Love Begins with you

Fifth Chapter

Nothing significant happened, except meeting with the parents a time or two. Winter turned to the dreaded spring, and everyone knows spring brings allergies.

Sniffing and sneezing, I sit up from my bed. I checked my phone and read the date and time. March fifth. Time seemed to have flown since I moved in with Takashi. My whole life seemed to be stuck in the mud until I met him. Now everyday is filled with fun.

I could hear Takashi snore lightly, signaling that he was still asleep. With a half smile, I got out of bed and sneezed. Straightening up, I left my room in my typical shorts and tank top. “Breakfast…...let’s see…..eggs and hashbrowns? Sounds good to me.” I smiled and pulled out the ingredients. I turned on the coffee maker, cracked some eggs, sliced potatoes and started my day with a good song. King by Lauren Aquilina. My movements matched the tune of the song and I remembered my Russian school homework. I quickly turned on my camera and returned to my cooking, dancing and bending as I went.

Breakfast was finished, my video was sent and Takashi had just woken up. “Morning, handsome.” I smiled, managing to kiss his cheek. He nodded, returned the kiss and went for the coffee.Takashi may never admit it, but he wasn’t a morning person any more that Mitsukuni was. He just wasn’t as mad about getting up. I sniffed, sneezed and went for the box of nearly empty tissues. “Still having allergies?” Takashi muttered, taking a drink from his mug. “Yeah, this is why I loved moscow.” my phone started ringing from the counter and Takashi went for it.

Who else could it be but my ever loving mother? Nagisa, that’s who. Takashi passed me the phone and I smiled. “Morning, Nagi. What's up?” I was quiet for a moment, listening to Nagisa talk. She reminded me so much of Tamaki. “So you...Yeah, but why?...No, that’s...Nagi...But...No, I...But! NAGI! DON’T YOU DARE HANG UP ON ME!” Takashi caught my phone as I had tried to throw it at the wall...again. “Again?” He smirked, finishing his coffee and breakfast. “No, she planned a ball thing, wants to buy me a dress and is forcing me to go.”

Takashi rose an eyebrow. “And that is bad?” He asked, being cautious of my temper. “No, the bad part is that it’s for me. My birthday is in a few days and this girl is making a massive fuss over it.  Not to mention I will be the center of attention of...I think she said one hundred and twelve people?” my hand started tugging at my hair and Takashi stepped up to me. “It’s alright, I’ll be with you.” He hummed, wrapping his arms around my waist. I relaxed slightly, but still tugged at my hair. “I just really don’t want the attention.”

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“But, Shiro. Pink is totally your color!” Nagisa cried as she hugged a fluffy pink ball gown. “No, Nagi, it’s not. I prefer a dark purple or blue. Not pink.” I grumbled, searching through the racks of fancy dresses and ball gowns. Nagisa muttered under her breath and put the awful dress away. The two of us had been arguing over party details all day. She wanted tons of people, while I only wanted close friends. The brown haired girl won after claiming you only turn twenty one once so go big or go home. I opted to go home but she declared that wasn’t an option for me.

I shuffled through one last rack and found a dress that I would be willing to wear. Nagisa squealed and shoved me into the dressing room. “Change into it already!” She commanded. I sighed and slipped off my jeans, hoodie and tee shirt.

The dress was a dark navy blue with crystal studs around the waist. The neckline was a dressy sweetheart with capped sleeves on the shoulders. The long skirt almost touched my toes and I smiled at how well it fit. With a deep breath, I pulled back the curtain and shyly placed my hands behind me.

Nagisa squealed, prancing up and circling me without pause. “It’s too cute! Oh my gosh, it’s you! So you. You have to pick this one! What was I thinking with the pink? This shade of blue is perfect!” The happy girl hugged me and took out her phone. “One pic and we can check out the shoes!” I smiled for the picture while groaning in my head.