Jack Atlas Shrugged CH 6

Jack Atlas Shrugged CH 6 11/30/11
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Snow everywhere. A cold blanket across the steel and iron of New Domino City. Cold spikes form across the buildings with the whole city looking more like what would happen if a kid shook a snow globe too much.

It has been a week since Mikage and I became boyfriend and girlfriend but sadly I still have not said it. Three words. Three simple words that you could tell your family when you are off to school. I love you. Why is it so hard for me? Why am I so nervous about this? However the most surprising thing is that Mikage has been very patient about it. I still see her smiling, she can say she loves me yet I can't say those three words.

I need to relax. I look around my apartment, looking for something to get my mind off of this subject. I see the phone and a name quickly pops in my head. I ring him up hoping to find some advice from an old friend.

"Yusei here."

"Yusei? Is that you?"

"Who else would say Yusei here?" I smirk a little but then get back on to the topic I was going to say.

"I was wondering how you confessed to Aki?"

"Did I not tell you? I confessed to her when we were…in a pool in Italy at night." I can tell he abridged some parts of the story. Aki was perfectly calm with telling us but Yusei was a bit different.

"I basically found a perfect scene and I decided to confess there. A kiss under the moonlight is one of the most majestic things you could do." I thought to myself what would be a perfect scene for me? I need something different from Yusei's scene but still just as beautiful. I look around the room once more looking for ideas. I see the calendar, December 20. It was almost Christmas time and while I already had her present ready I still was nervous for that day. I wanted to say it to her before that day. I already went 2 weeks without saying it so it was about time.

It then suddenly hits me like a shell exploding on contact.

"Yusei how would you feel about a party?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I was thinking maybe we could all stay at a hotel for Christmas Eve. You, me, Crow, Aki, Mikage, everyone! I was thinking the hotel Vox de Shady. It is an awesome place."

"You sure about that? What about the price." Said Yusei in a nervous tone

"Oh that is what you are worried about? Don't worry when I had my old sponsor I got a pass with a certain number of nights I could spend there with up to 10 people. Thankfully it has not run out yet."

"I'll see what Aki and the gang thinks but I do think it would a fun idea. Maybe I can...you know."

"Relax I need to say something important to my girlfriend as well."

"Ok thanks goodbye!" He hangs up the phone.

I remembered he wanted to propose to Aki on Christmas. I saw the ring he made for her and it was absolutely amazing. Now I have to wait until Mikage gets back before I can tell her about the idea.

"I'm back!" Speak of the devil.

"Sorry I'm late. Traffic was a nightmare and I had some things I had to finish at the station before my winter break." She just came back from her job as chief of investigations. She told me a month ago she might retire one day as the job devours most of her daily life. Apparently she will retire after the Christmas season. She told me she would like to be my secretary again so she can see me and help me out. Once Mikage has her mind set on something and she knows it will work she goes straight for it.

"Hey Mikage I have this pass left for a hotel on Christmas Eve. I was wondering if we and a lot of our friends could come along?'

She smiled "I think that does sound like a lot of fun Jack but you should talk to everyone else first before trading it in for some rooms."

"Good thinking."

"Who were you thinking of inviting?"

"Well you and I obviously. I was also thinking of Yusei and his girlfriend, Bruno, Crow, Sherry and Carly.

"Is that it?"

"Yep, pretty much. I asked Yusei to talk to some of them and see what they think. I will call up Carly as well."

"That sounds wonderful but I think you should get some rest now. Have you looked at the clock?" She asks looking concerned

I look and it is almost midnight! I run off to go get ready while I hear her giggle.


While I am in bed with her I feel her warm breath exhale on me. During a season this cold a feeling like this is absolutely blissful. She sounds at peace with herself now.
I will tell her at the party. No turning back. I was a coward before but now I want to… NO…Need to tell her.

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Couple days later…
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I was in the lounge of my hotel room and a quite large room I might add. Everything was prepared and music was playing in the background by some of my favorite bands mainly INXS, AC DC, and The Easybeats. I was all alone with Mikage, no one around and quite anxious. I wanted them to arrive as I was too scared to do it on my own. It amazes me that I have been through so much shit but this is the one moment when I need help for the simplest thing which, once again is saying I FREAKING LOVE YOU!!!!

Suddenly the door slams open

"It is PARTY TIME! P-A-R-T why? Because I GOTTA!" shouted Crow bursting in like a deranged psycho. I would recognize that voice of insanity anywhere.

"Is he always like this at parties?" asked a familiar blonde haired French woman.

"You have no idea." Said Bruno in his usual happy go lucky voice.

