Hi! I'm still alive! I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I've had school and a lack of inspiration... I'm also sorry this chapter's so short...It's going to end soon though...Well, chapter ahead! Enjoy and review!

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Chapter Twenty

Kyohei came down to the kitchen after his shower a few minutes later to see that Sunako had finished cooking and was now setting the dishes on the table. He walked over to the table and hugged her, releasing all the stress of the day. Sunako noticed how he relaxed he became and turned to face him once she had set the last dish on the table.

"Told you I'd still be here," Sunako said before she placed a small kiss on his lips.

Kyohei smiled at the unexpected kiss. "I knew you'd stay, but I just get these weird thoughts sometimes."

"Don't worry, I get them too. It's not just you." She leaned into his arms and remembered the meal spread out on the table. "Now, aren't you hungry?"

"Oh, yeah! I'm starving!" Kyohei dragged her to their seats and their friends almost immediately followed.

As the dinner progressed, talk started to center more on Kyohei and Sunako. Ranmaru piped up with his usual romantic teasing.

"Kyohei, have you finally decided to marry Sunako?"

Kyohei tried to control his blush as much as he could, but everyone could see it clearly. "Uh, well, um… Halloween's in a few days, what are we doing for the Halloween party?"

Sunako immediately forgot about her boyfriend's confusing reactions and focused fully on her favorite holiday. "There should be skulls and blood and spiders and skeletons everywhere! We could even have a horror movie playing in the background!"

Kyohei smiled in relief as he successfully changed the topic. "I think that would be awesome, but I'm not sure everyone else would be able to be in the room if you had a movie playing. How about there's scary music instead?" He saw Ranmaru's smirk and knew his face was betraying him. I can't help it though! She just looks so cute when she gets lost in her world of horror.

"Yeah! We could have people screaming in the background!" Sunako cheered, making Kyohei's heart melt.

"Hey, Sunako, I'm kind of tired from work today. Do you want to watch a movie?" Kyohei suggested as he tried to school his expression.

"Sure, a movie sounds good. That way, I won't have to see Ranmaru giving us that weird look."

Ranmaru smirked. "Don't be too loud, okay?"

The two lovebirds blushed and hurried to the dark haven of Sunako's room. Once they were inside, Sunako picked a movie at random and snuggled into Kyohei's arms. After a few minutes of screams, Sunako noticed that Kyohei seemed more tense than usual. Strange, he was relaxed before dinner.

"Is something wrong?"

"No, not really. I just have a lot of things on my mind right now."

"I know there's something more than that. You know you can tell me, right?"

"Yeah, I know. But I can't tell you right now. I'll tell you in a few days, okay?"

She narrowed her eyes at him in suspicion but knew that she would have to wait. Instead, she focused on his still tensed arms and continued her questions.

"Is anything else wrong?"

"Well, I'm going to be working pretty much all day until Friday. I'll be stuck around the annoying guys at the construction site, and I won't be able to see you as much." He blushed slightly at his sappy comment and tightened his arms around her lovingly.

"Why are they so annoying? And it'll only be for a few days. I can even make you lunches to take with you so you don't have to eat store bought bentos."

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it. I'd really like it if you could do that, though."

Sunako's eyes narrowed even more at the facts he was keeping from her. "Well, just wake me up whenever you get up, and I'll make you something."

"Thanks."

Kyohei was lost in his thoughts for the rest of the movie, and it unnerved Sunako. When the movie ended, she turned around and was determined to find out what was wrong with her boyfriend.

"This is definitely something I should worry about, Kyohei. What's wrong? Is it what Auntie said?"

Maybe I can tell her part of what's on my mind. It wouldn't hurt, right? "Have you thought any more about what Auntie said?"

"So that is the problem." Sunako sighed in relief. "I've been thinking about it too. We only have a few more days to decide, and I'm not completely sure of what to think."

Well, she might not freak out as much as I thought. Maybe – maybe she might just accept my proposal. That's one less thing to worry about. Now I just have to worry about getting the money for her ring in time, and avoiding Ranmaru's attempts at getting me to propose to her early.

"Kyohei? Are you okay?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine. Sorry for making you worry. Once Halloween's finished, we won't have to think about all this anymore."

Sunako's expression immediately turned from one of worry to one of rejection and she pushed herself away from him. Kyohei saw this and his eyes widened at what he had mistakenly done. He leaned forward to hug her, but she scrambled away from him and retreated to the other side of her room. His face took on a look of guilt and he slumped into the pile of blankets he was sitting on.

"I didn't mean it like that. I just thought it would be nice if all this marriage stuff wasn't so confusing. You know I love you, right?" Kyohei said so quietly, it was almost as if he was talking to himself.

Sunako heard this and realized she had let her fears and insecurities get the best of her. She hesitantly moved closer to him, and when she saw the hope in Kyohei's eyes, she was encouraged to move within arm's reach. Kyohei's arms shot out to wrap around her waist and pull her into a desperate embrace. She resisted at first, but melted into his arms when she saw the hopeful and loving look on his face.

"So you still believe in love? You won't leave me?" Sunako asked timidly.

"Yes, I'll never leave you. You just have to trust me, okay? I never meant to say something that could hurt you so much."

Sunako smiled and buried her head in his chest at his comforting words. The night continued smoothly after that, with the couple falling asleep in each other's arms from all the emotional turmoil they had been through that night.

FireStorm1991: Sometimes...XD He just has to get through the few days until Halloween! Thanks for reviewing every chapter!