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a sunday morning at 6:30 am. you were unsure of what woke you up at this time, but since you were awake and had you turned in your bed any further, you would have went back to bed and slept even more. you got your feet on the floor and made your way to the living room. the sun had begun to rise, you took this opportunity to go right to the loft and sit on the window sill. the breeze swished right in, it made you shiver slightly however you didn't care about that. you cared about the sun rising. suddenly, you heard footsteps, they got closer and closer. then there was the arms. it was dio. your boyfriend. he towered right over you, you smiled lightly. "now what are you doing out here early in the morning?" he asked you placing a kiss on your cheek. "i'm only here to watch the sun rise, why don't you join me dio." you offered. he sat on the window sill with you, watching the sun slowly rise. the rays of the sun glimmered on the both of you, giving the pair of you this beautiful complexion. you rested your head on his arm, he looked down and smiled. the orange sky cracked open and revealed the light blue complexion. today was special for the both of you, it was the two year anniversary that you got together and started this relationship.
"hey hey, y/n sweetheart you can't rest yet we've got such an amazing day ahead of us." dio said stroking your hair softly. you looked up and smiled at him, as you got up from the window sill, dio looked over at you and blushed. "hey y/n." dio called you, you turned back. he smiled "happy two year anniversary." he said, you smiled even more "happy two year anniversary to you too." you said before going off to the bathroom. he didn't forget! of course he wouldn't! you got into the bathroom and had a quick shower, making sure that the water is nice and hot. as you entered and cleaned yourself, you thought about dio. he did everything to make sure that he was with you, and you did that. you thought about the memories that you made, the fact that he had brought you happiness in your life. you had your future planned out with him, the kids you were going to have, the pets you would adopt, the places you'd go to if you travelled the world with him. you and dio lived in the heart of cambridge, where you had the most stunning sights the minute you woke up.
you got out of the shower, wrapping your bath towel around you and making your way to the bedroom, then you decided on which outfit you would wear. you couldn't decide on the striped palazzo trousers and a white shirt, or a pastel yellow jumper with a skirt and thigh high socks and pumps. you laid out the outfits in front of you on the bed, maybe you could combine the two together. "perhaps this outfit here, looks like its gonna be the hottest day here in cambridge." dio intervened and picked out a striped long skirt and a white designer t-shirt. you were startled by his surprise enterance, you looked at the outfit that dio picked out for you and tilted your head slightly. you nodded and took the outfit from his hands and got changed in it. dio was right, it was going to be extremely warm here and you wouldn't survive in that jumper.
you picked out a lace sleeveless crop top to go underneath the t-shirt and wore the outfit. it looked perfect, you smiled. you showed dio the outfit you picked out and he beamed, "sweetheart you...you look amazing." dio said, you noticed his cheeks change colour and you giggled running over to him and jumping into his arms, he caught you just in time and quickly wrapped his arms around yours. you cupped his cheeks for a moment, you looked into his eyes and let your fingers slowly reach his hair. you softly let your fingers play around with his hair for a while and he let you, looking at every single on of your facial features. "you are quite the card y/n." dio said to you, you blushed and hid in his neck. he laughed slightly as he then got up, placing you on the bed. "now now...i've got something special all planned for the both of us today, so how would you like your hair?" he asked. this was ritual for the both of you, everyday you would do each others hair in a style of your choosing, you would usually leave his hair out and put that headband he's kept for a long time. he had bought it whilst travelling to egypt to rekindle whatever was left with the joestars. much to his surprise, it was successful and the joestars were able to bury their century long feud down the hatch. whereas he would go all out, trying different hairstyles on you, one day he would have your hair in a bun and the next would be sleek and straight.
today was no expection, you wanted to do his hair first but he insisted on him doing yours first. he had known his way around a few hair tools here and there, he got out your hair dryer and dried out your wet hair, he then grabbed a hair curler and applied it onto your hair making loose little curls. you winced slightly at the feeling of the heat getting too close your neck, "oh dear! i'm so sorry if it hurts. shall i give it a quick kiss to make it all better?" he asked, you nodded. dio smiled and he stuck to his word, giving your neck a quick little kiss to make it all better. "there you go y/n is that better?" he asked, you nodded and you let him continue. once dio left the curler to cool down, he let his fingers play around with your hair, it was so silky especially when you had those little loose curls. "how do i look dio?" you asked, dio smiled and kissed your forehead. "absolutely gorgeous darling." he said, you smiled and gave him a quick peck on the lips before switching places.
