Inu: another oneshot! This is a pretty cute one I'd say, of course...anything of the Ultimate Couple is cute to me

~START~

Every day was the same, it didn't even seem like they lived together. Zakari was always at work, and of course, Konata always did paperwork and took care of the demons. When Zakari as actually home, he was usually off doing his own thing. Sure he matured, but Konata definitely preferred the normal annoying Zakari. He didn't even act like this until a year ago, other than that he'd try his hardest to be home early. Truly, he loved spending time with her, but he's been extremely distant lately, and Konata didn't know why at all. It's wasn't like him at all, and it certainly wasn't like him to just spend all day working when he used to skip several days of work. Reason he wasn't fired? He's the best worker they got, he'd never get fired. Konata sighed heavily, sitting back on her chair more. "Kona-sama, you've been working all day." Bat pointed out. "Isn't it break time yet?"

"In a second okay Batty? I promise I'll play with you." Konata smiled. "I just need to finish a few more papers anyways. We can go to the park or something."

"Really? You never want to go to the park!" Bat exclaimed, Konata only laughed.

"I know, but I'm always working and Zero and Blakr have been busy, not to mention Chimera is too matured. The least I could do is spend time with you right? You are my demon!"

"Then can you please hurry? I really wanna go to the park!" Bat beamed happily, it wasn't rare he'd get this happy. Nor was it rare they'd go to the park, well...not anymore. Konata has plenty of time to be with him anyway, not like she had her boyfriend to worry about or anything. Could you really call him her boyfriend at this point? He was never around anyways. Of course, he was home right now, but doing whatever downstairs. Konata didn't bother with it though, wasn't worth her time.

She finished the papers as fast as she could, which was pretty fast especially since she'd been doing the job forever. "Ready to go Batty?" Konata looked over to the ecstatic demon who simply smiled and nodded, resting on her shoulder like he always did. "Be good okay? Or else I might not take you to the park anymore."

"Okay, I promise!" Bat nodded.

"Where are you going?" Zakari asked, not looking up from his computer. Konata growled lowly, annoyed with him already.

"Why should you care anyways?" Konata sighed.

"Cuz I just do, now answer the question." Zakari stared bluntly.

"Fine, I'm taking Bat to the park. Is that a problem?" Konata replied.

"Just don't be out too late, I hate it when you do that." Zakari reminded.

"Like you don't do it..." Konata mumbled to herself before leaving. She was honestly fed up with him being like the, he'd leave whenever he wanted but if she left, he'd tell her so many things. It was quite stupid and she hated it, before she'd just leave whenever and it'd be fine, of course, as long as she didn't come home late. Zakari always had the fear something would happen to her if she was out too late, even though she's a killer and has killed an alien that tried exploding the world but whatever.

"Do you still like Zak-dono?" Bat wuestiomed quietly, trying not to make her mad.

"I don't know anymore Bat...he's just...different." Konata answered. "I don't really like it, but there's nothing I can do about it..."

"Are you gonna break up with him?" Bst continued, curiously taking over him. After a few seconds, he realized what he said and instantly looked down. "G-Gomen...you don't have to answer Kona-sama..."

"It's fine. I might actually. He's not...as amazing as he used to be, I don't really love him anymore..." Konata sighed heavily. "Let's just forget about it okay? We have to actually enjoy ourselves if I'm taking up time to bring you to the park right?"

Bat smiled at this, giving a nod. "Mm-hm!"

~FEW DAYS LATER~

It had gotten really annoying now, to the point where Zakari wouldn't even be home during the day at all. He'd be gone from five in the morning to three the next morning! Konata hated it, and even more so hating him. "Zak, want are you doing?" Konata growled lowly, trying to hide her angered tone of voice. Of course, he was distracted so he didn't notice it.

"Nothin' important." He replied simply, not looking away from the computer.

