šššššššššš. Ā /Ā Ā She were nervous, she couldn't help it; her question has been on her mind for so long, she were certain in wanting to ask him--maybe she were just nervous over the reaction. Michikatsu hopes she doesn't make him uncomfortable--but how long had they been living together? Surely Doma wouldn't be upset, right?
Shaking her head minutely, Michikatsu draws close to Doma, reaching out to take his hand in her own gently.
"I want to ask you something," she starts, feeling her heart pounding in her chest, "and it's okay if you aren't ready or just don't want to, okay? You don't even have to answer me right now."
A moment, just a moment to make sure Doma were paying attention, and Michikatsu finally says the question she's been harboring: "Will you marry me?"Ā Ā /Ā Ā @tsukkiakariiā
andĀ thereĀ wasĀ aĀ notableĀ pauseĀ fromĀ doumaĀ āāĀ theĀ answerĀ cameĀ soĀ naturallyĀ toĀ him,Ā andĀ yet,Ā heĀ didnātĀ knowĀ howĀ toĀ sayĀ it.Ā perhapsĀ heādĀ beenĀ caughtĀ inĀ thisĀ feelingĀ forĀ tooĀ longĀ āĀ barelyĀ ableĀ toĀ forgiveĀ himselfĀ forĀ actionsĀ heādĀ longĀ sinceĀ forgotten.
thereāsĀ aĀ driftĀ awayĀ fromĀ hisĀ eyes.Ā heĀ didnātĀ knowĀ whatĀ sheĀ sawĀ inĀ him.Ā didĀ sheĀ seeĀ somethingĀ worthwhile?Ā somethingĀ entertaining,Ā orĀ flattering,Ā orĀ beautifulĀ toĀ lookĀ at?
thatĀ hadĀ toĀ beĀ it.Ā thereĀ hadĀ toĀ beĀ someĀ benefitĀ āĀ itāsĀ howĀ thingsĀ alwaysĀ wereĀ forĀ him.
ā...Ā ā¦Ā ā¦āĀ heĀ doesnātĀ lookĀ backĀ toĀ her,Ā heĀ keepsĀ hisĀ eyesĀ away.
āāmichi-chan,āĀ herĀ nameĀ spillsĀ outĀ fromĀ himĀ hopelessly,Ā āāiĀ reallyĀ wantĀ this.Ā iāveĀ wantedĀ thisĀ forĀ soĀ long.ā
āāiāveĀ wantedĀ thisĀ forĀ justĀ aboutĀ asĀ longĀ asĀ iāveĀ knownĀ youĀ āĀ gettingĀ together,Ā livingĀ together,Ā gettingĀ marriedā¦āĀ heĀ continuesĀ toĀ mumble,Ā āābutĀ whatĀ ifĀ iāmĀ notĀ goodĀ forĀ you?Ā whatĀ ifĀ youĀ endĀ upĀ repulsedĀ byĀ me,Ā andĀ iāmĀ onlyĀ leavingĀ youĀ withĀ aĀ trappedĀ feelingĀ inĀ yourĀ heart?ā
āāādoĀ youĀ wantĀ that?Ā doĀ youĀ wantĀ me?āĀ itāsĀ onlyĀ thenĀ heĀ looksĀ toĀ her,Ā āāiĀ donātĀ thinkĀ iĀ wantĀ me.ā