It was the most beautiful night of the year in Japan. This was just the way he had planned it, and so far, it was going perfect. Matt Ishida walked down the street towards Sora's apartment building. She now lived alone, in her own apartment since she was twenty-two years old now. Matt and Sora had been dating for the past three and a half years. Matt had decided tonight he would ask Sora if she would be his wife. They were happy in their relationship, and he wanted to fully take care of her. He reached the door to Sora's apartment but hesitated to knock right away.
Matt was feeling
nervous, so he loosened his tie a little. Sora had changed Matt somewhat since
they had been dating, but it was for the better. He was happier all the time,
and his anger toward people was gone. The young man was wearing a nice new gray
suit he bough especially for this occasion, which he had been looking forward
to for a long time now. He had lots of money to spend because his band was
still a big success. Finally Matt knocked on the door and waited. In his suit
pocket was the small velvet box, which contained the ring Matt would present to
Sora at the end of the night. He fumbled around with the box in his pocket until
the door slowly opened.
Standing in the doorway was the always beautiful, Sora. Over the past few years she grew out her hair so it was a bit below her shoulders. Her tom boyishness had slowly faded away over time. It really didn't matter the way she looked or acted; Matt would always love her. Sora was wearing a wonderful light blue dress, which came down a little above her knees. Matt had bought that dress for her on her birthday a few months ago, and it was her favorite dress. When Sora opened the door she was bent halfway over, getting her second shoe on.
"Matt, you're here." Sora said delighted. She threw her arms over him, and hugged him tightly. He hugged Sora back, and gave her a light kiss on the lips. "Where are we off to tonight?" Sora asked.
It's a surprise. I know it's supposed to be your turn to choose where we go to eat, but I had to take you somewhere special. It's a place I didn't figure you would pick. You can choose the next two times, alright?"
"That's fine. Should we get going honey?" Her eyes looked so sweet, Matt almost forgot to answer.
"Sure, of course."
They walked down the sidewalk hand in hand.
"Where are we going?" Sora asked in her cutest tone.
"You'll see when we get there."
Matt planned on taking Sora to the restaurant they had went to on their first date. Finally they got to the restaurant, and Matt asked Sora the question he hoped she could answer correctly.
"You remember why this place is special?"
"Of course! Did you think I would forget or something? This is the place I went with Tai that one time."
"No Sora, I'm serious." Matt said half laughing because he knew Sora was just kidding.
"Yes I do. This is where you and I went on our first date. Did you think I would forget?" She gave Matt an innocent smile as they walked into the building.
After dinner Matt and Sora took a late night walk through the park. The wind had started to pick up since they had gone into the restaurant. The night sky was clear, and full of stars, still as beautiful as it had been earlier that night. When the two of them got to a bench, Matt sat Sora down, and then sat next to her. Matt turned so he was facing Sora and reached into the pocket of his suit. His hands were becoming a little shaky, as Matt was becoming more nervous than he had been the entire night. He placed one hand over both of Sora's hands, which were on her lap.
"Sora?" Matt was finally able to get out confidently, starting to become less nervous again.
"Yes Matt?" Sora questioned with concern in her eyes.
"Well, we've been together for a long time now. You know it's been over three years. I've thought about asking you this for a long time now…" Matt trailed off as tears stated to form in Sora's eyes. "Sora, will you marry me?" As he said this, he pulled the ring out of his suit and presented it to Sora.
"Oh Matt! O- of course I'll marry you!" They hugged each other tightly, and then shared a passionate kiss for a couple of minutes. Matt Finally broke the kiss to walk Sora home. Before they got up, Matt wiped away Sora's delighted tears that were slowly rolling down her face. As they walked, they each had an arm tightly wrapped around the other. When they got to Sora's apartment they stood in the doorway to say goodnight to each other. "I guess we should call it a night." Matt said after a few minutes of silence.
"I suppose."
"We can get together tomorrow, right?" As Matt asked, he wrapped his arms around Sora, moving closer.
"Of course."
"I love you Sora."
"I love you too Ma-"
Matt suddenly stopped Sora by pushing his lips against hers. As they started to kiss more, they started to move further into Sora's apartment. Matt started to slowly unzip Sora's dress, and it eventually fell to the floor. He reached for Sora's bra and started to undo it. Sora turned just enough to kick the door closed…