The Night [5]

Epilogue: Will You Marry Me?

The canine-hybrid let a gentle smile rest on his face as he looked at the taller male that sat before him. "Beck, when we first met, I will be honest when I say that I did not trust you and we may have butted heads now and then while trying to be the main man in Rebecca's life, despite it being Hyde's position all along and neither of us. That night in the small bar in that expensive hotel that we all stayed at in Tokyo, Japan was a game-changer for the both of us. You kissed me and from that day on, I fell in love with you, more than I have ever loved a person in my entire life. You are many things to me from annoying to the root of my insanity sometimes, but you are also the only one that can keep me from my nightmares and take me out of a bad mood. You know more about me than I would probably like to admit and you've made me feel truly happy ever since we finally began to be boyfriends about four months ago. We've been through hell and back, which is a bit ironic since I'm a hellhound, but that's not the point. I am not perfect and I have flaws, just like you do. I am a coward at times and a complete bore to be around at times, yet you've always been there for me. Whenever I was down, you've been there to pick me up and whenever I ran away, you ran after me until you caught up to me. I was very nervous when I went to talk to Rebecca about doing this, but I got through it because I knew that you were worth it. I even had help from my brother to make sure you wouldn't know anything about this, so I'm glad that we got this far without ruining the surprise." He said this as he slowly got to his knees, "I am so sorry that I was unable to protect you from Robin. I want to protect you from danger and you always insist that you can handle yourself, but I know that everyone needs someone. I saw how broken Juniper made you and how distraught Tom had made you feel. You are not approachable or too emotional or a drunken deadbeat like people have called you in the past. You are none of those things. You are amazing and funny and smart and handsomer than I'll ever be. You are a supportive brother to Rebecca and an awesome friend to all these creatures, but you've also been the best boyfriend that someone as stubborn and messed-up as me could have and that's the truth from me. You always want me to tell you the truth and well, here's the truth for you that you've been craving so badly." He couldn't help but grow a deepened shade of red within his cheeks as he continued, "I love you, Beck. I love you so much and I wish I could've told you that more in these past months. I want to be with you, I want to be with you forever until the day we go to the stars up above. I know it's crazy talk, but there are creatures all around me that knows how that feeling is - to have someone be yours and be by your side for the rest of their life. So that is why I am doing this," He paused as he reached into his pocket for the small velvet box that Hyde had slipped to him before the speech in order to keep things a secret. Everything had worked out accordingly to his plan and the canine couldn't be happier right now. It was time for the one true moment to come forth before him.

Henry tried to keep up his confident posture and keep himself from shaking or stuttering as he presented the small box to the brown-haired male, opening it up to reveal the two small black rings inside before he spoke once again. "Beck Simon Worthington, would you do me the honor of being more than just my boyfriend, but my official mate and husband for the rest of our lives? Will you marry me despite all my mistakes and regrets that I have made in my life? Will you be mine and let me be yours forever and always until we fade away?" The hybrid had said all that, surprisingly, with clear speech and no shaking or whimpering. He just had a deepened blush on his face that made his cheeks red with heated embarrassment as he, no, all of the creatures, including myself, awaited the taller male's answer. I, on the sidelines, still could not fully register that this was actually happening and that it wasn't just a dream. I, however, brought myself to glance at Beck's face now, instead of the canine-hybrid in front of him, and what I saw the most emotion I had ever seen in my older brother's face in the entirety of knowing him. You see, ever since the tall male had joined our family, he had changed dramatically from when he lived on his own beforehand when he had dated Joseph's character, who was named Juniper. She was not a nice person, in my opinion, almost as wicked as her creator and most egotistical than him too. Despite this, Beck had loved her fiercely and went out of his comfort zone multiple times in order to please her. Looking back at that time, I still have an aching regret for creating him solely for that purpose - to please her. He had been much different than he was now, displaying emotions more and not being so silent all the time. He was terrified of losing anyone that he loved after her so that was why Beck was so clingy to Henry, not wanting to fail like he had done with Juniper, as he had once told me a very long time ago. This moment had great significance in it and I think Henry was the only person besides me in this room that knew that. In the final days of his relationship with Juniper, without Beck even knowing it, he had planned to marry her. He had used all the money he could scrape together to buy a ring for her and I remember how excited he was to do so. Then, she broke up with him, telling my brother that he was overly emotional, too dependent or something like that, to be honest, I didn't really dwell on what that bitch said after how much it had affected Beck. After that day, Beck went downhill fast, drowning himself in beer and trashing his apartment in an emotional breakdown. I went to his apartment with Ryuu and Sebastian to check on him and the sight I had seen was far from pretty. Broken glass from picture frames and beer bottles had been everywhere and there was torn up shirts and couch cushions, even food had been cast places. It was in shambles and I do recall even seeing papers telling him that his rent was overdue and he was very close to losing his apartment. It was a dark time for my brother and he had even attacked Sebastian with a switchblade knife out of anger when we had gotten to him. That was one of the many reasons that Ryuu and Beck did not get along to this day, but I still believe that there is something more about that. That was how Beck came to the mansion with us many months ago before this day.

