I do not own Beauty Pop (cries in corner of woe). I wish I did!!! But I do own these drabbles (or, at least my imagination does. We are two separate beings. This is true, trust me) Also, I am calling Narumi Shougo because it makes sense that Kiri should call him by his name now that they are dating. Also Kiri moved back to Japan (yay). Have tried not to be too OOC, but they are older now and together, so they would be a bit different really.

"Shou? You ok?"

"Huh?" He snapped out of his daydream and smiled nervously at Kiri. "Yeah, fine."

"You sure? You've been kind of quiet." She smiled. "It's very unlike you."

"Hmm..."

Shougo couldn't concentrate. He was to busy thinking about the ring in his pocket.

He hadn't exactly decided he was going to propose to Kiri. He was 18 when they started dating. It had been just over three years since then, and he always knew he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

He'd just never thought about proposing.

Until he spotted the ring in the jewellers.

It was the day before, and he still hadn't bought Kiri anything for her twenty first birthday. It had to be special, but Shougo had no idea what.

That was how he ended up in the jewellers, scouring through necklaces and bracelets and earrings, searching for something, seeing nothing. Then he spotted the ring.

It was white gold with a creamy white stone in the centre. Pale pinks and blues, greens and peaches flashed softly through the white as the sun caught it. Tiny clear diamonds made two small clusters where the band met the stone.

(A/N If you want to see what the ring looks like, copy paste this link to your toolbar )

"Opal," the jeweller said.

"Huh?"

"The ring. White gold, Opal in the centre, one carat diamonds around. It's beautiful."

"Aren't Opals supposed to be unlucky?" Shougo asked sceptically.

"Only since Sir Walter Scott's novel 'Anne of Gierstein'. The protagonist's soul was trapped in a cursed Opal." He laughed. "But traditionally, Opals are supposed to be good luck. The Romans thought they were a symbol of hope and purity, the Greeks that they gave the gift of prophecy."

"Do people ever use them for engagements?"

Shougo was surprised as soon as he'd asked – he hadn't even been considering it.

"Not really. It's different, sure. But Opals are special and beautiful and very precious. You got a girl like that?"

Shougo smiled as he thought of Kiri. Yes. She was definitely all of those things.

And now he was sat next to her on a park bench, the ring in a box in his pocket, the next day was Kiri's birthday. He had decided to propose to her then, but he felt like the ring was burning with impatience in his pocket.

"Shou!"

"Huh? What?"

Kiri huffed. "Well I was telling you about the dumb party my parents planned for tomorrow and how everyone is going to be there, and whether or not I should uninvited Ochiai seeing as you two aren't exactly the best of friends, but you obviously don't care." She stood up, about to walk away, but Shougo blocked her path.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm not sticking around just to bore you!"

"It's not that Kiri, it's just..."

"Just what?" Her careless glance was doing little to hide her hurt expression.

"I... I can't take it anymore!" he burst. He pulled the small box out of his pocket and thrust it into Kiri's hands.

"What's this?"

"I was going to give it to you tomorrow but... well... open it."

Kiri lifted the lid, genuinely unsure of what she would find, when she saw a ring, her heart skipped a beat. It was beautiful. Was it..?

"I... were you going to..?"

"Well... yeah," Shougo said bashfully.

Kiri tried to fight the huge smile tugging at her lips. She handed the box back, and for a split second, Shougo's world came crashing around him.

"Ask," Kiri said.

"What?"

She laughed. "Ask!"

Shougo smiled, understanding. He might as well do it right. He got down on one knee and looked up at her.

"Kiri Koshiba. Will you marry me?"

Kiri couldn't help it. She laughed as she held out her left hand.

"Of course I will!"

Shougo slid the ring onto her finger and stood, grinning like an idiot. Kiri flung her arms around his neck, and he laughed, wrapping his arms around her waist and lifting her into a tight embrace.

"I didn't expect it."

"Me proposing?"

"Not right now anyway."

"Neither did I," he admitted, putting her back down. She looked down at the ring.

"It's beautiful."

Shougo tilted her head up and kissed her gently on the lips. She tilted her head and looked at him oddly.

"What is it?"

"I love you Naru-Naru," she smiled teasingly. Shougo smiled back.

"I love you too Mussy-Head."

Hope you liked it!!! Please review, I want to know what you all think!!!