now dio was in the hot seat, you played around with this hair for a little bit, then it became you playing around with his face to which he became slightly bashful about but he didnt mind. you grabbed a brush and your hair straighteners, straightening his hair out until it reached his shoulders. "your hair's reached your shoulders." you pointed out, dio took notice of this and smiled, "has it now? well well i wonder who keeps my hair all silky and shiny like this." he said, taking a lock of his hair and showing it to you, you smiled and kissed his cheek. he couldn't help but smile. you brushed his hair and tied it up in a neat bun, "there! i've done it." you said proudly, dio looked in the mirror to examine his hair and he smiled. "it looks amazing sweetheart." he said tickling your chin softly, you squirmed slightly and did the same to him. "now, come on we've got a very special day lined up for the both of us." dio said as he took your hand and kissed it. you smiled once more, "we can't have a special day out in your pyjamas love." you pointed out. dio looked to his pyjama shirt and chuckled "well you're right. i should get changed into something more fitting with your outfit." he said, you nodded and just as you were about to get up and wait for him dio watched you walk off and he tilted his head slightly.
"lovebug, where are you going? don't you want to see me, dio in some breathtaking outfits?" dio asked with his brows slightly furrowed, you looked at him for a moment and then you saw him place his two pointer fingers together, you decided to stay and watch dio pick out his outfit. he went through a couple of outfits. he picked out this bright pink shirt, you looked at it for a while and picked it up. you shook your head, dio watched you look at his wardrobe; constantly turning back at him to see what would match on a day like this, you then picked out this sheer black button up shirt. you looked at the details, it had little angels on it and the sleeves were all puffy. that seemed like something dio would wear! you then took out some black slim jeans and some boots. "here, try this." you said as you gave him the outfit. dio smiled, taking off his pyjamas and putting on the jeans first. he was now shirtless, you were flustered by this turning away once more. dio smirked and sat with you on the bed and cupped your cheeks.
"whats wrong y/n after two years of our relationship, you still can't handle my majestic appearence hm?" dio said as he then grabbed your hand and made your hand go all over his torso and then around his waist. you were a mess, your face turned red and tried to hide it but no avail. "there's no point in hiding it, you've been like this since your university days and my oh my, you haven't changed a bit." dio smirked, you looked at him and poked his cheeks. dio chuckled and grabbed the shirt you picked out and wore it. he took in the sleeves and the little details on the shirt. you smiled, "you look amazing!" you said giving a small smile, he looked at your through the mirror and smirked. "well i can see why you picked out this shirt, its your favourite shirt that you want to see me in." dio said, you nodded and you jumped off the bed. you stood next to him, you were much shorter than he was; towering over at 6'5 you basically were right below dio's shoulders and torso.
"well, since we're both ready lets go! i have so many surprises for you along the way. do you need anything else?" he asked, you thought for a moment and then you decided to take a backpack, you put your phone, keys, purse and your polaroid that dio bought for you on your birthday recently. you also packed some little surprises for him so you could show him later on. "okay now i'm ready." you said, dio smiled and grabbed his own bag to which he packed prior. with hands intertwined, you both left the house. you took a walk down your road and there you both saw cambridge university. the top university in the uk. you had thought about how many memories you both made before making the announcement that you were both together. you remember first meeting dio for the very first time all the way to graduation day where you confessed your feelings for him and you had both decided. this was the beginning of something amazing.
*
you were a first year undergraduate student studying music when you first met dio. dio was also in first year, studying law. you also lived at king's college. so did dio. however, seeing dio around at that time was like finding a needle in a haystack. one day, you were getting your stuff ready to go for your lectures however, since your bag conviniently decide to break; you had the task of carrying every single thing to and from places until you got back to your room. juggling your manuscripts, laptop, books and coffee in your hand, you had to make sure nothing dropped or fell out of your hands. unfortunately, the rugby society had been heading in the opposite direction, almost knocking over your coffee. you cringed, but thankfully nothing had dropped until..."hey! wait up!" someone had called out however they bumped into you, disaster had struck. everything in your grasp had dropped, coffee was spilt all over your things. your manuscripts were stained with coffee, your books were ruined and your laptop had crashed. the keyboard came out of place, screen shattered, the motherboard had been bent completely. of course everything being ruined was the icing on the cake to how much of a shambles your day was.
