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"Nuptials"
It was a beautiful day; not that Keith could see it. He never could see, being born blind. He had a seeing eye dog, even though Keith thought it was more of a wolf due to its size. His fiancée, James Griffin, usually told him how the weather was, but since it was their wedding day, they couldn't see each other before the ceremony.
Keith's Dads, Shiro and Adam, were preparing Keith for his big day or, rather, Adam was, since Shiro was bawling. Shiro was crying so hard, because his little boy was getting married. Adam was finally fixing the single red Camellia to Keith's lapel, explaining the meaning behind the flower James chose for him and his fiancée to wear, which was 'You're a flame in my heart.'
Sobs still coming from Shiro were starting to concern Keith, who whispered to Adam, "Is he going to be all right?"
"Who? Takashi? He'll be fine."
"Will he be fine enough to guide me down the aisle?"
"Ah." Adam paused to look at his husband. He had never seen someone cry so much, especially at a wedding. "That I'm not so sure about. However, that's why," the door opened, "he's here."
Woof, woof.
"Cosmo!"
Keith's seeing eye dog knew better than to jump up on his master, so he instead pressed his nose into Keith's hand as he sat by his feet. Keith petted his head. "Good boy. I'm so glad you're here. Are you ready to take me to the main room?"
"Let me take this sobbing mess out of here first," Adam mentioned, guiding Shiro out. "Just wait two minutes before coming out."
Cosmo stood up beside Keith but didn't lead him out yet, recognizing the command to wait. He could tell Keith was counting the time, so he didn't disturb him.
"One minute fifty-eight, one minute fifty-nine, two minutes. Let's go."
Cosmo's ears perked up, and once he felt Keith's hand on his fur, he started leading him to the aisle. The duo paused at the doors, Keith listening for his cue to enter. Once he heard the distinctive trumpet blaring, Keith fisted Cosmo's fur, a signal that it was time to start walking.
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James was nervous standing up at the altar, waiting for his fiancée to be guided down the aisle. He was equal parts nervous and excited until he saw Adam leading a sobbing Shiro into the room and sitting down. His nervousness soared. Who was going to lead Keith down the aisle?!
The trumpets sounding made James jump, and he was about to throw tradition to the wind and walk him down the aisle himself until he saw Cosmo accompanying the raven-haired man down the aisle. He forced his heart rate to return to normal as he gazed at his approaching fiancée. He smiled at him, even though he knew he couldn't see it. He couldn't help smiling; Keith was too handsome not to smile at. It was something he constantly told Keith, which never failed to make the other man blush.
The second Keith was close enough, James reached out for Keith's hand, murmuring, "I'm here, Keith."
Keith's left hand never left Cosmo's fur until James slipped his into Keith's right hand. Keith gently patted Cosmo and lifted his left hand as James gently tugged on Keith's right hand with the comment, "Turn."
Keith turned and grasped James's right hand with his left. The officiant started the wedding, but James's attention wasn't on the words being spoken but rather, on the beautiful man holding his hands.
He couldn't believe that he hadn't always gotten along with Keith. When they met in primary school and he learned that Keith was blind, he was very immature and teased/mocked him mercilessly. He even got others to do the same. It got even worse when Keith showed a talent for flying, even though he couldn't see. James had also been accepted to the same flight school that Keith had been. James taunted Keith about only being accepted because the couple that adopted him were teachers there. That was the day he learned that Keith had a really good right hook. That was also the day James decided not to tease Keith anymore; he didn't want anymore black eyes. He didn't immediately befriend him either. He had decided to stay away from him. However, that only worked for about a month. He just seemed to gravitate back to the guy, which was probably the reason they got on friendlier terms. James learned that Keith was hyper aware of his surroundings, having a superb memory and exquisite hearing to make up for his lack of sight.
James remembered the day they truly became friends. He was headed to the courtyard for lunch and came upon a group of older cadets bullying Keith. They had managed to get their hands on him, probably due to the fact that there were several of them. Keith's arms were pinned to his back, and his lunch was strewn all over, ruined. James set down his lunch out of the way and ran to help Keith. He didn't know what he could do, but he shouted at Ina to get a teacher; the blonde girl dashing off to find the nearest teacher. James pulled the kids off Keith and stood over the other teen, trying his best to defend him until a teacher came running. Fortunately, it was Adam Wright, but unfortunately, James received another black eye; at least this one wasn't from Keith, so it hurt less. Adam helped Keith to his feet, while James retrieved his lunch. He walked back over to Keith and asked if he wanted to share his food since his got ruined. Keith was so shocked that he looked James in the face. (He never looked anyone in the face, since he knew people got uncomfortable when his hazy eyes were easily seen. He had learned that the hard way in other Foster homes before he got adopted by Adam and Shiro.) James actually liked his eyes. They were an unusual purple color, which was James new favorite color, replacing the blue it had been before. "My mom made her award winning stuffed mushrooms. I brought some for my friends to try, so, Keith do you want to be the first one to try one?"
As weird as it sounded, they actually bonded over the care packages his parents sent him, including the food that James' mom sent him. Over time, their friendship strengthened, and eventually, love blossomed. No one was surprised, except for Keith and James. They were the last two to figure it out. (Nadia and Ryan each owed Ina ten bucks for betting that James would kiss Keith first. It had been Keith that initiated their first kiss. He had put his hands on James' face and kissed him impulsively.)
"I do." Keith's voice broke James out of his memories and made him aware of the fact that he zoned out during their wedding. At least no one noticed.
"Do you, James Griffin, take this man, Keith Kogane, to be your lawfully wedded husband? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and health and forsaking all others, be faithful only to him so long as you both shall live?"
"I do."
"Now, you may exchange the rings." James put on Keith's ring first before handing Keith his ring to put on James's finger. There were a matching pair, a simple silver band with three purple chalcedony gems set into the band. James had picked out these rings, because they reminded him of Keith's eyes.
"I now pronounce you husband and husband. You may now kiss." Once again, Keith put his hands on James's face and brought him close enough for a kiss. However, James closed the gap first and kissed his new husband on the lips, ignoring the cheers and applause of the crowd gathering and explicitly ignoring Shiro, who was still sobbing into his husband's shoulder. (Adam was certain he was going to need a new shirt.)
Fin