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demon

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ =later

- =next day

flashbacks are marked

Happiness

The long shift finally ended about two minutes ago. After all that hard work and only taking one break, I got the waitress job. Sasori's little unexistent hot girl tirck ended up working, as I needed it a couple times. Other than that, the job isn't half bad. Some of the other waitresses were more open to stripping, and I swear I saw one go upstairs with a guy.

Sasori was kind enough to walk me back to the hotel I'm staying in. I actually felt better walking back with him opposed to being alone. The whole time we were working, girls went up to the bar and flirted with him. He never smiled though, just nodded his head every once in awhile. When I was on my one break, he was nice enough to let me try some sake, though.

Now we walk the streets of Ame next to each other. He finally breaks the awkward silence by saying, "I'm sorry. I was such a jerk for getting mad at you over something so insignificant."

"It's alright. You had your reasons." I reply softly.

"It's not alright. I was horrible to you."

"But you aren't now."

"I know. And no matter how horrible I am to you, I still end up loving you. There's no one out there that can ever replace you or out do you. They all fall short."

I stop and stare at him. "You.............................dated other girls?"

"I wanted someone to stop the pain in my heart. But none of them could. Some higher being intended on us being together. We may argue, but what couple doesn't? When we do, we should just walk away, gather ourselves, then try not to irritate each other again."

"Sasori...................................."

"Yes?"

"Don't leave me."

"I won't. I'll stay with you for all eternity." He pulls me into a hug.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

"We should get going..................it's getting late."

"Of course." He lets go, takes my hand, and we continue walking.

Maybe I'm not meant to be alone after all.

We walked into the apartment, Sasori carrying my laptop bag. I had been to tired to argue it. The first thing we noticed was the mess caused by Mitsuki and Deidara. Obviously they hadn't gotten around to cleaning it yet.

"I'll just clean it tomorrow." I say sleepily.

"No, those two have to learn, so they'll clean it themselves." Sasori replies, helping me over the mess, then jumping over it himself.

"Alright then. Just don't forget it's there." I open the door to Deidara's room on accident.

"I won't. And that's the wrong room."

"Ooops, I'm obviously way too tired." I close the door, but not without first accidentally glimpsing Mitsuki and Deidara.

"We now know why this mess isn't cleaned up."

I flush. "And they've only been dating for what, a week and a half?"

"Something like that." He opens the door to our room and sets my laptop bag down, then lies on the bed.

"Either way, it's too early for that." I softly close the door, set my purse down and grab my nightdress from my laptop bag.

"What would you say about us though?"

"I dunno. We've been dating for a long time, but I wanna wait until after we get married, if we do end up getting married." I step behind the shoji screen in the corner and start changing.

"I think we'll get married someday."

I come out and climb onto the bed next to him. "I hope so."

He pulls me close, then pulls the covers up around us. "Sleep well, love." I burry my face in his chest and fall asleep.

-

(really big time skip)

Ever since Sasori and I got back together, everything's been going great. I still have my job at Ameya, and the manager sometimes lets me help Sasori behind the bar. He now only goes to his daytime job once a week, so we have more time together. He only got paid ¥3000 at his daytime job, so it evens out.

As for Mitsuki and Deidara, things are going well for them too. They're both happy together. And way lucky Mitsuki didn't get pregnant. Also, last month, Deidara proposed to her. They're pretty cute together.

Starting a couple days ago, Sasori's been getting a little weird. Ok, maybe distant is a better term. Either way, it makes me wonder what's up. Especially since we're at a really nice restaraunt tonight. Oh well, I'll know soon enough.

"Moko, hey, you ok?" Sasori asks.

He must've noticed I zoned. "Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Just zoned out." I reply.

"Ok." He says with a small laugh.

I blush a little and finish my food. When I do, I say, "Ok, I'm ready to go."

"Wait just a sec." He says. Wow, I've never seen him want to wait. I blink and miss him standing, but then the next second, he's kneeling by my chair, holding open a small black box containing a ring. "Momoko, will you marry me?"

My heart nearly stops, and there's a lump in my throat, but somehow, I manage to reply, "Yes, of course!"

He smiles and slips the ring on my finger. I look at the ring and a smile breaks out across my face. The gem is an opal, my favorite because it's my birthstone and there are flecks of other colors visible in the light. I'm not like most girls in that I don't particularly like diamonds. In fact, I could care less about precious gems, but if it comes down to it, opal is my favorite.

"I had a feeling you would like opal." He says, standing.

"I love it." I reply, looking up at him.

He helps me up and kisses me.

A/N: Epic cliffhanger! There probably will be a sequel at some point or another. Reviews are like sugar. Sugar keeps me going. So review peoples!