Sky & HE★VENS

Surprise Presents

Eiichi peeked into her room that night. She was sleeping soundly, which was precisely what he needed. He made his way downstairs where all the other members, aside Kira, are.

He threw a list onto the table. "Okay. In two days, it'll be Hikari's birthday. What are we gonna do for her?"

"Party?" Nagi suggested.

Van was the first to react to his sarcasm. "No duh! But what kind of party will it be?"

"Well, she doesn't seem the type to like those really big princess-like parties, so why not keep it small?" Eiji said, voicing his thoughts.

"Let's hold it out in the garden." Shion suggested. "She said she wanted to try stargazing."

"So we'll hold it at midnight or something?" Yamato said with an eyebrow raised.

"Actually, that sounds perfect!" Eiichi said, writting everything down. "What else should we do?"

They spent up until 1 am to plan everything, then they head for their own beds. Before Eiichi reached his though, he turned on his heel and let himself in Hikari's.

He layed down beside her and poked her cheek, making her open her eyes. She blinked up at him sleepily. "Hm?"

He smiled. "Sorry about waking you up, but I haven't got a single kiss from you today. Or well, yesterday."

She looked at him confused. She seemed to still be in a daze upon having woken up. He chuckled and pressed his lips on hers for a short while. When they parted, she seemed much more awake. "Eh..?"

He patted her head and removed his glasses. She let out a small smile as she wrapped her arms around him and he did the same to her. She had a small tint of pink on her cheeks as she pressed an ear to his chest, listening to the soft and steady heartbeat.

He smirked. "It was only one night. You missed me that much?" Her cheeks turned slightly redder as she nodded.

For that whole day, she was only able to see him once, at that was when he was practicing, so they only had a short exchange. That other girl seemed to find her as a bother, so she left before it causes any problems.

"Eiichi... remember when we talked about announcing our relationship?" She perked up a new topic.

"Mmhm." He nodded.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" She looked up and saw his confused face. "I mean... The way I see it, your career is going really well. It might be ruined if we..."

"Well, I honestly don't mind either way, but announcing our relationship would make it easier for me to keep those other girls away." He said bluntly.

She snorted in a teasing manner. "I thought you liked being praised by every girl in the continent."

"I do, but it makes you unhappy, right?" She was slightly caught off guard by that. Now it was his turn to smirk. "You were clearly jealous earlier."

"She was clinging on your arm. I can't help it, so I left." She replied with a grunt.

"You should've glared back, at least." He stated, continuing to pat her head.

"That'll just make problems for you, though." She said, frowning.

He rolled his eyes. "Would you rather have me stolen from you then?" Right after he said it, he immediately regretted it.

Her head snapped up and she stared at him fearfully. "You wouldn't..."

He shook his head vigorously. "Of course not! I'm just saying, you should stick up for yourself more. There's a difference between being humble and putting yourself down."