Chapter 3
Proposal
The next morning, after eating a quick breakfast, Tomoyo begins to leave the apartment.
"Where are you going?" Sakura asks as she washes the dishes.
"Oh, off to do a few errands," Tomoyo replies.
"Errands?"
"Mm-hmm. I won't be gone for long. I'll let you know."
"Okay, take care," Sakura says.
Tomoyo blows her a kiss and leaves the door. However, the errands she's running is actually a surprise for Sakura that will change their lives forever. With the help from Sakura's friend, Yukito. Lucky for her, she knows he works at a jewelry shop at Ginza District, just about 10 miles from where they are. She knows her lover will be very happy with her gift.
Meanwhile, at the apartment, Sakura is getting dressed in her uniform for her part-time job at a cake shop within Ginza. She's been working their for a long time, even after she and Tomoyo became a couple. This explained why she wanted to save enough money to give Tomoyo a new camcorder. When she's ready, she grabs the keys and locks the door behind her to get to her job. It didn't take long to get there, let alone walking there since it's about 3 blocks from their apartment. She can get there within 10 minutes.
She arrives their a little earlier than that, and is greeted by one of her fellow employees, Rika Sasaki. She started working a few months after Sakura and Tomoyo became a couple and is also one the people who knew about their relationship. She is also an excellent baker, which is also why Rika is working there.
"Hi, Sakura-chan," she says as she puts the icing on a finished cake product. "You seem in a good mood today."
"Hehe! I am," Sakura replies as she comes up to the front to take people's orders. "Tomoyo and I just had our anniversary yesterday."
"Oh, that's great!" Rika says. "Congratulations!"
"Thanks!" Sakura replies with a smile.
As soon as Rika finishes the cake, two customers come in the shop, possibly a couple and heads towards Sakura to take their order.
At the jewelry shop, Tomoyo meets Yukito and asks him for the reserved item she had ordered for the past few days. Yukito nods and retrieves the item from the back. He returns with a small dark blue box and puts it in a pink bag.
"Here you are, Miss Daidouji," he says as he hands her the bag.
"Thank you," Tomoyo says as she takes her leave. "Bye."
"Have a nice day," he says.
As she leaves the shop, she looks down at her bag and clutches it on her chest while blushing. She knew this wouldn't be enough to surprise her lover, so she needed something to make it more wonderful. An idea pops in her head as she runs to her apartment, since she also knew about Sakura's part-time job.
As lunch time approaches, Sakura and Rika take their lunch break and sit down at a restaurant near the shop to grab a bite to eat. After ordering their food, Sakura looks at her phone for any text messages she might have received while working. When she found none, she lets out a sigh.
"What's wrong, Sakura-chan?" Rika asks.
"Tomoyo-chan told me that she's running errands today and I haven't heard from her since," Sakura explains. "She really must be busy."
"Well, maybe that's just one of those times,' Rika says. "After all, Tomoyo-chan does come from a rich family."
Sakura nods as she takes a sip of her water. "I know." She feels that she should call her, but when she did, it went straight to voicemail. She sighs for the second time.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan," Rika assures her. "Tomoyo-chan should call anytime soon."
Sakura nods again as she looks out the window. The questions is: how soon? she thinks to herself.
Back at the apartment, Tomoyo slips the envelope into the bag, satisfied with her finished gift. Clasping her hands together she says, "Okay! I've got everything prepared! Now I'll just have to meet Sakura-chan after she's finished with work, which is in about an hour." She rubs her chin in thought. "Hmm . . . it's been a while since the apartment got cleaned, so maybe I'll do some cleaning and then meet Sakura-chan." She blushes at the thought of showing her the gifts. "Ah, I just can't wait to see her reaction on her cute face! It just makes me so . . . excited!"
She quickly grabs the cleaning materials and starts to vacuum the floor.
The sun sets after about a few more hours, which means Sakura is done for the day. She bids Rika a good-bye and starts to head out when she notices her lover standing outside the shop, waiting for her. Sakura smiles as she runs and hugs her.
"Tomoyo-chan~!" she exclaims. "I was so worried about you! Why didn't you call?"
"I'm sorry," the dark haired girl says as she pulls away. "But I was very busy with the errands, plus, I was cleaning the apartment for a little while."
"I see."
Tomoyo smiles as she takes her lover's hand. "Come. I want to take you some place special."
"Like what?"
"You'll see." Tomoyo says with a wink.
"Hoe?"
Without another word, Sakura and Tomoyo run about 2 blocks until they get to their destination: Shinjuku Gyoen Park. Sakura looks at it in awe as Tomoyo keeps on leading her to the middle of a bridge and stops. Sakura petals fall everywhere as the two stand there in silence for a bit before facing her. Tomoyo then presents her lover with a small pink bag. Sakura takes it and looks inside. She picks up an envelope with a small dark blue box. Sakura blushes as she picks it up.
