Heero glanced up at Duo, who was standing in front of him with a pleased little grin, and then back down at the bag that was being held out in offering. He took it almost gingerly, and then arched an eyebrow at the other brunet.

"You may as well sit down, unless you really think you're going to need a head start," he said wryly, and shook his head in bemusement as Duo immediately turned to drop down beside him on the low wall. He gave the bag another look, trying to decide if he really wanted to find out just what was in it that Duo thought he would like -- especially when it came in a bag with ribbon handles and a heart motif.

"Oh come on, it's not bad! I promise!" Duo's leg jiggled with impatience, and he kept glancing at the bag as if he were the one who'd been given the gift, not the one giving it.

Heero muttered a few amused comments to that nature, and untied the ribbon holding it closed, pushing past the profusion of tissue paper to see what it was exactly that warrented this whole show.

Upon catching sight of it, lying incongruously in the middle of all the fancy frippery, utterly out of place, he couldn't help but start lauging. Only Duo would find this appropriate...except for the fact that he rather liked it too.

"Toldja," Duo said, leaning back on his hands with an utterly pleased little grin.

written by Aiko Namika