"Okay, kids! It's Valentine's Day today! So you know what that means...We get to make cards for our friends in class. We'll make our cards before lunch and I'll be super secret Miss Cupid and put them on your desks." Miss Tifa called cheerily, excited by the promise of her cute students giving each other Valentine's Day cards. This particular idea had been proposed to her by her good friend and fellow kindergarten teacher, Miss Yuffie, who had given the older woman her own Valentine's card. A faint blush dusting her cheeks, Miss Tifa quickly pulled out a box of red, pink and white coloured paper, silver and blue glitter and a few child safe scissors and pots of glue. "Well kiddies, come and get it! These cards aren't going to make themselves!" Miss Tifa boomed, a tad overexcited by the little toddlers drawing and cutting their cards.
"Ohhhh! Miss Tifa!" Another equally cheery voice called. The door was open and a pleasant and grinning Miss Yuffie stood arms outstretched. "Senior Kindy is here to help!" The black haired teacher crowed, using her arms to gesture towards the group of kids behind her. "Thank you, Miss Yuffie. Welcome Senior Kindy." Miss Tifa greeted them warmly. "SO WHERE'S ROXY?!" An excited voice yelled as he pushed his way to the front. "Axel, remember how I said we had to wait patiently?" Miss Yuffie scolded, half-heartedly. Placing his hands on his small hips, the little boy with flaming red hair scowled at the older woman. "Yeah, but you's taking so long! I wanna make Roxy's card now! It needs more sparkles and love than anyone else's!" Axel stated, emphasising his point with a stomp of his foot. "Okay kids, you heard Mr Axel. We're gonna make our cards now. Senior Kindy, pick a Junior Kindy kiddie and help them with their cards. You only have to make a card for whoever you like the most!" Miss Yuffie said, trying to explain the notion of Valentine's Day to the children.
"That's easy! Roxy! Roxxxxxx!" Axel shouted, looking for his antisocial best friend amongst the other Junior Kindy kids. "Axey." A soft voice replied. The older redhead whipped around to see a shorter blonde standing behind him, smiling and blinking wide blue eyes at him. "You gonna help wiff my card, Axey?" Roxas asked, his smile widening at the sight of his best friend. Axel could feel his cheeks heat in embarrassment as he grabbed the blonde's small hand with one of his own and nodded. "Yupp! We need all the sparkles!" The older boy shouted, racing towards the arts and crafts desk, pulling the smaller boy along with him. "Axel! You have to SHARE the glitter!" Miss Yuffie shouted, darting after the redhead who had grabbed all six containers of the silver and blue glitter.
Now seated at the table, with only one container of blue glitter, Axel grinned at the silent blonde who peered curiously at the paper and scissors. "Was this?" Roxas asked, pointing at the table's scattered papers and decorations. "Well, today is a day when mummies and daddies cewebrate." Axel stated, almost as if he were reciting something that had been repeated to him many times. The blonde nodded, silent once again as he watched the older boy cut some of the red paper into little hearts. "So, Axey. Can I make you a Walwentine's card?" Roxas asked, blinking wide eyes at the older boy expectantly. "Only if you promise to be my Valentine forever." Axel murmured, turning his reddened cheeks away from the other boy. Roxas seemed to ponder the length of forever and frowned. "Axey." Roxas whispered, waiting patiently for the other boy to turn back towards him. "Okay!" The blonde chirped before pecking the redhead's cheek softly.
Axel couldn't keep the blush from deepening, his cheeks going a bright red, almost as bright as his flaming mane of hair. He almost swooned when he felt the younger boy's lips brush against his skin in a soft and fleeting touch. Shaking his blush away, the redhead went back to making his extravagant card for his best friend. Roxas watched as the older boy quickly drew someone with blonde hair and glued a load of blue glitter to the circles that he had carefully drawn. Feeling the other boy's eyes focused on him and his work, Axel stuck the little hearts onto the red card, surrounding the blonde's little portrait.
"Done!" Axel exclaimed, presenting his card to the silent blonde. Blinking his eyes at the paper that the redhead held in front of him, Roxas took the card and hugged it to his chest. "Sanks, Axey." The blonde murmured, leaning forward to grab one of the redhead's now free hands with his. "Happy Walwentine's." Roxas stated, cooing over his first Valentine's card. "I'll wait for your card next year, Roxy!" Axel chattered, trying to talk his blush away.
"They're so cute! So painfully cute!" Miss Yuffie gushed, watching the two friends interact casually. "I know. Roxas is usually so hard to talk to." Miss Tifa stated, her hand sneakily reaching out to clasp the other woman's. "Happy Valentine's, Yuffie."