"Yes, Niwa-kun?"
"Can our wedding be in April?"
"Niwa-kun, are you asking me to marry you?"
"No, I'm asking you if our wedding can be in April." I got up slowly, ignoring Hiwatari-kun saying "You shouldn't be up on your feet," many times. I got down on one knee. Hiwatari blushed. I pulled a little ring box out of the pocket of my jacket. "Now I'm asking you to marry me." I opened the box to reveal a beautiful gold band with a black jewel and a white jewel surrounded by two gold wings. "Hiwatari Satoshi, will you marry me?"
Hiwatari-kun stood and blushed in silence for awhile. Then he smiled and took me by the hand and pulled me to my feet. He gently lowered his lips to my own and kissed me. He pulled away. "Yes, Niwa Daisuke, I will marry you." I smiled the widest, most genuine smile I had smiled since Dark left my body. "I have just one question, Niwa-kun."
"What's that, Hiwatari-kun?"
"Where'd you get the ring? Have you been planning this for a long time?"
"That's two questions. But anyway, after I got home, I asked my dad to go get me a ring for you. I told him what I wanted it to look like and he said he would get someone to make it special for me. He got it three days ago and gave it to me. So, to answer your other question, I've been planning this since the day I came home."
"Only for a week and a half? Are you sure you want to marry me?"
"Yes, Hiwatari-kun, I'm sure. I love you." I kissed his slightly pink cheek.
"And by the way, you can call me Satoshi now. We're engaged."
"Okay, Satoshi-kun. And you can call me Daisuke, of course."
"All right then, Daisuke-kun." I closed my eyes and slowly, Satoshi-kun and I leaned together and our lips met gently in a passionate kiss. We pulled apart and smiled at each other. I heard the door open and mom, dad, grandpa, Risa-san, and Riku walked in.
I smiled brightly at them all. "Everyone, I have asked Satoshi-kun to marry me."
Satoshi-kun cut in, "And I have said yes to his proposal."
Mom, dad, and grandpa all hugged us, and gave us their congratulations. Riku and Risa-san just stood looking at me as though I was the worst person in the world. Riku started crying and ran from the room. Risa-san shot a very dirty look at me and ran off after Riku.
I was going to go after them but Satoshi-kun grabbed my arm and whispered in my ear, "They'll be fine. Just let them go. We can find them later."
I nodded in agreement. I returned to the talk of the wedding that was going on. Mom was going on and on about how much fun she and Towa, who was grocery shopping, will have planning the wedding. Dad had pulled Satoshi-kun aside and was telling him that if he hurt me dad and grandpa would hunt him down and torture then murder him. Grandpa was simply listening to the talk and smiling. I was thinking about how much I must have hurt Riku. All of a sudden, my mom jumped on me and threw her arms around my neck.
"Hey, Dai-chan?" She asked perkily. "Can I please be the flower girl? When I was little I always dreamed of being a flower girl."
I giggled. "Of course you can, Mom."
She jumped into the air happily. Satoshi walked over to me and smiled. "That was nice. You really made your mom's day."
"Yeah, it did make her day. And it's not like we have anyone else to be the flower girl."
The door swung open and in the doorway stood Risa-san.
She looked at me worriedly. "Niwa-kun, I have something to tell you."