"You agreed for the wedding!", Ash let himself inside Bright Mansion and shut the door behind him.
"I am sure you heard of the others", Brights turned and spoke to Ash coldly. He was careful enough to not look in Ash eyes.
"Yeah...I am sorry for your loss. Anyways, I understand that we need to go ahead with this", Ash rubbed his temple as he walked closer to Bright .
"Indeed, we do, Ash . I just hope you know that this is strictly-"
"Political. I get it. I expect nothing more, I know in past I am just a game for you ", Ash shrugged as he knelt infront of Bright and took out the wooden box Jia gave him. Bright took a huge breath as he clutched the omamori inside his pocket.
"Bright , will you marry me, Ash ", Ash took a deep breath and let it out in one go . Bright sealed his lips together and blinked a couple of times to dry his eyes that had watered up. He had imagined them ending up in this moment many times during the period they dated but none of them thought that this is how their wish would come true, yea firstly he toying Ash but after breakup he know he is in love with Ash.
Ash slipped the ring in Bright finger as the latter nodded and left without saying a single word leaving Bright shocked and appalled.
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Ash walked towards the altar clad in a white tux with a golden tie. He saw Bright waiting for him at the end of the hall dressed in a white three-piece. His ear cuff shined in Ash eyes as he joined his brother on the stage. Behind Bright stood Alex who was smiling ear-to-ear. The father gestured everyone to sit and the lights went dim.
"Ash a leader of White Dragon ", Father turned to look at Ash . "Do you take Bright a leader of Black dragon to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?".
He turned and looked at Bright who was looking straight into his eyes, "I do".
"Bright a leader of Balck dragon", Father turn turned to Bright "Do you take Ash a leader of White Dragon to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
"I do", Bright voice sounded like he was having an attack . They slipped a silver ring onto eachother ring finger .
"By the power of the God , you two are bonded for the rest of your life with power of trust, friendship and love. May the two of you find love and solidarity in your togetherness", The hall echoed with claps as the two of them came closer and placed a short kiss on each other's lips. As they parted, they looked away from each other as both their eyes watered. Ash was pulled into a tight hug by Type followed by Sam.
Type went ahead and hugged Bright who returned the hug with a smile on his face. The guests congratulated the newlyweds one by one and the night slowly proceeded into a reception. Bright was pulled into the crowd by Alex and Man as Type and Sam pulled Ash with them. Type had had quite a few drinks that night and he was very emotional as he fidgeted with Ash wedding ring."I am so happy for you, Ash", Type cupped Ash face and pulled him in a hug. Ash smiled even though all this façade was making him suffocated to say the least.Bright found Ash again after Alex and Man were done with him."I believe we should make our position quite clear. All this drama is being done for a reason and as much as I love a good drink, I think we should get to the point"Ash nodded and followed Bright as the two Leaders walked on the stage and asked everyone to keep quiet."Thank you
Bright woke up next morning when a strong breeze displaced the curtains and the sunlight shined bright in his eyes. He stretched and saw that the breeze came from the balcony whose door was open. Ash was awake. Bright got up and rubbed his eyes to clear his vision when he saw Ash who was adjusting his thigh holsters while it rested on the sofa. In his half-asleep state, Bright forgot the trouble in their paradise and wanted to greet Ash when suddenly realization dawned upon him and he sighed, "Never mind". He whispered, rather loudly, attracting Ash attention. On any other day, Ash lips usually curved into a smile seeing Bright but today, he stared at him blankly."If I don't move in with you, people will start talking", Ash broke the silence between them."I can't move in your place with you...if that's what you're getting at", Bright rolled his eyes. Ash gritted his teeth together and straightened himself
"Good evening, Mr Ash. When should I expect you and your groom at the Tavern on 51?", the Manager greeted Ash as the latter made his way to his suite after his day at the Mansion."Tavern...for what?", Ash narrowed his brows."You have a table booked under your name...you and Mr. Bright ", the Manager sighed."Of course, how can I forget!", Ash faked a smile. "I'll have a word with Mr.Bright about when we will come down for the evening...", Ash shrugged."Sure, Mr. Ash. I hope you like whatever we've planned for you!", the Manager smiled. Ash curved his lips into a forceful grin as he walked to the elevator rubbing his temple. What had he gotten himself into?Ash walked in their suite which was covered in darkness. Bright hadn't returned from his day. Ash relaxed not finding his husband in their honeymoon suite and removed his jacket throwing it on the table. Heat
