Haku proposes to Kiyohime 2
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Pulling back from the kiss, Kiyohime gave a soft sigh before laying her forehead against Haku's. Fiery tears dripped down her cheeks before she opened her eyes which were filled with pure love and joy, "Haku-Kun..."
Just looking into her eyes in return, the eighteen year old man smiled, "Kiyohime." Glancing at the ring, now in what he considered it's proper place, Haku sheepishly smiled, "Hopefully you like it?"
Now looking at the ring itself, Kiyohime smiled even more as her eyes sparkled nearly as much as the blue diamond on the ring, "Hai..." Turning back to him, she nodded, "I do."
Giving her another kiss, Haku smiled, "Then I am glad."
For her part, Kiyohime shifted back to her more human-like form before hugging her boyfriend, and husband in both their hearts, "I never expected... or even hoped..."
Only holding her close, the young man shrugged, "Well, I have been planning it for some time..." At her look of confusion, he smirked, "I've been saving up for a ring since last year. Just the past few months have given me enough funds in order to actually buy the one that I wanted to."
Blushing, Kiyohime was unable to look him in the face, though she was smiling, "You... you've been planning on giving it to me for months? Really, Haku-Kun?"
Hand gently grasping her chin, Haku turned her head so that they were looking each other in the eye, "Hai. Because I want you as my wife, Kiyohime. And just telling you does not prove that like giving a ring."
Yet again, Kiyohime's eye was drawn to the sparkle of the stone and she felt tears well up once more. Inside her chest, she swore that her heart felt like it would explode from all the emotions that it held within it. Yes, Haku had told her almost every day since they had gotten together that he would marry her. And she had believed him, how could she not? But...
There was always that small voice in the back of her mind whispering to her, telling her that he could well be lying to her.
But she had never believed that voice, and instead believed Haku, her beloved Haku. The young man whose voice as a child had reached her in that dark place in the depths of the Hidaka River. A young man who as a child, had given her kindness and happiness. There was one person in this cold, cruel world that cared for her.
A young man who since they had gotten together had become even more special. Who had shown her love and care every day that they spent together. And who she fell more and more in love with each day. Someone who had smiled at her and she had smiled back to. A person who did not care what she looked like... or her past.
With that thought, the tears once more came to Kiyohime's eyes. But these were not the happy tears of before, and her voice was hoarse with emotion as she spoke, "Haku-Kun... why? Why?"
Eyebrow raised, Haku gave her a look, "Because I love you."
Despite those words filling her with warmth, she shook her head, "That... I know that you say that, and I believe it, I do! But..." Taking a deep breath, Kiyohime continued, "B-but... I am not pure, Haku-Kun. Not anymore."
Frowning, Haku gave her a look, "I don't care."
Just sniffling, Kiyohime gave him a watery smile, though there was sadness there, "But why? Why do you not care? I... I am not taking about being a monster, a demon... A honnari Hannya."
It took only moments for the young man to piece it together, "Anchin."
Slowly, Kiyohime nodded before speaking in a near whisper, "Anchin..."
Gently stroking her hair, Haku shook his head, "I don't care about him, Kiyohime. Except for hating him because he hurt you. That's all he is worth in my book."
Burying her face in his chest, the Demoness shook her head, "B-but..." With a deep breath, she sniffled a bit, "For years... he told me that he was going to marry me. If I was a good and virtuous girl. T-two years before... I was a young woman. He had told me that he would marry me and later, he... he asked to meet me in his room, and I did. And each n-night that he stayed at our home. O-otou-San was so angry when he caught us, he was enraged at Anchin and demanded that he make it right. That he would be marrying me."
Still stroking her hair, Haku nodded. After all, he had been told this story before, "And Anchin told both you and your father that as soon as he returned from his pilgramage, he would do so."
Only nodding, Kiyohime was silent for a few moments before speaking, "Hai. Otou-San let him go because... it would look bad if he kept him there. B-but then, he never returned when he was supposed to. And... and it was horrible. Everyone in the village knew what had happened and I..." Shaking her head, she swallowed, "I chased after him and caught up with him. I had to because... B-but he pretended not to recognize me and tried to escape. Until I cornered him. And that... that was when he told me that he was a Monk. Thus, to reach enlightenment, he had decided to cast off such earthly desires such as that which was between us. And so we could not be wed. He... he did not care how it would affect me. I was about t-t-to... when he cast a spell. A sacred spell that caused me to freeze in divine light, stunning me long enough for him to run the rest the way to the ferry."
