He doesn't have a lot to say. [ A beat. ] Kinda like it that way.
[ They'd only just begun working together, so he really couldn't go around saying, "oh yeah Squall? my buddy". But he'll shrug and roll with the punches if they did wind up friends. Ayaka was one of the few exceptions to the rule; he liked talking to her. Listening to her. It lends into just how relaxed and content he was to be around her that he didn't feel any exhaustion talking so long. ]
Oh yeah... Noctis. And Prompto. [ So she was right! ] Never woulda thought Noct was a King by looking at him...
I have never met a King before. [ There's Ozymandias, but he's a Pharaoh! At least, that's his title... Still a King, but she wants to use the proper term.
She tries to look back at all the other people she's met, but no one really comes to mind. And as soon as she sets her tea cup back down, her lips curl into a small smile. ]
[ Cloud would need time to mull it over to figure out just exactly who was royalty or not. ... Did Fischl count? Yoimiya was a Queen of Summer- ]
...
[ There's that smile of hers. Catching him off guard without the need to say a single word. And yet she does. This would normally be the part where he had a comeback line. Something about how it's cool that they both know royalty. And that they're both so closely associated with royalty. How he knows a certain Princess.
But as the warmth of the teacup gently rolls up his arms, his heart feels lighter as he can't help it. His lips curl into a small smile. ]
[ That gets her shaking her head. Charming? She does not think so! But it is never a bad thing, especially when it's Cloud calling her as such! ]
You are the charming one, Cloud.
[ She really can't say anything bad about him. Ayaka adores everything about Cloud. ]
My heart does not feel as heavy now that I am with you. [ But saying that out loud? Ayaka lets out a sigh as she looks away, both hands still around her tea cup. ] Ayato is in pain, you see. And. . . I do not know how I can be of help.
[ But there it is. He knew there had to be another reason for coming. She knew that she was always safe and welcome. It didn't matter the time of day. The time of night. His door was never closed off from her. But he also knew that she would still feel bad for waking him or interrupting anything. Not unless she had a good reason to... So his brow furrows some as she holds her teacup in her hands.
"Ayato is in pain,"
It's all he needs to hear before he feels his heart get a little heavy. Even though his expression remains relatively neutral on the surface. They may still have their own problems to sort out, but...he still cares for the man. He's had a lot of time to think about where he wants to be. What he wants to do. If he has it his way? He'll be able to do right by everyone. But if he can't...if he's forced to decide...
He made his decision. And it's sitting across the table from the Shirasagi Himegimi tonight; it's telling enough. ]
I... [ She shakes her head, unsure of how to even begin. Ayaka does not know the full story, because Ayato wished to keep most of it to himself. That, she respects. All she is able to share with Cloud are parts of it that she thinks it is okay for him to know.
Asking for Cloud not to judge anyone needs not be said. She believes he won't. So... she also believes she can speak freely. ] I was told by Ayato that someone had confessed to him.
And this person is someone that he likes, as well.
[ That should be a happy occasion! And Ayaka's eyes meet Cloud's as she gives him a small smile. Yes, he should be happy for Ayato, too. Butβ ]
Given his title as the Yashiro Commissioner, and the head of the Kamisato Clan, he... is troubled. I would always wish for his happiness above all else, but he said that pursuing this may... be used by his enemies against him.
[ She tries not to speak too loudly towards the end. Ayaka has always talked about the brighter side of things. While she isn't oblivious to the fact that there are people out there wanting to take advantage of her family, or others, for that matter, she's also never talked about the politics of it with Cloud before.
Would this make him see her and Ayato differently because of this? She hopes not... ]
[ He doesn't say a word. Hands on his own cup of sencha, though he looked concerned before, the matter perhaps still warranting it... His mako-infused blues are solely on her. Expectedly. Hanging off every word that may fall from her lips. But it's not excitement or anticipation. There's patience. He doesn't lean forward in his seat or anything- nor is there a smile on his face. His expression is soft though. As if to silently tell her to take her time. Just like she waited for him so many times before when it came to expressing his feelings.
When expressing what was wrong.
