Pray this is not just another X-Men wedding!

[Karenza]

Location: Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco

Kari looked at Logan as they made their way inside the Conservatory of Flowers for her cousin Sean's wedding to Miri Rydenborne. So much had happened in the last six months that it seemed a wonder the wedding was happening at all.

A group had crossed over from an alternate dimension, and among them were versions of Kari's late daughter Jasmine and her deceased husband Thomas and the dearly departed Isabella Rydenborne and Edward Priest. Miri, thinking it a sign from the gods, held off the wedding long enough to get to know this version of her sister and ask her to be in the bridal party. That lead to a lot of nonsense from Jackson Rydenborne, and it nearly put his wife Patience in an early grave.

Somehow Sean had managed to get Miri and Bella away from the insanity and back into the relative calm surrounding the mystic wing of the X-Men, and that move made this day possible.

"Glad they didn't ask everyone to dress up like penguins," Logan said as he loosened his tie. "What kinds of music they get for this shindig?"

"Axl got his old band together for this. Henry the werewolf and that group. The fun bunch," Kari said with a wink. "And Alison is going to sing, too. I think we'll all have a wonderful time. I just hope Miri's father and brothers do not screw this up for her."

Kari smiled as she saw Bella running toward one of the back rooms, and then she grabbed Logan's hand. "Miri needed that. It may not be her Bella, but they get along like they are from the same world. It's amazing."

 

[Omega Red]

There were two things Omega Red never considered. The first thing was actually obtaining the C-Synthesizer. The object he spent years searching for. The main device able to keep his Death Spores from attacking him instead of enemies. What was the second thing? Being with the X-Men. He always battled them when they tried to defeat him.

Omega Red tried not to make eye contact with anyone. He wasn't exactly sure which guests were present. He managed to avoid Wolverine during his hours with the X-Men. Wolverine. One man responsible for taking the C-Synthesizer in the first place. Omega Red smiled. There was going to be a wedding and a funeral if he saw Wolverine again.

[Sasha Sadovsky]

Sasha smiled behind his mask as usual. There was a wedding and the Purifiers weren't attacking him now. He wore a three part suit as he adjusted his vest. The mask wasn't going to be removed. Unless the wedding guests were attacked. He was eager to remove the mask and use his ability to protect his companions if he had to.

Sasha looked forward to Alison performing. He always enjoyed being near her. She was the most important woman in his life besides his mother. Sasha began to adjust his mask. *Just in case enemies attack others* he thought. Sasha began to relax. His smile returned while his shoulders slumped.

[Major Domo]

Major Domo looked sheepish as he glanced at others. Although he was with the X-Men for some time, he still wasn't sure if they considered him to be one of them. He never prevented Mojo from harming the X-Men for high television ratings. He was Mojo's slave as well. Worry filled Major Domo's eyes for a moment. That was when he looked back.

*My master will eventually find me. I will probably suffer and never perish. Mojo will probably convince Spiral to torment me. Then again, Spiral doesn't always follow him. She is probably still far from Mojo. Hopefully Mojo won't harm Erinyes as well.* Major Domo faced Erinyes.

*My one companion. I don't consider the X-Men as my associates. Not really. Erinyes was with me for some time. How will I be able to protect her if Mojo appears? I don't have six arms and I lack the ability to cast spells like Spiral.*

[Craig Dragotti]

Craig glanced at a variety of guests. A frown formed on his face the minute he saw Sasha. *My button man. He always irritated me. Sasha never enjoyed hearing my vocals during a karaoke performance. He usually threw my expensive underwear out the window to get even with me. Sasha sometimes argued with my other button men.*

Craig looked ahead. That was when he remembered he was attending a wedding. A mental image of Isabella Dragotti formed. His deceased wife.

Isabella smiled prior to a kiss during her wedding. She became Craig's wife.

The memory vanished. Craig refused to imagine causing Isabella to burn after a mere kiss. The time he discovered his pyrokinesis.
Four tears streamed down Craig's face. His lower lip trembled. ''I will sell my soul to be with Isabella Dragotti again.''

