Gift

This takes place not long after First Kiss.

"Gou!" Nagisa's hand pops up in the air and he waves at her. "Over here!"

When she gets over to him, she holds back her usual remark of, 'it's Kou!' Today's his birthday, she reminds herself, a smile settling on her face. "Hey."

His smile widens as he grabs her hand, chattering on about what his parents had gotten him. He planned out their day, though Gou had protested, saying she'd like to do something for him. She frowned and watched her feet. She had actually had their day all planned out, starting with—

"Gou?" he asks, "Are you okay?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah! I'm fine. Sorry. I zoned out for a second."

He purses his lips—and oh God, he's adorable—"Are you mad at me?"

"What?" she stares up at him before sighing. "Well, sort of. I had a whole plan for your birthday. But then you said you wanted to do this. But, that's okay. It is your birthday. Besides, you're too cute to be mad at for more than a minute or two."

His grin is back and he chuckles, "Oh, really now? I'll keep that in mind for later."

"H—hey!"

He lets out a full laugh now, landing a kiss on her cheek, "You know, you're pretty cute yourself."

"Thanks," she mumbles, still not used to his compliments. "So, what are your plans for today?"

"Well," he begins, "Ice cream. That's the first thing. There's this shop up the street that has really good mint ice cream! We could split a cone, or you could get something else. Then I'd like to go to the fair and maybe even win you one of those big stuffed animals! I hope they have penguins. And after that we could go out to eat somewhere."

"It sounds like you're trying to pamper me, but it's your birthday." She still doesn't quite get where he's coming from with this whole thing. She knows this is all stuff he likes, but it sounds like he's doing it for her sake.

"The reason is because you're my gift!"

"Huh?"

"You said you'd spend the day with me. You even had your own plan for what you'd do for me. You're even letting me call you Gou without fighting me on it! So, you're my gift."

Nagisa would be like the best boyfriend ever. Gou's lucky. So, here's a thing for Nagisa's birthday! I'll try and get something else out soon. I'm hoping it'll be long, but I might end up making it an arc or something within the story. I'm not sure yet.