Surprise Gift

When it was almost 1, Rhys ran to his room. Luckily for him, he had showered and all that, he was just  lazing around.

Rhys went into his closet to pick up a nice outfit and  just tried to make his untamable hair look presentable. He put a little make up on for show and changed into his designated outfit. Rhys sprayed a little cologne in front of the mirror, and so to say,  he looked good.

“Perfect.”

Rhys grabbed his bag and put his phone and wallet in, before grabbing the keys as the doorbell rang. He walked to the door and opened it to see Cynthia looking as good as ever.

“Ready?” Cynthia asked.

Rhys nodded and locked the door behind him. The mall was just a walking distance from where he lived so they just walked.

When Rhys and Cynthia went inside the mall, Cynthia immediately pulled Rhys at the nearest store. She stopped in front of a window and gasped while Rhys just looked at the same clothing.

“OH MY GOD!” she exclaimed.

Cynthia was currently looking at a black hoodie with a cute 'hoodie' engraved on it. She ran into the store and Rhys just smiled at her excitement.

When Rhys followed her inside, he saw Cynthia already having a basket almost full of clothes. He too looked for his own clothes to buy. What caught his attention was another Gucci hoodie quite similar with the one Cynthia liked. He knew he had to buy it as well, but when he saw the price tag.

“Oh my Gosh... It's over 900 dollars,” he sighed. Don't get him wrong, he had money, lots of it. He's just saving up for the future and he was about to put it back in the rack when Cynthia stopped him.

“I can just buy it for you,” Cynthia said.

Rhys grinned while nodding at Cynthia, who was stuffing the hoodie in her shopping basket. After a few more minutes, Rhys felt they were finished so he went to the cashier to pay for the both of them when—

“WAIT!" Cynthia exclaimed. “I almost forgot to buy matching shoes for this!” she gives Rhys the money before running out into a different expensive store.

So Rhys paid the money Cynthia gave for both of them.

Cynthia absolutely loved shopping, especially when it wasn't common in her world. Before, she was stuck in between guarding the borders and gardens of their realm. She really didn't get why she had to guard Rhys at first, but as time passed she finally found out why 'He' loved him so much. Rhys was a shy boy,  he was kind; too kind, which led Cynthia to reprimand him, because someone might take advantage of that so called kindness. Rhys didn't really know how to socialize, as well as taking in compliments 'cause he always blushes everytime someone complimented him, he couldn't possibly hurt a fly, despite his title and reputation he had in his last lifetime, it was the total opposite and honestly she found that attitude adorable. Plus, The Valentine Cynthia knew was the kind of girl who drinks pomegranate juice and sits on the corner. She loved making flowers on the time of spring. She was the Goddess every nymph looked up to. She was the girl who always takes off her shoes  to run in the fields. But she was also the kind of girl who carried a set of daggers hidden under her dress.

Though in this lifetime, Valentine is a guy. Who knew nothing about the supernatural. Who already forgot the past.

But now, she was Rhys, as she said is a boy with a sweet personality who would help anyone under any circumstances but like his last persona, was also the guy who always carried a set of brass knuckles tucked inside his pockets. As instructed by her of course.

While she was busy daydreaming, Rhys found something that caught his interest,  it was a necklace and it was breathtaking. He was thinking of buying it but seeing the price made him almost spit blood, 5Million? so he just walked away and thought that he was already finished shopping for clothes. But he tilted his head when he found Cynthia staring at a distance, puzzled, Rhys walked in front of his friend and waved his hand in front of her face, that's when Cynthia finally got aware of her surroundings. She smiled while grabbing her hand and walked away like nothing happened.

Cynthia paid for her almost forgotten things and went home with Rhys walking beside her.

"That was refreshing," she said while Rhys just sweat dropped.

How can shopping for almost three hours be refreshing?

Time is getting faster.

"Well, thank you for shopping with me like usual so I'll be showing you a gift I think you'd like," Cynthia stated.

"Huh? What seems to be the occasion?" Rhys asked.

"You don't know?" Cynthia looked at Rhys with amused eyes.

Rhys shook his head once.

"What's the date today?"

"February 11, wha—" Rhys cut himself off, when he realized something.

"Oh,"

"Yes, oh." Cynthia said while giggling.

Oh, it was his birthday, he forgot about that, Rhys didn't know what face he was making but Cynthia suddenly burst out laughing.

"How unladylike,"

Rhys grinned.

But then Cynthia suddenly handed him a necklace, it was the super expensive necklace he saw at the store in the mall, he just knew that it was the 'incomparable' necklace, it was really really expensive because of its valuable pendant stone, he just noticed that instead of the yellow brown diamond like he saw; it was the just like the hope diamond in it's place, but it was a bit smaller, not like the original walnut size it just had the melee like diamond, like the ones you find in an engagement ring.

"W-where did you find this?" Rhys stuttered still flabbergasted at the necklace.

"I bought it for you, I saw you looking at it at the mall, I wanted to give to someone important to me,"

'Important?' he thought.

"Why would you exactly give this to me?"

"For protection," Cynthia said.

"Protection from what?"

"It's for some future needs."

Rhys felt confused, for future needs? Why would he need something expensive for protection? Too many questions were whirling inside his mind, that he didn't notice the expression of Cynthia .

An expression Rhys knew all too well.

It looked like she was plotting something, she only makes that face when she's going to do something that will stir trouble.

"Just accept my gift, okay?"

Cynthia just nodded. It felt like he was compelled to let the necklace go.

"Thank you." Rhys then pulled Cynthia in a hug.

Cynthia grinned and patted his back

.

"And it even goes with a dress,"

"Cynthia, you do know I'm not into crossdressing right?"

Cynthia just giggled.

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