[Erinyes]

Erinyes stood next to Major Domo and watched as everyone seemed to be running around like mad for this wedding. She was not one for getting dressed up and being part of big parties, but this was as much a part of being an X-Man as fighting off the villains they came into contact with.

"Major Domo, maybe we should find a place to sit before someone mistakes me for the hired help," Bethany said as she fussed with a dress she borrowed for the wedding. It was a very simple black skirt and white top, and, unfortunately, it looked like something one of the waitresses might wear. "Jubilee was right. I should have gone for something more colorful."

Bethany's brother Joshua and his newest sparring partner, Kendra Athonlea, came over to where Erinyes and Major Domo were standing. Kendra smiled and stuck her hand in her evening bag. "Bethany, here," she said as she placed a scarf in Erinyes' hand. "That should help brighten up your outfit and keep the uninformed at arm's length. Someone thought your brother did the valet parking."

"I hate suits," Joshua said as he pulled on the collar of his shirt. "Jer had the right idea staying back at the campus."

"Jericho is still afraid he'll get triggered and his demon form will come popping out," Erinyes said to Major Domo. "That man I heard about named John Constantine might be able to help him, but I still have yet to meet him."


OOC: Edited a typo of shirt for skirt. Ugh.

  

[Major Domo]

Major Domo continued to focus on Erinyes. That was when he smiled for a moment. ''I am a bit shocked about not a single person assuming I'm hired help. I'm created to be hired help. Well, forced help.'' A sudden frown replaced his smile. 

Major Domo noticed Kendra and Joshua. He smiled at them. Major Domo viewed Kendra parting with a scarf. His eyes became wide at the thought of Jericho becoming a demon. ''Hopefully the lad won't become a demon and possibly attack everyone.''

Major Domo saw Craig. He tilted his head the minute he viewed the other man's tears. He turned to Erinyes, Kendra, and Joshua. He glanced at Craig. ''Is that man going to be okay? How come he is sobbing?'' Major Domo asked. His eyes remained on Craig before he muttered. ''The man with the long hair. The one wearing the nice suit.'' 

[Jack Sparrow]

Jack walked over to where Craig was standing and handed him a glass of Champagne. The pirate captain was going to stick to rum himself, but he thought Craig might like a more festive libation. "I know this can't be easy for you, my friend. Too many memories," he said as he looked around at the guests. He could only imagine how much Craig was thinking back to his own wedding day.

A few people brushed past Jack, and one of them hissed at the sea captain. Many of the guest were from the vampire and mystic communities, and that made Jack a tiny bit uneasy. "I forgot how many odd ducks Sean and Miri know. Some of these folks do not get along all that well. Sort of like asking Magneto to host Wolverine's stag party and not being surprised when they come to blows. I hope this lot behaves themselves tonight. Frankly, I'm shocked a few have not combusted by now. I guess that's why the wedding is after sundown."

Jack saw Mrs. Brown making her way through the crowd, stopping every so often to chat with someone she knew. "It was nice of the happy couple to invite Mrs. Brown to the festivities."

 

[Taranus]

"Well Jack some of it has to do with the fact not all of us nocternal types can survive in the warmth of mother earths embrace." A voice said and Erin walked up behind the pirate as quiet as ever. She had been tasked to carry the ring for Sean as the two had a bond very few could understand and Sean had helped her so much along the way.

She was wearing a green dress with a halo of flowers around her long red hair. "I think also with a wedding getting towards night time it allows a lot of us to just loosen up plus Sean always did like the romance and a wedding at sunset fits him to a t. I am glad to see so many people made it. "

[Craig Dragotti]

Craig's eyes were wide for a moment after he saw Jack. ''You almost startled me,'' he muttered. He used his fingers to dry his face. Craig faced Jack and shook his head. ''No. This isn't easy. Like I said, I will sell my soul to be with Isabella Dragotti.'' 

Craig noticed Mrs. Brown. He proceeded to smile. Why cause her to be distressed with his tears? Why cause everyone else to be distressed with his sorrow? Craig turned to Erin. He couldn't remember if he saw her or not.

