[ 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? ]
Ah— [ 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 Ayaka— 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: 2023-04-30 03:06 am (UTC)She watches him with utmost curiosity, hoping for enlightenment with his answer, but when he says that? ]
Ah— [ 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 Ayaka— 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!! ]