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Exactly what the date says.. Today was March 14th.
Of course, it's a natural human tradition to send gifts to their loved ones and reciprocate them back. —To their friends and family, sending chocolate and all sorts of presents to please one another...
And Under Anchor was the type of secret organization to be festive about each event.
There's been rumors that Amishima Keita is purchasing flowers for this occasion! Who could it be? Who is the lucky girl? But that wasn't the time to focus on Keita's deeds, it's probably for his sister or something.
And the other agents? ...Well, they're doing the same thing. With different presents and people instead, maybe with colleagues that are on good terms with. But the real question here lies in the phone bravers...
The phone bravers never had to celebrate Valentine's nor White Day, they were machines. Unable to feel love, reciprocate or anything genuine. But last month was when Seven made a change.
He decided back then, he should gift 01 something as a reconciliation. An apology for the conflict they caused together... A final end to their rivalry. But did 01 accept it?
01 only contemplated, before eventually accepting Seven's gift. Now that it's White Day... He eventually has to gift Seven back, right? And Seven was there, right before him. Waiting for 01's reciprocation.
With this, they'll finally be on good terms. No more fighting, no more arguing.
"01..."
"Aren't you squirming a lot?" Seven spoke up, noticing 01's rather anxious body language, before 01 immediately crossed his arms and facing away from the white braver.
"Hmph!"
"I'm not giving you a present or anything!"
Was... 01 always this stubborn?
"01, you know I can't waste a gift like that if you're going to be like this!—"
"S-Shut up! You aren't 'wasting' it! I kept it safe actually, so that disproves your point!"
"....You kept my gift?" Seven was a bit bewildered, he thought it would be usually thrown away knowing how aloof 01 is. But... He surprisingly kept it. It was a heart-shaped box with a tied red ribbon, followed with roses... An apology letter, and some fortune cookies.
Clearly that's too extra for a reconciliation! Seven even doubted himself whether or not he'll actually be gifting 01 something like this... It's embarrassing, a waste of a beautiful wrapped present only for 01 to throw it... But I guess it worked..? 01 kept it instead, which was peculiar for him out of all people.
"What?! N-No, I didn't keep it! I didn't plan on getting rid of it because it would be a precious waste of your buddy's money! Amishima bought this right?!"
01 wasn't wrong, Seven did instruct Keita to buy that specific box and that only fueled the rumors about Keita's private relationship. But knowing Seven's buddy, he's not the type of boy to be enthusiastic about these things.
"Well, it was for you specifically!" Seven retorted, now they were back to arguing...
"I don't need something like that!"
"Really? That gift was special! Have you ever looked inside?" Seven added, approaching the box before untying the ribbon. It seems 01 had only read the apology letter and never, ever, opened the box like it was Pandora's.
Inside was a sweet scent of sugar and roses. A single rose was inside the box, just trimmed perfectly for a phone braver's hand to hold...
"Heh, you didn't even bother removing the thorns?—"
"Shut up!!!"
"We're made of alloy metal, a thorn can't hurt us. Look."
Seven then gently held the rose, before eventually handing it to 01's.
"W-Why are you giving it to me?!" His voice suddenly shifted in tone, much higher than usual.
"What's it look like, silly? I said it's for you right?" Seven decided it was a fun idea to tease him.
"Hmph! I don't even want this!" 01 then slapped the rose away.
"And are those fortune cookies..? We bravers can't even eat!—"
"I think you're trying too hard, 01. Just calm down and inspect these with me, won't you?" Seven has been dissecting 01's behavior, carefully maneuvering around like a landmine to finally have a proper friendship with 01...
....Seven could feel something warm beside him, it was 01. He snuggled a little closer as Seven tried to crumble the fortune cookies with his tiny metal fists.
Seven could feel the dark braver's hand latching onto his elbow, their arms linking together as they both watch and inspect the cookies, both theorizing what the message reveals...
..01 couldn't help but blush whenever he's near Seven, let alone some silence.
CRACK!
Seven had broken one of the fortune cookies, pulling out the crumbled piece of paper to read the message. Wiping off some crumb residue to see better...
"Someone finds you sexy, but they're not telling you."
Seven was a little- no, EXTREMELY perplexed. But these are fortune cookies after all... Seven doesn't really believe in these stuff since he's just a machine, all of this can be simply explained by science... But it's fun to play along.
"What???"
"Do you have any idea what this means?" He asked 01, who was now overly clinging onto Seven. Whatever fortune that was, it clearly cracked a bit of 01's shell.
"Uh... That's just a message!"
"Really? Just a message?" Seven sighed, slipping out a quiet chuckle,
"Are you sure this cookie isn't talking about you?—"
"Shut up!!!"
01 quickly let go of Seven's arm, now one meter away further.
"—That's not how it works!"
"01, you're clearly being defensive about this..."
"Because that isn't true! Who on earth would find you handsome?!"
Seven sighed,
"Time to crack your fortune cookie then."
Before he proceeds to use all of his strength to rip the second cookie, 01 went further back, crossing his arms and barely even staring at anything remotely related to Seven. It almost got him, that damn fortune cookie got him good, but that's a secret only 01 and the pearly gates can keep to himself.
Yet the fortune cookie stole the words out of his mouth.
"Your heart already knows the answer."
There's no coming back for that one.
"01... You know..."
"I'm starting to realize why you're always like this..."
"You're hiding something, aren't you?"
...
...Well damn, for 01.
"N-No! It's not like I... It's n-not like!—"
"You're slipping up really badly! Have I broken you?!"
"Nn- N- No! That's not what I mean't! The cookies are false! They're all lies!"
"I knew it's all a lie, 01. They just only gave me a realization! You like me don't you?"
"I don't like you at all! Hate, hate, hate! I HATE you! Foolish Seven is the worst! You're an idiot! Baka!"
...
"What a child."