"Dance with me and pretend the world doesn't exist," he pleaded.
And after that, there was no going back.
I took his hand and he swept me onto my feet, his strong arms guiding me in a complicated dance in which we were the only dancers to a song that only we could hear. It was like suddenly the rest of the world didn't exist, nor did it matter. All I wanted was him, and he was all I could see.
The moonlight bathed him in silver, his blond hair seemed almost glowing as the wind tousled it and his blue eyes shone with happiness. I gazed at him and hoped that no other girl would ever look at him the way I did. I wished that if I gazed long enough, the vision of him would be etched in my mind forever, so that even after this night was over I would see his beauty in the happiest of my dreams.
It was just me and him, surrounded by cherry blossoms blowing in the light breeze and getting caught in my hair, the moonlit river glistening underneath the quaint bridge we stood on. In that moment I had never loved him more, until he removed his arms from my waist, and got on one knee. The diamond ring he offered me shone like a star as it was slid onto my finger and my tears of joy wetted his cheek as he kissed me tenderly.
I had never been more in love, and I hoped that he felt the same. His hair was soft beneath my touch and his fingers traced patterns on my cheek so gently it was like a breeze blowing past me, but I felt it. Everywhere he touched I was sure he left a glittering trace, for everyone to see that I belonged to him, mind body and heart. Nothing would ever separate us.
When we eventually pulled apart gently, I buried my head into his head and relaxed while listening to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat in his chest.
"It beats for you blossom," he whispered quietly in my ear, and I felt myself blush, as he brushed the pink blossoms that he affectionately named me after out of my hair. I smiled, and the last thing I remember is falling asleep in his arms as he carried me to the horse drawn carriage that would take us to our new home, far away from the disapproving families from which we both came.
We were going somewhere where we could be together, where love is love, no matter what.