It was a long time, but I still remember those early days of Beck being apart of this family. The others, especially Ryuu, had called him a drunken pushover and told me that he wasn't worth trying to help. I did not listen to any of them, wanting to fix my brother and give him a better life. Around this time was when Tom came to the mansion and with him being one who drank substances similarly to my brother, he would often seek him out to offer comfort. I believe it had helped Beck, for a short period, until the day came around when Tom called him nothing but an unapproachable loser, which once again, set my brother back to square one and still makes him self-conscious to this day. Of course, Beck got much better after spending a lot of time with me and the others, attempting to date Piper for a short time and then falling in love with Henry. The raven-haired male was the one who made him feel love once again after all these downfalls, but I remember a long time when my brother told me that nobody would ever marry him because of what people, Tom and Juniper specifically, had said about him, which set up this scene perfectly. Henry was proposing to Beck and only Beck right now, which was something that he thought would never happen. He was completely silent for a very long time, just like everyone else around him and I even found myself holding my breath. I was not right beside my brother, but I swore that there were hints of tears in the corners of his eyes as he looked down at his boyfriend who presented two rings before him with confidence and determination, with a small exception of a blush spreading across his face. It was something that I never thought I would get to see, having them in this position, but I stopped thinking any further about it in order to focus on what was happening now. I could not help myself though as I wondered what was going through Beck's head right now as he still had not given an answer, but as that thought went through my head, something finally happened. Before anyone could even register what happened, the brown-haired male was on his knees with Henry with his arms holding him tightly. "Yes.." Beck said, his tone quiet and full of emotion, "Yes, Henry, I will marry you." There was a softened thud of the small box hitting the floor between them as the canine-hybrid's eyes widened as his boyfriend accepted his proposal, immediately putting into motion his own arms to wrap around the older male as he closed his eyes and smiled, probably holding back tears. Three seconds passed by before I brought myself to bring my hands together into a clap, which made everyone else do so as well, several whistles and barks or meows of approval going through the ballroom, echoing through the hallways of the manor. As I listened to this while watching my older brother and best friend becoming more than just boyfriends, I found myself having a few tears slip from the corners of my eyes, which made me just shake my head and rest my head against Hyde's shoulder, who looked at me in surprise, but soon smiled and wrapped an arm around me, being as happy as I was seeing his younger sibling take the next big step in his life. This whole scene made me think back to the time when someone threatened to take my happiness away in order to hurt me like they truly knew what made me happy enough to even be able to take it away. This was my happiness, without a doubt in my mind, and nobody would be able to change that. I loved all these creatures and I would do anything to see them continue to be happy like this. The Feral Plains family would never be the same and that was a good thing for all of us now. Happier times welcomed us from the night.