"Nothing important. You do the same damn thing everyday Zak, and you say it's not important. That's plain idiotic." Konata stated. Zakari leaned back, looking over at her.

"Like you don't?" He rolled his eyes.

"No, I don't, thank you. I actually take care of my demons unlike you who wouldn't give a fuck if your weasel got eaten alive." Konata snapped.

"Like that's possible! He's capable of taking care of himself!" Zakari protested. "Why the hell are you so pissed off today?"

Konata sighed heavily, crossing her arms. "Just get over it, idiot, I'm leaving, and I don't give a fick what time I get back." After that, she simply left, leaving Zakari to realize the mistake he just made.

"...damn it!" He shouted. "I am stupid. Now she's pissed at me...again..." Maybe he really wasn't good enough for her...and they weren't meant to be? Zakari shook the fearful thought from his head, closing everything on the computer. Would she actually break up with him now? That thought scared him too, but he couldn't forget it. How long had he been how he was that made her so angered with him? Everything was just scaring him now, but he couldn't forget it, he couldn't just let it skip through his mind like any other stupid thought he had.

The blond stood up and went to the kitchen, grabbing a box of pocky and sitting on the kitchen counter. "If you don't do something, she will break up with you." Chimera informed, looking over at his 'master'.

"Yeah, well for right now, I can't do anything..." Zakari mumbled. "I want it to be perfect, and it's nothing near that, I...need it to be perfect."

"I don't think she cares much for perfection." Chimera stated.

"I know she doesn't but I do. I want it to actually show how much she means to me, I guess I'm limited on time before she hates me though..." Zakari explained.

"Well then, only work on it at night." Chimera suggested. He was the only one who knew what Zakari had been so busy with all the time. "Focus on her during the day."

"If she still even wants to be with me at this point, I've been such a prick to her..." Zakari shrugged. He jumped off the counter and disposed of the pocky box. "I can't even eat pocky right now, it just doesn't feel right..."

~NEXT DAY~

"Konata, I'm sorry..." Zakari muttered, even though he knew she was ignoring him. "I didn't mean to be such a prick...not only yesterday, but every day."

"Like I give a fuck. Just go back to that damn shit you are always doing." Konata snapped, not even bothering to glance at him. This could practically make his heart just break, knowing she hated him right now.

"Do you...hate me?" Zakari asked, sadly his voice cracked when saying it.

"Can't say I don't. Can't say I don't think about breaking up with you either." Konata replied, this only making Zakari feel even worse. He had screwed up, meaning his plan was a fail.

Zakari sighed, his breath being as shaky as his voice now. "S-Sorry, I really am...I'm an idiot, I know...a-and...it's...it's fine if you want to break up with me...you...deserve someone better anyways..." He stood up, trying to stay as calm as he was earlier. "I have to go to work...promise I'll be home early..."

"Don't you always." Konata more or less stated. Zakari looked down, not bothering to even say goodbye, or even I love you for that matter. Not like it'd be returned to him. He had screwed up, and it was terrible.

~MONTHS LATER~

Even with her mad at him, he couldn't resist the urge to continue with what he had been planning. Today was their anniversary after all, and most likely their last. He was honestly surprised that Konata hadn't broken up with him before, after all, he'd been avoiding her because he was scared. Not today though, he wouldn't avoid her. Four—five years starting today, that's how long they had been together. Now on their sixth year, it wouldn't last. He'd probably be broken up with today, but as long as he got to do what he'd been wanting to do for the past five years, he'd be fine. Yes, it was five years he'd been planning this, but hadn't gone much into it until recently. "Konata...? C-Can...I talk to you?" Zakari stuttered, obviously being more nervous than he thought he was.

Konata sighed, putting her manga aside. The one day she didn't have anything important to do and she's bothered by him. "Fine. But whatever it is, I probably won't care very much."

