woke up a bit after Mukuro left, but he didn't get up right away.
stayed in bed for a bit, and rolled around in the warmth that had pooled under the mound of blankets.
... wondered why Reborn hadn't kicked him out of bed yet. Maybe Bianchi was keeping him busy. =w=
reluctantly got up when he started wondering where Mukuro had gone.
went through his morning rituals and got ready for the day, and then went downstairs to look for Mukuro.
smelled something cooking well before he got to the kitchen, and his stomach rumbled noisily.
padded over to the kitchen, and found Mukuro... busy making something. o_o
Mukuro
is
busy arranging some strawberries on a plate of pancakes when Tsuna entered the kitchen.
Mukuro
says
, upon noticing the other boy, "Ah, good morning Tsunayoshi~ ^___^ You're just in time for breakfast. <3"
made his way over to the table, setting the place down once he was happy with how the strawberries looked. img383.imageshack.us/img...
then grabbed the glass of juice he made earlier from the fridge and placed it beside the pancakes. img372.imageshack.us/img...
Mukuro
is
obviously in an extremely good mood this morning. <3
Tsuna
says
o__o
looked at the food on the table... It wasn't even pineapple-themed, and it looked really good.
Tsuna
says
You... made all this? o.o
nodded. ^_____^
grinned. "It looks really delicious."
Mukuro
says
Well, eat up~ <3
Tsuna
says
A-ah, hai...
sat down and murmured, "Itadakimasu," before picking up his fork and taking a bite of the pancakes.
grinned and sat down to watch Tsuna eat. |3
...suddenly remembered he still has something baking in the oven and went over to check if it was ready yet. .w.
looked over at Mukuro. "... You're not going to eat?"
Mukuro
says
, "I've already eaten. :3" as he took out a small tray of chocolate cupcakes from the oven.
placed the tray on the kitchen counter, waiting for them to cool a little before starting on the topping.
Tsuna
says
Ah.
Tsuna
says
*inaudibly* And I was about to ask if you want me to feed you... =w=
turned around as soon as he heard the word 'feed'. "... I wouldn't mind eating a little more. |D"
blinked. "... I don't know if you have really good ears or..."
Tsuna
is
feeling obliging this morning, though, so he cut a bite-sized piece out of the stack and held the fork out in front of him.
chuckled and padded over to eat the piece of pancake Tsuna was holding out for him. "Thank you~ <3"
went back to the counter and finished up with the cupcakes before carrying the tray over to the table.
Mukuro
says
Here, a return gift for your pineapple cookies. ^_____^
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stammered, "T-that's..." o___o
Tsuna
thinks
, worlds away from the really plain cookies he made. It looked like one of those expensive cupcakes in cake shops. ._____.
Tsuna
says
..... When did you get so good at cooking?
grinned. "You know how I was always coming home late for the past two weeks? :3"
Tsuna
says
Yes...?
thought it was because Mukuro had been avoiding him. .___.
Mukuro
says
I figured that since I'm staying out anyway, I may as well do something useful.
Mukuro
says
Then I remembered you made me those cookies and I wanted to give you something in return. <3
Mukuro
says
So I started practicing in the school's home economics room~ |3
adds, "... But these two are the only ones I know how to make though. .w."
looked at the pancakes, and the cupcakes, both cooked and baked to perfection, and--
wondered how long Mukuro must have practiced to get this good at making them.
felt guilty again. He'd been feeling annoyed and exasperated with Mukuro for staying away, and all along...
..... decided not to apologize again, though. He really might start crying.
Tsuna
says
, "They're more than enough. Thank you," with a big smile, and he leaned over the table to give Mukuro a kiss on his cheek.
smiled back at Tsuna. "No, I should be thanking you for the gifts. <3"
Tsuna
says
The gifts? o:
only gave the one scarf to Mukuro, though. o.o
nods. "The scarf and the fruits. :3"
Tsuna
says
o.o Fruits.....?
blinks. "... Didn't you put them on my bed? .__."
