A/n: This is what your life would've been like if you never met nemeko

" C-cold," I mutter to myself shuddering.

I'm currently standing outside a bookstore waiting in a line that's spilling out of the door into the wintery outdoors.

Why am I here? Well, I wanted to get my boyfriend Taro the ultimate Christmas gift.

" H-he better a-appreciate this gift o-or else!" I grumble, my teeth chattering.

Suddenly the line moves and I finally step inside the warm bookstore.

with a soft sigh, I push down my scarf.

"Hey! Y/n-Chan!" A bubbly voice calls to me.

Turning I spot Raiburu.

"Oh, Hey! What are you doing here?" I ask waving at her.

"Osana wanted me to get her a book signed for someone special to her." She says giggling.

My smile instantly disappears.

Again?!

"Who's the lucky guy?" I ask nervously, even though I'm well aware.

"oh! It's Taro!" Raiburu answers innocently.

Great . . . Another Christmas osana tries to ruin. 

" Do you know when she's gonna give it to him, "I ask, a plan forming.

" probably as soon as I give her the book," she says shrugging.

nodding I move up in the line, now only being two steps away from the author of taro's favorite book.

As soon as I get this signed I'm out!

suddenly the line moves and now I stand in front of a tired middle-aged man holding a pen.

"who's it for?" he asks tiredly.

I give him a small smile.

poor guy.

"My boyfriend, Taro," I say smiling gently.

he nods silently before writing quickly.

"Merry Christmas, kid," he says plainly handing me the book.

Smiling, I make my way out of the store and start towards the apartment I and Taro shared.

Snowflakes gently falling around me, I skip into the apartment building.

Taro is going to love this!!!

I reach into my pocket and pull out my keys before opening the door.

" hey! I finished the cookies." Taro's cheery voice calls from the kitchen.

I quickly run to our bedroom, in search of a hiding spot.

" y/n? what are you doing?" I hear taro ask as his footsteps near our bedroom.

Quickly diving forward, I shove the book under the mattress.

I stand before he enters to avoid any suspicion.

" you okay? You ran past without saying anything." he says with a worried look.

I would've responded if I was dying of how cute he looked.

Dressed in a pink frilly apron and cheeks smudged with flour, stood my boyfriend of 4 years.

" Nothing for you to worry about, cutie." I say smiling sweetly.

His cheeks flare and he quickly looks off.

" y-you should come to try a cookie." he stutters, changing the subject.

I slip out my coat before heading out the door.

" you have flour on your face, sweetie." I say before giving him a soft tap on his butt as I pass.

"h-hey! don't do that!" he squeaks walking after me.

I laugh, stepping into the kitchen and spotting the fresh cookies. quickly grab one before sitting at the island while taro stood across from me.

"Where did you go anyway? I looked up from the cookbook and you were already out the door." Taro asks watching me eat the cookie.

"These are great! what recipe did you use? is this a new frosting?" I compliment avoiding his question. I begin to reach for another but he quickly snatches the plate away.

"where were you, Y/n?" Taro asks in a serious tone. I smile at him shaking my head, after all these year's he's still a worry wart.

" I was getting your gift but if you keep worrying, I'll return it." I warn standing from my seat.

A look of relief crosses Taro's face and he smiles widely at me.

"Ok, I'll stop. We should probably turn in it's getting late." he says taking off his apron.

"How about you go run us a bath, I've got something to do first." I say innocently. He nods giving me a kiss on my cheek before going to our room. After I hear the water start running I sneak into our room and grab the book. I pick up wrapping paper on my way to the Christmas tree.

"I can't believe osana is still trying to steal taro from me." I mumble as I start wrapping the gift.

But I guess I could understand why osana hates me. back in high school she planned to confess to Taro and instead of showing up to her confession, Taro came to my house to check up on me since I was sick. I ended up confessing to him and Osana has hated me ever since. 

I didn't find out she was going to confess until raibaru told me. I feel bad but it's been years! she has to get over it and besides raibaru is going to confess to her soon.

Snapping out of my thoughts I place the last piece of tape on the paper and tuck the gift in the pile of Christmas gifts. glancing over I notice a new present that wasn't there before. It was a small box with a big red bow on it. I pick it up and look at the tag.

" To my love, Y/n." I read feeling my cheeks heat up.

he's so cheesy.

before I could give it a shake Taro calls out to me.

"The bath is ready! You better not be peeking at your gifts!" He yells from the bedroom.

putting down the gift I get up and head to the bedroom.

"Just get in the bath, I'm coming." I chuckle.

The rest of the night was spent in giggles and snuggling. The couple finding sleep in each others arms, while the snow drifted silently outdoors. Soon the sun rose and Christmas day was there. Together they both rose and cooked together, smiles graced their faces as they talked about activities they would do for the day before opening their gifts. 

The day was filled with fun and laughter as the two went caroling, made snowmen, had a snowball fight with their old high school friends and drank hot chocolate, visited relatives and gave gifts, before finally returning home  for their own Christmas. they made a festive dinner before finally getting to presents. Sitting down on their couch they handed gifts to each other and opened them until they got to the last two.

"alright, I hope you like this. I stood in the cold for it." I say handing the book to taro.

I watch nervously as he tears off the wrapping paper and pauses.

" D-do you not like it?" I ask my heart aching. 

I should've got him a tie instead! what was I thinking! A book?! really Y/n!

My thoughts were cut short when taro suddenly kissed me. at first I freeze before finally melting into the kiss. he finally pulls away and smiles at me.

" I LOVE IT! thank you so much Y/n! I'll read tonight!" Taro exclaims excitedly before giving me a hug.

"I'm glad you like it." I laugh hugging him back. suddenly he jumps up and picks up my last present which was the small box one.

"close your eyes! this one is a surprise!" he exclaims with red cheeks. giggling I close my eyes and listen to him unwrap the present. the noise stops and I hear him mumble to himself before he clears his throat.

"you can open them."he says quietly. Smiling softly I open my eyes and I'm at a loss for words.

Taro was kneeled infornt of me with a ring a deep blush coating his cheeks.

"Y-Y/n,these four years have been the best years of m-my life! I love you more than anything in the world! WILLYOUMARRYME!" He exclaims shouting the last part. he glances up at me waiting for my response.

Tears cloud my eyes and I drop to the floor, wrapping my arms around him.

"O-of course I-I'll marry youuu!" I exclaim bursting into tears. Taro pats my back chuckling.

"You just made me the happiest man in the world." He whispers pulling back to kiss me.

I pull away from the hug so he can put the ring on my finger and pull him into a passionate kiss.

That Christmas was the best Christmas Y/n ever had and Taro was just as happy as her. That night they made sweet love until the sun rose.

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Hey nuggets,

I know I know. 

Where was I? Why didn't I upload? Am I going to continue the story?

I was taking a moment away from writing because I read over the story and immediately lost motivation after see the description doesn't add up to the storyline and that the storyline is all over the place. My original Idea for this was to make a love story where we'll be able to get to know Nemeko and fall in love but things went off track.  I had some outside problems also but now I'm back and ready to continue this story. I'll probably be changing past chapters because of how trashy they are and I hope the storyline will start making more sense. I stop having the characters have meaningless sex because it's not making the story better and I'll cleanup my update schedule also.

Thank you for sharing your concerns and suggestions! I'm grateful for the audience this story has brung and I hope to make you all proud in the end. Please forgive me and I'll strive to do better and be better and regain your trust.

once again I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me,

Writer_Chan101

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