The cabin

Rune woke up to find herself once again in Syaoran's arms. This time though, she laid back down with her head on his heart. He woke up and pulled her close to him. They lay there in silence until they both decided to get up. Dark entered the room yet again and said the one thing they least expected to hear.

"Dad thinks you two need to spend some time alone, so he's giving you the keys to the cabin in the woods."

"This had better not be a sick joke Dark…" snarled Rune.

"It isn't. If we leave now no one will see you or know where you went."

"I don't know…" said Syaoran.

"If you two don't come on your own, Dad said I could drag you there if I had to," said Dark evilly.

They got dressed quickly and left the house, Dark in the lead. They arrived at the cabin near sunrise, and Dark opened the door and motioned for them to enter.

"Dad also said you had to stay here for one month before he'll let you come home," Dark said.

They looked at each other and then glared at Dark.

"I'll leave you the keys; good luck. I'll see you two in a month," he said as he walked back towards the main house.

Rune and Syaoran were exhausted from the walk, and they fell asleep against each other in minutes. When Syaoran woke up around noon, he gently got out of the bed and locked the door. He went back to the bed and went back to sleep, Rune's hair splayed on him.
Rune woke up in Syaoran's arms and she smiled. He woke up again and smiled back.

They got up around 3 in the afternoon to make something to eat. Rune tripped and almost fell when Syaoran caught her. She looked at him gratefully and then was shocked as he pulled her closer to him. She didn't resist as his face came closer to hers with each passing second. He kissed her gently and she kissed him back.

They remained like this for a while longer, though exactly how long they couldn't say. They finally separated and looked into each others eyes. Rune had never felt this safe, even when Rath was still around. She leaned against Syaoran with a sigh. He held her for a little while longer before they went back to their lunch. That night they fell asleep against each other with a content smile.

Things went like this for over two weeks, and the two felt happier than they ever did before. Rune and Syaoran kept becoming closer and closer to one another until even they could no longer deny the truth. They were in love. Finally a month had passed since they came to the cabin; Dark went up to see how well things were progressing.

"Yo Syaoran, Rune!" he called as he approached the door.

"Hello brother…" said Rune annoyed.

"Come to take us back home Dark?" asked Syaoran.

"You two ready to come back?" he retorted.

"It was nice to finally have some alone time and all, but I really feel like going back," said Rune.

"Let me guess, you're going to have chat with our father soon after we get back; right Syaoran?" said Dark grinning.

"Yup."

Syaoran approached the head of the Niwa clan, his nerves steady as he prepared for the talk ahead. Their father turned towards him and said, "You wanted to speak to me Syaoran?" He already suspected what this was about.

"Yes sir, it's about Rune…" he started.

"You want to marry her, don't you…" the Niwa leader chuckled as Syaoran blushed.

"How did you…?"

"I've suspected that this would happen ever since I saw Dark carrying you both into Rune's room. I have to say, that waiting for her to finally open up to you before even considering to ask the question was a smart move."

"So I have your approval?" asked Syaoran nervously.

"You've had my approval ever since I first saw you carrying Rune on your back 3 years ago boy!" laughed their father. Syaoran let lose a sigh of relief.

That night he mustered up the courage and finally asked Rune to marry him. She accepted and the first Niwa-Hikari pairing began. And the rest, as they say, is history.