"And so, Tarzan, Brook, and their valiant elephant friend lived happily ever after," Tantor finished telling their memory. 

"Didn't they, Terk?" he looked around but only heard muffles. "Terk? Oh!" He stood up, having Terk fall to the ground. "Sorry! Sorry, Terk. You should have said something!"

"I did. You must not have heard me through the two tons of butt!" she snapped before walking to Brook. 

"Anyway, Red? Maybe a party isn't the best idea," Terk shook her head. 

Brook sighed, seeing their point. "Yes. Perhaps Tarzan would be uncomfortable. Maybe we can exchange gifts instead?"

"Ooh! What sort of gifts do men give women in the...civilized world?" Tantor asked. 

"Well, I'm not good with gifts but there are possibilities like candy, roses, or jewelry–"

"Like a diamond?" Terk raised a brow. "Do you remember the last time Tarzan tried to get you a diamond?"

"I do remember that! That is definitely ringing a bell or two," Tantor nodded. 

"I wasn't asking you, I was asking her!"

"Right! Sorry, I'll be good. Right," Tantor scooted away. 

Brook sighed, remembering it very well. She looked down at her finger that was wrapped in a small thin vine. "Yes, like it was yesterday. 

Flashback

Out in the sea, a boat gathered near the trading post. The driver stepped to the plank and tied the boat. 

A large orange-haired man with a scowl pointed his rifle. "Watch yourself, these are dangerous lands."

"Control yourself, Merkus," A blond tall man sighed at his partner. "We wouldn't want to give the locals the wrong impression.

"Don't worry, I'll set all quick enough," Merkus scowled. 

"Oh, save it for the jungle beasts, would you. We have business here." They walked to the trading post, being met with Dumont.

"And why exactly do you want to hire a guide?" Dumont frowned as he put some of his materials away. 

"Forget the guide! I can handle this place!" Merkus pointed his rifle around. 

"You'll have to forgive Merkus. He's full of scientific curiosity," his partner handed him a magazine to distract himself. "Sit," he ordered. 

Merkus smirked as he walked to an empty spot as they continued with their conversation.

"We are volcanologists who have come to study the volcano on the far side of your jungle," Niels informed. 

Dumont hummed in thought as he can only picture one person to do the job. "Well, there is only one man with the skills to help you."

"Really? And who would that be?" Niel crossed his arms. 

Dumont looked down at his nails and cleared his throat, refusing to give more details. Niel knew his language and took out a few bills, handing them to him. 

"His name is Tarzan. He knows the jungle better than the animals themselves. But he won't be easy to convince," Dumont shrugged as Niels chuckled, waving his money. "Well, I'll just let this do the talking for me."

Dumont turned away, "I'm afraid Tarzan doesn't speak that language."

Thinking it was a joke, Niel laughed. "Nonsense! What kind of man has no interest in money?"

Their conversation was interrupted by some arguing outside the Post. The door was slammed open as a man fell to the ground. 

A tall man was hanging by the door. He wore no clothes other than a thin loincloth. His blue-green eyes glared at the man on the ground, gripping his rifle. 

"You can't treat me like this!" the man on the floor snapped. 

"If you ever try to hunt an animal in this jungle again, I will do far worse," the wild man dropped to his fours and threw the rifle on the ground, breaking it. 

With a huff, he left leaving the men, excluding Dumont, inside breathless at what happened. 

"My word! Who is that savage?" Niels asked. 

"That would be your guide," Dumont smirks, counting his money. 

Niels and Merkus' eyes widened. After some clarification from the man, they couldn't waste time and walked out to find the wild man. He was nowhere to be found. 

They walked not far off of the Post. "Mr. Tarzan! Mr. Tarzan wait!" Niels shouted.

They flinched back as Tarzan appeared in front of them, hanging upside down from the vine.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Johannes Niels and this is my associate Merkus," Niels gave a hand to shake but Tarzan only frowned at him. Seeing as Tarzan wasn't going to shake his hand, he awkwardly lowered it. 

"Uh, yes. well, uh. We've come to study the volcano on the other side of your jungle and we need our guide to take us there."

Tarzan dropped to his fours and stared at them a little longer before turning away. "You're not here to study anything."

