Shi couldn't help but laugh at Tawny's enthusiasm. As she bounced from booth to booth trying food after food and drink after drink, he could feel it rubbing off on him too, and he felt more relaxed than he had since his father had passed. By the time they made it to the line for the ferris wheel, he was certain that Nagasumi's warning had been a mistake, and he was almost as excited as she was. Even though he and Tawny had more or less agreed that marriage was the way to go, he decided then and there to make it official. But how to do it? He had seen this situation in movies and anime plenty of times, so he made up his mind that he'd bring it up to her once they reached the top.<br/><br/>'If only I had a ring or something to give her.' He thought, placing the hand that Tawny wasn't holding into his pocket, which he often did when he was nervous. When he did, he felt something round and hard, and when he pulled it out to see what it was, he found a ring. What looked like a silver band, topped with a large, dolphin shaped diamond.<br/><br/>"What the...!" He exclaimed, quickly shoving the ring back into his pocket. And then it hit him. "So that's what mom meant by<span style="font-style: italic">making arrangements</span>." And for a moment, he felt genuine affection for his mother. He had no idea she knew him so well.<br/><br/>Reaching the front of the line, he found that though he was nervous, he felt good about what was about to happen.<br/><br/>.........................................................................<br/><br/>Muchi had been watching the young couple from a distance the entire time, grinning from ear to ear when she saw her son find the ring she had slipped into his pocket. Even though she had arranged the whole thing herself, she took a great deal of motherly pride in the fact that her son was about to officially become engaged.<br/><br/>Of course, she also noticed Fujishiro watching them as well. She was about to pull out her pen and pad to start taking notes of what was about to happen, until she felt her phone vibrate in her back pocket. She pulled it out, checked to see who was calling, and sighed before answering.<br/><br/>"Muchi? I apologize for missing your call earlier, but I was out on... family business. What can I do for my favorite daughter-in-law?" Said a deep male voice on the other end.<br/><br/>"Usotsuki..." she replied in a sweeter than normal voice. "Thanks for returning my call. I just wanted to verify something with you. When Shi was born, you told Kiken and I that Kageno Kyouki disorder skipped a generation. You weren't... lying to us, were you?"