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Chapter 1: Leave it to Yuri!

He had been dating her for almost two years, although he had loved her the moment they met. Well, at least, after he found out that she was a woman. Yes, Ryo Sakazaki was in love with this woman who simply called herself "King". He was one of the only people who knew her real name, but never dared to call her that in public, as she promised to kill him if he attempted to. Despite her violent tendencies, Ryo had decided that he truly wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. He was a brave and courageous man, but popping the question was a nerve racking thing to endure. Ryo managed to propose without choking, and waited for her answer. King herself, though she somewhat hesitated from the shock of the proposal, had secretly been wishing about this day! The feeling was mutual. Making it official.

They were getting married.

And today, was the day that they would spread the good news.

It started to be a good morning at the Sakazaki dojo, the wind was breezy, the sun was shining, the birds were singing; it really seemed like the perfect day. Ryo had taken it upon himself to call a family meeting, to announce his engagement. He had let everyone get settled first before he started. King had come, but she was unusually quiet, not that she ever talked much anyway.

"So Ryo," his best friend, Robert asked, "What's with this meeting?"

"Hey, even King's here! Must be important!" Yuri added. "So like, is it another KOF tournament? They sure are fast with these kinds of things…" She put herself in a thinking pose for a moment. "Oh! Maybe some new way to make some cash for the dojo?"

"Uh, n-no," Ryo stuttered while scratching the back of his neck. It was a habit of his he did when he was unsure or nervous about something. King stood there silent looking at Ryo's uneasiness, but made sure her ring finger was hidden from plain view.

"No? Hmmm…"

"Perhaps, you two have finally decided to get married?" his father asked, or more like insinuated that the couple should get married. King somewhat lowered her head.

"Uh," he replied laughing somewhat nervously, "you could say that."

Yuri shrieked at the news, and gave King a hug, nearly squeezing the life from her. After she was done screaming in her ears, she wanted to give the engagement ring a look. Yuri's eyes said "Wow, what a small, ring" while the glance King returned to Yuri said "I know." Too bad Ryo wasn't paying attention.

"Woah, congrats Ryo!"

"My son!" Takuma cried happily, "Finally there will be an heir to the Sakazaki legacy! Oh, how I have waited for this moment!" He began to go on one of his usual rants whenever he was excited about something. Most of the time they were about pointless things.

However, during Takuma's rant about grandchildren and Yuri's "Oh-my-god's" something in Robert's mind clicked. This family already has trouble taking care of the bills. How could Ryo afford a wedding at this time? Knowing Ryo, he probably didn't even think about the actual wedding day. It would be just wrong to have the bride pay for her own wedding. Robert himself would had helped his best friend out, if only the business was doing better. How'd Ryo manage to get her a ring in the first place?

"Wait a minute," he began, "can you two afford to get married?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Yuri inquired.

"Well, I mean, weddings. They can be expensive."

"Can be that bad," Ryo defended. King's face went pale. "Can't be that bad?" she repeated. Ryo hadn't really thought about the actual wedding. Isn't that common sense?

"Uh, yeah pal, weddings require you to get a wedding planner, decorations, dresses, cakes," Robert listed, with each detail making King paler by the moment.

"Aaaahhh…" Ryo paused, "I haven't really thought about it." King's jaw dropped.

"What….what I have I gotten myself into?" She could feel a headache approaching.

"Boy," Takuma barked while smacking the back of Robert's head, "Do you have to ruin the moment?!" Robert winced from the pain.

"Oww, I was just saying! I'm surprised he even got her an engagement ring!" Ryo gave him a slight frown.

"Geez, dad, you know he's right," Yuri agreed , "We are pretty broke. But don't worry old man! I'll figure something out!"

"YOU will?" Her father and brother asked in unison, almost choking.

"Sure, just leave it me!"

King shuddered. The headache had finally happened. Somehow, the day wasn't so perfect anymore.

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Oh my! Leaving Yuri to the task of a wedding? Is that really the safe thing to do? More KOF characters to appear soon and I promise to have King have more lines. And it'll be more funny and active. Please read and review!