Chapter 41
Flowers
Daisuke was looking for friend to accompany him killing his time. Takeru wasn't really bothered with it, though, he was free. But, he had no idea when Daisuke was guiding him to a flower-tending shop.
The blond merely chuckled, because he knew well that his friend had no sense of the beauty and ellegance of flower. However, when Daisuke picked a daffodil, he blinked.
"For what?" he finally asked, a question that he should have asked when they first entered the shop.
"Just pick what you want and like," Daisuke smirked. It was really clear that Daisuke was randomly picking the flower.
Takeru sighed, still unsure of what his friend wanted to. He deliberately picked up yellow tulips and some red roses.
He handed it to Daisuke, who was raising his eyebrow toward him.
"Such a good choice. I'm not wrong if you're a girly type," Takeru blushed five shades red when Daisuke said that.
"Hey, being good at flowers doesn't always mean girly," he protested, earning a grin from the goggle-boy.
"Relax, just kidding," Daisuke replied slowly, and went to the cashier to pay. However, Takeru widened his eyes of what he saw there.
"Hey Takeru!" Sora exclaimed, waving her hands toward him. Daisuke smirked of Takeru's dumbfounded face.
"Yah, recently, I've been learning to tend flower," Sora picked up Daisuke's flowers, and then gently placed them one by one in a white vase. Suspiciously, Sora was giggling all the way when she was in progress to tend the flower well.
"Since when?" Takeru curiously asked.
"The time when I can spend my time more with my mom," Sora gave him a warm smile, signaling that she didn't want any of the similar topic going forward.
"Oh… okay," Takeru made no comment, and watched quietly at the redhead's skilled hand, so did Daisuke.
"It's ready!" she handed him the now nice-looking and colour-setting of the flowers inside the vase.
"Wow!" the boys exclaimed, both perplexed with the awesomeness of the soccer's girl.
"Thanks Sora-senpai!" Daisuke finally came out a word, and handed her the cash.
"Come back here whenever you want!" she happily replied, still giggling.
"So, have you gotten it, Takeru?" Daisuke sneered at the blond. Takeru smiled widely.
"Of course I've figured it out," without words from Daisuke, he had expected that Daisuke planned to give it to Hikari.
However, he blinked his eyes when their final destination was Daisuke's apartment.
Daisuke grinned sheepishly at his friend face.
"See, this day is my sister's birthday. Although she's pretty annoying, me as her brother cannot prohibit myself to not giving her a present," Daisuke explained. Takeru gave him a casual yet supporting smile.
"Go on,"
With that, Daisuke went in his apartment and yelled "Happy Birthday Nee-san!" as he handed her the vase.
"Waaa so beautiful!" she hugged her lil bro in appreciation.
"Apparently, Takeru helped me to pick it up," Daisuke's thumb was at Takeru's direction, who stood on the door awkwardly.
"Uhm… happy birthday Jun-san!" he suddenly said.
"As expected for Yamato's brother!" Jun hugged Takeru too, and Takeru could feel warm, relaxing and soothing in her arms. He soon learned that Jun was really a kind and impulsive person.
"Err… you can let go of me now…" Takeru whispered slowly.
"Oh yah! I forgot that I bake some cake for you all!" she smiled widely, and she received two grins from the boys.
"Yay!" they all exclaimed in unison, later having their time for enjoying the moment of happiness.