"I...was actually expecting that..." Zakari mumbled, and without hesitation, he kissed her softly. It had been the first time they had kissed in a year, of course, it was nothing special. "Konata, I'm really sorry, truly I am. I've been acting so distant and it wasn't right of me, it's just...I don't know. I wanted today to be perfect, but instead...I made you hate me..."

"And you had to waste a year and a half making today perfect?" Konata growled lowly.

"Well...yes, actually. Because...today isn't just our anniversary to me, it's...whether we stay a couple or not. I can give you a great explanation to why I have been so distant though..." Zakari averted his gaze.

Konata seemed curious, what excuse would he make for this? "Fine then, give me this great excuse."

"It's not an excuse I promise! Konata...we've been together for five years now...and known each other for even longer...to say I'm not in love with you is insane. Only because I'm deeply in love with you, I don't think I can live without you. But lately, I've been so caught up in something else that I didn't realize it was making you hate me. At first, I thought it'd be better, you hate it when I annoy you anyway. It didn't turn out that way though, and now you really hate me." Zakari explained. "Even though I can probably already predict the answer, I wasn't going to go without asking. I just...I need you in my life Konata, I've never really been happier, and for an experiment like me, it's kind of hard to be happy. And it's kind of hard to be happy knowing the love of your life hates you. But...I wanted this to be perfect, and it wasn't until yesterday. Konata, I've been wasting my life ignoring you and keeping everything a secret because...I want you to marry me." That obviously surprised Konata, but Zakari averted his gaze not wanting to look at her. A deep blush seemed to form across his face, as if he hadn't asked her plenty of romantic things already. "Konata...I want to be with you forever, but I just couldn't find the perfect ring. I wanted everything to be perfect, but I couldn't make it that way, not now at least. I wanted to propose to you at our spot...but of course, you didn't even want to acknowledge me, so that failed. I guess...I'm not worth your time and effort. You truly deserve someone better, cuz I'm obviously not good enough. But to at least get it out of my system hopefully...Konata...will you marry me?"

"Zak...you know I'm pissed at you." Konata muttered.

"I know, and that's why I don't mind if you say no, I just had to ask." Zakari stated.

"But...even if I'm pissed at you, it can't change the fact that I love you." Konata sighed, hugging him tightly. "And marrying you...even just the thought, it makes me happy...I'd love to be with you forever. And just to know that you spent a year and a half just thinking about it...that's insane. I would never care how you proposed, I'd say yes anyways."

"But I strive for perfection in our relationship, I plan out every date weeks in advance, I plan every anniversary months, and I guess I plan proposals...years in advance." Zakari chuckled. "I'm just satisfied knowing you do want to marry me."

"How could I ever say no?" Konata smiled. "And plus, if I don't get married on my own I will be forced, Royal Law and you should know that from when you wanted to be a Royal Official."

"That was before I met you though. Now I just want to be a king." Zakari smirked.

"I'm sure you'll be good at it too." Konata rolled her eyes. "You memorized the Royal Laws faster than actual royals."

"Yeah, well the one royal I know doesn't give a fuck about the laws." Zakari reminded. "Remember, don't marry commoners?"

"Yeah, well, I don't think the richest guy in the entire world counts as a commoner." Konata stated.

"So maybe it doesn't, but still. I'm glad you don't care for those rules." Zakari muttered. He took out the ring from his pocket and placed it on her finger. "See? Perfection."

"Wherever." Konata laughed, hitting him lightly.

"Hurtful. My pride has been brutally murdered." Zakari crossed his arms.

"Your pride? You have none to marry a demon." Konata reminded. Zakari only shrugged.

"Well...there goes my dignity too. Now all that's left is my love for you." Zakari laughed and kissed her softly. "I love you Konata, now and forever."

"I love you too Zak" Konata smiled. "Now and forever."

~END~

Inu: I really do like this version of Zak's proposal but I think the original is more...Zak Like. I don't know; this just doesn't make me tyink of stupid Zak, more of romantic Zak