Then she finally comes out with it. Ayato... He fell for someone too. He almost wants to ask who it is, but when she smiles back at him finally, he decides to hold his tongue and listen to her further. Ayato finding someone wasn't the problem. And yet...Ayato finding someone was a problem. It's true, she never really talked a lot about the politics her family were deeply ingrained in. Yet Cloud always suspected that they would have a lot of involvement with Inazuma's various workings. Ayaka didn't just report to her elder brother, after all. She worked for the very people of Inazuma. The Kamisato Clan held a rather lofty position as controllers of the Yashiro Commission. A position that no doubt could be upset with the right circumstances.
But he can tell now... He knows exactly why this troubles her so much. Someone who is so used to looking at the brighter side of things. He knew that Ayaka wasn't naive; and yet... ]
...
[ How did Ayaka protect her brother? How did she protect his happiness? And with a more furrowed brow and determined look in his eyes, Cloud remembers a vital talk he had with her older brother. All the way back in Nippon, before he even thought of confessing his feelings to her... To look after his sister. A little voice deep in the back of Cloud's mind couldn't help but want to ask, and yet he never did...
If Cloud was watching over Ayaka when Ayato couldn't...then who was watching over him?
He has that answer now. ]
So we protect him from them. [ Protect that happiness. Fight for it. He nods, as if resolute in such a simple statement. ] If there're those that wanna take advantage of him and the clan?
[ Ayaka does not know what it was that Ayato asked Cloud, that her beau could not articulate himself well. Hearing him speak now and give her this much conviction? She really can't think any less of him.
Cloud's never been to Inazuma, nor does he know what truly lies ahead, but his words mean more to Ayaka than he could ever know.
He asked her once if she thinks he would fit in Inazuma, and she said it may take him a while. Right now, though? He's never been any farther from being a member of the Kamisato Clan. Family. And Ayaka's devotion for her family, for her loved ones, runs so deep that it is in her blood. It is why she would never hold anything back from Cloud. It is as she's told him before, too: he's had all of her right from the start.
So his troubles, his fears, his enemies? They're hers, too. His moments of triumph, moments where he is at his happiest? She wishes to be there to witness it all with him, to be part of his everything. And as she bares more of herself to him now, her whole heart served openly, she knows he would catch her as she speaks freely. That he would feel this, too. ]
Ayato has worked so hard to restore honour back to our family name. I do not wish to do anything that would set his work back.
[ So... they would have to be strategic about the whole thing, if they did something! Ayaka honestly wants to ask for advice from Yae Miko or even the Raiden Shogun herself, but given that they aren't here? She likely won't be able to ask her questions any time soon... ]
When you made my dreams come true, Cloud, I knew anything was possible. [ That he could make anything possible. The way she admires him is so different from how she admires her own brother. ] You've given me so much happiness, that I know now that I could never have elsewhere. Nor with anyone else.
[ Ayaka is smiling, but she is also beginning to tear up. Quickly grabbing a napkin so she could catch her tears with the corner of it, she ends up sniffing and she has to blow her nose, too. So undignified... but normal girls do this, don't they? ]
I do not wish for my brother to lose this same feeling now that he has it.
You think that- [ He was just about to call her Ei again. And if the time were to come where they met again and they were amicable, he may very well still do that. But for Ayaka's sake, he tempers himself. There's only a brief pause as he finally lifts his cup of sencha to go for a sip. But not before finishing his sentence. ] -that the Shogun could help? S'all a ways down the road still, but...
[ Better to have more allies, especially with how integral the Yashiro Commission, let alone the Kamisatos, were to the nation of Inazuma. Taking a sip of his tea, he quietly listens to her. At first, he thought it was the tea that left his chest warm. But it's her words, the longer she continues, the more praise she gives and the more she pours her heart out for him. If such simple words gave her that much of a newly envigored hope, than he needed to speak his mind more often.
It was critical moments like these where Cloud would prove his worth. Prove that he wanted to give Ayaka anything and everything she deserved. And that includes her support as she starts tearing up. She's starting to cry, sniffling and blowing her nose once too. But he simply smiles, confidence brimming when she states her wish from the bottom of her heart.
So Ayato found someone...he has to wonder if they were also from the same world. Cloud and Ayaka had come to like one another at a decent clip, but it'd taken nearly half a year since meeting her to actually finally come out and tell her that he loved her. For Ayato...was he a fast faller? Or were they from Inazuma in kind? ]
We'll protect that feeling, too. Just gotta take things step by step. And make sure he knows this isn't something he's gotta do alone.
