Epilogue: A Secret Errand
Ren woke up early and turned off his alarm before it went off. He got dressed into casual clothes and stepped into the kitchen. Kyoko was still sleeping soundly in their bedroom and he was grateful that she had the day off too, otherwise she might have ruined his plans.
Without even grabbing a cup of coffee, he quickly wrote her a note before heading out the door. Ren knew he had to hurry or else she'd wonder where he went. He only hoped she wouldn't call Yashiro.
Kyoko woke up around nine o'clock and was surprised to find that Ren wasn't home. He said he was off work today too. She wondered as she headed to the kitchen. Seeing the kitchen too was empty she turned to go get dressed for the day. She stopped however when she noticed a paper on the counter.
Kyoko picked it up and read the neat handwriting of her boyfriend.
"Kyoko,
I got called to come into work part day. I'll be back by lunch and we can go eat. Decide where you want to go, and please try to relax. Take a bath or something. No cleaning.
Love,
Kuon"
She smiled as she read his note. "Maybe I will take a bath. He did buy me that special bubble bath stuff." She turned and headed to the bathroom to obey his orders.
In order to not be recognized immediately, Ren had driven out of Tokyo and had stopped at a smaller establishment. He made sure his hat and sunglasses were in place and headed into the small jewelry shop. He just hoped they'd have what he was looking for.
As he entered through the glass door a bell jingled and the woman behind the counter looked up. "Good morning, young man. How can I help you today?"
Ren tried not to blush as he spoke but his nerves were getting the better of him. "Um, I'm looking for an engagement ring."
The woman's eyes lit up and she smiled sweetly at him. "Well, why don't you tell me about who it's for?"
"She's beautiful. And the most amazing person I know." He gushed, causing the middle aged woman behind the counter to giggle.
Ren smiled. "She's my princess." He said finally.
The woman nodded and moved down the display case before unlocking it and setting three different ring cases on the counter.
"Maybe one of these would suit her." She offered.
Ren looked at the rings, then he saw one that still sat in the case below. "Can I look at that one?" He asked.
The woman looked surprised because it was one of their more expensive rings but pulled it out for him. "We've had this one for quite some time. It's a full set with a pair of wedding bands as well."
Ren carefully examined the ring. It was a white gold band with a thin line of diamonds around it. On the top of the ring sat a raised larger diamond and two medium ones sat on either side of it.
He smiled as he imagined it on her hand. "I want this one."
The woman smiled excitedly. "Perfect!"
"But I do have a special request." He added. Ren reached into his pocket and pulled out a purple blue stone that he had been carrying around since Kyoko had left it behind. "Could you cut this stone and place it into the setting on either side of the diamond? And could you add it to the wedding bands as well?"
The woman looked at it. "I take it this is special to you both?" She asked.
Ren nodded. "I think she values this more than any diamond."
The woman nodded. "I'll take care of it. Just step right over here and We'll get the paperwork sorted."
Ren watched as she stepped over to the cash register and he looked down at the engagement ring once more. Now I just need to pray she'll say yes.
A/N: thank you to all my readers for sticking with me through the first four parts in my series. Be looking forward to part 5 soon. I haven't named it yet so please follow my page and you'll get an alert when I post it. Thank you again!