Akihito Kanbara
I figured it out! The perfect present for Hiroomi. Our date was tomorrow and so was Christmas. The plan was for Hiroomi to come over and then go see the lights for awhile. Then after the lights, we would exchange presents and drink hot cocoa while watching movies by my heater. A fire would be more romantic, I complain to myself.
I held on tightly to his gift that I just proudly bought. He is going to freak when he sees this! It has only been four months of our relationship, I didn't want to dive into too much of a gift. Although, it was our first Christmas together, I'd hate to ruin it with having a non-memorable present. I nervously looked down into the bag. Will he even like it? My confidence fell as I pondered more on the matter. I then stopped and took a long breath. I stared at it and fingered it...he'll like it. I then smile and continued home.
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The next morning, Christmas Eve, I get a call from Hiroomi.
"Good morning, Akkey~!" He sings through the phone which tickles my ears. I giggled and simper.
"Good morning, handsome. You ready for tonight?" I ask, all chipper and jolly from his voice. He laughs–oh his laugh!–it echoes from the phone and journeys to my ear.
"All ready! I got your present! Can't wait to see your face, Akkey." He sounded like he really got me. Like he got me something really good that would make me really happy. I glance over at the bag containing his present. Did I really get him something nice?
"Heh, can't wait to see your face, too." I say, not as enthusiastic as he was. He laughs.
"See ya later, Akkey~! Love you!" He kisses the phone and makes a noise to empathize it. I laugh and kiss the air back.
"Love you too." We hang up and I release most of the breath I was holding. My heart thumps harder. What did he get me?
• • •
The time arrived, I was wearing a sweater and setting up the room. While in a rush to make things look nicer, his present peeked from around the corner from my bedroom. It was in a decorative bag. I kept having doubts about it, but I just pushed the thought to the back of my mind for the time being.
A knock came from my front door. Hiroomi's here. I trotted over to the front mat and straightened my sweater. I looked back at the room, almost every inch was covered in Christmas decorations. I opened the door to reveal a wide-smiled Hiroomi, holing up a small present and wearing a thick scarf and a thick sweater. I jumped into his arms for a quick hug.
"Wow, your house is really...decorative." His eyes gazed at the apartment and his legs lead him inside to explore more. I wink at him and laugh.
"My mom is all about the holidays. This was just what I found in storage." I say as if I were proud to come from a mother as crazy as she is. Not only did she like to decorate the house, but she also would dress up for the occasion. He puts his fingers to his chin and his eyes sparkle like a child's.
"Interesting. I will have to meet her someday." I almost scream at the thought. Not happening!
He then sees the present addressed for him and puts mine next to it. He swirls around and smiles.
"Now off to see the beautiful lights." He says and takes me by the arm. He rushes us out the door and down the street. He's almost like a child, I thought to myself. His presence resonated with pureness and joy.
We arrived with a few minutes to spare. I could see the lights that were hung from the trees. Hiroomi must of planned on going to a festival to see these lights because I could smell delicious food and hear music quietly in the background. It's been awhile since I've been to a festival. Actually, I believe this was my first one in twelve years. When my inner Yumo was discovered, I was set aside from society to live in a cabin in the middle of nowhere. I was used to quiet, lonely nights by myself. Now I had Hiroomi, and I'm pretty sure that's all I'll ever need.
The time arrived for the festival to open for entertainment. Hiroomi eagerly waits in line to enter. I watch him and smile at his childish ways. Usually it was me who acts like a child. It was nice for once to see Hiroomi be the carefree one. I guess that means I'll have to be responsible, I smile. My cheeks fill with heat from excitement.
I took a deep breath and laughed at myself. Hiroomi quickly turns to me and smiles questionably.
"What are you laughing about?" He asks. I just hug him from behind.
"Nothing, nothing, my baby, Hiroomi." I laugh at my own words. I then try to kiss him loudly on his cheek. He chuckles and let's me. I then nuzzle my frozen nose on his cheek and hum. He looks up at the lights which reflect from his pupils. I peer up at the lights hanging beautifully from the trees.
"They're so pretty." He whispers. I kiss his cheek again and lay my head on his shoulder.
