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[eighthmelody]

Characters: Ness, Joshua, and anyone on the Convoy who wants to harass them
Content: So like, Ness and Joshua are wearing these pretty rings and people might notice, you know?
Setting: On the Convoy, wherever
Time: After the events of the hot springs
Warnings: Lots of flailing, I'm sure. Probably other things too.

Comments

Deck---Ness, though if Ten wants to have Joshua make cracks that's cool too

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Rikku was heading back in from the spring when she saw Ness. Grinning, she ran up and glomped him.

"Hi!"

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And suddenly, Ness was attacked from behind! It reminded him of the Winding Way days, and he instantly knew the identity of his attacker.

"Hi Rikku," he replied.

[tiny_tinker_toy]

"Heya, Ness," Rikku giggled. "Whatcha up to~? Have you---oh my monkeywrenches is that a ring?"

It was something new, and something shiny. Of course Rikku was going to spot it.

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And so it begins.

Ness wasn't particularly looking forward to this, but he knew he couldn't avoid it. Rikku's reaction was one of the ones he was most worried about. Would she approve? Tell him to break it off? It scared him, to be honest.

"Uh...this? It's...yeah, it is," he stammered, reaching over to fiddle with it.

[tiny_tinker_toy]

And the hand it was on...Rikku promptly took Ness's hand and studied it for a moment. Nice metal, diamonds....

"Okay, who did you have to kill to get that jerk to agree to marry you?" she demanded, letting Ness have his hand back. She was...not amused.

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Ness let out a muffled sound when Rikku grabbed his hand. She could be deceptively strong sometimes.

"No one!" he blurted out. "He...he proposed to me!"

...oh god it was so embarrassing to say.

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Rikku just stood there for a moment.

"He proposed to you?" she repeated. "Joshua. The jerk. Proposed. To you?"

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"Uh...yes?" Ness blinked, looking confused. Was...was the idea of that really that unbelievable?

[tiny_tinker_toy]

"...When?!"

That was what Rikku really wanted to know. She could ask 'why', but that was a stupid question. The only reason you proposed to someone was because you loved them.

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"Today," Ness said, leaving out the 'in the hot springs' part. Nobody needed to know that. Nobody needed to know that part.

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Again, Ness's declaration was met with gaping and failed attempts at speech from Rikku. Her brain was a little fried from finding out that her little brother-figure was now engaged to his annoying jerk of a boyfriend.

"...Who's gonna wear the dress?" she asked after a while, unable to come up with an intelligent question.

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"Dress?" Ness repeated, not understanding what Rikku was saying at first. Oh, she meant who was going to wear a wedding dress. Well, Ness certainly wasn't, and he kind of doubted that Joshua wanted to either. "Um...no one? We don't really have any of this planned out yet."

[tiny_tinker_toy]

"...Seriously?" Rikku's eyes lit up in spite of herself. She always wanted to plan a wedding... "Can I plan it?"

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She wanted to plan it out? Ness appreciated the sentiment, but he kind of wanted to do it himself. But she had this hopeful, determined look in her eyes.

"...will you listen if I say no?"

[tiny_tinker_toy]

Nuts. Oh well, there was still Ichigo and Kimi. Rikku nodded.

"I don't like Joshua, but...I really don't think my opinion matters on that anymore, since it's gonna be Joshua Lakehaven soon, so...yeah, of course I'll listen."

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Words couldn't describe the relief Ness was feeling right now.

"Thanks, Rikku," he said.