LithuaniaxReader: Valentine

  "______...w-wake up..." You heard a nervous voice beside you. Funny, it almost sounded like Toris'. There was a nervous and clammy hand which clasped onto your shoulder quickly but suddenly vanished.

  'Wonder what that was-'

  Before you could even finish your thought, the teacher snapping voice awaking you from your trance,"Miss _______! Asleep in my class again, eh?"

  Your eyes opened and you stared at the crabby teacher in front of you before slyly looking over to your best friend Toris who was hiding himself a bit but still glaring at you a bit worried with his shimmering green eyes.

  You turned back to the teacher quickly and bowed your head in defeat,"Yes ma'am..." You spoke a bit disheartened and full of remorse and regret. But truthfully, you hated just backing down.

  The teacher didn't move for a moment but you heard as her heels turn tail and clicked off to the front of the room,"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted by Miss ______..."

  She droned on, but you intended on ignoring the lesson as you had before. Looking over at Toris, he gave a bit of a worried expression still,"You should be more careful ______...!" He whispered in a harsh voice,"You could get in a lot of trouble next time...!"

  You giggled a bit under your breath,"Relax...it's not my fault. These lessons are so boring...!" Smiling a bit to reassure him, you turned your head away, but something tempted you to turn your (e/c) eyes to look at him.

  He was resting his head on his hand and shaking his head full of wavy brown hair which reached his chin. You loved everything about him; not just because he was a gullible fool, but also because he was kindhearted and always cared for you and all of his other friends (including Eduard, Raivis, and Feliks).

  But today was the day you would tell him how you really felt. Tomorrow is the big day of love; Valentine's Day, and you didn't want to spend another year alone. So quickly thinking of some ideas, you turned to face Toris once more,"Hey Toris...I need to talk to you after school." He opened his mouth to say something but you quickly retorted,"Alone."

  He nodded and tried paying attention to the lesson at hand, but he looked back over at you gently. He has had a small crush on you for a little while now, but he was too afraid of what your response might be. But tomorrow was Valentine's Day and he didn't want to be left alone again (seeing as how Feliks would dress up as a girl for him).

  But now he was beginning to wonder if you liked him back. I mean, if someone wanted to meet you alone after school, then wouldn't it be something like that? But then again, his birthday came two days after Valentine's Day; February 16th, so it was nearly impossible to tell.

  The bell shrilly rung throughout the halls. He watched as you quickly stood yourself up and exited the room without one word towards him, your (h/l)(h/c) hair bouncing a bit as you walked.

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  It felt like time flew out from under you. Before you knew it, the last bell rang and you were fiddling with the lock on your locker, wondering where Toris may be right now,"Yo fraü, Valentine's Day is comin' up and I was wondering if I-"

  "Hold your breath ghost," You said firmly without even turning to looks at the person,"You terrorized my best friend as a child...and I don't want anything to do with you."

  Yes, Gilbert Beilshimst; aka, the 'Ghost.' But how can anyone blame you for that name? The kid was as white as snow! And yes, he used to terrorize Toris as a child. Actually, the reason you and Toris became friends is because you protected him from (mainly) Gilbert and Ivan.

  Gilbert still didn't give up though,"Common _______!" He grabbed ahold of your waist and pulled you closer to him,"You're just too awesome to pass up!"

  Your face was burning red right now, but not in a good way. Mainly because his hands were inching their way up your waist and closer to your chest.

  "Get. OFF!" A sudden a shocking snapping voice grabbed both of your attention. There was a very furious Toris standing only down the way, quickly coming over. He simply pried you from Gilbert's (perverted) grip and pressed your head to his chest,"If _-______ wants you to leave her alone...t-than leave her alone!"

  It shocked you to hear Toris this upset, seeing as how he normal was so shy. And still, his voice shook, standing up to someone who once beat poor Toris down,"T-Toris..."

  He pulled you under his arm a bit,"Come on, I'll walk you home." You agreed, seeing as how you now get alone time with him and because he told off that stupid Gilbert.

  He placed his jacket on your shoulders and walked out with you under his arm,"You said you wanted to talk with me right?"

  Your heart started pouring incredibly fast now and your face began to burn up,"Y-yea...w-well..." Somehow, you couldn't do it now,"Y-your birthday...I-it's coming up o-on the sixteenth...r-right?"

  Turning your head slightly, you noticed that his face held a smile, but his eyes were a bit saddened,"Y-yea...w-why do you ask?"

