While at first it was more a spur of the moment decision, by the time Decimo found the raven, he had put quite a bit of thought into the gift -- including some inquiries of those within the famiglia alongside his own judgement of the time they have known each other.
"Kyouya.", the blond greets with his trademark smile as he spies the younger resting in solitude, away from the crowd. "I have brought you something!", he announces as he raises the neatly packaged gift. An assortment of Italian small tarts -- pastries filled with cream, fruits and jelly. As Dino is well aware that his student is not too fond of chocolate and sweets in general, he decided to go for something less sweet. Besides, these pastries were all famous Italian desserts - a fitting gift, he thinks.
"It has been a while since we've known each other, right?" A pause. "So, I figured I'd show my appreciation." Though it often seems like he's the one being kept at arms length by the ever drifting Cloud, Dino believes that they have grown quite close to each other - he has been sparring and training with the younger for quite a while after all!
"Come on, open it!", he urges, eager to see if his student enjoys the gift ( though he doesn't expect much, knowing him so well by now). He had taken extra care that none of it would be spoiled or in any other way damaged on his way to Japan ( it is truly a hassle to bring such delicacy halfway around the world ).
@dyingresolvesolve has sent Hibari a gift for Vday [x]. Thanks for sending something! Hope you like the lil response thing, stay tuned for next month! ||No longer accepting gifts||
Hibari didn’t bother hiding his grimace upon having his rest disturbed by his mentor. One would think that over the years he’d have known better than to interrupt Hibari’s rest, but Dino wasn’t one to think things all the way through, it would seem.
It hadn’t been long since the two had seen each other last, and it was much too soon to ‘reconnect’.
The Cloudian sits up with clear irritation shown on his face, skeptically glancing at the gift Dino had presented him with. “You show gratitude by interrupting my rest. The sincerity is duly felt.” The sarcasm is practically dripping into a puddle from his tone.
Quite cranky from having his rest interrupted, he’d no patience to spare the feelings of his Mentor, who, was more than likely to let Hibari’s attitude roll off his back with a casual smile as always.
If not for the fact Dino had come bearing a gift, Hibari would have swiftly dolled punishment in the form of biting Dino to death. His own curiosity outweighs the anger, but only by an iota. He accepted the parcel and opened it to see the assortment of desserts packaged inside.
He could only assume these were a local delicacy that Dino had painstakingly transported all the way from Italy. He’d suppose that the level of energy exerted warranted forgiveness for interrupting his rest (but the transgression is still tucked away in the recesses of his mind for next time).
“Hm, I see no chocolate.” He’s gone against tradition. Though not overly fond of sweets, he was fine with semi-sweet things like dark chocolate.
As the Bucking Horse has come bearing edible gifts, it was only proper to invite him for a cup of tea at least, as per proper societal norms. “Very well, stay for tea.” He moves to get his tea set so he can brew tea himself.
“Afterwards, prepare to be bitten to death.”
Light exercise after a snack is only ‘good habit.’
