Forever & Always

[Jacqueline Styx]

Heart Stone Manner looked ridiculously perfect on the day of the wedding. It was winter in New Zealand, and the snow had fallen last night, leaving everything covered in a soft white powder. It looked pure and serene, setting the perfect tone for the rest of her life with Raziel. The colors inside the house were soft baby blues, to match Jacqueline's engagement ring. Jacqueline had her hands full the past few months with teaching and planning the wedding. However, today she knew it was all worth it.

Jacqueline looked striking and slim in her lacy white dress. She had not started to show her pregnancy yet and she was grateful for that. All the guests had arrived, and the wedding was starting. Jacqueline was lucky that the house she had picked out had a large ballroom type room. The doors were opened as Jac stood in the door frame. Her eyes searched the crowd until she found Raziel's eyes. She beamed at him as she began to walk down the aisle.

 

[Raziel Black]

Raziel had woke early today in order to get a brief run in before the busy day started. He had not seen Jac, much in the last couple of weeks do to the planning of the wedding and school. Raziel had been busy with work as well and had not much time to be home. All the kids came and went as they pleased now very few of them were ever home at the same time. Yet through all of that Raziel was still standing here in his white tux with baby blue tie and vest, waiting to be married to the woman of his dreams.

Raziel locked eyes with his soon to be wife and smiled the biggest smile ever. She glowed with an elegance and beauty that he had never encountered anywhere. He stood now waiting for the magical moment when they would be married.

 

[Jacqueline Styx]

Jacqueline walked gracefully down the aisle, never taking her eyes away from Raziel's. It was if he was the only one in the room. Jacqueline finally reached Raziel, she smiled a smile of utter happiness. She twined her fingers with his, facing him. She nodded at the minister to begin. She barely heard any of the speech about love and commitment, her head was swimming.
Finally he got to the final part. Do you Jacqueline take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? She had been waiting anxiously for those words. Jacqueline's eyes brimmed with tears, though none spilled down her face. She nodded her head. "I do." Jac pronounced in a crystal clear voice.

 

[Link Black]

Link had arrived just in time, well close enough. They had already gone through the long speech, and he was grateful for that. He stand in the back row, were he was less crowded with the rest of their guest. He didn't want to make much of an appearance and didn't want his foster keeper to see him just yet. He would have some explaining to do, with his disappearance here and there. He really was here just for Kiera, looking at the bride and groom. He had dreamt about that once, of course his bridesmaid was just a dream. After all he was just a friend, standing there with his hands in his pocket as he looked around for Kiera hoping to spot her before he leaves once again.

 

[Kiera Kaster]

Kiera was sitting in the second row, next to her boyfriend, Alex. The only thing that made this wedding tolerable was the fact that she had the handsome boy next to her. He looked nice dressed up, even if he didn't think so. Kiera reached for his hand, intertwining her fingers with his. She watched quietly as her mother and Raziel exchanged their vows. Kiera glanced over at Cameron who was beside her and then Katheryn, on the other side of Cam. Kat had tears in her eyes. Kiera rolled her eyes. Kat somehow managed to see the good and beauty in everything. Cameron was just watching, like she was.

Kiera's thoughts drifted. She hadn't seen Link at the wedding yet. She assumed he had decided not to come. It was typical of him to skip out on her, one of the many problems in their past relationship. It didn't matter now though, that was why she had Alex there for her. She looked over at him and gave him a warm smile. He really was something else. Little did Kiera know, Link was there and watching her from the back of the room.

 

[Alex Cullen]

Alex sighed as he watched the wedding take place not really paying attention much. he was only hear because Kiera had been so close to begging him to come and he had given in at the end. But it wasn't that bad. At least there was free food in the end. He had pulled a cartoon t-shirt on underneath his opened blue checked shirt. And though his mother would probably of protested if she were alive, he was wearing his smartish black jeans, that were turned up at the bottom.
As he watched the decorations next to the alters, he felt eyes on him and turned to see Kiera smiling at him. He shook his head and mouthed 'Watch' to her playfully. After all, he wasn't there for any reasons. It was her mother who was getting married.

 

[Astrid Hurley-Lurken]

Astrid floated just above a seat beside her daughter as she watched her living school friend get married, a gentle smile whisped on her grey lips while watching. Of course the woman hadn't been able to change clothes since her death so she was wearing a white dress that turned up grey that had what had been blood splattered over it around her stomach with the edges burned and her ghostly strands flung around her shoulders.

But it didn't matter, she was watching her friend get married just as she had done for her all those years ago. However, Astrid hadn't been marrying an Auror, the enemy, she had been married to the man that she had known all her school life and was a Pure Blood Death Eater, not some foolish little Mixed Blood. These thoughts went unspoken.

 

[Abigail Lurken-Mckay]

Abigail Lurken was seated beside her Mom smiling, almost warmly, as she watched Professor Burke wed an Auror. Of course she was bitter about the Auror, for the simple fact that an Auror had killed her Mom and Dad. Flickering her violet eyes over to her ghost mother, she smiled at her before looking back at the ceremony.

I wonder how Mom came here. I didn't know Ghosts could go to different places without being seen by Muggles, thought Abbey as she fiddled with the ends of her elegent black dress that paired with her amethyst eyes wonderfully.

 

[Link Black]

Link has spotted Kiera, but she wasn't alone. Just like she had warned him, he was there next to her. The boy she had spoken about, a blond headed one..Alex. It seems to amaze him, even for himself to be able to see that display of affection. They had looked pleasant together, so peaceful, without Kiera having to cry after him, every time she saw him. He would assume, like many other events she didn't think he was there, but this time she be wrong.
He was standing there at a good view still listening towards the bride and groom. He had felt the ache swell deep inside him, and realize he didn't want to be here. It felt wrong, this was not him. Surrounded by people that care, that loved he no longer had that feeling. Or was this just his ignorance creeping back again. Sighs it was a never ending battle...he watched.