anniversary
the bouquet is bigger than any bouquet should be, frankly. not that she was complaining! she would never! it's just... well... a bit awkward. her fingers curl at the heavy feeling in her throat.
it's a nice bouquet too. pretty, vibrant colors, several ribbons, nasty to untrained eyes tissue paper. everything in this shouts "ibuki mioda".
especially ibuki mioda herself, behind the flowers, drowned in her gift to mikan and unstoppable in her desire to show off to her girlfriend.
she succeeds in that. as usual.
mikan isn't really sure what she should do with the gift, but the gesture is sugary sweet. but she doesn't own a vase big enough. and if she would find one, the wrapping and ribbons and such should be off anyways. and it's such a pity, mikan could never do it! but the flowers should get water so they would stay pretty and cherished! but oh, what of she doesn't find any vases at all?!
ibuki, dumfounded, lowers the bouquet and looks at crying mikan. next stop: minor crisis. ibuki got this. ibuki has no idea as to what is actually happening, but that never stopped her before and it won't be stopping her now.
their first anniversary date does not go as planned. mikan cries over the flowers. ibuki only makes it worse by suggesting tossing it somewhere and letting it wither away. mikan, all red faced, in tears and snot, snatches her gift and does not let ibuki take it away, even if only so she could help mikan hold it.
instead of a planned day on the different island parts, they sit at the place that years ago was a gorgeous maintained park and hold flowers together.
and in the end?
ibuki finds the vase. mikan wraps the paper around it. they put ribbons in their hair.
and are, essentially, happy.
