Chapter Sixty-Two: Wedding Plans
(Emi's POV)
"Chocolate or vanilla?" Hange's voice rang in my head as I snapped myself out of my thoughts. "What?" I asked as two slices of cake sat on the table before me. "We're talking about wedding cake here Emi." Mikasa added as I sighed. "Vanilla, Levi doesn't like chocolate." I stated as my mind began to race. Kami would have had some sort of snotty comment to say, but instead the room became dead silent. "Good, now all that is left is for Levi and Emi to pick their honeymoon spot, the dress and the vows." Mikasa spoke as she looked down at the list in front of her. The wedding was only two weeks away, and I couldn't enjoy the jitters because I was too distracted.
"We sent the menu for the wedding to Levi to approve, his new assistant Hana said she would get the list to him immediately." Another cadet, Historia stated as Sasha poured us orange juice and champagne. She handed me a thin flute of the drink as I smiled and took it from her.
"I can't believe Levi is finally settling down. It's incredible, you're a strong woman to handle him." Hange giggled as I took a sip of the drink, the cold liquid waking me up from my haze. "He can be a handful sometimes but, overall he treats me well and I think he really loves me." I explained as I smiled, Mikasa smirked as Historia giggled. "He definitely does. I see the way he looks at you. He never looks at anyone the way he does you I mean, the man asked you to marry him. I'm pretty sure he's serious." Hange stated as I nodded and smiled.
"I just hope I can be enough for him. I haven't felt like myself since Kami and I separated and I know that has to be putting a lot of stress on him." A sigh escaped my lips as I paged through a wedding dress magazine that Historia had handed me. All of the dresses looked beautiful on the models as the white and cream fabrics accentuated their subtle curves. "Look, you can't worry about Levi. He is a grown man and knows what he got himself into when he started dating you. You two made it this far, and I know things are different without Kami now but you need to move on with your life. Kami wouldn't want you to sit here and sulk over her. So, chin up and let's get the rest of these plans done!" Hange cheered as Mikasa rubbed my shoulder. I smiled and nodded as I stood up and drank the rest of my drink. "Okay, what's next?" I asked as Historia giggled and grabbed me by the arm.
"Wedding dresses are next! Do you have any ideas on what kind of dress you want? You have a really slim figure so I feel like something that will show off your curves would be best." Historia explained as she showed me a few pictures from a magazine. I sighed as I flipped through the pages. "Something not too flashy but something that will still show off my body would be perfect." I explained as Mikasa and Hange began looking through the racks of dresses that lined the walls of the bridal shop. A beautiful empire wasted gown was pulled off of the rack by Mikasa. My eyes widened when I saw the sheer cream colored fabric. It had a deep V-neck top with short sleeves. The fabric flowed from the bodice and down to the floor. I placed my hand over my mouth as I began to tear up in joy. "I need to try that one on!" I took the dress from Mikasa as I headed to the fitting room. After quickly tearing my clothes off I slid the soft fabric over my body. I looked over at the mirror on the wall of the dressing room and smiled as I inspected the dress.
"Come on Emi, you can't leave us hanging for this long!" Hange called from the waiting room as I slowly walked out in gorgeous floor length gown. Historia instantly began to cry as she walked around me to see me from every angle. Mikasa smiled as Hange inhaled softly. "What do you think?" I asked as Mikasa nodded. "That dress is perfect on you Emi." She quietly stated as I smiled in response. Hange walked over to me and looked me up and down her gaze lasting a little too long. "H-Hange?" I muttered in embarrassment as she touched my face softly. "You look perfect and Levi will love the dress." She stated as I smiled, the thought of Levi seeing me in my dress made me shiver with excitement. I took a deep breath and smiled as I looked at the girls. "I think this is the one!" I giggled as Historia and the other girls squealed in excitement. Finally after weeks of planning our wedding was finally coming together, the feeling slowly filling the emptiness inside of me, left by Kami.