No One's POV

"So…" Zander drags out the word as he watches his best friend haul in a rather large box and set it down in their main area of their shared apartment. "What'd you get from lover boy this time?" Zander questions Aria, also giving her a look and wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.

"You could at least pretend to be less invested in this than you are." Aria rolls her eyes at her best friend.

"Well, where's the fun in that?" Zander offers back with a smirk as he plops himself down in a chair.

"Whatever." Aria rolls her eyes again and proceeds to open the carefully wrapped box, taking tape off the edges of the paper and unsealing the box to take whatever Yon had shipped to her out of the many layers of packaging.

Yon-Rogg had been shipping her gifts for several weeks, from the various missions he went on, collecting items and things he thought she may appreciate, and sending them back to Xandar either once he returned to his home planet of Hala or in the spare moments during his missions.

"Well…" Zander questions impatiently. "What is it?"

"An old induction coil, it looks like." Aria looks at the package, her excitement growing, and paper strewn all over their apartment floor creating a mess around her.

"An induction coil?" Zander quirks an eyebrow, seemingly unimpressed by the gift.

"I'm building that old racer… Remember?" Aria tells Zander. "I couldn't find one. I had been telling Yon about it one time. He must have remembered."

"So he got you one…" Zander says slowly.

"Yeah, I think it's nice." Aria offers back in defense, despite her initial reservations, and her father, Einar's, venomous dislike for Yon-Rogg, as well as her grandmother's hesitation towards the Starforce Lieutenant Colonel, Aria found herself falling for Yon-Rogg anyway; it was hard not to with his charismatic presence, his unwavering persistence, and his unfailing and steady devotion, not to mention his other qualities like his strength and his good looks, which were just added bonuses.

"I will never understand you two." Zander finally replies before walking out of the main area of their shared apartment. "Enjoy your gift from lover boy." Zander teases.

"Hey there, Solider Boy." Aria smiles at the holo as Yon's face appears before her later that evening.

"Hello Aria." Yon-Rogg replies back, his features automatically lightening as he sees his bloodmate, always pleased to hear from Aria, even if it was for trivial reasons. "Did you receive-"

"I did." Aria cuts Yon off. "I like it, a lot… Thank you, Yon." Aria smiles genuinely at him, hoping to ease his anxiety about the gift.

"You are welcome, Aria. I am glad." Yon-Rogg smiles.

"So…" Aria begins, looking down at her desk for a moment to pick at her sleeve.

"Yes, my love?" Yon-Rogg shifts, leaning forward as if he could physically reach across the holo towards her.

"My graduation is in two months… Think you'll be able to come?" Aria poses almost hesitantly, quite differently than her usual confidence and poise; it wasn't as if their relationship was a secret, necessarily, however, the Kree and Xandarians still were not at peace, and their relationship still somewhat forbidden, particularly since she was the Nova Prime's granddaughter and Yon-Rogg was one of the higher Starforce members.

"I would not miss it for the world." Yon promises, his golden eyes glimmering with pride and affection.