Janiel Oneshots (Discontinued...Again)

74. You're My Present (Fluff)

(3rd Person POV)

It's the day before Daniel's birthday. Joey has been running all over the place to find the perfect gift. Going to Anaheim, going to Malibu. Nothing. Joey's been panicked over a gift since November. After Daniel threw him such an amazing surprise party, he wanted to make his birthday as memorable as his was. But how? He can't even find a present that would show his love. A necklace is too cliche, they already have promise rings, they have those cuff bracelets. What can Joey get for him?

While Joey was running around, he left a confused Daniel alone at home. It's the day before his birthday and his boyfriend has vanished. What is he doing? Why isn't he spending the day with Daniel? Is he going to stay and celebrate tomorrow? Has he forgotten Daniel's existence?

Around eleven o'clock, Joey comes home after rushing around to every store. Walking into the living room, he sees Daniel sitting on the couch, his eyes glued to his phone "Daniel" Joey breathes, running over to his boyfriend. Cuddling up against him, Daniel rubs Joey's back "where were you today?" "Out" Joey replies, not wanting to admit that he hasn't gotten Daniel a birthday present yet. Daniel frowns, but snuggles up to Joey nonetheless. "Joey, you know how important tomorrow is to me right?" "Of course Danny, and there's no way I'm gonna ruin that for you" looking up at his boyfriend, Daniel asks in a small voice "you promise?" Joey smiles "I promise." Daniel kisses Joey's cheek with a smile, nothing can ruin his birthday. He won't let it....and neither will Joey.

It's six in the morning when Daniel wakes up to an empty room. Even the dogs are gone. Thinking that Joey's just waiting downstairs, Daniel runs down only to be greeted by silence. "Joey?!" No answer. "Very funny Joey, come out of your hiding spot, your plot has been foiled" still no answer. Walking all around the house, a frown deepens on Daniel's lips, where is Joey? Dialing his number, Daniel hopes and prays for a miracle, that Joey will just be out getting decorations. "Hello?" "Joey!"

Joey's eyes widen, he left Daniel alone on his birthday "hi birthday boy!" Hoping he won't sense the nervous tone in his voice, Joey asks "how'd you sleep?" Sliding Daniel's presents through the cash register belt, Joey bites his nails "okay, but it would've been better if you were there when I woke up" Joey frowns "I'm sorry my boy, I'll be home soon!" "How soon?" Joey looks at the cashier "five minutes" "okay! I love you!" "I love you too birthday boy!" The cashier smiles "was that your boyfriend?" Joey nods "it's his birthday, it took me a month to find the perfect present." "Aww! Well I'm sure he'll love these!" Joey thanks the cashier before walking to his car, a smile on his face, he had finally gotten Daniel the perfect gift.

Meanwhile, Daniel was in panic mode. None of his friends or family contacted him, Joey is out probably cheating on him. Why else would he be sneaking out of the house everyday for the past month? This day has gone downhill. The front door opens "Danny! I'm back!" Instead of running to greet him, Daniel curls up in a ball of tears. "Daniel?" Joey walks into the living room to see his boyfriend sobbing on the couch "oh my god Daniel! What's wrong?" Daniel slaps his hand away "get away from me!" "What?" Daniel stands up "you've been missing in action for the past month, sneaking out, lying to me about where you've been and today is the last straw! You weren't here to celebrate my birthday this morning!" "Daniel will you let me explain my reasoning" "no! I don't want to hear it! You've been cheating on me haven't you?! You've ruined my birthday Joey! You hurt me!" Tears fill Joey's eyes "Daniel, I haven't been cheating on you" "then why else! I trusted you Joey!" Joey thrusts his bag into Daniel's arms "I've been trying to find you the perfect gift, this is what I got." Storming upstairs, Joey leaves a confused Daniel in the living room.

Unwrapping the tissue paper, Daniel's eyes widen. It was a picture frame covered in photos of him and Joey. Another was covered in photos of their dogs. And the last had one side with photos of Daniel, and one side with Joey. The top read "Our Love is Infinite" in red cursive. Daniel's eyes watered, but this time they were happy tears. Realization struck him like a lightning bolt. Running up the stairs, Daniel walks into the bedroom with his head down like a guilty puppy. "Joey" "yes Daniel?" Walking beside his boyfriend, Daniel pulls him in for a hug "I'm so sorry" Joey chuckles "oh my boy, you're too much sometimes." "So you're not mad?" Joey tips his head up, kissing him "of course not."

Daniel passed out around three, allowing Joey to plan a surprise for his boyfriend. Joey ran out to the store, wanting to be back before Daniel wakes up. He buys some rose petals and a few candles, not scented candles, Daniel has enough of those. On the way back, Joey stops at the restaurant him and Daniel both loved, picking up the pizza he ordered on the way to Target.

Waking up, Daniel frowns when he sees Joey not beside him. He stands up, he looks down at the floor, seeing rose petals on the floor. Smiling, he follows them. As he's walking, he notices the area around him darkening the further he goes. When he's in complete darkness, the path seems to disappear. Standing up straight, Daniel notices Joey at the kitchen table, a vegan cake in front of him, 25 candles lit on top. "What's this?" Daniel asks, Joey walks over to him, leading him to the cake "happy birthday." After blowing out the candles, Joey rests his head on Daniel's shoulder "what did you wish for?" Smiling, Daniel whispers "I didn't wish for anything, I already have the one thing people can only dream of having. You." Joey blushed, kissing Daniel's neck. Realizing that they skipped dinner, Daniel asks what Joey planned. "Well, since I can't cook and it's your birthday, so I ordered from our favorite restaurant."

Later, Joey and Daniel are on the couch when Daniel's phone starts going off repeatedly with messages from his friends and family. "You can answer their calls you know" Joey whispers, Daniel cuddles closer to Joey "nah, I want to spend my birthday night with you." Turning his phone off, Daniel kisses Joey's cheek. "Joey, I'm really sorry for accusing you earlier" wrapping an arm around Daniel's waist, Joey whispers "like I said before Daniel, it's fine. You had every right to be mad." Looking over at Joey, Daniel kisses his nose "you're my favorite present Joey, even though we didn't start dating in December, in fact, we broke up for awhile around New Years. But either way, you're like my present, something that is just utterly amazing every single day. I love you so much, Joey."

Moving up to the bedroom, Joey and Daniel curled up with each other, Daniel the little spoon and Joey the big spoon. Just for today. As Joey is playing with Daniel's hair, he kisses around his shoulder blade "you're so sweet Joey, you've made today just so magical, even though we had a small fight, you made my day. I will be using those frames to put a photo of us in them, us and the dogs of course. I love you" smiling, Joey kisses Daniel's neck "I love you more birthday boy."

Joey ended up falling asleep, his head resting on Daniel's shoulder. With a smile, Daniel whispers "I love you Joey, you're my present."