tenminutes | RL with Battler; HS "If they met before canon" AU Virus

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RL with Battler; HS "If they met before canon" AU Virus

[ The beach! It'd been a great day today. It'd been a long time since she'd felt this refreshed. Probably since she was a little kid, but since she'd closed herself off after that, it wasn't like she had been going out to a ton of places that were filled with people.

That idiot had gotten her to though. You know, after the massive amounts of embarrassment of having a red-headed moron show up to her classroom every day when school got out to ask if he could walk her home or if she'd go get coffee with him... It wasn't until the other students in her class started calling him her "escort service" that she finally agreed on the condition that he stop coming to her class every damn day. After she'd finally started talking to him to do more than just yell at him or tell him to go away or argue with him, she let herself get to know him. Yuri had let herself get to know him and eventually she'd started caring about him and now..

Now when she was at home on the weekends she actually hoped he would call her like he did today and ask her to go to some ridiculous place out of the blue. In this case, right in front of the great, deep blue.

Yuri laughed a little as she pulled a second towel over her, one separating her and the sandy beach beneath her and she looked over at her idiot. She'd always thought it'd be better to be alone, but after so much time trying, Battler had finally gotten through to her and she was glad for it. Even if everything before she'd met him wasn't enough to make her smile anything but practiced, he'd at least made her able to smile for real. Yuri sat up and grabbed her water bottle from the ice chest between them. ]

Are we going to do something dumb like watch the sunset together?

[ He always did like that corny crap. ]

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[Hey, not like he's entirely a moron. He's a pretty fun guy actually!

Either way, it had been a long time leading up to this moment, a lot of it involved embarrassing conversations, confessions that flustered him, and it all resulted in hr finally going out with him. It had been a while since they had been going out, and of course he went out of his way to try and see her all the time, it really paid off, seeing her for even a moment made his day.

He was nervous, seriously so nervous! There was no telling what she'd say to him or anything, but he might as well try... At that question he just grinned even more, shrugging.]

Maybe! I dunno, might be fun~

You're the cheesiest person I know, you know that?

[ He might not be entirely a moron, but most of the time Yuri just mentally had decided he was 24/7. He'd stubbornly tried to go after her for so long, after all. That in itself had to be the stupidest move anyone could've made in her opinion.. whether she was grateful for it or not, since he was the only person who'd kept trying after she shut them out. ]

[Why yes, he does know that she's the sappiest person ever. But like he even minds, he enjoys being this way, and he likes making her happy no matter what, for sure. It's why he just grins at that, shrugging at her words.]

Would you rather me be boring? No no, I don't think so, there's just no way I could do that.

You're the only person more stubborn than I am, it's impossible for you to be boring.

[ Yuri leans back, lying down on her towel now, pulling the second one she'd grabbed up above her mouth as she stares up at the inside of the umbrella. ]

Besides, it's kind of cute when you do really cliche things. In a stupid way. [ By stupid she means "I love it" of course. ]

[Cute! She called him cute! Of course he likes it when she says tiny things like that, he awaits it and welcomes such compliments with open arms! He's still staring at her, looking oh so smug.]

Ihihihi! Don't stop there, compliment me more! One day, maybe you'll even leave out the 'stupid' part!

[ Yuri sat up, the front towel falling into her lap and she put both hand on the sand, leaning closer to Battler. ]

I'm never leaving out the stupid part, not in a million years! Even if I'm telling you weird embarrassing things like loving you or thinking your dead-bird hair somehow looks good on you.. o-or things like I like going to the beach with you, even if you say really stupid things! I almost thought you were going to take me horseback riding on white horses as the sunset, though, so this is an improvement...

[ Doesn't that make you just as guilty about the stupid sappy stuff Yuri? ]

[....he's not too sure about that entire ramble, really.]

So... what I'm getting from this is....!

You really do love me, and you like the things I do for you~! I knew you cared Yuri, completely and totally! You make me such a happy man!

[ tsuns into the heavens ]

Obviously, stupid.

[ Yuri looks around for a moment. There aren't a ton of people here, so it's not like she's that worried about it.. so she stands up and moves over, nudging Battler's hip with her toe. ]

Move over.

[ She's going to squeeze in on his towel. ]

[Wow okay?! He grunts a little at that, and then eventually just scoots over.]

Here you are, your majesty.

[ Yuri sits down in the spot made for her, resting her head against Battler's shoulder. ]

Watch it or I'm going to start using you as a chair instead of just sitting next to you.

[Battler smiles at that, he feels his heart swell with the love he has for her as soon as she's close to him. He places an arm around her, resting his hand on her waist.]

You've done that before, and I have to say.... I really don't mind that either~

[ It's warm. Even as the ocean chilled the light breeze that pressed across the beach as the sky slowly started to grow darker, it still felt warm with more than Battler's body heat at her side. Yuri turned her head so that half of her face was pressed against the front of his shoulder, closing her eyes for the time being as she found solace in this one safe place she had now. The one place that made the whole damn world, which kept on going after she'd lost the ability to be happy in the course of thirty minutes, was a place she could smile freely.

Sometimes she still felt a little guilty that she was letting herself partake in this when the people she'd cared about most before now had everything stripped from them, but... Moments like right now, as she held her hand over Battler's chest and felt his heart lightly beating against the soft pads of her small fingers, she was able to forget about it as easily as the sea washed away bits of kelp or small shells back into the ocean. Just being able to love like this, at all.. it was a kind of happiness she'd long forgotten before the boisterous redhead at her side had broken through her walls. ]

You make a good pillow too. Like some kind of transforming furniture guru.

