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Shinoa Hiiragi was always on time. Always. One minute of being late was enough to put Yuuichiro Hyakuya on edge. Specially when he was forced to wait for her inside the mall that was literally spilling with people.

10 more minutes passed and said raven haired boy couldn't keep his thoughts from wandering. "What if she got into an accident? Or maybe someone stole her purse? Or maybe she got arrested for speeding? Or-"

"Or had to drive all around the mall to find some parking space?" Yuu all but jumped in surprise when Shinoa suddenly appeared right in front of him. He didn't even know he was thinking out loud. "Worried, are we? Could it be that you can't stomach the thought of losing me? Specially on Christmas eve?" Shinoa smiles at him teasingly.

"Shut up," was all Yuu could muster when he saw the purple haired girl. He didn't get it. Why was his heart always pounding when he saw her smile. Heard her laugh. Felt her nearby. Specially when he got teased. He didn't know what he felt. Was it love? What the fuck is love anyway? To him, it was just son damn complicated.

At any rate, if it was love, the chances of Shinoa loving him back were zero to none in his opinion. Why? Because he knew that she could always do better. Better than him anyway. They're best friends for fuck's sake. How cliche would it be if they became more than that and ruined everything they already had?

"What's this? Are you blushing, Yuu-san? It's not that cold, is it? You can borrow my scarf if you want." Shinoa was about to untie her scarf when Yuu suddenly took her by the hand and pulled her towards the stores.

"I'm fine. Let's just go buy the damn gifts."

"O-okay." Warm. Yuu's hand was always so warm. Shinoa felt her cheeks heat up when she realized how sweet they must've looked to other people. "Yuu-san, do you already have a list for the people you're going to be buying presents for?"

"Yep! In my head. Piece of cake!" He smiled at her.

"Of course it's in your head. You're too lazy to go make a real one. If you forget someone, it's your funeral." Yuu turned around and stuck his tongue out to counter her smug smile. How childish they must have looked.

The first store Yuu brought them to made Shinoa laugh quite nervously. She didn't think Yuu could be that oblivious. "Here? Really?" Shinoa shook her head in disbelief as Yuu just answered with an "Uhuh."

They were in an underwear store for men and women. Let's rephrase that. Yuu was dragging Shinoa around the men's section of the store and the girl couldn't, for the life of her, stop blushing when she imagined Yuu in one of the only shirts on display. She mentally smacked herself for it.

They stopped in one aisle and Yuu let go of her hand to check some sizes. She missed the warmth already. "Who, might I ask, are you buying underwear for? And a little heads up next time would be nice." She leaned on one of the racks, trying to filter her thoughts away from all the undergarments.

"Guren, Shinya-san, G-senpai, Kimizuki, Yoichi, Narumi, Mika, and myself I guess. I though it would be funny once we all opened the gifts tomorrow morning." He gives her a toothy smile and she tries hard to mask her melting heart with an eye roll.

"You're just too lazy to pick out gifts for them individually. I don't suppose all of the girls will be getting lingeries?"

"Shinoa!" Yuu hissed a bit too loudly as his face turned into a crimson color. Shinoa laughed at his innocence.

"What, don't tell me your thoughts are too pure for some lingerie? Have you ever even seen one?" She continued teasing.

"What, no! Why would I. Idiot. Stop embarrassing us in public." He pinched her cheek to make a point.

"Ow! Hey! That hurts!" She protests and yet makes no move to pry his fingers away when he rubs her cheek with his palm to calm the pain.

"I'm gonna go try this on. Stay here, alright? Don't go running off to somewhere I can't reach you."

As she watches him go, Shinoa can't help but think how oblivious he is. Did he even know how much it affected her when he touched her? How sweet those last words were?

"Shinoa! Come see if this color suits me."

Yuuichiro Hyakuya, she decided, was going to be the death of her.

I'll upload the next chapter in a few hours or days. Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed it.