A/N: Hii, i’m admin lily of this writing blog and i’m your spring time anon!! It’s been a fun few weeks talking to you but the long-awaited moment has finally come, the fic. anywayy i hope you enjoyed it as much as i enjoyed writing it for you ^0^
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hanami.
noun
the practice or custom of viewing cherry blossoms when they are in full bloom
“Do you think you can make it tomorrow?”
You met Nejire’s concerned eyes and stifled a sneeze.
“Hopefully...I took some medicine earlier so that might help.”
“Mmm, well I hope you get well soon either way,” she said with a sweet smile just as the teacher walked in and class officially started.
You gazed out the window to see the trees rustling in the strong spring breeze.
With springtime came sunshine and flower blossoms. For you though, springtime brought nothing more than sinuses and sneezes. Usually, it’s nothing more than a nuisance that could be temporarily cured with some allergy medicine; that’s why you agreed when Nejire invited you to hanami with a bunch of other people from your class. What you didn't expect was for your allergies to start acting up just a day before you guys were supposed to go.
You managed to make it through the day just fine, albeit a little groggy from the medicine and went home a bit early to rest.
The next morning came and you were feeling much much better. You quickly got ready and called Nejire to tell her you were on your way.
At the train station, you bumped into Mirio and another boy who with him.
Amajiki Tamaki, if I remember right.
“Hi Mirio-kun, Amajiki-kun. You guys are going to hanami with Nejire and the others too right?”
“Yup,” Mirio affirmed.
The two of you talked as you usually did as you made your way onto the train that would take you to the park.
You tried talking to Amajiki too but he just mumbled out short answers, not seeming that interested.
Now that you think about it, your interactions with Amajiki have always been limited, to say the least. You two barely talk to each other, although he never really talked to anyone much anyway. Many of your other friends seemed to think he’s too “intimidating” or something along the lines of that. He seemed like a nice enough person to you though.
Your thoughts wandered off as the train slowed to a stop.
“This is our stop. Let’s go,” Mirio said with that cheerful enthusiasm of his.
The three of you navigated your way through the haze of people in the station and outside the park until you finally met Nejire and the others. They had already started laying out the blankets and bringing out food so you each tried your best to help out with whatever you could.
“I’m gonna go buy drinks,” you offered, “Does anyone want anything?”
They gave you their orders and some cash and you turned around to leave.
“Wait y/n, take Tamaki with you. You might have some trouble with all those drinks,” Mirio said with a cheeky grin. He shoved Tamaki in your direction and gave him a nudging look.
You didn’t exactly mind the extra help so you smiled at him and said, “Thanks Amajiki-kun.”
He muttered out a simple “no problem”, his expression unreadable.
“Follow closely ok, there’s a lot of people here. Wouldn’t wanna get separated,” you added.
That was the first real interaction you had with him.
Since that day, the two of you got to talk more often and he found himself comfortable in your presence. He wasn’t quite what you first thought of him but you came to enjoy his company too.
You eventually realized you had feelings beyond friendship towards him and, a few months later, gathered up the courage to confess. He was blushing from head to toe but managed to tell you he felt the same before almost running away from embarrassment. You two officially got together a bit after that and have been together ever since.
The seasons came and went and before you knew it, it was spring again. This year's spring was like any other, stuffy nose and bag full of tissue and medicine. One thing that was definitely different was that you had Tamaki as your boyfriend this year.
Nejire had invited you to go to hanami together with her again and you were looking forward to it. This time around, you had more on your mind than just looking at the flowers though.
Your boyfriend was an extremely shy and awkward person. The shyness was quite cute most of the time but made it hard for you to initiate any form of intimacy whatsoever. The furthest you two have gone was hugging, and even that took him a while to get used to. Sometimes, you just couldn’t help but wish for more...
Sure it’s kinda childish to think of these things but the best you could probably do for now was wait for the right moment to present itself.
