Magnum Koishi approached Misty Lake with several important items in his bag. It was Valentine’s Day, and he was going to spend his day with his mermaid friend, Wakasagihime. The two had developed a very close relationship and often enjoyed spending lots of time together. MK could barely contain his excitement as he made his way down to the shoreline. “HIME~!” He cheerfully shouted across the lake. A few seconds later she appeared out of the blue in a big splash. "I'm glad you came to see me!" Wakasagihime grinned happily, her tail splashing the cool lake water around to show her excitement. MK laughed. "I missed you so much~" He laughs, holding a present hidden behind his back. She tilted her head. "What is thaaaaat~?" she peered curiously. “It’s a surprise!” MK giggled. That’s for later though; I thought you might like the idea of us having a picnic!” Waka nods. “Yes! That’s a swell idea!” MK started rolling out a striped blanket by the lakeside edge. “Seeing how it is currently Valentines Day, I bought some of those delicious chocolate-covered strawberries- Wait, and you can eat those right?” MK blinked. “Hmmmmm. Yeah! No problems!” Waka grinned happily, resting her arms on the edge of the blanket that was the closest to the shore. “Ah, okay!” Laughing in relief, Magnum offered her the plate with the assortment of sweet romantic snacks. “Ahhh, they are so pretty~!” Waka practically had stars in her eyes as she didn’t hesitate for a second to start trying the food. “MMM~ this is too good.” She spoke while tasting the wonderful chocolate goodness. “I can’t fathom why I haven’t tried this stuff before!” She’s completely in love with it. “You only deserve the best after all!” MK gently rubbed her aquamarine curls with his fingers. Waka blushes, averting eye contact for a second. “You’re so sweet MK.. you aren’t like the other people who are scared..” she speaks sincerely. “I-it means a lot to me...” she pondered how she had ever been lucky enough to meet someone as cool and sincere as MK. It was sort of like a dream come true in a way. “Well, I certainly hooked a great catch when I met you~!” MK laughed, eating himself. Waka giggled. “You’re so bad~” She gently reached with her other arm to hold MK’s hand. MK took it without hesitation, and the two sat for a second just enjoying the moment. “Oh, that’s right!” Waka thought out loud. “What’s this present you brought?” She seems excited to see whatever it might be. “I’ll show you in a little bit.” MK laughed. “I have something else to show you first, kind of uh..” he thinks for a moment. “I guess you could call it a pre-present..” he decides on the spot. “Pre-present?” Waka tilts her head. “Whatever do you mean?” MK takes out a wrapped square-shaped object. “Don’t worry about getting it wet, and it’s waterproof.” He assures her. “Ah~!” She takes the present into her own hands. “Thank you MK~” She gently kisses his cheek. MK blushes. “Just open it..” he mumbles, while his face was still red. “Okie~!” She removes the paper-wrapping and holds up the present. “Oh my, what is this?” She examines it closely, turning it around a few times in her hands. “It’s called a photo album.” MK explains. “I caught that Tengu taking photographs of us, so I paid off her rival to steal them back. Look.” His hands gently met hers as they worked in unison to open the cover. “A-ah..” Waka blinked in surprise. “T-this is...” MK nods. “Mhm. It’s the first time we ever met.” He pointed at the picture. “Remember how you startled me so bad I fell? Hehe.” Waka laughed too. “I feel bad about that now.” Her other hand not holding the album goes back to his hand. “And this.” MK continued, “is the day you showed me your precious belonging.” Waka nods. “Mhm. I still have it~!” She pulls out a bright pearl from her kimono. “It was my mothers..” she looks a bit melancholic for a moment. Her grip tightly increased with MK’s. He gently squeezes back. “Ah.. sorry.” She shakes her head. “I should be having fun instead of thinking of the past, right?” MK turns the page. “How about this then?” Waka looks. “Oh! The night we watched the fireworks of the Scarlet Devil Mansion together!” She grins. “You look so cute in this