As the sun rose, Ed opened his eyes and sat up in bed. Somewhat puzzled, he muttered to himself, "Ah... I'm awake. Come to think of it, I think I dreamed that Mira accepted my proposal yesterday... I even put the ring on her. Is this what they mean by dreams reflecting your daily thoughts? Oh right, the ring."
Ed got up, found the ring box, and opened it. Staring at the empty box, he froze for a moment, then closed it again, took a deep breath, and reopened it. It was still empty.
"!" Ed finally woke up completely. "Holy crap, that wasn't a dream!" Just as Ed was grinning foolishly to himself, a knock suddenly came from outside the dormitory. "Ed! You awake? Natsu's fighting Erza today. Wanna go watch?" Gray shouted from outside.
"Oh right, today. Wait a second, I'll wash up and come out." Ed hurriedly began getting ready as Gray's voice continued from outside. "I'll go get Lucy first, then we'll meet at the guild entrance."
The moment Ed finished washing up and opened the door, he saw a shirt and pair of pants tossed outside. "That guy... did he go find Lucy wearing nothing but his underwear? I feel sorry for that girl. Anyway, I should get to the guild first." Ed gathered his magic power and vanished from the spot.
"Ed~ Over here~" When Ed arrived, he looked at the sea of people around him before suddenly hearing Mira call out beside him. Turning around, he saw Mira and her family of three watching him from nearby.
Ed quickly walked over, his gaze immediately falling on the ring on Mira's hand. Seeing where he was looking, Mira smiled and raised her hand before her face. "Does it look good?" Before Ed could answer,