Grimacing, Haku sighed, "And he paid the ferryman not to take you across. With him bowing to you from across the river stating that he was sorry, but him being a Monk came first before you jumped into the river and transformed."
Eyes closed, the Demoness of the Hidaka nodded, "I was just... just so angry. It felt like I was burning alive from the inside from the anger and the hate. How dare he... how dare he do what he did and decide that his reputation was more important. Did he not care how it would affect my Otou-San? My family? Me?" A thin smile crossed Kiyohime's face, "When he saw me transform, the flames burning away my humanity, I saw him get scared and he ran for the temple. The rest..."
Just nodding, the eighteen year old sighed, "I already know." Looking down at her, Haku smiled, "And once more, I do not care. He brought it upon himself for both what he did that night and ones afterwards."
Looking down, Kiyohime swallowed, "But I am not pure, Haku-Kun. How... how can you want me for a wife when I have been sullied..."
A hand gently lifted her face up to where she could see Haku smiling at her, "You are not sullied, Kiyohime. You could never be sullied." Thumb wiping away the fiery tears that dripped down her cheeks, he kissed her, "I do not care what happened between the two of you. To me, you are the woman that I love, no matter what."
If before, she was crying, now Kiyohime was nearly outright sobbing, "Haku-Kun..." Grabbing him tightly, she held on as her eyes closed, "Haku-Kun... thank you... thank you..."
With gentleness, Haku kissed the top of her head, "You don't need to thank me, Kiyohime. I love you, and nothing is going to change that. Nothing at all."
Simply nodding, Kiyohime smiled brightly before kissing him back, "Hai."
That night, Haku was laying on their shared futon and looking up at the ceiling. Part of his mind had gone over what had happened earlier. It went without saying that the young adult was over the Moon. Despite all the worries and self-doubt, Kiyohime had said yes. She had said yes! Just that fact made him smile brightly, even though he was saddened by the fact that she still suffered some self-doubts. Not that she loved him and vice versa, but that she was worth it.
Not, for the first time, did Haku curse a certain monk.
His thoughts though were pulled from such matters as a happy Kiyohime walked into their bedroom, the ring on her finger sparkling in the light. Just as happy himself, Haku smiled back at her, though he blushed a bit at the fact that she was once more wearing one of his shirts, "Ready for bed, Kiyohime?"
Just humming, Kiyohime nodded before turning out the light. As usual, one of the few sources of illumination came from the dragoness' eyes, which softly glowed in the darkness, "Hai."
Slipping into their futon, she waited until Haku brought the blanket up to cover them both before sighing. Eyebrow raised, the eighteen year old gave her a look, "Something wrong, Kiyohime?"
With a blink, she looked up at him, "No, just... wondering if this is a dream."
Lips curling into a smile, Haku gave her a kiss on her forehead, "If it is, than it is our dream, Kiyohime. One that we both will adore." Head tilted to the side, Kiyohime smiled suddenly and shifted so that she was astride him. Nearly automatically, Haku's hands went to her toned legs and gently grasped them, "Hmm?"
Bringing up her hands and cupping his cheeks, Kiyohime smiled, "Haku-Kun." She leaned down and claimed his lips for her own before deepening the kiss, 'Haku-Kun...'
One of her hands left his cheek though and reached back for his own hands, and grasped one of them. A hand that she used her own to shift up her leg, a shiver running through her as his rough palm glided across toned muscle covered in soft skin until it reached the destination in mind. A destination that made Haku pull out of the kiss with a surprised look, "Kiyohime?"
Part of him knew that if he could see better in the darkness, the dragoness' face likely was lit up in an atomic blush even as he felt a firmness under his hand. But he didn't do anything, simply wait for her to answer him, which she did in a soft whisper, "Haku-Kun, please... you are my husband now, and I am your wife. I... I want more, but..."
A small smile appeared on his face, "But not too far."
To that, Kiyohime smiled and even in the low light, he could see it, "Hai, but far enough." Grasping his other hand, she moved it to her front, "Please..." When she let got, Kiyohime's hand lightly scratched his chest, "Please..."
Seeing her eyes glowing and the pupils slit, Haku gave a squeeze which made Kiyohime sigh. His lips close enough to feel her breath on them, he smiled, "Kiyohime..."
In reply, Kiyohime reached up and grasped the back of his head before kissing him, and doing so hard and deepening it right away.
While they did not consummate their marriage that night, that did not mean that they did not enjoy what they did. Quite the opposite in fact. And that morning, when they woke up, the two smiled happily at each other.
