with Toni right behind her fixing up his own tie, and smoothing out his suit before gathering into the group as well.
"How you feeling, Max?" he asked his son, giving him a gentle, comforting smile.
Max shrugged. "He's nervous." David said without giving his brother a chance to say anything, causing Max to glare at him. "What?"
"I'm not nervous." he through his arms over his head in frustration, "I'm just...."
"Max.." Toni tried saying in a soothing tone, "It's okay if your nervous, you know. Just as long as you know this is what you really want--"
"Dad! No! This..." he groaned, throwing his hands down to his sides again. "This is what I want. This is what I've wanted in a long time. Naomi..." he sighed, "She's the love of my life. And I'm willing to do anything for her." he finished, not even letting Toni or anyone add anything in when he turned away from him, spotting Shane coming in with Arielle. "Hey, baby girl." he walked away from the guys to grab his daughter from Shane. "Ohhh, you look beautiful. You know that, right?" He cooed at her, kissing her nose gently.
Arielle scrunched up her nose with a giggle in response. "Dada!" she squeaked, nuzzling her face in his in attempt of rubbing their noses together.
"Hey, Shane. How're they doing back there? Almost ready? Looks like some of the guests are starting to arrive." he turned back to Shane, setting Arielle back on the floor to spin in circles and giggle with her cousin, Brooklyn.

[Mia]

"They're...managing." Shane said, shrugging. "I think Naomi's freaking out a bit. She was worried about looking horrible in her dress when I got there, so I waited a sec to go in there. But I think they're ready to start." Shane ran a hand through his messy hair, sighing. "I'm just ready to get this all over with. Ichigo and Skyler are by the doors ready to walk in. I guess me and David will walk in with them, followed by my mom and you. Then Ari and Brooklyn, and Ryder and finally Naomi and your dad." He ran through the order outloud, nodding. "Good, alright then. Let's go." With that, he was out of the room.

Naomi stood outside the doors of the sanctuary, nervously twisting her hair around her finger while she and the other girls waited for the guys. When she noticed Shane walking down the hall, she sighed, biting her lip. "Ready?" He asked when he approached her.

"Yeah, I guess." She said, her voice shaking a bit. "Not sure?" Shane asked, raising an eyebrow. "No! I'm positive. I-I'm just nervous." She touched her stomach when she felt a light kick, smiling a bit. "The baby is nervous too."

[Tori]

Max nodded. "Well, I'm sure she'll be fine. There's nothing to worry about." he told himself more than Shane, and it showed a little bit. Then when Shane told him the order everyone would come in, he relaxed his nerves a little bit, nodding his head slightly. "That sounds about right." he said, letting Shane walk out with David, who led Brooklyn and Arielle down the hall in the back with them, getting everyone in order. Before Max went next though, he turned back in the mirror, closing his eyes shut for a moment or two before opening his eyes again, but to find Toni standing behind him, placing his hand over his shoulder. "You're family would be proud, Max." Toni said suddenly, causing Max to turn around. It was as if he had read Max's mind, for he was in fact, remembering, or more so trying to remember his family; his parents. Max looked at Toni, curling his lips into a half smile. "Thanks, Ton." And they headed in the back with the rest of the guys, making sure the bride and groom weren't able to see each other just yet.
Toni gave Max one last hug before heading over to Naomi, and Max headed over to Mia. This was it. Today, Max's life was about to change. For the better? He sure hoped so.

[Mia]

Mia looked up when she heard Max approaching, smiling softly. "Ready?" She asked, hooking her arm through his.

Naomi was sitting in a chair, her head leaning back against the wall. She was feeling a bit nauseous, but she figured it was because she was so nervous. Taking a deep breath, Naomi tried hard to calm down. Closing her eyes, she let the breath out on a sigh. She snapped them open however, when the doors burst open and Azalia ran through, which was a bit funny because she was wearing heels.

"Just, come through the doors." She said into her phone, snapping it closed. She sighed softly when her boyfriend Noah walked through with his daughter Sophia. "Hey." Lia smiled, hugging him.

"Hey there." Noah kissed Lia's cheek. "I have seats for us already. Come on, it's about to start." She took his hand, and then took Sophia's in her other hand and led them to their seats, none of them noticing Naomi sitting there.

