[PRIVATE: DGFone & Thewhistlerify]

[DGFone]

Delano had felt the same way when he was gone. "Yeah, I know how you felt." He tore his eyes away from the sky and looked down at Lina. At that moment, he forgot why the stars were so beautiful. They were nothing compared to Lina her, and Delano was content to let Lina rest against him as he looked at her, especially her eyes. Two shiny spheres that brought shame to the largest of stars.

Umeme smiled. She thought that Muroki would ask her that, but when he actually asked her, it was confirmed. And yet, even though she expected the question, answering it was for some reason still rather hard. "I err..." she stared into Muroki's eyes as he stared at hers. "I would love to..." she answered. She leaned into Muroki and rubbed her head against his. "I would love to be your mate," she whispered into his ear, "thank you."

[TheWhistlerify]

Lina, at some point, also shifted her gaze from the stars to Delano's eyes. They seemed like even bigger and much more beautiful stars to her. The most important thing was that Delano wasn't going to ever leave her again, and that made her very happy. Not feeling like there was anything else that was needed to be said, she simply touched her nose against his, smiling as she continued staring into his eyes.

Muroki became slightly nervous when Umeme seemed to be having problem with answering him, thinking that maybe she wasn't ready for that yet and that he just made himself look like a complete idiot. But when she said yes, Muroki's eyes lit up and he felt the greatest surge of happiness he had ever felt in his entire life. Before he realized what he was doing he was giving her the stronget hug he had ever given anyone. He wasn't even able to describe how happy he was feeling at the moment, for he was clearly the happiest lion alive.

[DGFone]

Delano noticed Lina's eyes shift from elsewhere to his own eyes, but he didn't care. In fact, he rather liked it. He opened his mouth to say how beautiful she was, but changed his mind. He wasn't good enough to come up with the right words, and the ones he did know would only be an insult to what he felt right now. So Delano simply stared back at Lina, grinning with happiness.

Before she could figure out what happened, Umeme felt herself struggling for breath from Muroki's hug. Relaxing a bit, she hugged him back. While Umeme couldn't exactly predict how much happier her answer made Muroki, she felt that after she accepted his proposal, that some heavy burden was lifted off of her. The same thing must have happened to Muroki.

Eventually, Umeme was able to wiggle out of the hug and get some air. She then leaned against Muroki and closed her eyes, not really believing what was happening around her.

[TheWhistlerify]

Lina and Delano continued sitting dare and staring into each other's eyes, none of them seemed to grow bored of that even a little. Eventually though, Lina began feeling tired. "Would you mind if we lay down?" she asked, doubting he would mind. Not only were her eyes starting to grow heavy but also she'd prefer to be snuggled against him while staring into his eyes rather than just sit next to him while staring into his eyes.

Muroki hugged Umeme again, not so tightly that time though because of how Umeme ended up having to struggle for breath. He didn't mean for that to happen of course, but he was just feeling so happy that he couldn't really control himself for a moment back there. His life couldn't get any better at the moment; the underworld was finally gone and the lioness he loved with all his heart has agreed to become his mate. There was clearly nothing that could make this day better.

[DGFone]

Delano nodded and lay down next to Lina, letting her rest against him. He was content to let her stare at him, but now that he was snuggled up with her, the day's events caught up to him, and he had to close his eyes. As much as he wanted to continue staring into Lina's eyes, he couldn't keep his own eyes opened. Feeling Lina snuggled up against him, Delano felt so comfortable, that he fell asleep almost immediately.

This time, Muroki brought Umeme into a gentler hug, and one that she didn't mind staying in. Now that Muroki had a bit more control over himself, she reached out around him and completed the hug, not having to fear suffocation. "I am so glad that you asked me to be your mate," she told him, "I was beginning to wonder how long you would wait... And I am glad that you chose today over the others."

[TheWhistlerify]

Muroki couldn't help but grin at what Umeme said first. Asking her to be his mate was the most difficult thing he has ever done and he was very proud of himself for finally pulling that off not to mention that he was more than just happy that Umeme said yes. Muroki was about to ask why did she prefer this particular day over any other day, but that would be a stupid question. Delano was finally back and the underworld was gone, this was the perfect day. "I'm also glad that I asked you." he said softly, still holding her close. "I've been wanting to for quite a long while now, but it's like when I just came here and wanted to ask you out... Took me some time." he chuckled.

[DGFone]

Umeme chuckled back. "Well, it doesn't really matter anymore, does it?" she looked at Muroki then seriously. "When should we tell the others?" She asked. "Tomorrow morning, or when?" She was feeling rather eager to tell the news, but did't want the others to think that their decision might be rushed or impulsive. She leaned against Muroki again. "I think tomorrow morning should be fine."

[TheWhistlerify]

Muroki thought about it for a moment, "Well, they're probably asleep now, so I'll agree with you on tomorrow morning." he smiled as Umeme leaned against him again and again held her close, nuzzling her gently as he did. He unlike her wasn't worrying about the others thinking that their decision was rushed. After all, he and Umeme have been together for a few months now and they both loved each other dearly. And beside, they might have decided to become mates, but it's not like they already decided to take things between them to the actual meaning of the word.

Muroki was just too happy about Umeme's positive response at the moment in order to think of anything else, and this happiness probably wasn't going to leave his mind for a long time now. Also, he couldn't see a reason for anyone to think that this decision was rushed in any way, since it was obvious to tell just by a single look that he and Umeme loved each other more than they loved themselves. And if someone will somehow still think that their decision was impulsive, Muroki wouldn't have too much of a problem shrugging it off, since he knew how much he loved Umeme, more than anything or anyone else in the entire world. This decision didn't seemed rushed to him at all, in fact today seemed like the perfect day to finally make that decision.

[DGFone]

Umeme smiled and closed her eyes, lying down next to Muroki. "That will be nice," she whispered. With Muroki's warm body next to her, she wasn't worried about sleeping out in the open: the two of them will keep each other warm.

She felt Muroki also lie don next to her, and Umeme quickly opened an eye to see his eye come close to hers. She smiled at him, and wrapped a paw around hi body. "Goodnight, Muroki," she whispered, before closing her eyes for a final time and falling asleep.

[TheWhistlerify]

Muroki smiled and also lay down next to Umeme, smiling an even wider smile when she opened one of her eyes to look at him. Even though she only said 'goodnight' and then closed it back, her eye was open long enough for him to see how beautiful it was with the light of the stars reflecting from it. "Goodnight Umeme." he said softly, holding her close and giving her a gentle kiss on her forehead before placing his head down next to hers and closing his eyes. He soon fell asleep, feeling certain that things were going to be even better from now on.