Riko's Birthday: September 19
Riko glared severely at her girlfriends as they sat in a rigid seiza style pose on the hard floor, her arms crossed and brow furrowed.
"Explain," she ordered.
"Well," began Chika.
"Not a word from you, Chika-chan," snapped Riko. The ginger mewled and shrank into herself, thoroughly intimidated. "You-chan, please explain this absolute disaster."
The brunette gulped as golden eyes turned to her. "So today, Chika-chan and I learned that inflammable means flammable…"
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Ruby's Birthday: September 21
Ruby awoke with bleary, itchy eyes to the sound of voices having an argument in another room. Groaning, the redhead turned over and shut her eyes once more, doing her Rubesty to quell the chill of sickness building up in her nerves.
Outside, the voices stopped arguing and all was quiet, before the door to Ruby's bedroom opened and in walked Hanamaru and Yoshiko.
"Ruby-chan?" called Hanamaru softly. "Are you awake zura? We made you porridge."
"We also have some pain medicine," added Yoshiko. "And I got lucky at the arcade yesterday and won a plush coelacanth! I know you like plushies, so..."
Rolling over to face them, Ruby offered a grateful smile. "Thank you, Hanamaru-chan, Yoshiko-chan," she said with a sniffle, congestion plaguing her nasal passageways. She did her best to sit up, her friends helping her along before they placed a tray across her legs.
Ruby inhaled the scent of the warm food, sighing in delight. "I'm sorry for causing you both so much trouble. We had the whole day planned out, but now..."
"Shh..." Hanamaru put a finger to Ruby's lips to silence that train of thought. "It's no trouble at all zura. The important thing is that we're together."
Yoshiko nodded in agreement. "And we always will be. So rest up and get better, okay?"
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Dia's Birthday: January 1
Dia was not amused. "Kanan-san, you've been carrying me around for twenty minutes through the streets of Tokyo, and now we're in an elevator! How long are you going to keep carrying me?!"
Kanan giggled as she held the ravenette in her arms, amused by her attempt to glare through the blindfold covering her emerald eyes. "Not long," she replied. "Besides, when Mari and I asked you what you wanted to do for your birthday, you told us to surprise you. We're just following your instructions."
An annoyed sigh escaped Dia's lips, but she said nothing further. When the elevator doors finally opened, a cheery voice called out to them.
"Well now! If it isn't my two favorite people in the whole world!" greeted Mari.
"Great. We're all here," said Dia, "Can you put me down now?"
"Of course!" answered Mari, "And you can even take off the blindfold!"
"Really now," huffed Dia as she was finally allowed to use her legs again. "What's so important that you had to abduct me in the middle of..." Her jaw dropped as she looked out at the view provided by Tokyo Tower's Top Deck. Across the Tokyo skyline, vast networks of lights were on display as crowds of people gathered in the streets, ready to ring in the new year with family and fireworks.
"We've still got some time before the countdown," remarked Mari as she held up a bottle of champagne. "Shall we?"
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Kanan's Birthday: February 10
Kanan blinked at the sight before her in confusion, wondering just was going on. Even though she was certain it tasted wonderful, there was simply no feasible way for so few people to eat a seven-storied birthday cake that was taller than she was.
"Um... Dia? Not that I don't appreciate it, but wouldn't it have been better to bring in the cake when the others were still here?"
Dia carefully brought the serving flatbed to a halt before moving to rejoin Kanan. "Normally I'd agree with you, but this isn't a normal occasion," she said with a mysterious smile.
Kanan frowned. "What do you mean by-"
"SURPRISE!" shouted Mari as she popped out of the birthday cake. The blunette's eyes went wide as she beheld the sight of her blonde lover wearing nothing more than an intricate tangle of ribbons, all tied together with a great big bow between her legs. "Happy Birthday Kanan!" called Mari, "Do you like your present? It's ME!"
Dia sent Kanan a mischievous smirk and leaned in to murmur seductively into her ear. "I hope you saved room for dessert."
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Hanamaru's Birthday: March 4
Hanamaru jolted awake with a yelp as the car hit a pothole, the brunette looking around in alarm as she was jostled around by the unpaved road. Next to her, Yoshiko gripped the steering wheel with a frown of annoyance on her face as she did her best to avoid the potholes in the rural avenue.
"Where are we zura?!" exclaimed Hanamaru as her eyes fell upon unfamiliar scenery.
"Somewhere in Hyogo... probably," replied the blunette as she hit another trio of bumps in quick succession.
In the back, Ruby squeaked as she held up an oversized map of Japan, doing her best to navigate the back roads with little success. "Um... Yoshiko-chan, maybe we should stop and ask for directions."