Tsuna
says
.... Oh! Those! o___o
Mukuro
says
I... didn't think you'd actually get them. |3
Mukuro
asks
... Did you really want me to use them on you? <3
flushed and got busy cutting up his pancakes into itty-bitty pieces.
Tsuna
says
..... Y-you said that was what you wanted, so......
Tsuna
says
A-anyway! I didn't say anything about using them, and--
paused as a thought struck him, and he looked down at his pancakes. o.o "You used the fruits here?"
nodded. ^___^
Tsuna
says
Oh. o.o
..... definitely isn't going to say that he hadn't been expecting Mukuro to use the groceries in a... wholesome way. .-.
Mukuro
thinks
.......... .-.
bent down, leaning his face closer to Tsuna's. "You're not... disappointed, are you?"
shook his head and tried to look like the picture of wide-eyed innocence. He wasn't disappointed, after all. More like, taken aback.
shrugged and took a seat beside Tsuna. "... Ah, do you have anything you need to do today? :3"
Tsuna
says
Erm. Not really...?
Mukuro
says
Then let's go out after you're done here. ^_____^
Tsuna
says
Ah. All right. o.o
looked down and blinked at the remains of his pancakes. He'd smushed them into some kind of... fruit/pancake mixture in his agitation.
blushed and tried not to be too obvious about it as he scooped up the last few forkfuls.
finished it off with the glass of juice that he thought was just strawberry.
made a surprised noise at the back of his throat when he tasted the watermelon.
peered down at the glass and wondered how Mukuro came up with the mixture. Wait, was there even watermelon in that basket of fruits...? o_o
Mukuro
asks
, when he noticed Tsuna peering at the glass of juice, "... Does it taste weird? D:"
Tsuna
says
No. I'm just surprised. Again. 
I didn't think that you'd be this good in the kitchen.
I didn't think that you'd be this good in the kitchen.
chuckled and took Tsuna's plate to the sink. "I can be good at anything as long as I put my mind to it. ...Especially if it's for you. |3"
Tsuna
thinks
.......... >//////////<
wasn't a girl, dammit. But why was he blushing and stuttering like a schoolgirl on her first date?
muttered through his embarrassment, "Stealing all the good lines again..."
finished washing up the dishes and walked up behind Tsuna, leaning forward to wrap his arms loosely around the boy's shoulders.
Mukuro
says
*softly* I'm not lying though. I wouldn't be trying so hard if it weren't for you.
Tsuna
says
"..... I know," just as softly, then he suddenly laughed. "I suck. I can't think of anything to say....."
Tsuna
says
*suddenly* Ti..... ti amo.
Tsuna
says
..... >___< I-is that how you say it?
suddenly feels like banging his head on the table. Dame-Tsuna doesn't think, he only rushes through, just as Reborn said, but then--
..... feels really, really embarrassed right now.
Mukuro
thinks
......... o.o
Mukuro
says
U-un. ......... o_o
... hadn't been expecting Tsuna to just say that out of the blue. o_o
Mukuro
is
really happy that he did, of course, but he was just... caught a little off guard.
Mukuro
thinks
... he could feel his cheeks heating up. ... Just a little. //
gave Tsuna a kiss on the cheek after a moment of silence and said, with a soft smile, "...Ti amo anche io amore per sempre."
Tsuna
thinks
o.o Was there a longer version of the Italian for "I love you" that he didn't know about?
twisted around and looked up at Mukuro. "What... what was that? That... an... uche iyo-something..."
made a face. He mangled even those two words, and he couldn't remember the rest of it.
chuckled and couldn't help giving Tsuna another kiss. "I said I love you too, love. Forever."