Because that was all they needed in the end, each other.
Pulling back from the kiss, Kiyohime gave a soft sigh before laying her forehead against Haku's. Fiery tears dripped down her cheeks before she opened her eyes which were filled with pure love and joy, "Haku-Kun..."
Just looking into her eyes in return, the eighteen year old man smiled, "Kiyohime." Glancing at the ring, now in what he considered it's proper place, Haku sheepishly smiled, "Hopefully you like it?"
Now looking at the ring itself, Kiyohime smiled even more as her eyes sparkled nearly as much as the blue diamond on the ring, "Hai..." Turning back to him, she nodded, "I do."
Giving her another kiss, Haku smiled, "Then I am glad."
For her part, Kiyohime shifted back to her more human-like form before hugging her boyfriend, and husband in both their hearts, "I never expected... or even hoped..."
Only holding her close, the young man shrugged, "Well, I have been planning it for some time..." At her look of confusion, he smirked, "I've been saving up for a ring since last year. Just the past few months have given me enough funds in order to actually buy the one that I wanted to."
Blushing, Kiyohime was unable to look him in the face, though she was smiling, "You... you've been planning on giving it to me for months? Really, Haku-Kun?"
Hand gently grasping her chin, Haku turned her head so that they were looking each other in the eye, "Hai. Because I want you as my wife, Kiyohime. And just telling you does not prove that like giving a ring."
Yet again, Kiyohime's eye was drawn to the sparkle of the stone and she felt tears well up once more. Inside her chest, she swore that her heart felt like it would explode from all the emotions that it held within it. Yes, Haku had told her almost every day since they had gotten together that he would marry her. And she had believed him, how could she not? But...
There was always that small voice in the back of her mind whispering to her, telling her that he could well be lying to her.
But she had never believed that voice, and instead believed Haku, her beloved Haku. The young man whose voice as a child had reached her in that dark place in the depths of the Hidaka River. A young man who as a child, had given her kindness and happiness. There was one person in this cold, cruel world that cared for her.
A young man who since they had gotten together had become even more special. Who had shown her love and care every day that they spent together. And who she fell more and more in love with each day. Someone who had smiled at her and she had smiled back to. A person who did not care what she looked like... or her past.
With that thought, the tears once more came to Kiyohime's eyes. But these were not the happy tears of before, and her voice was hoarse with emotion as she spoke, "Haku-Kun... why? Why?"
Eyebrow raised, Haku gave her a look, "Because I love you."
Despite those words filling her with warmth, she shook her head, "That... I know that you say that, and I believe it, I do! But..." Taking a deep breath, Kiyohime continued, "B-but... I am not pure, Haku-Kun. Not anymore."
Frowning, Haku gave her a look, "I don't care."
Just sniffling, Kiyohime gave him a watery smile, though there was sadness there, "But why? Why do you not care? I... I am not taking about being a monster, a demon... A honnari Hannya."
It took only moments for the young man to piece it together, "Anchin."
Slowly, Kiyohime nodded before speaking in a near whisper, "Anchin..."
Gently stroking her hair, Haku shook his head, "I don't care about him, Kiyohime. Except for hating him because he hurt you. That's all he is worth in my book."
Burying her face in his chest, the Demoness shook her head, "B-but..." With a deep breath, she sniffled a bit, "For years... he told me that he was going to marry me. If I was a good and virtuous girl. T-two years before... I was a young woman. He had told me that he would marry me and later, he... he asked to meet me in his room, and I did. And each n-night that he stayed at our home. O-otou-San was so angry when he caught us, he was enraged at Anchin and demanded that he make it right. That he would be marrying me."
Still stroking her hair, Haku nodded. After all, he had been told this story before, "And Anchin told both you and your father that as soon as he returned from his pilgramage, he would do so."
Only nodding, Kiyohime was silent for a few moments before speaking, "Hai. Otou-San let him go because... it would look bad if he kept him there. B-but then, he never returned when he was supposed to. And... and it was horrible. Everyone in the village knew what had happened and I..." Shaking her head, she swallowed, "I chased after him and caught up with him. I had to because... B-but he pretended not to recognize me and tried to escape. Until I cornered him. And that... that was when he told me that he was a Monk. Thus, to reach enlightenment, he had decided to cast off such earthly desires such as that which was between us. And so we could not be wed. He... he did not care how it would affect me. I was about t-t-to... when he cast a spell. A sacred spell that caused me to freeze in divine light, stunning me long enough for him to run the rest the way to the ferry."
