Author's Note: I had to finish this chapter tonight, since I use my weekends to work on One Piece: The Mockingjay Pirates. If you haven't read that fic and if you love The Hunger Games, go read it! The Capricorns will be in it eventually!

In the meantime, let's begin the chapter.

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Ch. 89: "My Dear Teru."

A couple of days later, Hana was drawing one of her many maps, when Holden entered her room.

"What'cha doing?" Holden asked.

"Drawing," Hana answered.

"Drawing what?" Holden asked.

"Maps."

"Interesting," Holden said as he sat down on Hana's bed. "What's the name of the island we're going to dock at? You know, the one where Soren's girlfriend lives."

"They don't have a name for it, really. They just call it 'The Hinterlands'," Hana explained as she rolled up her map.

"The Hinterlands… Sounds like his girlfriend lives in quite the place," Holden commented. "But, anyway, thank you for getting an Eternal Pose for this island. Soren's really excited to see Teru."

"Holden, Heathcliffe, can one of you help me?! I don't have anything to wear!"

"I'll be right back," Holden told Hana before he ran back to his room, where Soren was standing. He was now wearing a white, long-sleeved, collared shirt, a black tie, a black vest, purple skinny jeans, and black combat boots.

"Be honest – Do I look okay?" Soren askeed Holden, who sighed.

"You look fine. Teru will love that outfit," Holden explained as Heathcliffe entered the room.

"What is it?" Heathcliffe asked.

"Baby bro, do I look fine?" Soren asked Heathcliffe, who sighed. "Don't give me that! I bet you stress out this much whenever you go on a date with Aki!"

"Soren, you look nice. Just relax. You've got a good few days with Teru, so you shouldn't have to worry about that," Heathcliffe explained.

"Good. I washed and conditioned my hair twice, spent fifteen minutes trying to find an outfit to wear, and combed my hair for about ten minutes. Of course, I should look nice," Soren explained as he pulled on a pair of fishnet gloves.

"So, when do we get to see Teru?" Heathcliffe asked Soren as he handed him a suitcase.

"Tonight. You can bring Aki if you want," Soren answered.

"Can I bring Hana?" Holden asked Soren.

"Sure," Soren answered before he looked at the clock. "Woah! Where did the time go? Time for me to go!"

"You aren't leaving for another half-hour," Holden pointed out.

"I know, but I want to get Teru a present," Soren said with a sigh as he hugged his younger brothers. "I'll see you guys tonight."

A half-hour later, Soren was walking down the streets of the Hinterlands with his suitcase in one hand and a white rabbit inside of a cage in his other hand.

"You're so cute. Yes, you are. Yes, you are," Soren cooed to the rabbit before he turned serious. "Now, help me find Teru. She told me that she lives at Azarael's Magic Shop."

The rabbit tilted its head. Soren looked up, and he saw a sign that said "Azarael's Magic Shop". Soren smiled.

"You know what? You're pretty cool, for a bunny rabbit," Soren said before he entered the shop, which was filled with potions, tarot cards, books, and other weird items. A brown-haired, slightly tanned boy around Soren's age entered the room. Soren's grip on the rabbit's cage and the suitcase tightened when he saw a tattoo of some runes on the boy's neck, which was barely covered by his black cloak.

"Welcome to my shop. My name is Azarael. How can I help you?" Azarael asked Soren.

"I-I'm here for Teru. My name's Soren, and I'm her boyfriend," Soren explained. Azarael smiled.

"My sister wouldn't stop talking about you these past few days. How about I'll bring your stuff upstairs?" Azarael suggested. "By the way, cute bunny. Is it yours?"

"It's Teru's," Soren said as he gave Azarael his suitcase.

"I hope you enjoy your magical stay with us," Azarael said before he took Soren's suitcase into a back hall.

"Soren! You're here!"

Teru ran up to Soren, who hugged her.

"Hey, there," Soren said as he kissed Teru. "How are you?"

"I'm doing great!" Teru said. Soren stepped back to take a look at her. Instead of her waitress outfit the Dragon Lady made her wear, Teru was now wearing a white, short-sleeved, collared shirt under a black corset, a long, purple skirt, and black, high-heeled, combat boots.

"You look wonderful! I love your outfit!" Soren said.

"Thank you! I can see why, since your outfit looks like mine!" Teru said with a giggle. Soren looked down at his outfit.

"How cute. We match," Soren said sarcastically. "Anyway, I got you a present."

Soren held up the bunny.

"Awww! What a cute bunny! What's his name?!" Teru asked Soren.

"It doesn't have a name yet. Why don't you name it?" Soren suggested. Teru thought about this for a moment.

"How about 'Idris'?" Teru suggested.

"That's a good name. Where did you get it?" Soren asked Teru.

"Idris is the name of one of our princesses here in the Hinterlands. Princess Idris and Princess Regan run our island," Teru explained.

"Well, I hope Idris is a good princess," Soren said.

"She is. Regan… Not so much," Teru explained.

"Why?" Soren asked. Teru bit her lip.

"Because of her… I almost had to sell myself under orders of the Dragon Lady," Teru explained. Soren wrapped his arms around her.

"Don't cry. If you don't want to talk about it now, we don't have to. I'm here for a few more days, so if you want to talk about what happened back at the casino, we can talk," Soren explained.

"Well, at least two good things came out of it – I met you, and I changed my hair color from blonde to pink," Teru explained.

"Did you not like having blonde hair?" Soren asked Teru.

"I never did. It was too long and too girly," Teru explained.

"Do you like my hair even if it's blonde?" Soren asked Teru as the two sat down.

"I do," Teru said with a smile. "Your hair is so thick and soft. It reminds me of a lot of good things in this world – The sun, freshly-baked cornbread, a warm fire on a rainy night, healing potions… And, of course, you."

With a smile, Soren kissed Teru.

"I love you, Teru. If it wasn't for you, I would be selling myself right now," Soren said.

"I love you too, Soren. You're a wonderful guy," Teru said. "And… There's something I want to ask you… Are you a pirate?"

"Yes," Soren said. Teru got on her knee and pulled out a silver ring with a sapphire gemstone.

"Will you… Marry me before you leave with your crew?" Teru asked Soren.

"Marriage? Teru, we just met. Aren't you rushing things?" Soren asked Teru.

"I'm not. We're just going to have a small wedding with our siblings as the guests. When the time comes, we will have a larger wedding that will seem like a fairy tale," Teru explained. Soren smiled as he put on the ring under his glove.

"Of course, I'll marry you," Soren said as he wiped away a tear. "Goddamnit! I'm so happy right now, Teru! We're going to be married, and we're going to have a family someday! We're going to make a great family!"

"Oh, Soren!" Teru said before the two hugged.

Ending Note: Yes, I got the name "Idris" from Doctor Who. XD

Review if you want to see Soren and Teru's wedding!