the rugby player that had bumped into you ignored the aftermath of his actions and left, leaving you to pick up the mess. "hey...are you okay?" you turned back. it was another rugby society member. "yeah i'm fine." you said quietly, quickly wiping away your tears. you felt embarassed, really embarassed. "i'm really sorry about jonathan, he can be really clumsy somtimes. man someone should teach that man some manners." he said, you were wiping your eyes so that he didn't see that you were crying. then dio walked over and looked at the mess that was made but he looked at you. "hey hey, what's the matter?" he asked, he gave you a tissue to wipe away your tears, "i'm sorry...it's just been a really rough day." you mumbled, wiping your tears away with the tissue he gave you. "everyone has rough patches in their days. even i do, but don't worry i'm sure everything will work out for you." he assured. "here, wipe your stuff down and put them in my bag. i'll look after them. you can come and collect it in the morning." he said taking his bag and opening it up.
"are you sure that you want to do this? you don't have to." you said with a frown. dio tilted his head slightly and nodded. "i'm sure of it. i can assure you everything will be complete tomorrow morning. if you can't find me then, we'll meet here in the afternoon." he said. you smiled lightly and turned away, "thank you so much." you said. you put your things in his bag and you got up from the floor. "it's an absolute pleasure. tell me, what college are you living in?" he asked. "i'm based at king's college, i study music here...i'm a first year" you said, dio's brows were raised. "so am i...well not the music. i'm a first year law student, and look at that i'm based at king's college too." dio said. "how come i've never seen you around?" you asked. "well law is a very demanding course here at cambridge and i've got to juggle the rugby society too...and jonathan joestar." he said sighing slightly. "cambridge is a very demanding university, the workload here is immense." you admitted. dio nodded.
"oh...i forgot to introduce my self. how silly of me, i'm y/n. y/n l/n." you said, taking your hand out. "dio. dio brando." he introduced shaking your hand, "oh...i should also pay for your coffee. take it as my treat." dio said. your brows furrowed, "no no...you sorting the things out is absolutely fine, honestly you don't have to go out of your way to pay for my coffee." you said, "no y/n i insist. it's the least i could do." dio said, "are you sure?" you asked. he nodded with absolutely no hesitation. you nodded, "hey dio! hurry up what's taking you so long?" his fellow rugby society members called out, "i should go! it was very nice meeting you y/n, i'll see you back at king's college." dio said waving to you as he grabbed his bag and left, "i'll see you back at king's college." you called as you waved and watched him go with his rugby friends.
*
the next morning had passed, it was wednesday. you weren't too busy today considering you had only one seminar in the afternoon. so you had been free all morning, you saw dio in the common room. how were you going to approach him? you couldn't call out to him, that would be weird. so you walked to him, and tapped his shoulder from behind. dio turned back and saw you, "hey, y/n was it?" he said, you nodded. "here's everything all fixed and ready for you. all good as new." he said, he showed all of your things, it looked untouched. the books and manuscripts all new. "i went out of the way to get you a new bag and laptop too, by the way are you free this morning? we could go and get some breakfast if you like...oh and pay for that coffee too." he said, you were so surprised that someone had spent all this money for you. "dio...i can't take all of this, you seriously went out of the way to get me all of this?" you asked, dio patted a place on the sofa and you sat down. "y/n, you know that if a guy, let's say jonathan joestar. you know the man that had bumped into you and ruined all of your belongings, would he pay for all of this for you?" he asked. you thought about this for a moment. "well i'm sure it must have been a mistake, maybe he'd apologise but....i don't know he wouldn't have to do all of that." you admitted, "exactly. so i insist that i do all of this for you. you defintely have more inside you than what people see you as." he said. you didn't know what to say, you could have gotten all of this for yourself but instead he did it all for you. "thank you...i guess it does save a lot more time than if i did it by myself." you said. dio nodded in approval, taking the new bag and putting all your things in there.
