Author's Notes:

I saw the meaning of that flower, and I just knew... I knew...
That it was destiny. *Neji Hyuuga moment*
This flower and Basil were meant to be... *soul-searching moment*

Disclaimer: I don't own KHR! Nuuuu... But I do own the EXCESSIVE amount of fluff I jammed in here.

Arbutus

As you saw the brunette, blue-eyed boy of your dreams round the corner, you waved a hand at him to catch his eye.

"(Y/n)! How pleasant thine presence is!" He smiled cutely at you, his beautiful blue eyes glimmering with joy. You sighed dreamily on the inside - he made you feel like a princess with just one phrase and one expression.

"I have been searching for thee, (y/n)."

You perked up. He HAD? You had been looking for him as well!

"I must confess to thee that thy beauty and charm have enraptured my very soul - my heart is completely within thy hands and thine grasp." His eyes shone brighter than they ever had. You saw hope, love, and dedication with those pair of blue orbs. You knew he could and he would take good care of you.

"I have been searching for you as well, Basil," you shyly spoke, gaze still locked with his. "I bought these flowers for you after asking for their meaning. " You blushed at this point. "I thought it suited you..."

He took the small bouquet of six arbutus flowers, examining the delicately tied ribbon you had secured a small tag onto the bundle with.

"Arbutus," he read aloud, tearing his gaze away from you with great difficulty.

"Thee Only Do I Love."

You took his hand and your gazes met again, and he set down the bouquet of flowers gently, leaning it against the wall of the Sawada residence he had been about to enter earlier.

"Thee only do I love," he repeated, awestruck and blushing.

"It's true," you murmured, cheeks stained a shade of red.

He tilted your chin upward. His touch was warm, a bit rough from all the constant training and working he did, but comforting and gentle. He leaned in, his breath tickling your skin, and you could smell a strangely intoxicating scent wafting off of his finely shaped body. Your heart was pounding at your chest mercilessly - could he feel the rapid beat through the unbearably short proximity?

Your lips parted involuntarily, your eyelids slowly sliding shut, and Basil's arm inched its way around your waist - he didn't touch a bit below your waist-line, being the gentleman he was. You gulped down your nervousness, preparing for contact.

Almost there, almost there. Almost touching...

At long last, Basil's lips had reached yours, and the feeling forced you to wrap your arms around his neck, to try and keep this moment from ending. Your heart was doing somersaults and loop-de-loops at an inhuman pace.

Meanwhile...

Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Tsuna rounded the corner, chatting about the latest math test they had been given in school. As soon as Gokudera set one foot on the other side and glimpsed the moment you and Basil were sharing, he yanked the other two boys back and silenced them with a hiss of "Shh!" Tsuna gave him a blank and confused look, not understanding what was going on. Yamamoto raised an eyebrow and opened his mouth to say, "What's -" but Gokudera jabbed a finger to his mouth in a "Quiet" sign, the cigarette hanging limply from his lips.

"It's (y/n). And Basil," he grumbled. "And they're in the middle of a kiss."

Yamamoto smiled. "Good for them," he whispered.

Tsuna nearly fainted.

He WISHED he had the guts to do something like that to Kyoko.

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A/N: Yeah, yeah. Some unintentional Tsuna/Kyoko in there. Anyway, that was like, FLUFFFLUFFFLUFFFLUFFFLUFFFLUFFFLUFFFLUFFFLUFF for about 3/4 of the entire story. Whoa, man. I should try to limit myself next time.