estoria | (closed) You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

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botan,
hirari abe

(closed) You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

Who: Botan and Hirari.
When: February 14th.
Where: The park in the residential area.
What: Hirari has a very special question to ask.
Rating: A cute one.

Valentines day hadn’t been anything that he had known about prior to this year. It wasn’t a thing that was celebrated in his own time, but when he found out about it, and how important it was to many couples, he wanted to do something. And there was something he had wanted to ask Botan for a long time.

He was going to propose.

Not the way he had asked her to marry him when she didn’t remember who he was, but properly. But he didn’t know what weddings looked like in a world like this. He had turned to his trusted books, reading up on what a modern proposal and wedding entailed. A ring, he figured out he needed pretty quickly. An engagement ring, it was called. Should they both have one each? And should they be matching? The books only talked about women and rings, and symbolization, but he wanted to show that he belonged to her and no one else. If the ring was a promise, he should be wearing one too. So he got both of them pretty rings, the same kind though it would possibly look a bit out of place on his own hand with how pretty it was, but it was chosen to suit Botan after all.

He had taken the day off from work to make everything perfect. It was nice weather outside, a sheet of snow on the ground. In a park where the snow decorated trees and benches, he cleaned off the snow from the bench and started to set out flowers. He had bought flowers of every kind and shade of pink and purple, He had set up candles, shielded from the wind in their glass lanterns, giving the area an additional glow aside from the street lights.

And come evening, he led Botan to toward the park, making sure she was dressed well enough not to get cold. And with her hand in his, he walked by her side in the guise of an evening stroll. And now that he’s about to ask her, he’s having a hard time keeping the question in until they get to the park. But then the lights and the flowers become visible, and he’s bursting with nerves.

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The surprise of it was what had her for a loss of words. She didn't expect him to go through and actually do something like buying a ring. This was what he had been studying all this time. He really threw her for a loop, never did she expect this. After all he had asked her before but she didn't remember him and now she loved him more than anyone else...she just needed to make sure he was sure. She could never have children, to her knowledge, so if he would take her as she was then she would take him as well.

Botan can feel his nerves as she looked to the ring. Those words full of love hit her hard and she's left covering her face as she blushes more. He really was the only person that could make her like this. "I...I will...you hopeless man." She was happy and it was hard to hide, though she was now in tears as well. They just started to fall down her cheeks was this what happiness really was.

"I am always hopeless for you."

When her reply came he was overjoyed. He had never been happier than knowing that she wanted to be with him forever. His heart was bursting with emotions, fluttering butterflies in his stomach. When he saw her tears he became worried though, and came closer to gently wipe the tears away. "Are you okay?" He had never seen her cry like this before. But then, she had never said yes to a proposal from him before either.

He wiped the tears away and off her cheeks as they fell, kissing her cheeks. "Are you really okay?"

"I know you are..."

Botan was overcome with joy it was what caused the tears. She's cried before but this was once again happiness, but this was more that just that. Even as she felt his hands on her cheeks and his question, she placed her hands to his own. Nodding her head up and down she just laughed a little before she closed her eyes and then opened them. Her chest was warm, everything was warm.

"Yes, I'm fine...just...happy? I didn't expect this. You asked me before but never like this."

Relieved, he smiled warmly at her. He held up the box with the rings. "Should we put them on?" He knew Botan's ring would fit. He was surprised he had managed to get away with getting her ring size without her noticing, but he was sure it would fit.

Matching rings, something that showed that she accepted him to be her future husband. Something that showed that they belonged with each other.

She was going to marry this fool...and she couldn't be happier. Still in tears she nodded, her hands gripped tightly to his for a moment before she let go. "Yes, I would like that." Her voice was still wavering but not in a bad way. All she could do was to laugh softly as she rubbed her eyes.

"Here I thought the gift I made for you would be good." She felt a little outdone now.

He grinned, cheeks tinting red again. "Any gift from you is priceless." He really meant it. If it was from her, no matter what it was would be appreciated and loved. "I didn't know you had a gift for me." He had been a bit distracted by keeping his own mouth shut.

He picked up her ring, holding it. He couldn't do it the way the did on the TV, but he still guided the ring onto her finger. "It suits you."

The blush was still very visible on Botan's cheeks. It was hard to hide when she watched him guide the ring to her hand followed by the compliment. "I did...it's in my bag." She wouldn't mind if he took it out really.

Looking to the ring she can't help but to admire it. "It is really lovely...how did you get these?" She was curious how he got them and was able to remain quiet.

He wanted to check her bag as soon as she told him where it was, but he really wanted to her to put his ring on too. It wouldn't look as good on him as it would on her (who are we kidding, he will look cute with it), but nothing could look as good as something on Botan. "There's this store that sells jewelry..." They've passed it before, but he didn't notice it himself until he decided to propose.

