Fan Fiction ❯ June ❯ Hiroyuki and Kumiko ( Chapter 5 )

June

By Houou Kazoku-Kaga and Kaede Nakamura

Ch 5: Hiroyuki and Kumiko

8 May 2000

"Come on, let's leave them alone," Michiba said. They had to drag Kobe away ("Come on! It's good blackmail!"), but they left Sakai and Kumiko alone in the room.

For a long time, they just sat there, Kumiko in Sakai's arms, staring at the fire. It was enough; they were together again.

Sakai broke the silence with "And I thought I'd never get you back."

"Of course you would." Kumiko moved some hair out of Sakai's face. Their lips met.

When they parted, Kumiko covered the two of them with the blanket and they fell asleep. That's how Michiba found them when he came out to make breakfast. (It was his turn.)

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15 June 2000

Kobayashi Kumiko officially divorced Kobayashi Shigeru as he went to trial.

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31 December 2000

"I WANT TO BE A PRINCE AND MICHIBA'S MY ROSE BRIDE!!!!" an obviously intoxicated Kandagawa Toshiro yelled as he ran across the room. Sakai raised an eyebrow as the Drunken Don ran by.

It was about to become the year 2001. In a couple of days, the 21st Century Battle would occur (and rumor had it that Kandagawa, one of the challengers, would challenge Sakai). Sakai had finally worked up the nerve to ask Kumiko a very important question. And Morimoto and Bobby Flay were having a karaoke contest.

Life was good.

He spotted Kumiko listening to Chen tell a funny story about his older son Kentaro and a broken window. She saw Sakai heading her way and met him halfway, pecking him on the cheek.

"Kumiko," he began, "can I talk to you over there?"

Kumiko looked concerned. He looked serious. Was something wrong?

"Hiroyuki, what's wrong?"

Sakai was pale and very nervous. "Sorry, nerves." He fumbled something in his hand and moved it behind his back. "I should have asked you this a long time ago."

He pulled out one of those jewelry boxes and opened it. It snapped shut on his fingers. Kumiko giggled as he grumbled and reopened the box.

Inside was an engagement ring.

"Kumiko, will you marry me?"

Her eyes filled with tears.

"Oh, Hiroyuki!" She (for lack of a better word) pounced on him. "Yes!" She cried, sealing the deal with a kiss that comes from the country their cooking style comes from.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!" Nakamura yelled, spraying some of Kobe's silly string (cue Kobe bitching in the background) onto them. He noticed the ring on Kumiko's finger. "Cool, can I get drunk and crash the reception?"

"NO!!!"