Niels and Merkus yelled and caught up to him. "Wait! You found us out. The truth is, we're going to the volcano to look for..." Niels looked around before whispering to Tarzan. "Diamonds."

Tarzan frowned and stood up, "What are...?" he looked around before whispering to them. "Diamonds?"

Niels laughs, taking a blue bag from his shirt pocket. "Why, my dear fellow. You must get out of the jungle more often."

He removed the bag, revealing a large sparkly diamond. "Diamonds are precious stones of great value."

Tarzan grabbed the diamond and smelled it. He can smell the chemicals used to clean it and licked it. "Why?"

Niels took the diamond from him, putting it away and smirked, taking out a flier of a woman in a wedding dress being proposed to a man. "Oh, well. Women around the world prized them more than anything else."

Tarzan frowned at the picture and pointed at the man. "What is that man doing?"

"It's traditional for a groom to give his bride a diamond ring," Niels replied. 

"Is this done in England?" he asked again. 

"Oh, but of course! The bigger, the better."

" 'Course, two months of your salary won't buy much," Merkus crossed his arms which made Niels silently glare at him. 

Niels sighed before turning to Tarzan. "So, Tarzan. Will you be our guide?"

"I'll...think about it." 

Tarzan jumped and disappeared into the trees. Merkus scowled. "I don't like that one."

"You don't need to trust him, Merkus. We just need to use him," Niels smirked. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Tarzan grabbed some fruit before heading back to Brook. He placed them on the counter and she smiled at the variety of fruits. 

"Thank you, dear," she kissed his cheek and grabbed one of them. 

Tarzan only observed how her hands didn't have a single ring on her finger. When they got married, they only had Archimedes' and Kala's blessing and it became an agreement that they're married. 

It made him wonder what other traditions England had. And does Brook want to follow her people's traditions? He couldn't offer much but he remembered how happy she was when he gifted her a new set of clothes and jewelry for her arm, feet, and wrists.

Brook set down two plates and sat across from him. Tarzan was still distracted in his thoughts that he was being strangely quiet. He would usually converse with her all the time, but not a single word from him when he came. 

"Why so quiet?" Brook smiled, seeing him play with his food. "You haven't eaten a single grape."

"I was thinking about, uh. That is–I was wondering whether..." he hesitated but Brook only smiled. "Yes?"

"What are weddings like in England?!" he slammed his hands on the table. 

"Weddings?" she blinked before thinking back when the last time she had gone to a wedding. 

In fact, Jane's wedding was going to be the first time she attended but she remembered all the time when her mother would talk about her wedding. She softly smiled when her mother would tell the lovely stories of their small wedding but her papa would always shut it down with, "I only gave her a ring with a diamond as small as a grain of sand."

But her mother was ecstatic when she saw the ring and never took it off. 

"Beautiful, of course," Brook started. "There would be women in their large white dresses with a trail that is so long that it would take a few flower girls just to carry it. The men wear their suits and there are music, dancing, and flowers! A feast too with a large cake!" she carried it away as she can imagine what her parents' wedding was like. 

"And men give their brides rings?" Tarzan asked. 

"And rings too!" she laughs in glee. "My mother had a diamond ring as small as a grain of sand but I could've sworn that it shined brighter than any other ring."

She stopped as she saw the disappointment in Tarzan's expression. 

He sadly frowned as he saw how excited Brook had gotten at the mention of a wedding and rings. He feels ashamed he couldn't at least make a large feast for the both of them. Instead, they came back home and sleep. 

"Well then again, an English weddings are always boring. Not like ours though, I married the most wonderful man any woman could ask for," she grinned, grabbing his hand. 

"What's all this about anyway?" she frowned. 

He frowned, looking away. "Nothing. I was just wondering."

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

The next morning, Tarzan woke up early to sneak out. Seeing Brook still asleep, he kissed her cheek before getting off the bed and heading out as quietly as he could. 

He reached for a vine when Brook called him from the entrance. "Tarzan! Good morning!"

"Brook! uh, good morning!" he smiles. "I'm going uh...out."

"Right, I see that," she smiles. 

"I'll be back later uh soon, tonight or tomorrow or....or soon," he nervously swung away. 

She frowned in question at his behavior. She's never seen him this shifty before. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Niels was drinking his coffee and Merkus was cleaning his rifle when Tarzan barged in and landed on their table, frightening them. 

