It all began with a single question: "Alan, are you a cow?"
It almost ended with a question, as well.
It started as any normal day. Around noon, Destiny asked me a surprising question:
"Tenkai you know about human customs of love, right?"
I was caught off-guard, but managed to hide my surprise. "I know a few." I thought Destiny hated humans, so I followed up with "Which one are you thinking about?"
She started mumbling something nervously. Whatever she was trying to say seemed to begin with "m."
"What? Speak up, I can't hear you," I said playfully. I knew exactly what she was trying to say, but I wanted to hear her say it.
"M-m-marriage," she finally stuttered out.
A grin started to form on my face. "I'll be right back." I turned into water and seeped under a nearby rock, dropping into a tunnel of a Diglett colony as I changed back to Mixeon.
"Oh, hey, Tenkai!" a Diglett said as he passed by me.
"Hey… Douglas, right?"
"Yep, that's me! Do you need anything?"
"Yes. You wouldn't happen to have a Star Piece, would you?"
"You're in luck!" he exclaimed, popping down a level. He appeared a few seconds later with the Star Piece on his head. "We found this one just a few days ago."
"It's beautiful. What do you want for it?"
The hairs on his head twitched. "The Elder says to consider it a gift for clearing out the Koffings last week."
"Your Elder has my thanks." I grabbed the Star Piece and pulled out a Nugget from behind my ear. I wrapped the two together in my ribbons as they began to glow red.
"What are you doing?"
"Remember Destiny?"
"Oh, yeah! You two had that egg!"
"Well," I started, pulling my ribbons apart and revealing the ring that I had made, "we're about to be engaged."
"Oh, congratulations!" The hairs on his head twitched again. "The Elder wishes to officiate the wedding."
"Tell him that he can, and that I will return to tell him when the wedding is." I turned back into water and traveled back to the surface. When I re-formed I saw…
Nothing? Destiny was gone!
Fun time~
~Tenkai