"now then, lets for that coffee hey?" he offered, you nodded. both of you got up and made your way to a coffee place that wasn't too far from here. dio had stuck to his word and paid for your coffee, he also bought you an almond croissant too. to which, you told him that he didn't have to but from the minute you laid eyes on him, he insisted. you both sat down at a table and you had taken sips of your coffee. "hm...y/n l/n. that is an extremely stunning name, however im a little bit upset." dio said, you were confused. "why would you be upset?" you asked, "because i haven't gotten to know as much since yesterday. say, how about you tell me all about yourself. i'd like to know more about you." he said, taking a sip of his coffee. you were surprised, someone in this university had taken interest in you. so without a shadow of a doubt you told him about yourself.
you had told him about your family and the schools you went to, the hardships and the good times. you told him that you played piano and in the three years that you would be here, you would hopefully get to grips with the violin. dio had told you about himself too however, his story seemed to trail off at a different path. his mother when he was a kid and was forced to live with his abusive father. when dio was 15 years old, his father died to which dio took absouletly no remorse for. he was later going in and out of foster homes until one day, he was adopted by the joestar household. things had worked out in his favour until one day, he decided to run away from the household. he had become quite the deliquent, and had lost himself. he realised this wasn't going to go any other way than going into deep deep trouble. so he settled, he was elligible for accomodation and had started online school and applied for both oxford and cambridge universities. having succeeded in applying to both, he chose to study law at cambridge university.
you felt comfortable around him, something about him made you feel safe. everyday, dio would walk you to your lectures and seminars and so would you. you would meet up at the coffee shop and study together, you would simply talk all things music and he would all about law. even some of your peers had considered the both of you a couple but you both simply decided to stay close friends. second year was when you made a lot of memories with him. after lectures and seminars were over, you and dio would go to the gardens and have little picnics by the rivers. "i have something." you said, dio looked at you tilting his head slightly. "it's bubble tea." you said handing him a cup. his brows arched, "bubble tea? y/n where are the bubbles?" he asked, you giggled and pointed at the little pearls. "it has tapioca pearls in here. that is taro milk tea, and i have kyoto green tea." you said, dio's brows furrowed at the straw unaware that he was holding the straw the wrong way around, you took the straw from his hands and turned it around to the right way. you both put the straws into your cups and you had taken sips from your bubble tea. "this is taro milk you say?" he asked, you nodded. "it tastes like milk and cookies." dio said. you offered some of your kyoto green tea to dio since he hadn't yet tried this flavour, "this tastes interesting, no wonder why you like this stuff." dio said, you smiled and watched him take another sip of his tea, you scooted over next to him and rested on his arms.
"oh? looks like someone wants to be in my arms." dio teased, you blushed slightly and nodded sheepishly. dio laughed a little and placed you onto his thighs, he then wrapped his arms around you, keeping his bubble tea in his hand "you know if you were ever going to be my significant other, i wouldn't ever let you go." he said, "i won't lose you...right?" you asked him. dio stroked your hair, he shook his head. "you'll never lose me y/n." he said, you both watched the boats go by and had some more bubble tea, it was nice that you both got to spend time away from the hectic mess that was university. just you and dio and nobody else.
when third year soon rolled up, things had gotten tough. you were mentally exhausted from keeping up with the workload. you felt like you were at an all time low. one night, dio had been preparing to go to bed but he heard noises. the sounds of crying, he made sure that he wasn't hearing things but when he got to your door; that was when he realised. this was where the crying was coming from. he knocked on the door, no response. he tried again, nothing. he got concerned, he opened the door and there he saw what was going on. the scrunched up sheets of manuscript and empty cans of energy drinks were all over the place. your laptop was turned on at full brightness and your room had felt and looked like a mess. he saw you at your desk with your head in your arms and sobbed.
"y/n? whats's the matter?" he asked, "it's me. i heard you crying from the other room. are you alright?" he asked. you turned to him, your tears had practically flooded the entire room and your eyes were completely bloodshot. "y/n...what happened?" he asked, your heart had been racing at a thousand miles, you didn't know what to do. "did somebody hurt you?" he asked, your lip quivered. "the only thing that's been hurting me is myself...i'm so overwhelmed. this work is too much for me. my sister she...died this morning." you choked out and had bursted into tears. "dio, i can't do this. i'm going to drop out of this university , i just can't deal with all of this." you quivered, clasping your hand over your mouth. dio was shocked, the thought of you dropping out of cambridge touched a really raw nerve or him. if you left, he wouldn't find some as special as you were.
