Mochizou is speechless.
In front of him is a cake- his birthday cake. It is not an ordinary cake though. It is made of mochis! A " Happy Birthday Mochizou " is clearly and neatly written in chocolate cream on top of the big dome-shaped white mochi is surrounded by tiny eraser sized pink mochis at the bottom. A pinky finger tall red lit candle is also poked at the center of the big mochi, waiting for the birthday boy to blow the fire out.
Mochizou blinks.
The tiny flame flickers and glows, illuminating the delicate features of the girl in front of him. Yes, it was an unusual cake, but what concerns the young man would be the person holding the cake - his childhood friend, Tamako Kitashirakawa. But! That is not all you see. Our poor boy , Mochizou, here has a one-sided crush on her which sadly goes unnoticed by the oblivious girl for years.
Mochizou gasps.
It has been a long time since his birthday is celebrated. No no, it is not that no one cares about him, but rather his birthday falls on a rather much more important day for his family - Mochi day.
Mochizou stares.
His family runs a mochi shop for a living. Coincidentally, the girl's family also runs a mochi shop. You could say they are rivals, at least that is what their fathers think. Thus, they always forget about his birthday due to the busyness.
Mochizou blushes.
Hmm? What about his other friends from school? Heh, sadly he is not a sociable person. He does have two close classmates... However they could not seem to remember his birthday at all.
Mochizou wheezes.
The boy covers his mouth and chokes back his tears. For once, someone remembers his birthday. For once... Someone wishes him a happy birthday. For once! She noticed him... Ah, looks like the boy could not hold back his tears after all.
A/N: FEELS FOR MOCHIZOU (TTATT).
P.S. Thank you Sei (rainbowpins) for the constructive review!