Munto had been courting Yumemi for six months. He thought it was time. They'd been on dates, it was public knowledge both in the Heavenly and Lower Realms that Munto intended to make her his wife and queen. And while the Lower Realm met it with seething opposition, his own people had already begun to refer to her as their queen. Yumeimi took this in stride, never once correcting a citizen or a member of his council. It warmed his heart knowing she would make a great queen and his people already adored her. Yes, it was time.

Gathering his courage, Munto strode down to the gardens where Yumemi waited for him. She wore a pale pink gossamer gown and flowers adorned her braided hair. Her family was there with her, her brother playing in the water and hiding in the bushes trying to jump out and scare his older sister. A small golden crown sat neatly at her brow, a gift from Munto and a physical symbol of her place in his world. His own golden crown sat atop his head, it's twisting and scrawling metal catching the light as he walked.

"Yumemi," he called to her.

She turned, her hair catching on the light breeze and smiled beautifully at him. Her pink gown fluttered and lifted exposing her sandaled feet in the tall grass. He smiled back at her and pecked her on the lips when he reached her. She was growing her hair out again, it made her look more regal in his eyes.

"Munto," she replied.

Her parents and brother bowed respectfully to him. He smiled back and grasped Yumemi's hand.

"Walk with me." He gently pulled her away, keeping his pace even.

A hand at her lower back, Munto lead Yumemi to a secluded part of the garden. His nerves were frazzled and his hands shook. Reaching into his pocket he tightly gripped the small velvet box holding her ring. It was a mirror copy of the one he always wore on his own hand. If she accepted his proposal, the ring would symbolize her position not only as his betrothed but his queen-to-be. Taking a deep breath, he stepped from her side and knelt down on a single knee.

She gasped lightly and placed a hand over her mouth, a shocked expression on her face. She knew what was coming and began to tremble. Munto couldn't tell if it was nerves, anticipation, excitement, or even fear. Tears welled up in the corner of her eyes and she began to sniffle. Not wanting to waste any more time, Munto pulled out the velvet box and opened it. Inside sat a beautifully intricate gold band decorated with runes and golden dragons with a small ruby embedded in the center.

"Yumemi," Munto's voice was soft and kind. He looked at her with an affectionate smile. "Will you be my wife and queen?" She broke down into sobs, startling the young king. "I- What? Yumemi?" She shook her head and for a moment he thought she was saying no, but then she took her hands from her face and there was that smile. "Why are you crying? Do you not want to wed?"

"I'm just so happy!" She threw her arms around his neck in an embrace. Quiet sobs shook her shoulders and Munto released a relieved sigh.

"Is that a yes?" She nodded into his shoulders and pulled away.

"Yes," she said, almost in a whisper.

He took her hand gently in his own and placed the delicate gold ring onto her finger. Standing he held her in his arms with a smile lightly touching his lips. Once the shock wore off, he knew he was going to be exhilarated, but for now, he was content. Yumemi slowly stopped her crying and pulled from him, gazing at the delicate gold band and its intricate carvings.

"It's beautiful," she looked at the small ruby smiling. "It's perfect. Thank you, Munto." She kissed him lightly when suddenly cheers broke out.

So much for a private engagement, Munto thought and looked to see crowds had quietly gathered in the bushes and along the balconies and were the ones responsible for the noise. They cheered for the happy couple, yelling out congratulations and some were waving their arms excitedly. Waving back, Munto turned to the beaming blonde.

"Shall we?" Munto asked his new bride-to-be.

Now they would need to make the rounds through the crowd accepting their congratulations and well wishes. Yumemi nodded and took his hand, her new ring shining in the light.

"We shall." Holding hands, the young couple walked around through the crowds as the people cried tears of happiness and wished the best for their king and future queen. Yumemi's own family was similarily overjoyed and hugged both Munto and Yumemi.

Today was the happiest day either could have ever hoped for.

A/N: I think I did a little better in this chapter even tho it is to short. If you guys have any more feedback I would love to hear it! And please don't forget to review, follow, favorite, and follow me on twitter! And happy holidays guys!

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RedWingedAngel002: To be honest you are the first to point out such an issue to me. Now that I know, I can go back and edit that and make everything better. As for the whole sitting on the lap thing, I'm thinking of getting rid of that cause that's like 'start a war' level aggressive and I don't want that lol. I can be pretty culturally ignorant and I forget that not every country is gonna be like that here (America). I will be going back over everything and probably ripping all that out and redoing it from scratch. I hope you can help me further and point out any other errors. It's very refreshing getting some real criticism.

I will also be using your feedback to help improve my other work. Thank you so much for being honest!