I do not know if Her Excellency could do anything, though... her advice would be something I would find very important at this time.
[ It would serve as guidance, both from a god and as her leader. But she would honestly prefer to speak with Yae Miko first, seeing as she's closer to her on a personal capacity. ]
I think... Ayato is more worried of what would happen once we are back in Inazuma. And pursuing it here in this world would do more harm than good because of it.
[ In this place? It matters, still, but there's less burden to uphold the values that the citizens of Inazuma see them have. It is why Ayaka can be free in this world, and in the one they were previously in. How she conducts herself in Inazuma is different, so much more different.
As for her own life and her romance? She doesn't see a problem-- noble lineage or not, he is an admirable person, traits that one would find in a hero, and shouldn't Inazuma's princess deserve the best? He may not have calmed the storms that ravaged the nation, but he is someone special in his own right. And to him, she smiles, one filled with hope and gratitude, despite the tearing up just a few moments ago. ]
I truly am fortunate... [ To have him. ] You would really stand with me to protect my brother?
[ They don't need to come up with a plan now, but... just knowing she has his support, that her family has his support... it means the world. ]
For a guy like that? [ To be happy while going forward in life? ] It's gotta be worth fighting for.
[ So of course. Of course his answer couldn't be anything else. Cloud's story still feels so young, but accolades weren't the reason why Ayaka fell for him. Nor was it her status that he found himself making this decision to want to stay with her. She's close enough to him where they sit at the table that he need not reach far, a hand settling over hers wherever it be resting. ]
[ Warmer than any other tea cup, Cloud's hand over hers provides so much comfort and safety. Ayaka smiles softly, staring at their hands first, whispering a heartfelt "thank you".
Ayato would probably say the same thing, if he were here. But maybe he doesn't have to know. He can have a silent supporter, someone rooting for him and making sure he has nothing to worry about without him being made aware of it. That would make things easier for him, too.
Finally, when Ayaka looks at her beau, lacing their fingers together, it's to reaffirm her commitment to him. ]
I love you, Cloud.
[ And she'll be as devoted to him as he is with her. He needn't even ask. ]
π΅
[ With the tea consumed, the serving remaining in the pot having gone cold, close to an hour has passed already. It's late, and Cloud should get some sleep, but Ayaka doesn't wish to go back now. Offering to wash their cups and the pot, she seems to have cheered up some. It's just a few pieces to wash, so she doesn't take long to retire with Cloud to his bedroom. ]
My Love, may I ask something? [ She's just seated in bed, her legs already under the sheets, but she hasn't slipped down to rest her head on the pillow just yet when she remembers something Ayato had mentioned.
This isn't meant to be serious talk about the future, but she can't help but wonder... ] What qualities are you looking for in a wife?
[ This is exactly what he wants to see from her. To have the faith and hope that she'd instilled in him be felt right back. He doesn't say anything to her whispered "thank you", simply squeezing her hand before it becomes an enlacement of their fingers. The moment she says those three oh-so-powerful words, he briefly lifts himself out of his chair to lean over towards her. To reciprocate those words with a kiss on the cheek before he sits back. ]
Love you too.
π΅
[ Cloud had just come back from splashing his face with some water, a cool refresher before he hits the bedsheets with her. Just as he was coming back into the bedroom to sit down on his side of the bed, she asks. ]
What's up?
[ And just as he parks his butt down on the side of the bed, looking back over at Ayaka behind him, she pops that question. And his eyes just go wide. A tiny little noise behind sealed lips akin to a huffed "mm-" as if his brain was in need of rebooting for a second there. The problem wasn't about who. They're still far off from that, but deep down he knew. It's just getting that sprung on him so boldly?!
His face is turning red, and the night lights on either side of them weren't helping his predicament any. Especially as he shyly swings his legs up on the bed, slowly lifting his sheets until he can slip his legs under too. ]
I, uh...didn't get that far yet- [ "Yet". He realizes he just ousted himself. Hoooooooo boy has he thought about it?! ] ...
Well...?
