Prompt: Just Say It Rating: K, for a kiss
Summary: A Bracken and Kendra proposal and Warren-freaking-Burgess
It was a beautiful summer afternoon and Kendra and Bracken were laying happily across the grass, just enjoying each other's company without a care in the world. At least for Kendra, because Bracken had something on his mind.
It had been a good day. Bracken had finally gotten some time off from the fairy realm and came out to visit Kendra for the first time in weeks. The fairy realm had been crazy lately and they needed their prince. Moving to a new realm was tricky, Bracken had said, it was also never done before.
Kendra understood, but that didn't mean she missed her unicorn. Then again, they were only dating so it was a bit harder for him to make an excuse to get out. The fairy queen let him out whenever she could, saying she remembered 'young love' which they blushed at, but she also had things Bracken needed to do.
Sometimes even Kendra would help out, sometimes by herself or sometimes with Bracken. She always enjoyed going with Bracken, so they could have some time together. Though their favorite places to hang out will always be the gazebo or this beach where they shared their first kiss.
Or the rose garden, where Bracken first asked her out, picking the best rose to give her. Their first date had been figure skating on the crystal lake in the fairy realm and it lived up to its name. The water was as if it was made of the liquid crystal itself and you were cutting through it.
Bracken said it was a fairly simple thing to make, which is why they had it up so fast. One of Kendra's favorite things about it is that sometimes if you take the water in your hand and make a wish, it will turn the water to a crystal that will then contain your wish.
It doesn't happen to every wish, just the purest ones and the purest people. And if Kendra and her wish wasn't pure, none were.
On Kendra's visit, she had taken the water and made a wish. She wishes for eternal happiness for everyone, not just including her. And just then, the water turned to a spotless, light blue crystal which she wore every day from then upon her neck.
Warren was sitting along the beach, maybe twenty yards away, gently strumming his guitar and gazing at the sunset, though Kendra could tell he was deeply bored by the way he strummed the guitar.
"Hey, Kendra?" Bracken asked almost nervously.
"Yeah, Bracken?" Kendra asked.
"I've been thinking lately," he stated, "a lot."
"Yeah?" Kendra asked, starting to get a little curious and nervous about what he was going to ask.
"It's been ten years since the Zzyzx," he said, "but this time away from you has been hard and I don't think I can wait any longer."
"How poetic!" Warren called from the beach, but they both ignored him.
Kendra sucked in a deep breath but didn't say anything.
"Kendra," Bracken said, "The day I asked you to court you was one of the best days of my life. That very day on your fourteenth birthday in the rose gardens, and we've been dating ever since. I would have repeated every day in Living Mirage for these few years, but I want to make it permanent."
Kendra couldn't speak. All the feelings of joy and hesitance becoming one. She knew here this was going and how could she not? She was an intelligent thinker, it was one of the things Bracken admired about her.
"I'm going to just say it," he said as he got down on one knee, "Kendra Sorenson, will you marry me?"
Kendra couldn't speak even more than before. She knew she had been right but was this true? The prince of the fairy realm proposing to her?
"Kendra?" Bracken asked, starting to sound a little nervous.
"Of course," Kendra did her best to sound aloof but was screaming with joy.
Bracken smiled and slipped the beautiful ring on her finger before he gently kissed her and she kissed back, their tears of happiness mixing.
And with that, Warren shrieked like a fangirl and fell backward with his guitar in tow. Legs dangling in the air, laughing hysterically and shrieking at the same time. Kendra and Bracken glanced over, fearing for the adult, but who was also not an adult.
Their concern was not unwarranted, because suddenly Dale arrived and said, "This happens from time to time. Don't worry about it. And oh, by the way, congrats on your engagement."
And with that he dragged Warren away, still making strange noises. Leaving them alone, to the start of a new life together. A new beginning. And hopefully, Warren would be alright.