I Introduce The Selfish Machine
Fifty Five
PIPER'S POV
"Pleeeaassseee tell me the bar is already open." I said to Seren the moment we stepped into the reception hall. I didn't drink at all yesterday, and I need some wine now.
"It is, but we're about to eat." She said. I sighed and leaned on her to rub my foot. These stupid heels are killing my feet.
"This, this is the reason why I hate being a female." I said.
Seren laughed. "Oh, heels aren't that bad."
My jaw dropped. "Aren't that bad? My pinky toe is freaking screaming right now, I'm in so much pain."
Seren opened her mouth to comment, but was cut of by my husband (oh my gosh, MY HUSBAND) running up to us. "I saw you rubbing your feet and I ran to get your Vans as fast as I could." He said, holding out my very clean white Vans I bought for the wedding. He was panting.
I slipped off my heel and on my Vans. "If I had any doubt about you, I was wrong. You're perfect." I said, kissing his forehead since he was bent over. Tony stood up quickly, then grabbed my wrist and pulled me in for a kiss. I smiled as our lips collided.
People started clapping, and I couldn't help but laugh. It's so ironic, that me, the person who hates weddings, is actually enjoying being the center of attention for once. Weddings are awful, but not when you're marrying the right person.
While we were enjoying the moment, Seren found it appropriate to interrupt. "I hate to break up this little love party, but it's 7:45 PM and we were supposed to start dinner five minutes ago." She said, staring at her watch.
I looked at her and smiled. Leanna would be proud of the tight schedule she's sticking too.
At exactly 8:15, Seren stood up and tapped her wine glass with her spoon lightly.
"Excuse me, excuse me." She said, projecting her voice. The hall fell silent. "Hello, everybody! I'm Seren Morris, aka the Maid of Honor, and I guess it's time for me to give the Maid of Honor speech. I met Piper the day she moved into Tony's house, which was what, about a year ago or so?" She asked, looking down at me. I smiled and nodded, not exactly knowing when we met. "Anyway, I was dragged there by Vic, who insisted I come help. I was kind of excited, meeting new people is always fun, but all of you know, Piper isn't a normal person. I learned that pretty quickly because it only took about five minutes for her to start sassing me. Even though we had clashing personalities at first, it didn't take us long to actually become friends. I never thought I'd be friends with a sassy, wine loving, Evan Peters addicted, sweetheart. She is a sweetheart, and, even if you don't believe it, she has a soft spot that only ever comes out when she's around Tony. Or when she's watching American Horror Story. But we're talking about her and Tony now, not her and Evan Peters." I laughed along with the crowd, and was surprised to see Tony laughing at that joke. "It amazes me how she can go from so much sass to sweet and loving in a matter of seconds. Tony brings out the sensitive side in her that we never knew she had. Every time they look at each other, I can see the love in her eyes, and in his eyes. These two have such an amazing relationship, because they're not afraid to show you that even soulmates are bound to argue. But, at the end of the day, they're still soulmates. Piper, I'm so glad you asked me to stand next to you on the best day of your life, and I'm so excited to see where life takes you and Tony. I love you, and I'm so glad to call you my best friend." The crowd clapped when Seren finished. I stood up and took a step towards my crying friend, who brought me to tears.
"That was beautiful, thank you so much." I whispered as we hugged.
Her nails clawed into my exposed shoulder. "I love you."
"I love you!" I said. I pulled away, and Tony gave Seren a quick hug, because before we knew it, Vic was standing up.
"Hey, sit down! It's my time to shine." Vic said to us. Seren and I laughed as we sat down. Tony, however, stay standing.
"You always have your time to shine! You're the lead singer for crying out loud!" Tony joked.
Vic rolled his eyes and laughed. "I'll let you shine after my speech, Tony, okay? YYou bring out the soft side in Piper, but jeez, she brings out the sass in you." I laughed so hard, wine almost came out of nose. "Uh, I'm actually the best man but I'm not giving the speech. I just wanted to sass Tony. I see you guys soon." He said, then walked off. I looked at Tony confused, but Tony gave me a smile.