"Tomoyo-chan . . ." She is at a loss for words at the moment until Tomoyo points to the envelope. Sakura proceeds to open it. There she reads:
Sakura Kinamoto your the love of my live,
Your heartbeat is what keeps me going,
Your eyes are like green emeralds that sparkle in the sunlight,
Your hair is as sweet as honey that it's named after,
Your kisses are like the sweet card which has touched my heart,
Nothing will never seperate us,
Because the power of love is what keeps us together,
What am asking is what will change are lives forever?
Will you marry me and makes they girl really happy?
Sakura gasps as small tears begin to form in her eyes. "Oh, Tomoyo-chan . . . I-I . . . "
Tomoyo giggles as she takes the box and opens it, containing a 24 karate gold ring with green emeralds all the way around with two crystals shaped into a cresent moon and star on it. In the middle, it is written with the words "I Love You, Sakura".
The brown haired girl couldn't stop the tears from falling. "Tomoyo-chan, th-this is . . . how did you get this?"
Tomoyo just smiles at her as she tells her story a few days before
**Flashback**
"Wow!" Tomoyo gazed at the beautiful emerald ring sitting in the glass in front of her. "This is so pretty!"
"It sure is," Yukito said as he walked up and unlocked the glass door. He slides it open and holds it out in front of her to get a better look. "It's one of the finest, yet rarest rings ever made."
"Oh, my!" Tomoyo gasped and then smiled. "Then, I want that one please."
"Oh?" Yukito tilted his head in confusion. "Why do you want this one?"
Tomoyo blushes as she fiddled with her fingers while looking down at the ground. "Well . . . it's for Sakura-chan. She's everything to me. And I want to give that to her to let her know how much I love her."
The young man smiled. "I see. I can tell that you really care about her."
"I do," Tomoyo said as she puts her hands on her cheeks. "So, can you please reserve it for a few days?"
"Huh?"
"Sakura-chan and I have our anniversary in a couple days and I really want to give it to her as a surprise!"
Yukito smiled. "Certainly. I'll have it ready when you return."
"Thank you so much!" Tomoyo said. "Sakura-chan will be very happy once she sees this!"
**End of Flashback**
"I kind of forgot since we spent all our time with our mothers," Tomoyo says. "But I wanted to surprise you as another gift for our anniversary."
Sakura smiles at her lover while wiping a couple tears. "Thank you so much, Tomoyo-chan! Thank you!"
The dark haired girl gently takes the ring and drops down to one knee. "So, once again, Sakura-chan . . . will you marry me?"
In an instant, Sakura replies with a "Yes" and hugs Tomoyo while kissing her. The dark haired girl returns the kiss while hugging her back. As more sakura petals fall, the sun has already disappeared and now Sakura and Tomoyo are in front of the bright, shining moon. It shines upon the two lovers, making their appearance more beautiful than ever. When the two pull away, Tomoyo caresses Sakura's cheek.
"I love you, Sakura-chan," she whispers. "with all my heart."
"I love you, too, Tomoyo-chan," Sakura whispers back.
No other words can be said during this wonderful moment. After staring lovingly at each other, they share one last, heartwarming kiss. They know in their hearts that they will definitely stay by each other's side forever.
The next day, Tomoyo had called both her and Sakura's mom and arrived at the mansion within a half-hour after taking a bus. From there, Tomoyo told both of their mothers the good news.
"You're getting married!?" Nadeshiko and Sonomi say in shock.
"Yes," Tomoyo replies while taking Sakura's hand. "It's like a Part 2 to my anniversary gift."
"Well congratulations," Nadeshiko says. "I'm very proud of both of you."
"We wish you the best of luck," Sonomi adds.
"Thank you so much!" Sakura and Tomoyo say in unison.
Both Nadeshiko and Sonomi smile as their daughters give them a hug. They were so happy that their mothers were able to accept their engagement and possibly Sakura and Tomoyo's father, even Toya. When all four of them pull away, Nadeshiko decides to pop the question.
"So, when will you two hold the wedding?"
"Probably in a couple months or so," Sakura replies as she turns to her lover for approval.
Tomoyo nods. "Maybe at least 2 months or so. But for right now, we're going to enjoy our engagement for a while."
"That's fine with us," Sonomi says.
Nadeshiko nods with a smile.
A/N: First off, I would like to thank KingZodiac for giving me this idea of the location, and a love poem, plus the engagement ring. That really helped a lot writing this chapter. :) So, now that Sakura and Tomoyo are engaged, what are they doing to do now? Stay tuned for the next chapter! Feel free to give out any suggestions, questions or concerns and don't forget to review! ;)
