Plot: You are dating ex clone captain Howzer and someone tells you that you're not good enough but he shows you otherwise

Post war
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You woke up to find yourself being held by strong arms. You did your best to turn over and smiled upon seeing your boyfriend holding you, still asleep. You leaned your head against his chest and listened to his slow, steady heartbeat. As if feeling your movements, he nuzzled his face into the crook of your neck and started placing butterfly kisses. You tried your best not to laugh as he continued his actions. He placed a few more kisses before stopping and pulling you closer, nuzzling into your neck more. You heard him mumble in his sleep and listened closely.

"(Y/n), I love you so much." You heard him mumble.

You blushed when you heard this and smiled wider as you brought up a hand to his hair. You gently combed through his soft hair and leaned your head against his. As much as you wanted to stay like this, you both had to get up since today was a special day. You placed your hands on both sides of his face and pressed a bunch of kisses to his face. You stopped when you saw him opening his eyes. He groaned lightly before smiling at the sight of your pretty face.

"Morning, handsome." You said.

"Morning, mesh'la." He said and pressed a kiss to your lips.

"Remember what today is?"

He hummed for a moment as if he was thinking.

"Is it......your birthday?" He asked.

"No, silly! It's our dating anniversary!" You exclaimed.

His eyes widened at the realization that he forgot it was your anniversary. He blushed and started to apologize profusely.

"I completely forgot, I'm so sorry." He said.

"Hey, it's okay. I know you didn't mean to forget." You said and cuddled into his chest.

"I kept thinking about it all last week but it slipped my mind the day of."

You giggled a bit before speaking.

"C'mon, I have the entire day planned." You said as you tried to sit up.

"Alright, alright, I'll get up." Howzer said with a laugh.

He sat up with you still in his arms, now fully awake. You detached yourself from him and got up to get dressed. You walked over to your shared closet to pick out the perfect outfit for today. Howzer beat you to it and pulled out a sweater that said "I'm a luxury" on the front and "few can afford" on the back.

"Honey, I'm not wearing that!" You exclaimed with a laugh.

"Aww, c'mon! I want other people to be jealous when they see me with you wearing this." He said.

"Oh, alright, if it makes you happy."

He smiled as he handed you the sweater and you pulled it over the tank top your wore. You grabbed a pair of pants and slipped into them then looked at Howzer and smiled.

"You look amazing, cyare." He said.

"Thank you. Let me pick out your shirt since you picked mine." You said.

"Alright, go ahead."

You skimmed through the shirts that he had and picked out a simple dress shirt and gave it to him.

"Could you possibly roll up the sleeves and tuck half of it into your pants?" You asked sweetly.

"Your wish is my command, d'arbav." He said and smiled.

He put the shirt on and adjusted it to your liking then put on a pair of pants, tucking in half of the shirt.

"I knew you'd look good in that." You said and slightly blushed.

"Just like how I knew you'd look beautiful in your outfit." He said and winked.

You blushed more red and hugged him, burying your face into his chest. He laughed lightly at this and hugged back, patting your back. You pulled away and grabbed ahold of his hand then started to pull him out of the room.

"C'mon, let's eat breakfast before we head out." You said.

"Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming." He said and smiled at your excitement.

<Later>

"Alright, what should we do first?" You wondered.

"How about we do a bit of shopping?" He asked.

"Sure, we can do that."

"But with a twist."

"Oh?"

"We go into separate stores and get something for each other, but we don't say what it is until we meet up again."

"Ooh, sounds fun. Let's meet back at the small café we passed on the way here."

"The one near the entrance?"

"Yes, that one."

"Sounds like a plan," he gave you a small kiss on the lips. "I'll see you then."

"Yeah, I'll see you then."

You both went into separate stores to get a gift for each other. You had no idea what he was going to get you and the thought of you turning up empty handed killed you. You weren't too sure if you should get him something simple or expensive. You decided on getting him a silver chain with yours and his initials as the charm. It wasn't much but you hoped he would like it, feeling slightly nervous.

After the jeweler was done, he told you the amount of credits to be paid and you dug through your bag for your wallet. You pulled it out and gathered the amount of credits to pay for the gift you got for Howzer.

"Would you like it wrapped, ma'am?" The jeweler asked.

"No thanks, the box will be fine." You answered.

He nodded his head and put the chain in a dark blue velvet box. He handed you the box and before you left the small store, somebody stopped you.

"Who's that for?" The person asked.

"Oh, um, it's for my boyfriend of two years." You replied, confused why this person was talking to you.

"Two years? That's impressive, especially for someone like you."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I mean, do you see yourself? You don't look exactly like the kind of person I would date."

"You don't know me, dude. Just leave me alone."

You quickly left the place before they could say anything more. You made your way towards the small café you two agreed on and quickened your pace. Seeing the door in view, you slowed yourself until you stopped just outside of the café. You calmed yourself down by taking a few deep breaths then walked inside. Once you were through the door, you looked around to see Howzer sitting in a booth not too far from you. You slowly walked towards him and sat across from him, faking a smile.

"Hey, I was wondering when you'd show up!" He exclaimed, noticing you.

"Sorry, I got a bit distracted." You said.

"It's okay, as long as you're here with me, it's fine."

He smiled at you and you smiled back but the conversation with the random person from earlier ate at you. Your mind was filled with so many negative thoughts about yourself and you stiffened slightly. You hoped he didn't notice this but being your boyfriend, Howzer noticed something wrong.

"Cyar'ika, what's wrong?" He asked with a concerned tone.

"Nothing. Nothing's wrong." You simply said and averted your eyes.

"I can tell something is wrong if you don't look at me. Tell me what's bothering you."

You gained the courage to look into his eyes and saw that he was willing to listen to you.

"Am I...am I good enough for you?" You asked nervously.

"Where did this come from?" He asked, concerned about the sudden question.

"Please, just answer the question."

"(Y/n), listen to me, you are my world, my galaxy, and my universe. You are my queen, the best thing that has ever happened to me. If you weren't good enough, we wouldn't be sitting here as I told how much you mean to me."

You were at a loss for words as you heard these words. You searched his eyes and saw that he was telling the truth. Yet, he still persisted.

"And if you weren't good enough, I wouldn't be able to do this." He said.

Then he got out of the booth and kneeled down in front of you. Your heart raced at what he was going to say as he gently held your hands.

"(Y/n), we've been together for two long years, and every moment spent with you was a blessing. There's no one else I'd rather spend my life with than with you." He explained.

You blushed at this as he continued.

"I didn't fall in love with you for your looks. I fell in love with you for you. I fell in love because you captured my heart for being yourself. I don't know what anyone said to you, but they're wrong for saying you aren't the one for me."

You smiled warmly and all of your worries went away.

"With that being said, (Y/n), will you make me the happiest man right now," he pulled a small velvet box from his pocket. "And do the honors of marrying me?"

He opened the small box to reveal a beautiful silver ring with a turquoise gemstone in the middle. You covered your mouth with your hands and couldn't help but let out tears of joy.

"Yes, a million times yes!" You exclaimed and smiled.

You stood up and wrapped your arms around his neck as he wrapped his arms around your waist. People around you two saw this and cheered for you two as Howzer lifted you in the air and spun you around. He set you down and took the ring then slipped onto your finger. He used his hand to gently lift your face and brought you into a compassionate and sweet kiss.

Today was the day that you and your now fiancé wanted to spend the rest of life together.
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Aww, look at you two getting married, I'm so happy for you! 😄

Did you enjoy it? I had this idea for a while and I finally got it done.

Have a great day/afternoon/evening/night, y'all!