"I'd love to, but I haven't seen anyone on this route for the past ten miles."
Ruby and Hanamaru exchanged concerned glances. "Weren't we on the highway before? What happened zura?"
"Someone fell asleep when she was supposed to be navigating," replied Yoshiko with a pointed stare to the birthday girl, "So I had to improvise."
Another bump rattled the car.
"You can see how well that turned out..."
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You's Birthday: April 17
You's foot tapped rhythmically on the hard floor, serving as an outlet for the frustration she currently felt. Before her were Chika and Riko, the two of them sheepish and ashamed as they looked at their feet.
The brunette began speaking. "What's the number one rule of the kitchen?" she asked rhetorically, staring both of them down. "Only I am allowed to cook." She folded her arms. "So… what happened?"
"I'm sorry You-chan!" cried Riko, "I tried to stop her!"
"What?! No you didn't!" accused Chika.
"Why did you think it would be a good idea to-"
"You said if we wanted to be ready for-"
As the interrogation suddenly devolved into an argument, You sighed and made a note to buy another fire extinguisher. Her gaze trailed to the kitchen, or rather what was left of it. She made another note to buy a new toaster oven.
And a microwave.
And a blender.
And a rice cooker.
And a... actually you know what? Screw it. Mari owed her a favor and it was time to cash in.
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Mari's Birthday: June 13
Mari groaned loudly in relief as she collapsed face first into the soft mattress cover of her bed, exhausted from the formal birthday celebration her family had insisted on hosting for her. The affair had been quite the spectacle, attracting attendants from across the globe, but now all Mari wanted to do was relax in her luxurious penthouse suite.
She felt a weight set down on the bed and a hand touch her shoulder. "You should change out of your dress and into your pajamas," said Dia, "Otherwise you'll wrinkle the fabric."
The blonde turned her head to look upon the kimono-clad woman with a frown. "Don't care," she said disinterestedly, "I'll buy another."
On her other side, Kanan gave a light chuckle. "What if we gave you a reason to undress? Perhaps, if we gave you a massage?"
Mari considered. "...Okay," she replied.
A few minutes later and Kanan and Dia were running their hands across Mari's body, doing their best to work out the knots and stresses in her muscles. Mari let out a sigh of bliss. "This is all I need for my birthday," she mumbled as she drifted off to sleep, "Just the three of us..."
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Yoshiko's Birthday: July 13
Yoshiko's eyes fluttered open to a harmony of birdsong, rays of sunlight peeking through her curtains to fall on the sleeping faces of Ruby and Hanamaru as they lay next to her. A gentle smile blossomed on the blunette's face as she looked upon their unclothed bodies. The affection dancing in her heart was quite the contrast to the more intense and ardent desire she'd felt for them the night before.
Settling into her bed with a hum, Yoshiko decided to stay in bed just a little longer and watch them sleep, her eyes drifting over to the clock purely by force of habit.
It was almost lunchtime.
"I'm late for work!" exclaimed the blunette as she jumped out of bed. Her girlfriends were pulled out of their slumber by the blunette's mad dash to make herself presentable.
"Mmm...? Yoshiko-chan? What's going on?" murmured Ruby sleepily.
"Where did all the bread go zura?" pondered Hanamaru groggily in confusion.
Bursting out of the bathroom after an ice cold ten-second shower, the blunette threw on her clothes and pressed kisses to each of her lovers' lips. "I'll see you tonight!" she called as she ran out the door.
Despite their tiredness, Ruby and Hanamaru peered out the doorway after her and yelled out in unison. "Happy Birthday Yoshiko-chan!"
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Chika's Birthday: August 1
"Happy Birthday, Chika-chan~!" chorused You and Riko as they each leaned in to kiss her on her cheeks.
The ginger giggled in delight, bringing her arms around to embrace both girls as she pulled them into a group cuddle pile. "Thank you You-chan, Riko-chan."
"Did you enjoy your celebration?" asked You.
"Yep!" chirped Chika. She paused. "Although…"
"What is it?" asked Riko.
"I kinda feel left out," admitted Chika.
"What? Why?"
"Well, both of your birthdays had fire! I didn't get that…"
You and Riko exchanged a deadpan stare. Then together, they replied, "We are not setting our apartment on fire again!"
"Aww..."
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AN: Okay, so Dia's short doesn't actually take place on her birthday, but it's close enough. And as for that favor You was talking about, well... let's just say those ribbons from Kanan's birthday wouldn't stay on with anything less than a sailor's knot. :P
Also, I tried to have some kind of theme running with each of the year groups. The 2nd years had fire, the 1st years had awakening, and the 3rd years had formal celebrations.