"All right. I'll take you to the volcano," Tarzan glares. 

"Excellent!" Niels grinned. 

"On one condition," he interrupted.

Merkus scowled, crossing his arms. "Here it comes."

Tarzan ignored him, turning to Niels. "I want a diamond for Brook."

Niels rubbed his chin in thought, smirking at his partner. "Oh, you drive a hard bargain. Well, all right. One diamond it is."

He gave a hand to Tarzan and this time, he shook it. 

Tarzan asked Tantor to accompany them to carry the crates Niels and Merkus had. Tantor agreed and was excited when Tarzan informed him that he wanted to get something for Brook. 

Tightening the ropes on Tantor, Tarzan turned to him. "You sure you want to do this?"

Tantor chuckled, "Anything for romance."

Tarzan smiled, checking once over at the crates. Not far from them, Niels and Merkus stared at them. 

"Astounding! He's actually able to communicate with that beast," Niels's eyes widened. 

Merkus waved it off. "Oh, they're probably planning on how to cheat us out with our diamonds! I see right through that savage!"

"You're exceptionally paranoid Merkus. Still, you'd be best to keep a close watch on him," Niels smirked. 

Tarzan waved an arm and they started their journey to the volcano. Tantor and Tarzan guided them and pushed away some leaves. 

"Make way! Coming through! Wide load! One side, my little jungle friends–" Tantor screamed as he tripped over a branch and fell down a small hill. Tarzan ran after him and helped him stand. 

Merkus and Niels worriedly stare at the crates. "Does he know them crates is full of explosives?" Merkus turned to Niels. 

"Well, if it explodes. At least we'll get the ivory," Niels shrugged before following Tarzan. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Brook looked around but didn't Tarzan anywhere. She walked to Professor, seeing him making observations on the flower that attempts to eat him. 

"Mr. Porter?" she walks up to him, avoiding the flower. 

"Yes, dear?" his eyes not removing from the flower. 

"Do you think that Tarzan would hide something from me?" she frowned. She gasped as the flower managed to grab the professor into its mouth. "Mr. Porter?!"

"I'm fine, dear! No need to worry!" he laughs. 

She still seemed unsure but urged him to answer. "Because when he went out this morning, he acted very shifty as if he was hiding something and he isn't back yet."

The professor managed to leave the flower and flop to his chair. "Tarzan? Oh, he was on his way to the Trading Post." The flower grabbed his arm and he punched the flower but ended up being taken again. 

This time Brook wasn't worried. "Trading Post? It's best to find out," she walked away.

"Right behind you, Brook!" Archimede's muffled voice was heard from the flower. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Tarzan sat on Tantor's back as they encountered the river. There were stones as a path. Tantor cautiously walked on them. 

"Watch your step, Tantor," Tarzan spoke. 

Niels and Merkus walked behind them, slightly exhausted from the traveling. Tantor was walking on the stones when one of them sunk from his step. Three crocodiles swam towards them, scaring Tantor. 

"Crocodiles?!" Tantor screamed. 

Three more appeared, scaring Niels and Merkus which caused them to fall on the water. Tarzan looked back and jumped behind Tantor. He closed two crocodiles' mouths from biting and pushed Tantor to the other side of the river using his feet. 

Four crocodiles swam to Niels and Merkus, with their jaws open. Tarzan used the two crocodiles and jumped toward them. With his hands and feet, he closed the four crocodile's mouths as Niels and Merkus swam away. 

After much struggle, he saw more crocodiles appear and swam towards Tantor and the others. He released the crocodiles and jumped on top of the others, including using one as a surfing board. 

Niels, Merkus, and Tantor climbed on the tree. They were too slow as one crocodile reached them. Tarzan closed its mouth and pushed them to the top. 

Tarzan rolled the crocodile and kicked it towards the other crocodiles and growled. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Waving to some of the workers, Brook entered the Trading Post. Dumont spotted her and grinned. "Ah, Brook. How lovely to see you."

Archimedes groggily walked next to her, panting. "Just need a breath or so."

Brook walked to Dumont as he asked, "To what do I owe the honor?"

"Good afternoon. Do you know where Tarzan went?" she asks.