[ His arms fold. He's blushing so much, but after letting out a sigh? He doesn't feel so much pressure anymore. Even if he's...drawing a blank. Someone who can cook? Whose organized? Strong willed? Tender hearted? Perky rack? Blowjob Queen? Stopβ It all feels so...simple. But more importantly, it feels like things that someone he was looking for already did. ]
[ If Ayaka was asking in earnest what qualities he was looking for in a wife? His next words come about as abruptly as her question to him did, eyes on her. ]
[ Ayaka was prepared to start talking about how she wants to work harder to become the kind of wife that he'd like to have, especially since she told him when they arrived here that there's still room for her to grow. Even she doesn't think she's wife material yet, but. . . she would like to be. His wife.
She watches him with utmost curiosity, hoping for enlightenment with his answer, but when he says that? ]
Ahβ [ That may have been considered a proposal as any. With a hand on her cheek that's beginning to heat up, she looks away in a bid to calm down. ] That's...
I will work hard, Cloud. [ These aren't the words of the Shirasagi Himegimi. This is yet another promise by a girl named Kamisato Ayakaβ a girl who has found love for the first time and has no intention of letting it go. A girl who may have to be the one responsible for continuing the family name. And if her brother is happy in the end, then. . . it would be a responsibility worth bearing. ] When you come to Inazuma... and when you are ready. . . I will be, too.
[ She takes a deep breath. There's a lot of pressure on her right now!!! It would be unwise to tell Cloud now about what else her brother said earlier. One step at a time. ]
[ As for Cloud? He'd only recently begun to feel as if he was coming into his own as a person. Ever since Ayaka helped him regain his memories, and Zack filled in the final pieces. There was still so much to cover and do, not just back home, but across worlds as well. If he has it his way, he's going to see to it that everything is set right everywhere. His mother would talk to him about the kind of girl he should be with. Someone he should find. Older. More mature. Someone who can keep him on the straight and narrow and stop him from being a silly goose.
Who would have thought Cloud would find everything he could have ever asked for, and it wasn't under his own set of stars?
The talk of marriage? He'd be doing her a disservice if he rushed and said he was ready to tackle that. He knows she still has things she wishes to improve on as well. So much was up in the air right now in their lives, and this fairytale they were living could go up in smoke with the snap of a finger if some higher power deemed it so. That was something they needed to prepare themselves for. Not to accept it. But to defy it all just as he and the others defied destiny once before.
But...now that they were talking about it? He may still be blushing red, and his heart may be hammering away, but there's still a shy smile across his lips. He means what he said. No "examples" to be found. ]
We both will. [ He nods. This wasn't a one-sided effort. ] At the end of everything, I'm coming for you.
[ They're already next to each other, and Ayaka now knows she'll be able to sleep properly with him by her side, but. . . she can't help it! After he says that? She inches closer to his side, so that she can hold him when they lay down and go to sleep. But before anything else, because she missed it earlier? She kisses him. Warm and sweet, full of promise and hope for their future together.
Cloud will have a home with her. ]
I apologise for keeping you up so late.
[ She'll reach for his hand so she can sink down into the sheets with him. Cuddles before bed!! ]
[ Every time she kisses him, it's sweeter than the last. As he closes his eyes, embracing the promise and hope she instills in him likewise, he hums contently without the heated urge to deepen it. This wasn't what tonight was about. He would always be in the mood for her...and if it weren't so late? He might have kept kissing her. Kept touching her. Kept letting those strong hands of his wander to shower her with the affection she so rightfully deserves. ]
Nah, don't.
[ Sinking down into the sheets with her, his thumb strums along the side of her hand in his as he pulls the sheets up more over them. ]
You just made my night better.
[ Now he can sleep in peace, lying still for her whilst slowly making his way that much closer to her in bed. Cuddle time!! ]
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Date: 2023-04-22 08:52 am (UTC)[ They'd only just begun working together, so he really couldn't go around saying, "oh yeah Squall? my buddy". But he'll shrug and roll with the punches if they did wind up friends. Ayaka was one of the few exceptions to the rule; he liked talking to her. Listening to her. It lends into just how relaxed and content he was to be around her that he didn't feel any exhaustion talking so long. ]
Oh yeah... Noctis. And Prompto. [ So she was right! ] Never woulda thought Noct was a King by looking at him...
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Date: 2023-04-22 09:04 am (UTC)She tries to look back at all the other people she's met, but no one really comes to mind. And as soon as she sets her tea cup back down, her lips curl into a small smile. ]
But I do know a Prince.