They heard music starting then, and Shane took his place next to Skyler and Ichigo went to stand next to David. "Guess they're ready for us to start." Shane commented, hooking his arm through Sky's. "Ready?"

[Tori]

Max looked up at his soon-to-be mother-in-law, and gave a soft smile and a nod, letting her hook her arm through to his.
Toni walked over to where Naomi was, holding a hand out to her with a gentle smile across his kind face. "You ready, Naomi?" he asked not even waiting for her reaction and reached over to grab her hand in his, helping her back up to her feet again. He held out his arm to her hinting for her to hook herself onto him just as Max and Mia had done similarly.
Brooklyn and Arielle had a bit of trouble standing still, mostly because of anxiousness and excitement running through them. But as soon as David got them calmed down, and explained to the both of them what they would do again, they had calmed down, but not too much. Arielle would basically just be copying whatever Brooklyn does. David went over to where his group was, and hooked arms with Ichigo.

Meanwhile, all the guests were suddenly showing up later than planned. Luckily they were still just on time though. Jasmine and Autumn had arrived with their boyfriends, Junsu and Lanh around the same time some of Naomi's siblings came in, leading Hiroshi and Lauryn in as well, who ran ahead to grab their seats.
A couple minutes later, more of the Fosterlings began rushing through the doors. Katie arrived with her twin boys in their cute matching suits, with her boyfriend Nick, and her sister Trinity. "When cake?" One of the twins, Kyle, piped up, licking his lips as he asked. "Later. And your only getting one piece, both of you." Katie replied, letting go of Nick's hand when they found their seats, but put the twins in the middle of them just to keep an eye on them better; particularly Kyle.
Finally, a few more minutes passed by, and soon enough, the rest of Max's family, and hopefully Naomi's family as well were all here and ready for the wedding to begin.

[Mia]

"Yeah." Naomi answered, biting her lip. "Do you think I'll be good for Max?" She was always worried that Max was making a mistake and marrying her would be bad for him. Of course she loved him, and she knew that he loved her, but she was still afraid that she would eventually drive him away.

Hearing the music start startled Naomi, and she let out her breath on a shuddery sigh. "This is it." She said nervously, resisting the urge to wipe her hands on her dress.

Shane ran a hand through his hair, turning back to David and Ichigo. "Guess it's time." He said, and began walking, slowly like they'd practiced, and so Skyler wouldn't trip in her heels.

[Tori]

"Are you kidding?" Toni pulled Naomi in closer for a hug before they started walking the aisle. "You're great for Max. He loves you, Naomi." he reassured her, pulling her in for one last hug before they were told that it was time to start. "It'll be fine. You'll be fine." Toni reassured her once more, hooking his arm around hers before starting the walk.

David nodded to Shane, wrapping his own arm around Ichigo's, and began walking out down the aisle just ahead of Shane and Skyler. Followed by Max and Mia. Max kept his head straight towards the front, but he could still feel all eyes on him. Which only made him slightly more nervous. But in an excited way more or less.

He heard the girls come up behind them, skipping their way down the aisle next, tossing pedals onto the floor with Ryder with them all the way up. Once everyone was in their proper place then, the men on Max's side, and the girls on the side Naomi would soon be on, Max looked down the aisle looking to find his father walking Naomi down the aisle next. This is it. Max thought, managing to curl up a smile to his lips, as his soon wife-to-be began walking towards him, closer and closer.

[Mia]

Naomi blushed when Toni hugged her, though she hugged him back and smiled. "Thanks Toni." She was still nervous, and worried, though she probably always would be. But Toni's words helped a lot.

Mia waited until it was time for them to walk, smiling all the way down the aisle. When they got to the front, she kissed Max on his cheek and went to sit on the front row. She turned to watch the little ones walk down, shaking her head at how cute they were. Especially Ari, who was just dumping the petals onto the ground instead of tossing them like Brooklyn was doing.

Finally it was time for Naomi to walk with Toni. She took a deep, nervous breath, letting it out on a sigh. She concentrated at first on walking slowly, she tended to walk a bit faster when she was nervous. But all concentration flew out the window when she glanced up to find Max smiling at her. She smiled back, excitement taking the place of her nervousness. When they finally made it to the front, she softly thanked Toni, and took her place next to Max, smiling up at him. "Hey..." She whispered so that only he could hear.

