As darkness fell upon the Nigenkai, the city was silhouetted from the rooftop of the high school where Kazuma Kuwabara stood, leaning forward against the railing on his elbows, his arms crossed, staring up at the sky.
 The air was still and cold, and as he sighed quietly, his breath visibly rose up into the air before it slowly faded away, like a memory to be forgotten forever. Letting his eyes close for a moment, the teen tilted his head up as he took a deep inhale, the motion causing the silver chain around his neck to slide out from under his white shirt and dangled freely, the dim glow of the stars and street lights catching off of the small white gem that was hanging from it.
 A subtle smile crossed his face, and he slowly opened his eyes and let his gaze scan along the black skyline of the buildings that met the starry heavens as his shoulders hunched forward, placing most of his weight on the railing. He laughed quietly to himself, letting a few loose red curls fall into his eyes as he slid his feet back, his mind filled with nostalgic thoughts of the past.
 It all started so long ago, and yet it felt like everything had just begun- and now it was about to take a turn in a new direction, but he wasn't regretting it, not at all. Everything was perfect and he couldn't ask for more; there were no second thoughts- he was completely content.
 Twisting the golden band around his ring finger with his thumb, he glanced down towards the street as a man and a woman walked down the sidewalk towards the park holding hands, whispering things in each other's ear that made them laugh and smile.
 He never thought it would happen to him, but it did sure enough…and he couldn't be happier.

Nigenkai Night

"…Kazuma?"

The redheaded nigen almost jumped at the sound of the quiet voice that interrupted his thoughts, but instead flashed a grin and looked over his shoulder at the vision of perfection that stood behind him.

"Yukina-san!! Hey, what brings you up here?"

Giggling softly at his instant enthusiasm, the small ice koorime smiled, tilting her head to one side with her hands clasped behind her back. Her aqua-colored hair fell about her face although it was tied back with a red ribbon that complemented her shining ruby eyes, and her light blue kimono ruffled slightly as she walked over to him and placed both of her little, frail hands on the railing, looking out at the city.

"I just wanted to see you. Oniichan supposed you would be here," she said as she smiled and watched her breath rise into the chilled air. "…Am I interrupting anything Kazuma?"

What? How'd the shrimp know he was…oh yeah, the whole Jagan thing…

"Oh, no Yukina-san, you weren't interrupting! I was just thinking about some stuff, that's all."

He beamed down at her as she gazed up at the sky, her eyes reflecting the stars that illuminated her beautiful features. Man, she was so pretty…

"I see…" She then looked up at him and smiled brightly, which made him blush right away. "You know…I have been doing some thinking as well Kazuma."

"You have? About what Yuki," he asked, leaning back down on the railing to look into her gorgeous eyes.

"Well…a lot of things. Like," she lifted up her left hand from the railing and one of the streetlights below glimmered against the diamond ring around her finger, "this, for example."

Kuwabara frowned and his stomach lurched, feeling his heart begin to beat faster as doubt tapped at the back of his mind.

"You…you're not having second thoughts are you," he blurted out in a higher pitch, a look of fear in his eyes.

The ice maiden blinked, then laughed quietly and shook her head, lifting her hand to place it lightly on his shoulder.

"No, no Kazuma, of course I'm not. I couldn't be more sure about this."

He sighed, relieved as a '4000-kilowatt smile' spread across his face.

"Really?"

"Hai, really. You know that I want to marry you." She then laughed and looked down at her ring. "That's why I said yes, you know…"

"Heh…yeah."

She smiled with a soundless giggle, then sighed and wrapped her arm around his and laid her head against his shoulder as he bent against the railing. "…'Yeah'."

They stood in silence for a long while, just staring out at the city, wordlessly enjoying each other's company. Kuwabara was grinning like an idiot the entire time, but Yukina Jaganshi either didn't notice or didn't mind it. She once told him that he was the only one that could make her feel contented just with his smile. So, of course, he was beaming every chance he got when he was around her- but not just because she liked it, but because he wanted to.

Finally, the silence was broken as Kuwabara looked down at the street and smiled softly to himself.

"Yuki?"

"Yes Kazuma?"

"…Ai shiteru."

"Arigato koibito. I love you too." Yukina smiled up at him, then lifted herself onto her tippy-toes and kissed his cheek…

-Whoosh-