[Moments like this huh...? Yeah, this was exactly what Battler lived for.

He knew about the hardships she had gone through, how difficult this all was for her to even accept going on dates with him, getting closer to him, and eventually becoming like lovers to one another. There was no other for him, only her, she was the only one he wanted. He was in love with her, madly in love, and moments like this was something he longed for and tried his hardest to get to.

At her words he smiled, feeling warmth envelop him as well, especially where her fingers traced lines along his skin.]

Is this your idea of sweet talk? Yuri, oh Yuri... you need some lessons in that department.

Okay.

[ Yuri agreed quickly, which wasn't something she normally did if she didn't have some idea of where she wanted the conversation to go. Her idea would come just a second later. ]

Clearly you need to give me a bunch of examples. Right now. Do it.

Alright... I got a really good example.

[He grabbed her wrist, hoisting her up with him and making both of them stand. He stared at her, smiling, but it turned more into a grin. He couldn't believe he was really doing this, but he sure is. He stared at her, the woman he loved, and then slowly he dropped down on to one knee.

She should know what this means.]

[ It was in that instant that Yuri brain turned off. He hadn't said anything, he'd just moved into that position and her face immediately turned red enough that she thought she might overheat and die.

For a brief moment, she internally panicked and wondered if she should just kick him and run. It wasn't like she didn't want to, but this wasn't something that she knew how to deal with. Being with someone had been a big step for her and proposing had seemed like such a distant possibility, but here he was and he was going to ask her to be with him forever and it was terrifying. It was terrifying and yet she couldn't breathe for another reason. Despite the absolute dread that if she said yes to this she'd be somehow letting herself be happy despite everything that had happened, despite that she would be letting someone in that far into her heart and not having control over her feelings and her situation had always been scary to her, the number one thing that she was feeling right now was an overwhelming sense of excitement and glee and love.

Both of her hands went to cover her face only a few seconds after he'd knelt down, but her fingers were apart so she could still see him. She was still listening, waiting for it. Waiting for him to ask that question. ]

[He didn't think of it as terrifying, really, he loved her more than anything and he was willing to take the big step. He wanted to be with her forever, he wanted them to always share in these moments together. He grinned up at her, and he then brought a box out he had been hiding, a box that contained something that would change the rest of their lives.

He could see that she was blushing from this, her face was so red and she was even speechless. He was feeling giddy and nervous at the same time. He slowly opened the box, containing the ring, showing it to her.]

Yuri... will you marry me?

[ What is that thing that you breathe again? What's it called? Air? It still took Yuri a few moments to even gather herself together. Being terrified was one thing, but she was already constantly scared that she'd lose Battler any way and this kind of promise was something that would mean he wouldn't leave her. She wanted that. She wanted that promise, that love, that life.

Even if loving Battler, giving herself to him fully like this would mean she wouldn't be able to keep her desire of only loving her siblings... She felt guilty, but what was that one thing she'd promised herself besides that? Not to give up. It hadn't felt like giving up when she'd decided she wouldn't love anyone, but now... that love was something she didn't want to give up.

She wanted to take it by the reigns and dive right into it and even though she was scared and shaking just a tiny bit, she nodded and removed her hands from her face, taking the box from him to get a closer look. ]

Yes. O-Of course, I mean.. [ Yuri took a deep breath, regaining her composure. God that didn't sound right when she spoke like that and she didn't want him to get all weird about her being cutesy. Once she calmed down, she smiled confidently. ]

I love you, yes.

[There it was, what he wanted to hear, those words that she said eased his heart and relieved him from the tension he had felt. Sure, he didn't think she would turn him down, he didn't think she'd reject him, but there was always that chance that she just might, which did freak him out.

But no, she said yes, she loved him just as much as he loved her. Slowly he rose to his feet again, beaming at her.]

I love you too.... I want to be with you forever, after all.

[ As soon as he stood up and finished his words, Yuri flung her arms around him and pulled him into a tight hug, holding the ring box in her hand behind his back. She was ridiculously overwhelmed right now. She really hadn't felt this happy since-- Well, Yuri couldn't even remember. And when she was overwhelmed, no matter what the emotion was, holding onto Battler was the one thing that always helped her calm down.

Unfortunately, since Battler was the one definitely causing these emotions, that just made her want to jump up and down excitedly or do something stupid. Which she did manage to refrain from doing, but a second later she released him because she still had to put the ring on. Yuri didn't even realize that as she pulled back, she was crying just a little bit even as she smiled. She really just.. she didn't know what to do right now, she was so happy and in love and being this happy felt right despite everything. ]

At least until we get sick of each other~

[ She said it jokingly, but the look on her face said that she intended that to be never as she started taking the ring out of the box to slip it on. ]

[A hug, huh? Well, he'd never turn down a hug from her either way. He held her back, happy for this- way too excited for what was to come with the both of them. He watched her as she put the ring on, he couldn't help but think it suited her finger.]

I don't think that'll ever happen...! Ihihi!

[ Then she punches him in the arm pretty hard. ]

You're lucky a bunch of people weren't around though.

[ She can tell she was crying a bit and she wipes her eyes. She would've had to kill him if a bunch of people saw that proposal. ]

Thank you.

O...ow!

Oi oi, don't punch your husband-to-be! [be nice to hiiiim!!!]

It's a love-punch.

[ That makes it all better right? ]

Aha.... it hurts though! But I guess... if you wish to punch me then go right ahead!

[masochist right here.]

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gently procrastinates..

ON WHAT

AN ESSAY THAT'S DUE TOMORROW but i finished it by now it's okay

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now i can actually sit down and tag this properly....

yay

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