Fine, maybe you were hoping that going to hanami together would create a romantic-enough mood, but you knew better than to expect that. Tamaki wasn’t one to show much affection in public places anyway.
You let out a yawn and pulled the blanket over your head. Your thoughts began to drift off and soon you did too.
The sound of your alarm ringing woke you up. Annoyed at the little amount of sleep you got, you grumbled and quickly got ready. You grabbed the bag you had packed yesterday and went on your way.
The train station was full of people as usual. You didn’t bump into anyone you knew this time around though. Once you finally got to the park’s station, you squirmed your way through the crowd of people and arrived at the park entrance. You called Nejire to let her know you were there.
“Nejire-chan, I’m at the park. Where are you guys?”
Her cheerful voice spoke through the other end, “Ah about that. There seem to be some delays with the trains here so you go ahead and find us a good spot first ok.”
“Oh ok. See you later then,” you said with an understanding sigh as you hung up.
You walked around the park until you finally found the perfect spot and settled in it. Since it seemed like nobody would be joining you for a while, you took a deep breath and laid down. It was just you, your thoughts, and the cherry blossoms. Taking a proper look at your surroundings, you noted all the different colors, the unique spring smells, the gentle breeze blowing through your hair. It was a nice day indeed, good for spending time with the people you care about.
Suddenly, your phone started ringing and vibrating inside your pocket.
Tamaki<3 calling…
You quickly picked up to see what he wanted.
“Y/n, I’m at the park entrance already. There’s nobody I know here though. Did you get here yet?”
“Oh yeah, Nejire and the others had some slight delays with their train so I came in first to claim a spot.” You gave him directions to your location and, within minutes, he was there.
At this point, you two were pretty much used to being alone together. It wasn’t like it was a rare occurrence or something, but, for some reason, you felt slightly nervous and jittery when he sat down next to you. Maybe it was because of your thoughts these past few weeks, your want for a little something more from him...
Before you could stop yourself, your thoughts came tumbling out of your mouth.
“Nee Tamaki, how would you feel if I kissed you?”
“Kiss?” he repeated innocently.
His eyes grew wide as he then realized what you were saying, His face turned red and he started stuttering out an incomprehensible reply. Well, it wasn’t as if you expected any different from him really.
“Sorry Tamaki, for springing it onto you like that.” You gave him the sweetest smile possible. “It’s just that we’ve been dating for quite some time now so I can’t really help but think of these things yknow.”
“N-no, it’s ok. I’ve actually been thinking about it too. I just never really knew how to act on it…”
“Oh.”
Now that was something you didn’t exactly expect. It was your turn to blush and get all shy now.
“Well, if you’ve been thinking about it and I’ve been thinking about it…”
“Then…”
At that very moment, your phone rang yet again. It was Nejire. She and the others could not have arrived at a worse time. You quickly gave her directions to where you and Tamaki were and hung up, leaving a more than awkward silence between you and the shy boy.
The two of you just sat there waiting for everyone else to arrive. Things got less awkward once they did though. You all started talking, laughing, and having fun. The rest of the day went on just like this, you and your friends enjoying yourselves in the midst of the blooming cherry blossoms.
The day had ended on a high note and everyone left happily for home. You and Tamaki had to go in the same direction anyway so there you two were, shoulder to shoulder, walking down the sidewalk. The still awkward air around you two was a sign this morning was still fresh in your memories.
You two continued walking until you hit a break in the road.
“Um, I have to go this way now,” Tamaki said gesturing to the left.
“And I have to go this way,” you replied, pointing to your right.
“Ok..”
“Ok,” you paused and inhaled calmly. “See you tomorrow at school then.”
“See you--” You cut him off with a quick peck on the cheek that left him all frozen and red.
You walked off, turning to smile and wave at him.
There’s no point in rushing, might as well take it slow and enjoy what I have right now. I mean, I could always give him a better kiss sometime else anyway...
--the end--
