Ashe's P.O.V.
Tonight's the night. I had been mentally preparing for this all day. Yukino came over around noon to help me get ready and give me a pep talk. So far everything has been going smoothly, until 4:30.
"I only have thirty minutes. I can't do this." I flopped onto my bed, hiding my face in my pillow.
"Yes you can, you'll be fine. What's the worse that can happen?" Yukino sat down beside me and put her hand on my back.
"He could be trying to tell me he regrets the kiss and that it had nothing to do with his true feelings."
"And what's the probability of that happening?" She laughed when I groaned, still nervous about tonight. I don't even know where he's taking me, so we guessed I was suppose to look nice. "Come on, he'll be here any minute." Standing up, she went to the closet and picked out the dress we had decided I should wear 4 hours ago.
I stood up and took the dress, heading for the bathroom. The dress went well with my figure. It was red, strapless, went to mid thigh and showed off my curves perfectly. When I walked out there was no time to waste as Yukino grabbed me and sat me down in a chair. All she did was pull my hair up into a messy bun and left my bangs out over my forehead. I decided against makeup and slipped on my red shoes to match.
"You look so pretty!" Yukino squealed and hugged me. I have a feeling she was more excited about tonight than I was. "Oh, I should go. He'll be here any minute. Good luck!" She hugged me one last time and left. I sat on my bed, not even having to wait 10 minutes before there was a knock on my door. I got up and answered it, gasping slightly when I saw him.
His hair was the same as normal and he had on a white button-up shirt with a black vest and pants.
"You look great." He smiled and I thanked him before heading out with him for the evening.
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Rogue's P.O.V.
"You look great." I was happy she hadn't noticed me staring, but that dress and her hair, it was too much. She was just absolutely beautiful.
"So, where are we going?" I looked down at her and shook my head.
"It's a surprise." She huffed and continued to walk with me, her hand rested on my arm. After only a two block walk we arrived at the restaurant I was taking her. Her eyes widened and she stared at with mixed emotions.
"How- how did you get this place? Don't you need a reservation to get through?"
"Being Sabertooth's master's best friend does have its perks." She giggled slightly and I escorted her inside. When we arrived to our seats, after several people in the lobby stared us down, I ordered a bottle of white wine for us.
"Ooh, wine. What are we celebrating?" she raised her eyebrows and leaned in closer. I laughed and poured our glasses once it arrived.
"To your safe return and amazing nursing skills." She laughed and took her glass in her hand. "Cheers." Our glasses clanked and we drank.
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Dinner went well. We talked about Sabertooth, Lexi, our childhood, and our families. After a few glasses of wine however, I could tell we were getting a bit loud and decided to take a walk. We walked for maybe 10 minutes and Ashe complained her feet hurt, so I took her heels and let her walk in my shoes. We reached a small park and sat down on the grass to watch the small fireflies float around.
"Aren't they lovely?" She looked at them in amazement and I couldn't help but smile. Her bright pink eyes sparkled in the light emitted from the bugs and her face had such a lovely glow to it. She turned to me and smiled as she stood up. "I should get going, it's getting late and I have work tomorrow." I nodded and stood up before escorting her home.
The way back, we were stuck in a silence, but not and awkward one, it was almost comforting. The walk back felt too short as I could see her apartment ahead of us and when I looked down at her, she almost looked sad. We reached the front door of her apartment and she turned to me, giving me a small, sad smile.
"Well, this is it." Ashe looked up at the door and then back at me. "Thanks for tonight, whatever tonight was." She slightly laughed and turned around. "Goodnight."
Just as she was about to touch the door knob, I grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards me. She blushed deeply when she pulled back from my chest a bit. Not wanting to wait any longer I crashed my lips into hers. She tensed up but slowly started to relax when she wrapped her arms around you neck. I pulled away earning a disapproving grunt from her.
"Ashe, I heard what you said to Yukino yesterday." Her cheeks burned but she tried to hide it.
"Oh, you heard that?" I nodded, placing one hand on her cheek and the other on her waist. She stared into my eyes and relaxed into my palm.
"Yes I did, and I want you to know that our first kiss was special to me. I don't think you even realize how long I've wanted to kiss you Ashe."
"You- you wanted to kiss me?" She blushed more and I kissed her nose.
"More than you could imagine. I know that the kiss was probably timed badly, and I did kiss you because you were safe. But that's not the only reason. I kissed you because I wanted to, because I was so glad to have you back with me, because I love you." Her eyes grew wide but I didn't give her the chance to speak. "I love you Ashe, more than anything on this earth. To me you are everything, and without you I'm nothing. Ashe, I know I can make you happy, so will you please give me the pleasure of being my girlfriend."
I didn't get a response, instead she pulled me down by my collar kissed me. I didn't hesitate to kiss her back as I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her closer. I licked her bottom lip and she parted them somewhat allowing me to explore. We pulled apart moments later and rested our heads together. I something shiny on her cheek and noticed she was crying. Wiping them away I quickly asked what was wrong, hoping I don't mess anything up.
"I'm just- so happy right now." She laughed as she wiped the new tears away and looked into my eyes. "I love you too Rogue, and I always have, ever since we were young I knew I loved you. And I would be honored to be your girlfriend" She smiled and we kissed once more.
"It feels weird not being interrupted." I laughed and she shook her head. I kissed her forehead and turned around to go home.
"Goodnight Rogue." She closed the door and I smiled to myself walking home alone in the dark.
"Goodnight Ashe, I love you."
Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and remeber there is one chapter left! There will be a few announcements, I really wanted to thank everyone again (especially @DaydreamerAna and @Yukki_Nightshadow ) for all the support I've gotten throughout this book. Also I know the picture at top is from SAO, but I really do love these quotes and I felt like this one went well with this, in my opinion at least (credit to owners.) Thank you and enjoy!
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