I am SO sorry about the wait, guys. I got such bad writer's block in the middle of writing this, then i was delayed a few more days by an anime convention i go to every year. But at least i'm back now, and i hope it was worth the wait.

I'm not quite used to writing Souda's character, let alone his POV, so sorry if it doesn't quite sound right.

Mum is used instead of mom because i live in Australia. You have no idea how many times i accidentally typed 'mom'. Not that i really think it matters in the end though.

Sorry this might be a bit long, i may have accidentally got a little carried away in the flashback (italic) stories. I mean, at least there's more detail, right? I hope it's still worth reading the whole thing.

Ps, i suck at writing from the pov of a child.

Anyway, enjoy :)

START OF CHAPTER:

"When i first met Hajime, it was in kindergarten. Some snot-nosed boys were making fun of my hair -which yes is naturally pink for those that don't know- and Hajime defended me, a boy he didn't even know."

'Hey, what are you doing weirdo?'

Kazuichi looked up, and saw three boys surrounding him.

'Hey! Wanna play?' bless the poor soul's ignorance.

'Why would we play with a freaky kid like you?'

He looked down, hiding his watery eyes.

'Hey! Leave him alone.'

When Kazuichi looked back up, another boy with brown spiky hair was standing infant of him, telling off the three boys. Eventually, with a parting insult, they left.

'The meanies are gone now.' The brunette stated simply.

'Wow, that was cool!'

'My mommy said it wasn't nice to be mean to others, you won't make any friends that way.' came the reply.

Kazuichi looked down, fidgeting with his hands.

'Do you… wanna be my friend?'

'Yeah!'

"From then on, we were inseparable. Our mothers used to joke that we were twins separated before we were born. Man, sometimes we would spend a week, sometimes more, at a time sleeping over each others houses."

'Hey mum, can Kazuichi stay over for another few days?'

'My, my. I feel like i have twins instead of one son….' Mrs. Hinata teased.

'Muuuuuum….'

'Haha, i'm kidding Hajime. Yes Kazuichi can stay longer, i'll go call his parents okay?'

'Thanks mum!'

She ruffled Kazuichi's hair.

'Your a good kid, Hajime's lucky to have a friend like you.'

"He was always a lot smarter then me in school too. Not that i was some dumbass cave troll or anything, but if it didn't involve mechanics, man i was hopeless."

"Even back then, Hajime was always looking out for me."

'Hajime, how do you solve this question?'

'Hey! Don't copy mine!'

'But i don't know how to do it…'

'… c'mon then, i'll teach you.'

'Really? Thanks bro!'

"It wasn't until we started high school that we met Nagito. To be honest, my first impression of him wasn't very good at the time. I thought he was the creepy loner kid."

"But Hajime, man, he was instantly smitten."

'Hajime, what are you staring at?'

'N-nothing!'

Kazuichi looked over to his friends line of sight, and saw the albino kid they had known for maybe about a week since school started. He was in most of their classes, so they saw him around a fair bit.

'The weird loner kid?'

'Shhh! He'll hear you!'

'So you admit you were looking?'

'No!'

Kazuichi grinned at his friend.

'Oh reeeeeally?' He went to get up. 'So you don't mind if i just go and-'

He was stopped when a hand shot out grabbed his arm.

'Don't you dare!' The brunette hissed.

'You basically just admitted you care.'

'…'

He knew Hajime could be stubborn, but so could Kazuichi if he put his mind to it.

'I… might… find'… He watched his friend struggle for words. 'He might be… cute?'

'Aha! I knew it!'

'Shhh!'

'Haha, don't worry bro, your secret's safe with me.'

'…'

'Why him though? He's creepy as shit.'

'No he isn't! You just don't understand him.'

'And you do?'

They both glanced over to where Nagito was sitting by himself. The albino noticed them looking, and gave them a small smile. They both hurriedly turned back to each other, Hajime's face going red.

'No… but i want to.'

"But then, he really surprised me. He was so shy when it came to things about Hajime, it was actually really adorable to watch."

"So while i wasn't exactly fond of Nagito at first, i guess he kinda grew on me."

