AN: Yoo, long time no *ehrm* see. Look, I know I'm a little lazy fuck, but this last month has been a total bitch with me ;_; . Hope I will get a second chance from you lovely readers. I know TiLiD has yet to be updated, trust me I have this gigantic Writer's Block that simply TORMENTS me, and just to show you I'm not procastinating all the time, I'm starting this one shots series. May be related (I'm going to say if they are connected), another universe, and so on. Of course, this is just a starting one, if you have requests BRING 'EM ON. Will most likely be AkyoxZed one-shots, and of course I'll throw The Kinkous there. If you want something specifically, just tell me in a review and I'll do it as you wish.
Alright, enough babble, let's get to some fluffy and mushy romance that's still a headshot to go in TiLiD. This one is slightly AU, and please forgive any spelling or grammar OR logical mistakes, since it's extremely late and I simply can't keep my eyes open anymore.
*Edit* : Finally read trough this, fixed the majority of the mistakes together with the summary. Happy reading and don't forget to leave your toughts in a review.
Disclaimer: I own nuthin'. 'Nough said.
The gentle breeze of the wind caressed the green planes of the forest. The leaves ruffled in the air softly, the sound low and hypnotizing. The sun was in the middle of the sky, blessing the people on the ground with it's warmth and light. The sky was cloud free, it's never ending blue only painted with the dark silhouettes of some birds every now and then. The day was calm, peaceful. A total oposite from what was found in a young boy's mind.
''Valentine's day?!'' he inquired the girl in front of him, and she tilted her head at him curiously, a look of utter confusion on her face. The sight was so adorable, it made the boy's current situation more complicated.
''You've never heard of it?'' she inquired amusedly, a pretty smile making it's way on her petite and round face. She straightened her posture, as she lay in front of him with crossed legs, her hands resting on her ankles. The boy himself adopted the same position, only he kept his hands on his lap.
''Should I know about it?'' he asked again, and she shook her head amusedly, her beautiful brownish bangs moving wildly from the motion.
''Well, you should. I mean, how it comes I know of it and you don't?'' she inquired and he scowled at her. She snickered. ''Okay, okay. Don't be so upset.'' as she said this, she waved her hands in front of her body in a 'calm down' manner. The boy sighed.
''So what's so special about this day? Or what is this day about actually?'' at this, a slight blush spread on the girl's cheeks, her icy blue irises averting from his own crimson ones to the ground. There was a slight silence, before she cleared her throat.
''Well... Hmm... Valentine's day is...'' she looked toughtful at the ground for a moment. She pondered on her words carefully, before she looked at the boy again and smiled. ''It's a day that mainly celebrates love. People can display their affection openly towards loved ones on Valentine's Day, and I heard it's celebrated in certain parts of Valoran. Mother said Ionians have adopted this 'event' for themselves only a few years ago.'' the girl explained, and the boy squinted his eyes to look at her.
''So that's it? A day that mainly resolves around telling your familly what they already know? Well that's pathetic.'' he said, his tone bored. The girl's eyes widened slightly, but she furrowed her brows and when she replied she sounded slightly angry.
''That's not all about it Zed!'' she told him, and his face remained bored as usual.
''Is that so?'' he inquired. ''Well then, enlighten me. What is there more about this 'celebration of love' day, Akyo?'' Zed asked, and saw how from slightly angry, the girl's face flushed pure red. Her eyes were wide and her mouth was slightly agape. At this Zed arched an eyebrow at her, as she seemed to have paused in thinking, even breathing.
''Akyo?'' he tried the girl's name on his tongue, and she responded, shaking her head and looking like she was back to present again.
''Oh, yeah.'' she began, slightly mumbling to herself there after. ''Well...'' she looked away, her blush red as ever, and Zed couldn't deny the fact that she was plainly adorable, all flustered like that. Right after that tought, he slapped himself mentally.
'Stop thinking like that, you fool!' he yelled in his head, before returning his attention to Akyo once more.
''You see, it's not only towards family or friends that you display your love openly...'' she began. Suddenly, the grass moving in the breeze of the win became the most interesting thing in the world. ''On Valentines Day, girls usually gift chocolates towards the boys they lo- I mean like!'' she tumbled on her own words, as she looked sheepishly at Zed. The boy was utterly confused at this point. Why was she so embarassed, was beyond his understanding.
''That's what mother told me anyway. She said that Valentine's Day is celebrated is Ionia since I was five or so, and since it became so popular, on March there's White Day, when boys gift something to the girls they like...'' she trailed off, a cute hopefull smile on her face.
