Proposals.
Elaine had thought it was slightly odd that Lancelot had asked her to meet him down by the Lake, particularly when he could have just told her what he wanted to say in the hall when they had ran into each other. However she had agreed and was now standing at the edge of the lake, watching the reflection of the moon on the water.
She knew exactly when he had arrived, but didn't say anything. He continued to watch her for a few minutes before walking to stand next to her.
He couldn't believe he was nervous. After all this was Elaine of all people, who had seen more then one side of him that wasn't particularly shining. He looked down at her, wondering why he hadn't noticed how well she had suited him even back in the beginning.
Ah, right. Guinevere.
But that was the past, and this was night for the future. He took her hand in his and looked her straight into her eyes.
"Will you marry me?" That wasn't exactly what he had planned on doing it. He had had a whole speech ready for doing this but when the time came he couldn't get all those words out and ended up blurting out that question.
Elaine's response was simply a raised eyebrow.
"One question before I answer. What about your feelings for Ginny?" That had been the one thing that had kept her from telling him that she loved him. She didn't want him to feel guilty for not loving her back if that was the case.
"Gone. I haven't seen her as anything but a friend for several years now." Elaine smiled.
"And for me?" Lancelot looked at her oddly, wondering how she couldn't have known how he felt.
"I love you, or haven't you realized that yet?"
"Well, your skills in communicating that fact were lacking, Sir Knight."
"I do love you, don't believe otherwise, Elaine." She smiled.
"Well, then I suppose my answer would be yes, since I love you too." Lancelot smiled at her odd way of answering the question, and leaned down and kissed her. They parted when they heard cheering in the distance. They turned to see that several of the Knights had followed them down to the lake. Percy was shaking his fist in the air in triumph. Of what, neither of the two watching knew. They looked at each and started laughing. They walked to where the others were standing, still holding hands. The group walked together into Vanora's tavern where they celebrated the new engagement.
It might not be the most romantic proposal ever given, but for them it was the right one. They had their friends to celebrate with and each other to be happy with. As Elaine sat down at one of the tables and Lancelot put his arm around her, she thought how perfect it really was. After all, who needed all the superficial stuff when you had love and good friends?