You gently knocked on the door of China's home, it was your birthday today and China had found out somehow that you had nothing planned and were just going to be by yourself and maybe order takeout for dinner. Upon hearing this he insisted that you come over and allow him to make you a special birthday dinner.
You had not argued, for one, China's cooking was amazing, for two, you had a huge crush on him that you had had for the entire time you had known him, which was quite awhile now. You admired his wisdom, adored his love of cute things, and loved his gentleness and kind heart.
You were just raising your hand to knock again when China opened the door, an apologetic look on his face.
"I am so sorry I kept you waiting _, I had something in the oven aru."
You smiled at him and shook your head. "Do not apologize, I am a little early, it is my fault, I should have known you would be busy before I got here, and I should have waited a little longer and then come over."
China smiled at you and held his hand out for you to take.
"Thank you _, you are always so kind to me. Thank you for allowing me to make you something special for your birthday aru."
You blushed and accepted China's hand, blushing slightly more when you noticed he was blushing too. You allowed China to lead you into the house, looking around at the neat and tidy home.
"I should be the one thanking you, you are an amazing cook, and you did not have to go to all of the trouble to make me something for my birthday, but thank you so much for thinking of me."
China seemed to light up at your compliment, and he grinned boyishly, looking bashful and shy.
"I think about you often, how could I let you be all alone on your birthday? Besides, I really did want to do something special for you."
China said this is a tender and gentle tone that made you wonder if he did share some of the feelings you had for him.
China lead you into the dining room and pulled a chair out for you, once you had sat down and he scooted the chair in he walked over to the wall near the light switch.
"I..I wanted this to be a meal you would remember, so I made it as a very special kind of meal, it is eaten in the dark, so you cannot see what you are eating, only smell and taste it. The way it works is you sit there and I feed you bites of food and then you try to guess what it is. You will have to trust me if we are going to do this. Do you trust me _?"
You smiled and nodded, without even giving it a thought.
"I trust you."
You did trust him, you trusted him completely, and the idea of eating in the dark kind of excited you.
China smiled and nodded, turning out the light and sending the room into darkness. You could hardly make out China's silhouette in the darkness, but you could hear him moving about quietly.
China brought the first dish out of the kitchen and sat down next to you.
You blushed slightly as China fed you the first bite, before you tasted it though you smelled it, the scents of mint and lemon mingling in the air. You savored the taste of it, finding it to be cool and refreshing.
"I taste and smell cucumber, mint, and lemon, and it is cool and creamy, but I am not sure what it is?"
China smiled, and you could sense it, even if you could not see it.
"It is just something to cleanse your pallet before, and between foods, so that the flavors do not conflict."
You nodded and tilted your head to the side as you listened to China, hearing him rise to his feet and go back into the kitchen before returning a short time after.
This time what you tasted was warm and mild, you could pick up cumin and a hint of ginger mingling in with the taste of fish.
You were amazed again and again as China continued to bring out dishes, each one seemingly better than the last. China had clearly spent a lot of time on this, and it touched you to the point that happy tears fell from your eyes.
China felt one of your tears drip onto his hand and he gently reached up and brushed them off of your cheeks with his thumb, holding you face gently in his hands.
"Are you okay?"
You nodded and sniffled, hardly able to keep yourself from flying into his arms and sobbing from sheer joy.
"Yes, it is just… This is so nice, and you must have spent so much time and effort on all of this for me, thank you so much Wang, it is really amazing."
China blushed brightly and smiled shyly in the dark, looking at the dark silhouette of your face.
"You have not even had dessert yet."
And with that, he softly brushed his lips against yours, afraid he was going to upset you, but he did it anyway, with the hopes you might feel something for him.
Your eyes widened in shock at the fleeting kiss China had given you, and you sat there in silence, unsure of what to say.
China shifted slightly, and looked down at his feet, pulling his hands away from your face.
"I..I am sorry _, I should not have done that."
You shook your head and before you had really thought about it, you leaned forward and pressed your lips against China's.
China was startled at first, but soon began to kiss you back, pulling you closer to him as he deepened the kiss, murmuring softly around your lips.
"Wǒ ài nǐ..."
You smiled and pulled back, resting your forehead against China's.
"I love you too…"