The moment that Shayera got back to the house, she knew that Toshi had to be up to something. Well, either that or he had been killed in action and she hadn't been notified by anyone just yet. The front of their home looked semi like a funeral parlor.

The weird amount of floral bouquets and arrangements was just plain unsettling. And then there were the gift boxes and the bags left on the small front porch... She didn't know what to think about those. Especially if Toshi was A) Dead. Or B) Just flat out up to some mischief.

Slowly taking out her cell phone, she first checked the time, then her messages (just in case) and then dialed Toshi's cell number and put him on speaker as she continued to eye the flowers and boxes and bags with no small amount of suspicion.

The phone barely had time to ring once before she heard Toshi happily chirp, "Hello, my love."

Silently exhaling the breath that she hadn't been aware of holding upon hearing his voice, she answered back. "Hey. So- I've noticed something...weird. You wouldn't know what I'm talking about would you?"

Toshi seemed to weigh the pros and cons of answering her question before asking in a somewhat hesitant tone, "What answer would keep me from being in trouble with you?"

"The truth maybe."

"Okay. The truth is-" His voice cut out for a moment or so as a loud bell sounded somewhere in the background before he suddenly said in a rush, "Oh hey look at that, saved by the bell. I'll be home soon, love you Shayera."

"Hey! No! Don't you dare hang up on me Toshi or I swear I will kick you out of bed for the next month!" Shay hissed into the phone as she quickly took him off of the speaker and put the phone up to her ear. She could sense his hesitance again before he asked in a deadly serious tone,

"You would really kick me out of bed for a month? An honest to god month? No kissing, no making out-" It was on the tip of her tongue to tell him not to get crazy, because even if she banished him from the bed- she expected her kisses, make out sessions and everything else that went along with it. She just meant that there would be no snuggling because he'd be sleeping on the couch once they were done messing around.

"Yes. Now tell me what you have going on in that head of yours or else."

He got quiet again and she heard him take a deep breath before finally saying, "I'll risk it. Love you bye." And then hung up on her, leaving her gaping at her phone in slack jawed disbelief. Her mind trying to wrap around the fact that he was willing to risk her wrath, and sleeping on the couch for an entire, lonely month instead of simply telling her what he was up too.

Honestly she didn't know what went through the man's mind sometimes! He could be downright infuriating when he was like this.

Deciding that if he wasn't going to tell her anything then she should probably check the flowers and stuff for some clues before she bothered to plan an ambush for him once he was home. Walking over to one of the floral arrangements she shifted some of the flowers around until she found a card and checked it.

What was written on the card was one of those 'Roses are red, violets are blue'- things. It was cheesy, sure. But her Toshi never claimed to be a great poet so she supposed that the poem he used didn't really matter as long as it got his point across.

Checking the other arrangements, she collected all of the cards and then put them in order in her hands and read them.

Roses are red, violets are blue-

Get dolled up princess, so that I may show my love for you.

I've planned an evening out-

Down to the last detail.

I intend to wine and dine and dance with you all night,

She had to stop reading the poem there because her eyes stared to tear up and she couldn't see anything for a few minutes and had to keep rubbing at her eyes just to clear her sight. Huffing slightly at the fact that he could have just told her his plans without just simply springing them on her, yet appreciating his efforts to be romantic for her, she felt all of her earlier ire melt away as she moved to see what was in the box and the bags.

It took a few minutes to sort through everything, but once she had, she was definitely impressed with Toshi's wooing skills. The man hadn't lied when he had claimed to have planned everything down to the last detail.

He'd bought her several breathtaking formal dresses in several different colors and designs. Jewelry to match each one as well as shoes, and makeup.

Shaking her head as a small smile curved her lips, she unlocked the door and picked up several items and then started the task of carrying them all inside. But only after deciding that Toshi could get the flowers. There was no way that she could lift some of those arrangements without doing serious damage to herself.

Toshi wasn't exactly sure what he expected to find when he finally got home from work, but having Shayera standing out on the front porch in one of the dresses that he had bought for her- looking as stunning as a runway model- certainly wasn't what he had expected by any leap of the imagination.

He was so mesmerized by the very sight of her standing there waiting for him that he almost crashed his car into the garage but managed to stop the car just in time, thank god.

Parking the vehicle, he killed the engine and then slipped from the driver's seat. His eyes never leaving Shayera. Walking quickly up to her, he looked her over from head to toe and found it a little hard to breathe for a few moments as he slowly reached out and took one of her small hands in his own larger one and spun her around so that he could check her out completely.

She looked absolutely perfect in her chosen outfit with matching makeup and accessories.

The outfit that she had chosen for tonight was a backless, black halter top dress with a scooped neckline and a skirt that barely fell past her thighs. Showing just enough of her beautiful body to tease him mercilessly without giving anything away.

Her makeup was done to perfection, making her cheeks and lovely eyes stand out and her lips look pinker and plumper than usual. Her hair was done up on the top of her head where some of the strands fell down around her face and neck in soft waves while the rest fell down her back in fetching little spirals that he couldn't wait to tangle his fingers in.

"You look beautiful, angel." He finally said after several minutes of silence.

"Thanks. You have good taste." Shay said with a shy little smile that did funny things to his insides while his neon blue eyes danced with joy as he lifted her hand up to his lips and kissed her knuckles before reluctantly letting her hand go and saying softly,

"Let me go change my clothes and we'll go."

"Okay." Shay said as she let him get half way past her through the front door before she quickly slapped him on his right ass cheek causing him to freeze up and slowly turn his head to look at her over his shoulder. His expression carefully masked though he knew that she could read him well enough to know that he wouldn't show her any mercy later tonight once they were in bed.

She smirked at him, and nearly laughed outright when his eyes narrowed at her slightly before he shook his head and started walking again.