Chapter seven: The question is.

Stephanie wandered along the streets of Lazy Town looking for Sportacus and eventually she found him just finishing his afternoon jog. "Hey Sportacus."

Sportacus looked over at the sound of her voice and smiled widely as he saw his Stephanie coming towards him. "Afternoon Stephanie how is Lana?"

"Oh she is very happily settled in her new home." Stephanie said with a large grin on her face.

Stephanie was finally at Sportacus's side; he put an arm round her waist and drew Stephanie close to him. "Well I am glad to hear that she has settled in well."

They wandered over to a near by bench and sat down together and Stephanie looked up at Sportacus. "So how long do you think the peace will last?"

Sportacus shrugged. "I guess until Robbie thinks up some other way to try and get rid of me."

Stephanie took hold of one of Sportacus's strong hands and squeezed it. "Well even if he dose think up a new plan you know that I'm here to help you any time you should need me."

Sportacus gently squeezed her hand back and then smiled down at Stephanie softly. "I know you are and knowing that you are there for me, gives me a lot of comfort you know."

"It's really good to know that you find that knowledge comforting. I don't see why Robbie just doesn't pack it in, I mean he has been trying to get rid of you for years, I would have thought it was obvious by now that you weren't going any were.

Sportacus shrugged again. "Who knows, but there is a reason I never went any were, I never would have gone any were no matter how hard he tired and that reason is because you are here in Lazy Town."

Stephanie flushed, and gently punched him in the arm. "Sportacus you don't mean that."

"Yes I do, from the first time I met you, as soon as you asked me to stay I already knew my answer was yes, every time Robbie would try to get rid of me you would be right there and I couldn't leave you, I just couldn't, so I didn't and I never ever will leave you." Sportacus said heatedly he gazed down at her his sky blue eyes burned with all the love he felt for Stephanie.

Stephanie looked back up at him; she gently reached out and stroked Sportacus's jaw line, before leaning up and kissing him gently. Sportacus leant into the kiss, deepening it and as Sportacus did so he pulled Stephanie close to him.

Eventually they broke the kiss, Sportacus and Stephanie smiled at each other blissfully and Sportacus decided now was as good a time as any to ask Stephanie something he had, been wanting to ask her for some time. "Stephanie can I ask you a question?"

Stephanie smiled up at Sportacus and Spoke. "Of cause you can ask me anything."

Sportacus gulped anxiously, he felt his cheeks go red with embracement and nervousness stab at him but his determination to ask Stephanie this one important question over road all these other feelings. "I know that we have only been going out for as a couple for a few months but I have been wanting to ask you this question for quiet some time, so here it goes, Stephanie would you do me the greatest of honours and become my wife?" As he finished asking this question Sportacus produced a small black box, which he carefully opened revealing a platinum ring topped with a single sky blue sapphire and two white diamonds.

Stephanie's eyes widened, tears filled her eyes and she threw her arms round Sportacus. "Yes, yes of cause I will marry you. I could never want any one else."

Relieved Sportacus found her left hand he slipped the ring on the correct finger and then pulled Stephanie into a tight embrace, they sat together like this for quiet some time and then Sportacus released his grip slightly, he tilted Stephanie's chin up and smiled down at her. "I'm so glad that your answer was a yes."

"An I am grateful that you asked me to marry you." Stephanie said softly, Sportacus held onto her chin with his hand and then lowered his mouth to claim hers in a soft loving kiss.

The end.