Author's note: Please enjoy my very horrendous writing from 2011!! I was bored so I thought I'd post these here on Wattpad. They also are posted in the depths of Tumblr and in FanFiction.net. lol like it says, total crackship pairing. Because Mai is technically a baby in comparison to Ren's age, so this is an AU where she is much older.

This is completely unedited from when I last touched it, so like I said. IT SUCKS BALLSACK. I made these one shots EXTREMELY SHORT too, because well...yea. Anyways, bye bye. xoxo

Word Count: 1360

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He had been her brother's best friend for years...Masato never quite liked to admit it but...Ren Jinguji had always been his closest friend, despite the fact that they irritated each other to no end. They were complete opposites of each other, so in a way, they only complimented each other in nearly every aspect.

When she had been younger, she thought of Ren as another older brother figure, someone who she could look to for advice...someone who would be there for her when she needed a strong person in her life. He had always been sweet to her, always offering her flowers, calling her cute...

Things have changed dramatically in the last several years, things that her father...and sometimes even her own brother was not so pleased with. But at the same time, she had always been told to follow her heart...and she was. She held no regrets for how things turned out, and though there was heavy disapproval from many individuals, she would not back down. She would never give this up.

She had been gazing at her reflection in the mirror for a long moment, having been left alone by her mother, who amazingly hasn't fallen ill, since she usually was sick. She let her eyes fall across her sophisticatedly done long, blue hair, waves tied up into a messy bun and a small clip holding her veil in her hair. Her pure, white dress was long and kept relatively simple, just like she liked things. It had a sheer lace backing and small train to give it a bit of elegance to it.

She took in her appearance with a bit of disbelief, feeling beautiful from the inside out. The person staring back was so unrecognizable and she had to shake her head as if waking from a dream.

This was the day...after all the rough moments...after all the fighting to keep it alive...today was the day.

Her eyes fell finally to the small piece of paper that had been given to her earlier. She was sure she read it at least a hundred times now, despite how short it was.

I love you. Always and forever...

"Mai-chan...?" said a familiar voice behind her, breaking through her musings.

Mai averted her azure eyes to the figure in the mirror, gazing at her in near awe from around the corner of the door to the large room.

"Niisan!" she cried, turning to her older brother, Masato. "You look wonderful!"

Mai had been referring to how dashing he looked in a black on white suit as Masato swept his sister into an embrace. She had always been fond of him in suits and tuxes. They fit his personality well.

"I could say the same about you, Mai-chan," he said quietly, pulling away to have a thorough look at her. "Although...wonderful certainly does not do you justice."

She could see tears brim in his eyes and Mai felt herself grin before she reached up to wipe his cheeks dry. She had rarely ever seen her brother cry like this...but he always had loved her and took care of her.

Their bond was strong...Masato always thought about Mai's well-being, wanting her to live a free life, not one run by their father. He protected her, cared for her...listened to her. As she grew, he wasn't around quite as much, usually away because he was in the singing group sensation, Starish...but he always called her everyday to see how she was doing.

It was the little things her brother did that always meant so much to her.

He averted his eyes away, looking slightly annoyed. "I can't believe you chose him...of all people..." Masato snorted, with a shake of his head. Mai knew better than to believe that he truly meant those words and she giggled.

"He is amazing to me," she replied honestly, though she had explained this many times over.

Masato rolled his eyes but said no more on the subject. "Here..." he said, holding out her large bouquet for her to hold. "Are you sure you don't want father to-?"

Mai put a hand over her brother's lips to silence him. "I asked you to walk me down the aisle," she said firmly. "And he asked you for permission...not father."

Masato smiled after a moment before he kissed her forehead gently. "This is true," he agreed. "And I would not give you away to just anyone either, I suppose."

Even if he is a wolf in human form...he thought, amused.

Faint music began to play outside the house, signaling it was time to leave the room. Mai's heart leapt to her throat and her breath suddenly became short, feeling nervous about the event that would occur momentarily. Masato grinned, almost serenely, at her and held out an arm.

"Ready?" he said softly. Mai glanced at him, and as quick as her nervousness appeared, it faded. Her brother's reassuring eyes were enough to calm her within seconds.

It had always been like that.

Time sort of became distorted once she took his arm. Walking down the aisle of their backyard, rose petals falling from above.... Mai could barely make out the music she had chosen for her walk because she was trying to avoid the stares at her from every which direction.

It was weird...to see all these faces, grinning at her adoringly, some crying even. Mai knew that was the point of a wedding...to see two people get married, but it was now nerve-wracking to find everyone staring like this. It was so strange...but yet...their faces were all a blur.

Mai held tightly onto Masato's arm as he walked her down, her steps slightly unsure...but when her eyes fell onto the person at the end of the aisle, the one in a tuxedo...long, orange-tinged hair hanging loosely like it always did...blue eyes bright with encouragement and love...

Everything else didn't matter anymore.

When she saw him, her heart skipped beats...her face broke out into a grin brighter than anything in the room...and her steps became stronger.

Ren.

She was marrying Ren...and Mai had never been more sure about this, despite opposition. Somehow, Ren had managed to sweep her off her feet.

His smile was gentle, loving...and directed only at her, as if she was the only person in the room now. Once he had seen her walk down the aisle, no one else existed. He would have to say it was by some miracle that he was swept off his feet by his best friend's little sister.

Ren had always thought he would be the eternal bachelor.

How it managed to be Mai Hijirikawa, he wasn't sure. He had never had any intentions of falling in love with her, certainly not Masato's younger sister. But the cards were dealt a certain way, and so they fell this way. Ren did not regret this.

The two siblings finally reached the end of the aisle and Masato released his hold on Mai's arm. He looked at Ren with his patented serious expression. Ren didn't need to hear him speak to already know what he was thinking.

I'm letting you have my little sister...so I expect that you treat her like a queen...or I will hunt you down and kill you if I must.

Ren winked at Masato. "I promise to take care of her," he assured him, causing Masato to roll his eyes, skeptical. Ren returned his gaze to the beautiful woman before him in white, face behind a veil. "My lady," he said smoothly, in his deep tenor voice as Masato took his place as Best Man beside Ren.

Ren offered a hand to Mai, who took it eagerly and joined him at the altar.

"Are you ready...?" Ren whispered before the priest could start. Mai smiled up at him, trying to fight back tears of joy as he gripped her hands in his. His eyes were deep...pure with love that she would swear by.

She giggled again, glancing at her older brother behind Ren, who was smiling slightly at her.

Thank you...niisan...because with out you...I never would have had Ren in my life. Thank you so much...

Mai returned her gaze to Ren's. "Always and forever..." she replied quietly.