"I love you, Selphie.
You make me so happy, and I want to be with you for the rest of my
life. Will you be my wife? No, that sounds dumb! Uh…I would really like it if…no…would you
marry me? Better." Irvine stood in front of the mirror
rehearsing. His stomach was tied in
knots so much that he felt like they'd never go away. He lifted up him hand and examined the tiny ring in his
palm. A medium sized diamond in the
middle, with two emeralds at the sides.
He liked it because the emeralds were the same color as Sephie's
eyes. He smiled, and his stomach
muscles loosened a bit.
Knock Knock Knock
"Selphie!" he gasped, then his stomach tightened once
more. He quickly jumped to his feet and
ran to the door. Irvine took a deep
breathe then opened it. "Squall! What the hell do you want?"
Squall's eyes widened innocently, "Hey, what did I do?"
"Sorry, I'm just a little tense tonight. So, what do you want?" Irvine started to tap his foot impatiently.
"Well, uh, I was wondering if you had seen Rinoa since
lunch. I can't seem to find her."
"Look, I really don't know.
I'd help you find her, but I've got a lot of things on my mind and I've
got a lots of things to do.
Sorry." Before Squall could
reply, Irvine already had the door shut.
He was too nervous to think about anything else.
Knock Knock Knock
Irvine rolled his eyes and opened that door. "Look, Squall, I told you-"
Irvine's eyes went wide. Selphie
just stood there, with a very confused look on her face.
"Oh, Selphie. It's
you!"
"Are you alright, Irvy?"
"Yeah, yeah.
Fine. Uh, come on in." Irvine quickly tucked the ring in his back
pocket.
Selphie walked in, and turned back to Irvine. "So, what do you wanna do tonight?" she
asked in her sweet girlie tone.
"Uh, achually, I thought we could stay here tonight." he said, trying to sound as calm as
possible.
"Awe, I really wanted to see that new movie that's
out!" She puffed out her lip in
protest, that made Irvine nearly give in to her request.
"I know you did, Butterfly, but, um, I thought you might
want to stay in and watch the sun set with me." His voice was hopeful.
Selphie smiled, Irvine was in a romantic mood, and she might
as well take advantage of it. "Ok,
Irvy. We can go see the movie tomorrow
night."
Irvine sighed and looked out the window, "I guess we better
get out there."
Selphie looked at the window, then walked out onto the
balcony. Irvine walked behind her,
becoming more nervous then he had ever been.
He took Sephie around the waist and looked out to sea.
The sun drifted down, melting into the edge of the
world. The colors of the setting sky
wavered and shimmered on the reflection in the water. Irvine sighed and rested his chin on Selphie's head. Inhaling softly, smelling the Chocolate
scnet of her hair. Irvine was in his
dark leather pants, with his hair pulled back.
"Isn't it beautiful, Irvy?" Selphie sighed gazing out at the
water. She was wearing her everyday
yellow jumper and boots.
"Sure is………" Irvine agreed, pulling his butterfly closer to
him.
His heart was pounding hard; he begged Hyne she wouldn't
notice. He had never been so nervous in
his entire life. Irvine had planned
this night for weeks, rehersing over and over again in front of the mirror.
The sun slowly sank into the water; it's colorful rays
trailing. Selphie sighed and turned to
her cowboy. She stared deeply into
those sapphire-blue eyes. She stood up
on her toes to give him a delicate kiss.
Then pulled away and smiled at him.
Irvine tried to hide his nerves by pulling off one of his trademark
smirks.
"Tell me, Irvy," she said, pulling him by his hand, back
into the room. "What's wrong with you
tonight? You seem tense or
something." She gave him a concerned
look and sat down on the bed. Obviously
trying to stay cool wasn't working for Irvine, she could see right through it.
"W-Why do you say that?" he stuttered. *great, Irvine, just make a complete fool
out of yourself!*
Selphie giggled, she could tell he was scolding himself for
something.
Irvine stood in front of her, looking down at his
Selphie. He loved her so much. His little fairy he was afraid to be
without. He put his hand in the back
pocket of his leather pants and felt the tiny diamond ring he would introduce
to Selphie in a matter of minutes He
coughed nervously.