''Oh...'' at this he trailed off, his eyes narrowing in tought. He was never one to admit emotions, let alone showing them. But he couldn't deny, that there, in his little, and almost unexistent in his opinion, heart that this girl was something special, and he felt for her something he had never felt to anybody else before. He cared for her deeply, her entire being making him feel comfortable and at home.
Her soft chocolate brown hair, her beautiful warm eyes, her smiles that would send his heart skipping beats, her laughter that would make butterflies gather in his stomach, her touch that would send surges of electricity trough his boy, her smell that was so sweet and comforting. Everything about her, her kind and caring personality, and how easily he warmed up to her after only a few months. She was his little piece of heaven, and he really wanted to show her that.
At that tought, he blushed unconsciously. He couldn't believe what he was thinking. When in the damned heavens had he started thinking so... so... just so sickeningly sweet. That's not how his brain was suposed to think. And yet, when he looked at her, he couldn't use any other words.
''Zed?'' Akyo asked, concern filling her voice. He looked lost in his toughts for a moment, altho his eyes remained trained on her. Her blush had fortunately died down by now, but under his observing gaze, there was still pink dusting her cheeks. But suddenly, he looked flustered all of the sudden, and his eyes were slightly wide. She couldn't help but wonder if he was alright or not.
''Eh? What?'' he asked, woken up from his toughts. He shook his head to clear his mind, and looked at Akyo's concerned face. Altho, it slowly turned into something he couldn't indetify. ''What?'' he asked again, narrowing his eyes at her lovey-dovey smilling face. Something was fishy.
''Y-you're blusing. Like a love struck boy, that is.'' she said, trying to stop her giggles from escaping, but failing horribly. Zed's eyes narrowed even more for a second, as he glared at her with his red irises, before she bursted in laughter.
She fell on her back, her hands covering her abdomen, as her laughter didn't seemed to die out any time soon. Zed kept glaring at her, altho the blush still remained on his face. He wasn't blushing. Hell no, he wasn't. It was just too warm outside, that is. There was an abnormal hot weather for this day of first of April, but that was another story.
Akyo raised back again, giggles still escaping her throat. She wiped tears from the corners of her eyes with one hand, balancing her body with the other. ''Finished laughing your ass off?'' Zed questioned, and Akyo nodded, a few other giggles escaping her throat. She looked warmly at him, a smile on her face.
''I couldn't help it. You just looked too cute like that. All angry and glary with a blush on your face.'' she explained, her smile widening at the slightly renewed color on his cheeks.
''I. Am. Not. Cute.'' he emphazised every word, and she laughed again. He? Cute? Was she blind or hit her head? He was suposed to look handsome and badass, not CUTE. Cute was for little girls and cowards. Not him.
But something struck him right then. She was making fun of him beeing cute. Might as well make her shut up in a way that is more than definately NOT cute. Since her laughing fit, she was a little further away from him than she had been before she started laughing, so Zed raised to his feet and brushed the dust off his pants, before walking towards a still giggling Akyo. She didn't heard him walking, nor did she saw him which was good.
When Akyo opened her eyes, she didn't expect to see Zed so close to her. She actually yelped, before she saw the slightly annoyed face he made. She smiled sheepishly at him and backed away a little. He was crouched in front of her, but his face was a solid fifteen maybe twenty centimeters away. Her knees were slightly close to her chest, both of her arms suporting her.
''W-What's going on?'' she questioned rather shyly, and gasped silently at the smug face he did. He smirked at her, and her heart started doing backflips and frontflips in her chest. It was that kind of smirk that showed half of his teeth and was meant to make you pass out when you see it. She still wondered how it came she didn't.
He came in a little closer, and the blush that started to subdue was back again full force. She knew if she tried to back away, she would end up flat on her back, and that wouldn't help. But not like she could move either, because the more he entered her personal space, the more her body was frozen into place.
He stopped about a half the distance that was once between their faces, and Akyo's breathing quickened even more. Her heart beat was so loud, she wouldn't be surprised if he would've heard her. Right now, she was confused if not anything. She gulped at the proximity they found themselves in, and she could almost sense his smell. The only times she had that oportunity was with the rare hugs they shared, but in rest never before have they been so close.
He cupped her chin with his right hand, and slightly brought her face upwards, so his eyes would lock with hers. Her breathing suddenly became slower at that action, and she could feel a hurricane in her stomach. But if she believed he was acting strange up until this point, boy was she wrong.
