(I kept meaning to write more each day but I ended up forgetting. :( Maybe I can write one more before the day is over. There were so many nice prompts.)
Kiku took in a deep breath, steeling himself for the battle ahead. Here he was, present in hand and standing outside the door of his best friend’s house. He was going to do it. He was going to tell Alfred how much he li...
Kiku’s face flared up and he hid it behind the gift in his hands. No, no, why was he like this? He had practiced all night, making sure it would come out just right. Why was it still difficult?
“Just...just take a moment,” he muttered to himself. He glanced at the door and any nearby windows, making sure no one was watching him making a complete fool of himself. “This is ridiculous. I should just...no. No. I swore.”
That was right. He made a promise to himself that he would confess today. He had to. He had liked Alfred for years and now...
“Kiku!” Kiku froze, refusing to move when he heard the familiar voice. He could feel Alfred wrap his arms around him in a big hug. “Hey! What’s up?”
“Alfred?” Forcing himself to turn around, Kiku felt his already weakening resolve vanish when he was face-to-face with the object of his affection. “What...what are you doing outside?" Kiku wanted to kick himself for asking such a stupid question.
Alfred didn’t seem to mind as he released Kiku and went to open the door. “Eh, I was out of chips so I went to grab some more.” He turned to Kiku with a raised brow. “What are you doing here? Were we supposed to hang out today?”
Kiku froze, holding the present closer to his chest. “Um...no...no, I just...”
“Hey, what’s that?” Alfred asked, pointing to the present. “Is it for me?”
“Huh? What for? It’s not my birthday. Is it our anniversary?” Alfred gasped in horror. “It’s our anniversary, isn’t it?”
Kiku’s face was bright red. “A...anniversary?”
“I don’t believe this. I forgot our first anniversary,” Alfred moaned before putting his hands together and pouting. “Please forgive me. I’ll buy you the best present ever.”
Kiku wasn’t understanding this. “I...we...huh?”
“Yeah, I saw this really cool art set earlier. I was going to buy it for you but payday isn’t until next Friday so if you can just wait a bit longer and...”
“Alfred...it’s not our...our a-anniversary...” Kiku said, trying to understand what Alfred was talking about. Was this some custom he was unaware of?
Alfred blinked before he let out a sigh of relief. “Oh, good. I’m trying really hard to be a good boyfriend. I swear so I want to--”
That was all Kiku could stand before he squeaked out. “B-boyfriend?!”
Alfred’s cheeks turned pink before he let out an embarrassed chuckle. “Oh, wow. That’s the first time I’ve said that, isn’t it? Feels good, actually.”
“But yeah, come on in. It’s starting to get windy.”
Kiku couldn’t say anything as Alfred grabbed him by the hand and led him inside.
And then Kiku learned that Alfred had already confessed to him during one of their sleepovers but Kiku was half out of it so he didn’t remember but Alfred didn’t mind and just confessed all over again. So, happy ending for all!
