Heso! Welcome to Chapter 3! I just went through and edited the previous story and HOLY SHIT I suck without sleep and spell-check! I refuse to do research on wedding rings before I even have a new girlfriend! Or boyfriend! Or whatever the fuck-you-call-agender-friend! So please excuse my lack of caring about prices! Anyway, letsu startu theu chapteru!u

"Oh, Mari! Look at this one! It's so shiny!" Akko said, flitting around the jewelry store. The newly engaged couple had decided on today for their ring shopping and were taking the store by storm. Akko was certainly the most energetic of the two, but Mari was no slouch, staying a pace or two behind the blonde at all times, keeping her eye on the price of things. Suddenly, Akko saw a glint in the corner of eye, it seemed to stand out from all of the other glints.

"Hey, Mariko dear? Follow me, I think I see something." Akko says, calling Mari over.

"Oh! Sure honey!" Mari responded. Wow it felt liberating to be able to talk to each other like that in public. When she found what Mari was pointing at, she looked up with a quizzical look. The ring Akko was pointing at was naught but a silver circle. No jewel or inscription or anything.

"This is it? No offense Sweety, but if you want this, I have some friends with metal they can bend into this." Mari says, slightly teasing her partner.

"No! Not those, those are unfinished rings Mariko! The ones next to them!" Akko says, scrunching her face up in mock anger in the way she knows makes Mari laugh.

"Oooooooohhhh" Mari replies chuckling. She looks over to see silver rings with a bright yellow gemstone in them that seem to catch the light in a way that makes them appear to glow.

"Perfect~" Akko coos.

"Really? Didn't think that you would be into yellow!" Mari chimes in, she didn't like the color very much but wanted to hear what Akko had to say about them.

"These will glow brightly so that you'll always be reminded of me! Plus, if someone thinks of messing with you, they'll see that you're married!" Akko said, flashing Mari her possessive eyes. Mari knew this side of Akko all too well, it was the same side that almost went haywire when she had thought that Mari was cheating on her a few weeks ago. Pulling Akko over into a hug, Mari patted her back.

"I'm not looking for anyone else and you are all I think about, 24/7" She whispered into Akko's ear. Realizing that her possessive side was showing, Akko blushed and scooted away from the rings.

"Lets look a bit more seriously. What metal do you want and what color gem." Mari said in a very down-to-business tone.

"Well… I want something fire-y so… Gold and ruby would be great!" Akko answers.

"Oh… I wanted silver and emerald… crap…" Mari says, looking down disappointed.

The two girls stood there for a while, thinking. Neither of them could afford something crazy so they would have to buy from the showroom, not custom. Suddenly, a staff member walked up to them. He had the usual fake smile plastered across his face and a nice suit that Akko guessed was provided by the store.

"Hello there! What's the occasion?" He said, his voice dripping with sugar.

"Oh, we're shopping for wedding rings!" Akko answered.

"Great! X Jewellers are known for our top of the line wedding rings! Which one of you fine ladies are the lucky one?" The man said, his tone sticking to sickenly sweet.

"Oh we both are! Me and Mariko are finally going to get married! We've waited so long for it to be legalized!" Akko replied, confidently. She knew that it was a bad habit, but she loved to see how people react when she says that she and Mari are a couple.

"Oh that's wonderful! I was so happy when I heard about that, me and my husband went out and got married as fast as we co- I mean, congratulations! Do you need any help finding rings?" He responded, face gaining a blush at breaking his script.

"We actually do! Mariko wants silver and emerald, but I wanted ruby and gold." Akko says, chuckling at how excited he was to be married. She couldn't wait to experience that as well!

"Well… we do have a section over here where you can make a set with some of our less impressive rings. It should come to about the cost of what I've seen you looking at so far." He says, gesturing towards a table with several trays of rings and empty ring boxes.

"Oh! Thank you!" Akko says, hugging the surprised man. Realizing what she did, she quickly let go and patted down the wrinkles in her clothes, as did the man to the wrinkles on his suit.

"A-Anyway, Congratulations! I hope you find what you're looking for! Enjoy your wedding!" He says guiltily, walking away. Akko could swear that she saw him look over at another male associate and mouth "I'm sorry" to the man. She looked away, however when she felt Mari's gaze burning her back she turned around.

"Akiko… you always fret about me cheating and then turn around and do stuff like that…" Mari says, looking downwards. Akko smiled and wrapped her arms around Mari.

"Mariko, you forgot something, you're the only one I can do this to" Akko replied, kissing Mari.

"Liar… you used to kiss Sugi and Tamamin all the time…" Mari replied, breaking the kiss. The already felt better but Akko needed to realize how she made her feel when she suggested that Mari would ever cheat on her.

"But never like this~" Akko says, restarting the kiss. Mari looked at her quizzically before widening her eyes as Akko sticks her tongue in. "You are the only one I'll ever even think of doing that to~"

"N-not in public!" Mari hissed, blushing.

"No promises, especially when you get all jealous~" Akko joked back, reaching around and squeezing Mari's butt.

"Akko!" Mari squeaked angrily at her frisky lover.

"Sorry, couldn't help myself, you're just so cute~!" Akko apologizes, "Now let's go pick out rings."

Walking over to the table with the ring trays and boxes, the couple got to work looking for their ring of choice. Eventually, Mari held up a silver ring with a small spherical emerald inset in it.

"Perfect." Mari Mumbles.

"That's what you choose? It suits you so much!" Akko coos, smiling.

"Really? In what way?" Mari asks, raising an eyebrow.

"It's simple, plain, and innocent; but in a cute way~" Akko replied.

"O-oh. I don't know if simple or plain is really a compliment…" Mari responds. Looking down disappointedly. While looking down, Mari sees a gold ring that looks like the same design as hers, only with a blazing red ruby on it.

"Akko! Check this one out!" Mari exclaims, holding the ring up.

"Wow, that's perfect! They even match!" Akko replies excitedly.

After the two girls put their rings of choice into the ring box and purchase them, they find themselves back in Mari's car. Akko noticed that her fiance looked sad. Making a mental note to ask about it when they get home, Akko leaned back into the chair and looked at the box containing their rings.

"I hope you remember that I love you and only you. I'm only possessive because I've yet to have met anyone else who makes me feel how you do." Akko says, still looking forward.

"I-I'm not talking to you until we get home." Mari responded flatly.

"Oh…"Akko says. Her voice taking a defeated tone. Looking over at Mari, she could swear that she saw a tear fall from the brunettes face.

Phob! Another one under the belt! This one was harder to write than usual… Anyway~ If you enjoyed reading, as I'm sure you all did, You've already read 2 other chapters of this ficFan, PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW, and maybe even favorite, if that's what you're into ( ͝° ͜ʖ͡°). Also! Don't forget to visit my profile and check out my other stories to tide you over while you wait for the next release!

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