Looseleaf
CLX. Birthdays
"Hey, Mels."
The blond woke up to the sight of his best friend leaning over him, smiling. "Happy birthday," Matt said, and produced a small wrapped box from behind his back, decorated brightly with ribbons.
"All right, who did you pay for this?" Mello said, half joking as he sat up and received his present.
Matt's face turned pink. "No one!" he squeaked. "I made it myself. Especially for you," he added cheekily.
When he saw that Mello was about to open the present, he remembered exactly what he got him and hastily stood up. "Well, I'm going to get your birthday breakfast now," the redhead said quickly. "Be right back!" He fled from the room before Mello could blink.
Mello shrugged to himself and unwrapped the present, opened the box that it revealed. And inside was a ring box, and inside that ring box was a glittering silver promise ring.
Smiling softly, Mello delicately picked up the ring and slid it onto his ring finger.
Then Mello reached over for the laptop on the beside table to search how much exactly this had cost the redhead. When he was about to start a new window, though, Mello noticed that there was already another one opened. So he clicked on it, planning just to make a new tab. When the window opened, Mello saw that someone had searched 'what to get your best friend for their birthday.'
He heard someone near the door. Mello closed the laptop shut and quickly put it back where it belonged. Matt came in not a second after, carrying a tray full of chocolate brownies and several chocolate bars.
Mello grinned knowingly to himself, but patted the space on the bed next to him anyway. As Matt smiled back and went to sit with him, Mello said to himself, Well, it's the thought that counts, right?
Happy late birthday, Mello... I swear, this would have been up yesterday if it weren't for the recurring virus. I had to do a system restore numerous times. XP