Her breathing stopped all together when his thumb touched her lips. He caressed her bottom lip softly, as his eyes concentrated on it. Akyo's own eyes were wide and she was pretty sure her entire face was entirely scarlet. There was this slight excitement in the back of her head, thinking about what he could possibly do next, it only thrilled her.
And then, he started closing the gap between them again, and Akyo closed her eyes in expectation about what's going to follow. But the kiss never happened. Instead Zed leaned in an whispered in Akyo's year.
''April fools.'' he said simply, and then simply backed away and tried to contain his laughter. Akyo's eyes were opened as she stared stupidly at the sky above her, her face emotionless. Slowly, another fierce blush covered her face as she looked angrily at Zed.
''ZED!'' She yelled, pure anger lacing her tone. Zed simply laughed his worries away, one look at her face enough to set him into a laughing fit. It looked priceless, and her reaction was priceless too.
But something clicked in his mind. She didn't pushed him away. She didn't stoped him. She must've probably realised what he 'suposedly' intended to do, and she let him do it. His laughter slowly subsided, as he looked at the embarassed fuming girl with a questioning gaze. Could it possibly mean that... she liked him back?
No, that's not what it was. She couldn't like him back. He was filled with flaws, and she was simply good. Almost perfect. How could she ever fall for him.
''Akyo...'' he began, as the said girl raised from her position on the ground and looked embarassed at it. When he called her name she shot him a pissed glare and huffed.
''What?'' she questioned, and Zed sighed as he approached her.
''It was a joke, gee. Don't be so angry.'' he said, the annoyance that was suposed to be in his tone not there. He was worried, he had to admit. Worried that he might have gone too far.
''A joke?'' she inquired, her eyes incredulous. ''Maybe it was a joke for you, but not for me!'' she said her tone furious.
''And why is that?'' Zed asked, his tone just as annoyed as hers.
''Because...'' at this, she lost her words. Her eyes widened slightly, before she looked at the ground, her eyelids covering half of her beautiful icy eyes. ''You don't get it?'' she questioned, and he felt the sadness in her voice. It couldn't be...
He didn't answer and let her continue. ''You still don't get it? Well, I can't actually blame you. Who would feel that way towards a cry baby like me?'' she asked, more for herself as she brought her hand to her face, wiping tears from her eyes.
No, this was wrong. It was impulsive, and he did it without thinking. But he cupped her face and wiped the tears from her cheeks. She simply didn't looked like herself when she was crying. It broke his heart when she did.
His right hand stayed on her cheek, as she covered it with her own. She squeezed it lightly, before she looked at him in the eyes. Taking one deep breath, she gathered all of the courage she could find and let the sentence tumble out of her mouth.
And there was silence. None dared to say anything after what she had just confessed, and Zed felt a wave of emotions come over him. Confusion, shock, relief, happiness. There were so many questions in his head, but his brain stopped functioning for a second. She looked sadly at him, and removed the hand from her cheek. She started turning away, but he was having none of it. April fools as it may have been, he wasn't going to joke around this time. Not after she had put her heart on the table for him.
Akyo was prepared to turn away from all this mess, and hope it wasn't going to affect their friendship too much. Just about as she was ready to leave, he caught her wrist and yanked her back at him, hugging her closely. Even tho she was still slightly confused by the situation, she nestled her head on his chest and listened to the steady beating of his heart.
But then, he slightly pulled away, and made her look at him again. There was a glint of hope in her eyes that he wasn't going to disapoint this time. He smiled at her, a typical smile of his. Nothing too fancy. Simply Zed. She blushed, as her heart fluttered, but soon it started going on a race as he kissed her.
At this point, she was too shocked to do anything, but she couldn't deny that the warm sensation she felt when his lips were on her own was nice. Really nice. Her wide eyes closed, as she savored the moment, not wanting to lose any more seconds of this.
Who would have really believed the day would end up like this?
AN: Soooooo yeah. Been dying to write some cute lil fluff. If you liked it, leave a review where you can also say if you have any suggestions. One shots like these are less brain and time consuming, so I'll be able to do them a lot more often. Don't worry, I'm not abandoning TiLiD either, and if I have any new readers, it would be better if you would check out my other two fanfictions, to understand this story properly.
Either way, 'nough is 'nough. It's almost 1 AM in the morning, but I said I'm posting this tonight so yeah. Have a nice time readers :3.