"Kaede!" Shuichi yelped when she shoved another gift in his face. "How about this one?" She asked with a smile. Shuichi blushed a bit and looked to the side.

"Kaede..." He sighed moving past her. She sighed and put it back. It was a stuffed animal that was made for dogs...Kaede was going to give it to him as a joke gift for Kokichi. But this didn't make Shuichi feel any better about his decision about taking her with him to find Kokichi the perfect present.

He put his hand to his chin. 'The perfect gift' He looked over the shelves over and over again, but they all didn't seem good enough for Kokichi. He is a great lover to Shuichi and Shuichi couldn't think of anything that would show Kokichi how much he meant to him. He did order a few stuffed animals online a couple weeks prior because he knew about Kokichi's stuffed animal addiction. He smiled a bit remembering how Kokichi always has so many stuffed animals on his bed, chair, and in his closet. Funny thing is he always buys and wants more.

"Are you sure~ this one's cute!" She said shoving a large bear stuffed animal into his arms. He wasn't ready for all that weight and losing his sight so he ended up falling on the floor. "Thanks." He mumbled, pushing the bear off of him. Kaede laughed sheepishly.

"Sorry Shuichi," She said, rubbing the back of her neck. He sighed and put his hand on her shoulder. "It's alright," He said with a small smile. She smiled back at him feeling relieved that she didn't offend him from her--behavior.

This is the first year Shuichi has taken someone to go Christmas shopping with him...and he wasn't sure if he wanted to do this again the following year. He would prefer to go with Kokichi--but he didn't want to end up spoiling anything. Kokichi adores Christmas and this is the main reason Shuichi makes such a big deal out of it now. Before Shuichi never celebrated it because his parents were never people who were big on celebrating the holidays together. But after him and Kokichi got together a lot of things changed.

He remembered the time when Kokichi moved in and everything changed. I mean everything. His room that was always nice and tidy and a little skimpy on design...was now full of stuffed animals, posters, and even some new paint. The kitchen now had chips and other assortments of sweets even though before, Shuichi would only buy the necessities. He wasn't complaining though, because with Kokichi he felt more alive. Like he was living life to the fullest, which was the thing he was always reaching for.

Something more. And Kokichi was always exactly that.

"It needs to be perfect," He said, running a hand through his hair. "Yeah, it's pretty hard to find the perfect present for anyone...especially Kokichi," Kaede said with a small smile and a supportive glance. Shuichi looked over at her before looking back down at his hand.

"I just want to make this Christmas special," He said, moving over to sit on a bench. Kaede sighed and took the spot next to him. "That's where you are wrong Shuichi," Kaede said, putting her hand on his knee. Confused, Shuichi looked over at her widening his eyes a bit.

"Wrong?" He asked more for clarification of what she just said. "With what you said, you want to make Christmas for Kokichi special right?" She asked, making him blush a bit as he nodded.

"Yes, more than anything," He said, putting his hand to his heart. "Then make it special Shuchi, it doesn't have to be perfect to make it special," She said with a wink. Shuichi thought about this for a moment. Maybe making this special meant more of making it meaningful to him than perfect to himself. This was about Kokichi after all.

All the times they danced in the kitchen together. The times they laughed together watching cheesy cartoons and movies. All the times they have walked through the park and talked. As well as the times they were able to be together when they went out on dates, hang out with friends, and the times they have just been together. Because in the end that's all that really mattered. That they were together.

It didn't matter much that the world thought that their relationship was big and bold because of what they did together. All that mattered is how special they made it together in the presence of one another.

"Kaede I think I know what to get him," He said standing up, making Kaede smile. "That's great!" She called out as he took her hand and pulled her after him. They left into the part of the store Shuichi desired to go to get the perfect gift for his beloved Koki.

I wonder if this gift is the one

The one that will make this new

New for me and new for you

I love this for you

And maybe you will realize

That every moment we have

Will always give me butterflies

-Here you go! Day 7! I absolutely love writing these and I hope you enjoy reading them as well! Thank you so much for reading!!-

-SK-