Buddyfight for Love

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A/N: Hello! Welcome to my first ever (published) Buddyfight fic. If you've read my other stories, then you're probably disappointed I haven't updated them in, like, forever. However, I'm still working some things out with inspiration and stuff. Anyway, a bit about this story. Let's see... where to start? Oh, right. I guess I should start with the obvious Gao and Kiri (KiriGao) pairing. I'm aware that the popular pairing for Gao is with Tasuku, but I find Kiri to be a more suitable match for him. Moving on, this story is short. Like, seriously. I normally try and get out at least 10 pages in my Word Processor per chapter. I decided to half that for this story (this chapter, at least) because I didn't want there to be too much awkwardness between Gao and Kiri in this story (you'll find out when you read it). Third, I say this is my first "published" Buddyfight fic. That is correct, but it is not my first "ever" Buddyfight fic. I have two more in the works. One is almost finished and the other one is just started. At first, I figured the other one would be my first published BF fic, then I thought the one that is almost finished was gonna be it. *sigh* Anyway, I think I've rambled on for long enough. Stay tuned for the next (and final) chapter of the story soon.
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Chapter 1: "I Have Something For You"

'Come on, you've been his classmate for months. You should have no problems just walking over to him and giving him your card… That you made yourself.'

Gao Mikado looked down at the poorly put together card meant for the blue-haired boy sitting a couple rows over from him. The card was made from red construction paper, which was badly folded over into a card-like shape, with a poorly cut out pink heart messily glued on the front. In his best handwriting, which was all over the place, he wrote the boy's name in the heart. At first, he was proud of his crudely made card, but now, it was just embarrassing. He dropped his hands to his side and put his head on the desk.

"There's no way I could give this to him," he said to himself, "He'd just laugh at it; at me. Argh, why do we have to participate in this stupid holiday anyway?"

He got up from his desk and walked over to the classroom door, throwing his card in the garbage on his way out. He didn't notice, however, that the object of his affection, the blue-haired boy, saw him leave the room. He paid close attention to the way Gao was acting and figured something was wrong with him. The boy had also seen Gao throw something in the garbage so he looked and found the card that was made for him.

Gao had made it to the roof of the school. He knew he would be alone because everybody was in class. He leaned on the rail and looked out over the city, letting out a heavy sigh. He began to think about what would have happened if he had given the boy his card. Would he laugh or would he not? If not, then would the boy had given him something in return? These were things Gao was unsure of.

"Gao?"

A voice from behind him made him jump. He turned around to see his crush standing a few feet away with one hand behind his back. The other hand held… his card? Was this the part where he laughed at Gao for his terrible card making skills? Or maybe he came to laugh at him for thinking he had a chance with the boy?

"Kiri," he said surprised, but despite the thoughts running through his head, he decided to play it cool. "Wha-" he coughed, clearing his throat, "what are you doing up here?"

"I saw you throw this in the garbage," Kiri said, shyly holding up the card.

"Oh, that." Gao said, trying to dismiss its existence, "It was just a failed attempt at making a card."

"I saw it had my name on it, so I read it," Kiri admitted.

Instantly various thoughts ran through Gao's mind. Not the least of which being, 'Oh God, he's gonna laugh at me.'

"It was very," Kiri paused, trying to find the right words, which caused even more paranoia for Gao, "sweet."

"S-sweet?" Gao asked.

Kiri nodded as he stepped forward, keeping the one hand behind his back. 'Sweet' wasn't what Gao was going for with the card, but it was better than he had expected. Anything was better than what he had expected. Kiri awkwardly stopped a few inches away from where Gao was standing.

"I…" Kiri started, shifting his weight from one foot to the other and back again, "also… have something for you. C-close your eyes."

Gao did as he was told. His heart raced faster than it had since the day Kiri had transferred into his class. His mind was filled with different thoughts than before. Instead of worrying about being laughed at, he began wondering what Kiri's gift was. Was it a hand-made card like Gao's? Or, maybe it was a store bought card. Those are nice, too. Maybe it was even a…

No. There was no way Kiri would do that. It wouldn't seem like something he would do. But, it did fit with how he was acting. Still, Gao couldn't rule out the possibility of Kiri giving him his first- He felt Kiri grab his hand and place something on it before letting go.

"Okay," Kiri said, "you can open your eyes."

Gao opened his eyes and looked down at his hands. Kiri had placed a rectangular box in his hands. He looked at Kiri as if he was asking to open the box. Kiri responded with a nod, so he took the lid off of the box. Inside the box were…

"Chocolates?" Gao asked.

"Mhm," Kiri confirmed, "I, uh… I made them m-myself. Try one."

Gao chose a random chocolate from the twenty or so that were crammed into the box. He wanted to ask Kiri why he had made so many, but decided to just put the chocolate into his mouth. It was delicious! There was a noticeable change in Gao's face as he chewed the treat in his mouth. He wanted to express in words how good they tasted, but didn't want to be rude by talking with his mouth full, so he swallowed what was in his mouth.

"They're delicious, Kiri!" Gao exclaimed.

"Y-yeah?" Kiri asked, excitedly.

"Yeah," Gao said, "I can't believe you made these yourself!"

"W-well," Kiri admitted, "I did have a little help."

"Yeah?" Gao asked, "From who?"

"Your mom," Kiri said, "She showed me how to make them. I'm pretty sure she realized that I wanted to give them to you."

"Yeah, that sounds like her," Gao said, "It's really creepy when she reads your mind like that."

"Yeah," Kiri agreed.

The two boys laughed with all their might. Then, an awkward silence fell between them. It was natural for an awkward silence to follow a hearty laugh like that, but this one seemed a tad more awkward than that. It might be because of the way they were acting just mere minutes ago. Or, it could be because of the feelings they still haven't said to each other.

"Do you want to sit down?" Gao asked, "My feet are kind of getting sore from standing."

"S-sure," Kiri said.

Gao sat down on a nearby bench and Kiri followed suit shortly after. The awkward silence remained. Gao took out another chocolate and popped it in his mouth. It was just as delicious as the first one, but the awkwardness between him and the boy sitting next to him somehow made it seem less delicious in a way that he couldn't explain. He held the box over in Kiri's direction.

"You want one?" He asked.

"Uh, sure," Kiri said, off guard.

The two boys sat on the bench in the awkward silence that persisted on being around. With nothing else to do, they each took another chocolate and ate it. As time passed, the awkward silence grew. If it grew any more, Gao was pretty sure it would fill the entire school. So, he decided to break the silence.

"Kiri," Gao said seriously, "would you… go out with me?"

"Go out?" Kiri asked, almost choking on the chocolate, "You mean like a…?"

"A date," Gao finished the sentence, "Would you go out on a date with me?"

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A/N: So, yeah. Buddyfight. I'm writing about it now. It will take a little more involvement from outside sources (meaning, not just my brain) because I do intend to have actual card games being played in at least two of my stories. That's it for now. Liek I said earlier, stay tuned because Chapter 2 is where card games will happen. Probably. Maybe. You know, what? At this point it isn't certain so just... yeah. Later!
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