"Mei!" Yamato called, waving at his girlfriend. Yamato beamed at her then ran towards her direction.

"Hi Yamato," she replied quietly, a small smile forming on her face.

"Ready to go?" he asked. Mei nodded.

Yamato reached out his hand towards Mei, hoping that she'd take it. Mei instantly blushed but didn't hesitate to take his hand. She always felt warmth and comfort when she was with Yamato. Even after all of these years, he was able to make her have the same reactions. When they held hands, when they hugged, and even when they kissed; especially when they kissed.

"Something on your mind?" Yamato questioned. Mei shook her head.

"No, I'm fine."

"Alright then... oh yeah! How did exams go for you? Good, I hope."

"Alright, I suppose," Mei replied.

"Same with me... although I'm still a little nervous," he admitted.

"Don't be, I'm sure you'll do great," she said with a grin, causing Yamato to blush a light shade of pink. To Yamato, Mei just had this charm, whenever she said something sweet to him, he'd feel as if he was on top of the world.

"Oh, that reminds me, Asami and Nakanishi invited us to go to Karaoke with them, along with Aiko and Masashi to celebrate exams finally being over. You wanna go?"

"When is it?"

"Tomorrow."

"I don't see why not, that sounds like a good idea," answered Mei.

"Great!" Yamato chirped. Yamato's mood suddenly changed when he remembered the ring, he remembered that he had planned on proposing to Mei that day.

"Hey Mei, there's something I want to talk to you about, is it alright if you can come to my place?" Yamato's tone of voice suddenly changed from light and cheerful, to dark and serious, causing Mei to worry.

"O-okay," she responded.

"Where's Nagi?" Mei questioned.

"Oh, she's out with her friends, she'll be home soon."

"I see..."

"Anyway Mei, you know how much I love you, right?" Mei smiled to herself.

"Of course I do, you tell me all of the time."

"Well, I know we only just started college about a year ago, and we've still got a little bit more to save before we can move in together. But ever since that day you kicked me, I've been in love with you and I couldn't stop thinking about you. And when we started dating, I began to fall more and more in love with you as each day went by. Eventually, I realized... that you're the one I want to spend the rest of my life with," Yamato then got on his knees and took out a simple yet classic golden ring. It took forever for Yamato to finally save enough money to buy it, but he was finally able to do it.

"So... Mei Tachibana, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" Tears started to slowly fall down Mei's cheeks. She gave a small nod as her answer. Mei was aware of the fact that they were both still young and that they both just started college, but regardless, she loved this man, and she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. A huge smile spread across Yamato's face.

"Oh, Mei, I'm so happy you said yes!" Yamato then stood up so he could embrace Mei, capturing her into a tight hug.

"When you said you wanted to talk to me about something, I was worried something bad was going to happen," said Mei.

"Oh, I'm sorry Mei. Guess I sounded a bit too serious there. I'm so sorry!"

"It's okay... but I'm really glad you proposed... I'm so happy," Mei then gave Yamato a gentle squeeze.

"I love you Yamato," she continued.

Later on, the two were cuddling together on the couch watching a comedy on T.V. after discussing everything.

"I must admit that I'm a little nervous to tell everyone, said Mei.

"It's alright, I am too. But as long as we're together when it happens, it'll be okay," Yamato then gave Mei a warm smile, which she quickly returned.

"You know, I just thought of something," said Yamato.

"And what's that?"

"I really like the sound of 'Mei Kurosawa.'"