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Konnichi wa! After writing a couple action fics, I decided to write something fluffy… So I hope you guys like it, and please don't forget to review!

This chapter is short, but I promise a longer one next time!

Birthday Wish

Chapter One

Melfina sighed as she watched Gene across the table. They've been together for quite some time now, and to her, it has been the best five months of her life. She spends every day with him, living them up as if they were her last. Sometimes she had to pinch herself to make sure that she wasn't living in a dream. It was real and that made her want to be with him forever. They did everything you possibly could do together. He would take her to extravagant restaurants and buy her fancy gifts. They would sneak sweet kisses when nobody was around and flirt like lovesick teenagers in sappy teen movies. They never spent a minute away from each other. They were inseparable.

"Mel, could you pass me the salt?" Jim asked, getting her attention.

She snapped out of her longing daze and handed him the saltshaker with her shaky hand. "Here you go," she said with a smile.

"Thanks," he said, and then sprinkled it on his french-fries. He shoved a couple in his mouth and grinned happily. "You're a very good cook, Melfina."

"Thanks. I'm glad you like it, Jim." She smiled.

She finished her lunch and took her plate into the kitchen. She washed it off and placed it back into the wooden cupboard. As she did this, she felt two strong arms wrap around her slender waist like vines around a tree. She was startled at first, but when she turned her head, she saw that it was Gene. She smiled, taking in his loving warmth.

"Melfina," he whispered into her ear, sending soft tingles up and down her spine. "Your birthday is tomorrow and you still haven't told me what you wanted yet."

She blushed, thinking about what she really wanted for her birthday. She wanted to tell him, but she was too embarrassed to even say one word of it. And she was afraid that he would laugh at her if she told him.

"What do you want, Melfina?" he asked, gently squeezing her body close to his. "You can have anything you want. It's your day."

She shook her head. "You don't have to give me anything, Gene," she said. "You have given me enough."

He has given her a lot during the past year. She thought about him trying his hardest to find out who she really was when she was lost and he even protected her while doing it. He's always there for her and ever since she met him, she never feels what it's like to be lonely or to feel any ounce of sadness. With him, she's in a sweet ecstasy that she never wants to end. She wanted to repay him, but he told her that she didn't have to. But of course she didn't listen to him, and got him something anyway. She bought him a new holster for his guns. It wasn't much, but he loved it. He truly did. And that's what made her fall in love with him. His smile. The way he looked at her with a glimmer of tenderness and sweet serenity in his eyes. He made her feel wanted. And that was the truest, most greatest feeling she has ever known.

"Don't be silly," he said, and turned her to face him. He moved the strands of hair that fell into her face and gently tucked them behind her ear. "I want to get you something. It's important to me."

She smiled as she gazed into his eyes. She wanted to get lost in them and be there forever. She never wants to wake up from this dream.

He smiled at her. "So are you going to tell me? Or do I have to force it out of you? And I promise that I will get it out of you, using what ever means necessary."

"I'll tell you later," she said, smiling. "Promise."

"Promise promise?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.

She giggled. "Yeah."

He leaned in slowly and kissed her soft lips. She loved the feeling of his body so close to hers and his tender kisses on her lips. She felt that they were like one for the whole minute their lips touched. It was as if they were connected like two puzzle pieces in a puzzle. In a puzzle that was finally completed.

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To Be Continued… So how do you like it so far? Please review and tell me so I know to write more!