A/N: Hey there, dear readers! How has everybody been? Good? I hope so :D

School is ending and I may have more time for writing and drawing now. Updates might not be regular, but I'll try my best!

I'll say it now: this is an one-shot/drabble multi-chaptered story! I don't know what came over me but a collection of sweet moments between our loved pairings is something I would read for sure. This will contain various pairings so if you have any requests or suggestions, please leave them in a review or PM and I'll see what I can do 'bout them.

So, I thought about it and the bladers have the same zodiac sign as their beys (or most of them should; IDK) and since Hikaru is an Aquarius, her birthday should be somewhere between January 20th and February 18th. I choice February for that. If anyone knows the exact day, please tell me too ;))

I think that's all for now. If you have any questions, feel more than free to ask them! Do not worry, I don't bite XD

Warnings: Semi-AU. The one-shots will be rated from K to T (and I am sure they'll stay like that).

English is not my mother language so sorry for any grammar mistake (and I will apologise in advance for any OOCness in this chapter – or any other chapter).

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings etc. are the property of their respective owners. The story and plot are the property of the author. No copyright infringement is intended.

A Time to Love

Chapter 1: Golden Love - RyuKaru

"Man, I'm going to die!"

If you were a simple by-passer, enjoying the cold but fresh February air when a white-haired male suddenly shouts about "The End", you'd think that he got a deadly disease or something worse. You would think he went crazy. But if you were Kyouya Tategami, seated comfortably at a table in front of the distressed teen, you'd smirk too and let your head fall further in your palm, eyes glittering with mischief.

The greenette let out a low chuckle and affirmed, "So you said."

Watching his friend's reaction, the golden-eyed young man reddened with fury and took a deep breath to calm himself. He knew Kyouya so well. It was expected that he'd make fun of his very important issue.

Getting a better grip of his temperament, Ryuga watched the other male directly in the eye.

"I am being serious! Don't tell me this hadn't happened to you too!"

At that, the cornflower-eyed blader coughed onto his still opened palm, trying (and failing) to hide his flushed skin.

"Why you! That was only once and, for your information, I did get her a present before the actual date." Kyouya looked pretty smug about his remark, even if just affirmed Ryuga's accusation.

The other teen kept a straight face and continued, "Look, only you can help me. Dude, only you can understand. You don't expect me to go and ask Ginga for advice!" Maybe begging would help, too, but that would happen only over his dead body - and given the facts, that might be soon.

The younger boy brushed his pine green bangs back and gave the other an half-amused stare. Oh, he was enjoying this – more than he should've!

"Yeah, Ginga is not what girls would call…boyfriend material."

Of course he wasn't. So many years Madoka followed him like a lost puppy – too long, in someone's opinion – for what? Being ignored, used for her mechanic skills? The redhead was obvious to almost every single thing. So no, Ginga was not the greatest choice when asked about girls.

A sudden spark in Kyouya's dark blue eyes told the white-haired that he was in for another session of teasing.

Ryuga frowned.

Couldn't Kyouya see this was serious. He – the great, one and only, Ryuga – was going to get killed by his dear, sweet girlfriend – Hikaru Hasama. What for, you may ask. The answer: he forgot about her birthday. Madoka, together with every other girl on Earth, would have beat him only for suspecting it – "What a jerk! How could he?!". Yeah, he asked himself that too. Too many times already.

But, there was still a chance for him. Hikaru's birthday was today, so he still had time to buy a present for her. Pure genius, right? Only if the older Tategami brother in front of him would try to coöperate with him!

The Dragon Emperor sighed in frustration and raised his right hand high in the air.

Kyouya's cocky grin turned into a tight line – the trademark fang pressed into his lower lip -, and trew Ryuga a sceptical look.

"No fighting back? Wow, this sure is serious, not some stupid joke. Okay then, I will help you," the green head said after a few moments of contemplation. Ryuga scoffed at the response. Finally!

Kyouya leaned back against his chair's backrest and spoke slowly, "Look, if you don't want to mess this up big time, you should think of something today." He gesticulated with his green eyebrows raised, giving the impression he was talking to a kid and not Ryuga.

"Your date starts in a few hours. Just look around! Something must ring a bell!" He took a look at his phone and mumbled something.

"Look how time's flying. I must go." The greenette laughed as he stood up from the wooden table.

Kyouya started for the door when he dropped his head lower and whispered something in the other male's ear. Soon enough Ryuga's stoic expression broke into a wide grin.

"Go to your girlfriend already!"

~xooxoox~

The evening came soon enough.

Ryuga was still nervous about Hikaru's birthday, even if his friend's words were encouraging. What was he looking for? What if he missed it? Would Hikaru have mercy? No! Those questions were unnecessary. He was going to make it somehow, Ryuga was sure of it.

The two of them met at the fixed place - a bench near the Bey-Park's entrance. She was early - as usual. The blue-haired girl didn't show any trace of annoyance on her feminine features. That was a good sign for the Dragon Emperor. He still had his chance.

And so their date began.

The two strolled thru the park and talked about this and that, Ryuga feeling the awkwardness flush over himself while Hikaru continued to smile and nod at everything he said.

They went on and enjoyed a cup of hot cocoa each after their cheeks went cold by the chilling air outside.

The white haired male almost choked with his share when the violet-eyed beauty started staring at him. Her eyes were searching his, trying to get inside his mind.

"Crap!"

Indeed. She was wondering if he forgot. He was screwed!

The only thing he could do now was keeping his girlfriend from asking. He had to distract her. But how?

The golden-eyed young man took hold of her hand and made it for the movie theater.

"Ryuga, the movie's starting in over an hour. Why are we rushing?" Confusion was clear in her voice. He knew that, but he had to do something!

