The Proposal

To say Gauche was nervous was an understatement, he was downright terrified, and that was not a normal feeling for Gauche Adlai and it was one he found he did not like. At all. But he knew the cause of this feeling, tonight was the night that would change his life. For better or worse he didn't know yet, but he knew one thing for sure; this was what he wanted to do. Tonight, he was going to propose to his girlfriend Grey. Gauche had been considering taking this step for a while, he had even gone out and bought a ring for the occasion, but he forgot one major detail. How was he going to propose, Where was he going to propose, and most importantly, When was he going to propose? He had none of this planned out in the beginning. So Gauche did what anyone would do, he would go to the other members of the Black Bulls and get their advice. Well, some of the members.

First, Gauche started with Gordon. He asked the man if he knew of anywhere that was close by that was nice yet private. Gordon seemed in thought for a moment.

" Actually, there's a small cliffside nearby, it overlooks one of the most beautiful fields you've ever seen. I've only ever gone there at night but I think it's-." Gauche cut Gordon off.

" Thanks Gordon you've been a big help." Gauche turned on his heel and went to walk out of the room. But as he did he heard Gordon say softly.

" Anything for my best friends!"

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Gauche had managed to answer the where and when but still had to answer how. He didn't have the faintest of ideas, anything he typically thought of when proposing just didn't seem right. He couldn't imagine himself getting down on one knee and being a complete romantic about it like some people, but he didn't want to be the type to just throw Grey a ring and hope for the best. He wanted to do this right. So he went to the only member of the Black Bulls that was currently married himself.

" Couldn't this wait Gauche? I'm probably going to be a while." Yami shouted from the other side of the bathroom door, Gauce leaned against the wall next to the door.

" Not really Captain. Its almost nightfall and I could really use the advice," Gauche scratched the back of his neck nervously as though the captain could see him. " how...how did you propse to Captain Roselei?" Sukehiro he mentally corrected himself. Gauche sometimes noticed that he would still call the Blue Rose Knights captain by her maiden name instead of her married one.

" So you're finally gonna pop the question to Grey huh?" Yami asked, Gauche felt his face heat up slightly and instantly began to, again, scratch the back of his head. For some reason, he nodded in confirmation even though the captain couldn't see it.

" Just ask her." Was Yami's reply, Gauche looked wide eyed at the bathroom door. " It doesn't have to be anything fancy, with Charlotte I just said 'So, wanna get married?' And of course, she didn't really like that approach." Yami laughed and Gauche could help but let a small chuckle escape his lips, of course their captain would be blunt about it.

" But after talking about it and explaining why I wanted to marry her, she said yes." Yami continued softly, probably thinking back on the memory if Gauche were to guess. " So just ask her, Grey doesn't really strike me as the type to want a bunch of attention. So something small, simple, and quiet would be your best bet." The captain finished as he walked out of the bathroom door, drying his hands off with a small towel.

" You're right Captain, thanks for the advice." Yami only nodded his head and began to walk past Gauche, but he stopped and placed a hand on the young man's shoulder.

" I'm happy for you Gauche." Yami told him with a small smile. Gauche was taken aback for a moment, he hadn't really expected the captain to congratulate him or anything. He was so shocked by Yami's words his brain couldn't formulate a reply. The Captain patted him on the shoulder once more before walking away.