Getting things ready for my proposal took a bit of time. It's been a while since I planned something so extensively.
But it's not like I started planning for it only yesterday. I have made preparations for this development. Well, I planned this for a date. But using it to propose seems perfectly viable.
I still needed to ask for help from a great friend of mine. His performance will dictate whether or not this plan will succeed.
And I have no doubt he will.
And now. To get Rumi out of the house.
I walk into the living room, Eri and Rumi are watching the television. Eri is also going to come out to town with me and Rumi. I just think it's something she should be included in.
I also didn't want to take her to Chiyo on such short notice. It would be quite rude, although she certainly wouldn't mind spending even more time with Eri.
"Rumi, Eri! We're going out!" I said, taking on a confident tone.
Both of them just looked at me for a bit. Then they looked at each other.
Rumi finally decided to speak. "What do you want?" Great, feeling really welcome already. I guess they are watching Rumi's favourite cartoon.
"I have a wonderful day planned for us!" I said with a smile on my face.
"Sounds boring..." Said Eri, as she turned back to the television.
Shit, I need to pitch this property to them. I cannot afford to fail on the first step of my plan.
"Come on... I have an amusement park in mind. There will certainly be sweets there." Eri's eyes lit up, whilst Rumi looked at me with scorn.
Before she even began to chastise me, I continued speaking. Eri's attention is already hooked, now I just need to bribe Rumi.
"They are also going to have carro-" Before I even finished, she facepalmed and released a sigh. Jeez, is it that time of the month?
"All right, we'll go with you. Just because you sound pathetic. Also, you're clearly up to something." Ok, I'll ignore the last part. The reason for her recent drop in mood is something I already know.
She might be a bit mad at me that I didn't propose to her already. Which, fair enough, I did postpone this for a while. It's certainly something I regret doing.
She has been somewhat irritable for a few months now. At first, it wasn't that easy to notice, mainly because she always likes to act mad. But it became clear that something was up a few weeks back.
She started ignoring me from time to time, it's a strange way of asking for attention on her part, but I can understand it(somewhat).
She hasn't dropped any obvious hints in conversations, although she would sometimes bang her ring finger on the dinner table right in front of me. It's quite stupid that I didn't notice it before.
"Great! Let's go then! I'll transport us there!" I said in an excited tone. Eri was the only one that matched it. Rumi would probably also be excited if she knew what I was planning.
I waited a bit for the two of them to get dressed for an outing. Eri wore a dress and a yellow pair of boots. And Rumi just wore her jeans and a casual t-shirt.
I encased all of us in light and started flying us there. Eri seemed to be really enjoying the ride. But Rumi was still a bit pissed off.
After a while, we reached an amusement park that looked amazing. It was located in the middle of the mountains.
"What sketchy place did you drag us to?" Rumi asked, looking around the forest behind her.
Rumi was the only one bothered by the location though. As Eri started jumping around, it was like having an entire playground for her.
The entire place was devoid of any people besides the staff. They were smiling cheerfully and making fast food or sweets in stands.
Others were manning the attractions. It was looking quite lively for an empty amusement park.
I am the one that actually decided to invest and build this place. It's more of a personal getaway. I wanted to use it for a date with Rumi and maybe a few outings with friends and family.
But now, it's the perfect place for this.
We went around a bit. Rumi had started enjoying herself too, Eri's happiness is very contagious.
Maybe this place being empty also has a hand in that enjoyment of hers. I doubt she'd be having as much fun if this place was crowded and bursting with visitors.
After a while, it was already evening, a shout could be heard. The second part of my plan was starting.
"IT IS ME!!" All three of us could hear a boisterous voice from the side. A person dressed in a black latex suit with a cape of the same colour landed there. His muscles were not really hidden properly by his attire, he was also about as tall as I am.
"A POWERFUL VILLAIN!" He was wearing a hood and a purple wig. It was almost blown off by the shockwave of his arrival. There were also two yellow tufts of hair sticking out of his hoodie...
"Don't worry everyone! I'll stop this heinous criminal" I said, taking a step forward.
"OOOH! It's Mister Toshinori!" Eri smiled happily.
Rumi just looked at us, as she rubbed her forehead. "What the fuck are you two doing?!" That was all she could say.
"LANGUAGE!" Said the 'heinous' villain. Really, he ruined it with his shit disguise.
"Toshi, for fuck sake! You are a terrible actor!" He just looked at me with some anger.
