Author's Note: Just so you know, I'm not writing in chronological order.
Chapter 4
Title: Valentine's Worries
Season: Heartcatch Precure
Pairing: Tsubomi x Olivier
Summary: Leaving a good first impression is important.
Underline: emphasize
Bold + italics: flashback
CAP LOCK: SHOUT
Olivier: UGH! What should I do?! (Someone knocked on his door) WHAT?
Baron Salamander: Loup-Garou, would you quiet down please? I'm trying to read here!
Olivier: Oh, sorry, father.
The 12-year-old boy, who's quite short for his age, knew that his father was trying his best to find a job so they could move to Kibougahana, he knew he must not disturb him.
But to speak the truth, the Baron was not the only one being troubled.
Valentine's Day was just a few days away, this would be the little werewolf's, well past werewolf's first ever Valentines; more importantly, he was planning to confess this time, he must make a special first impression, to do so, he'll need a present.
~flashback of Olivier(in his POV) ~
I walked into Fairy Drop to find Erika for advice on what to give Tsubomi on Valentine's Day. After explaining myself…
Erika: (kept pinching me) (smirked) Finally! You're finally willing to confess. Well then, 'Onee-san' advise you to give her handmade accessories, to melt a girl's heart, nothing works as great as handmade accessories.
Me: Whill you shtop phinching?! (Erika stopped) Ouch! (Sighed) Wow, thanks Erika. That's one good advice, except I don't know how to…
Erika: (interrupted) You're welcome, but you have to start making ASAP or you can't finish it on time, so bye. (Slammed door)
Me: Ugh! Well, that's Erika for you, never listens.
Then, I went to Myoudouin Dojo to find Itsuki.
Me: So, what do you suggest, Itsuki?
Itsuki: I'm not sure of what she'd like, but I'm sure about one thing: girls like cute things. So, you can buy her a dress or along those lines, best with floral printed for her.
Me: Itsuki, you're all in the fashion club, she can make all the dress she wants, plus, her best friend is the daughter of the owner of a boutique.
Itsuki: It's different if she gets it from you. The feeling is more important than the gift itself. (gasped) Oh my gosh, look at the time, I need to get back to practice, see you later. Oh! And good luck with your confession. (Giggled)
When you want to find Yuri, it's best to check both the botanical garden and the library, and luckily I found her in the garden so I didn't need to go to the latter.
Yuri: So, what can I do to help?
Me: I suppose asking an adult for advice is more reliable...?
Yuri: Well, if you ask me, judging by how much Tsubomi love flowers, I think she would be pleased to receive a book with detailed information about flowers in present and expectations for developments in gardening technologies in the future. Her dream was to grow flowers in space after all.
Me: Uh… thanks for your suggestion, but…(murmurs)
Yuri: Pardon, what was that?
Me: (quietly) I found it scary to object your opinions for some reasons…
Yuri: What are you trying to infer on?!
Me: Nothing! He-heh…
Yuri: (sigh) Do what you like, what I want to say is: all that matters is not the gift, the heart behind it is the most important.
~flashback end~
So, Olivier ended up denying all those three suggestions and went to learn how to make chocolates from Hikari-san (yup, Kujou Hikari), he even went and borrowed models to make the chocolates look like flowers from Kanade-san (yup, Minamino). He then chose a crimson gift bag, pack them delicately and put a tag written 'to Tsubomi'.
On Valentine's Day, he mustered up all the courage he has and march towards Tsubomi's home until…
He bumped into someone while making a turn.
Olivier: Ow… Sorry! Eh, Tsubomi?!
He opened his eyes and saw who he bumped into: Tsubomi.
Then he realized the chocolate he had prepared fell to the ground and was in pieces.
Olivier: I've put so much effort into making them… it's all a waste now.
Tsubomi looked at the tag and opened the packing to eat a piece.
Tsubomi: They're still delicious though.
Olivier: But…
He was interrupted by Tsubomi when she kissed him on the cheek.
Tsubomi: Thanks, Olivier. I've received your message.
While blushing the colour of the gift bag he used, he tried to keep he cool and reply.
Olivier: ahem… Good. Glad to know you like it.
End of Chapter 4
Author's note: What does the 'it' stands for? Think about it yourself.
