[ 2200 WORDS - Last chapter was basically an info dump on his strength now so I thought I might as well give an extra chapter where they actually do something✌✌
UwU. ]
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'I've kept you waiting for a while, haven't I, Cliona? I finally have it prepared for you...' Yuji thought to himself as he quite carefully got up from the bed and went to freshen up.
As he stood you would notice that he is height didn't change and he stayed at 187cm, it was obvious that his growth hormones were focused somewhere else.
Anyway, today was the day they would go back to earth so he planned to fulfil his promise to her now.
Yuji walked out of the bedroom into the bathroom to take a shower, then he would wake her up.
Speaking of, the whole wooden house they were in was built by the two of them from scratch, it was as large as a decent family home with a good design, built far away from Gu Xuan's house for obvious reasons.
Although at first, it took decent amounts of trial and error, the two of them eventually made a pretty cosy home and the majority of it was hand built by the two of them while soft furniture like couches and pillows was provided by Gu Xuan.
They by all means did not want to take the godly comfortable furniture they had in Yuji's inner world because of the kind of environment they were in.
What if the pillows and mattress get bugs? Such a situation would be irreversibly painful because they didn't have the materials nor the tools to make such high-quality stuff anymore, it was all back in Yuna's castle and needed her power to operate the tools.
Anyway, after some time, Yuji walked out of the bathroom in a black suit with a white undershirt, and from each piece of clothing, they emanated his light and dark auras respectively, divulging the fact that they were not simple clothes.
His hair was tied into a loose ponytail and a few strands of black and white hair hung free from the ponytail over his face giving it a slightly dishevelled look that only added to his elegant figure.
If any normal girl were to see him they would instantly thank their farthest ancestors for
whatever good karma they presented them with and soon shed tears of joy from seeing a man as perfect as him.
Yuji walked over to Cliona who had rolled over to his side in an unconscious search of his scent and warmth; it always happened.
"Cliona, wake up. I've got something for you." Yuji said as he shook her.
It took a few more calls before she let out a disgruntled groan and turned to him as she mumbled lowly without opening her eyes. "Is it time for breakfast already? So early?"
Normally, she would be woken up an hour later than him for breakfast, then she would come right back to bed so Yuji can massage her before he left for his morning training fighting beasts, after which he went to Gu Xuan.
Not intending on letting her fall back asleep, Yuji lifted her and sat her up as he said. "Food isn't ready yet, but I have a surprise for you so wake up."
She groaned to complain but ultimately allowed him to lift her as she sat up on the edge of the bed with her legs hanging over to touch the floor as she looked up at him.
"What's going on, Yuji?" She couldn't help but ask seeing his stature in the suit that she could tell was made from his powers as she reflexively thought to herself. 'I wish I could have first seen you in a suit at our wedding...'
Patiently, Cliona waited as Yuna suggested.
For 2 years without missing a day; as they made love under the illumination of the light of the 3 moons that shone through their window, her mind, without caring for the well being of her heart, would think to a future where she made love to him, not as a partner, but a wife.
Unfortunately, during the 2 years, he had never once hinted at proposing and eventually, she resigned herself to the idea that maybe he didn't want her as a wife anymore?
Upon realising such a possibility, she was crushed to the point where she cried herself to sleep in his inner world for a whole week; however, she still held hope because they had a long road ahead of them.
Yuji didn't know about something like that happening because she made up an excuse of her going through some special demon process that mustn't be interrupted, which she technically did not lie about.
After all, she did go through such a process to get her horns and tail to regrow, that's why the tattoo didn't stop her from using it as an excuse.
She wondered on multiple occasions; what if she hadn't chosen to wait as Yuna said? What if she jumped the gun and talked to him about it instead?
Regardless, she decided to never act on those thoughts because now that it had been so long and she had made the formerly mentioned realisation, the thought of rejection horrified her to no end.
Meanwhile, with a gentle smile, Yuji presented his hand to her and said. "Take my hand and I'll show you."
She did as he said but as her hand lifted towards him she reminded. "I'm only wearing a shirt though?"
"I'll dress you up in a minute, don't worry about it." That was all he said before they disappeared into his inner world.
~~ Inner World ~~
The two reappeared standing in front of each other standing on one of the 100-metre long and wide balconies that overlooked the huge garden of their over 400-metre long and 200-metre wide four-story mansion, but it was empty.
"Have you ever danced before?" Maintaining his smile Yuji asked Cliona who was surprised to see that the balcony was empty.
"E-eh?... I haven't." She replied with a red tint on her cheeks thinking she would embarrass herself here if they danced.
Easily noticing it, Yuji's smile widened as he dropped his left hand to her lower back and his right held her left up.
"Then follow my lead."
*WHOOSH*
In the moment Yuji took a step to begin their dance, a large number of white and black angel feathers erupted from his feet which went on to surround the balcony in a constant swirl as the two of them danced within.
