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There was a long silence as Mao Mao took in what the King was saying. His eyes widened while he got down on one knee, and they began watering when he pulled out the box. Suddenly, his mind flashed back to all of these last few weeks, and, he did enjoy it. More than most things in his life, after he and Snugglemagne got together, he was never bored. While he was depressed, his love had been there to comfort him, they worked together to help Adorabat and to take care of everything, cooking, cleaning and every other kind of chore. Though he doesn't look it, the King was actually rather sweet and loving, he acted goofy at times and was definitely not a boring person. As the images of the last while glossed across the Sherrif's brain, he began to want more of it, to have it like that forever. He desperately wanted it.
While Mao Mao was taking this all in, the crowd stared expectantly, Adorabat was stunned and completely still, she had no idea that the two were even dating, despite it being painfully obvious. Now the King was proposing?! This all came as a shock to her, was she getting a second dad? Would the King be moving in with them? Or would they be moving into the castle? Would nobody be moving? Will Mao Mao be a king? These questions filled her mind.
Mao Mao took a breath. He nodded. "Yes! Yes, I will." Tears of happiness streamed down his cheeks. Snugglemagne's eyes lit up in happiness as the Sherrif accepted the offer. He stood up and embraced the smaller cat happily, giving off a small laugh as he lifted him up, holding him in his arms. He kissed him lovingly before sliding the ring onto his finger. "I love you, my Sherrif." He smiled wider. "My protector and saviour."
"I love you too, my King." He smiled widely. "My gracious and loyal monarch."
There was a crowd-wide cheer as the two stood there happily, the King who used to be portrayed as selfish and annoying, now kinder and a lot more appreciative of his royal lifestyle and those close to him, holding Mao Mao, the one and only Sherrif of Pure Heart Valley, close in his arms. The sherrif which was, only a short while ago, disliked by everyone. He went through depression, loss, helplessness, and came out a better person. He still tries his utmost hardest to be a legendary hero, but he doesn't want to sacrifice people, experiences, love, along the way. He wanted to be happy, and in doing so made Snugglemagne happy. The two were being cheered by the entire crowd. Adorabat flew over. "You two are getting married?!" She asked suprisedly, her face in a wide grin. "Does that mean there will be TWO kings? Do I now get TWO dads?"
Both of these questions were met with akward silence. "We shall.. sort out those matters later." Replied Snugglemagne. "Let us just enjoy the rest of this party." He smiled
"Oh, Okay!" Yelled Adorabat happily. She flew back off towards the DJ booth, starting the music back up again. "Care to dance?" Asked Snugglemagne, smiling.
"I'd love to." Mao Mao replied, kissing the lion's head before he was put down. The two headed over to the dance floor, and began dancing close to eachother for the rest of the night.
Soon, the party came to an end, the guests began leaving, thanking Snugglemagne for the night and congratulating him on the engagement. The hall was soon empty, save for Mao Mao, Snugglemagne and Adorabat. The three began to clear up the party, which wasn't very hard, but it was still a slight challenge. The hall was clear after a while, and the three returned to the main part of the castle, Adorabat went off to turn into bed, but Mao Mao and Snugglemagne stayed up a while longer.
"I guess we're engaged now." Mao Mao smiled, laying back on the bed that he and Snugglemagne shared. He was purely overjoyed with their engsgement, he couldn't wait to marry him, King Snugglemagne, the love of his life. Snugglemagne smiled widely. "Indeed we are. We still have many things to discuss about it." He replied.
"That can wait until morning." Mao Mao said, sitting up so that he could face the lion. He leaned his head down to kiss Snugglemagne's forehead. "For now, let's just make the most of this." Mao Mao added. "After all, I have you all to myself for a while." The cat stroked the lion's face, earning a small purring sound from him.
"You're so amazing, Mao Mao."
"Really? How'ssat?" He stroked his face still.
"Well, you're able to do such amazing things! Slaying monsters, fighting pirates and villains, and yet, you're still so.. loving. How do you do it?"
Mao Mao thought for a second. "Well, I suppose it's because you taught it to me. The moment you confessed, I knew that I felt the same, deep in my heart, I knew I wanted you more than anyone else, and so, we started dating, I began to be able to open up and to be myself around you, I loved being with you and wanted to show it as much as possible."
The king smiled widely. "Well, I suppose you taught me that as well, my love. I began to be less selfish, and kinder towards you, and other people. I began to show my love, and it was amazing." He smiled more, leaning up to give Mao Mao a kiss on the cheek. "All thanks to you bursting into my life on an aerocycle that broke the Pure heart Ruby."
"You knew?!" Exclaimed Mao
"Of course I did! I saw you do it." He giggled before letting out a small yawn. "Do you feel tired enough to sleep, my love?"
Mao Mao giggled and nodded. "If it means snuggling up with you, absolutely."
The two embraced eachother close, covering the little huddle with the blanket. They both closed their eyed and soon drifted off.
Meanwhile, a group of figures wander the wasteland, terrified. They were backed up by a monster who roamed the desert. They hit a large boulder, they thought that this would be the end, until a figure jumped off from the boulder, and blasted the monster into smitherenes. This new figure was large and plump, with an eye patch and bionic arm. It was Badgerclops. "Hey, you guys okay?"
The other five figures were now in the light, Guard1, Guard2, Ronald, Brett the chef and lastly, Quinton.
"We're fine." Replied Guard2 "Thank you."
"No problem, what are you guys doing out here?"
"We left." Quinton replied. "The king forced us out by not paying us enough for a living wage."
"Oh, I see, a strike! I think we'll get on just fine." Badgerclops smirked