Syphon's Peace

Chapter 14: Thanksgiving

Toshinori had never seen so much food. Delicious smelling food. Food he wasn't allowed to touch.

For the past three days, Reina had been cooking and prepping different dishes that she would then stick in the refrigerator, much to his dismay. She had even taken to popping him on the butt with a wooden spoon a couple of times when he would try to sneak a bite of something. He thought it was cute how she would fuss at him, then hand him a roll or a piece of cake before shooing him away from the kitchen with a smile and a blush on her face.

He had never told her what she had said in her sleep that night. She wouldn't remember it, and that was not how he wanted to confess his own feelings, even though every fiber in his being hated putting it off. But he knew his and David's plan was the best way for him to tell her so she would always cherish the memory for the rest of her life.

It was Thanksgiving morning, and Toshi was just pulling on his dress shirt when he heard a knock at his bedroom door. Opening it as he was attempting to button the ridiculously tiny buttons, he found Reina on the other side, wearing a knee length warm brown sweater dress with black tights and brown ankle boots. She was lovely, wearing minimal make-up and her hair cascading beautifully down her back in waves. He completely lost his train of thought as he stared at her and she giggled as she noticed that the one button he had managed to put in the hole was in the wrong one.

"Bless your heart, let me help you, hon." she said as she pulled him back into his room and made him sit down on the chair he had sitting in the corner so she could reach him a little easier. She was still smiling as she quickly set to work on his shirt, her fingers occasionally brushing against the bare skin of his chest as she worked her way up. It was getting hard for him to concentrate on anything past the sudden tightness in his dress pants and he prayed she wouldn't notice. If she did, she didn't say anything, and he sighed in relief when she finished, leaving the top button undone so it wouldn't strangle him.

"There you go. You look nice today, Toshi." she complimented as she handed him a small bag. "I meant to give you this the other day, but I got caught up cooking and forgot."

He grinned as he pulled out a brown tie that matched her dress. "What's this?"

"It's tradition at Gregory's for everyone to wear matching colors for pictures. This year he chose brown, so I figured I would buy you that when I bought my dress. I hope you don't mind." she explained with a blush.

"No no, I don't mind at all." he said as he stood and walked over to the mirror, tying the tie as he tried to pretend he didn't notice her watching him with that small smile on her face that he loved so much. But he knew damn well he noticed. She had his heart beating painfully in his chest when she looked at him like that.

He turned to smile at her when he had finished and she returned it with her own as her cheeks took on a pink tint when she couldn't help but notice just how perfectly the tailored grey pants and white shirt hugged every muscled inch of his body. Lord help her soul, that brown tie seemed to make his golden tanned skin glow even more and she forced herself to turn away, unable to handle looking at him and keep her composure. No man had the right to look that damn good in.... well in ANYTHING.

There was a knock on the door and she went to answer it, it was more than likely Dave and Hana come to grab all of the food and take it to Gregory's with them in their car. Opening the door, her suspicion was confirmed as Hana tackled her in a hug, earning a squeak of surprise from Reina as they both fell to the floor in a heap.

"Reina! It's been sooo long, best friend!" Hana yelled earning a snort from Toshi as he joined them, giving Dave a side hug as he smirked at the two on the floor.