Tsuna
says
O-oh. Uh. *blush*
felt like his heart might just wriggle out of his throat and float away. +/////+
nuzzled Tsuna's neck briefly before straightening up. "Let's go change into something warmer. |3"
Tsuna
says
o: Are we going out?
nods. ^____^
stood up and started making his way out of the kitchen. "Oh, yeah, you were asking me if I had any plans for today..."
followed Tsuna upstairs and got changed before bouncing back down to wait for him in the living room. :3
shrugged on a heavier jacket and his old scarf and mittens, then went downstairs, making a detour to the garden first to feed Hayato.
didn't see anything amiss. He'd been worried that the cold might affect the baby rabbit, but, just as the books said--
could see that he was handling the winter weather quite nicely.
quickly swept the cage clean and fussed over the hay rack, and then refilled the food bowl and the water bottle.
Tsuna
was
getting the hang of the routine~
blinked in mid-sweep. There was something... lumpy outside the cage, in the far right corner...
reached over and pulled it out, and stared for a while until he realized what he was staring at. oAo
wondered if he should hide it before Mukuro saw it, or.....
slinked into the living room with the mangled bouquet of flowers in hand.
stood up from the couch as soon as Tsuna came in. "Are you ready to go-- *pause* ...... What's that in your hand? o_o"
Tsuna
says
T_ T S-sorry... I think I left this outside last night while I was cleaning the cage, and forgot to bring it in with me.....
tearfully looked up at Mukuro. "I-I didn't know that rabbits ate flowers..."
blinked.
Mukuro
thinks
... flowe-- ............. Oh. ._.
stared at the bouquet, or what's left of it, for a good long while. "...... It ate it."
Tsuna
says
I'm really sorry! I completely forgot about it! T_T
... sighed and walked over to ruffle Tsuna's hair. "Don't apologize, it's not your fault."
Tsuna
says
H-hai.... ;_;
could still see a few roses left at the side where Hayato probably hadn't been able to reach, though.
Tsuna
says
..... I'll just bring this upstairs. >:
quickly went up to his room, filled his bathroom sink with a couple of inches of water and set the stem end of the bouquet in it.
wanted to save the remaining roses, at least. >:
had followed Tsuna up to his room and is leaning against the door frame, watching him. "... I could always get you a new one, you know. .-."
shook his head. "I-it's fine. I liked this one. And I still remember what it looked like. ;3;"
.... didn't think that Mukuro would follow him upstairs and see him pining over the bouquet of flowers. +_+
Tsuna
says
A-anyway, I'm ready. =w=
took Tsuna's hand and pulled him over, giving him a kiss to the forehead before leading him out to the yard.
Tsuna
says
o.o What are we doing out here?
Mukuro
says
Whatever people do outside when it's snowing? <3
Tsuna
asks
*bemusedly* You mean you want to play in the snow?
Mukuro
says
No, I just want to spend a little time in the snow with you. ^_____^
Tsuna
thinks
, what is it will all these lines? o.o Mukuro was being more mushy than usual. Was it because it was Christmas?
grinned teasingly. "You can just say it outright if you want to play in the snow, you know."
Mukuro
asks
....... What makes you think that I wanted to play in the snow? .3.
Tsuna
says
Mm... You stuck your tongue out yesterday. Like a kid seeing snow for the first time.
Mukuro
says
.................. I was just curious about how it'll taste like. -3-
Tsuna
says
._. And what did it taste like?
Mukuro
says
... I don't know. .w. I could only taste blood after I bit down on my tongue.
Tsuna
says
<___>
Tsuna
says
How is your tongue now?
Mukuro
asks
Would you kiss it if I said it still hurts? :3
rolled his eyes, but his cheeks heated up at the implication. "What, your tongue?"
nods. :33
Tsuna
says
>___> What would you do if I said no?
thought about it for a moment. "...... Bite on it again? =D"
Tsuna
says
Then you'd be doing it in purpose. >_> That kind of doesn't count anymore.
turned away, muttering, "And in any case, I don't think you're stupid enough to hurt yourself just for a kiss you can get any other time..."
