Andrew and Adrian discreetly entered the warehouse, both smiling deviously. They went into the main room.
The Visored were all sprawled on the floor, except for Shinji, who was all over Emily, on the couch.
"Hello guys!" the twins yelled.
Shinji fell on the floor and Emily got up immediately. "Nee-samas!" She tackled both of them into a hug which they returned.
"Well, I see you two have been busy, Onee-san. Are we uncles yet?" Andrew asked.
Shinji glared at him, blushing slightly. "No, we are waiting for the war to end."
Emily blushed as well. She had no shame with Shinji, but talking about that sort of things with her brothers felt really awkward.
"Ah, good. We have come to get you, Onee-san." Adrian informed.
Shinji sighed sadly. "You leave right now?"
Andrew smirked. "Nah, in one week. We have a mission here."
Emily smiled charmingly. "Really? That's great!"
Adrian looked at her, his eyes slightly widened. He had never seen her smile so genuinely happy. "We just came here to ask you guys to let us stay here until we leave."
"Sure." Kensei said. "Your old room's still empty."
"I'll take you there." Shinji said, sitting up.
"We know our…" Andrew said, but was interrupted by Adrian.
"Ok."
'Moron, he obviously wants to talk to us about something.'
'Gomen.'
The twins followed Shinji into their room. He gave them the key, but didn't leave. "Is there anything you wanna talk about, Hirako-san?" Adrian asked.
Shinji gulped, resting against the wall as the two sat on their bed. "Yeah… there is. It's about me and Emily…"
He took a deep breath.
Andrew scanned him. "She's pregnant?"
Shinji glared at him. "As far as I know, no, she isn't. Something else. I think I need your acknowledgement on this… it's important, after all, and I wanna be sure you'll agree."
Andrew rolled his eyes. "Well, stop keeping me in the dark. What is it?"
Adrian was looking at Shinji carefully.
"I wanna propose to your sister and I would like to know whether you allow me to marry her." Shinji said in one breath.
Adrian's eyebrows went up. "You are fully aware you two can't get married before the war?
"Yeah… I… I just wanna know that she's completely mine." He blushed slightly as he spoke. He wasn't very comfortable around the two.
Andrew smirked. "Well, why not, after all?" he said, looking at Adrian.
"I have nothing against it as long as your marriage will be after the war. It is vital if you don't wanna be found. A marriage between two Shinigami can only be officiated by the Soutaicho." The blond spoke. "I believe it would be fair. After all, I don't think there is anybody else I'd rather see her with."
Andrew grinned. "That's our answer then. Does she know yet?"
Shinji shook his head. "No. Not yet."
"One week. You don't need to make it too special. She'll be happy either way." Adrian said.
Shinji nodded. "Arigato." He closed the door, leaving the twins alone.
Emily was sprawled on the bed, wearing a loose kimono. Shinji was really nervous when he entered the room, so he didn't notice that she was 'in the mood', until he sat on the edge of the bed and she encircled her arms around his neck. "You seem thoughtful." Emily whispered.
He smirked. "Yeah… I'll miss you."
Emily smiled, moving into his lap. "I know. But we still have this week. We should make the best of it."
He nodded. "Mhm."
Emily kissed him, but as he wanted to deepen the kiss she pulled back. Her lips then travelled down his neck as she slowly undid his tie and unbuttoned his shirt. All worries left his mind that moment.
~~~~At the end of the week~~~~
Shinji heard a knock at the door and pulled the blanket over both of them. Andrew cracked the door open. "We're leaving in 2 hours. Get ready." He then closed the door.
Emily smiled. "He does remember last time."
Shinji sighed. "Yeah. He said get ready." He sat up.
Emily pouted. "We still have time. I wanna enjoy the moment. And repeat it. Again and again. Until we can't do it anymore and we pass out."
Shinji smiled bitterly and looked for his trousers. For a certain reason, he could never remember where his clothes were. He finally found them and reached in his pocket, from where he got a small box. Emily watched him curiously. She couldn't see what he was doing. He then came back to her and took her hand in his. "Emily, you know I love you more than anything in my life."
She smiled. "Yes, and I feel the exactly same way."
He nodded, smiling nervously. "I wanna be with you forever. I want you to be mine and I know nothing can get in the way."
Emily looked at him lovingly, squeezing his hand. She could feel his nervousness and knew that, whatever he had to say, it had to be important. "I wanna spend the rest of the eternity with you." She pressed. She looked deep into his eyes, seeing the hesitation and nervousness in them; also, the love.
"Emily… will you marry me?"
Emily's eyes widened. Shinji was kneeling in front of her, the ring in his hand. "Shinji, we can't…"
"We can get engaged before the war. I wanna know you're mine while you're away. I want everyone to know that you're taken."
Her eyes became teary as she spoke. "Yes. There's nobody I ever loved more."
She jumped on him, hugging him tight. Shinji lost balance and fell on his back, with Emily on top of him. They were both laughing madly.
~~~~Later~~~~
Emily came into the living room, holding hands with Shinji. As soon as she saw her brothers, she ran up to them. "Nee-samas, nee-samas, look!" She showed them the ring.
Adrian smiled seeing his sister so happy. Before Shinji came in her life, it had been a rare sight.
Andrew whistled appreciatively. "O-oh, looks good. You have a nice taste, Hirako."
Shinji chuckled. "Good to know you like it."
Emily turned towards him sadly. "I'm gonna miss you." She said.
"Go give him a big heated kiss to make up for your absence." Andrew whispered to Emily.
She blushed and went towards Shinji. "Don't be like that." he said. "We will see each other again. If you have to go… you should." His words held a sad tint.
"You don't have to act all tough." Emily whispered.
"One of us has to do it and I doubt it'd be you." He answered.
Emily blushed. "I wish I didn't have to leave."
"I wish I could make you stay. But you can't."
Emily gulped, then kissed Shinji. He held her close, and the others could swear they were never going to break apart. Which they didn't, for a good 10 minutes. When they finally parted, Emily looked on the verge of tears. Shinji held her close, her head on his shoulder as she held back the tears. "Emily, don't cry. You won't be alone. I won't be there, but your brothers will. You're never alone."
She nodded, finally pulling back. "I love you." She whispered.
"I love you too. See you near the war." Shinji flinched at the last word.
Emily walked towards her brothers, her hand holding Shinji's until the very last moment. Andrew could swear the two had been ripped from each other. However, he knew it would be better for Shinji to know that Emily was alive… and still his. The twins opened a gate towards Sereitei and the three Senkais left through it. Shinji watched as the gate closed, the last thing he saw being the emerald green eyes he loved so much.
A/N: Well, this is like the end of an arc, or something. Next will be only the senkais spending their lives in Sereitei, and after that... you'll see.