"Where's he going?" I asked, but Tony didn't answer. I watched Jaime stand up and give a huge smile.
"Hi ya' guys! I'm Jaime, the bass guitarist of Pierce The Veil, and even though I'm not the best man, I get to give the best man speech. I can tell by Piper's face that she is extremely confused, and I'm not going to explain why I'm giving the speech because it's a surprise." I opened my mouth to speak- "SUPRISE, PIPER! Jeez, not patience, this one. Anyway, Tony and I work together, and I met him through both Mike and Vic, so thank you guys for that. It didn't take long for a friendship to form between Tony and I, but I remember the very first time we hung out and maaaan, was it awkward. It wasn't really 'hanging out' it was 'waiting for Vic and Mike to show up'. There was, key word: WAS, a dart board in Vic's parent's basement, and I really wanted to break the awkwardness between us, so I asked Tony if he wanted to play. Tony just shrugged. Like, eh, okay, I guess. We played a regular game, and then he got this huge grin on his face, and now, every time I see that grin, I know Tony has a really stupid idea in mind. Piper knows the look." Tony and I looked at each other and busted. I know that look too well. "He was like 'dude, let's play darts blind folded!' and you're thinking, the logical thing for an adult to do is to say, 'Tony, that's a stupid idea', but I have the brain of a twelve year old, so I was like 'LET'S DO IT DRUNK!'. So we chugged a few beers, then blind folded ourselves with," Jaime stopped to laugh, "with our guitar straps, and started playing. We missed, terribly, and neither of us thought about how we could possibly hurt ourselves, we just wanted to play drunk, blind folded darts. Well, remember how I said we missed terribly? We took the blind folds, or guitar straps, if you will, off to see how bad we were missing. We were drunk, but we knew we couldn't have been hitting the board. There's about ten darts in Mike's bass drum, and we completely lost it. Tony was on the ground laughing and crying, and I was taking them out before Mike and Vic got there so we wouldn't get yelled at. We did, and we also became such good friends that day." Jaime waited for people to stop laugh to continue. "Then, I remember the day I met Piper. It was literally within a matter of hours. We had asked her to come on tour with us, and that night on the bus, I could not sleep. So, I rolled out of my bunk and walked out to the lounge hoping to sleep on the couch, but Piper was already there. I wanted to turn around and just crawl back into my bunk, but she didn't really know anyone other than Tony, so I wanted her to feel at home with us. What I didn't know is that when we started that conversation, that I would end up with such a great best friend at the end of the tour. Piper is my best friend, and I never thought I would be at a wedding where two of my best friends were getting married. Mainly because, most of my best friends are guys, but I'm really happy these two got married. I've had the privilege to watch these two fall in love, and they are more in love every time I see them. They've been through so much together, but instead of breaking them, all the crap has mqade them grow closer together. So, tonight, I raise my glass, and I ask you all to raise yours, for Piper and Tony, the couple that made us all believe in love. I love you guys, and I can't wait to be Uncle Hime Time." We all drank to that, and right after I gluped down the wine, I stepped forward into Jaime's arms. We speechlessly held each other. I pulled away to let Tony and Jaime man hug, but they didn't. Instead, they gave each other a nod and Tony grabbed my hand and pulled me away.
I opened my mouth to speak, but was yet again cut off, but this time by Vic. "Those were great speeches, weren't they?" Vic asked. He was standing in front of a microphone. He was tuning his guitar as he spoke. "One of those great speakers is my lover. The other is Seren." The crowd laughed. "I'm just kidding. But I'm so happy to be here, celebrating the love that these two share. I have a little confession for you guys," he strummed his guitar quickly to check it, "this whole wedding, I called it, okay? Leanna and I both called it." Vic smiled at us. "We both knew you two were going to fall in love. Leanna is looking at us here right now, and she's so happy. You had an amazing sister, Piper, and I'm so blessed to have known her. She's always here in spirit, but I don't want to make you cry. We just all miss her so much." He said. I wipped my eyes, and resisted the urge to rub my hands on my perfectly white dress. "Tony asked me to play the song for your first dance as husband and wife, and I clearly accepted the offer. This is a little song Jaime and I wrote and released on a revamped verson of Selfish Machines. Is it cheesy to play your own band's song at your band memeber's wedding? Eh." Vic shrugged. "This song is called Kissing In Cars."