picture..” MK smiles. “I d-do?” Waka blushes. “Of course~!” MK gently smooches her forehead, causing Waka to blush furiously. “Y-you are so sweet..” she’s bubbly. “Oh, this is a good one!” MK turned to a page with the two of them caught mid-kiss by Aya’s hidden camera. The photograph itself is very intimate and shot beautifully. “A...” Waka can’t speak. The picture was so.. “perfect huh?” MK looks back, gauging her reaction. “I.. y-yes..” she doesn’t hesitate to agree. “I think the reflection here on the uh water really makes it-“ he looks back but Waka is tearing up a bit. “W-what’s wrong..?” He’s worried for a second he might have done something unknowingly to upset her. She shakes her head, wiping her tears with her sleeves. “S-sorry.. i-it just.. it makes me sad...” MK gently took her other hand. “W-why does it make you sad..?” He asked earnestly. She sniffles a little bit. “B-because you’re such a wonderful person and you treat me so kindly..” she wipes another tear. “S-sorry.. I’m just..” MK shook his head. “There’s nothing wrong for feeling like that.” He takes on hand and gently lifts her chin up. “You’re just showing your heart. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that at all.” He reassures her. She gently pulled herself up a bit onto the land to hug MK tightly. MK hugs back, gently rubbing her back. She feels comforted. The two remained in this loving embrace for a few several moments. It felt good. It felt right. “Sniff. You really are a special person MK...” she whispers. MK closed his eyes. “And you are too Wakasagi..” he answers in kind. After getting over her impulse. Waka gently slid back into the water. “I feel better now, heh..” she laughs to try to bring the happy environment back. “I’m glad you do.” MK feels better himself. “Although, you missed something.” Waka blinked in confusion. “Missed..? Missed what?” He points to the album. “There’s still two more pages.” She chuckles a bit. “Ahhh~!” She answers cheerfully and turns the page. To her surprise, there aren’t any photographs attached to the page, just some obviously written sentences addressed to her. “If you find your feelings in the right place, never hesitate to turn the page and find your future voyage ahead.” She reads each line carefully. “What does that mean?” She looked up. MK just grinned and motioned for her to keep going. “Ok..” she turns to the final page. It’s just a big giant heart, covering the entire page from margin to edge. She smiles a bit. “Aww MK, you’re so swee-“ she glanced up. MK was holding something else this time. She looks back down to examine closer. It’s a small box with a jeweled ring resting inside. “A-ahh.?” She’s quiet for a moment. “W-what..?” The words don’t come out at the rate of her thoughts. “What are you...” MK smiles genuinely. “I’m proposing to you Wakasagihime.” He extends the ring case outward towards her. “Will you marry me?” Not another second passed before Wakasagi grabbed MK and pulled him into the water with her. “W-woah!” It took MK off guard. She had’nt ever done something like this before. “YESYESYESYESYES~!!” Her answer rushes out rapidly. “H-hah.. I’m so glad..” he can’t help but grin as the two embraced in the water. Wakasagi pulled him into a long and deep loving kiss, to which he did anything but resist to. It was the perfect moment, one likely never to be forgotten. After a while, they finally both let go. “Ah.. the uh.. ring.” He reminds her. “Oh, right!” She beams with delight. He takes the ring out of the casing and gently places it on her finger, it fit perfectly, much to MK’s relief. “It’s so pretty~!” She practically squeaks in delight. “Matches your eyes..” he scratches his head, blushing. “You’re so considerate ahh..” she begins to cry more happy tears. “I try my best!” He looks down. “Ahh, my clothes are all wet now..” he sighs half-heartedly a bit. “Oh don’t worry about that~! Your clothes are not the only thing that will get wet soon~!” She teases him. “O-oh my..” he blushes even more. He gently kisses her again. She pulls him closer. Wakasagi giggled. MK does too. The future at that moment seems more bright and beautiful than ever. And everything was right in the world for them.