Tallis & Toni's Marriage: Difference between revisions

[Nowiki]::The chairs in the Tiger's Den had been moved to line the sides of the lounge. It had been the first step in the process of decorating what had been arranged with Sidney to be the location of the wedding. It was an interesting space, angular and geometric in its design; certainly it was a memorable venue for such a significant event. Festooned as it now was in pink roses and brightened further still by the light of endless candles, it was nothing short of magical in its appearance.::

::And in some ways, the room reflected Rhul's character. Angular, multi-faceted. Some sections of its architecture faced away from the light, obscured by other, brighter segments. It was Starfleet, yet not so traditionally starfleet to be instantly recognisable as such. As he stood in his wedding apparel, flanked by another man's son who he would more than willingly be helping to raise as his own, his thoughts lingered too long on the brother who would have dropped everything to be with him and to see him take these first steps into everlasting happiness. But that man was lost. He could only hope that he would be watching over them from his place in the Celestial Temple.::

::He looked down to see two large eyes worrying at him. In recent weeks his connection with Garth had grown stronger, just as it had with Vee, and they had both accepted him in a heartbeat when he and Toni had told them that they were going to wed. When was it that he had become a part of their family? He thought back to the downpour in Lokesh city that had curtailed their first projected family day out. On the way home, there had been a water fight instigated by Vee's splashing through puddles, a cease-fire not forthcoming until they were all soaked to the bone. Maybe it had been then? Or maybe it had been always. Perhaps the Prophets' hands had seen to that.::

::He wrapped the little page boy up in a warm hug, and felt his diminutive arms squeezing back. Releasing him after just a second, he straightened his collar, then ushered him over towards one of the seats at the edge of the room.::

::And so the toddler scrawled his way onto one of the comfortable surfaces, passing the time by attempting to perfect his Bajoran nose impression. Sometimes, he tried to push wrinkles into his nose with one of his fingers. Others, he tried to scrunch it unassisted. Rhul had half a mind to find some face paint and draw them on for him; the effort he was putting in to getting it right was nothing short of Herculean.::

::The guests arrived, one by one, Sidney arriving in their midst in excellent time. Rhul's nerves began to mount although he knew they were ill-founded. Were they nerves, or was it just excitement at knowing he was about to be wedded to his kindred spirit? Toni was the woman who had lit his path for him so many times before, who had always been there to love and comfort him. Now he would be there for her.::

::When the music started, Toni entered the Tiger's Den, and the first person she saw was Rhul standing at the end of the aisle with Garth beside him. The smile on her face broadened when Rhul's did, and filled with happiness and joy, she walked slowly behind Vee toward the two men in her life.::

::Giving Garth's hand a little squidge, Rhul squatted to whisper in his ear.::

::She was more than that, she was radiant. All of the hopes for the rest of his life lived within her, and he stood once more as she approached, feeling as though he could burst with all of the emotions stirring inside of him.::

::Reaching the platform, Rhul reached out to take her hand, and when they were side by side, he turned to face Sidney with her.::

::The Terran/Deltan Fleet Captain smiled at the two people who stood before her. They were both glowing and the room was filled with happiness and light that seemed to radiate off the couple.::

::Vee stepped forward to Sidney and gave her a Bajoran chalice. She took the cup from the small child and then turned towards the couple. She held up the chalice for all to see before bringing it down in front of the couple. Moving gracefully she held it out to the couple. Rhul beamed in delight; he would have been happy enough with a human wedding ceremony to honour Toni's traditions but once again she had taken steps to ensure that things were shared equally between them, just as they always had been.::

::Sidney stepped back as the two drank from the chalice.::

::They kissed; it was a kiss like no other they had previously shared as it cemented their bond for all time. Then, holding the children's hands, they turned to face the company of guests.::

::The Terran/Deltan nodded lightly to the woman at her offer of thanks. In all actuality none were needed. She looked at the two people before her as some of her closest and dearest friends.::

::The remnants of the Starfleet officer within Rhul warned him that what he was about to do stepped on several sections of the code of conduct as they were written in the officer's handbook, even in a situation like this. However, the larger part of his mind was now running on civilian standards and practices, and so he thanked Sidney with a friendly hug. Stepping back, he offered her his own words of gratitude.::

::The hug took her by surprise, but she responded in kind.::

::And hopefully their guests would remember it as well. It wasn't every day a Fleet Captain and an Ambassador got hitched.::

::Looking toward the tables, Toni saw the Tiger crew waiting for them to start dinner.::