[Tori]

Toni nodded to her with a smile, and as soon as they started walking, Toni kept his arm wrapped around Naomi's. Once they too made it up to the front, Toni gave Naomi a small kiss on her forehead and another quick hug before heading down to his seat opposite side from Mia, and next to his niece, Lauryn, who immediately clung onto his arm once he sat down, watching the wedding from there.

Brooklyn and Arielle stood rather excitedly on Naomi's side with the other girls, Arielle a bit more fidgety than Brooklyn, as she wanted to continue tossing the pedals across the room.

Once they were all settled then, Max looked at Naomi through her veil and into her dazzling green eyes mouthing the words to her, "You look beautiful."

They had turned to the priest then when the vows were starting, and Max repeated the lines that they had practiced before, saying them just as well as the first time. Then took the rings from Ryder behind him, and Max was the first to slide the ring onto Naomi's delicate finger.

[Mia]

Naomi bit her lip, shakily reciting her vows back to Max once he was done. She felt silly for being so nervous, but she couldn't help but tremble slightly when he slipped the ring on her finger. Biting her lip, Naomi slid her ring onto Max's finger, smiling at him when it was on. Naomi felt a rush of relief when the priest declared them husband and wife, and felt a blush burn on cheeks when he announced that Max could kiss the bride.

[Tori]

Max kept the same smile across his face as Naomi recited her own lines followed by sliding the ring on his finger next. And as those final words of the priest were spoken, Max, hesitating the very slightest, lifted the veil over Naomi's head, brushed his hands down her arms to grasp hold of her hands, and leaned in for the kiss.

A loud applause took over the church then. Including the groomsmen and bridesmaids were clapping. Max smiled with relief, giving Naomi then everyone else a big toothy smile before leading his new wife back down the aisle and out to the next room for pictures to be taken, while being followed by the groomsmen, bridesmaids, and the kids happily. The crowd filled with friends and family hadn't stopped clapping, and had even stood up, each of their eyes following the couple out the door until they were out of sight.

"We did it, Nai." were Max's first words as soon as they got into the next room where the photographer was waiting. "I love you." he said again, kissing her even deeper than the first kiss, and with his arms wrapped around her pregnant middle, able to lift her up on her tip-toes rather than lifting her up completely in his arms.

[Mia]

Naomi blushed deeper when Max kissed her, more so from being kissed in front of people than anything else. She jumped a bit when everyone started clapping, the noise startling her, and giggled softly. Naomi gasped lightly though, when she felt the baby kick and dropped her hands to her stomach, a smile spreading on her lips.

Following Max out the doors, she grinned and happily kissed him back, her arms going around his neck. "We did." She breathed when they broke apart. "I love you too." She giggled lightly, taking his hands and placing them gently on her stomach so he could feel the baby kicking.

[Tori]

Max smiled wider then when his hands were suddenly placed over Naomi's belly. "I think the baby is trying to clap too." he chuckled, rubbing her belly softly before Arielle decided to suddenly jump in between them. "Dada!" she squealed, reaching her arms up towards him, "Up! up!" she shouted again. Max laughed gently, lifting the toddler up in his arms, kissing her head. "You have fun, Ari? You have fun throwing the flowers?" Arielle gave an enthusiastic nod, before burying herself in his chest sleepily, moving her thumb up to her mouth, getting ready to fall asleep right then and there.

Just when Max was going to talk to Naomi then, Toni walked in, crowding around the newly wed along with the bridesmaids and groomsmen, all getting ready for the pictures before they headed back out to meet with more family and friends in the dance hall where the dinner would be held as well.

[Mia]

Naomi was about to answer Max when Arielle pushed her way between them, demanding to be picked up. She smiled softly at how adorable their daughter was. She blushed a bit when everyone entered the room, and the next hour or so was filled with posing for pictures and smiling for a long time. Needless to say, her cheeks were sore by time it was done. Finally everyone moved out to head to the dance hall to take their seats, leaving only the bride and groom, Arielle and their parents. "You guys were so beautiful up there." Mia said, tears in her eyes. "I'm so proud of you two."