He lifted up the other ring. "Will you put this on me?" The question made him blush.

Botan doesn't mind that he waits to grab his present, right now she wants to have them both in their rings. Even when he explains where the shop was she did remember where it was. She passed it on the way to work and home. It was a small shop, she never really thought of going inside.

"Okay." Taking the ring in her hand she moved the ring onto his finger. They really did match. "You never stop amazing me."

He hadn't thought about going in there either, until he started looking for rings. He hadn't even realized it was there, considering how much things could be found in the stores all across the street. The smile on his face as she slid the ring onto his finger was blissful, filled with joy.

"I hope I'll continue to do that for as long as we're together."

All too quickly she leaned forward and hugged his neck. There was too much happiness to not do so. Hirari was a good man...though as far as weddings went she doesn't have the slightest clue as to what to do about this.

"I doubt that you will ever stop that." Botan then paused for a moment. "Hirari-dono...I need to tell Kagemitsu-dono." There was no way she couldn't tell him.

The smile on his face was wide, and he hugged her tightly, kissing her hair. She was so precious, he was so happy she had said yes.

He pouted a little at the thought of what Kagemitsu might say though. He knew they would need to tell him of course, he wouldn't want to hide the news to anyone, but he was so annoying when it came to him and Botan. "Of course. ...I can look in your bag first though, right?"

The love they shared was something she always treasured. Even if she felt selfish in it, she still loved it dearly and she loved Hirari dearly.

Botan knows he can be protective but she wants to talk to him. She would want him involved with the wedding. Even if she isn't sure what involved means? Perhaps she will make a video again? People were helpful last time. "Oh, yes of course!"

He smiles, happy not to have to think about Kagemitsu and how he might react to their engagement for a few minutes longer. He smiles, and picks the bag up before sitting down next to her. He can't help but blush every time he sees the glimmer of each of their rings.

And with a smile shot at Botan, he opens the bag.

Botan's eyes go from the bag to the ring, it was hard to not notice the ring on her finger. It was beautiful, stunning really. Though she does look back to him and smile. Her own gift for Hirari does seem a little silly when she was given something like the ring.

Regardless, inside the bag is a box and inside that are small heart shaped chocolates. She worked hard on making them for Hirari. "I hope you like them."

When he sees them, he smiles widely, blushing. It was like his heart was melting as if that too was made of chocolate. "I love them." He hasn't tasted them yet, but he's sure they will taste great. Anything made by Botan's hands would be fantastic.

He leans forward to press a kiss to her lips. "Thank you." Then he picks one up and pops into his mouth.

It was something she saw was common and she hoped that Hirari would like them. So it was a relief when he said he loved them, though she could only assume he would love anything she made. She loved him so much.

Botan blinked before she pressed back into his lips. "I'm glad you like them. I want to learn to make more things."

"I can't wait to try the things you make." He didn't know much about cooking or baking himself, only the bare minimum to help him scrape by, and he kind of thought it was impressive when others were good at it. And Botan's chocolate really was good. "This is delicious."

"Then I might need to practice a lot more." She had been reading and looking into it a little. Honestly she wanted to make sure he was eating right and cooking seemed like the best way to do that. When he compliments he chocolate again Botan smiled. "Don't eat too much."

Considering he had never really thought about what he ate, and his favourite food was miso soup, that was the only thing he was descent at cooking. He really needed someone to make sure he didn't eat too much crappy food.

"But you can still feed me one, right?"

Miso was easy to fix at least, but he needed more than that. Botan would need to step up her game of being a wife for Hirari, that much was for sure. She would make sure he didn't starve or anything else. There was still a nagging feeling for her in the back of her mind. She would ultimately out live him...or vanish from this place and she didn't know how he would handle that. For now she wouldn't indulge in those feelings.

"If you want." She smiles and grabs one from the box.

He really couldn't live only on miso, could he? He would if he could, but he would get malnourished that way.

He wiggles around on the bench, scooting a little closer to her and taking her free hand before opening his mouth in expectation.

He doesn't need to live only on miso. She will need to find other things he will enjoy eating, if he did want to be picky.

Chuckling at his actions she moved her hand closer to him before she placed the chocolate into his mouth. Really what was she going to do with this man. "Is it good?"

Well, he liked food that was easy to eat. No picking bones out of fish, for one.

He blushes, , chews and swallows before nodding. "It's really good."

That is important to know, though there were some fish she could just cook the pieces of with no issue of bones. Botan was sure she would learn what she should or shouldn't cook with Hirari. Especially with the more time they shared together.

Her own blush shows as she pulled her hand back. "Oh, good. I didn't know how they might taste."

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