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Yes. You should give it to him. Besides he might like it. Will he?
You clutch at the box. "Is something wrong?" you hear Ken ask.
"Um....no," you reply. "Here," you say, handing him the small box. "I hope you like it." Ken looks taken aback. He eyes the box excitedly.
"Thanks, I..... thanks," he trails off. He takes the wrapped box and looks up at you. "Can I open it now?"
Ken looks as if he was ready to start bouncing all over the place. Right now he didn't look far from a puppy that was about to be taken to a home.
"Sure," you reply uncertainly. I hope he likes the present, you think to yourself nervously, watching Ken unwrap it with as much finesse as a starving tiger tears up a meal. I'd really hate to disappoint him. Looking at Ken, fumbling around with the wrapping you have to smile. Finally, he gets to the box. Glancing briefly at you to survey your face, he opens the box. The lamplight of the sidewalk hit something shiny among the tissue paper.
"It's a.."
"It's a necklace," you interrupt quickly, for fear of his reaction. Blushing, you continue. "It has a ring on it with your name and mine, and the date that we first met."
Ken takes it out and holds it up. You turn away, shyly. "I have one too."
"It's beautiful." Ken said. "Very beautiful"
What are you to say? "I'm glad you like it." You answer, turning around again. "I was....." You are stopped abruptly by Ken. Or more precisly his lips. He had taken you into a rather intimate embrace and had begun, well, begun to kiss you. You leaned forward with a sigh, resting your hands on Ken's chest. He was so warm.... Out of the corner of your eye, you see the necklace in Ken's hand. It glistens like mercury, falling from Ken's fingers in streams of pure molten sheen. You feel the warmth of its partner pressing on your neck, the one that was an exact copy of the one in Ken's hand. Ken lifts his mouth slowly as if he was scared that you would shatter if he moved too quick. Looking into his eyes you know, no matter where he was, no matter what he did, he'd still be your Ken.
"Happy Valentines....."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ owari ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~