Title: Starburst
Author: Fuji S. Yuki
Anime: Twenty Mensou
Pairing: Utako/Akira
Summary: A gift is a gift, especially if it is for love.

STARBURST PENDANT STOLEN!
Twenty Mensou has struck again!

The Famous Gentleman Thief has eluded police by a jetpack. He has stolen the Starburst Pendant a pectoral cross Bohemian, 18th century. The pectoral crosses hung with pendants were important element of adornment in eighteenth century. It was fashioned in gold and silver, and embellished with colored stone. It was created for the Baroque period.

Placing down the newspaper Utako sighs when Akira popped up for their normal Friday Date. "Utako-san?"

"Ah twenty mensou." She beams and got up from her chair.

Akira smiles, "Konbanwa."

"I made a cake for you." Utako flushes as the man took a seat. "By the way how is your mother's enjoying the pendant?"

"They enjoy it immensely." Akira looks a bit uncomfortable. "I do hope the museum isn't put off."

Utako giggles she knew that Akira would always b Akira thoughtful and kind. "No, I don't think so." She reassures him, "It was insured so they would recover the loss."

"You did your homework." Akira blinked in surprise.

"When it comes to you." Utako beams, "Just like when I met you, I can't honestly not know what you do, after all I am your number one fan." She started to slice and serve the cake with the milk tea.

Fidgeting Akira slid a box in front of Utako, "I hope you don't mind this late Birthday Present." He have an uncertain smile, "It's for your seventeenth birthday."

Utako gasps, "You didn't have too, last years present was all that I could ever hope for-" She flashes her Tiffany engagement ring. "But-I still thank you for it." As she took it and opens it, stunned she stares inside at the pair of earrings. "These are-" They were absolutely gorgeous shaped like a star with glimmering gems, they exactly like-

"Un huh they are a replica of the Starburst." Akira looks nervously, "I if you don't like it..."

"No-it's not that-it is absolutely beautiful Akira, thank you." Utako slip them onto her ear lobes. "Do they look good?"

Akira beams, "Not as good as how you look day by day in my eyes." Flushing at the fact he expressed his thoughts out loud.

Arms wrapped around the man, "I absolutely love it." Utako laughs while stroking his cheek, "Thank you my darling."

"I hope that you wear them to our wedding. To show the feelings that I have for you-the 'Starburst' is exactly the name that I would give to the feeling in my heart. The feeling of absolute love that grows deeper each day, that one day it might burst open wide."

Utako lean against her twenty mensou, "Let us make our love grow deeper then, but I shall be there to help you hold it together. For all eternity."

Owari