Starting slow, they took a long step, then a side step into a swirl and they increased their pace as they stepped in a waltz.
In the beginning, it was a clumsy attempt at following Yuji's lead from Cliona but she soon picked it up and a smile stretched across her face as she got into it.
Rhythmically, as if a song were playing for them, they smoothly glided around the white-tiled balcony.
As they let themselves sink into the moment, completely forgetting that the other was half-naked and entirely oblivious to the beauty of the feathers swirling around them, they gazed intently into one another's eyes and time flew by them as they wondered to themselves. "Why didn't we ever do this before?"
They went on for over 20 minutes until Yuji said. "It's about time I give you your dress and surprise." Yuji said in between twirling her.
Her confusion at what he said turned to shock as he interrupted their dance, held her by the waist and threw her up a few meters.
The feathers that had been swirling around the balcony minding their business shot towards her and as they washed across her body, once she was revealed she wore an exquisite dress with black feather patterns covering the top half that graduated down the dress till they were sparsely placed near the ends.
At the same time, Yuji who had thrown her up made a small black box appear in his hand.
By the time he had dropped to his knee and opened the box, Cliona had landed with her eyes wide and her now trembling hands covering her gaping mouth as she looked at the unbelievably beautiful ring he presented.
"Will you be my wife, Cliona?" He finally said it.
~~ Cliona's POV - 10 minutes earlier ~~
'This moment, this feeling, and that look in his eyes. I wish this moment could last forever...' I thought to myself as I followed Yuji's lead and the wind from our dance brushed across my skin and even snuck under my oversized shirt blowing a ticklish breeze to my vagina, but I couldn't care less right now.
I started dazed into his silver eyes that never failed to draw me in, captivate my soul and make butterflies rage in my stomach, and in the moment; make me feel as if nothing else deserved an ounce of my attention.
It's as if my surroundings are invisible, all the flowery scents from before have dulled, and all other sounds are non-existent.
As if I'm locked in a separate space just with him because; he's all I can see, his body pressing against mine is all I can feel, and that thick, rich, and divine scent of his is all I can smell.
Cliona's smile couldn't possibly stretch any wider as they continued to happily dance around the balcony, until 10 minutes later.
'Huh?' My eyes widen in slight shock to feel him suddenly stop twirling me and pick me up to throw me up a few metres.
I was instantly a bit let down because it pulled me out of the blissful trance I was in, but my curiosity took the better of me as I felt the feathers created from his powers wash across my whole body.
Before I could even check to see what had been created on me, my mouth hung open and my heart rate shot up higher than ever as I landed from the air, watching as Yuji got down on his knee and opened the black box that appeared in his hand a moment ago.
'I-Is this really happening?' I questioned whether I was still dreaming once I laid my eyes on the beautiful diamond ring which he presented me as my now trembling hands covered my mouth and my eyes began to burn.
I thought this being a dream would make complete sense because my morning was going much better than normal, but I was sure it wasn't once I heard his voice.
"Will you be my wife, Cliona?" He finally asked and before I could think of anything else, I had launched myself towards him and hugged him possessively, as if he would go away and repeatedly shouted. "Yes!"
~~ General POV ~~
At the same time, before she jumped into him Yuji quickly stored the ring and opened his arms to receive her. The impact easily knocked him down to lay on his back as she laid on top of him, repeating her agreement.
"Your dress is going to get dirty, Cliona. We can't lay on the floor like this." Yuji tried to have her get up but was instantly denied.
"I don't care right now; I've been waiting so long for you to propose!" Lifting her head from his neck, with tears flowing from her eyes she told him that she's been waiting for nearly 2 years.
Yuji could only give a helpless smile as his hands raised to cup her cheeks and wipe the tears away. "I'm sorry, I had to get your ring ready meaning I had to become a good enough refiner to process the Heavenly Goddess Diamond, and I had to become strong enough so I can make a dress for you using my powers. Because we were barely ever apart except in the morning, I had a hard time doing everything in secret, that's why I took so long."
Hearing his explanation Cliona hit in his chest as she cried out. "I thought you didn't want me as a wife anymore! There were nights I cried myself to sleep thinking that I messed up somewhere!"
Yuji was visibly surprised to hear that there were nights she had cried herself to sleep because of this.
When you think about it, he could blame himself because ever since the first time he said it, he never referenced it again, but then again that was because he wanted it to be a surprise, he just didn't think it would take so long.
So you couldn't exactly say he was wrong for what he did, but you couldn't say he was right either; nevertheless, as he hugged her into his chest and rubbed her back, he said. "I'm sorry I took so long, but at least with this, you're the first woman to receive a ring from me."
Cliona couldn't help but smile slightly hearing what he said since it really did make her happy that she was the first, and unlike in the past, and unlike before, Cliona's tears were from pure relief and happiness.
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Author-San: Ugh, this cunt Yuji, why must he take so long to propose? She waited a whole 3 years!
Well, at least he finally got to it🤷♀️