[ 'u' ]
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Date: 2023-04-22 09:13 am (UTC)...
[ There's that smile of hers. Catching him off guard without the need to say a single word. And yet she does. This would normally be the part where he had a comeback line. Something about how it's cool that they both know royalty. And that they're both so closely associated with royalty. How he knows a certain Princess.
But as the warmth of the teacup gently rolls up his arms, his heart feels lighter as he can't help it. His lips curl into a small smile. ]
You have any idea how charming you are?
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Date: 2023-04-22 09:51 am (UTC)You are the charming one, Cloud.
[ She really can't say anything bad about him. Ayaka adores everything about Cloud. ]
My heart does not feel as heavy now that I am with you. [ But saying that out loud? Ayaka lets out a sigh as she looks away, both hands still around her tea cup. ] Ayato is in pain, you see. And. . . I do not know how I can be of help.
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Date: 2023-04-23 06:21 am (UTC)"Ayato is in pain,"
It's all he needs to hear before he feels his heart get a little heavy. Even though his expression remains relatively neutral on the surface. They may still have their own problems to sort out, but...he still cares for the man. He's had a lot of time to think about where he wants to be. What he wants to do. If he has it his way? He'll be able to do right by everyone. But if he can't...if he's forced to decide...
He made his decision. And it's sitting across the table from the Shirasagi Himegimi tonight; it's telling enough. ]
What happened?
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Date: 2023-04-23 07:00 am (UTC)Asking for Cloud not to judge anyone needs not be said. She believes he won't. So... she also believes she can speak freely. ] I was told by Ayato that someone had confessed to him.
And this person is someone that he likes, as well.
[ That should be a happy occasion! And Ayaka's eyes meet Cloud's as she gives him a small smile. Yes, he should be happy for Ayato, too. Butβ ]
Given his title as the Yashiro Commissioner, and the head of the Kamisato Clan, he... is troubled. I would always wish for his happiness above all else, but he said that pursuing this may... be used by his enemies against him.
[ She tries not to speak too loudly towards the end. Ayaka has always talked about the brighter side of things. While she isn't oblivious to the fact that there are people out there wanting to take advantage of her family, or others, for that matter, she's also never talked about the politics of it with Cloud before.
Would this make him see her and Ayato differently because of this? She hopes not... ]
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Date: 2023-04-24 08:17 am (UTC)When expressing what was wrong.
Then she finally comes out with it. Ayato... He fell for someone too. He almost wants to ask who it is, but when she smiles back at him finally, he decides to hold his tongue and listen to her further. Ayato finding someone wasn't the problem. And yet...Ayato finding someone was a problem. It's true, she never really talked a lot about the politics her family were deeply ingrained in. Yet Cloud always suspected that they would have a lot of involvement with Inazuma's various workings. Ayaka didn't just report to her elder brother, after all. She worked for the very people of Inazuma. The Kamisato Clan held a rather lofty position as controllers of the Yashiro Commission. A position that no doubt could be upset with the right circumstances.
But he can tell now... He knows exactly why this troubles her so much. Someone who is so used to looking at the brighter side of things. He knew that Ayaka wasn't naive; and yet... ]
...
[ How did Ayaka protect her brother? How did she protect his happiness? And with a more furrowed brow and determined look in his eyes, Cloud remembers a vital talk he had with her older brother. All the way back in Nippon, before he even thought of confessing his feelings to her... To look after his sister. A little voice deep in the back of Cloud's mind couldn't help but want to ask, and yet he never did...
If Cloud was watching over Ayaka when Ayato couldn't...then who was watching over him?
He has that answer now. ]
So we protect him from them. [ Protect that happiness. Fight for it. He nods, as if resolute in such a simple statement. ] If there're those that wanna take advantage of him and the clan?
That just makes them my enemies too.
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Date: 2023-04-25 01:20 am (UTC)Cloud's never been to Inazuma, nor does he know what truly lies ahead, but his words mean more to Ayaka than he could ever know.
He asked her once if she thinks he would fit in Inazuma, and she said it may take him a while. Right now, though? He's never been any farther from being a member of the Kamisato Clan. Family. And Ayaka's devotion for her family, for her loved ones, runs so deep that it is in her blood. It is why she would never hold anything back from Cloud. It is as she's told him before, too: he's had all of her right from the start.
