The garden remained quiet as moonlight shimmered across the pond, breaking into gentle ripples with every passing breeze. Silver leaves whispered overhead, and
Sora leaned comfortably against Null's shoulder, holding his arm with both hands as if to anchor herself in the moment.
Gradually, their breathing fell into the same rhythm. As if two separate melodies had slowly begun to harmonize, finding notes that had always been meant for each other.
Null closed his eyes, listening to the subtle pulse of the night. "You know," he said softly.
Sora hummed in response, the sound vibrating against his shoulder. "Hmm?"
"I really love this mysterious connection between us," Null said, a faint smile touching his lips.
Sora's fingers tightened slightly around his arm. "Me too."
"It gives me a strange sense of sanity and fulfillment. And most of all… it's fascinating how easily it can make me experience True Emotions." (Null)
"I know and I'm glad." A single tear drop slid down her cheek subconsciously.
"Sora..."
"But we're here now. Together. That's what matters." (Sora)
Null smiled, his arm settling comfortably around her. "Indeed."
...
Abruptly, he tilted his head, his expression turning solemn. "But Sora,"
"..Hmm?"
"There is one Crucial step we haven't officially settled."
She looked up, confused. "What do you mean?"
Without warning, Null gently pulled her closer. His arm wrapped around her waist, firm but gentle.
Sora gasped softly. "…N-Null—?!"
The sudden closeness made her heart ignite like a supernova, stealing her breath.
But before she could recover, before she could form any coherent thought—
Null gently lifted her chin, his fingers tracing her jawline like an electric spell, tender, devastating.
A deep pink rush spread beautifully across Sora's porcelain-white skin like dawn creeping over snow. Her sky-blue eyes trembled, wide with surprise and a deeper emotion she couldn't yet name.But she didn't pull away.
She didn't retreat or hide. Instead, she slowly lifted her gaze to meet his dark-white iris. The contrast between them felt entirely surreal.
For a moment, neither spoke. Time itself seemed to pause, and the garden held its breath beneath a giant moon that hung like a vast, eternal sentinel. Above them, the stars felt impossibly close, as if leaning in to witness the moment, while the pond mirrored the sky, doubling the universe around them.
The rest of the world simply faded into a distant, forgotten background.
Null's voice finally broke the silence, soft, honest, and vulnerable in a way he rarely allowed himself to be. "Sora…"
His black pupils held hers without wavering. "…I love you."
Her breath caught, her very soul pulsing in anticipation as if it had yearned for those words across countless lifetimes.
Then, his next words echoed as gently as petals falling on still water. "Will you be my girlfriend?"
"…I—" Her brain seemed to stop working entirely, circuits overloading. "...Y-you can't just suddenly—!"
"Ugh…T-this is unfair…" Her voice came out muffled. "You rascal…"
After a series of adorable yet flustered reactions—each one more endearing than the last—
She looked at him, searching his expression, and found only patience and warmth.
After a quiet moment, "I love you too,"
Her voice trembled with myriad feelings. "Please stay with me… forever."
Null smiled, the kind that reached his eyes
He gently cupped her pure white hair and pulled her into an intimate embrace.
Sora didn't resist; she closed her eyes as the distance between them vanished.
Under the expanse of the massive white moon, surrounded by the quiet pulse of bioluminescent flowers, their lips met.
A soft, tender kiss—a gentle reassurance that held the promise of many more to come.
In that single, perfect, infinite moment—, they were truly alone Together. A perfect white finale.