"shall i go and call your tutor, maybe you can talk about it to her." he said. but just as he got up, you stopped him. taking hold of him arm. "don't...just stay with me. please." you whimpered out, dio frowned. he nodded and sat with you. "of course i will." he said softly. he pulled you into this hug and instantly, dio's heart sank. despite the fact that you were both friends, he hated seeing you like this and the fact that you had even suggested dropping out made this feeling ten times worse than it was. "y/n look at me." he said, you looked at him and you instantly noticed the pain in his eyes. "i'm so sorry that you've had lose your sister at such a crucial time, but you're almost there. it's only a few more months and cambridge will be a thing of the past. you can't quit now." dio said. you shook his head, "no...i'm losing everyone here, i'm losing friends and family. this workload is too much, i'm so tired...dio i'm so tired of being pushed to the limit and it's not the right place for me, i can't do it." you bursted into tears. dio's brows furrowed and he frowned, pulling you into his embrace once more.
"y/n, remember in second year when you asked me...if i was ever going to lose you? do you remember what i said?" he asked, you looked up at him realising that the one person that had cared for you since you had even joined was sitting right next to you. it was him. "you said, that i'll never lose you." you answered, he nodded. "and guess what? i'm still here and i'm not going anywhere. i'm going to get you through this last year if it's the last thing i'll do y/n." he said. dio wiped away your tears and hugged you tightly. and he did. he stayed with you. he kept you going, he helped you with mailing teachers and tutors about your issues and helped get your essays and dissertation, even if it meant you had to send it in a week or so late. he helped you with travel, when you had to see your family and mourn with them, and every showcase you performed at, he attended and gave you all his support.
*
6th july
it was results day. you were beyond anxious for this day, you had gone through hell and back and today was the day that would reveal if it all paid off. graduation day was right around the corner, you didn't want to read your results but you had to open them. then there was a knock on your bedroom door, dio was here. "hey! did you take a look at your results?" you asked, he nodded since he got his results before you. "i got a first class honours in law!" he said, you smiled and you hugged him. "congratulations! i'm so proud of you dio!" you said happily, dio smiled and looked over to see your laptop was still on the login portal. "you haven't opened your results yet?" he asked, you shook your head. "i wanted to wait for you." you said, dio smiled and you lead him inside the room, you switched the laptop diagonally so you could both see.
your hands were hovering over the keyboard as you stared at the login portal. the vertical line disappearing and reappearing. "dio...i can't do it. what if i fail? then these three years will go down the drain." you said, dio took your hand and held it tightly. "you can do this y/n, whatever the result; i'll still be proud of you and we could say that we graduated together." he said, he gave you a reassuring smile and you nodded. you went back to your laptop this time, typing in your login and password. you clicked on results, then onto third year. you took a deep breath and clicked on it.
paper 1: analysis portfolio - grade: 84%
paper 2: portfolio of compositions - grade: 92%
paper 3: notation and source studies portfolio - grade: 75%
paper 4: advanced performance - grade: 98%
dissertation - grade: 87%
paper 6: advanced tonal skills - grade: 73%
paper 7: fugue - grade: 79%
paper 8: advanced skills - grade: 97%
advanced skills (i): advanced keyboard - grade: 95%
advanced skills (ii): choral performance - grade: 100%
paper 9: the sequence from notker to the carmina burana - grade: 72%
paper 10: music and worship in tudor england from the reign of henry viii to william byrd - grade: 81%
paper 11: after napoleon: music and modernity in the 1820s - grade:
paper 12: brahms’s ein deutsches requiem in context - grade: 91%
paper 13: late stravinsky - grade: 89%
paper 14: film music: history and aesthetics - grade: 100%
paper 15: british popular music from c. 1960 to the present - grade: 95%
paper 16: decolonizing the ear - grade: 85%
paper 17: exploring music psychology - grade: 100%
composition workshops - grade: 100%
practising performance classes - grade: 100%
overall grade: 1st class honours.
you read through all of your results for all your papers and then you read the overall result. and much to your surprise you did it! "dio, i...i got a first!" you said to him and dio couldn't help but smile. he pulled you into a hug and spun you around, tears started to form but they were tears of sheer happiness. "i did it! i got a first! i'm graduating from cambridge with you!" you squealed. "i am so proud of you y/n! you did it." dio said with a massive grin on his face. you done it, you were going to graduate with your best friend.