"We have to take the tickets and all the other things!" He was getting out of character, Hikaru observed but didn't say a thing.

As they continued walking, a variety of shops were displayed to their eyes. Clothes, makeup, jewelery, bags, everything a girl would wish for. He tried to take discreet looks at the items, but nothing was on his taste.

Just when Ryuga thought nothings was going to be for his girl's liking, the said girl halted and turned to look at Adaliz, a jewelry store.

Both of them bent over and looked in thru the window.

A nice-looking golden pendant. It was heart shaped and had long necklace paired up with it.

He saw the way her gaze lingered on it. She wanted it, but wasn't going to ask.

Was this what he had to get her? Was it going to make her happy? Ryuga let a wide grin at the pice of jewelry. His time had come!

Just when he was about to start for the shop's door, Hikaru stood straight and turned around towards their next stop's location, "What an expensive pice of trash."

If Ryuga wouldn't have knew her better, he would've took her words as true. He knew Hikaru had to turn away from him so he won't see the way the corner of her mouth twitched at the word 'trash'. Her voice didn't sound confident and strong at all when she whispered that word.

Ryuga stood too. He had the gift, but how was he going to get it now? There was a plan needed and quick.

Just out of curiosity he turned back to look at the price. His eyes widened and his mouth hung open, "What?!"

That was hell of a price, but his girlfriend was worth it.

~xooxoox~

A couple of minutes later, the duo found itself inside the movie theater. They causally took their seats in the second to last row (so far in the back just in case of some make out session).

Ryuga was still trying to find an opening to go back and the fact that the movie was starting in twenty minutes wasn't helping at all. Hikaru made sure they already had their fair share of popcorn and soda.

Two minutes and few dead neurons later, the Dragon Emperor was ready to evade.

He took a deep breath and faked a yawn. This got Hikaru's attention from their intertwined fingers. What got her full attention was the chaste kiss he left lingering on her soft lips, dark eyelashes fluttering over the other's.

"I'll be right back. I have to use the restroom."

He made it to the man's restroom like nothing was wrong and, as soon as the room was empty, Ryuga rushed to the window. Considering that the respective window was (very) small, he made a good job getting out of the building.

In under fifteen minutes, the white-and-red-haired male went home to take some of his saved up money, got back to the store and picked up the necklace, and made it back to the movies.

He was panting from all the running and still clutching the wrapped gift in his hand.

Of course he had to use his awesome ninja skills – nah, just kidding – to make it back unobserved. He had to use that damned window again so, after making the calculation in his mind, Ryuga got the conclusion that had one minute left.

"I am so unbelievably awesome! Take that, Tategami!"

Even after all this, it seemed too easy. Could he be this lucky today? Maybe, maybe not. All he knew was that he had to go back to his girlfriend and surprise her.

~xooxoox~

Hikaru was checking up the time every thirty seconds. Were was that boyfriend of hers? He had been acting weird the whole day.

The girl let out a shaky breath.

"He forgot, hasn't he?" It was her birthday after al land she hoped that Ryuga would do something nice, but it seemed like she was wrong.

"What if he left for real? Nobody takes over sixteen minutes just to do its business."

Just when Hikaru was at the point of tearing all of her blue hair, Ryuga entered and took his seat beside her, his hand instantly founding hers.

The young woman pouted and moved her gaze towards the glowing screen in front of the room, "'Bout time you came back. The movie's starting."

She didn't say anything anymore. It was better that way.

The movie started but neither was giving too much attention to it. Hikaru tried to keep herself busy by it, but the action and the story line weren't pulling her in like she expected. Ryuga on the other way hadn't given even a glance to the moving images on the wide screen. He came there to make Hikaru happy not for his entertainment.

To pass the time, the male started drawing different patterns on the back of his girlfriend's hand. She turned to look at him, eyes half-closed, analyzing his moves. Was that the perfect time to make his move, with all those people around ? Why was he making excuses and prolonged the inevitable? There was almost nobody inside!

People or no people, he still had to give Hikaru the necklace – and he would do it now. The way she looked at him, those intense violet irises, lips parted – everything was making him go crazy.

Ryuga took her other hand too and twisted his upper half toward her.

After making sure his move hadn't got unwanted attention, the golden-eyed blader whispered, "I know you are angry, but I had my reasons to be gone."

The girl just stared at him, her expression never changing.

"Look, I am sorry for doing this now but," he almost chuckled at the thought of what he was to say, "I can't wait anymore."

He started to search his pant's pokets for his object of interest. Hikaru's gasp was barely audible as the boy took out a very small box.

Even as he was fumbling with it, not quite able to open the lid, he thought,"Oh comeon, where is the brave and strong guy you are? It's just some birthday present. You are not asking het to marry you!"

With a sudden bust of confidence, Ryuga took out the golden necklet and exhaled.

"I may not be good at those romantic things or at being the best boyfriend, but I saw the way you looked at it and, well…Happy birthday." He helped her put the necklace around her neck and pulled back to admire her.

It went well with her outfit and made a great contrast with the beautiful color of her eyes. Oh those eyes – wide orbs that were filled with so much love and glee and warmth.

"You really are the best, you know? Come here!"

Not caring that they were in the middle of a movie, Hikaru threw her arms around her boyfriend's neck and hugged him as hard as she could, considering they still had the armrests between them.

Ryuga opted for running his hands down her back and thru her soft curls, breathing in her sweet scent. This was the way he wanted to spent his evening: curled up with Hikaru, drowning himself in the warm touch of her small hands.

In the end everything was alright because what mattered was his love for her, not the things he bought.

He was there for her and she was there for him, and that made their love shine brighter than the stars.

Forever.

A/N: And here is the first one-shot of the series! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did enjoy writing it :))

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Stay awesome, my dearest,

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