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Mika was never really a fan of flowers; actually, it'd be safe to say that he didn't like them at all. Their supposedly sweet scent makes him sneeze and they were harder to manage than a teenager with a credit card on a mall trip. So it was really confusing to him as to why his sister, Krul, wanted him to go to the local flower shop today.
"What does she need a planter for anyway?" Mika grumbled into the neck of his jacket as he made his way down the somewhat crowded avenue on a crispy winded March afternoon.
Entering the shop that promptly read "Ichinose Flowers," Mika began stalking around the small salon for what Krul desired.
"What even is a planter?" Mika mumbled as he was practically glaring at a bin of daffodils; the bright flowers seemingly mocking his irritated demeanor.
"Can I help you with something, Sir?" a voice from the nearby counter called, their tone as sweet as nectar.
Mika turned in the direction of the alluring baritone and met sparkling emerald buds, pink petals speckling their sun-kissed skin.
"A flower..." Mika thought in awe as he was sure his face was starting to color as a goofy grin began to stretch onto his visage.
"Uhh... I, I'm looking for a planter." Mika stuttered.
A soft chuckle resonated from the other, leaving their station at the counter, Mika now being able to clearly see their name-tag read 'Yuu.'
"Well, you won't find any there, planters are the flowers already planted in the pots dangling above the display window over there." Yuu pointed.
Mika wanted to slap himself for his cluelessness in front of the beautiful man, instead settling on his cheeks flushing more as he grabbed a random pot and took it over to the counter.
Yuu slipped behind the counter and began punching in the order on the register, "You don't know much about flowers, do you?" he questioned.
"Is it that obvious?" Mika replied, rubbing the back of his neck.
Yuu continued to punch in the order as he answered, "You didn't look too happy when you walked in, oh 975 yen."
Mika dug out his wallet as he kept the conversation going, "They make me sneeze, I think I maybe allergic; or have an aversion." he explained, handing Yuu a 1000 yen bill.
"Flowers make me smile, they're bright and colorful and always seem to make me happy." he said, putting in the payment and handing Mika his change.
"You make me smile." Mika accidentally blurted out.
Yuu nearly dropped the planter as he was about to hand it to Mika; both of their faces shining a dark crimson.
"Huh?" Yuu gasped.
"Sorry! It slipped out!" Mika cried.
"It's okay, normally I'd knock out someone's teeth if they did that, but... You're pretty cute, so I'll let it slide."
"Cute?" Mika gawked in thought.
"Is there anything else I can help you with?" Yuu asked.
Mika took a moment to ponder on his response, deciding to go for it.
"Yeah, can I get your number?"