*
graduation day rolled around much quicker than expected, you looked at yourself in the mirror and then looked at the robe and the tassels hung up on your door. you had this sense of pride inside you and you couldn't wait to show it to your family and friends, and most importantly...dio. you were beyond fortunate that you were going to graduate with him and you were excited for him to meet your family. you had spoken about him to your family, and even your sister knew that you had a crush on him the minute you met...this was all bittersweet, since you were going to confess to him after graduation and your sister wouldn't have known if you had told him or not. every time you had spoken to your sister, you always said that you were going to wait for the right moment to tell him that you were practically head over heels for him and graduation was the perfect day for it.
"y/n, you look beautiful. really beautiful." dio said, your heart was going at a thousand miles and your cheeks had changed colour. "thanks...you look pretty amazing yourself." you said, dio smiled and approached you. his hands went around your waist and he pulled you into a slow and soft kiss. it took you by surprise that he was going to do that; in fact you weren't expecting that at all. you kissed him, reaching up onto your tiptoes to wrap your arms around his neck. once you both pulled away, you looked into his eyes. "three years...three years i've waited for this. to hold you like this and kiss you...i love you so much y/n l/n. more than anything in the world. i want to spoil you and show you off to the world because you've given me everything in these three years and i want to change that y/n. i want you to be in my life forever. so y/n l/n...do you want to be by girlfriend? the princess that i've wanted to show you off to?" he said, he took your hand and linked it with his.
"you took the words right out of my mouth dio. of course i will!" you said, dio had this grin on his face and pulled in for a hug. once you let go, you both still had your hands intertwined together. "you know, i was gonna confess to you first and ask you if you had wanted to be in a relationship in the first place." you admitted, dio was also quite surprised at this, "either way, i would have said yes, had you asked me first." he said, planting a kiss on your cheek. you giggled as you hid behind your hair. dio tucked your hair into your ear and smiled a little bit more. "come on, we don't want to be late." he said, as you walked hand in hand with dio you took your places and sat down.
*
i hereby certify that
y/n l/n
in the university of cambridge
was at full congregation held in
the senate house on
15th july
admitted to degree of
bachelor of arts
witness my hand this
fifteenth day of july.
||
i hereby certify that
dio brando
in the university of cambridge
was at full congregation held in
the senate house on
15th july
admitted to degree of
latin legum baccalaureus
witness my hand this
fifteenth day of july.
"i'm so proud of you dio." you said as you both looked at your certificates, "i'm so proud of you too y/n." dio said as he kissed the top of your head. suddenly, you both heard your name being called out, you turned back and saw your mother and father...but not your sister. you thought you would have been over it, but you weren't. your lip quivered. your mother and father had pulled you into a lovingly embrace and you had started to cry. "she's...not here." you whimpered out, your sister wasn't here to share this moment with. it was all too bittersweet. "she's is proud of you y/n, she really is." your father said, wiping a tear. you let go of your parents as they both admired the certificate at hand. you wiped away your tears and had a small smile on your face. "oh i forgot, how silly of me. this is dio...my boyfriend." you said, introducing him to your mother and father. "oh so you two finally got together!" your father said, you nodded. "it's really a pleasure to meet you both, you sure raised your daughter very well." dio said, both your parents smiled at this and your father shook his hand. "i give you both my condolences, you are one amazing family, and i'm really fortunate i get to share my life with you and your daughter." dio said, you smiled to yourself and held his hand for a while. photos were taken, celebrations were held and food was eaten. you were so glad that you were graduating and most of all you spent this day with dio you were so lucky.
