By Aya-CLAMPGAKUENlover
Summary: Each flower has its own meaning. It was called 'Flower Language'. One guy realizes something according to the flower's meaning, but what could he do? What could he do to save his friends' lives?
December 20: TuesdayThe sky was bluer than it should be. The scent of flowers on an open field was smelled even at the farthest of the classrooms. They were only a few, because it was winter. Even if CLAMP School had the technology to make the climate spring in the area, strange that other flowers don't live that very long.
After all, nothing is perfect.
Nothing lasts forever.
Everything seems all right for awhile but in the end,
It begins to change.
It was only a few days away before an awaited day, that some wished it would stay. Things usually turn out fine but only a word said otherwise to Akira Ijyuin.
"WOW! I still can't believe it's almost Christmas, Kaichou!" Akira joyfully said as he entered the Elementary Student Council room.
Nokoru and Suoh sweatdropped but they got used to their friend's actions that they just smiled.
"Still the same as always, Ijyuin." Suoh's thoughts of that he kept for himself.
"Good you came early today, Akira! I have a surprise for ya!" Nokoru said as the scrawny 10-year-old came in the room.
Suoh and Akira really thought it strange that there were no trace of Nokoru's unfinished paperwork left and the place was totally clean. "Um, Kai!"
"REALLY! But why me?" Akira's infamous innocent face popped out, when Suoh was about to ask where the paperwork disappeared.
"I heard from your mothers, that are in a world cruise right now, that Christmas Eve is your birthday. So I thought that…"
"So you thought that…?" Suoh asked as he approached Nokoru.
The happy-go-lucky blonde reached a long rope from above and pulled it tight. A straight effect of falling snow and cute Christmas season items fell and made its way to a designated place. Inflated reindeer scattered everywhere like swarming butterflies. Snow filled the room with 11 giant candy canes, as tall as Suoh.
"…A CHRISTMAS EVE BIRTHDAY PARTY WOULD BE GREAT HERE!" Nokoru opened his fan with kanji writing meaning, 'ADVANCE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!'.
"…REALLY! Just for me!" Akira squealed for joy.
"Of c?" Suoh gently covered Nokoru's lips, making sure he wouldn't ignore his question again. He felt quite at ease that Nokoru actually smiled and signaled him that he may ask now.
"Kaichou, It's fine by me if we had a party here at December 24 but… I was wondering where all your paperwork went. I trust you that you didn't throw them to a recycling company."
Nokoru became somewhat hesitant and felt uneasy when Suoh asked. "Pa-Paperwork? Wh-What are you ta-talking about?" Nokoru blushed.
Just hearing a gulp from his body made Suoh really suspicious. "Kaichou, you don't have to play dumb. I know you hid your paperwork." Suoh raised his left eyebrow.
"No! I'm not hiding anything! Especially in this lump of snow!" Nokoru grinned.
"In the snow, huh?" Suoh held a great lump of snow, which made the future birthday boy amazed how his upperclassman can lift a giant snowball.
"…WHAT THE HECK!" Born with eagle eyes, Suoh quickly noticed fading words in the snow, as if the snow IS the paperwork. "HOW COULD YOU TURN THE PAPER WORK INTO SNOW! KAICHOU!"
"Actually, I just changed the?" Suoh made a scary glare that made Nokoru shiver and cover behind his fan in fear.
A sudden change of emotion affected everyone inside the room. Nokoru made a slow back step and bit his lip. Suoh was grinning at him and suddenly chased his upperclassman! Akira was all too surprised to the events before his birthday!
"COME BACK HERE AND MAKE THAT SNOW PAPER AGAIN! DO YOU HERE ME, NOKORU IMONOYAMA-KAICHOU!" Suoh carried along the giant snowball his one hand and waved it as he chased the president.
"THOSE WERE ONLY UNSIGNED PAPERWORK THAT RIJICHOU ASKED TO PUT IN OUR ROOM! I DON'T HAVE PAPERWORK TO REALLY SIGN, HONEST!" Nokoru hastily explained.
"It had MY SIGNATURE! IT MEANS THAT SOME WERE YOURS!"
Akira sweatdropped. "Always seeing them like this makes me think they're a perfect couple." He thought.
Suoh finally caught up with him and held his right arm. "Kaichou, you better bring these snow back to their original state or else…"
Nokoru lowered his fan and started to sweat. "…All of it? But what 'or else'?"
"There's going to be no party, not until all paperwork is returned and signed." Akira gave a bright shock.
Of all occasions, Akira would say that his birthday is the most important, after the day he met Utako. He often just shuts his mouth, not telling what he thinks with his two seniors' opinions, just to be polite and think that he wasn't a bother. But today he took his feelings to a wacky new level.