Hajime had gone home early that day. Unfortunately he hadn't been feeling that well, so Kazuichi had promised to take his stuff for him and deliver it after school. They had been best friends for so long that he had even been given a spare key to Hajime's house.

He was just packing up his own stuff, and was about to leave when a voice stopped him.

'Excuse me, please wait!'

He turned around, and there was Nagito.

'Yeah?' He raised an eyebrow. 'Didya need something?'

'I, um… do you know where Hajime is today?'

'Hajime?' Kazuichi was surprised.

'Ah, I'm sorry, I'm selfish aren't i? Being so nosy and-'

'Whoa! Chill dude, Hajime went home sick, that's all.'

'Sick?'

'Yeah man, had to leave early, unfortunately.'

'I… i hope he gets better soon.'

Kazuichi had to blink to believe what he was seeing, was the creepy pale kid… blushing? Sure enough, there what he thought were pink spots dusting his cheeks. He was sure if his skin were darker it wouldn't be very visible at all.

"Watching those two sneak glances at each other was both painful and adorable at the same time."

After that, he could always see Nagito lurking out of the corners of his eye whenever Hajime was around. Hajime didn't notice, but Kazuichi was almost getting used to it, which kind of unsettled him.

A couple of weeks after Hajime went home sick, Kazuichi finally decided to ask the kid about it. He still thought the albino was a little weird, but if anything ever happened between him and Hajime, he supposed he'd have to get used to it.

He found the kid in the library, reading by himself.

'Ah, Kazuichi, was it? Are you looking for someone?'

'I'm looking for you, actually.'

'Me? Oh, you must be here on teacher's business then, no-one would talk to me of their own-'

'It's about Hajime.'

At the mention of his best friend's name, he could have sworn he saw the other boy's face pink slightly. If he were into guys, he'd probably find it adorable.

'H-hajime?'

'Why are you always staring at him?'

Nagito didn't answer, fiddling with his sleeves and averting his eyes. Why was he…?

Suddenly, it clicked.

'You like him… don't you?'

'W-what? No way, i mean, not that there's anything wrong with him, but no way anyone would even look at me that way! Let alone return my feelings and-'

'So there are feelings?'

The boy must have realised what he said, as his face went darker.

'…Yes…?'

It might have been a bit too early to meddle, but suddenly Kazuichi had an idea.

'Here,' He slipped a note across the table. 'He likes Kusamochi, if that helps.'

It was supposed to be his lunch money, but he figured it was worth it if it got his best friend a date.

'But… i thought you didn't like me very much?' Nagito had a confused look on his face.

'Not particularly.' The mechanic admitted. 'But Hajime's happiness means more to me then any grudge i have.'

"Even then, the two were blatantly obvious about their crushes on each other. If i hadn't done anything, who knows how long it would have taken for anything to happen? And to think you said i'd be a terrible wingman."

"Kazuichi!"

"Haha, chill bro I'm kidding. Now where was i? Ah yes, embarrassing you."

"They were so cute together, and by the time we graduated, basically everyone in our school thought so two. In fact, they were basically a shoe-in for being voted 'cutest couple'."

"And as it turns out, Nagito just so happened to be absolutely loaded out the ass with money. I mean, no offence, but the way he dressed and acted back then, you never would have guessed just by looking at him."

"But it was really cute when he would always spoil Hajime with surprises and gifts, they would always be something thoughtful too. And oh boy was Hajime in for a surprise at our graduation dinner…"

Everyone was at their seats in the booked out restaurant, eating their meals. Kazuichi was seated to the left of Hajime, and Nagito sat on Hajime's right.

When Hajime went to the bathroom however, the pinkette could tell that Nagito was getting noticeably more nervous.

'Yo, Nagito, whats wrong with you?'

Probably not the most tactful way to put it, but it was already said, so he might as well wait for an answer.

'I… well…'

'Hm?'

'I just… need to ask Hajime something.'

'Ask something?'

'Uh, yeah… its something important.'

Wait… he wasn't going to ask "that" question, was he?

But as soon as Kazuichi piped up to ask, Hajime had returned, and all of Nagito's focus was on his boyfriend.