"You know I love you, right?" he asked her, fumbling on every word.
"Of course, Irvy, I love you too." She smiled at him, stood up, and wrapped her arms around his
neck.
This is it, this was the part he had been practicing for days,
but one gaze into those bright green eyes made him forget every word.
"Ah…well," he searched his mind for the right words to
say. "I need to ask you something,
Butterfly," he said quietly, his eyes fixed on hers.
"Ok…shoot," she chirped in her merry voice he loved.
"Well, uh," he started, "why don't you sit down?"
She shrugged and gently sat down on the bed, crossed her
legs, and rested on her elbows behind her.
Irvine began to pace back and forth. "Look, Sefie," he tried, "we've been
together for about 2 years now-"
"2 years, 3 months, and 17 days," she corrected him,
followed by another giggle.
"And they've been great!
Butterfly, I-I've gotten to the
point when I can't picture my life," he paused, "w-without you."
Selphie smiled at him.
She loved him too, more then he would ever know.
"And well, um," Irvine slowly kneeled down in front of
her. *This is it, stay cool, Irvine*
His heart beated faster and faster. A
drop of sweat ran down his face, as her pulled out the ring and hid it in his
palm. He looked up, and starred at her
face. "Damn," he said, as if in a
trance.
Selphie giggled, "What?"
"Nothin', I just can't get over how lucky I am to have a gal
like you."
She grinned and leaned forward to kiss him. Just then, the dorm room door swung open and
Zell popped in the room, panting.
"Hey guys…hot dogs…in the…Cafeteria!" he grinned and rushed
down the hall.
Irvine rolled his eyes, and stood up to shut the door. "Gee thanks, Zell," he muttered under his
breathe. Irvine turned back to Selphie,
she still sat there, smiling at him. He
walked over, and kneeled, once again, in front of her. He started to sweat again and gripped his
fingers around the ring. He gulped.
"Selphie, will…will-"
Knock Knock Knock
"Irvine? Irvine, are you in
there?" It was Quistis.
Irvine groaned *out
of all days, why today for everyone to come and see me!* "Yeah, just a
sec." He turned to Selphie, "Don't
move, ok?" She nodded in response, also
getting a little tired of the constant interruptions.
Irvine opened the door.
Quistis smiled at him, then took one look at the shirtless Irvine, then
at Selphie sitting behind him on the bed.
"Oh, um…I'm sorry to, uh, interrupt, but uh…Siefer was
looking for you Irvine. He wanted to
know if you could come down to the Training Center." She looked at Selphie, and then back to Irvine, "I'll just tell
him you're busy."
"Thanks, I'd appreciate that," he said with a sigh of
relief. With that, Quistis left the
room. He didn't care what she thought
they were doing, just as long as she left them alone. Irvine, once again, shut the door, swearing to himself, and
turned back to Selphie. *Do it quick
before anyone else interrupts!*
He shifted the ring in his hand so it was pinched between
his thumb and finger. Irvine knelt down
in front of Selphie one last time.
"Selphie," he gulped, "I love you butterfly. I want to be with you forever." He held out the ring with a shaky hand,
"W-Will you marry me, Darlin'?"
Selphie's eyes widened as she looked at the ring. Irvine was shaking so much, she couldn't
make out how many stones were in it.
Her eyes, then, went immediately to Irvine with her mouth slightly open
in awe.
"Hee!" she squealed with pure happiness and jumped into his
arms. She planted a long passionate
kiss on his lips.
Irvine's heart soared; he went from shaking and mumbling, to
utter joy. He then, regretfully, pulled
away from their kiss and looked into her eyes.
"Awe, man! Does this
mean 'no'?" he teased her.
Selphie rolled her eyes and kissed him again, then looked
back into his eyes. Awkwardly, she was
looking down at him. She had
accidentally jumped onto the bed in all the excitement.
"You better mean what you just asked me, Irvine Kinneas,
cause from now on, you're stuck with me, forever?"
He gazed into her eyes, still grinning, "I love you."
"I love you, too."
"Forever?"
"Forever."
