Chapter Twenty Three: Absolutely Positively Yes

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Song Playing: All American Girl

Theme 75: Positive

Three girls sat at a popular coffee place where they met every Thursday afternoon without fail. Two of them were completely slack jawed while the third appeared to be rather anxious. The one called Sara was clutching her friend's left hand with a vice grip while Ako scrutinized the diamond. After a good five minutes on no one saying anything the two leaned back in their seat, shock still evident on their faces. Finally the brunette decided that something had to be said. "You know that football will always come before you, right?"

"Yes." The three-fourths Japanese woman replied as she twisted the still unfamiliar ring on her finger.

Ako leaned foreword a little. "He has an unhealthy obsession with illegal firearms."

"I'd be frightened if he didn't." Mamori took a sip of her drink and grimaced as she realized all too late that it had gone cold.

Sara started making frantic hand gestures as she spoke in rapid session. "He's not above blackmail and threats. He's sure to have an army of people who want him dead and don't care who's in the way. You could very well be in danger!"

"Most likely." The former manager of the devilbats answered with a simple nod of her head.

Her blonde friend didn't try to hide the disbelief in her voice. "Yet despite everything we've said you're willing to accept all that and marry him anyway?"

"That's why I said yes." Mamori couldn't help but smile as she answered.

"And you're sure there's nothing we can do to change your mind?" Still unsure of how safe she felt about allowing one of her best friends to marry a man she had feared in high school and truthfully was still frightened of, Sara had to be sure that her friend knew what she was getting into.

"Nothing." The happily engaged girl said with a grin. Her eyes and posture radiating confidence and determination to back up her answer.

Ako took both of the older girl's hands in her own and looked her in the eye. "We really want you to stop and think about this. Is this really the guy you want to spend the rest of your life with? Are you going to be able to put up with his personality?"

"I'm still here aren't I?" She flashed a grin as she gently tugged her hands out of their hold.

Sara was also looking surprisingly stern about the whole situation. "We're serious. Do you really love this guy?"

"Yeah." Her friend's didn't miss the slightly dreamy look on her face as she paused and let out a contented sigh. "I do."

"You're sure now?" Ako asked.

She held back a chuckle as she spoke. "I'm sure."

"Positive?" Sara echoed.

At this she threw her head back, busting out in full blown laughter. Then she smiled showing off every one of her pearly whites and said in the most reassuring confident voice she had, "Absolutely positively yes already!"

"Well, then congratulations." Finally giving up on trying to change her friend's mind and accept the inevitably Ako gave her a hug. Then proceded to mentally start clearling her scheduale for the months to come. After all a wedding didn't plan itself.

Mamori let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you."

"You realize that he's crazy, right?" Ako had to make sure before she completely gave her consent.

Instead of getting angry her smile only seemed to grow. "Yeah."

"Just checking."

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