So his troubles, his fears, his enemies? They're hers, too. His moments of triumph, moments where he is at his happiest? She wishes to be there to witness it all with him, to be part of his everything. And as she bares more of herself to him now, her whole heart served openly, she knows he would catch her as she speaks freely. That he would feel this, too. ]
Ayato has worked so hard to restore honour back to our family name. I do not wish to do anything that would set his work back.
[ So... they would have to be strategic about the whole thing, if they did something! Ayaka honestly wants to ask for advice from Yae Miko or even the Raiden Shogun herself, but given that they aren't here? She likely won't be able to ask her questions any time soon... ]
When you made my dreams come true, Cloud, I knew anything was possible. [ That he could make anything possible. The way she admires him is so different from how she admires her own brother. ] You've given me so much happiness, that I know now that I could never have elsewhere. Nor with anyone else.
[ Ayaka is smiling, but she is also beginning to tear up. Quickly grabbing a napkin so she could catch her tears with the corner of it, she ends up sniffing and she has to blow her nose, too. So undignified... but normal girls do this, don't they? ]
I do not wish for my brother to lose this same feeling now that he has it.
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Date: 2023-04-25 07:41 am (UTC)[ Better to have more allies, especially with how integral the Yashiro Commission, let alone the Kamisatos, were to the nation of Inazuma. Taking a sip of his tea, he quietly listens to her. At first, he thought it was the tea that left his chest warm. But it's her words, the longer she continues, the more praise she gives and the more she pours her heart out for him. If such simple words gave her that much of a newly envigored hope, than he needed to speak his mind more often.
It was critical moments like these where Cloud would prove his worth. Prove that he wanted to give Ayaka anything and everything she deserved. And that includes her support as she starts tearing up. She's starting to cry, sniffling and blowing her nose once too. But he simply smiles, confidence brimming when she states her wish from the bottom of her heart.
So Ayato found someone...he has to wonder if they were also from the same world. Cloud and Ayaka had come to like one another at a decent clip, but it'd taken nearly half a year since meeting her to actually finally come out and tell her that he loved her. For Ayato...was he a fast faller? Or were they from Inazuma in kind? ]
We'll protect that feeling, too. Just gotta take things step by step. And make sure he knows this isn't something he's gotta do alone.
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Date: 2023-04-27 01:22 am (UTC)[ It would serve as guidance, both from a god and as her leader. But she would honestly prefer to speak with Yae Miko first, seeing as she's closer to her on a personal capacity. ]
I think... Ayato is more worried of what would happen once we are back in Inazuma. And pursuing it here in this world would do more harm than good because of it.
[ In this place? It matters, still, but there's less burden to uphold the values that the citizens of Inazuma see them have. It is why Ayaka can be free in this world, and in the one they were previously in. How she conducts herself in Inazuma is different, so much more different.
As for her own life and her romance? She doesn't see a problem-- noble lineage or not, he is an admirable person, traits that one would find in a hero, and shouldn't Inazuma's princess deserve the best? He may not have calmed the storms that ravaged the nation, but he is someone special in his own right. And to him, she smiles, one filled with hope and gratitude, despite the tearing up just a few moments ago. ]
I truly am fortunate... [ To have him. ] You would really stand with me to protect my brother?
[ They don't need to come up with a plan now, but... just knowing she has his support, that her family has his support... it means the world. ]
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Date: 2023-04-27 05:17 am (UTC)[ So of course. Of course his answer couldn't be anything else. Cloud's story still feels so young, but accolades weren't the reason why Ayaka fell for him. Nor was it her status that he found himself making this decision to want to stay with her. She's close enough to him where they sit at the table that he need not reach far, a hand settling over hers wherever it be resting. ]
Yes.
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Date: 2023-04-27 06:25 am (UTC)Ayato would probably say the same thing, if he were here. But maybe he doesn't have to know. He can have a silent supporter, someone rooting for him and making sure he has nothing to worry about without him being made aware of it. That would make things easier for him, too.
Finally, when Ayaka looks at her beau, lacing their fingers together, it's to reaffirm her commitment to him. ]
I love you, Cloud.
