Tooru's shoulders slump.

"B-because flowers are too easy to break. If a demon touches something as pretty and nice as a flower, it'll start to burn... and I don't wanna burn any flowers..." What he was saying was true; a demon's form is just too volatile to touch something as delicate as a flower. If a demon doesn't hold back at all while touching the flower then the flower will crumble into ashes in a matter of moments. You gasp after hearing Tooru say this.

"That's terrible! Is there really no way for you to touch them?"

"W-well... if I concentrate really hard and hold back my magic then it might not burn..." You grab both his hands determinedly.

"Then we have to try." Tooru's eyes look to the side in doubt.

"I dunno (y/n)... what if I mess up and burn the flower?" You persist in trying to convince him.

"You need to believe in yourself more, I bet it'll be fine!" Tooru purses his lips and looks to the side for a moment and sighs.

"Okay okay, I'll give it a shot."

"Yes!" You let out a small cheer after successfully convincing him. "Then, let's go!" You grin before letting go of one of his hands and keep hold of the other one as you start running in the direction of where the most flowers in the forest tend to bloom, happily tugging Tooru along with you.

You've memorized most of the forest due to all the times you visited it in the past with your mother so you lead Tooru to the right spot in no time. The forest starts thinning out a bit and you come to a halt when you see the droves of beautifully colored flowers scattered along the ground, blooming in between and atop the decent amount of trees.

You look back at Tooru and a huge smile is etched into your face when you see Tooru's reaction; Tooru's eyes are wide in wonder and he looks absolutely stunned at the beauty of all the unique flowers before him.

"Wow... it's amazing! I've never seen so many different flowers!" Exclaims Tooru, blushing a little when he realizes you still haven't let go of his hand— not that he minds or anything. You bring your unoccupied hand up to your lips and giggle at Tooru's reaction to the flowers.

You lead him to one of the many beds of flowers and sit on your knees together, finally letting go of each other's hands so you both can get a closer look at the flowers, Tooru looks absolutely mystified by the sight of all the flowers.

"They're so amazing... I was always so scared to touch a flower that I never even got this close to one before." Tooru then gets an idea. "Hey (y/n), which is your favorite flower out of all of these?" He asks you as he gestures to all the flowers in front of the both of you. You think for a moment before responding.

"Those ones." You point at a nearby tree with lovely lavender purple flowers cascading down the low hanging branches. "Wisterias are my second favorite flowers."

"Wisterias? Is that what those flowers are called?" Tooru asks you and you hum in confirmation before speaking.

"Yup! My mommy taught me the names of a bunch of flowers!"

"Oooh, cool." Tooru says before standing up and making his way over to the Wisterias you had pointed to a moment ago, keen on making sure he doesn't step on any flowers on his way there. You stare at his back in confusion for a moment before you gasp; realizing that he's gonna try to pick the Wisterias. You stay silent and intently watch his back, sending a silent 'I know you can do it!' his way.

Tooru's now standing in front of the Wisteria flowers, he clenches his tiny fists and takes a deep breath. As he exhales the air his cute face scrunches up in determination and focus, he slightly presses his small fangs down against his lip. 'Do it for (y/n)!' Tooru thinks to himself. He gently lifts up one small hand, his fingers hover an inch above the dainty flowers. His fingers brush against the lavender purple petals with a gossamer touch.

Tooru lightly gasps, the petals are so soft. Tooru pulls off a clump of the flowers and lays it in his two hands, he stares down at it for a moment before turning around to face you, his face warm with blush while he grins at you, his small fangs visible. You don't even think about why he's blushing and instead jump up and being clapping with a huge smile on your face.

"I knew you could do it!" You joyfully state. Tooru walks back over to you and takes another quick deep breath to try to calm his nerves.

"H-hey (y/n), all these flowers her a really beautiful, b-but out of everything here, you're the prettiest!" Yells Tooru, his face and ears red with blush as he stretches out his hands so you can keep the Wisterias for yourself.

Your face immediately explodes in a bright red blush, making you look as red as a tomato as your hands clumsily reach out and take the Wisteria flowers from Tooru's hands. You stare down at them and mutter out shyly.

"Thank you so much, Tooru-kun." The petals each have barley noticeable singed edges, definitely due to how Tooru had started to lose composure when he gave them to you, you don't care though, you love the gift anyways.

"Y-you wanna pick more flowers, right?" Asked Tooru. You look back up at him.

"Yes, definitely." You smile before continuing. "I wanna show you as many flowers as I can!"

"Do you think you could teach me the names of the flowers too?" Asks Tooru.

"Of course!" You exclaim.

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I got inspiration for demon magic being too potent to touch flowers from an Iwaoi fanfic I read awhile back on AO3 called: the other side by bravely. It's absolutely amazing and I highly recommend you check it out. In other news, I'm changing the update schedule; I recently started writing another fic on AO3 (I'll post it here eventually) and I just don't have enough time to update both this and the other one, so often so from now on this'll be updated every other week, I hope you guys understand! ~ ♒️