"Yeah," I say, wondering how tiny bulbs of light made him mesmerized. I then quietly left him to fetch food to share with him. I bought two candy apples and was happily walking back when a strong headache throbbed from the back of my head. I lower my head and squeezed my eyes. Ow... It suddenly fades away, as if it were just a fluke. That was odd, I thought as I tried to fathom what had happened. I then spot Hiroomi and bounce over to him with the apples. I hand him one and lick the other.
"Candy apple?" I offer, he takes it and smiles at it. He dives his teeth into the apple and grins at me as we find a place to sit.
"Hmanks, I'af nefer hafh fone." He says with his mouth half full. I laugh and move a piece of the apple from the corner of his mouth.
"You've never had one?" I think that's what he said. He nodded and took another bite. He moans from the delicious taste. I continued to watch him devour the apple. His reaction was priceless. I couldn't help but smile. Once he completed eating the candy, I quickly lunge in for a kiss on his lips. His breath from his nose tickled my face and his lips were sticky from the candy apple. We move into each other and stay connected for awhile. Another successful date, I tell myself as I join hands with him.
I almost completely forgot about the presents until we arrived back at home. We hadn't let go of our hands since the festival. We kick our shoes off and head for the couch.
He quickly starts the kissing back up again, right where we left off. His mouth was no longer sticky with the candy substance. His other hand suddenly left his side and crawled up my body to my waist and stayed there, like a puzzle piece in its place. My other hand quickly rose to his shoulder and I pushed him back to lay on the couch. I hover over him and lean into his lips. He lets out a soft sound, I couldn't decipher the words. He then cranes his head back and looks behind him, directly into my room. I didn't notice because I was too busy kissing his soft, exposed neck. I finally noticed when he points and, with the other hand, shoves me over.
"Presents first, then we can..." His words faded as he sat up and ran over to the presents. I sat there on my knees, disappointed and embarrassed. I think back to my other thoughts from early on in the day. I thought I was in charge today, I protest to myself and then become hot from my surprising impression. I cover my mouth to hide my red cheeks and to stop myself from unnecessary noises.
Hiroomi comes back with both bags in each hand and gives me my present from him. It's small, but what is it? I contemplate on what it could be.
Hiroomi sits in front of me on the floor and waits for me to open it.
"You first." He says with the biggest grin on his face. I smile back and rip the tissue paper out of the bag to reveal two small boxes inside of it. I blink at it and carefully take both out. He motions me to open one. I open the box to reveal a gold ring with engravings on it. My eyes widened and so does my mouth. Is this a...?!
"They're promise rings!" He jumps from his seat and takes the other box from my lap. He opens it up and takes out the ring and shoves it on his ring finger on his right hand. He shows me his hand. I squint at the words on my ring. It said on the inside, "love holds us together" and had an infinity symbol inside a heart on the outside. My eyes start to water as I think about how more meaningful this gift was compared to mine. He got me something we could both share, unlike what I got him. I fall from the couch and into his arms, kissing him in the process.
"This is the best thing ever." I whisper into his ear. He then lightly shoves me off and smiles.
"Alright, alright, now it's my turn to see what you got me!" He tears the paper out and gazes into the bag. He pauses for a moment and then his mouth expands. Does he like it? Does he hate it? My heart couldn't take it anymore. I lean in and wait for him to say something, anything! He finally reaches into the bag and pulls out a long, soft scarf. The scarf's colors were navy with gray and white lines. He stretched it out to get a better look.
"Thanks, Akkey!" He simpers and takes off his current scarf and flings this one on. He then nuzzles it and then stops. His fingers played with a part of the scarf. He found it. He then curiously flips it over to show letters sewed into it reading, "Akihito & Hiroomi." That was when I finally felt good about what I bought. He smiles as wide as he could and awes at it.
"This is so adorable, Akkey!" He then shows his gratitude by returning the favor. He leaps into the couch and wraps me in his arms, drowning me with kisses. I squirm for a bit, then finally gave in to him. He lets go and smiles down at me.
"Now we can..." he didn't need to finish. My lips jumped up and caught his in the moment. He then fought for dominance and I gave in. I let him be in charge for the rest of the night. Being the adult was boring and not my style. I liked Hiroomi being the responsible one, it made me burn with a huge sensation.
I have had many Christmas nights alone, but this one surely covered them all.
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