Closed RP; getting the rings~

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It seemed weddings in this world were a lot more complicated than ones in Celes. Back there, weddings had simply been a matter of the richer of the couple paying for the other one and taking her (or him) back to their home. There hadn't been a lavish ceremony.

Not that Fay was complaining, of course. He liked the idea of a fancy celebration to signal the beginning of a marriage, and was greatly looking forward to his. He had badgered Sirius with details about weddings, and had learned this: they required one officiate (Mickey, most likely, as he seemed to be in charge of everything here), the couple (Fay and Kurogane, obviously), a maid of honour (Sakura), a best man (Sirius, though Kurogane hadn't been informed yet), a flower girl (Chii), and a few others Fay hadn't decided on yet and was probably just going to post on the bulletin board for.

A wedding also required an exchange of rings, which was a new concept to the mage. Luckily, Disneyland had a place where such things were available, and so the mage and his ninja were making their way to the Jewel of Orleans, which wasn't really all that far from the cafe. Fay had his hand in Kurogane's and was leaning his head on the other's shoulder, smiling contentedly. "Are you excited, Kuro-wan?" he asked.

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"Yeah," he agreed. "Before or after?"

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"Won't take long, will it?" After a pause, Fay began in his imitation of Kurogane's voice, "Will you marry me, idiot?" In his own, "Yes, Kuro-pii, of course!" He looked at Kurogane and shrugged. "And that's it, isn't it?"

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"I won't ask like that," Kurogane growled, but wasn't really cross. "But yeah, it's not like we're going to be holding our breaths about this." This time, they already knew the answer. It was a good one.

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"Really?" Fay looked at him curiously. "Then how will you ask me?"

He smiled and squeezed Kurogane's hand. "Yeah."

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Kurogane tried to fight off a smile. "You'll see."

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Fay pouted. "Are you going to be mysterious about it?"

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"You'll see when we get back to the cafe," Kurogane pointed out, a bit amused. "That will be, what, two minutes?"

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After a pause, Fay decided, "Sooner." He set off at a run, still holding Kurogane's hand, dragging him back to the cafe.

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Ack. Kurogane wasn't actually dragged for long, though Fay could run fast; he could keep up, at least, running back to the cafe until Fay had slowed, then giving him a not quite exhasperated look, too amused to be exhasperated. "In a hurry?"

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Fay wasn't breathless - he could run much farther than that, and much faster - though his face was slightly flushed. "I want to be officially engaged," he said brightly, and led the way inside. He then stood expectantly next to one of the tables.

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Kurogane sighed, but didn't actually mind. At all. He stopped, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the ring, fingers curled and holding it in the palm of his hand so there was still no way to see it. For a moment, he just looked at the loose fist he had formed, as if he could see something startlingly meaningful in it.

Then he looked up, and walked forward, stepping up to Fay and reaching with his other hand to take the mage's. "Fay," he said quietly, and finally held up the ring so that the other could see it, offering, showing. It was thin and gold, delicate without looking fragile, with several tiny diamonds that made it catch the light. He held it there for a moment, then lifted Fay's hand, moving the ring as if about to slide it onto his finger, then pausing with it touching the tip of Fay's finger. He met his fiance's eyes. "Will you marry me?"

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Fay's eyes rested on Kurogane's hand. He was eager to see the ring, definitely. It was almost ridiuculous how much he wanted this. He knew he was loved (something that could still knock him off-balance), but this would just show it was real to everyone else.

The ring was beautiful, definitely. Fay's face lit up at the sight of it, and he gave Kurogane a loving, touched look. You listened.

"Yes," he answered immediately. "Only you, Kuro-ai."

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Kurogane had listened. He had always listened, and even more now that he knew he loved this man. His attention was always at least partially on Fay. Right now, it was fully on him. There was nothing else.

He sat in the chair there, then, pulling Fay into his lap and then finally sliding the ring onto his finger. He promptly kissed him, fingers curling around Fay's.

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Fay couldn't decide between gazing at the ring or gazing at Kurogane, and his eyes kept flickering between the two. "I love you," he said softly.

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"I love you too," Kurogane said back, voice just as soft. He kissed him again, then raised his hand to his lips, pressing the hand and the ring there, holding it for a moment before letting it drop.

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Fay's eyes widened for a few moments, then softened and he smiled gently. "Do you want your ring?"

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Kurogane nodded, squeezing his hand slightly. "Yeah," he said.

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Fay reached into his pocket and after a bit of squirming dug the ring out and held it up for Kurogane to see. It was much thicker than Fay's, though also gold; it was very plainly decorated, with one small diamond and two smaller rubies on either side.

He reached for Kurogane's hand and held it against his fingertip, as the other man had before. "Will you marry me?" Fay asked softly.

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Kurogane was looking down at the ring, at their hands, then looked up and met Fay's eyes. The look in his own was extremely serious.

"Yes," he said. "I will."

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Fay's smile widened and he slid the ring onto Kurogane's finger. "Thank you," he said quietly.

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"You don't have to thank me," he muttered, looking down once more to watch Fay slide the ring on. He tugged the magician closer after, just... holding him, there, for a while. This all still made him reel, sometimes.

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"I want to," Fay half-protested. He entwined his fingers with Kurogane's, getting a little thrill from the contact with his ring, and rested his head on his ninja's shoulder. This was all so perfect; sometimes he was sure it wasn't real. At those times, he would say this to reassure himself:

"I love you."

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"Then, thank you," Kurogane said back. He turned his face into Fay's hair, kissed it. "I love you, too."

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And that was all the assurance Fay needed.

"You're more than welcome," he murmured. In a more hesitant voice, he added, "... Are you sure you should be thanking me?"

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"Yes," Kurogane said immediately. "I'm sure. I want to," he said, a bit of a challenge in his voice.