"I gotta hand it to you, you were absolutely right. I have never seen anything so beautiful in my entire life."
Leela watched almost breathlessly the magnificence surrounding her as a multitude of fireflies danced around her. When Steve had told her he had a surprise for her she expected a romantic dinner or going to the movies, but when he took an unexpected turn into the woods she realized she was in for something else. They stopped at a spot where a small swamp had been formed, inhabited by frogs and other reptiles that took shelter in the vast amount of flora. It was a rather warm March night, so the fireflies flew around and shone their light to communicate with other members of their species as Leela Winters and Steve Small observed them from their seats on the roof of the cloud man's beloved van Janice. It was a marvelous sight to see.
"I thought you might like it." Steve commented as he followed her gaze. "I stumbled upon this place by accident once, and when I saw the fireflies I instantly remembered you."
Leela smiled and inched closer to her boyfriend, who gladly wrapped and arm around her shoulders. The lemur carefully stretched an arm out to see if she could get one of the fireflies to land on her hand, which to her surprise actually happened. One of the bugs settled on top of her left ring finger, its little legs tickling her.
"Oh wow, look!" she whispered so as not scare away the little critter. "That's amazing!"
"It is, but I've got something that will look even better on that finger."
Leela looked up at Steve, arching a brow at him, while he drew away from her and reached into his pocket, withdrawing a small black velvet box. He brought it close to her face, revealing something that made Leela's eyes widen as she instinctively covered her mouth with her hands: a golden ring with a bright blue gemstone on it.
"Wha… what is that?" she stammered, barely believing her eyes.
"It's a blue zircon, your birthstone." He explained as he took her left hand and slid the ring onto her finger. "I've been giving this a lot of thought, and I know I'm doing the right thing." He stared deep into her eyes, his own glowing in anticipation. "I have never felt about anyone the way I feel about you. You make me happier than I have ever been in my life, and I want to feel that way every day for the rest of my life. So, Leela Winters…" he squeezed her hand in his. "…will you marry me?"
The lemur didn't know what to say. She wasn't at all expecting this. She could just stare at the blue gem on her finger, her mouth slightly agape as emotion washed over her and her eyes started to get wet. She felt her mouth completely dry as she looked up at the man she loved, who expected an answer. A smile started to form on her lips as she wiped her eyes.
"Oh, Steve…" her voice cracked as some tears rolled down her cheeks. "I thought you'd never ask."
"You mean – "
"Yes!" she chuckled. "Of course I'll marry you!"
The cloud man chuckled happily as his new fiancé pulled him in for a kiss. It felt even sweeter now that they were engaged, for some reason. As they parted for breath, Leela held her future husband close, sobbing happily onto his chest.
"I love you so much." She declared as she clung onto his shirt. Steve smiled, feeling as happy as ever.
"I love you too."
AUTHOR'S NOTE (PLEASE READ)
Yes! I'm finally continuing my fanfiction to-do list.
I had started writing this one longer ago, but I wanted it to be a one-shot and I never got around to finishing it. Now I'm forcing myself to do so, and I've divided into three parts.
I hope I made this scene romantic enough and not too mushy. Do fireflies even come out in March? I don't know, we don't get fireflies where I'm from and the internet wouldn't give me a straight answer…
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it so far. Leave a review if you did and stick around for the rest. ;)
