Title: The Time Traveler's Wife
Genre: Romance
Rating: T
Pairing: Hiro x OC
Spoilers: N/A
Summary: "Yes, that's right. You're going. You've been gone for ages. You're already gone. You're still here. You've just arrived. I haven't even met you yet. It all depends on who you are and how you look at it. Strange business, time."
Word Count: 886
Warnings: N/A

Disclaimer: Not mine. Summary belongs to Doctor Who.

A/N: I am pretending Heroes: Reborn doesn't exist.

Between the months that Hiro stayed here after the fireworks show and the months he had stayed here now, he figured he'd been here continuously for almost a year, give or take. Eventually he'd have to figure out where the him from this actual time was and work out a schedule for him. He didn't want to be in the same time twice, that couldn't be good for the space-time continuum. He's seen Doctor Who.

But he was getting antsy. They'd been together for almost a year. He knew they were going to get married in 2021. How long did it take to plan a wedding anyway? Should he wait until this Hiro came back so he could propose? But would that be too long to wait – would it mess up their entire future together if he waited too long? Was he supposed to propose to keep the timeline accurate?

Man, his head hurt. He rubbed at his forehead. Thinking about this too much was confusing.

If he waited too long for this time's Hiro and messed up the future than it could mess up his children's futures. No, he couldn't let that happen. There must be some reason that this Hiro wasn't here and he was. Maybe it was supposed to be this way. And even if it wasn't, he wasn't going to risk the future that he had seen by waiting around.

He straightened his shoulders. Okay, he was going to do it.

Three weeks later and he still hadn't asked. He'd gone out and gotten a ring, the one he remembered seeing from their wedding. (And wasn't that a paradox? He picked out the ring because he already picked it out?) He'd planned everything. He knew she was going to say yes. But still – but still, what if she didn't? What if he'd already messed something up? What if that future was gone forever? No more marriage, not more children, no more life together? All because of something he did that he didn't even notice.

"Hiro? Are we still on for our date tonight?"

He jumped, startled, knocking over a rack of comic books. He turned sheepishly to Jamie when she made a sound of distress and started straightening them up. "H-hai!"

Her frown melted away and she smiled at him indulgently. "Alright then, go home, before you knock the whole building down." It was his turn to frown, and she giggled at his expression. "I'll meet you at your place at seven, okay?"

He made a face at her for a moment longer, before relenting. After they said their goodbyes, he decided. No more chickening out. Tonight was the night.

Hiro was a nervous wreck, though he was trying not to show it. It was 6:55 and Jamie was always prompt, so she would be here any second –

A key in the door. He froze, terrified, as she came in brightly, before stopping abruptly, smile fading in shock, mouth falling open, as she looked around his apartment.

Hiro had purchased every rose the flower shop had had, in order to make sure the room was strewn with rose petals. The bouquets that he had placed about the room though, were tulips, her favorite flower. It was making the air heady and pungent, though that could have just been the face that he was light-headed with panic. He was always almost positive he wasn't supposed to have this many candles lit in an apartment at one time, but he did. The living room furniture was pushed to the edges of the room, and a perfect picnic was set up on a blanket.

She was turning slowly around, as she tried to see everything. "What is – " When she was facing him again, he was already down on one knee. "Hiro!"

"Matte, let me – let say this." Her eyes were already welling with tears, but Hiro took a deep breath. "I love you, Jamie Peterson. I've known it for a long time, longer than it seems like we've been together." He steadied his breath again, trying to slow his racing heart, before continuing. "I will circle around you until the stars die and the world has forgotten what makes us different. And I will shatter any future that dares to divide us." He knew she would hear that as a reference to comic books, the things that drew them together, but it was as close as he could get right now to telling her the truth about himself. "Will you marry me?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

He stood with a shout, as she ran towards him, flinging herself into his arms as she laughed and cried, her hands shaking as he slid the ring onto her finger. Then he picked her up and spun her around. He couldn't wait to get started on their life together.