Tony held his hand out to me, and I grabbed it, falling into his arms. He helped me into that slow dance stance, and now is the time to admit that I'm horrible at dancing, but when you're dancing with the love of your life, that doesn't seem to matter.
"As we wake up in your room, your face is the first thing I see, the first time I've seen love, and the last I'll need."
I smiled, resting my head against Tony's chest. How did we end up here? Slow dancing on a hardwood floor, married. Marriage is something I never thought I would give into to, but being here with Tony feels right.
"She was always the one, I'll repeat it again the one, no such thing as too young."
Tony's lips touched my head as we spun. "I'm going to spin you all fancy, okay?" He whispered.
I laughed. "Okay, babe, go for it." And he spun me all fancy as the crowd clapped for us.
"No, at the top of our lungs, there's no, no such thing as too young. Second chances won't leave you alone."
"I'm so in love with you." He whispered, our noses touching.
"I'm in love with you."
"No, Piper, I can't picture a life without you."
"If you kiss me goodnight I'll know, everything is alright."
"Thank you so much for marrying me." He whispered.
"Second chances won't leave us alone."
"Thank you for loving my stubborn self." I whispered. "For being my soul mate."
"Won't leave us alone, won't leave us alone."
"I love you, my selfish machine."
"Cause there's faith in love."
"I love you, my stupid turtle."
"Forever?"
I smiled. "And always."
Then, we kissed.
I can't believe I get to kiss these lips forever, I get to be held by these arms forever.
He's my forever, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
"Pleeeaassseee tell me the bar is already open." I said to Seren the moment we stepped into the reception hall. I didn't drink at all yesterday, and I need some wine now.
"It is, but we're about to eat." She said. I sighed and leaned on her to rub my foot. These stupid heels are killing my feet.
"This, this is the reason why I hate being a female." I said.
Seren laughed. "Oh, heels aren't that bad."
My jaw dropped. "Aren't that bad? My pinky toe is freaking screaming right now, I'm in so much pain."
Seren opened her mouth to comment, but was cut of by my husband (oh my gosh, MY HUSBAND) running up to us. "I saw you rubbing your feet and I ran to get your Vans as fast as I could." He said, holding out my very clean white Vans I bought for the wedding. He was panting.
I slipped off my heel and on my Vans. "If I had any doubt about you, I was wrong. You're perfect." I said, kissing his forehead since he was bent over. Tony stood up quickly, then grabbed my wrist and pulled me in for a kiss. I smiled as our lips collided.
People started clapping, and I couldn't help but laugh. It's so ironic, that me, the person who hates weddings, is actually enjoying being the center of attention for once. Weddings are awful, but not when you're marrying the right person.
While we were enjoying the moment, Seren found it appropriate to interrupt. "I hate to break up this little love party, but it's 7:45 PM and we were supposed to start dinner five minutes ago." She said, staring at her watch.
I looked at her and smiled. Leanna would be proud of the tight schedule she's sticking too.
At exactly 8:15, Seren stood up and tapped her wine glass with her spoon lightly.