Dumont groaned. "Oh, always Tarzan! Perhaps, sometime you'll come by just to see me, huh?" he smiles. 

"Perhaps. About Tarzan?" she worriedly asks. 

"He's guiding two men to the volcano across the jungle," Dumont explained, making her eyes widen.  "What? What for?"

"None of my business," he shrugged. "But. They were rather...unsavory characters."

"Goodness," she lightly gasped. "Did you warn him?"

He shook his head, "No. I don't make it a practice to offend paying customers. You know, if something would happen to Tarzan. I would hope this is a shoulder you could cry on."

Brook deadpanned before thanking him and walking out of the Post with Archimedes and find Terk. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Tarzan growls as he grabbed a staff and wrestles a crocodile. He kicked it away to the others and growls at them. The crocodiles hissed and left. 

He sighed and turned to Tantor, who was at the very top of the tree and almost to the ground. 

"You can come down now."

"Thank you," Tantor left the tree which made Niels and Merkus swing back and fall. Tarzan managed to catch them with a groan from the men before continuing the journey. 

"We're almost at the volcano," he informed. 

Niels and Merkus grinned and laughed. "At last! I can practically smell the diamonds already."

After a few hours, they arrived at the volcano. Tarzan helped set down the crates. 

"It's time, jungle man. I'm turning on you before you turn on us," Merkus hid and pointed his rifle at Tarzan but Niels pushed it down. "What are you doing?!" he hissed. 

"Striking first!" Merkus whispered. 

"I said keep an eye on him. There's still a lot of digging to do, so unless you want to do all of it, you'll put that away."

"But uh–"

"If and when we find the diamonds, then you may do as you will with Mr. Tarzan," Niels smirked. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Terk agreed to come with Brook and Archimedes to go to the volcano. Terk was guiding them as she knew better the jungle than they do. 

"All right, let me get this straight. Tantor and Tarzan are guiding some tough guys to the volcano across the jungle, but he didn't tell you about it?" Terk turned to Brook. 

She shook her head, "He didn't."

"I mean, I understand not telling you, but not telling me?! What are they thinking?!"

Brook sweatdropped at her and looked off to how much they needed to go. 'Tarzan...'

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

Merkus put a pack of dynamite on the volcano and walked to the detonator. 

Tantor frowned and tapped Tarzan's shoulder. "What does that thing do?"

Before Tarzan could answer, Merkus pushed down the detonator, causing the dynamite to explode. Tantor paled as he realized that he was carrying something that could have easily killed him. 

He fainted on top of Merkus. 

"It's gonna take more than that to get my diamonds!" he groaned. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

"But why would Tarzan be so secretive? We've been entirely open with one another," Brook spoke as they crossed the canyon with the vine. 

"Hey, it's Tarzan. All right?" Terk spoke. "I'm sure he had a good reason."

"Perhaps he couldn't tell you," Archimedes replied. 

"What do you mean?" Brook frowned as they finally crossed. 

"Maybe those chaps had something on him!"

"But Mr. Dumont said that they've never met Tarzan before." 

They started walking over the branches and to now leaning against the wall, making sure to not fall. 

"Very well, then. Why was he being so cagey? Hmm? Hmm? Unless of course...Oh no no no, preposterous. Or is it?" he spoke to himself unsure. 

"What is it?" she asked. 

"Tarzan is..."

"A spy?! Mr. Porter, come on. He can't be," she shook her head, not believing it. 

"It all fits! The implausible background story. I mean, raised by apes? Really?"

Terk chuckled. "Hey, come on. I was there, I saw the apes all right?! But..." She smirked, "On the outside chance, who do you think he's spying for?"

Brook's eye twitched, "Please. There's no one to spy on the jungle."

"That's what makes it so deviously clever!" Archimedes yelped as he fell but Terk managed to catch him. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

The sound of clinking was heard from inside the volcano. Tarzan, Niels, and Merkus used their pickaxe as Tantor stood outside. 

Merkus and Niels were getting nowhere as Tarzan grunted as he kept hitting the walls. On the wall, it became hollow that it became easier to destroy. Seeing there was more space inside, he used his full strength to take down the wall. 

Merkus and Niels saw and walked over. They entered the small cave and grinned as they spotted the walls shining like stars being reflected from the light. 

