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Saihara had never really forgotten the promise he had made back however long ago that was. Ever since he stayed up a little later to spend the early hours of the night besides Kiibo, the thought of being able to see the worlds stars in all of their glory along his side had been a happy little thought that had been kept in the back of his mind. Always there - not that he would want to forget such wonderful words either way.
And finally, that day was here.
He had felt like there was a childish excitement that was running through him, a feeling that almost made him tremble in nothing but pure excitement. How long had it been since something this exciting had happened to him? He couldn't even begin to imagine, but that didn't matter in the current moment. No matter what, he would know that this evening was going to be a good one.
After that night where the two males had been at the school, looking up at those "fake stars", Shuichi knew that there was indeed something special that had started to happen, something that words couldn't even begin to explain, yet felt just right whenever anything happened. He and Kiibo would hold hands during breakfast (And he would listen to him talk, seeing that he couldn't eat the meals that were prepared) and on days, Kiibo would come and visit him in his room, a few times over the length of the night. And on those days, Shuichi could confirm that he was able to sleep easier, knowing that there was someone there with him. Someone he cared about immensely, someone he dared to say -- loved.
The evening wasn't anything too cold, though there was a nice breeze floating through the sky as his feet brought him to the designated meeting place he had chosen for them to meet up. Of course, the navy haired male had left a little while earlier, wanting to make sure that everything was all good for everything to go according to plan. He had been waiting for this for far too long for this to be messed up by a small thing, he wanted to prove to Kiibo that he had been wanting this for awhile. After all - he had told him that he wasn't planning of breaking his promise to allow him to have a good time. He was just hoping that the white haired male would have as good as time as he would.
The beginnings of dusk had surrounded him, his legs pushing him up a small hill so that he could get a better view of everything. Even in the early starting of the night, he could begin to see the view -- making him grow even more excited to show such a thing to the robot. There was something inside of him that kept on saying that no matter what happened, there was next to nothing that would ruin such a wondrous evening that he had planned.
Time had seemed to pass by a little faster then he had anticipated, his mind having had been high in the clouds - and it was only pulled out when he had heard the voice of the other male that he had been so eagerly waiting for, almost thinking that he was simply imagining things, though was pleasantly surprised when he had turned around to see the ashen haired male standing there, feeling as if his heart were about to beat out of his chest simply from seeing the male standing before him. He had missed him in the time they had been separated - even though it hadn't even been that long of a time.
"Kiibo !" He had called out, the joy clearly evident in his voice as he sang out the robots name, only growing more once seeing the smile beginning to grow on the other males expression. How sweet. He walked over for the other, taking a small breath in through his nose, letting his hand slide in and take ahold of the others, leading him slowly back to where he had chosen, surprised at himself for being able to do even that. "I'm so glad that you came here tonight, I really was excited." He admitted with a small nervous laugh. He had wanted this for as long as he could remember. The memory of Kiibo growing so excited at the promise that he would be shown the stars, and the fact that he was the one making that memory come true. After receiving his answer, he had soon stopped his walking, his hand remaining held.
Mere moments had gone by before Kiibo had gasped out in excitement. "Shuichi ! The sky!" He had called out, blue orbs wide in awe as his head was craned up towards the sky, unoccupied hand pointing up in excitement as the darkened sky started to show the glittering stars within it. Laughing softly to himself, Shuichi looked down at the robot, his own gaze warm - fond of the sight that was beside him. "See? I told you that they were much better than those other ones, they really are beautiful." The detective had said, his voice dropped down quiet, they were the only two there, correct?
More time passing, the two had eventually sat down, the navy haired boy having had gained a little more confidence within himself, his arm now draping over the shoulders of Kiibo, his cheeks warm at how close they had gotten. It wasn't anything that large either, he had only just held him a little bit closer than before but it was still something so new to him, but he wasn't experiencing negative feelings, and thus he remained where he was. Kiibo was surely happy with what was happening, and with his heart telling him that as long as the other was happy, he would be too. Was this what love was? Always wanting to be around another person, no matter how long a period of time? Surely, it had to be. Should he tell Kiibo about that? Would he even know what that meant? Yes, he was a very smart robot - but he did admit to struggling with human emotion.
Either way, he wanted to let him know - he had to let Kiibo know that he cared for him. Seeing that he was preoccupied with gazing at the stars, the beginnings of a smile starting at the beginnings of his lips, leaning his head only slightly closer, closing his eyes and pressing a slow, almost planned out kiss to Kiibo's cheek, his arm tightening around his shoulder as he did so. That would do, would it not?
"Shuichi?" He had been asked the second he pulled away, his eyes pulling away from the view in front of him to give him a curious glance. "Did...did you just kiss me?" He had been asked - ah. He did know. Well, of course he did. Did he have to remind himself of how smart he was again? No, he knew that - and he had known that since the first time they had talked to one another. Nodding his head as an answer, he could feel the nervous nip start up in his gut. Was that the wrong thing to do?
Ah... no, no it wasn't.
His mind couldn't registered what had happened earlier, but it was happening - Kiibo had closed the gap between them, kissing him. Damn, he made the real first move. Would he complain? No, no he wouldn't. Because Kiibo was kissing him - him out of all people. Kiibo knew his feelings, and this was the silent way of being told that the robot held similar ones. And so, that warm honey gaze had closed once more, free hand moving to gently touch against the cheek of the other boy, returning the sweet gesture, silently confirming that this was indeed- a good idea. In fact, the best idea he had come up with to this date.