Theme: One - Kiss
Genre: Humor
Version: Animanga
Rating: PG

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Chocolate Kisses
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The first time Makoto gave Ami a kiss, it was in public And before it even happened, it caused quite a stir and a small explosion of long limbs and blond hair as Usagi tripped over her own feet and sent a very surprised Minako tumbling to the ground. Rei's calculus notes and sleek, expensive pens rained down around them as her school bag slipped from her hands and clattered noisily on concrete. There wasn't a moment of silence about the whole thing, and there weren't any fireworks. Well, unless the boom of a backfiring car engine counted.

In short, it wasn't exactly how either Ami or Makoto had planned it.

"Mako-chan!" Rei had sputtered. Normally so calm and composed, it was obvious she really didn't know what to do with herself in her embarrassment, but Rei eventually settled on awkwardly trying to collect her scattered belongings. A slow, dainty blush worked its way down her face and all the way to her fingertips.

It was obvious that Makoto couldn't tell whether to be angry at their unnecessary reaction to her question, or amused at how funny they all looked.

"Geez, you all act like I asked her to marry me!" she joked, finding a happy medium in sarcasm. "I just want to give her a kiss! Isn't that what you're supposed to do on Valentine's Day?" The tall brunette pointed to the small, red bags Minako had passed out earlier that were filled with teeth-rotting candy and balls of caramel filled chocolate. "You all got each other something!"

"Not a kiss!" puffed Minako. The buttons on her sleeve cuffs had somehow become tangled in Usagi's hair, and they were having a bit of trouble dislodging them. "Stop moving! You're making it worse, Usagi!"

The other blond was trying fruitlessly to peer up at Makoto with wide, curious eyes. Her mouth still hung open slightly, and a bit of hair had taken up residence there. Usagi seemed too preoccupied to care.

"Well, it's not like I wasn't going to give one to all of you," said Makoto. "If that's what you're worried about."

Rei's school bag took another dive onto the sidewalk.

"You want to give a kiss to all of us?" shrilled Usagi. "Even me?"

"Yes!" Makoto huffed, starting to feel ridiculous herself. "I thought you'd like it!"

"I have a boyfriend!" responded Usagi at a shout. Minako quickly smacked her hand over Usagi's mouth, which effectively disentangled the button from her hair, and elicited a strangled yelp of pain from the other girl.

"What the hell is wrong with all of you?" Makoto demanded. "I know it's a new recipe, but I thought you liked eating my cookies. I didn't think they were normally that bad!"

Through the whole conversation, Ami had been completely silent, as to allow her blush to turn a painful, solid shade of red without distraction. But suddenly, she let out a long sigh and said, "It's just a new recipe?"

Makoto regarded her strangely. "Well, yeah," she said as she produced a small, Tupperware tub from inside her bag. "I know how much you like chocolate chip, Ami-chan, so I wanted you to be the first to try them."

Sheepishly, Ami reached in and took one, carefully crafted cookie. It seemed like Makoto had spent a good deal of time on them, with each cookie lovingly coated in a chocolate drizzle and topped with a Hershey's Kiss.

"Thank you, Mako-chan," stuttered Ami. "That was very thoughtful."

"You're welcome," beamed Makoto. "I hope you like them. I call them 'kisses,' because of the chocolate kiss on the top. See?"

Minako and Usagi had finally managed to get off the ground, and slowly began brushing themselves off. Having collected her composure seconds earlier, Rei accepted a cookie as it was offered, and nonchalantly went about pretending that nothing out of the ordinary had happened.

"They're just cookies?" asked Minako, seeming a little embarrassed.

"Yeah," Makoto replied. "Why? What'd you think I was talking about?"

"Nothing!" Usagi interjected with her mouth full of cookie. "Mmm! These are really great, Mako-chan!"

Makoto basked in the contentment of a job well done, and decided to leave her questions till another day.