Title: "Flowers For Natsuki"

Author: Trinity D'Canto

Fandom: GouGou Sentai Boukenger

Pairing: Masumi Inou & Natsuki Mamiya

Rating: G

Warnings: Spoilers for Boukenger task 14, general fluffiness, also slightly AU because instead of saying "I became your friend because you were cute", like in the task, he said "I became your friend because I loved you."

Disclaimer: Natsuki and Masumi don't belong to me. I'm just borrowing them for my own entertainment.

Fortunately for Masumi, Natsuki was alone in the salon when he came in looking for her. She was cheerfully sitting on the couch, reading a book of fairy tales and eating some pieces from a tin of sesame candy. She looked as cute as always, and his heart promptly sped up when she suddenly looked up and saw him.

"Oh, Masumi!" Natsuki said, jumping up from her spot the moment she spotted him. "Natsuki was looking for you earlier. Where have you been?"

Masumi felt his heart warm at the sight of cheerful, wonderful Natsuki and that endearingly cute smile of hers. "Oh, I was around." He said, turning away and not really looking at her.

The Strong Adventurer's smile wavered for a moment, but she wasn't worried. "Sesame candy, Masumi?" she asked, offering a piece to the Fast Adventurer.

Masumi looked at the candy and then back at Natsuki. And just like that, his guard went down completely. He took the candy, munched on it and then put the wrapper in his pocket. And then, he remembered what it was that he'd come in there to do.

"Natsuki….I have something I want to show you….you know to make up for what happened the other day." His brain wandered back to the events with Nendogami and his manipulation of Natsuki and how Masumi had to all but tell her he loved her to break the spell.

Natsuki promptly began squealing like a little schoolgirl, her smile growing wider. "Natsuki loves surprises! What is it?"

Masumi smiled again, and lead Natsuki out of the salon and out the door, pausing at the exit of the museum to blindfold her and manually lead her down the street to the train station.

Sometime later, Masumi came to a stop someplace and asked the beautiful BoukenYellow if she was ready to see her surprise. At that point, Natsuki was bubbling over with excitement and joy and she nodded.

Slowly, carefully, Masumi undid the blindfold and Natsuki gasped. She was standing in the middle of a huge flower garden, surrounded by more flowers than she could ever hope for. She looked at Masumi and smiled at him, her dark eyes shimmering with unshed tears. "Masumi….is all of this for Natsuki? Did you have this made for her?"

The joy in the Strong Adventurer's eyes warmed the Fast Adventurer's heart. "I thought you might like it."

"Masumi…you remembered my wish for flowers!" Natsuki threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly. "Oh, thank you, Masumi! Thank you!"

He didn't say anything at first, just hugged her tightly and thought back to a time not too long ago….back when it was just the two of them. No Boukenger, no SGS…just him and the sweet girl he'd found in the ruins.

Suddenly, Natsuki pulled back from Masumi and kissed him square on the mouth. "Thank you, Masumi." She murmured, more quietly. "I love you."

His heart promptly melted. "I love you too, Natsuki."