"Excuse me, excuse me." She said, projecting her voice. The hall fell silent. "Hello, everybody! I'm Seren Morris, aka the Maid of Honor, and I guess it's time for me to give the Maid of Honor speech. I met Piper the day she moved into Tony's house, which was what, about a year ago or so?" She asked, looking down at me. I smiled and nodded, not exactly knowing when we met. "Anyway, I was dragged there by Vic, who insisted I come help. I was kind of excited, meeting new people is always fun, but all of you know, Piper isn't a normal person. I learned that pretty quickly because it only took about five minutes for her to start sassing me. Even though we had clashing personalities at first, it didn't take us long to actually become friends. I never thought I'd be friends with a sassy, wine loving, Evan Peters addicted, sweetheart. She is a sweetheart, and, even if you don't believe it, she has a soft spot that only ever comes out when she's around Tony. Or when she's watching American Horror Story. But we're talking about her and Tony now, not her and Evan Peters." I laughed along with the crowd, and was surprised to see Tony laughing at that joke. "It amazes me how she can go from so much sass to sweet and loving in a matter of seconds. Tony brings out the sensitive side in her that we never knew she had. Every time they look at each other, I can see the love in her eyes, and in his eyes. These two have such an amazing relationship, because they're not afraid to show you that even soulmates are bound to argue. But, at the end of the day, they're still soulmates. Piper, I'm so glad you asked me to stand next to you on the best day of your life, and I'm so excited to see where life takes you and Tony. I love you, and I'm so glad to call you my best friend." The crowd clapped when Seren finished. I stood up and took a step towards my crying friend, who brought me to tears.
"That was beautiful, thank you so much." I whispered as we hugged.
Her nails clawed into my exposed shoulder. "I love you."
"I love you!" I said. I pulled away, and Tony gave Seren a quick hug, because before we knew it, Vic was standing up.
"Hey, sit down! It's my time to shine." Vic said to us. Seren and I laughed as we sat down. Tony, however, stay standing.
"You always have your time to shine! You're the lead singer for crying out loud!" Tony joked.
Vic rolled his eyes and laughed. "I'll let you shine after my speech, Tony, okay? YYou bring out the soft side in Piper, but jeez, she brings out the sass in you." I laughed so hard, wine almost came out of nose. "Uh, I'm actually the best man but I'm not giving the speech. I just wanted to sass Tony. I see you guys soon." He said, then walked off. I looked at Tony confused, but Tony gave me a smile.
"Where's he going?" I asked, but Tony didn't answer. I watched Jaime stand up and give a huge smile.
"Hi ya' guys! I'm Jaime, the bass guitarist of Pierce The Veil, and even though I'm not the best man, I get to give the best man speech. I can tell by Piper's face that she is extremely confused, and I'm not going to explain why I'm giving the speech because it's a surprise." I opened my mouth to speak- "SUPRISE, PIPER! Jeez, not patience, this one. Anyway, Tony and I work together, and I met him through both Mike and Vic, so thank you guys for that. It didn't take long for a friendship to form between Tony and I, but I remember the very first time we hung out and maaaan, was it awkward. It wasn't really 'hanging out' it was 'waiting for Vic and Mike to show up'. There was, key word: WAS, a dart board in Vic's parent's basement, and I really wanted to break the awkwardness between us, so I asked Tony if he wanted to play. Tony just shrugged. Like, eh, okay, I guess. We played a regular game, and then he got this huge grin on his face, and now, every time I see that grin, I know Tony has a really stupid idea in mind. Piper knows the look." Tony and I looked at each other and busted. I know that look too well. "He was like 'dude, let's play darts blind folded!' and you're thinking, the logical thing for an adult to do is to say, 'Tony, that's a stupid idea', but I have the brain of a twelve year old, so I was like 'LET'S DO IT DRUNK!'