Sha la la la la la, my oh my / Look like the boy too shy / Ain't gonna kiss the girl

[maple_syrup_can]

Who: Canada, Jasmine (with guest appearance of a couple stalkers later.)
maple_syrup_can, orangemineral, p_p_p_pasta, totalherovoice
What: It's Jasmine's birthday, and Canada does his best to make it special. (For all that he's never celebrated like a regular person before.)
When: June 25, evening
Where: By a lake~
Warnings: Oh, cuteness overload and trauma at the end. Usual. ♥

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[maple_syrup_can]

After working their way through eating a little of everything and it seemed like she was done eating, Canada slid the plates aside.

"Don't worry about what's left over," he said with a reassuring smile. "Kumamorou will eat about anything..."

His stomach in tightening knots, he took a deep breath and plunged ahead before he could think too hard about being so nervous and convinced himself to put this off-

"J-Jasmine, I have one more gift for you..." Reaching into his pocket, he drew out a long, thin box. "When you left, I really realized how ...very significant you are to me. S-so, I want to take this opportunity of your birthday to express a-again, how much I love you..." Trailing off, he held out the box to her with faintly trembling hands.

[orangemineral]

Jasmine nodded quietly, wiping away any frosting from around her mouth with a napkin. It was good that she didn't have to eat everyth--

... What. What. Another gift? Jasmine blushed brightly as she accepted the box nervously. "U-um..." She opened the box carefully. What in the world could he have gotten her...?

[maple_syrup_can]

It was a small glass pendant, bordered by a tiny, intricate design in silver that tapered into a delicate silver chain. (Ashura-ou had done an amazing job with it.)

Canada watches her open the box nervously, hoping that she'll like it...

[orangemineral]

When Jasmine saw the pendant, she gasped and covered the lower half of her face with her hand. She didn't know what to say or think or anything. It was really pretty and really nice and all that she knew is that she absolutely loved it and that she had to thank him with all her heart but all that came out was stuttering.

She took a deep breath after several attempts at talking, looking up at him shyly. "... H-help me, um... p-put it on...?"

[maple_syrup_can]

Ah, oh no, she was absolutely speechless-! But... the look on her face was enough for Canada. She liked it, thank goodness. Thank goodness. He waited patiently for her to recover her voice, and blushed at her request.

"C-certainly." Taking a breath to help settle himself so that he could pick up the necklace from the box without tangling it, he moved close behind Jasmine so that he could put it around her neck. He felt very thick-fingered doing the clasp, but he did get it after what felt like a very long time.

Allowing his hand to rest on her shoulder lightly, he shuffled over a bit so that he could look at her. Her face was so close that he hardly even noticed the necklace.

"You are lovely," he said softly.

There was something about this setting - the candle light, the smell of flowers and chocolate and her hair, the way they were so close...

His mind blank, he leaned forward slightly to kiss her lips gently, briefly, pulling back a tiny bit to allow her to pull back as well, or to come forward.