"How did you get so drunk!", Ash complained as he dragged Bright to the bathroom and made him sit."Alex didn't stop me...also why am I explaining this to you.", Bright complained as he started removing his rings. "Wait...I wanna throw up", Bright stopped and vomited all over Ash chest. Ash gritted his teeth together as he rubbed Bright ' back."Great", he grumbled as his lips pressed together."Honestly, not even sorry", Bright covered his mouth as he saw Ash struggle with his dirty shirt."YOU...come with me!", Ash pulled Bright up and dragged him to the tap. "Clean yourself", he ordered as he turned on the shower and stood below it...washing his neck and hands. Bright played with the tap water for a bit until his eyes wandered to Ash who had removed his t-shirt and was rubbing his chest with bath gel. The sweet smell of cinnamon intoxicated Bright as he trudged to Ash and stood in front of
"Stupid Alex", Bright croaked in his morning voice opening his eyes to the bright sunlight. He stretched and felt muscles around which is when he saw him. Ash was asleep next , one of his hands on his abdomen and the other stretched out in Bright direction. Bright found it hard to focus amidst the headache but he understood that he had spent the night sleeping on Ash arm. The embarrassment surrounded him as he rubbed his eyes trying to remember all that he had done to annoy his husband and his best friend.Ash felt the weight lift from his arm and his eyes shot open defensively. He didn't have a sound sleep because Bright woke up a couple of times because of nightmares. "Bright", he spoke automatically as he woke up. Bright was still rubbing his forehead when he heard Ash call him. "Yeah...?", he replied. "Did you have a nightmare again?", Ash asked stretching his arms."No. I just woke up", Bright muttered and got up from the bed.
"Father , Mr.Bright and I have taken all the necessary steps to ensure the survival of all the clans here in the city. I don't think the white Dragon should have anything to worry about", Ash turned to Jones who was seated on Ash chair."This political alliance with the Black dragon is very unlikely to stand. They will never accept our peace offerings", Jones curled his hands into a fist."Well, they will have a good reason to not trust us. The white dragon has been lying to them ever since the war were discovered and God knows maybe before that too. It's quite natural for them to have doubts. However, Type and I are doing everything in our power to ensure transparency and honesty among all the group's that inhabit Thailand""Ash is quite right", Bright walked in on the conversation.Jones got up and greeted him with an expression of shame and guilt on his face. The last time they'd seen each other, Jones had ordere
1 hour later:-"Thank you for coming", Ash spoke as he collected the documents that were scattered on the coffee table."Of course. Also, I was at my mansion before this and I cleaned up the guest room for your work. You can set up your office there, if you'd like. I'll put in extra care to prevent any Black dragon from interfering with your work""I don't take work home but I'd definitely like a small place to work. And there's no place in the world that is inaccessible to you so I am just going to have to place my trust in you that you won't interfere in my life as I won't in yours", Ash shrugged."Type got your things settled in the room", Bright tried to hide the heartbreak in his voice."Good. I'll come to the mansion tomorrow after work. We still have one day of booking left in the Hotel", Ash sat on his chair and opened a file.
"I am going to London for the week", Bright announced to Ash as he was getting ready for the mansion."Ok?", Ash said . He was not sure why Bright was telling him this but he nodded anyway."I am sure my people's won't bother you but if they do, here's the list of what they might need", Bright handed over a long list of names and requirements."Ok. Anything else?", Ash sipped his coffee."No. Do you want something from London?", Bright felt angry at himself for having said something like that but he had just said it."Uhh...no? What would I need?", Ash asked back. Bright gave a weak smile and leave . Ash saw him leave.-------"It's the White Dragon anniversary, Ash. Sound a little excited", Type exclaimed as he they walked through the hallways. "Us anyhow don't celebrate anything. But ton