For now, Kazuichi let it be, digging into his food when it arrived, as did everyone else. As dinner went on, even Hajime could tell that Nagito was nervous about something.

'Are you okay?'

'Yeah…'

He looked away, then back at Hajime.

'Hey, uh, Hajime…?'

Hajime raised an eyebrow.

'Yeah, Nagito?'

Would you, uh, like to…'

'Like to what?'

Kazuichi couldn't believe it, was he actually going to…?

'Will, you, uh… move in with me?'

Wait what?

'Wait, Nagito, what?' Looks like he wasn't the only one that was confused.

'I, uh… i'm sorry. You don't have to if you don't want to!'

Hajime took Nagito's hand in his.

'No, Nagito, i want to. But are you sure this is what you want?'

Nagito only paused for a second, before nodding.

'Yes, i really want to do this with you Hajime.'

The brunette grinned at his boyfriend.

'Guess i better start packing my stuff, huh?'

"You were probably expecting a proposal weren't you? Haha, well, to be honest so was i. But apparently, Nagito was set on doing it all traditionally and shit, jeez, and here i thought they were going to die old maids…"

As he expected, once again a protest followed his teasing.

"Haha! Man you guys are too easy. But c'mon, when two people are amazingly and sappily in love as you two are, you gotta expect the teasing, am i right?"

"Now i know what you're thinking, but hold your horses cause I'm almost done here. Finally, the moment you've all been waiting for…. Hajime's bride-zilla pictures, complete with the dress, makeup, and all."

"KAZUICHI!"

"You should have seen you face! I told you it was way too easy with you guys. But seriously, I'm just kidding. And now, for the story i'm sure you've all been waiting for…"

It was new years eve, and Hajime, Nagito, and all their friends were gathered for the party. Since Hajime's birthday was on the 1st of January, it also doubled as his birthday party.

It was getting close to the countdown, and everyone was buzzing with anticipation. Kazuichi could tell that Nagito was also excited, but for a different reason.

'Dude, of course he's going to say yes!'

'You don't know that Kazuichi!' Nagito protested. 'We've haven't talked about marriage yet.'

'Oh come on, you two have been together for so long, your made for each other. Hajime has been in love with you for like, forever. There's no way he'd say no.'

Then, Hajime walked over, back from another conversation, and Kazuichi saw the soft smile that took over Nagito's face.

'Kazuichi, i gotta go.'

The mechanic watched as everyone huddled towards their significant other for the final countdown. He was sad he had no one to personally be with, but at the moment he was drunk enough that he didn't care (as much).

Finally, it was time.

'10!'

'9!'

Kazuichi saw Nagito turn towards Hajime, and take both of the brunette's hands in his own.

'8!'

'7!'

'Hajime Hinata, i love you so much, you've put up with me all these years, and made me so happy no words can explain it.'

'6!'

'5!'

The albino got down on one knee, reaching into his pocket. Hajime's eyes went wide.

'4!'

'3!'

'Hajime Hinata, i want to spend the rest of my life with you…'

'2!'

A box was presented.

'Will you marry me?'

'1!'

'YES!'

'HAPPY NEW YEAR!'

A cheer went up through the crowd, except for Nagito and Hajime, who were to busy kissing to pay attention to anything else.

When the two finally separated, the two boys just stood there, smiling goofy grins.

'I'll give you your birthday present tomorrow Hajime.'

'Are you kidding me? This is already the best present i could ever ask for.'

"It was sickly cheesy, i know. But goddamn if it didn't put a blinding smile on my bro's face. I swear, he just stared at his ring like a love-struck moron for days."

"Kazuichi! Stop."

Finally, the pinkette turned back to face the speaker.

"Oh come on Hajime, you can't deny that you were giddy as shit after that night."

Said brunette's cheeks were a brilliant red, with his now husband smiling fondly at him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my best friends name is Hajime Hinata…"

"…And i've never been happier for him then i am at this moment."

END OF CHAPTER:

This ended up being a bit longer then i originally intended, but i hope you still enjoyed it.

Yes, i caved. I did a wedding speech chapter, not that that's a bad thing. But hey, whatever makes these guys happy, am i right?

Cya next chapter :)

Tairulz