Birthday

"Where is Ayame?" asked Hatori worrying about things as usual.

"Don't worry Ha-san" I said assuring him "Aya's not causing any mischief"

"Now that you have said it, I'll never stop worrying" he replied in his usual grave tone.

"He said he'd be here"

We waited resting our backs on Ayame's locker. It would have been 2 or 3 minutes and then we heard footsteps. Brisk footsteps. Someone was running in the corridors. Who could it be? Everyone was out in the grounds during the recess.

Hatori leaned forward to see who it was.

"SHE'S HERE!" Ayame screamed excitedly as he came running to us.

"Shut up, Aya" Ha-san hissed "you'll get us caught."

"Who's here?" I asked my eyes filled with curiosity.

"She's 6 hours old" Ayame excitedly whispered. He was usually excited but this was different.

"Wait a minute" said Hatori finding realization in his voice "You're not talking about….Kami-sama?"

"YES!" Ayame's voice screeched through the corridors but Hatori was too shocked to shut him up. I jumped excitedly. This was different.

"And you know what? We're goin to see Kami-sama!" saying this Ayame dragged us out of the school buildings and into the grounds.

"Now wait just another moment Aya" Hatori pulled his collar out of Ayame's grasp "I don't think that's a very good idea."

"You're right Ha-san it's not a very good idea. It's a great idea!" I said noticing that I badly wanted to see who would rule me.

"What would Ren-sama think?" began the usual careful Hatori "We always went to see her and Akira-sama and now it would all be about Kami-sama. And what about school? School isn't over yet."

I thought for a while and soon a smile flickered across my face. The same smile that irritated people the most. "Well" I said sounding intelligent "About Ren-sama, she'd have to come to know that we always came to visit Akira-sama and now it would be Kami-sama. As for school….well follow me"

I ran behind the school. This place was used for storage purposes but was a perfect place for anyone who wanted to sneak out. I jumped over the wall and in front of me was a place less studious than the one I had just left. I heard a thump behind me and turned around. Hatori lay at my feet. Apparently, he had jumped and fallen flat on his stomach. I snickered while I helped him get up.

I looked up at Ayame who was staring in horror at the ground from the wall he was trying to balance on.

"You're not scared of heights, are you?" I asked.

"No." He said sweating and pale " B-But if I fell and my precious coat gets torn and even worse what if I fell flat on my face? It takes so long to nurture my delicate skin."

Hatori stared at him. Clearly he was thinking if Ayame could get a little more stupid.

"Go on Aya" I said smiling at him "I'd catch you"

On hearing this my lover jumped right into my ready arms.I had to admit he was as light as a feather and he smelled amazing.

"Oh gure-san" he said in a romantic voice "that's so romantic, not letting the hard ground hurt my elegance."

"How can I let anything happen to you, Aya?" I flirted with my long term annoyance partner.

Hatori just rolled his eyes and kept walking. After about 15 minutes of walking we finally reached the Main House and our excitement flooded back. Ayame rang the door bell and he just won't stop so Hatori had to hit him in the head.

An angry maid answered the door and glared at us. "We'd like to see Akira-sama, please." Said Hatori.

She turned and led us through a dark passage and into a room where Akira-sama sat reading.

"I have been expecting the three of you." He said with a content smile.

"How is she?" I asked humbly and yet my voice revealed that I could not wait for even a second.

"Ren seems to be fine…just a little weak"

I frowned "I was asking about Kami-sama."

He smiled realizing we had nothing to do with Ren anymore "Ah! Little Akito!"

Hatori smiled "Akito? That's her name?"

"Yes" Akira-sama replied "Would you three like to see her"

"OFCOUSRE" screeched Ayame doing which earned him another whack on the head by Hatori. Akira-sama gently gestured his hand towards a closed door. I & Ayame had a race to it. As we entered we saw Ren-sama stare at us looking highly confused. Without even stopping to say "Hi" we ran towards a lump of blankets on a cushion leaving behing poor Hatori to apologize for our stupidity.

I sat down beside the lump and slightly pulled it to see what lay inside without disturbing her. The three of us looked inside and stared at what looked like a pale doll with deep teal eyes (the deepest I had ever seen). She was wearing a tiny blue cap.

"I like her skin. It's so soft!" Ayame said carefully touching her cushy cheeks.

"I like her eyes. You can get lost in there" said Hatori not daring to touch the delicate little thing.

I agreed with both of them. I wanted to say so much about her. I almost felt like writing a Descriptive Essay about her at school but all I could whisper was "She is adorable"

Akito coughed in the cutest voice I had ever heard. It sounded something like "uhu uha"

She stared at all three of us one after the other jerking slightly when she turned. Her eyes were wide open. The teal in them looked like precious stones. They were precious. Precious to me.

Clearly, she had no clue about what burden she carried. It saddened me to think that she would be the first one of us to leave.

"What do you think she'd be like, Ha'san?..."

Ayame & Hatori were already deep in their conversation about her.

I soon found the courage to sweep open her fingers, which were closed into a fist by my index finger. Just when I was about to lift my finger off her palm she closed them again & clutched my finger tight as if she didn't want me to leave. I stared down at her hand.

I had never seen such a lovely creature ever in my life. Her hands were so tiny, soft & warm.

I bent down closer to her ear & whispered "I'm never leaving…never."