This is the beginning of my Jyler-oneshot-series. Every oneshot is inspired by a song. If you want to suggest a song, feel free to do so. ;-) The genre will be a different one with each chapter. There will be fluff, angst and sexual content, so please be warned! Furthermore notice that English is not my first language. I'm German, but I like writing in (British) English in order to improve my language skills. I apologise for any mistakes!

"The Flowers"

by Regina Spektor

Already as a small boy, Tyler liked pretty things. He liked the sun. The moon. The stars. He liked beds with fresh linen and mild summer nights. But what he liked the most were flowers. Violets, tulips and roses. He liked their colour, their scent, their pure beauty. His parents, however, forbade him to have any kind of plant in his room, when they found out about his fondness. He wasn't even allowed to keep the cactus. This led to many objections and complains, because Tyler couldn't understand why they would take away his precious flowers. In response, he just got beaten by his father, together with the order to man up already. The boy obeyed. He always obeyed.

On a warm day in spring, Tyler and his nursery school did a small excursion in order to show the kids all about the nature protection area. They walked almost all morning and finally took a break on a meadow. With distance to the other children, Tyler found a place to eat in peace. In doing so, he didn't notice that there were already a girl and a really small boy lying and chatting there. It was Elena and her brother Jeremy Gilbert.

"Hello Tyler!" Elena said friendly.

She wore a summer dress and a really big hat. Tyler smiled. She looked pretty.

"Hello Elena... and Jeremy! Elena, what is your brother doing here? He is younger than us, shouldn't he be at home?" Tyler asked.

The girl looked abruptly to her brother and seemed surprised. It was almost like she hadn't noticed his presence yet. "Well, he cried all day and wanted to stay with me. He hasn't been attending nursery school for that long yet, you know."

Tyler nodded. "I see."

Suddenly Elena had a facial expression like a business woman. "Listen, I really have to pee, would you mind taking care of him for just a few minutes?"

"Uh, a-actually I..." Tyler stuttered. Elena, however, had already gone away, but not without a very loud "thank you".

He sighed and took a step into Jeremy's direction. The latter looked at him with very big and shy eyes.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you!"

Jeremy nodded and looked at his hands.

"What have you got there?" Tyler asked.

"A flower!" The other boy answered. "It's a rose!"

Tyler started examining the rose and then broke into a quiet laughter. "Oh no Jeremy, this is a tulip! Roses look different."

Jeremy's jaw dropped open. "You do know a lot about flowers! Do you like them?"

At first, Tyler took a deep breath to form an answer, but then he just nodded lightly.

Unexpectedly there was a smile on Jeremy's face. "I give it to you."

"W-what?"

Jeremy's smile grew bigger and bigger. "Tyler, I like to give this tulip to you."

"Thanks... " Now it was the other boy's turn to smile.

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