George and Magee's Wedding

He rushed to hurriedly escape from his wicked kiss that made him stuck behind the breadfruit tree.

" What have I done? What had happened to me? It could obviously make her furiously mad. Huh! But no! I can become her official I husband today, no matter what, I shall prepare her that way." Then he smiled and shook his head.

He then proceeded to see Fr. Matias, informing that there's a couple requesting him to officiate the wedding.

" Who are they? haven't heard anymore of a couple around.

" Its a secret Fr. Matias, hope you won't tell anyone."

" Ah, okay. What time they would want me to officiate?"

" At 6 o'clock, inside the sibling's house."

" Copy. I'll be there." Then the priest smiled at him.

He walked out heading back to the house when his feet could not send him in and bumped himself on a log outside the main door, in reddish face and with a chilling heart.

While inside the house.

" Mag, Mag...can I come in? here's your dine in comes rushing, a boiled cassava for a snack....." Albrecht rushed upon seeing her quandary situation sitting blankly at the back of her bed.

Albrecht knelt in front of her after putting the plate of boiled casava on bed.

" Mag? you're crying? Who hurt you this way? Is it George, I'll whip that lieutenant! George!"

" Shh...stop calling him." She whispered while wiping her tears.

" What happened?" Albrecht asked with two bulging eyeballs.

" He kissed me." She slowly spoke while pointing her finger on the cheek.

" What? Wait here." He looked at her like a madman and hurriedly got out smiling and perfectly found him that instant.

" Brother! someone's crying inside for her first kiss." Albrecht whispered to the guilty lieutenant.

" Oh my! this is what I was thinking about and he pressed his head too hard then with so much shame he looked back to Albrecht.

" What will I do now?"

" Nothing, its a big celebration. Dad would likely come home running." Albrecht smiled and teased him.

" But this is a big deal for her, you know that. Oh! she's calling you in! good luck brother." Albrecht went away and when he met Baldur bringing some bucket he told him to go back to where he come from.

" What happened?" Baldur asked.

" He kissed her, and its her first kiss. Wanna join the court trial? go on, go inside!" Then Albrecht smiled at him.

" Ah, okay, I got it." He shook his head and told Albrecht to see his bean farm.

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While inside the house.

He slowly knocked the door of her bedroom.

" Come in." She said.

When he opened the door she told him to go to the bathroom, wash a small towel and bring it inside.

He quickly did what she said then got back after a minute.

" Here...what am I going to do with this."

She wasn't looking at him but instructed to come closer and he still followed. When he was a bit closer she showed the cheek he had slowly kissed an hour ago and told him to wipe it thoroughly. While he was shakily wiping that portion, even if it was just too light, it quickly became reddish and with her hoarse voice she spoke.

" You should have asked me first." She bowed her head and cried.

But he changed the topic.

"Its reddening, your cheek's in pain. I can't wipe it anymore." He put down the towel and deeply sighed.

Silence came in.

" I'm very sorry, I should have waited. Its my fault, I didn't ask a permission. But I was carried away. Its....its there in front of me already , but sorry." He bowed his head.

"You should at least - talk before you do something."

" What will I do next." He sheepishly asked.

" You prepare the wedding. I'll just prepare myself."

" I've started already with Fr. Matias. Hmm...please smile for me, don't mean it too bad. Don't let me feel like I'm a criminal for doing it."

She smiled at him while teary eyed. "Why?"

"...because I love you! its what I thought when I did it, don't you love me that way too?" He whispered and put her hand on his palm and used the other hand to wipe her tears.

" Of course I love you too. Its just that..." She mumbled and he smiled at her.

" You ran out of reason, right?" Its how I feel too, I can't either explain. I become idiot and troubled when it comes to you."

" You are indeed naughty." She said smilingly.

" Tell me if you're not anymore mad so that I can continue preparing. I cant concentrate thinking of my kisses, oh not, on what I did, somewhat for doing it." And they both laughed.

