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“Alright, Buzz… what's this surprise you’ve got for me?” Woody asked as he waited inside the hallway closet.
Buzz had pulled Woody aside and told him he had something for him. When Woody asked what it was, Buzz said it was a surprise and that they should meet alone in the hallway closet.
Woody heard scraping noises approaching. Slowly a box was pushed out from under some clothes. Buzz pushed it all the way to Woody. It was taped and everything, like it was mailed here. Buzz ran back inside the closet and pulled out a cutter and started cutting the tape.
Woody moved closer to get a better look. After Buzz cut the last tape, he opened the box and moved aside the packaging foam inside. Woody stared at the items inside. Two bracelets with big pendants. One had a star and the other had a moon.
Woody turned to Buzz, “What are these?” Curiosity laced in his tone.
Buzz smiled as he picked up the bracelet with the star. “I got these for our anniversary.”
Woody stumbled over his words, “Wait- anniversary? Since we met or since we started being exclusive?!?” he asked.
“Since we met?” Buzz responded, a little confused, to Woody's response.
Woody was already scolding, “Since when did we give gifts on that anniversary?! YOU need to tell me these things!! I could’ve got you some-”
Buzz grabbed Woody by the shoulders, “Woody. Relax.” he started, “This gift was intended to be given to you on the other anniversary but I thought it’d be better to move it earlier.”.
Woody’s shoulders dropped, “Oh..”.
Buzz handed over the bracelet. It honestly could work as a belt or as an accessory for Woody and Buzz but if they were to measure it to the size of human hands, these bracelets were quite small.
Woody’s thumb brushed the sides of the pendant, “It’s… a bracelet?” he said trying not to sound confused and more appreciative of the gift.
Buzz laughed, “Ok, it looks like a bracelet but it’s more than that,” he explained as he pulled out the moon bracelet and hooked it around his shoulder and wore it like a sling bag. Woody looked at Buzz’s bracelet then at his, he did the same and hooked it around his shoulders like a sling bag.
“..I don’t want to undervalue the gift but… what’s so special about it?” Woody asked as he tightened the bracelet around himself.
“It’s a communication device. I’ve seen videos of people giving their special partners these to communicate with them.” Buzz explained.
“Oh really? How does it-?!”
Vrrrrrbt
Woody felt the vibration over his chest. He looked at Buzz as he pressed the moon pendant again making Woody’s star pendant vibrate.
Vrrbt Vrrbt
Woody’s mouth gaped open in awe, his finger gently hovered over the star, “Ok-Wow. How did it-”, he pressed the star and,
Vrrrrrrrbt
-he pulled his finger back, “..woah..”.
“I know right? I thought.. maybe, you could use it whenever you… you know..”
“..whenever I think of you?” Woody grinned which made Buzz laugh nervously.
“Yeah, that.”
Woody admired the star pendant. It glowed a nice golden colour when you pressed it to activate the other. Buzz’s pendant had a crescent moon design that glowed purple. Buzz had started pushing the box back into the clutter of things when something just dawned on Woody.
Woody’s head snapped to Buzz, “..Buzz?”.
Buzz glanced back but continued pushing the box, clothing starting to drape behind Buzz as he went deeper into the closet, “Yeah, Woody?”.
“How did you get this?”
Silence for a few seconds before Buzz coughed from the clutter, “Oh, that! Uh… you don’t have to worry about that.” he said clandestinely.
Woody tried to look for Buzz within the clothes and clutter, “Buzz, please tell me you didn’t use Mrs Anderson’s card!”.
“I.. uh..”
“Buzz.”
No response after that. Woody walked closer and moved some clothes out of the way but Buzz was gone. The box was there but no Buzz. Woody walked up to the box to see the shipping sticker. Buzz huffed seeing Mrs Anderson’s name on the box.
“Buzz.” Woody groaned as he looked around, “Where- Come on, you’re hiding now?!?”.
Buzz knows he’s in trouble, why else would he suddenly disappear? Woody looked around the closet and wondered whether he was still here. Or did he leave and run out? Woody was about to leave but then he looked back inside the closet. Curious, he wanted to test something.
Woody pretended to leave, making footsteps as he left then shut the door with him still inside. He turned into the dark closet, held the pendant and pressed it.
Vrrbt
Woody’s eyes scanned the dark room and noticed that at the top of the shelf where all the clothing hangers hung, a slight purple glow.
Gotcha.
Woody tiptoed carefully and shook the clothes violently. A grunt then a thud. Buzz fell right at Woody’s feet.
“You really think you can run from me?” Woody asked with a tone of disappointment.
Buzz groaned, “..no, but I thought I could outsmart you.” he said as he pushed himself up.
Woody pulled Buzz close using the bracelet around his chest. Buzz stiffened as Woody’s eyes stared into his.
Woody hummed, “How much did this cost?” he asked.
Buzz rubbed the back of his neck, “I don’t think you’d want to know that.”.
Woody huffed a laugh, “Oh, I’d very much like to know.” his hands were now on his hips.
Buzz stared, “It’s.. around a hundred-”
“Hundred?! Buzz!-”
“Okokok- I know, it’s a lot!” Buzz exclaimed, “..I just wanted to get you something.. different.”
Woody sighed, “That doesn’t mean you gotta go commit credit card fraud.”, his hand was already massaging his temples.
Buzz waited before awkwardly smiling afterwards, “..but you liked the gift nonetheless, right?”.
Woody turned and exhaled a laugh, “Yeah, you could say that..” now smiling at Buzz.
”Just.. maybe next time don’t buy me stuff off the internet anymore”, this earned a small chuckle from Buzz.
”You guys are weird.”
Both men snapped their heads up towards all the coats, and there in one of the pockets was a lonely spork.
Buzz squinted his eyes then widened, ”Forky? You were there the whole time?”.
”Bonnie left me here when we were playing hide and seek..” Forky explained but added “..are you guys always this weird?”
Woody laughed and quickly said “Well-we just-y’know-dont talk like this around anyone!”, slowly climbing up the coat to pick up Forky.
Woody dropped down and placed Forky down. The spork seemed deep in thought before finally turning to the cowboy,
”Have you two always been this way?”.
Woody and Buzz made eye contact, ”Uhm, not since the beginning..” Woody answered as he absentmindedly gripped the pendant.
”But for as long as I can remember..” Buzz added which made Woody hum a smile.
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