Mako and Reiko express their pre-wedding jitters to each other, but their love will conquer over everything.
Chapter 9: Nerves and Support
The next morning, Mako takes a walk around the valley to get some solace and as much as he was excited for the wedding and a chance to marry Reiko, he started thinking about everything his dad told him to ease his nervousness and as he made it onto his brother's old home, he sees Reiko sitting in front of the waterfalls by herself.
That really surprised him because she might be feeling the same jitters as he is and he silently walks up behind her and he slowly puts his paw on her shoulder and Reiko didn't look behind because she knows it's him from behind and she asked, "You nervous, too?"
"More than anything." Mako replied.
Reiko blinks her eyes and she felt a little comforted that he's here for the same reason she came in and he sat down next to her in one of those rocks and he said to her, "This is a good place to come by when you need to think things over."
"This is your brother's house, right?" asked Reiko.
"Yeah. It's a ltitle further away from the village, but close to it. After he died, I always come around here to get some alone time and just hope that he's here...even though he's not." Mako answered.
Reiko looks at Mako in the eyes and she said to him, "I've been thinking. Since we've gotten engaged, I've been a little worried about how our relationship would be between us."
Mako seemed very surprised to hear this come out of Reiko and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I mean...what if I mess up? Like what if I'm afraid that I might not be the perfect wife you want?" Reiko asked.
"I've been asking myself what if I'm not a good enough husband for you? But...having jitters at a wedding like this is perfectly normal." Mako assured her.
Reiko agreed with him on that part and she still felt the anxiety about this whole thing and she asked, "What if it never works out?"
Mako looks at her in the eyes and he remembered that quote his father gave him last night and he then asked, "What if it does?"
"I'm serious, Mako. Lots of relationships don't last very long and one of us could hurt each other's feelings because we might succumb to fear of losing each other." Reiko said, with worry in her voice.
He could tell that she loves him so much that losing him could be considered a possibility and he knows that he would do anything for her and he said to her, "Reiko...you know I love you, right?"
"Yes. And I know I love you." Reiko replied.
He looks at her deeply into her eyes and he told her, "We will never lose each other. We can't let fear tear us apart from each other because our love is invincible. We will be there for each other through the good and the bad until the day of our deaths. I've made that promise to you and I will do everything in my power that I will be here in your times of need."
Those words immediately gave her a load of confidence and huge amount of comfort to know that he'll always be here for him and that her fear was replace with hope and she looked deeply into Mako's eyes and she gently stroked his cheek and said, "I believe you, Mako."
They got closer to each other until their lips touched each other as they brought in a tender kiss and almost immediately, that sent a whole lot of support to each other for when they need it most and as they kissed each other passionately, it added to how much they love each other and how they'll do anything for each other and that love will be strong and carry on for the rest of their lives.
After they broke off the kiss, Reiko looked into Mako's eyes and she said, "I love you, Mako."
"I love you too, my sweet Reiko. My father told me that it doesn't matter where the journey ends, but how it begins." Mako answered.
Those words took an immediate set of realization that the journey where their lives will go begins and wherever it goes, they'll be sure to cross it and Reiko said, "I wanna start it with you wherever you go."
"So will I."
As they sat down on the rocks, Reiko feels definitely ready to be Mrs. Bushido-Akio and that she is definitely looking forward to be married to Mako and so is he.
Romantic, isn't it? Stick around for more!
