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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 16, 2012 22:39:38 GMT -5
Hotaru took a deep breath as she stepped foot on the beach. It felt great to be outside again, it'd been about a week or so since she'd been released from the hospital and that time was spent getting readjusted to the house and everyone else, and her hair. The new cut had been hard to get use to, and the color was slowly getting easier for her to look at. All in all, things were getting better for her, though she wasn't exactly sure why Jack had taken her to the beach that day.
She swung Jack's hand in her own as she looked up at him with a grin. "So what's goin' on exactly?" she asked playfully. He was hiding something, she KNEW it.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 16, 2012 22:57:10 GMT -5
Jack twined his and Hotaru's fingers together as his girlfriend swung their arms. She was adjusting surprisingly well, and he figured that it was as good a time as any to pop the question. He had actually wound up thinking this out a bit beforehand, and had even asked Aiden for advice on how he would have proposed to Eva if given the chance to do things properly.
Aiden had just told him that how HE would have done it would most likely just get Jack a punch in the face or a restraining order, but that doing something that Hotaru would appreciate would be good. Hence, Jack had decided to take Ruru down the same stretch of beach that they had had their first date on. He clearly remembered that, especially the carnival and fireworks... and Tekka crashing their date.
Though he had explained it all to her this time, so the odds of their date getting crashed a second time were slim. Tekka had promised that if she was going to stalk them she'd do so subtly... so that was something, he supposed.
The pianist gave his girlfriend a bright smile. "You'll see in a bit." He replied, then decided to start setting things up. "Do you remember our first date?" He asked, "The first official one, I mean. Not the one where we tore up City Hall."
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 16, 2012 23:11:27 GMT -5
She rose a brow at him, but laughed a little before she replied. "'Course I remember, it was right here..." she trailed off at the small realization, but picked it up again a second later. "I still have the sand dollar you gave me, and when it rained on us for the second time." she giggled at the memory. That was also when she met Tekka if she remembered right. Oh have times changed...
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Post by Jack King on Jul 16, 2012 23:30:26 GMT -5
Jack couldn't help but smile at that. She had really kept that little sand-dollar? He was touched. "Yeah, I remember that too." He laughed out. "And you met Tekka at her worst, too..." He smiled fondly and slowly came to a stop nearby where they had watched the fireworks after the circus that night.
His hand that wasn't linked with Hotaru's own was tucked into his pocket, where the little box was nestled. "I was thinking that after everything that's happened... the fact that we've stuck together through it all is pretty amazing..." He chuckled. "Hell, I would have broken up with me after everything with Aiden if I were you..."
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 16, 2012 23:43:16 GMT -5
Hotaru looked up at Jack, smiling a little more. "Yeah, well, no one's stuck by me like that in a really long time," she reached up and kissed his cheek. "Why would I wanna get rid of that?" she didn't know where she's be without him right now. Probably still stuck at the manor half-gone if her... original plan before she met Jack hadn't gone through.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 17, 2012 0:08:45 GMT -5
Jack smiled. "Well, with your permission, I'd like to keep sticking around..." He turned to her and stooped down, getting on one knee as he pulled out a little velvet box. "And I'd like to make it legal that I'm yours and you're mine..."
He opened up the box to reveal a sparkling diamond ring. It wasn't so large that it was gaudy but it wasn't tiny. there was a tiny pearl on either side of the center diamond. He had thought it looked dignified and graceful... it had reminded him of Ruru. "Hotaru Megumi," He smiled as he started to speak again. "Will you marry me?"
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 17, 2012 0:22:57 GMT -5
Hotaru's eyes widen, and for a second or two she just stared, looking back and forth between Jack and the ring in complete shock. This was really happening... wasn't it? And he was really doing this? She didn't know what to say-
Wait, scratch that.
"Yes!" she nearly squealed, trying to keep herself from jumping up and down in excitement. Her? He wanted to marry HER? "Yes yes YES~!" She tackled him in a hug before she gave him a chance to put the ring on her finger, she was just so HAPPY!
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Post by Jack King on Jul 17, 2012 0:42:44 GMT -5
Jack nearly lost his grip on the ring as Ruru tackled him, his heart leaping in his chest. She had said YES!! He held her close and slipped the ring onto her finger as he kissed her.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 17, 2012 0:58:21 GMT -5
Hotaru smiled and kissed her boy- no, fiancee, in return. She was going to MARRY him! The most amazing man ever, was going to make her his wife. She had to be in Heaven right now, there was no other explaination for how great she felt right then. She pulled back just the slightest bit. "I love you." She kissed him again. "I love you." And again. "Did I mention I love you?" She giggled before keeping the kiss going once again.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 17, 2012 1:19:25 GMT -5
Jack couldn't help but laugh a little as he was kissed silly, and kissed back with just as much enthusiasm. "I love you more." He kissed her. "I love you more." Another kiss, and another laugh as he held her close.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 17, 2012 1:36:45 GMT -5
Hotaru giggled again, she wasn't able to remember the last time she'd felt so bubbly before. She kept her right arm wrapped around him and looked at the ring on her other hand. Her cheeks were flushed and were actually starting to hurt a little from smiling so much, but that was something she'd gladly tolerate. "It's beautiful, Jack." she said, keeping her gaze on it. Beautiful didn't even begin to describe the little ring on her finger, but it was all she could come up with for the moment.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 19, 2012 2:12:12 GMT -5
Jack smiled, glad he had picked out a satisfactory ring. Tekka had come along to help him out in picking it (because she had INSISTED that he would need a girl's advice on it) but it was mostly his call on the tiny piece of jewelery. "Not as beautiful as you." He replied and gave a cheesy grin. It was a cheesy line, but he couldn't resist.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 19, 2012 11:49:05 GMT -5
Hotaru's cheeks flushed a deep red and she giggled a little. "So, I guess this means we're engaged now?" she asked with a slight hint of timidness. Actually, it sort of reminded her of the last time they were here together. The semi-awkward conversation over whether they were dating or not seemed almost hilarious now.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 19, 2012 19:10:05 GMT -5
Jack gave his new fiance another kiss. "Yep." He couldn't help but laugh just a bit as he thought back to their first date. Back when they were first getting to really know each other and the awkward 'are we dating or what?' conversation. "You're my fiance now."
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 19, 2012 19:25:30 GMT -5
Hotaru smiled bright at the kiss and confirmation. Fiance... They were gonna get married. That meant there was gonna be a wedding to be planned, people to invite...
Her smile was replaced with a frown when she thought about her brother. She would've wanted Matsu to give her away if he were still alive. "Did, um, my brother know you were gonna...?" It was still hard for her to talk about it, the funeral had been the day after she'd been released from the hospital. Just one week ago, and it still didn't feel real to her.
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