“You should take her to dinner! Nothing says proposals better than food!”
“No way! Definitely do it outside! Make sure lots of people are around!”
“Kise… Moriyama….”
“What are you talking about Kise?! You just want to be there for when he does it! This is Kasamatsu we’re talking about!!!”
A gasp.
“I’ve got the best idea ever! Kasamatsu… Let me propose to ____-chan! you’ll ruin it!”
A loud sigh echoed through the room as Kise and Moriyama continued to bicker back and forth. Hayakawa, unsure how to help, just stood there, watching the ordeal.
Leaving Kasamatsu and Kobori to shake their heads.
“Ignore them, Kasamatsu.”
He groaned, running a hand through his hair.
“What am I gonna do?.. I made sure to take tomorrow off and basically forced ____ to do the same..”
He felt the box in his pocket, palms sweaty just thinking about the several ways he could propose to you.. But just the idea alone… It made him almost faint.
Until a hand clasped his shoulders.
“Listen to me, Kasamatsu.” Kobori starts, catching the ex-captain’s attention, “Whatever you do… ____-chan will like it… I’m confident she’ll say yes.. You just have to find the confidence to do it… Think of it in the same manner as leading us during a critical moment of a game.”
Kasamatsu raised an eyebrow, trying to understand the comparison.. To be confident enough to ask you to marry him…? He’s had plenty of experience leading his team to major tournaments..
But a lifetime commitment is MUCH different…
Still, he finds himself nodding, and heeding his friend’s advice.. After all, Kobori has never steered him wrong before…
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He really should’ve listened to Moriyama…
That idiot probably would’ve done better at setting the mood to pop the question.. Instead, Kasamatsu is now wracking his brain, trying hard not to vomit, because seriously, he’s that nervous.. and he showed up almost half an hour early, in fear he’d be late to the dinner…
“Yukio!!”
Shit.
He turns to you, giving what he thinks is a convincing smile, scratching his head in nervousness. Oh, his mouth dries up the moment he catches you in that sparkling blue dress, and just the idea of proposing slips out the window.. He finds himself staring for so long, he doesn’t notice how you shift slightly, as if uncomfortable..
“W..What? Does it not look good?!”
He blinks, finding himself coming back to his senses, and grabs your hand, rubbing the back of it carefully.
“N…No.. I.. I mean..” He sighs, giving a soft smile, “You’re so beautiful _____.. That dress really suits you…”
Your cheeks flares at his compliments, looking away before he could see the nervousness in your eyes.. And man.. He looks just as handsome in his dark blue suit.. You try to wrack your brain, wondering if today was an important date, but you come up empty.
“…Y..You look handsome yourself..” you muster, turning to him and smiling.
He can’t help himself.. he knows he should wait for the dinner at least, because he had the idea all planned out in his head.. but that moment, with you staring at him with that smile, and how your eyes twinkled with love… He finds the words leaving his lips without his consent
“Marry me.”
You pause, eyes widening at his words, unsure if you heard him right… W…What..?? H…He wants to… M…Marry you…??
He feels the stares from a few people, but tugs on your hand, pulling you to the corner of the restaurant, getting on his knee and popping open the box containing the ring.
“I.. I mean it ____.. I want you to marry me.. I want you to become Mrs. Kasamatsu.”
A hand covers your mouth, muffling the gasp as a few tears slip down your cheeks.. A…as if he’d propose in such a way… In front of people at a restaurant…
You find yourself smiling brightly, tugging on his tux into a passionate but tender kiss. It lasted for a few seconds, before you pulled back, letting out a light laugh as you tried to make sense of everything. But you didn’t have to when your eyes opened.
Just seeing his happiness was more than enough, and when you held out your hand, he got the message, slipping the gold band on your ring finger.
“Y…Yes…!! I.. I’ll be your Mrs. Kasamatsu…”
A yelp left your lips when he picked you up by the waist, holding you in the air for a few moments, before capturing your mouth once more. Your hands immediately found his shoulders, holding on as you basked in your moment..
The moment in which Kasamatsu was officially your fiance .
So cute!!!