Wonderful tonight

Mystic Mizu

"I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes, and the wonder, of it all, is that you just don't realize, how much I love you."

Eric Clapton

The night was calm, the sky, looks like black sheets of blanket full of sparkling diamonds, but her eyes, sparks brighter than any other stars in the sky. Somehow, everything seems complete, with him by her side, she once again felt safe, secured, loved.

"I can't believe you were able to drag them along with you." They sit side by side near the riverbank as the breeze gently blows their hair. He pulled her closer, she leaned her head on his warm broad chest.

"I was supposed to come alone, but they insisted that I'm too careless, they said that I won't be able to find you alone." She giggled.

"Well they're right." She smiled at him. He tucked a few locks of her hair behind her ears.

"You haven't change." He whispered to her. she looked down to hide her blushing face.

"You did" he slide his hand from her hair to her chin, he slowly lifts her chin.

"Not in a bad way." She continued.

"Physically I mean." She laid her hands on his shoulder.

"I mean your shoulders, your chest, your arms-" she noticed the teasing smile on his face. It suddenly felt awkward, she removed her hands and fixed herself.

"so I've changed." He closed his eyes and nodded. He opened them and eyed her from head to toe.

"What?" she raised her eyebrow on him.

"You have changed too, physically I mean" he smirked at her.

"You waist, your face, your-" he stopped before he could say something that will result to his third slap from her. He cleared his throat and blushed.

"In a good way?" she said in a sarcastic tone.

"yeah..." he cleared his throat again.

"How's everyone?"

"still the same I guess. Dryden is a like a puppet king back at Asturia, Millerna is the one who's making all the decisions. Alan, is still womanizing, Merle is working at the orphanage, Celena is staying at Asturia, she has a lot of knight suitors. Unfortunately, none of them succeeded. Apparently, dueling with her brother is a part of courtship." Its no surprise, he is a student of the legendary Balgus.

"Sounds like everyone is having a good time huh?"

"Yeah, everything is… pretty well." His smile faded.

"You know, when you're telling someone that everything is fine, you are supposed to smile." She grinned at him.

He wrapped his arms around her tightly, he stroke his hands through her hair as he whispered "I've missed you." His hold grew tighter.

His warm body, his strong hold, his sweet gentle caress, she missed him so much. His hand gently slides down from her nape, to her back, then to her waist. He buried his face on her chest, then he laid a gentle kiss on her shoulder, then to her neck, and to her cheek. She looked at him sincerely. He leaned forward and laid a gentle kiss on her lips. His hand caresses her cheek while her hand is on his shoulder and chest. It became intimate and passionate, he let go of her lips, leaned his temple on hers and whispered

"Marry me"

She slowly opened her eyes but didn't make any movement. It was no request, he was telling her to do so.

He faced her, then she opened her mouth and whispered

"I love you"

He smiled and rests his forehead on hers.

AN: I don't own escaflowne… about the title, I was listening to "wonderful tonight" when I was writing this fic. Then I watched the episode in "friends" where Monica proposed to Chandler (yes! She did…) the last scene was very sweet, "wonderful tonight" is played in the background while they were dancing…