"At the risk of sounding shamelessly cliche, we are rich!" Niels exclaimed, echoing the cave. 

Tarzan grinned as they finally found the diamonds. Tantor heard the commotion and entered, standing next to Tarzan. "Sparkly rocks? That's what all the shouting is about?"

Tarzan nodded, "Women wear these rocks on their fingers."

"And they call us uncivilized," Tantor muttered. 

The three continued gathering the diamonds as Tantor went back outside. Tarzan helped from the top of the cave as they piled up a large bag full of diamonds. After a full hour of collecting more, Tarzan looked to find the perfect one. 

"Which one of these will Brook like?" he asked himself getting two diamonds. One larger than the other. 

"I don't think so, mate."

He stopped and turned to see Niels and Merkus smirking as Merkus pointed his rifle at him. "You're not stealing my diamonds."

"I am not a thief," Tarzan glares. 

"Maybe, maybe not. But be better safe than sorry," Niels smirked. 

Brook came in time and swung a log at Merkus' head, causing him to miss a shot. She turned and smacked it to Niels too. 

Tarzan jumped over Merkus and saw Brook with Archimedes. 

"Tarzan!" she called. 

"Or whoever you really are," Archimedes scowled. 

Tarzan's eyes widened at his accusation but sensed Merkus pointing his rifle at them and moved to the roof. Merkus scowled and looked for him. Tarzan growls, tackling him and pushing him away. He grabbed the rifle and broke it in half. 

Merkus pushed Archimedes away and grabbed Brook. She screamed and squirmed in his hold. "All right, doll." 

Tarzan glares and runs for her. Seeing him coming, Merkus threw Brook to the ground. Tarzan was able to cushion her fall as Merkus and Niels ran away. 

"Stop him!" Niels shouted carrying the bag of diamonds.

"Not to worry! I planned for this!" Merkus smirked, grabbing the detonator and pushing it down. Causing the explosives he set up earlier to explode and the rocks to block the exit from Tarzan and the others. 

Tarzan grabbed Brook's hand and dragged her away from the explosion as Archimedes followed. 

Everything was dark as the explosion subsided. Brook and Tarzan tried to push away the rocks but they wouldn't budge. 

"We won't be able to get out the way we came in," Brook sighs, turning to Tarzan. 

Archimedes smelled smoke and paled, turning around. "Uh, there's more bad news, I'm afraid."

Brook and Tarzan stop to turn to the problem and paled as lava was sputtering out from the ground, lighting the cave. 

"The ground is on fire!" Tarzan backed Brook behind him. 

"Precisely! This volcano is becoming more active by the minute!" Archimedes exclaimed. 

The ground beneath them broke. Tarzan grabbed Brook and carried her as Archimedes stood unbalanced. Before he fell, Tarzan grabbed him by the foot and jumped to higher ground. 

He urged Brook to climb first as Archimedes climbed over him. Seeing everyone climb up, he climbed too and looked down at the lava coming up. 

"We must get to higher ground!" Archimedes exclaimed. 

They looked up but it was completely closed off. Brook worriedly placed a hand on Tarzan's shoulder which he grabbed to soothe her. "There's no way out."

Archimedes hummed, "I wonder if...Oh no no no, it's quite ridiculous."

"What is it, Mr. Porter?" Brook asked. 

"Well, if the magma dome is directly under us, then perhaps the hollow core is above?  Of course, it's unlikely that the top of the cave is thin enough even if there were a way to get up there."

Tarzan looked around and spotted the pickaxe with rope close to the lava. With no moment to waste, he jumped down to the slabs and grabbed them before the lava was able to get them. He felt the scorching heat and moved away back to the others. 

Archimedes and Brook grinned in relief as Tarzan climbed to the roof of the cave. 

"Please be careful," she spoke. 

Tarzan held on as he started breaking the roof. Small rocks would fall as he kept hitting. Feeling the core being thin, he punched it through. Seeing pebbles keep falling, he dragged them away before peeking through. 

"What do you see?" Brook called. 

"The professor was right!" Tarzan smiled, before making the hole bigger. He climbed in and tossed the rope. 

Brook and Archimedes grabbed the rope as Tarzan pulled them up. They were second away from being engulfed by the lava. He grunts as he pulled them faster. 