" You go out now, you stutter already." She pinched his ear a little before he left.

Baldur and Albrecht were waiting for him outside the house .

"Hey! good heavens! are you still alive? haha, how are you? its good to see you smiling now."

" I want you to prepare at 6 o'clock in the evening today - we're getting married."

" What?" The siblings asked in chorus.

" Alright, I'm really excited. Can't believe this is happening!" Albrecht said.

" Its good to hear this George, we're happy for you. So how's the angel fruit and the daisy assignments?" Baldur shook hands with the groom-to-be.

"I'll continue taking care of it till it bears a fruit. That will SUPER officially start my being a husband. Today's just an INITIAL and preliminary moving date. Haha! Cheer me up."

" Oh dear! this is absurd." Albrecht wants to get in and confront his sister but George pulled him back.

" Please...don't ruin my wedding today. This may just be a single strand of thing for you but for me I'm progressing. Just cheer me up bro." George smiled at him and tapped Albrecht's shoulder.

"I'm happy for you George, at last." Baldur seriously greeted.

"Ah, I need to sleep a little upstairs.' He smirked and left them looking at each other.

" Did mother do it to Pop?" Albrecht asked.

" I guess not. There's someone I guess who influenced her when she was little until she grew up. Hmm...let's find it out soon." Baldur curiously told his older brother. Then they went to the farm and harvested some fruits and took 5 chicken. Albrecht had the best kitchen ever and changed the curtains into all white and covered the table, still with white.

In the afternoon at 1 o'clock George woke up and was very happy seeing the house so neat with pure white embellishments. He was deeply touched on how the brothers labored hard to support them on their wedding.

A little while, Magee got out and took a bath while George could even hear the splashes of water from the outside. When she's done, George took over and was very excited smiling with the waters he's dipping from the bucket.

Six o'clock came on and everyone's ready. All the way from his bahay kubo, Fr. Matias asked them if where's the couple.

" Its 'us' Fr. Matias, Magee and I." George smilingly said.

"Where is she?" The priest asked.

Albrecht escorted her to proceed to the kitchen converted into a beautiful wedding hall.

" Albrecht, I'm both scared and happy." She's holding his brother's hand while wearing a simple off shoulder white mini dress without any makeup or whatsoever on her face. Her hair was attractively braided that looked like a head bond.

" You're shaking, calm down. This is your day Sis, cheer up, you even looked like a goddess, so beautiful. Just think, nothing will happen to you. Also, after the wedding, I will draw us together as a souvenir. So keep smiling, okay? George is a great guy, we knew him, Dad liked him a lot for you too." Albrecht smiled at him.

" Albrecht, thank you." She smiled.

Then she held her hand and they got out. Approaching the place and seeing his groom made her heartbeats racing.

" George was really smiling, looking at her beautiful bride with oozing charm and attraction.

" She looks like a fairy, oh my...It seems I'm getting crazier than before." He thought. Then he put on her hand a solo white daisy which means in the language of love it says 'together as one."

Then minutes after the wedding rite solemnly started and during that part where the priest says to kiss the bride. He took her hand to kiss it but Magee offered the cheek that he had kissed in the morning. Everyone laughed to the groom who was in a little shock. The sketching of their family picture was quickly done by Albrecht and the dinner followed and It was indeed a great day.

It was almost 10'oclock when everyone's ready to sleep while George slept outside of her room. Interestingly, she locked the door and hide inside her blanket.

" Wow! I'm a married man now. I can't believe this. I'm very happy." He smiled while closing his eyes and tightly embraced the blanket in the cold foggy night.

At midnight, he was awakened by her soft voice, calling his name that seems she's on her hypnagogic state again and maybe dreamt of him somewhere down the lane. But he covered his ears and tried unceasingly to sleep that almost called all saints in heaven, crashed all the paragons and awakened the infantry of angels.