"YES!"
I cheered as the chocolates I had been slaving over for 3 hours since early in the morning came out perfectly. The small, circular treats were lightly packed into a dark red heart-shaped box and, delicately, I wrapped the box with a white ribbon.
I made a quick sweep through the kitchen Jeryy had graciously let me use so early in the morning to make sure it was as clean as it was before I had used it.
"Good luck! I hope that lucky boy loves your chocolate," Jeryy cheered, giving me a wink. Jeryy was the one who talked me into giving chocolates my crush, despite all the weak arguments I gave him. He even taught me how to make them. I threw him a huge grin over my shoulder as I hurried off to start my little mission.
I was stopped halfway, however, by a curious Lavi.
"Hey, are those chocolates for who I think they're for?" he teased with a mischievous smirk on his face.
My face flushed red as I nodded while he examined the box. He, Lenalee, and Jeryy were the only three in the Order who knew of my crush.
"Ah, you should hurry then. I just saw him heading towards the training room. You'll miss him if you don't." I nodded in thanks as I sped towards the training room I knew he would be heading to, my hair fluttering behind me, the box of chocolates cradled lightly to my chest.
I caught up to him just as he entered the doorway of the training room. I shouted his name, successfully stopping him before he could. Had he entered before I caught him, my mission would've ended in failure. He always locks himself in the room, never to be seen for the rest of the day.
"Kanda…I…I…" I stuttered. Truth be told, this was my first time really talking to him. Sure I had gone on missions with him, but I kept to myself out of shyness. That…and the fact that he typically ignored me unless he absolutely had to interact with me.
"What is it?" Kanda questioned gruffly. He looked down at me, as I was a head smaller him, with the same glare he gave everyone.
"I...I…here!" I said, thrusting the decorated box out in front of me, my head bowed.
I took a peek up at him to see the glare still focused on me. "Um…I m-made these for y-you…"
"Who are you, again?"
The box fell to the floor with a muted 'thud' as I gave him an incredulous look before spinning on my heels and ran, tears plopping to the ground behind me.
'Mission failed,' I thought sardonically in the back of my mind as I zoomed by a disappointed Lavi.