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Elnara smiled brightly, her eyes shining as she walked alongside Lore. The crowd didn't bother her in the least - she had grown up with half of these people, and the other half had become her family. She laughed softly as she and Lore stood in their places - she couldn't help it - she was just so happy at the moment.

Then out of nowhere someone started tapping their wineglass, and very quickly they were joined by someone else, and then someone else - until many of the people there were tapping either their wine glasses or their tables.

Elnara laughed again and turned to Lore, her eyes shining. It was the age-old call for the bride and groom to share a kiss.

Elnara smiled widely and slipped one arm around Lore's shoulders, drawing him down closer to her, then cupped his cheek with her other hand, raised her face, and kissed him back warmly. Then she laughed softly, breaking the kiss, and moved to sit down, her eyes positively glowing as she looked at Lore.

And then it was Celebor's turn to take over. He motioned for everyone to sit down again, then raised one hand for silence.

"Okay, everyone," he grinned once it was quiet again. "Just going to start out with a few announcements here. First of all, congratulations once again, Mom and Dad - it took a long time, but you finally made it."

He chuckled and shot them a thumbs up, then turned back to everyone else again.

"I'm going to be our announcer for the evening," he told them, stating the obvious, "and now here's the most important thing I'm going to be saying for a while."

He paused, his eyes glinting mischievously. "That kiss was your one and only freebie of the night," he went on. "From now on, the only way to get Mom and Dad to share a kiss in front of everyone again is to come up here and recite a poem of your own invention. It has to be suitable, proper, and have both Mom's and Dad's name in it. Every once in a while there's going to be a speech or presentation or something, and if anyone has anything they'd like to do, come and talk to me."

He grinned. "You know where I am."

He paused, looking over at Atalya, and nodded, serious again. "I guess that's about it ... let the celebration begin!"

And he sat down again just as music struck up from behind the tall almost-walls that lined the room.

Elnara nodded her agreement to Lore's comment. "I would never have thought of it," she admitted. "Though ... I have to admit ... this is the first big wedding I've ever seen." She laughed. "I missed everyone else's ... and Kara and Donovan's was family only."

Not that this one wasn't - well, it nearly was anyways - but her family just happened to be quite a bit larger than either Kara's or Donovan's ... if only because they were already included in that, plus her blood family, which was quite large.

Lin looked around curiousity, she was wondering if anyone would give a poem a try. Not herself, she was fine in reading, but making up poems weren't quite her thing to be honest.

She wondered if Shiro would try, he seemed like he could come up with something on the spot.

Donovan though looked amused (though there was very little that didn't amuse him if he really put his mind to twisting it.)

Lothiriel laughed. "I'm sure any little rhyme would do," she said brightly. "Because if they're asking for some good elvish poetry, it would have to be long, tedious, and put to music."

She laughed again.

Pen chuckled softly. "Remind me to make sure that isn't an option at our wedding," he requested Lothiriel, squeezing her hand and smiling at her. "Though I have to admit, it does make the whole kissing thing a lot more interesting."

"Oh, my cousin isn't interesting enough?" Earendil asked innocently. He had to duck so that Pen's thrown napkin wouldn't hit him in the face, and burst out laughing.

Shiro chuckled softly at his cousin (and future cousin), while Ura laughed aloud at the two of them.

"And I thought this was a mature table," he grinned, his tail waving cattily behind him. "So much for that thought."

He turned to Lin and smiled. "Well, since we - or at least, I - will be making a speech later on, I think Ura and I will pass on the poem. Though it would be cute to see what Nina can come up with, she's quite inventive when it comes to rhymes and the like."

"Drives people nuts sometimes," Ura grinned as their food was brought to them by the palace staff. "Thanks!"

Lin laughed again as she quietly thanked the staff that gave her, her meal. She couldn't help shake her head at Pen, when she was little she thought he was strange... well... acutally she still thought he was quite strange. Though the poor teen tilted her head at confusion at the look on Pen's face. Though she knew this much.

"You're making it too easy Pen," Lin told him, "You know she's teasing you in... whatever it was that is putting that look on your face."

She paused for a minute and wondered if she should ask.

"Why does he look like he just missed a chance at something?"

At Lin and Shiro's reproaches, Pen's expression fell even further, until even Seeker had to feel sorry for him.

"There, there," she smiled, reaching over and patting his hand gently, "you know I only tease you to show you I love you." And she leaned over and kissed him lightly on the cheek, just a quick peck.

Pen chuckled and slid one arm around Lothiriel's shoulders so quickly that she didn't have a chance to pull away from him. "And you, my dear," he grinned impishly, his eyes sparkling with laughter, "should know by now that not all is as it seems with me."

And he held her to him with one arm and began to eat with his free hand.

Earendil rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "And just how long are you going to keep her prisoner like that?" he asked curiously. "I seriously doubt she's going to be able to eat with you holding her like that ..."

Pen's eyes just about glowed with mischief. "Oh, just until she finally gives in and gives me a date for our wedding," he smiled. "She keeps putting the question off."