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The sand and the sun had become nearly too familiar to him now. Although he did like being constantly warm it had gotten a little boring just having the resort as his place to explore. Not that he'd done much exploring while in the villa in Lithuania, but that was beside the point.

Fuji Syuusuke was getting just a little bored. He could see the appeal of this place and would definitely want to come back, but staying here long term was turning out to not be the greatest idea.

He missed Atobe too, the two of them now having been apart again for nearly five months. It seemed that his boyfriend was being thoroughly prepared to take over the Atobe Empire, as the older Atobe was very ready to settle into retirement and enjoy the fruits of his work. Fuji was still enjoying his solitude, but it was no longer something he wanted in regards to his boyfriend.

Phone calls were nice and they continued the flower courtship, though the messages were starting to get a bit depressing as they were missing each other quite a bit.

On the last phone call, Fuji had flat out told Atobe that he needed another change of scenery. The tropical paradise wasn't so nice after being here for so long and he was ready to move on again.

"Syuusuke, will you come home to Japan with me?"

The question had been a simple one but it had sent Fuji into deep thought. He'd fled almost two years ago, now, the months flying by without him realizing. Was he ready to go back to Japan and face what he'd run away from? Could he stand having the press hovering and having to meet deadlines for art pieces? Had he recovered enough happiness and strength to be able to deal with the spotlight again?

He wasn't sure. He'd just been enjoying his time away, not really thinking about what he'd left behind and what he would have to eventually return to.

But he would have to go back someday, he knew that.

Perhaps it was time to return. After all, he had a lot of inspiration and notebooks full of sketches and ideas to turn into new works of art. He had photos to develop and more importantly – he had someone waiting for him.

Atobe would be there at his side, to help him shoulder the burden of the spotlight. Keigo would know how to deal with the press much better than he ever could and when things got too tough he would have the wealthy young man as his support.

"Keigo, you'll be with me, right?"

"Of course. I know what you'll be facing. I have many homes around Japan and you can hide in one of them until you are completely ready. I just miss you and I know you tire of your current surroundings. But I won't make you face the world again until you are ready."

Fuji again wondered how he'd gotten someone like Atobe as his boyfriend – while the other could still be quite arrogant he had seemed to have toned down slightly over the years, maturing into a very handsome and polished young man.

"Bring me home, Keigo," he murmured. "We'll figure out everything when I get there. I just want to be with you again."

Being that the house was an Atobe house – and one of the main ones in Japan, it was no surprise that it was rather gaudy, giant, and pompous. It pretty much screamed that it was a residence owned by the Atobe family and Fuji simply raised an eyebrow at his boyfriend when they arrived.

"What? It's good to show off sometimes," the young Atobe replied with a disdainful sniff. "What worth is money if you can't show off with it?"

It was, needless to say, a typical Atobe-like answer.

The door of the car (aka a limo) was opened for the two of them by one of the many staff at the grand house and Fuji slipped out of the car, Atobe following behind him. They passed the well-tended gardens and ridiculously manicured topiaries (seriously, who needed topiaries of themselves?!) and two guards at the door nodded to the two young men before opening the heavy oaken doors.

Stepping into the foyer, Fuji missed the rather satisfied smirk on Atobe's face as he let out a little gasp of surprise.

It seemed that his boyfriend had planned well for his arrival – the foyer was decked out to the point of nearly overflowing with flowers. Red roses were mixed with dandelions, ivy twined over railings mixed with myrtle and peonies (and Atobe really hoped Fuji picked out the right meaning with that one!) Bridal roses mingled with stephanotis and a single spider flower stood out on its own pedestal in the center of the foyer.

"K-Keigo?" Fuji asked softly, voice hitching just a little bit as he recalled the meaning of that particular flower. The meanings of the rest of the flowers began to sink in and he pressed a hand over his mouth in surprise, turning to look at his boyfriend.

Behind him, Atobe was down on one knee. A ring box was in one hand, being held out with a sparkling ring inside. By Atobe standards it was rather plain, by Fuji standards it was rather fancy (a single diamond surrounded with smaller diamonds and sapphires on a silver band).

"Syuusuke, these months have flown by and I've decided that I really don't like being apart from you. I want to keep you at my side and I want to support you through all the stages of life that we have ahead of us. I know there are some big decisions in your life to make and I'd like to do all I can to make them easier for you. Will you do me the absolute honor of being my husband?"

It was something Fuji had honestly not been expecting. He'd thought that after all this time they were content with what they were, but clearly Atobe had been just one step ahead. The thought of marrying the other wasn't at all horrifying and Fuji didn't feel like they were rushing anything – it was almost two years since they had started the flower thing and it just felt right that everything was concluding here, at this point in time.

The artist nodded, finding it hard to draw out words.

The motion was worthy enough of an answer as Atobe stood and drew the smaller male into his arms, kissing him nearly senseless as he slid the ring into its resting spot on Fuji's finger. Around them the staff were cheering and tossing confetti, happy to see their young Master reaching such an important step in his life.

Fuji Syuusuke knew that no matter what, going forward, his life was going to be back in the spotlight and especially now he would be closely watched.

But he had one Atobe Keigo by his side and with a love like this, he was sure he could face anything.

A/N: Dandelion – faithfulness/happiness, Ivy – wedded love/fidelity/friendship/affection, Myrtle – Love/ Hebrew emblem of marriage, Peony – shame/gay life/happy marriage, Bridal rose – happy love, red rose – love, respect, Stephanotis – happiness in marriage/desire to travel, Spider Flower – Elope with me. Basically, Atobe went overboard with the whole marriage/proposal thing, but it wouldn't be Atobe without doing things in an overboard-ish manner...

Also, totally taking artistic liberties and making gay marriage a thing that happens everywhere, despite that not being true in reality...