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Post by Jack King on Jul 20, 2012 23:30:13 GMT -5
Jack nodded and held Ruru a little tighter at the mention of her brother. "Yeah..." He replied. "He knew... Told me I should do it once we got you back when he found out I was thinking about it." It really wasn't fair that Matsuda wasn't going to get to see Hotaru safe and happy... He had died without seeing his sister alive, without knowing if she was going to be rescued or if they would fail...
Luckily his sacrifice wasn't in vain... two of the godforsaken nutjobs were dead and gone, and the third was on the run. And Jack wouldn't hesitate to shoot him or stab him on the spot if given the chance.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 21, 2012 0:17:54 GMT -5
Hotaru nodded and smiled just a little(which probably wasn't all that noticable). At least Jack had had Matsuda's approval, which wasn't surprising at all, she knew Suda had liked Jack nearly from the beginning.
She forced a bigger smile and decided now wasn't a good time to mope around, she was just starting to feel like herself again and she wasn't going to ruin it. She climbed into Jack's lap(a habit she'd picked up since their reunion at the hospital, she hadn't bothered shaking off said habit quite yet either). "Well... At least he approved." she tried, speaking softly. Who knew, maybe Matsuda was watching them right now, maybe he was with Greg and Mrs. King and talking about her and Jack or something.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 22, 2012 12:05:41 GMT -5
Jack nodded. "Yeah..." At least there was that much... He wrapped his arms securely around Hotaru as she settled into his lap. "He'll be there in spirit, he won't let something as silly as death stop him from seeing you get married." That much was probably true...
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 22, 2012 13:22:35 GMT -5
Hotaru smiled a little more genuine. "You're right." Matsuda would still be there... just not the way she'd of hoped. It still hurt, but she knew over time she'd learn to accept it, unfortunately this wasn't her first time dealing with this.
Okay, she needed to change the subject before she got too upset. "So, wedding," she began, already giggling a little. She was getting married. "You do realize the planning that's gonna have to go with it right?" There was no doubt in her mind that Cross would want to help, and who knew WHAT she'd have in mind.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 24, 2012 0:47:59 GMT -5
Jack nodded. "Oh yeah, I know." And he honestly couldn't wait to just get PAST the planning portion and get to the actual wedding. Still, he had to help and make sure that the wedding would be the happiest day of Ruru's life. Although, he was hoping for something small, just close friends and close family. Nothing too fancy that would just cause a ton of headache.
Although, he knew Tekka would insist on letting her cater, and he actually just might let her. His sister (if given enough time and if nagged enough) could actually do a good job at feeding crowds. She had managed it for a couple Tora meetings, if she was telling the truth about those.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 24, 2012 0:57:15 GMT -5
Hotaru smiled, already running through the different things that would need to be discussed. She'd probably make Eva the Maid of Honor, and she quickly started laughing at the thought. " Eva in a dress is gonna be hilarious." she had never once seen the blond in anything that could be considered 'girly' and the idea was just too strange to NOT be funny.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 24, 2012 1:05:14 GMT -5
Jack laughed. "We're getting pictures of that." He decided. "Getting pictures, and saving them so future generations can learn of the mythical day that Eva King wore a dress." The pianist thought for a moment. "....and I know you don't like him, but..." He sighed. "I'd really like for Aiden to be my Best Man." Either him or Minori... He would have chosen Matsuda had the situation been different...
Or hell, had it been different Aiden STILL might have been his Best Man. After all this, Aiden had at least regained most of his brother's trust. "If you don't want him, I understand and I'm sure Minori wouldn't mind, but..." He was his brother... Ruru had to at least try for him... He hoped.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 24, 2012 1:27:41 GMT -5
Hotaru sighed and closed her eyes, she'd honestly expected that. And while she didn't like the eldest King she wasn't about to deny Jack of chosing who he wanted, it was HIS wedding too. "I don't care." she finally replied, opening her eyes. "Just don't expect me to be his best friend or anything." Just the thought of becoming related to that... That THING made her cringe inside. After all he'd done to hurt her and the others, one bump on the head was all it took for him to be forgiven!? Everyone else might have his trust but not her, years of living on the streets taught her that there were some people who deep down never changed.
And honestly, every time she looked at Aiden, she couldn't help but see Yusuke of all people. Now that she thought about it, that was probably the main reason she couldn't bring herself to get along with him.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 24, 2012 17:50:14 GMT -5
"I won't ask that much." Jack conceded. Hotaru didn't have to become best friends with Aiden, and he would understand if she never really forgave him... But honestly, if you spent ten minutes with the guy you could tell that he different from before. Tekka was still hesitant to spend too much time around him but even she was starting to warm up thanks to Anya.
He placed a kiss to her temple. "Thank you, Ruru..." For saying yes, for allowing his brother to come (even if she hated his guts), for sticking with him... he wasn't sure which one he was thanking her for, so he figured it would be all of the above.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 24, 2012 19:43:26 GMT -5
Hotaru's frown quickly turned into a soft smile, her signature blush making its way back to her cheeks. What could he be thanking her for when he was the one that literally saved her life? Still, she put her forehead to his and looked into his eyes. "Anything for you." she said softly. As long as she had Jack she was complete, as long as he was around, she could do anything.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 26, 2012 11:30:23 GMT -5
Jack smiled brightly and hugged her tight. He really had gotten lucky when he found Hotaru, he had needed someone like her in his life. He felt like he could make it through anything if he had Ruru with him. And in just a few months (because Weddings were notoriously difficult to plan) they'd be married.
MARRIED.
He wasn't surprised that the ball and chain idea popularized by most men didn't feel like it applied in this situation. He was honestly happy to get married to Ruru.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 26, 2012 13:36:28 GMT -5
Hotaru hugged Jack tight, face flushing more as her smile grew. Married... A few months from now he would be her husband. Her pale cheeks were stained bright pink by the time she giggled a little. "Hotaru King, I could get use to that name." she told him while she hugged him still.
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Post by Jack King on Aug 4, 2012 21:48:52 GMT -5
Jack laughed a little, still giddy. "I can't wait... I seriously just can't wait." Hotaru was going to be his WIFE. How the HELL had he gotten that lucky? He had asked it a hundred times before at LEAST, but it still made no sense.
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Post by Hotaru King on Aug 4, 2012 23:10:50 GMT -5
Hotaru's smile grew and she nodded her head quickly. "Neither can I!" As sad as it sounded, before she met Jack she never would have thought she was worth being loved like this, now... engaged, they were gonna be married soon!
The redhead's eyes lit up and she carefully got up to her feet, tugging on her new fiance's arm. "We gotta celebrate! C'mon, what sounds good right about now?" Hell, they could head home and just have a movie night for all she cared, as long as it was the two of them she didn't care.
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Post by Jack King on Aug 5, 2012 20:41:11 GMT -5
Jack smiled. "Dinner? Movie? " He offered up. "I'm good with anything, as long as I'm with you." And it was true, as corny as it sounded. He really didn't care what he was doing as long as Ruru was with him.
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