[ And she'll be as devoted to him as he is with her. He needn't even ask. ]
[ With the tea consumed, the serving remaining in the pot having gone cold, close to an hour has passed already. It's late, and Cloud should get some sleep, but Ayaka doesn't wish to go back now. Offering to wash their cups and the pot, she seems to have cheered up some. It's just a few pieces to wash, so she doesn't take long to retire with Cloud to his bedroom. ]
My Love, may I ask something? [ She's just seated in bed, her legs already under the sheets, but she hasn't slipped down to rest her head on the pillow just yet when she remembers something Ayato had mentioned.
This isn't meant to be serious talk about the future, but she can't help but wonder... ] What qualities are you looking for in a wife?
[ so she can work on those π¦π¦π¦ ]
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Date: 2023-04-28 07:12 am (UTC)Love you too.
[ Cloud had just come back from splashing his face with some water, a cool refresher before he hits the bedsheets with her. Just as he was coming back into the bedroom to sit down on his side of the bed, she asks. ]
What's up?
[ And just as he parks his butt down on the side of the bed, looking back over at Ayaka behind him, she pops that question. And his eyes just go wide. A tiny little noise behind sealed lips akin to a huffed "mm-" as if his brain was in need of rebooting for a second there. The problem wasn't about who. They're still far off from that, but deep down he knew. It's just getting that sprung on him so boldly?!
His face is turning red, and the night lights on either side of them weren't helping his predicament any. Especially as he shyly swings his legs up on the bed, slowly lifting his sheets until he can slip his legs under too. ]
I, uh...didn't get that far yet- [ "Yet". He realizes he just ousted himself. Hoooooooo boy has he thought about it?! ] ...
Well...?
[ His arms fold. He's blushing so much, but after letting out a sigh? He doesn't feel so much pressure anymore. Even if he's...drawing a blank. Someone who can cook? Whose organized? Strong willed? Tender hearted?
Perky rack? Blowjob Queen? StopβIt all feels so...simple. But more importantly, it feels like things that someone he was looking for already did. ]Don't quite have a list yet, but...
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Date: 2023-04-28 07:14 am (UTC)I'm looking right at them.
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Date: 2023-04-30 03:06 am (UTC)She watches him with utmost curiosity, hoping for enlightenment with his answer, but when he says that? ]
Ahβ [ That may have been considered a proposal as any. With a hand on her cheek that's beginning to heat up, she looks away in a bid to calm down. ] That's...
I will work hard, Cloud. [ These aren't the words of the Shirasagi Himegimi. This is yet another promise by a girl named Kamisato Ayakaβ a girl who has found love for the first time and has no intention of letting it go. A girl who may have to be the one responsible for continuing the family name. And if her brother is happy in the end, then. . . it would be a responsibility worth bearing. ] When you come to Inazuma... and when you are ready. . . I will be, too.
[ She takes a deep breath. There's a lot of pressure on her right now!!! It would be unwise to tell Cloud now about what else her brother said earlier. One step at a time. ]
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Date: 2023-04-30 07:04 am (UTC)Who would have thought Cloud would find everything he could have ever asked for, and it wasn't under his own set of stars?
The talk of marriage? He'd be doing her a disservice if he rushed and said he was ready to tackle that. He knows she still has things she wishes to improve on as well. So much was up in the air right now in their lives, and this fairytale they were living could go up in smoke with the snap of a finger if some higher power deemed it so. That was something they needed to prepare themselves for. Not to accept it. But to defy it all just as he and the others defied destiny once before.
But...now that they were talking about it? He may still be blushing red, and his heart may be hammering away, but there's still a shy smile across his lips. He means what he said. No "examples" to be found. ]
We both will. [ He nods. This wasn't a one-sided effort. ] At the end of everything, I'm coming for you.
No matter what.
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Date: 2023-04-30 09:49 am (UTC)Cloud will have a home with her. ]
I apologise for keeping you up so late.
[ She'll reach for his hand so she can sink down into the sheets with him. Cuddles before bed!! ]
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Date: 2023-05-01 12:52 am (UTC)Nah, don't.
[ Sinking down into the sheets with her, his thumb strums along the side of her hand in his as he pulls the sheets up more over them. ]
You just made my night better.
[ Now he can sleep in peace, lying still for her whilst slowly making his way that much closer to her in bed. Cuddle time!! ]