Look me in the eye so I know you know

[frozen_railroad]

Who: Izumi and Rhyme
When: Saturday afternoon
Where: Starting out at the dorms, but will move onto Nausicaa
What: Izumi, relieved that the joy of Christmas is finally done with for the year, takes Rhyme out to lunch at her request.
Rating: G.

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[bellsanddreams]

"Not get you anything? Now, Izumi, that doesn't seem fair. Friends get each other presents for Christmas! I just hope you like mine." Her eyes were soft as she reached for the gift behind her and handed it to Izumi, taking the one he had in his hands for her own.

"Let's open them together, ok? On one. Three...two....one!" Ripping the paper off the box, her eyes widened in wonder at the sight of beautiful music box. Smiling gently as her eyes took in every detail of the box, she opened it adventurously and was a bit shocked to hear the lovely melody sprung forth from the confines of the box.

"Izumi...It's so pretty!! Thank you!!! I love it! This is really nice! I've never had something so nice like this!" One of the happiest thoughts sparked in her mind; she could put her bell necklace from her biological brother into the safe, pretty box that her second brother had given her.

((Oh no! I haven't watched much but what I've heard of the song is really pretty! ^^ And Izumi is getting a box of chocolates as well as a hamdmade bunny plushie with 'Merry Christmas, Izumi!" one one sole of the bunny's foot and 'From Bell-chan' on the other. I changed it a bit from the post XD ))

[frozen_railroad]

Well, Izumi was rather pleased at the reaction he had gotten from Rhyme. Her eyes lit up like lights, the reaction he had been hoping for. The blonde even put off opening his gift just to watch the girl open her gift on Christmas. Children were the ones that made this holiday really special. "I thought you would like it. Call it a hunch."

Oh. His gift. Yellow eyes looked down at the package. Sighing, Izumi knew it would hurt the girl if he didn't open it. It was just a little weird, the Shinigami wasn't accustomed to receiving gifts. Opening the present, yellow eyes widened. Suddenly, a warm chuckle escaped the cold Shinigami. "So this is why you asked what my favorite animal was." Taking out the plushie, Izumi examined the toy. "Thanks Bell-chan. I really appreciate this."

[bellsanddreams]

The chuckle caused her heart to warm as she watched him. It was good to see the shinigami smiling, happy. It didn't always happen that Izumi was this happy so Rhyme studied his face to memorize the expression there.

Sliding off her bed, she wrapped her arms around him tightly, squishing the bunny in between the two of them. "You really like it? Her ears are a little floppy, I'm sorry about that, but I thought it was ok since some bunnies are supposed to have floppy ears?"

The music of the box tingled along in the background and she couldn't help but feel perfectly happy with the sound. She made a resolution to memorize the melody as soon as possible.

[frozen_railroad]

It was always a good sight to see so much life in someone. The blonde patted the girl's head yet again, a cheesy replacement for ruffling her hair. Silent, but steady, the Shinigami could hear Rhyme's heartbeat. It made Izumi wonder if Rhyme would ever know the truth to what he really was. Would that knowledge shatter the poor girl's heart?

Sooner or later, she was going to find out. How much longer was later?

"The ears are just fine, Bell-chan. You worked really hard on this, didn't you?"

[bellsanddreams]

"You think so? I started to like them at the end." Rhyme replied honestly, the sparkle in her eyes never dimming. She gave him her trademark big, welcoming smile and hugged him again around the waist. Rhyme was perfectly happy to just stand here and take in a sniff of his scent, to realize fully just how lucky she was to have Izumi near her.

"I know it's not a very manly gift or anything, but it's the thought that counts, right? I did work pretty hard on it." She admitted, humbly looking down with a little smile to scratch the back of her head.

[frozen_railroad]

It was futile to resist that adorable smile. Sighing in defeat, the Shinigami stood there for her, letting the girl take her time. Strange, even now she had that slight scent of death on her. It was a little bit like Mitsuki's scent, but Rhyme wasn't on the Death List. The magic of the school affected the list of orders, letting Izumi know who on campus is dead or who destined to die there. Luckily, no one's name ever appeared on the latter list.

"A gift is a gift, Bell-chan. It would be incredibly rude for me to worry whether or not the gift looked "manly." Just as long as I know the one who made it is a very sweet girl, I can live with it."

[bellsanddreams]

To be honest, Rhyme was probably one of the most accepting people on this campus. She'd had her own run-ins with shinigami; Reapers in her world, but it didn't mean that she would necessarily lump Izumi into the same category as them. He was sweet and he cared about her. He was much more important to her than any other 'Reaper'.

"I'm just glad you like it, Izumi. I was hoping you would. You don't have to sleep with it or anything. I just wanted to make you something by hand. I think the bunny turned out all right."