"Glad to see you all came and Crow is as loud as ever." I said gaining a sour look from Crow.

Yusei and Aki came in looking each other in the eyes ignoring the alarm of a voice coming from a certain orange haired gremlin.

"Hotel room service put some food nearest to the bathroom and there is a hot tub outside in case you guys want to relax in there."

Suddenly a familiar black haired girl with glasses stepped in "Thank god because it is brutally cold outside!"

Admittedly it had been a while since I last saw Carly. Her paper was selling better than she expected to, so she is often caught up in her work while writing a biography about me. Thankfully, though, she is leaving out the part about Mikage and I dating. Though I was glad to see her it was still a little unnerving after so long, especially because the last time I saw her was her being upset about me.

"Thank you everybody for coming." Mikage said with a graceful smile on her face "Now let's have a wonderful Christmas eve party.

The night was going wondrous. Everyone was having a wonderful time. Dancing, games and even Crow looked like he was having the time of his life. Life was cool. Life was everywhere. Life was the night! Eventually everyone settled down for a bit in the lounge with a fire burning. The music had turned down to let the people around us relax for a minute. Aki rested her head on Yusei's shoulder while Bruno fell asleep on Sherry's lap with his head on her legs. It was time. It was now or never. I needed to tell her. I found the scene and I was going to milk it for everything it was worth.

"Mikage could you come over here for a minute?" She cuddled with me on the couch with her head resting on me.

"Thank you for a wonderful night Jack. I had so much fun." No more waiting, it was time. I have been chickening out for weeks now and nothing was going to stop me now. Not with the fire brining heat to both of us while combined with the heat of passion I wanted to bring out.

"Thanks. ...I….I…I love you." I said to her. She tilts her head up and looks me in the eyes. I see her shocked expression change to the most wonderful face I ever saw from her. A graceful and elegant smile formed upon her lips while a red hot blush appeared on her cheeks. Her eyes softened and she looked like she was about to cry tears of joy.

"I love you too Jack." She says starting to cry.

"Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas."

I see Yusei looking at me while smiling and I make an expression with my hands telling him to bring it out."

"Aki I have been meaning to give this to you for a while now."

She smiles at him warmly "Yusei you did not have to get a present for me."

"It's not that." Yusei interrupts "It's this." Yusei pulls out the velvet box.

"Yusei? Oh my God…" Aki right when Yusei got on his knee.

"Aki Izayoi…will you marry me?" He holds out the box with the ring inside. It was a golden ring with a diamond in the middle. However this was different than some other rings like that as this had a vine pattern going along the side crafted delicately so that the detail is to an unbelievable level. On the two sides of the diamond were two roses of rubies sculpted to the point where they were almost identical to roses.

Aki's eyes started to water.

"Aki are you okay? If you want me to wait…" Yusei said before holding out her hand as if to say listen for a minute.

"Yusei, in the years I have been in love with you I had always imagined what this would be like. But none of those dreams could compete with how this feels."

Yusei smiled immensely "So does that mean? "

"Yes, Yusei Fudo I will be your wife." Everyone started clapping which of course woke up Sherry who started clapping when she realized what was going on. Yusei put the ring on Aki's finger as he stood up and Aki embraced him and kissed him to the point where it almost looked like he was suffocating him.

Suddenly Sherry looked down in depression. "Sherry what's wrong?" Bruno asked in concern.

"I just realized I have to go back to France soon which means we probably have to break up." Suddenly Bruno looked surprised but then serious which was rare for someone like him.

"No, I will go back with you." Sherry then looked surprised.

"But what about your friends?" Bruno then smiled

"I can stay in France with you and then maybe after a while we can come back."

Sherry smiled once again and kissed Bruno "Merci Bruno. We will come back some day and maybe we can live together?"

"Why does it have to be maybe? I will make sure it happens." They then embraced looking happy in fact everyone in the room was filled with joy. Except…

"Oh come on everyone has a wonderful romantic experience yet lovable old Crow doesn't get any?" Suddenly mistletoe fell to the right of him. When he turned around he was greeted by the lips of an unexpected female.

"There you go, that's my Christmas present to you." Carly said smiling calmly. Crow was in so much surprise he could not even say anything.

Mikage stood up "Thank you everyone for such a wonderful time."

"Merry Christmas everyone!" I said while everyone pointed there glass of champagne towards the sky.

Suddenly Crow got out a guitar and started playing a song.  Not sure where he got it from but it did not matter for the moment.

"Fuuuuulll mooooooon swaaaaay." We all smiled and started to sing along

"Looking for a moment with my deeeeeaaaaar."

THE END
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