*
there were so many surprises that you had in store with him. he took you to this botanical garden and you went around taking in the wonders of nature. he took you to this bench which was filled with all the things you loved, it even had your favourite flavour of bubble tea from your university days. you were so taken back by this and you both sat and had bubble tea, you took out your polaroid and had taken a few pictures of the scenery and dio. "i knew you had taken that along with you." dio said, stroking your hair softly. he watched you attempt to get the pictures to show and to your success, they looked amazing. it had this vintage vibe that you could both dig. after another walk, he took you to this canal and hired a boat that went around the canal. no one there to disturb you, just the two of you.
as the boat started to move, you both sat at the top layer of the boat, you both decided that this would be the perfect time to have lunch. you handed him some of your food and you both ate. it started to get a little hot as the day had progressed. you took off your shirt to reveal the tight lace top you were hiding, you folded your shirt neatly, placing it in your bag. dio was shocked that you were hiding this beauty underneath you. you still looked as breathtaking as ever, he had gotten flustered. you looked to him tilting your head slightly.
"dio...your nose is bleeding." you pointed out, dio was taken back to reality and noticed the bridge of his lip and his brows furrowed so you decided to take action. you ran over to get an ice pack and some tissues from downstairs and zoomed right back up. "hey hey, its okay i'm here. i've got everything i need." you said, instantly you pinched the soft part of his nose and instructed him to take deep breaths from his mouth, you then grabbed the ice pack and placed it there for 10 minutes before deeming it safe to let go. you gave him some tissues to clean off any dry blood. "well...it looks like you saved my life." he said, "it was just a nosebleed, you're making it sound like you were severely injured." you said giggling slightly. "well i was injured and you did save me." he said, you smiled slightly which then turned into a giggle. "dio you're so dramatic." you said, dio chuckled and pulled you closer to him. "i have no idea what you mean." he said, you laughed as you then kissed his cheek, dio stroked your hair and you watched the scenery go by as time went on.
"you're so beautiful y/n." dio softly said. "so are you." you responded, you pulled him into a hug and wrapped your arms around him. you felt your eyes droop, eventually falling asleep. dio held you closer to you as the sun shone on the both of you. dio had thought of all the memories you made in the five years that he had known you overall. he thought about the times you had dinner with your family, the times you laughed and cried together. you rarely argued or fought, even when you did, it didn't make an impact on you or him. you were able to find a compromise or a resolve and move on. he thought of those nights where he had kissed you and held you close.
the boat had stopped. back to where you started, you both had to get off. "y/n...sweetheart, wake up we've got to get off." dio said. you eventually woke up and stretched your arms. "did i fall asleep?" you mumbled, dio nodded and you pouted slightly and he handed you some polaroid photos that he had taken for you whilst you were asleep. you smiled, getting up and getting off the boat. you saw a bed of roses and you went to it, picking some roses whilst dio wasn't looking. you snuck up to him with the bouqet of roses, you covered his eyes with one hand and placed the roses on his hand with the other hand. dio took your hands and grabbed hold of the roses, smiling softly. "they're your favourite." you simply said, dio chuckled holding the roses and your hand. he kissed your hands and you reached up to give him a peck on the lips.
later, dio had you cover your eyes with a blindfold. "don't look my love, i'm taking you somewhere special." he said, you tilted your head and put on the blindfold nonetheless. once you had arrived, you took off the blindfold and saw a little picnic area. underneath your favourite willow tree, lanterns were lit up and there had been food laid neatly for the both of you. "dio...this is beautiful, this is...i don't have any words." you were speechless. you had this feeling of doubt rise over you. you felt like what you had planned wasn't enough. "are you sure all of this is for the both of us?" you asked. dio's brows furrowed, he kept your hand close to his. "why do you ask?" he said. "i just feel like what i had planned for you on this day...it's not enough and it's pretty much useless." you admitted, dio frowned. "sweetheart, whatever you have planned for the both of us, i'm sure it's going to be just as amazing. remember when i told you when we first met? if i was any other man, would they manage to pull this off?" he asked, you shook his head. "it's what you deserve and i want to make sure the entire world knows that, alright angel?" he said, you nodded as your head still remained down. tears dropped, dio lifted your head and wiped your tears away. "hey hey, i don't want you to be upset. this is very special for the both of us yeah?" he said, you nodded. "now where's that little smile you've been hiding for a while?" he asked.
you laughed slightly and smiled, dio lead you to the picnic under the willow tree. you sat down on the red checkered rug and unravelled the basket. "which one would you like to start with?" he asked, you pouted in thought and took out the red velvet cake. you had a very sweet tooth so it was no surprise that you were going to start with the cake, and red velvet cake was your favourite thing to eat. you could eat it for days and not get bored of it, you grabbed a fork and gave dio the first fork full. you couldn't take your eyes off of him, how were you this lucky? there were times where you felt like you didn't deserve him but everything he did would stop that thought from ever occuring. he was everything you had ever wanted.