"WHAT DID YOU WANT ME TO DO? I AM TOO RECOGNIZABLE!" Toshi said, pointing his finger at me. At this point, his hood was already down. His wig was probably taken away by the wind or something.
"This was supposed to be your moment! Why did you not dress properly? What type of villain wears a latex suit and a cape?" I said, taking a pause for a bit, "Actually, don't answer that last one."
"Mommy, why are Daddy and All Might fighting?" Asked Eri in the background.
"Oh, it's because they are idiots, sweety." Rumi had a really bright smile while saying that. At least my plans crashing down on my head is something she finds joy in.
Eri just nodded her head, seemingly innocent.
"Toshi... We'll talk about this later." He just nodded a bit and awkwardly coughed in his palm.
I finally looked at Rumi. "Well, now that my plan is ruined. I think it's just better to show my hand and tell you what this whole thing was supposed to be."
"You better. I don't appreciate you wasting my free time, if the park wasn't fun I would've already beaten you up." Rumi said in a simple tone. Eri just watched on, a bit confused.
"Well... I was going to make up some situation that would make both of us fight together..." I was really not expecting things to go this way.
Fighting has always been a way to bond for us, even if I no longer care much for it, it's still important to Rumi. I needed someone strong for a prolonged group fight that Rumi could go all out against.
Toshi is the only person on that list, and he really isn't great in situations like these.
I can't really blame him entirely. I should've manipulated the light around him to give him a better(illusionary) costume, but it's too late for that. Not even Eri's quirk can salvage this situation.
Rumi looked at me for a bit, she didn't seem to dislike the notion of a decent fight by my side.
I just sighed. No reason to make this last any longer.
"I was going to do this at the end of the fight..." I took a knee, becoming eye level with her. Her eyes were overwhelmed by surprise. Her hands quickly flew to hide the smile on her face.
A particularly small case appeared in my palm. It opened up, almost by itself.
"Rumi, will you marry me?" It was a shoddy attempt. But Rumi seemed to not really care about all that, her eyes were tearing up as she stared at the simplistic yet beautiful pair of rings in front of her.
Eri was a bit confused, but she seemed to get what was going on in the end. As a cute squeal left her mouth.
Toshi, my one and only wingman, who I will still blame for the failure of my plan, smiled happily looking at this scene.
"Of course... You goofy idiot, what took you so long?!" One of her hands was wiping her tears while the other was pointing at me.
"Well, I was waiting for the right moment... But I really hated seeing you hurt because of it. So I decided to take the next step now." I said, as the smile on my face seemed to glow on its own. Even without me using my Devil Fruit.
I slowly stood up. And put the ring on her finger, while she put the other on mine. It was sweet, both of our hands were trembling a bit, both in excitement.
After that, we just kissed. Eri was laughing happily at this point, and Toshi looked away a bit.
The staff quickly did what I told them yesterday. The plan didn't pan out properly, but they quickly started throwing flowers and confetti. It was like colourful rain.
Eri started twirling around in them, and Toshi tilted his head a bit.
Even after we were done kissing, she didn't let go of my hand. We walked towards Eri, and hugged her together.
After that, we parted for a bit. Me going to Toshi, and Rumi taking Eri's hand a bit, as they started speaking about some things.
I patted my wingman on his back.
"Thanks for helping today... Even if the plan failed."
"No problem, sorry for that by the way..." He said, not looking me in the eye. His voice was also a lot less boisterous. Toshi was always soft-spoken in his free time.
"Don't sweat it anymore, no reason to worry about it. It all worked out in the end." I said with a reassuring voice.
He sighed a bit.
"Next thing on the list, is to get you a girlfriend. I don't want to see you alone at my wedding!" I said. He seemed to be a bit exasperated.
"You know... I just might. There are not many villains left on the streets to occupy my time."His voice seemed to get some confidence.
"I may be in my forties, but I still have a chance." He looked at his hand and clenched a bit.
"Don't worry your head over that. I'll be your wingman too!" I said with confidence. Toshi seemed to have some sweat on his eyebrow.
"The future is looking bright..." I said, looking at the setting sun.
"Yeah..." Said Toshi, as he finally relaxed a bit. We stared at it for a few seconds.
"By the way, you still need to pay for the tiles you damaged with your landing."
"WHAT?!"
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Aaaand done! This chap was about twice as long as the usual ones.
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