[Jack Sparrow]

"My apologies, Erin," Jack said with a slight bow to the young woman. "I am so used to the vampires who have the daylight rings that I forget most don't have them. I'm also surprised a few have not run me through by now. Many of them are not exactly happy to see me most of the time."

Jack tried not to think about anyone who might want to dispatch him to the hereafter this night. No one needed him being a sad sack at the wedding.

"Wait, do you know Craig?" Jack asked Erin as he saw someone rush past them with great vampiric speed. "Oh, I hope that is not some troublemaker," he added before turning back to Erin and Craig. "Please forgive me if I bollocks this up. Erin MacFeorais Summers, this is Craig Dragotti. Are you in the wedding party, Erin?"

Jack looked at Craig to make sure he was doing better. This had to be a nightmare for him. "Craig, if this is too much for you, you can always head back to the house. Sean and Miri would understand."



 

[Taranus]

"I guess having Sean's resistance to sunlight without a ring is a rare plus in our species....Not a lot of us can survive in the sun without help." She said with a smile.

"Actually I think we've met briefly. It's a pleasure to see you again Craig."She responded before putting her focus back on Jack. "Actually yes I am Jack, Sean asked me to be the ring bearer for him so I happily said yes."

[Craig Dragotti]

''Daylight rings?'' Craig muttered. He tilted his head in confusion. He smiled at Jack's comment about others not being happy to see him most of the time.  ''We all seem to have one or two enemies, my friend.'' Craig frowned at the memory of mob enemies. His ex-button men were also considered enemies at times.

Craig's eyes became wide after a person rushed by. ''Why is that person in a hurry?'' he muttered. He turned and faced Erin prior to a smile. Craig began to nod.  He turned to Jack and still smiled. ''No. No. I should be fine here for now. My past probably won't haunt me again.''

[Erinyes]

"I'm not sure who that is," Erinyes said quietly to Major Domo as she watched the group around Craig Dragotti. "He always seems to be with that pirate fellow, so I'm hoping everything will be OK."

"People tend to cry at weddings," Kendra said as she shook her head at Joshua. "Just take off the tie for Pete's sake. Miri and Sean really won't care."

"I'm sure Jericho will be fine," Erinyes said as she tried to reassure Major Domo that things would be fine for this event. "He was just afraid that, with all the magical people here, he might get into a bad spot. He's hanging around with that big student made of rocks. Santo Vacarro? I think that's his name. Jericho and Santo were going to play video games and watch some fight on TV. Ultimate Fighting or something."

"That sounds like Santo," Kendra added with a chuckle. "They'll be fine, Major Domo. Hey, I just thought of something. You guys have never been to a real X-men wedding. Something always happens. We get invaded or have a bomb go off or some stupid nonsense. That's why Ma & Logan eloped. Saved us all the frikkin drama."

"Major Domo, I think I'm glad I've missed all the previous X-Men weddings if that is the case!" Erinyes exclaimed as she looked around for anyone who might be acting strangely.

   
    

[Jack Sparrow]

Jack squinted for a moment and finally recognized the dashing vampire. "Oh, it's that woman from London who owns that big dance club. I don't remember her name, but she and Miri have known each other a very long time.  Stefanata," the pirate continued as he kept waving his hands around, "Seraphina. Serpentina. She has some odd stage name I am always forgetting. And no, she has no grudge against me, so no worries there, Craig."

As the pirate kept one eye on the speedy vampire, he turned back to Erin. "I'm glad you are in the wedding party. I am sure you will help keep any shenanigans at bay." Before turning back to Craig, Jack turned in the other direction and gasped, dropping his glass of rum in the process. "I'm seeing things. Your Aunt Dana and Pete Wisdom arm in arm," he said to Erin. "I thought they had broken off their engagement?"

"Stop it!" Dana shouted to Jack. "None of that today. Pete and I are...figuring it out as we go," Dana said as she stopped and hugged Erin. "Your Mum will be here shortly. You look wonderful!"