Excitedly looking at the man sitting frozen on the couch,Alicia thought back to the way he had slipped the engagement ring on her finger deceded to do something similar but different.Taking the presents from his hands,she placed them aside.This shook the man and brought him back to the present.He looked at Alicia,only to see her kneeling in front of him with her hands hiding behind her back.Amused and a little wary of her expression,he leaned forward.Of it"s own accord,Ryu"s hand moved to cup her cheek.When he realized what he had done he almost pulled back his hand but before he could do that his wrist was caught by alicia.She turned her head and placed a kiss in the center of his palm.Then turning to look at him,"My hubby..Fate gave me a scare when she took away your memories of me.Everytime you gave me a surprise,you took away a part of my heart until you possessed all of it.And with every moment we spent together, you also gave me a piece of you to hold.There is only one thing I want for a present.And that is you.We are married legally and I know that you have recognized that.But will you again accept me as your wife?"With that Alicia brought forward her other hand.It held a small velvet box of matching couple rings that looked like wedding bands.The rings were matching only in the way that they had the design of the celtic knot of love and infinity.Taking out the ring,she held it up and waited for Ryu to accept the ring.Looking into her s.h.i.+ning eyes,Ryu could not have even thought of refusing.On the inside,Alicia had gotten their names and wedding date engraved.
Ru who had been raptly paying attention to his parents clicked a picture at just the correct moment when Alicia was slipping the ring on his finger.The click pf the camera brought both of them back to the present.Ryu looked at Ru who was now holding the photo and waiting for it to develop and then at Alicia who was about to wear her own ring.Pulling her into his lap immediately,Ryu took the ring from her hand.Picking up her left hand,he slipped on the ring onto her ring finger which already held the engagement ring.Alicia"s face held a mixture of warmth and grat.i.tude.With a small smile he placed a peck on her nose and depositing her on the couch picked up the presents in one hand and Ru who held the camera and new developed picture,in the other hand and went to their room.
In the bedroom,Ryu took the picture and gave it a glance.Happy with the picture,Ryu praised his son and picking up his wallet from the side table placed it inside the clear pocket,only to turn back and face his glaring son."That is my picture and you stole it."Ru accused.
"No, just borrowed it.What would like me to give you for borrowing it?I"d like to keep it for a while."Ru"s answer was to fold his arms across his chest and stare back mutinuously.Sensing his kids mood,Ryu thought for a while and then whispered something in Ru"s ears.A happy smile broke across Ru"s face and he magnanimously said,"You may have it.I will click more.But do not think you can do the same in the future!"
"Of course."
With that Ryu opened the presents at full speed.After a few moments, however his expression was dreadful and grave.The boxes held a t s.h.i.+rt and a pair of blue jeans.The jeans was acceptable but never could he think of wearing the T s.h.i.+rt.Ryu Long was not very fas.h.i.+on conscious but this style was perfectly opposite of him.Her antic.i.p.ating face and happy eyes flashe in his mind and he shook his head.He was already thinking of ways to make the T s.h.i.+rt go missing after today.Walking into the walk in closet,Ryu changed into the jeans which somehow fit him perfectly and grimaced at the t s.h.i.+rt again.He just hoped his brothers never see hm today.Pulling the t s.h.i.+rt over his head,Ryu looket at his reflection.The T s.h.i.+rt was plain black but the graffitti was somewhat embara.s.sing.With an arrow pointing to the left,the t s.h.i.+rt said"I belong to this person!"
Shaking his head at his missus,Ryu thought,"Subtlety is her middle name!"