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Prompt Word #12: Valentine

Garry stared down at the little heart-shaped box in his hands as he waited for Ib's school to let out. He had stopped at the cafe earlier to pick up some macaroons for Ib. As he was ordering, he noticed the ones in the display case were cut into heart shapes.

When he asked the waitress about it, she said to him with a giggle, "It's Valentine's Day, you know?"

Valentine's Day? ...Ah, that's right, it was. Garry hadn't really been paying attention to the dates, so he didn't realize. After all, he didn't really have a special someone that he could give a gift to.

Well, Ib was someone special...

With her in his mind, Garry ordered three macaroons to go, and the waitress packaged the heart-shaped pastries in a shiny red box with a pink ribbon. The box was also heart-shaped. He bid the waitress farewell, and headed towards Ib's school.

Once she got out, they set for his apartment, like usual. Garry had tucked away his gift in his pocket, and all the while, he saw Ib give him these looks. They were short, nervous glances, and she had a strange smile on her face. Just what was she up to?

Ib was first to step inside, kicking her shoes off at the entrance. Normally, she'd take a seat on the couch, but instead, she stood in front of him, handing him a plain, white box. Garry stared blankly at the box, then looked to her face, which was cast downward, her body twisting with embarrassment. That bashful smile was still playing about her lips.

"For Valentine's Day, y'know," Ib said, looking up at him through her long eyelashes.

He smiled at her. "Thank you very much," Garry said, reaching into his pocket. He pulled out the heart-shaped box. "I got you a little something, too."

Just like that, Ib's eyes lit up with surprise, and the scarlet in her cheeks deepened. Her tiny fingers trembled as she took the box from his hands. He smiled and made his way to his couch, setting his gift on the coffee table in front of him. Garry's slender fingers slipped the lid off and he peered inside.

There were a bunch of puzzle pieces, stark white pieces scattered about. A milk puzzle, Garry concluded. But upon closer observation, he noticed there were a few colored spots on it. And he could faintly smell wax crayons.

"It's a milk puzzle," Ib said, taking a seat near him. "I remember you said you thought they were boring, so before I broke it up, I drew a picture on it. I hope you like it!"

Garry dumped the box out on the table, and began separating the edge and corner pieces from the middle pieces. Once he organized the pieces, he glanced over at Ib, who was beaming with happiness, the red heart-shaped box sitting in her lap. Garry smiled, wrapping an arm around her shoulder, pulling her close.

"Very thoughtful," he said, patting her hair. "Thank you. Did you like your present?"

"Ah!" Ib carefully set the box on the table and undid the ribbon that tied it together. She lifted the lid and gasped in surprise as she pulled out a heart-shaped strawberry macaroon. She ate the entire thing in one bite, and smiled at him. "Garry, thank you! That was delicious!" Her arms flew around his neck.

"I'm glad you like it, Ib," Garry said, returning her embrace.

After that, the two of them sat in silence. Garry had been working on the milk puzzle, while Ib had been savoring her remaining two macaroons. All the while, she was leaning against him, watching him intently. Garry wondered what Ib had drawn on the puzzle. There was a lot of pink in it, he noticed. Some pieces had spots of blue and red and green. And there were even some letters on a few of the pieces. So not only did she draw a picture, but there was a message to be had. It only made him want to finish the puzzle even more.

He was so focused that he nearly jumped in surprise when Ib pressed her last macaroon at his lips. Garry didn't move his head, but his eyes looked over to the girl, who had that bashful smile on her face again. He smiled back, opening his mouth slowly. Ib slipped the delicious pastry into his mouth. Heat rose to his cheeks slightly when Ib's finger lingered on his lips for a second.

Several long moments later, the puzzle finally took form. Ib had drawn a giant pink heart in the center. Two roses bloomed from the same stalk, one red and one blue. Scrawled on the bottom in Ib's childish handwriting in black crayon was simply 'Happy Valentine's Day, Garry! Love, Ib.'

Ib's eyes were away from him, shyly kicking her legs as they dangled from the couch. Garry grabbed her attention by wrapping both arms around her.

"Ib, I love it," he said, smirking when Ib giggled with surprise. "In fact, I think I'm going to frame it."

Ib was positively glowing when a huge grin spread across her face.

Garry felt bad that his present wasn't nearly as good as hers. But next year, he'd be more prepared.

Aaaand that's it! I kinda got this idea from an episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Shadow Games. Heh, I hope you all liked my cheesyness. Stay tuned for the next part. And hopefully I can keep up with these oneshots. I have a lot of the written already, I actually have ten more to write! But I've recently discovered a love for RP-ing(fake!Garry) on tumblr. It's quite fun, since it's sort of like writing fanfiction! Heheh. I'll do my best though, the remaining oneshots I already have ideas for. Until then, take care, thanks for reading, I love you all and want to make out with you wait what?