"so sweetheart, what surprises do you have in store for me?" dio asked, you looked into your backpack and you took out a photo album. you handed it to him, you anxiously watched him look through the album. dio noticed that you weren't looking at the album with him, "love...come on over, you did make this yourself." he said, so sheepishly you went over to him and he wrapped an arm around you as you both looked at all the photos. it had so many unravelled memories that dio didn't know of. from the first chamber performance he had watched you perform at, to all of the photography stuff that you did based around him. it even had photos of when you moved into your new home right in the heart of cambridge. then dio turned another page, it was a photo of the first date the pair of you had ever gone on.
dio's smile grew larger. he looked over to you and then he turned the final page which read: happy two years dio. here's to the years ahead of us.
dio kissed your forehead, "this photo album...it's amazing. i'm so surprised that you managed to find so many memories of the both of us. oh...whats this?" he was soon taken off guard by the little box inside your backpack. it was a ring and a bracelet. the ring had the date that you two had gotten together and the bracelet had the words: the world engraved on it.
"y/n, this is beautiful." he said, you smiled warmly; you were so glad that dio liked his gift from you. "you know angel, this is worth so much. i know you may not think that but this is worth millions. thank you so much." dio said giving you a kiss on the cheek before you both had continued to eat and talk about life and just bring up old memories.
once the day had turned to dusk, you both headed home. this day had been extremely ethereal for the both of you; however you had one more surprise planned. you had told dio to stay in the bedroom and not look at what you had planned. you thought this was going to be really risque but you had to go for it. you got changed into his favourite black lacy lingerie, looking in the mirror once more. you knew there was absolutely no going back after this. you reached for the light switch so you can dim the lights a little, just to simply create an atmosphere, you came out from the back and covered his eyes. "guess who?" you whispered, dio uncovered his face and saw you in the lacy outfit that you had worn just for him.
dio smirked, unbuttoning his sheer black shirt leaving the last few buttons on his shirt for you to undo. you took off the shirt and cupped his cheek for a moment before dio moved in slowly, pulling you into a soft and deep kiss. your arms snaked around his waist and up to his neck, whilst his arms wrapped around your waist. holding your hips tightly as you both kissed the day away! "i didn't know you had been hiding this side of you, lovebug." his voice echoed but before he could even continue speaking, you kissed his neck and placed little love marks over him. sooner or later, your lips moved to his collarbone and chest. placing deep kisses all over. suddenly, he pinned you to the bed one hand placing your hands together and his other hand around your waist. "remember you're place little one, but i think...right now its high time i returned your little favour, princess." he said deeply.
he kissed your neck and chest, leaving deeper and darker marks. his lips didn't reach your lips, this time it reached over to your stomach and hips, leaving delicate little marks as his hands caressed your thighs. you were breathless, dio reached right back to you and lifted you. you had been placed onto his lap and had continued to kiss. your lips colliding slowly and deeply.
you both pulled away, admiring each other for a while. "you had been hiding this little surprise for a while now huh?" he asked, you nodded. it was as if every single part of your shy personality had been thrown out the window and this new empowering you had came into place for now. dio smirked as you both laid back on the bed with the covers wrapped around you both. your head placed onto dio's chest whilst his head was right on top of yours. "you know dio. this has been the best day of my life, thank you...for everything." you said, "you're most welcome. you are mine and only mine, no one can take that away from the both of us." he responded back.
you closed your eyes for a moment, "you're heart...it's beating so fast." you whispered, dio tilted his head and shifted slightly, his head in your chest area.
”so is yours princess.” he said. you smiled as you both held each other, “happy two years dio.” you whispered once more before closing your eyes and falling asleep. dio looked at you falling asleep so he gave himself the chance for his head to rest back on top of yours. he kissed the top of your head and smiled warmly, “happy two years y/n.” he said as you both fell asleep till the morning.
he truly gave you the entire world in one day.
he was the reason why he was everything to you.
he was yours forever