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Red had never felt more nervous before in his entire life. Asking Yellow to marry him was hard but now to go through with it...his breakfast was rolling in his stomach.

Of course, he reminded himself, it was his idea for a big ceremony in front of all their friends and family. He wanted to treat Yellow to a real 'day as a queen' thing. All the dex holders were here as well, each with their own role in the wedding. Crystal was the matron of honour, Blue, Jasmine, Clair, Platinum, White and SoulSilver were bridesmaids and Daisy was the maid of honour. Red made Green his best man and Gold had thrown his bachelor party (although Red insisted on not having belly dancers show up, please and thank you). Ruby had done much of the dress designing, much to Yellow's delight. Bill, Pearl, Diamond and Emerald were in charge of the entertainment and music. Silver, Black and HeartGold managed catering and Silver also kept chasing Dia away from the food. Ruby and Sapphire also served as the flower girl and ring bearer (at Sapphire's insistence, who said if she had to wear a dress, she reserved the right to throw flower petals on people and Ruby was her escort). Red really owed his friends big time for this.

The battler adjusted his red bowtie and looked at his reflection in the mirror. He grimaced and swallowed, noting how pale he looked.

"Hey Red. You ready?" Green asked, coming into the room. "It's almost time."

"Almost..."

"Man, you look pale. What are you so nervous about?" Green asked.

"Everything! All those eyes on me and Yellow, the vow exchanging, the..." Red nearly choked and Green snickered.

"Dude, you're acting like a teenager again. Do I have to remind you that you were the one who insisted on a huge ceremony? I believe Yellow was fine with a small ceremony without all of us. It's too late to cancel it and you know how heartbroken Yellow would be if you did."

"I know, I know..." Red took a deep breath again. "I guess the whole marriage thing is just finally getting to me. I've always loved Yellow and I knew I wanted to spend my life with her...but it feels like it's finally hitting me now that we really will be spending our lives together and you guys are witnesses."

"How do you think Gold felt?" Green asked, raising an eyebrow. "He married Crys last year. Silver wouldn't stop laughing at how much of a wreck that moron was. If Gold can do it, you can as well."

Red nodded and took one last look at himself. Then he grinned. "I look pretty damn good, don't I?"

"Ask Yellow," Green said, rolling his eyes. "Now move your ass downstairs. It's time to say good bye to manhood."

"Huh, I thought it was time to say hello to manhood," Red snapped.

"Sure. You're getting married, Red. You'll be whipped in no time."

"Yeah, right. Yellow, a whipper? Hardly. I think I'll be just fine," Red retorted. He marched past Green and went down to the ceremony area to wait for Yellow.

The ceremony would proceed like this: Red would await Yellow below the steps and she would be escorted by her uncle Wilton, who was in charge of 'giving her away'. Her bridesmaids and their escorts will be behind her and the pianist will be playing 'Here Comes The Bride'. After the exchanging of the vows and the rings, Yellow will toss her bouquet out for the girls to try and catch and they would head to the wedding reception (which was in the Viridian Gym, courtesy of Green) and have a party. After the party, Red and Yellow would take a limo to the airport and board a plane for Lake Valor in Sinnoh for their honeymoon.

While he waited for Yellow, Red glanced around furtively at the crowd. There were the Kanto and Johto gym leaders here as well as family members. His mother and father were here and so were Yellow's grandparents. Professor Oak and Professor Elm were also here, of course. Even crazy old Brinca had shown up from Two Island to give her wishes for peace to Red and Yellow. He couldn't have asked for a better crowd.

"So many people have come into our lives..." Red thought. "And I'm grateful for every one of them."

The pianist began to play the opening notes to Here Comes The Bride and Red turned around. The drapes moved away to reveal Yellow on her uncle's arm and Red's eyes widened. Ruby had done a stunning job on her dress. To say she looked like an angel was almost an understatement. Yellow's hair was drawn back in its trademark ponytail and, in addition to the veil surrounding her, she wore a crown of yellow roses on her head. Her dress was high rise, like a turtleneck, but it was completely sleeveless. The skirt of the dress flowed around her in a way that wasn't too draggy, giving Red the image of Yellow floating on a cloud. The bodice of her dress was decorated with pearls and each edge of the dress was touched with lace. Lastly, she carried a bouquet of roses, some red, some yellow and some blue.

"I have to give credit to Ruby...he really knew what he was doing when he designed this for Yellow."

They began to walk down the aisle slowly, with the bridesmaids and their escorts following them and Red could feel a smile creep over his face. His nervousness started to fade away as Wilton and Yellow got closer to him. As soon as they arrived beside Red, he bowed in front of Wilton before accepting Yellow's arm. Wilton bowed back and 'passed' Yellow to Red. Yellow smiled happily at Red and slipped her hand into his as they continued the walk.

"Yes...just hold my hand, Yellow. It's our day."

When they got to the alter, the priest nodded and began to recite from his bible. As his words reverberated off the walls, Red and Yellow glanced at each other again and smiled. There was no turning back now.

"Yellow, do you take Red to be your lawfully wedded husband to have and to hold, for richer or poorer and in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," Yellow said.

"And do you, Red, take Yellow to be your lawfully wedded wife to have and to hold, for richer or poorer and in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," Red said with a nod.

"The rings, please," the priest said, nodding at Ruby, who approached with both rings. Red and Yellow took each other's rings and slipped them over the other's fingers.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

"Here goes nothing," Red thought. This was something he was nervous about back up in his private room with Green, but as he took Yellow into his arms, he couldn't think of anything else but her. Everyone else in the room seemed to vanish as he pressed his lips to Yellow's to seal their vows.

A loud cheer erupted from the guests. Red and Yellow pulled away in delight and they hurried out to where the limousine was waiting to take them to their reception.

Neither of them let go of each other's hand the entire time.