. So we chugged a few beers, then blind folded ourselves with," Jaime stopped to laugh, "with our guitar straps, and started playing. We missed, terribly, and neither of us thought about how we could possibly hurt ourselves, we just wanted to play drunk, blind folded darts. Well, remember how I said we missed terribly? We took the blind folds, or guitar straps, if you will, off to see how bad we were missing. We were drunk, but we knew we couldn't have been hitting the board. There's about ten darts in Mike's bass drum, and we completely lost it. Tony was on the ground laughing and crying, and I was taking them out before Mike and Vic got there so we wouldn't get yelled at. We did, and we also became such good friends that day." Jaime waited for people to stop laugh to continue. "Then, I remember the day I met Piper. It was literally within a matter of hours. We had asked her to come on tour with us, and that night on the bus, I could not sleep. So, I rolled out of my bunk and walked out to the lounge hoping to sleep on the couch, but Piper was already there. I wanted to turn around and just crawl back into my bunk, but she didn't really know anyone other than Tony, so I wanted her to feel at home with us. What I didn't know is that when we started that conversation, that I would end up with such a great best friend at the end of the tour. Piper is my best friend, and I never thought I would be at a wedding where two of my best friends were getting married. Mainly because, most of my best friends are guys, but I'm really happy these two got married. I've had the privilege to watch these two fall in love, and they are more in love every time I see them. They've been through so much together, but instead of breaking them, all the crap has mqade them grow closer together. So, tonight, I raise my glass, and I ask you all to raise yours, for Piper and Tony, the couple that made us all believe in love. I love you guys, and I can't wait to be Uncle Hime Time." We all drank to that, and right after I gluped down the wine, I stepped forward into Jaime's arms. We speechlessly held each other. I pulled away to let Tony and Jaime man hug, but they didn't. Instead, they gave each other a nod and Tony grabbed my hand and pulled me away.
I opened my mouth to speak, but was yet again cut off, but this time by Vic. "Those were great speeches, weren't they?" Vic asked. He was standing in front of a microphone. He was tuning his guitar as he spoke. "One of those great speakers is my lover. The other is Seren." The crowd laughed. "I'm just kidding. But I'm so happy to be here, celebrating the love that these two share. I have a little confession for you guys," he strummed his guitar quickly to check it, "this whole wedding, I called it, okay? Leanna and I both called it." Vic smiled at us. "We both knew you two were going to fall in love. Leanna is looking at us here right now, and she's so happy. You had an amazing sister, Piper, and I'm so blessed to have known her. She's always here in spirit, but I don't want to make you cry. We just all miss her so much." He said. I wipped my eyes, and resisted the urge to rub my hands on my perfectly white dress. "Tony asked me to play the song for your first dance as husband and wife, and I clearly accepted the offer. This is a little song Jaime and I wrote and released on a revamped verson of Selfish Machines. Is it cheesy to play your own band's song at your band memeber's wedding? Eh." Vic shrugged. "This song is called Kissing In Cars."
Tony held his hand out to me, and I grabbed it, falling into his arms. He helped me into that slow dance stance, and now is the time to admit that I'm horrible at dancing, but when you're dancing with the love of your life, that doesn't seem to matter.
"As we wake up in your room, your face is the first thing I see, the first time I've seen love, and the last I'll need."
I smiled, resting my head against Tony's chest. How did we end up here? Slow dancing on a hardwood floor, married. Marriage is something I never thought I would give into to, but being here with Tony feels right.
"She was always the one, I'll repeat it again the one, no such thing as too young."
Tony's lips touched my head as we spun. "I'm going to spin you all fancy, okay?" He whispered.
I laughed. "Okay, babe, go for it." And he spun me all fancy as the crowd clapped for us.
"No, at the top of our lungs, there's no, no such thing as too young. Second chances won't leave you alone."
"I'm so in love with you." He whispered, our noses touching.
"I'm in love with you."
"No, Piper, I can't picture a life without you."
"If you kiss me goodnight I'll know, everything is alright."
"Thank you so much for marrying me." He whispered.
"Second chances won't leave us alone."
"Thank you for loving my stubborn self." I whispered. "For being my soul mate."
"Won't leave us alone, won't leave us alone."
"I love you, my selfish machine."
"Cause there's faith in love."
"I love you, my stupid turtle."
"Forever?"
I smiled. "And always."
Then, we kissed.
I can't believe I get to kiss these lips forever, I get to be held by these arms forever.
He's my forever, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Notes
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