The Proposal- Published Jan. 26, 2013
Hey, guys! So this is the may be the ending to Sunset Roses. I may write a wedding scene and epilogue if it is requested by viewers or you can PM me. If this is the end, I would like to thank everyone who read it, reviewed it, favorited it, and follow it. But have no fear; this will not be my only story. I am currently in the middle of editing my first story, and writing about three other stories and a crossover. So thank you, again. Oh, last thing, Bold words are notes, while just italics is Nina's thoughts.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own, "House of Anubis", any characters, or the poem. I do own Baby, though.
Third POV:
Nina was lying on her couch in her favorite pair of sweats and tee-shirt, with a bowl of popcorn and a movie in the DVD player, waiting for her boyfriend of five years to get out of the shower. They both live together in theirNew York City apartment. She is studying political science and he is studying law at New York University, and both on academic scholarships. They lived in a nice place near campus, with bunches of other students that went to New York University. Nina looks up from re-reading the movie case, to the sound of the click of a dog's paws. It's her dog Baby, with a bright red bow on her collar, and a manila envelope with in her mouth.
"Hey, girly, what've you got?" Nina asks her dog, with an outstretched hand. Baby sits at Nina's feet and gives the note to Nina. "What is this, Baby, and who put the adorable bow on you?" Nina opens the envelope with a not and a Sunset Rose petal and reads it:
Hello Nina, up for a game? Each note is a clue to find me.
You smell so sweetly,
I've told you this repeatedly
~I love you
Nina sits up and tries to think. She has been using the same perfume for years, and Fabian absolutely loves it. She rushes to their shared bedroom, and checks her vanity. Carefully poised on the lid, sits a similar note in an envelope. She carefully opens the envelope, tucking the petal in the envelope, and reads the note:
That one was too easy, aye Nina, now for a little more challenging riddle.
You always look so shear,
And you've done many poses here.
~I love you, not.
"Fabian, what do you mean?" she yells, but with no response. She finally gets the meaning of the petal; they play that game all the time in the park with random flowers. She thinks, and goes to check her phone, but remembers Amber had "borrowed" it to glam it up. She sits on their bed and tries contemplates by what he means.
Shear could refer to clothing and Fabian does have a hobby of taking pictures. Clothes are in the closet!
She gets up and goes over to their shared closet. Sitting on a shelf is Fabian's camera case. She stands on her toes to reach it, and manages to grab the strap and delicately pull it down.
She looks through the pictures, mentally making a tally table for each place a picture was taken. The most common ones were taken in the park in campus.
Why not? Baby could use a walk.
Nina grabs her jacket, running shoes, keys and Baby's leash. She calls for Baby and clips on the blue leash and sets out into the chilly autumn evening. She sets an easy pace for Baby, and in no time, they are by the pond they go to on their free time. Sitting on a bench, is an envelope, with her name on it. This isn't a chore,
Nina worries over her boyfriend; someone could've thought this was a threat! She opens it, the same contents in it. She sits on the bench, letting Baby rest, and reads:
Ahhh, you caught on. You're quiet clever, Nina.
Behind a wall,
Past a door,
Don't slip and fall
This isn't a chore,
~I love you, now
Nina is stumped. Behind a door could mean anywhere, same with the door. They do chores together, but she usually mops the bathroom, and tells him to be careful. Maybe he is back at the apartment. Dang, Fabian is sneaky! She and Baby jog back to the apartment. As she opens the door, she sees a trail of petals.
Corny, but cute Fabian!
She follows the trail to the kitchen, where a note that simply says Nina. She follows the trail to the living room, where a note simply says, you. She keeps following the trail down the short hallway, where a note says, have. She collects the note, just like the recent ones, and sticks them in her jacket pocket. On the other wall, on a picture of them and Baby, was a note, that read, stolen. The trail leads her to the bathroom, where one note on the tub reads my. The other note on the sink read, heart. She follows the trail, teary eyed to the bedroom. In a pool of roses, is a note.
They say time flies,
When we have fun,
That's how I know,
That you're the one.
You are the one,
That I adore,
Please marry me,
Forever more.
~I love you forever, Nina. Turn around, my love
Nina sobs and turns around, wiping the tears. There, kneeling in front of her, is Fabian in a suit, with a bouquet of Sunset Roses in one hand.
"Nina, I meant that poem. From the first day I met you, I felt something. The day you agreed to prom is what ignited the flames of my undying love for you. You brought me to the states, I survived your brother. I brought you to my family, and you survived my many sisters. Nina, every day I spend with you, feels too short. There are not any words in any language that can describe my love for you. You make my life complete, and I hope I am the same for you. I want to spend every day for the rest of my life with you and only you. Nina Nefertiti Martin, will you do me the most gracious honor of marrying me?" Fabian gives a whistle and Baby comes prancing in with a velvet blue box. He thanks Baby, and he takes the velvet box, and Baby sits by him. He opens the box, revealing a silver ring with a heart shaped diamond, which is outlined by little rubies. On either side of it is a small sapphire. Nina stares in awe, she would say yes, even if he had given her a silly band ring.
"YES, Fabian, I will!" Nina cries and wraps her arms around his shoulders.
"Thank you, Nina! Would you like to go out to dinner, my lovely fiancé? I have dinner reservations for two?"
Nina nods and hugs her boyfriend; wait no, fiancé and starts getting ready for dinner.
And that's a wrap. The poem is Fabian wrote out to Nina is by Felicity Luckey. I hope you all enjoyed this. If you want to read a wedding scene and/or epilogue, just review, or PM me and it will be up in a week. Oh one more thing my first story's edits will be up, and one chapter. Again, thank you, and stay classy everyone.