Once they climbed out, Tarzan tied the rope to Archimedes' and Brook's waists. He was about to tie himself but Brook grabbed the rope and tied it herself. 

"Fascinating! If only we could've started the magma properly," Archimedes spoke. 

"Perhaps another time?" Brook asked as the three started climbing to the top, filling the lava where they stood.

Tarzan reached it and grabbed Brook's waist to the top. Both of them reached for Archimedes when rumbling shook around them. Tarzan frowns as rocks were falling again from above. He grabbed Brook and Archimedes and pushed them against the wall and shielded them. 

Brook used her hands to cover Tarzan's head as he felt the brunt of most rocks on his back. 

Once it subsided, they began to climb again. Tarzan grabbed Brook's hand as they climbed. They were halfway to the top when Archimedes' hands burned from the hot wall and slipped.  Brook gasped and reached to get him but thankfully the rope around his waist caught him before he touched the lava. 

Tarzan climbed to a larger slab and pulled Mr. Porter to them as the lava filled up fast. 

"Thank you, my boy. Although at this point, I feel it's for naught," Archimedes frowned. 

Tarzan frowned looking down. At this rate, they won't reach the top fast enough to avoid the lava. He grabbed the pickaxe and started breaking the side of the slab they were standing on. 

Hearing that, Brook turned to him. "Tarzan? What are you doing?"

He crouched in front of them and grabbed them. "Grab hold of me, hurry!"

"But we want to go up!" Brook panicked, and Tarzan tightened his hold on them. "Don't worry! We will!"

The lava met the slab, lifting them to the top of the volcano. The lava exploded and spread through the jungle. The rock slab they were standing on helped them slide down. 

"Is this possible?" Brook frowned, tightening her hold on Tarzan. 

Archimedes laughed, "Who cares?! As long as it's working!"

They yelped when there was a stone in front of them which caused the slab to tilt a little. Tarzan grabbed them before they fell as they slid down the trail. Tarzan and Brook winced as the slab was burning by the minute, burning their bare feet. 

As they slid down, the slab would shrink in size. 

Tarzan jumped down to the jungle and grabbed a vine. Brook and Archimedes followed which made Archimedes laugh in excitement. 

"Invigorating! Extraordinary!"

Not too far from them, they spotted Niels and Merkus on top of the tree as the lava burned down the roots. They yelled in fear as they were about to fall but Tarzan grabbed their shirts. 

"Tarzan! You're alive!" Niels exclaimed in shock and fear. "I hope you're not angry about that little mishap."

Tarzan rolled his eyes and looked forward. 

The scorching heat made Neil's hand sweat, causing him to slip the bag of diamonds into the lava. 

"No! No! No! The diamonds!"

"Go back!"

"You want to go back there?" Tarzan asked. 

They realized that the diamonds had completely melted by the lava. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

"Please! Let me explain! This is all a big misunderstanding. We're volcanologists," Niels says as Hugo and Hooft tied their wrists behind their backs. 

"You should have let me shoot him while we had the chance!" Merkus snapped. 

"You can explain that to the authorities as well," Brook glares at the men. 

-ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ-

As they left, Tarzan grabbed Brook away from the others. They sat, staring at the sun kissing the sea giving an orange glow. Tarzan had Brook sit on his lap as he hugged her. 

"Can you tell me now why you left?" she asks, leaning on his chest. 

He hummed, rubbing his nose on her red locks. "I wanted to give a ring to you. I couldn't give you anything for our wedding. You lost it all when you married me."

She softly smiled, turning to him. "Dear. I don't need a diamond for it to become a symbol of our marriage. You gave me so much that I lost count," she pecked him. "You. You are my jewel I value the most," she hugged him. He sighs, hugging her back. He looked down to see a thin vine close to him and grabbed it. 

He grabbed her hand and wrapped the thin vine on her ring finger, not too tight. 

She smiles as he hands her the vine. She grabs it and ties the vine around his finger too. 

"Will this be enough?" Tarzan asks, cupping her cheek. She lovingly smiles, "I wouldn't ask for anything else. I love it."

As the sun hid from the sea, the couple shared one last kiss for the day. 

Published: May 16, 2022

Word Count: 4682