"So, why are you here?" Shihna asked Zelos, not looking up from her sewing.

"Does it matter why I'm here?"

"Yes."

"I just wanted to see you," Zelos said cheerfully.

"That doesn't count," she replied, narrowing her eyes. "I highly doubt that you're serious about that anyways."

"But I am!" he whined.

"Pfft..."

"I am!" he repeated. He stared at her intensely as he lay on her living room floor.

"Ow!" Shihna exclaimed as she accidentally jabbed herself in the finger with her needle. "Can't you bother someone else? I'm busy!"

Zelos rolled over so his head rested on her lap. "But hunny, it's no fun bugging anybody else!"

"Do you really want to ruin my life that bad?" she asked, looking down at him with her eyebrows raised.

"I think of it as making your life more wholesome by allowing myself to be in it," he answered, taking Shihna's hand and looking at the place where she had injured herself.

"Getting annoyed all the time makes my life more wholesome?"

"Sure!"

Shihna pushed him off her lap and returned to her sewing. "Idiot."

"Hey, Shihna. You know what day it is right?" Zelos asked, sitting up.

Shihna looked up thoughtfully. "...It's White Day, isn't it? Did you give your fangirls anything?"

"Of course not! I'd be broke if I gave all of my hunnies presents!" Zelos protested.

"I see."

"Aww...are you dissapointed, Shihna?"

"I couldn't care less," she said nonchalantly.

"You don't have to pretend you don't care, hunny. I got you something."

"Oh," she said, not looking up.

"Shihna," Zelos pouted. He leaned against her. "Aren't you curious?"

"I'm not, so get off of me."

Zelos held a small box in front of her face. "You sure you don't want it?" he asked slyly. He waved it around.

Shihna snatched the box from him. "You're so annoying!"

"You can stop pretending you're not happy about it. I can see that you're smiling," Zelos said, poking her in the cheek.

"Sh-shut up," Shihna mumbled, slowly tearing the wrapping paper.

"You're taking such a long time," Zelos whined.

"Be patient, stupid Chosen." Shihna snuck a glance at him. Why was he so enthusiastic? Was the present really that important? She opened the box hesitantly.

"I wasn't sure if you would like it or not," Zelos said softly, "because it has our initials on it..."

Shihna stared at the present he had given her. It was a bear made out of diamonds with a heart made of ruby held in its paws. Their initials were engraved in gold on the heart. "How much did this cost?" she asked.

"That doesn't really matter," Zelos answered. "As long as you like it, it doesn't matter how much gald it costs."

"Thank you," Shihna mumbled, trying to hold back the tears in her eyes. "You really...didn't have to give me this." She choked back a sob.

"Shihna?"

"I-It's nothing. Don't worry about it," she said, wiping the tears away with her hand.

"Really?"

She nodded. "Really."

"I love you, Shihna," Zelos said suddenly.

Shihna looked down at the floor. "I...uhh..." Her face reddened.

"Hmm?"

"I love you too," she mumbled.

"What was that?" Zelos asked, leaning closer.

"I-I love you, okay?!" Shihna exclaimed nervously. "That's all!"

"I thought I was hearing things when you said that the first time," Zelos said. "You're really serious about that?"

"Of course!" she growled. "I couldn't confess to you on Valentine's Day so I just kept quiet about it."

"You have no idea how happy I am to hear that," Zelos said. He kissed her on the forehead. "I'm going to take care of you from now on, okay? That's a promise."

"If you don't keep that promise, I'll kill you," Shihna answered, leaning against him.

"Of course," he said. "I don't want to die just yet."

SakuMeiMei Says: I'm sorry this is so late. DX I've had so many things to do and a bunch of things have happened. I'll try to get back on schedule next week. DX I really will!!