"Kaichou, It's fine by me if we had a party here at December 24 AND IGNORE ALL PAPERWORK." Akira played a recording while Nokoru and Suoh were making evil stares.
"Akira! When did you make that recording of Suoh's voice?" Nokoru asked.
"Are you trying to make a quick getaway TO get your party, Ijyuin? But I didn't SAY the 'AND IGNORE ALL PAPERWORK'. So it doesn't make me look like a liar." Nokoru somehow clicked something behind his fan that made Suoh a little suspicious. "And I don't really care if the 'Suoh fan club' heard that and make me look like a liar."
"Akira, NOW!" Nokoru finally showed a micro-recorder behind his fan, which was usually used in long sessions in meetings so he can snooze a bit. "WHAT THE!" Suoh fell down on the soft snow.
"Kaichou, It's fine by me if we had a party here at December 24…" Akira switched and pressed the record button in his recorder. Nokoru turned his micro-recorder on saying, "…AND IGNORE ALL PAPERWORK. To..Say...it doesn't make me look like a liar." Akira and Nokoru looked fiercely at Suoh with evil grins.
"I don't care if you play that to the whole CLAMP School." Suoh confidently explained.
"Even if Nagisa-san hears it?" Akira asked.
Suoh just nodded. He didn't blush like he usually did when anyone mentions her name. It was like a password to make Suoh sweat and nervous. "Takamura-senpai, are you all right?…" Akira asked.
No answer.
He would usually answer, "I'm all right, Ijyuin." But he didn't.
"…OH MY GOSH! Kaichou and Takamura-senpai are standing above a mistletoe!" Akira pointed atop and there is three mistletoes planted atop. There was one in the front door, one above them and one in Akira's desk.
Secretly, It was Akira's handiwork yesterday when he came in early and placed mistletoes as decorative. It was also his plan to accidentally make his seniors' kiss.
It was strange he thought of it but it was his emotions that made him do it.
He has watched them work together harmoniously, and made an assumption maybe Nokoru like likes Suoh. It was assuring, so he wanted them to end up together.
But Nagisa was there.
"I DIDN'T PLACE THIS! HONEST!" Nokoru blushed.
"YOU KNOW THE TRADITION! Even if they're both male and female, you have to kiss if you're atop the mistletoe." Akira looked back to give them some room.
"But…" Nokoru panicked inside, and felt nervous if Suoh was really mad at him because he has noticed the mistletoes but didn't speak that it was there.
Another side of Nokoru was thinking otherwise. He was glad it was there so maybe Suoh might kiss him. He is a man of honor, and no tradition is left undone by him.
"It's all right, Suoh. You don't have to do this." Nokoru said.
Suoh was stunned when Nokoru was really serious. He didn't say anything to annoy him, like Nagisa should be standing in his place or something. Akira was so excited but he shouldn't look, but still. He felt that happy, which a little moment they had that time was so slow.
"No…" Suoh smiled so warmly.
Suoh slowly came close to Nokoru and took a deep breath. "You are my 'One', so it is all right by me to do this."
"Suoh? Why?" Nokoru blushed pink.
Akira took a chance to peek. It was a touching sight, feeling so happy to have placed the mistletoes in the first place. It was so heartwarming.
Suoh held Nokoru close to him and hugged him. Nokoru was also surprised that Suoh would do such a thing. "I am Suoh Takamura and I promised you that I would protect you. Because you are my 'One'."
Nokoru felt sorry for Nagisa but it was so comforting. His protection over him was bliss. "Don't worry, I'm not mad that you did that to the paperwork. I don't mind."
He didn't do anything about it.
The sudden beep of Suoh's alarm made him this romantic moment end. "I'm sorry to leave early but I have to go." Suoh turned off his alarm on his watch.
Standing so close to him he smiled at the blonde.
"You're leaving early again, Takamura-senpai?" Akira asked.
It was a moment of silence. Suoh walked slowly but reached for something he should give. Suoh reached to Nokoru's cheek and kissed him. It was only for a moment but it felt like it was looping in Nokoru's mind.
"Ja!" Suoh dashed off outside the building.
"Suoh…" Nokoru touched his cheek.
"Takamura-senpai has been acting strange, hasn't he?" Akira said while he closes the door.
Nokoru frowned. A small teardrop fell to Nokoru's cheek. It was so clear.
"Kaichou? Are you all right?" Akira asked.
"I hope this is just a small phase… Suoh…?"
To be continued…A/N: Please leave a review (If it's a flame, please don't burn too much), so I would know if I'm doing poor shounen-ai.