Mukuro
says
DDD: ......... So... it's a no? ;__;
Tsuna
says
"No," as he looked for a good-sized snowdrift. *At least, not right now. Maybe later* he amended to himself.
Mukuro
says
.......... ;A;
wibbled for a bit before turning his back to Tsuna and crouching down <s>to sulk</s>.
called over his shoulder, "You could try tasting the snow again now if you want~"
... pouted and chose to ignore Tsuna.
stuck his own tongue out. "..... I think it tastes like water to me, though. .-."
Mukuro
is
still ignoring Tsuna. ;3;
turned around and eyed Mukuro, who had taken to sulking in a corner of the yard.
Tsuna
thinks
............. .__.
gathered a handful of snow in one hand and tiptoed over to Mukuro as quietly as possible.
got an idea just before he reached the other boy, and he popped some of the ice into his mouth as he went.
felt the cold hit him as a brain freeze, but it was just like how he'd roll ice cubes around his mouth during summer.
grimaced, but he focused through the pain and sighted, and--
dumped his handful of snow all over the back of Mukuro's neck.
jumped, letting out a soft yelp as he felt some of the snow melt and slide down his back. >A<
quickly brought his hand up to swipe the snow away and stood up, spinning around to face Tsuna.
Mukuro
says
That was cold! >A<
rolled his eyes and said, "Sulking over a kiss. You're being a baby again."
grabbed the ends of Mukuro's scarf and tugged the other boy's head lower, and then, before he could chicken out--
pressed his lips against Mukuro's, slipped his tongue in when the older boy opened his mouth in surprise.
felt the snow on his tongue, between his teeth melting, ice turning into water in his mouth, and he was sure that Mukuro could feel it, too.
blinked, staring wide-eyed at Tsuna when he was suddenly pulled into a kiss.
Mukuro
was
even more surprised when he felt Tsuna's tongue, slightly cold from the snow, slipping into his mouth. o.o
Mukuro
thinks
...Tsuna has been surprising him a lot this morning. .__.
Mukuro
wonders
if it was because of Christmas. .-.
Mukuro
thinks
he shouldn't be thinking about things like that at a time like this. .___.
's lips curled into a small smile as he wrapped his arms around the smaller's boy's waist, pulling him closer and deepened the kiss.
made a small noise at the back of his throat when he started getting light-headed.
pulled away and looked up at Mukuro with heavy-lidded eyes. "... W-well? What did it taste like?"
Mukuro
says
...You. ^_____^
Tsuna
says
I meant the snow. >///>
shouldn't have expected a different answer, though....
Mukuro
says
I know. ^________^
mumbled, "Well, you have your kiss, so stop sulking."
Mukuro
says
I wasn't sulking. ._.
Tsuna
says
You were. .-.
Mukuro
says
No I wasn't. ._. I was making this.
stepped aside and pointed to the mini pineapple he made out of snow a while ago.
Tsuna
says
.____________.
looked between Mukuro and the snow pineapple, and back again.
Tsuna
says
........... You mean you weren't sulking?
Tsuna
says
Because I said no?
Mukuro
was
sulking before he started making the pineapple, but he wasn't going to tell Tsuna that.
Mukuro
says
Nope. .w.
Tsuna
says
What. =A=
bent down, carefully scooped the snow pineapple into his hands and offered it to Tsuna. "Want it? ^_____^"
eyed the snow pineapple suspiciously. "What am I going to do with it?"
shrugged. "I don't know, what can you do with it? ^_____^"
Tsuna
says
We can display it here in the yard...?
Mukuro
says
Hmm. .w. ...... Should I make more then? |3
blinked. "You could...? You did say that you wanted to play in the snow. ._."
grinned and set the snow pineapple down before it could melt in his hands and started patting snow together to form a large snowball.
Mukuro
is
... going to make a *huge* snow pineapple. |3
Tsuna
will
probably just sit down somewhere and watch Mukuro turn the yard into a snow pineapple plantation. .___.