Lukas awoke the next day to the blaring sun seeping in through his curtains, straight into his eyes. Stretching, He climbed out of bed and headed towards the kitchen to get some morning coffee. As he put the brown beans into the coffee maker, there was a rather loud knock at the front door. Lukas stopped from making his morning drink and wearily walked over to the door to answer it.
"Hallo?" Lukas said, as he swung the door open with to much force. "Hej, Lukas!" Mathias grinned from his place at the door frame. "Oh, hey." Lukas opened the door a little wider and perched himself on it. He tried to act natural and friendly to his new neighbor. Lukas had just met him yesterday and he didn't want to make him conclude that he was an obnoxious person.
Mathias smiled even brighter at the other. He put one hand in his pocket and moved it around, some objects making a jingling noise. "Close your eyes." Mathias said, his hand still moving around in his coat. "Please."
Well, Lukas didn't exactly trust his new neighbor yet. He was a little suspicious on why he was here telling him to close his eyes and trying to get something out of his pocket. But he didn't want to be rude. After all, it might just be an act of kindness, something to give him for being nice as his friend. But that didn't sound right, Lukas thought. Mathias was just moving here and he was giving him a something? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Shouldn't I be getting him something, like for a house warming gift? Lukas' thoughts were dismissed when he remembered where he was and heard "Don't worry, I won't bite," Oh yeah, he was at the door. "Close your eyes." The dane repeated in an almost whisper-like voice, and this time Lukas obeyed.
The Norwegian shut his eyes tight. He still had his concerns about being around someone he didn't fully trust or know but he had already closed his eyes and had promised to himself that he would try to be nice to Mathias.
All of the sounds that were being heard before stopped and were replaced by a content sigh. A moment later, his wrist was gently taken into Mathias' hand and a l ttle box was placed in his palm. It was very small and fit perfectly into his hand.
Lukas softly closed his fingers around the box and slowly opened his eyes to look down at what had been given to him. A square shaped box was wrapped in silver paper that shined in the morning sun. It was smooth and made out of plastic. The top of the box was barley curved over, making it look like a little hill. A blue and white ribbon wrapped neatly around the small box giving it an almost Christmas feeling.
Said blonde looked up to Mathias who was smiling at the shorter one. He was looking expectantly at the other and Lukas guessed why. He was waiting for him to open it.
Lukas' face tinted a light shade of red upon realizing he had just been staring at the thing that was handed to him. Slowly, he began to unwrap the pretty paper to see what was under it. As the paper was peeled of, the real box that held something inside was wooden and had a flower design going around it. A little latch was holding the top to the bottom so it didn't come open. Lukas rubbed his thumb over the smooth surface of the wood and then opened the latch that held it together.
A tiny chocolate lay in the middle of the box. Tissue paper was placed under it so it wouldn't mess up the box if it melted. He plucked it out of the box and studied it then looked at Mathias.
"A chocolate." Lukas stated more than a question. In response, the other nodded excitedly and said. "It's from Belgium. They are home to strong coffee and chocolate, I think. Go ahead, you can eat it."
The shorter one eyed the candy one last time before he popped it in his mouth. It melted on his tongue and was warm, flowing down his throat when he swallowed. He had to admit, it did have a strong taste but it was delicious. "It's very good... I like it." Lukas said and recevied a warm smile from Mathias.
"Good! I'm really glad. I wanted to get you something for being so kind." Mathias said and it was just as Lukas had thought. It made him feel bad but decided he'd do something nice for him in return later. "I gotta go though." He pouted and shoved his hands deep into his pocket. "But I hope you have a nice day!" He then turned and bounded away towards his own house.
"He is... Kinda nice." Lukas whispered to himself and closed the door silently. He leaned against the wall and slunk down to the floor. Lukas was suddenly tired again.