Author's Note: This anime is just way too cute for me not to start up with my would be pairings.

Yuuta

Shun always looks out the window when the teacher is teaching something that he somehow knows already. I always wonder if it's because he's a curious kid, or if he really just is smart. I feel lucky that we are in this class alone together. I don't have to restrain my stares, or hide the desire lurking behind them. As if feeling my gaze, he looks over and smiles. It's not a smile that says anything it's just how he is. I want to say something. I want it to be a promise of something, and yet I know that if I ever told Shun how I felt I'd have to accept his answer. I'm afraid of what it would be. So I say nothing. Like always.

The bells rings. I want to rip my hair out. I want to die. I want to nap in Shun's arms. None of these things will happen.

"Yuuta are you doing anything after school today?" Shun curls a piece of hair in his hand. It's still cute even though his hair isn't long anymore.

"Not really." Yuuki had to attend some meetings for the manga club he joined. The only thing I was looking forward to was a lonely afternoon at home.

"Do you want to go shopping with me? You can come back to my house and make cookies." Everyone else was busy today, so that meant just the two of us. Things like this happened often. Sometimes I'd get rare moments alone with Shun. We were the only two of our friends in the tea ceremony club. We were also the only ones in a home economics class. It was the time that I could actually not feel ashamed about looking at him so much, loving him so much.

"That's fine I guess." I grabbed our bags.

"You don't have to carry it!" Shun grabbed my elbow. I felt my skin tingle at the contact.

"This way you won't have trouble with the bags from the store." Shun smiled.

"Thank you Yuuta." Shun walked slow. It used to bother me, but now I liked his leisurely pace. He kept a smile on his face all the way to the store, through the line, back out, and down to his house. It was rare for Shun's house to be empty, but it was. "My brother has some club activities today...I don't really know where my parents could be."

"It's okay. We can surprise them with the cookies." Shun nodded and unpacked the groceries. I placed our bags in the living room. I took a deep breath and slapped my cheeks. You can get through this. When I walked back in Shun was wearing a pink apron.

"I'm wearing my mom's so you can borrow mine." My heart skipped a couple beats. I snapped a picture on my phone.

"Kaname would like this." Shun looked a little flustered, but didn't say anything. Perhaps he liked Kaname.

"I'll teach you how to make good cookies Yuuta." I walked over and observed Shun. I wasn't looking at anything he was doing just him. "You can try cracking an egg now okay?" He placed his hand over mine. "Like this." The close contact had my heart pounding. I didn't mind this at all. It was much better than watching.

Shun stood up at the counter while I sat at the table. He made the cookies the right size and placed them so they wouldn't run into each other. We both waited with a cup of tea while they back. The silence between us had always been comfortable. I never felt pressured to say or do anything around Shun. "We can eat these in my room. I'll meet you up there Yuuta."

"Sure." I walked up the stairs slowly. I picked up figurines and looked at the sticky notes Shun scrawled to himself on my way to the bed. It smelled just like he did. Shun came up not long after with a tray of cookies and tea.

Everything was going fine until I got cookie crumbs on my cheek. "Here let me get it." Shun touched his finger to my cheek and then brought it to his mouth with a smile. I moved closer and closer until suddenly, my mouth was touching his. I pulled away quickly after realizing what I was doing.

"Sorry..." Shun's cheek were red. He opened his mouth and then closed it. "I should go." Before I could stand up Shun kissed me. I didn't know what to feel, but now that I knew he wasn't disgusted by me I didn't have to hold back. I leaned back against the wall. Shun sat practically in my lap. He smelled like strawberries, he tasted like sugar. His lips were almost sleep-inducing. I felt like I was dreaming. I explored his mouth slowly, but ready to pick up pace if that's what he wanted. We were getting quite into it when the door downstairs opened. We didn't move fast. Shun slowly backed off of me breathing heavily.

"Shun!" Fuyuki called him from the bottom of the stairs. "Can I have these cookies?"

He got up and opened the door. "Make sure you share."

"I should go." I stood up.

"Let me walk you halfway." I nodded. I felt dazed, but happy. My lips felt swollen. Shun walked next to me his hand lightly brushing mine. At the moment I wasn't sure how to feel. When we reached the park he turned to face me. "I've always liked you Yuuta." He turned and ran back towards his house. Always. How long did that mean?

"I'm back." I kicked off my shoes. Yuuki was lying on the floor.

"I'm hungry." I went to the kitchen and got started on dinner. Our parents rarely ever cooked dinner. They usually weren't home that often. "Where were you?"

"Shun invited me over." I filled up the rice cooker and sifted through the fridge. Fried rice? Stir fry?

"Why?" Yuuki was sitting at the table now, drumming his fingers lightly. He'd probably ran out of manga to read.

"Well, everyone else was busy so I went over and made cookies with him." Yuuki raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. It was Shun we were talking about. "He tried to teach me...but I couldn't pay attention. He was wearing his mom's pink apron." Yuuki smiled.

"Now I would pay to see that. Luckily he didn't have his long hair or maybe he'd look just like her." Yuuki pouted. "You should've brought some cookies."

"Are you kidding? His brother devoured them." Stir fry. I started chopping vegetables.

"So all you did was make cookies?" Sometimes I was sure Yuuki knew how I felt about Shun, but other times I wasn't so sure. Right now I was. I could feel his gaze on my back. Many people didn't know it, but Yuuta was very observant. He'd never said anything to me yet, but I feel like he could tell I felt something about Shun. Whether it was protectiveness or love I knew he wasn't sure. And I wanted to tell Yuuki about how I felt, but I wasn't sure that Shun would like that. I turned and leaned against the counter.

"We had some tea." Yuuki groaned. I knew he liked Shun's tea the best. I took out my phone and texted Shun. I like you too. He'd probably figured that one out though.

"You like you want to say something else." I sat across from Yuuki.

"You already know though." He smiled knowingly.

"So have you told him yet. It's seems like it's been worse lately." I laid my head down on the table.

"I took things too far today. I'm lucky he doesn't hate me." Yuuki patted my hand.

"Did you just stare at him and make him uncomfortable or something?" I shook my head.

"Kiss..." Yuuki's eye widened.

"Did he punch you or something?" I shook my head again.

"He said...Yuuta I've always liked you...but he ran away." Yuuki smiled.

"Shun is shy...so does that mean Shun is your boyfriend?" Did it? I touched my lips. "If someone liked me and I liked them we'd start going out so you guys are dating now, huh?"

"I guess...I should ask him." Yuuki nodded. He helped me cut vegetables with minimal injuries and fry them. We ate in silence. "Do you like someone Yuuki?"

"Hmm..." He took a bite of rice. "I feel like only you could deal with me for the rest of our lives. I don't put much effort into liking people. I guess people like me and I could date someone, but I don't know if I should if I don't feel anything for them."

"Kaname could deal with you." He laughed.

"Are you serious?" I shrugged.

"I was just naming someone who could put up with you. Not like you'd be able to get to him. Kaname's into those older women." Yuuki smiled.

"Yuuta, I'm glad you're yourself again." So was I. "Dinner taste much better than these last couple weeks." I shook my head.

"Thank you Yuuki although your motives are misguided."