Grimacing, Haku sighed, "And he paid the ferryman not to take you across. With him bowing to you from across the river stating that he was sorry, but him being a Monk came first before you jumped into the river and transformed."
Eyes closed, the Demoness of the Hidaka nodded, "I was just... just so angry. It felt like I was burning alive from the inside from the anger and the hate. How dare he... how dare he do what he did and decide that his reputation was more important. Did he not care how it would affect my Otou-San? My family? Me?" A thin smile crossed Kiyohime's face, "When he saw me transform, the flames burning away my humanity, I saw him get scared and he ran for the temple. The rest..."
Just nodding, the eighteen year old sighed, "I already know." Looking down at her, Haku smiled, "And once more, I do not care. He brought it upon himself for both what he did that night and ones afterwards."
Looking down, Kiyohime swallowed, "But I am not pure, Haku-Kun. How... how can you want me for a wife when I have been sullied..."
A hand gently lifted her face up to where she could see Haku smiling at her, "You are not sullied, Kiyohime. You could never be sullied." Thumb wiping away the fiery tears that dripped down her cheeks, he kissed her, "I do not care what happened between the two of you. To me, you are the woman that I love, no matter what."
If before, she was crying, now Kiyohime was nearly outright sobbing, "Haku-Kun..." Grabbing him tightly, she held on as her eyes closed, "Haku-Kun... thank you... thank you..."
With gentleness, Haku kissed the top of her head, "You don't need to thank me, Kiyohime. I love you, and nothing is going to change that. Nothing at all."
Simply nodding, Kiyohime smiled brightly before kissing him back, "Hai."
That night, Haku was laying on their shared futon and looking up at the ceiling. Part of his mind had gone over what had happened earlier. It went without saying that the young adult was over the Moon. Despite all the worries and self-doubt, Kiyohime had said yes. She had said yes! Just that fact made him smile brightly, even though he was saddened by the fact that she still suffered some self-doubts. Not that she loved him and vice versa, but that she was worth it.
Not, for the first time, did Haku curse a certain monk.
His thoughts though were pulled from such matters as a happy Kiyohime walked into their bedroom, the ring on her finger sparkling in the light. Just as happy himself, Haku smiled back at her, though he blushed a bit at the fact that she was once more wearing one of his shirts, "Ready for bed, Kiyohime?"
Just humming, Kiyohime nodded before turning out the light. As usual, one of the few sources of illumination came from the dragoness' eyes, which softly glowed in the darkness, "Hai."
Slipping into their futon, she waited until Haku brought the blanket up to cover them both before sighing. Eyebrow raised, the eighteen year old gave her a look, "Something wrong, Kiyohime?"
With a blink, she looked up at him, "No, just... wondering if this is a dream."
Lips curling into a smile, Haku gave her a kiss on her forehead, "If it is, than it is our dream, Kiyohime. One that we both will adore." Head tilted to the side, Kiyohime smiled suddenly and shifted so that she was astride him. Nearly automatically, Haku's hands went to her toned legs and gently grasped them, "Hmm?"
Bringing up her hands and cupping his cheeks, Kiyohime smiled, "Haku-Kun." She leaned down and claimed his lips for her own before deepening the kiss, 'Haku-Kun...'
One of her hands left his cheek though and reached back for his own hands, and grasped one of them. A hand that she used her own to shift up her leg, a shiver running through her as his rough palm glided across toned muscle covered in soft skin until it reached the destination in mind. A destination that made Haku pull out of the kiss with a surprised look, "Kiyohime?"
Part of him knew that if he could see better in the darkness, the dragoness' face likely was lit up in an atomic blush even as he felt a firmness under his hand. But he didn't do anything, simply wait for her to answer him, which she did in a soft whisper, "Haku-Kun, please... you are my husband now, and I am your wife. I... I want more, but..."
A small smile appeared on his face, "But not too far."
To that, Kiyohime smiled and even in the low light, he could see it, "Hai, but far enough." Grasping his other hand, she moved it to her front, "Please..." When she let got, Kiyohime's hand lightly scratched his chest, "Please..."
Seeing her eyes glowing and the pupils slit, Haku gave a squeeze which made Kiyohime sigh. His lips close enough to feel her breath on them, he smiled, "Kiyohime..."
In reply, Kiyohime reached up and grasped the back of his head before kissing him, and doing so hard and deepening it right away.
While they did not consummate their marriage that night, that did not mean that they did not enjoy what they did. Quite the opposite in fact. And that morning, when they woke up, the two smiled happily at each other.
Because that was all they needed in the end, each other.