Chapter 10

a proposal at the event of death

Christmas morning.

i woke up with some sand in my eyes as i walked down the steps to our living room where lillian and my mom were waiting for me. lillian looked over her shoulder with a big smile and said.

"merry christmas parth!"

i just sat next to her as we opened gifts. my mom got some new jewlery from dad and other things, i was more focused about tonight, but anyways i was interupted by my mom who told me that lillian had something for me. i took the present from her which seemes to be a card. so i opened the card and inside was a drawing she made. it was her and me holding hands at sunset. that picture realy made me tear up and hugged lillian tight. i couldn't help but cry in joy a bit.

"thank you lillian...i love it"

"i'm so happy you like it parth your mom was teaching me how to draw"

after we opened gifts we ate breakfast and showed lillian where the event was going to take place. I told my mom and lillian that i had to talk to someone importaint, so i headed to the event host who was helping with setting up.

"hey kid, what can i do for you?"

"i want to propose to someone tonight so could i take stage for just a bit some time?"

"normaly i wouldn't let anyone up on stage but if your doing a proposal i guess i can make an exception"

i went back to mom and lillian who were waiting to go home and prepair for the event. i was going in a black coat and lillian was going in her new coat that mom made for her. it was her normal size but it looked like a santa outfit without a skirt. soon night came and the event begun, me and lillian were walking down the stalls, having fun with the games, trying new foods and even won a stuff toy. it was great but soon it was time for honors at the middle of the event. i told lillian and mom i need to go somewhere so they stood in the crowd looking at the stage. the mayor came out a few seconds later up to the microphone and said...

"good evening everyone! tonight may be cold but we got some good honors to people who worked around shinnoh but first a special person here wants to share something tonight"

i heard everyone asking questions to one another, then the mayor called for me. once i got up some of my freinds were saying.

"go parth! you can do it!"

with them cheering me on i had to finish it, so i got up to the microphone and picked it up.

"thank you mayor, now as a begining trainer i thought i would just be another kid having like 200 pokemon in posesion but i only have one...come on up lillian."

the crowd soon moved and made a path for lillian to get onto the stage which she looked confused about this whole ordeal. once she got onto the stage holding her coat from a wind breeze people still don't know what was going on. i soon spoke into the microphone once again.

"listen to what i say people cause you might gasp.."

i then got onto my knee and held lillian's hand pulling out the box with my other opening it with one hand. then the question came out.

"lillian, would you marry me?"

her eyes grew wide, my mother fainted, and the crowd indeed gasped. lillian looked around her like a parrie dog looking for food. her eyes soon made tears of joy for she then hugged me hard saying.

"YES! I'LL MARRY YOU!"

"r-realy lillian?"

"yes, I love you parth makeo!"

I hugged her back tight and we stood there in our embrace for a little longer than i knew. everyone soon cheered us on and the mayor soon congradulated us but then he told us to get off the stage, i kinda felt embarassed but as we were getting off a gun fire was heard and a bullet where we were walking to appeared and everyone ducked and startled them all. the police soon ran to look for the sniper. my cellphone went off and i answered it.

"hello again, that was a warning shot!"

"who the hell are you and why are you doing this to me and lillian?!"

"my name is of no consern to you...all i know is if you marry her i will personaly show up and kill you both!"

he then hung up, me and lillian then ran off the stage and we took my mom home to saftey locking the doors. lillian was huddling close to me scared at what was happning.

"parth? why do they want to kill me?"

"i wish i knew but for now the wedding will indeed go on for i need to see the assasin in person and face him."

"parth please don't get hurt. let the police handle it and then once it is delt with we can then go with the wedding."

I soon took lillian upstairs to get some rest and tried to explain why i want this. she respond with...

"i see...will you promise me you will be ok?"

"i promise"

at least i hope so...

((winner of my gaia drawing contest is ScuroShadineMagi

http://i232. this is the picture lillian drew for parth))