  It was as if all the confidence he had suddenly vanished faster than Houdini. Something didn't seem right now,"Are you okay Toris?"

  He nodded,"Y-yea...it's just...I-I'm curious as to why you're asking about my birthday..."

  You smiled a bit at him, rounding a corner,"Well...I-I wanted to know...w-what you wanted..."

  "W-well...c-can you h-h-help me...t-tell me...h-how to ask...s-someone...t-to be their...V-Valentine...?" He was shaking a bit too, incredibly nervous now.

  Your face fell a bit as a few tears spilled from your (e/c) eyes,'H-he likes a girl...? Another one...'

  He turned his face slightly to see the tears spill from your eyes,"H-hey ______! D-don't cry!" He stopped you and knelt down in front of you,"S-sorry..." He gently kissed your forehead and wiped the tears from your face,"Y-you don't need to tell me, okay? I-I'm sure whatever you got...I-I'll love y- it! I'll love it!"

  This made you cry even more now. You flung your arms around his neck and sobbed,"I-I-I don't have anything though...I-I planned something...b-but...Toris..."

  He gently rubbed your back trying to calm you down a bit. "C-common _____..." But his efforts to calm you down was in vain, so he decided to do something about it.

  He lifted himself off the ground and held you in his arms bridal-style,"H-holy..." It took him a minute to get balanced.

  "T-the hell! A-are you calling me fat!?" You snapped, more embarrassed than angry right now.

  He shook his head,"N-no! Of course not! Y-you look fine...I-I mean...!" Both your faces were glowing red as he walked on with you in his arms,"D-do you want to...?"

  "U-unless y-you don't wanna carry me...I mean...if you want me to walk...b-but..."

  "No, it's okay..." You tried averting his gaze, but every now and then, your eyes would lock onto each others every now and then (followed by you both looking away a bit embarrassed). After a few moments, you felt a bit more comfortable and allowed yourself to rest your head on Toris' shoulder.

  You felt Toris tensed up a bit for a moment, but quickly learned to cope with it,"H-hey _______...a-about that girl friend I was asking about...A-and I don't mean like girlfriend b-but a friend w-who happens to be a girl...! Uh..."

  You felt your heart sink a bit in the waves of sorrow that would drown you eventually,"Tell her how you feel..."

  "How?"

  "I don't know..." You sighed,"I-I'm to weak to do it...I-I can't ask the guy I like out on my own..."

  "H-huh?" Toris' green eyes widened a bit,'S-she likes someone...! I-it couldn't be Gilbert...I mean...she let him get awfully close to her chest...'

  "A-are you okay Toris-"

  "_______ I need to tell you something really important now!" He yelled at you now, pausing in the middle of the street. His face was all red now, making you feel something.

  He noticed your curious glance and turned his head away, walking over to someone's lawn and sitting you down. He sat beside you and pulled you close to him by the waist. This was certainly not the Toris you've known for so long.

  "______...I....I...!" He couldn't get the words out. 'If I don't do this now, I might loose her!' That little thought urged him to say it. "________! W-we've been friends for awhile now and every day, I've laughed with you and I was always there for you, listening to you. S-so hear me out!" You were a bit confused where it was going, but you still knew,"I-I love spending time with you...you're amazing and pretty a-and...a-all I want for my birthday this year is for you to be my Valentine! S-so if you-"

  You started sobbing uncontrollably before he even finished. He took you into his arms quickly,"I'm sorry! I-I can accept that you don't-"

  "Shut up you damn fool!" You snapped a bit, choking through your tears,"I love you so much Toris...I've loved you for so long...and I thought I was gunna loose you to someone else! Don't ever do that to me again!"

  He laughed a bit, holding you even closer now,"I'm sorry...I'm really sorry...I won't. I won't ever make you feel like that again..." He stroked your (h/c) hair gently,"I promise..."

  You gripped onto his shirt gently,"I love you..." You breathed out again. "Yes, I will...I wanted to tell you so badly...but I choked..."

  He smiled a bit. He's wanted to hold you like this for a short while now; just to have you in his arms,"I love you too ______. I don't ever want you to make me worry like that too..."

  You looked up at him with a smile on your red face, and as if you read each others minds, your lips pressed up against one another's gently, holding each other closer than you have in all those years of knowing each other. He playing with your (h/c) hair a bit before breaking off.