Is this destiny?

From the side, Petar, Lucija, Tereza and Marija watched Sarah and Aiden (aka Sigma and Omega). 

They all wondered about the identities of the people who attended the wedding, but Aiden told them not to ask too many questions. They don\'t know much about Sarah\'s or Aiden\'s background, but just a glance is enough for them to see that their friends and family are not simple people. 

"Come on, it\'s time for us to leave also.", Petar reminded three young ladies while his arm rested around Lucija\'s shoulders.

"You go on without me…", Marija said while walking to the side.

Tereza puffed her cheeks and gave a worried look to Petar and Lucija.

"Do you think that she is going to cause trouble?", Lucija asked.

Tereza shrugged. "I don\'t know… can we stop her?"

Petar shook his head. "There is no point of us worrying about her. She will get what she deserves. Let\'s go."

Aiden spoke with Petar, Lucija, Tereza and Mishi about Marija before leaving the Chateau. 

They are all aware of her flirty nature, and when they spoke, Aiden told them that Marija\'s latest fling (aka Jesse) crossed the line for Sarah. They all understood what that means, and Mishi was first to express his opinion how if she does something inappropriate, he will not defend her.

"Marija is not a kid. If she makes a mess, it is on her.", Mishi was clear on this.

Petar and Lucija agreed with Mishi.

"Do you expect us to do something?", Tereza asked Aiden.

"If you can prevent any trouble, especially during the event, that would be the best. But if you can\'t, you will need to think on what side you are.", Aiden told them that if Marija causes any commotion to stain the wedding or to get Sarah upset again, he will not forgive her.

Well, one of the drones will knock her out before she can make any real damage, but still… Aiden will not forgive her.

Tereza would prefer that they all get along but seeing that Marija is going toward the helicopters… it seems how that will not be possible.

"Are you going?", Petar\'s voice pulled Tereza out of her thoughts.

She nodded and joined Petar and Lucija. They will take the gondola down to the hotel next to the Lake Brienz where the wedding party is being held. Everyone is heading there.

Most of the bodyguards, as well as Sarah\'s and Aiden\'s kids, went down with a gondola, mingling with the rest of the guests and acting as security. 

Few kids stayed behind to help with cleanup of any mess. The plan is to leave the meadow just how it was before they all arrived.

On the left edge of the meadow, Oni and Nala are putting last few things into the boxes. Michael, Allen, Julius and Haru are arranging boxes into the cargo nets so that they can get carried away with helicopters. 

"You are going down with a helicopter?"

Michael froze at the sound of Marija\'s voice. On a reflex, his gaze moved to Oni who is busying herself with stuffing tea green bows (which were used as decorations on the backrest of the chairs) into one box. 

Michael is not sure if Oni didn\'t see Marija or if she is ignoring them on purpose or she does not care. But this last one is not an option because Michael knows that Oni cares. 

He cringed internally. Part of him knew that Marija will approach him, and he thought how to deal with her. He should tell her that they are done, like a breakup or something… but how can he say that when they were not dating to begin with? He sighed. 

"Yes.", Michael responded to Marija\'s question without turning to look at her.

Marija flashed a smile. "I never flew in a helicopter, but I can tell that this is a special one. Can I hitch a ride with you?"

"No. There is no space.", Michael said dryly without pausing his movements.

"Oh, OK. I will go and take the gondola with the others. I will see you at the party."

Michael exhaled in relief when he confirmed that Marija is walking away. He will need to figure out how to deal with her at the party. But that is later.

"We are done.", Nala announced and approached the guys: "Can we help somehow?"

"We are almost done.", Haru responded. "Give me a minute and we can head out." He will go with Nala in the helicopter.

Allen and Julius will help with attaching the nets to the helicopters and then go down with the gondola. 

"Where are you going?", Michael asked Oni when he saw her walking away.

"To take the gondola.", she responded without stopping her steps.

Michael dropped the net from his hand and rushed after Oni. 

"You can go down with me.", he said when he grabbed her hand, making Oni halt her steps.

He saw that she is not responding and moved to see her face. 

"I thought that you don\'t have space.", Oni said while avoiding his gaze.

His heart warmed at the sight of Oni sulking because it means that she was listening, and that she cares. And he is confident that he didn\'t hurt Oni this time because he rejected Marija.

Michael touched Oni\'s chin, making Oni lift her head up to look at him. "Oni, I will always have the space for you."

Oni pressed her lips into a line firmly, but not because she was angry; she did that to stop the smile which threatened to appear and tell Michael that his gesture from few minutes ago when he rejected Marija made her happy. 

"Come…" Jesse gestured toward the helicopter. "…you can sit inside until I finish. It will be no more than few minutes."

"I can help.", Oni offered.

"No need. I prefer that you rest your feet. They didn\'t heal completely."

Oni likes that he is thinking about her, but she didn\'t plan on running the marathon, and helping with boxes is mostly work for hands. "I can stand."

"Yes, you can. However, you should rest now while you can because I hope to dance with you.", Michael said while leading the way toward the helicopter.

Oni followed after Michael and only then she realized that they are still holding hands… since he stopped her! She had an internal struggle if she should pull her hand out of his grasp or not, and she didn\'t notice that they were already in front of the helicopter and that he opened the door on the co-pilot\'s side for her. 

Oni gasped when she felt Michael\'s arm behind her knees, and he lifted her up. Before she could object, she was sitting in the co-pilot\'s seat.

"Can you buckle up, or do you need help?", Michael asked.

In response, Oni started buckling up swiftly.

Oni watched as Michael closed the door with a sly smile on his face before going to adjust last few boxes with the help of Allen and Julius. 

She scolded herself, why did she allow him to lift her up? She is the general in the army of Chaos! But she has to admit that no matter how much training she has, and how good her reflexes are, her body refuses to act against Michael. 

Oni saw that the other helicopter left with Haru and Nala in it, and then her gaze moved on Michael again.

Earlier, Oni heard Marija approach their group and Michael rejecting her advance, and then he went after Oni with an ambiguous statement how he will always have the space for her. 

Oni sighed and felt that out of million pieces her heart is broken into, few pieces came together, and the ache was a bit lessened. Sure, there are still many pieces until her heart is mended, but this is a progress. 

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