"Time for the bouquet throwing! All the single ladies gather up!" Rika squealed through a mic.

"Rika-San is pretty excited about this, isn't she?" Fuyuka giggled.

"I don't see the point in all of this though," Touko sighed.

"Come on, Touko. Don't be a downer! You're joining in too," Rika grinned as she pushed her to the area.

"O-Oi!" Touko cried and soon she was trapped in the middle of the crowd of desperate women.

"I'm counting down!" Natsumi called as she turned her back.

"Go for it, Natsumi!" Rika cheered.

"And... now!" Natsumi threw the bouquet and Rika smirked. Just before a relative could catch the bouquet, Rika shoved Touko to her place and Touko caught it.

"Wait what?!" Touko looked around, confused how she went from being empty handed to a bouquet falling in her hands.

"Congratulations, Touko-San! Looking forward to your wedding," Rika grinned and slapped her back.

"You already—"

"Zaizen Touko!"

"S-Sakuma?!"

She turned to see the grey-haired man walking towards her and then kneeling on one knee.

"Will you please go out with me, not as a friend, but as your partner?" he asked as he took her hand into his.

Women in the crowd started squealing at the romantic gesture and some swooned.

"Sakuma..." Hiroto teared up at the kind gesture to get the two out of their engagement.

'That cheat!' Kazemaru clenched his teeth in frustration.

"Sakuma, I—"

A squeak was heard. Then another. Then another. Touko looked up and her eyes widened as her fears came true.

"I'm sorry!" she cried as she shoved Sakuma away.

Sakuma barely had time to process everything. It was as if everything was in slow motion. The cracks from the chandelier rang through his mind and he couldn't regain his stance. It was going to crash right on top of her and it was all his fault. Why did she even sacrifice herself for him?

"Ojou-Sama!" yelled one of the guards.

He felt a storm. A very sudden one. It blew him away and he crashed right into Genda.

"Sakuma!" Kidou cried.

Crash! Glass and metal spread all the floor and Sakuma's eyes widened. Was she alright? Did someone manage to get her? No way did that storm just appear out of nowhere. Something must've caused it. But what?

"Touko, you alright?"

Sakuma jerked his head to the direction of the voice and sighed in relief. Kazemaru was carrying her close to him and far away from the mess. Then Sakuma smiled to himself.

"Kazemaru!" he yelled. "Your turn!"

"W-Wha?" Kazemaru flushed and Sakuma grinned.

Kazemaru turned back to Touko and slowly put her back to her feet. However, his eyes never left her. It was the first time that day that he actually had any contact with her. Touko was wearing a dress. She rarely wore dresses and she always looked amazing in them. To him, she shined brighter than the few jewels she adorned herself with and everything else.

"Kazemaru..." she murmured.

"Are you okay?" he asked with a soft smile.

"Thank you,"

She hugged Kazemaru and hid her face into his chest. He heard small sniffles and pat her head.

"Were you that scared?"

She shook her head.

"It's weird..." she chuckled, wiping her tears away. "I'm actually really happy."

The smile she gave him could not have been any more genuine. He felt as if it was the purest thing he had ever seen. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her towards him into a tight embrace.

"Touko, I love you," he told her. "I always have and will continue to do so. So..." He put his forehead against hers. "Will you let me break your curse?"

He waited for something to happen. For something to break, for something to suddenly appear but nothing happened. Just pure silence, as if it was only the two of them at that moment.

"Nothing's happening..." Hiroto murmured.

"D-Does that mean...?!" Sakuma jerked up with a huge smile.

"You dense idiot," she mumbled as she put her hands to his face with tears in her eyes. "I've been waiting for you to say that."

Tears started falling from his face. He could not believe it. He finally told her again that he loved her. And she loved him back.

"Ojou-Sama! Are you alright?" a security guard came to the couple and then he saw Kazemaru. He immediately intervened between the two and took out his radio commissioner.

"Woah woah wait!" Touko grabbed the commissioner from the guard's hand.

"B-But Ojou-Sama, your grandfather's—"

"You can tell my grandfather that the engagement is off. We have a ballroom full of witnesses after all," Touko gave a small smirk.

"Y-Yes, Ojou-Sama," the guard bowed deeply and made a gesture to the other guards.

"You did NOT just do that!" Rika squealed.

"What?" Touko raised an eyebrow.

"Don't act dumb. You totally stole the newlyweds' limelight!" Rika laughed, continuously elbowing her.

Touko gasped and turned to apologize but Natsumi stopped her.

"I'm more than happy to see you finally be with the one in your heart," Natsumi smiled. "Endou-Kun seems to say the same."

The two women turned to see Endou leaping onto Kazemaru in congratulations.

"Although he could've used different methods to express it," she sighed.

"That's just what makes Endou himself," Touko giggled.

"Congrats!" Sakuma suddenly threw his arm around Touko.

"Honestly, Sakuma. You really shocked me when you confessed again," Touko sighed. "I thought you said there were no more romantic feelings anymore."

"What?!" Almost everyone there yelled.

"Ah right, I never told anyone," Sakuma said. "We're good buds now."

"If you knew what was going to happen, why did you endanger her like that anyway?!" Kazemaru exclaimed, grabbing his collar and shaking him.

"You wouldn't take action otherwise," he replied smugly.

"That's not an excuse!" Kazemaru yelled as he continued shaking Sakuma.

"Touko~ Your boyfriend is disturbing me~" Sakuma whined.

"Calm down, Kazemaru. Sakuma did help with the curse, after all," Touko held his shoulder with a gentle smile.

Kazemaru pouted but he let go anyway.

"It's barely been a few minutes but it's like you've been a couple for years," Sakuma chuckled. He earned himself two flushed faces.

"Kazemaru," Hiroto pat his shoulder. "Thank you."

"You're a free man now," Kazemaru smirked.

"I wasn't looking forward to a forced marriage anyway," Hiroto shrugged. "Touko is a nice person but I don't think we'll ever click."

"Since I'm already taken anyway," Touko giggled as she took Kazemaru's arm.

"Good thing everything worked out, huh?" Kazemaru smiled.

"It's funny," Touko said. "I haven't felt this feeling in ages. What's it called again?"

Kazemaru's eyes widened at her denseness but then he smiled.

"What about love?"