Birthday Crashers
:I changed the title again... I was also horrified to realize that I used to spell Hotohori's name incorrectly. (twitch) But eh, I'm glad I found this again. Anyway, enjoy.:
Nakago handed a box to Miaka. "Happy death...biiirthday..." he said grimly. Miaka was just about to accept it when Tasuki jumped down the stairs and grabbed the gift himself.
"IT MIGHT BE A TRICK!" he said as he shook the box around. He ripped it open, revealing a box of chocolates. Everyone watched, embarrassed for him.
"Thank you, Nakago. How thoughtful of you," Miaka said, reaching over for her box of chocolates. Tasuki pulled it out of her reach and opened it.
"TASUKI!" Miaka whined, watching him stuff a few of the truffles into his mouth.
"They might be poisoned!" he said, swallowing the last piece. Tamahome swatted him over the head.
"Idiot! It's Miaka's birthday!"
"It doesn't matter what day it is, one should NEVER trust a Seiryuu seishi bearing gifts! No offense," he added, giving a little cough as he avoided eye contact with Yui's seishi.
Amiboshi handed Miaka a silver bag with grey tissue paper covering his gift to her. Miaka was just about to take it when again Tasuki intervened. He dived between them and grabbed the gift just in time. Once again he opened the gift, ripping away the tissue paper and letting it fall over the floor. Then he pulled out the gift—a stuffed animal rabbit. He stared at for a second, goggling at it as if in love at first sight. Then he realized everyone was staring at him again, so he squeezed it to make sure it too wasn't explosive. Miaka's whimper broke the silence.
"STOP IT, TASUKI!" Hotohori and Chichiri yelled. Tasuki reluctantly handed the rabbit over to Miaka. She happily took it from him and hugged it. Suboshi grumbled and handed Miaka a tiny cardboard box. Sure enough, just as it was about to drop into her hands, Tasuki reached his hand out and caught it, opening it in front of Miaka. It was a mood ring. Tasuki held it up to his ear and shook it a couple of times.
"That's not how that works, idiot," Nuriko commented.
"Taaaaaasuki!" Miaka tackled him and started to pummel him over the head.
"This is why I hate women...oww, OW, $%^#! You try to do things for 'em, but it's never good enough!" He finally managed to pull away from her and crawl to safety on the couch. Tomo gave Miaka a lavender blouse that was three sizes too big for her. Ashitare gave her a pack of tissues he had been handed just outside of a subway station. Soi gave Miaka a hundred yen coin. Finally, Miboshi gave Miaka a bonsai tree.
Shortly after the presents had been distributed, the cake was delivered. Everyone got ready to eat cake out on the back deck. Just as Tamahome opened the sliding doors, a high pitched scream from the upstairs bathroom startled the group. Everyone rushed upstairs at once. They found Yui trembling in front of the bathroom mirror. Suboshi reached over and hugged her. "What's wrong, lady Yui?"
She pointed at the mirror, which happened to have been cracked and graffitied before Yui got there. It read: U DIDN'T INVITE ME! U SHALL PAY!
Tamahome raised an eyebrow. "That's a big mirror. It's gonna cost a bit to replace," he said grimly.
"What could this mean?" Yui wondered.
"Probably at least 10,000 yen... but the pieces are all in tact. Maybe Miaka's mom won't notice," Tamahome continued in a low voice.
"Tamahome, are you listening to us? This could be serious!" Hotohori looked more worried than anyone. "This is supposed to be a happy day for Miaka. What's going on?" He turned around, eyeing some of the Seiryuu seishi. But they all gave him a, 'Wasn't me.' shrug or stare.
"My mom's gonna be pissed... she'll definitely notice," Miaka whined.
"HELLO?" Yui and Hotohori yelled to get their attention.
"Eh? Oh... sorry," Miaka and Tamahome laughed nervously as everyone sighed. They walked out of the bathroom after Yui had made a speech about people trying to go to the bathroom in peace.
Everyone walked outside and started to eat cake. Chiriko and Mitsukake raced to see who could eat all of their cake first. Nakago stared at everyone else with his arms crossed as he grimaced in a chair. He held his fingers together close to his eye and pretended to pinch theSuzaku seishi's heads off while Amiboshi and Suboshi fought over a piece of cake. Tamahome kissed Miaka on the cheek and whispered so only she could hear, "Most likely one of the Seiryuu seishi did that to scare you, Miaka. So don't worry about it."
"Thanks Tamahome. I'm going to get more soda from inside," Miaka replied as she got up. She made her way to the kitchen. But when she got there, she gave a little shriek because all the plates and silverware were on the floor, plates smashed, silverware arranged to form another message, this one saying: WATCH OUT! Miaka immediately ran back outside to tell the others.
"Eh? Watch out? ...That's it," Nuriko sweatdropped, turning to all the Seiryuu seishi with a fork. "Which one of you are doing this?" He threatened them with the eating utensil.
"It's you Nakkie-poo, en't it?" Nuriko growled.
"No comment." Nakago tossed his head up in the air and sneered.
"Stop freaking people out and for once just have a good time!" Tasuki glared at him. Nakago shook his head.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I didn't do any of that stuff! And DON'T call me NAKKIE-POO!" Nakago glared. Nuriko and Tasuki sweatdropped before turning over to Miboshi.
"Okay baldy, listen up! You better leave Miaka's house alone, else I'll have to roast you!" Tasuki growled. Miboshi took the form of Tasuki and glared back at him.
"Baldy? Not anymore, huh? What now? What NOW? AND I DIDN'T DO IT EITHER!" Miboshi wacked Tasuki over the head with his twin fan.
"Rekka….SHINEN!" Tasuki chased Miboshi around, aiming for the Tasuki double's behind to set it afire.
After much shrieking and flame-throwing, Nuriko scowled and with the help of Chichiri, was finally able to pull Tasuki away from Miboshi who was cowering behind Tomo in the form of…Chibi Chibi from Sailor Moon.
Tasuki and Nuriko next turned on Ashitare. "So it's YOU, you...wolf...man...thing! What bullshit are you up to!?" Tasuki demanded, prodding at Ashitare with his fan.
"I ridn't roo rit," he replied while eating a piece of cake. Tasuki's and Nuriko's eyes drifted over to Amiboshi and Suboshi. The twins sat peacefully at the little table, playing cards. Nuriko and Tasuki crept over and placed a hand on both of their shoulders.
"Amiboshi….Suboshi…Did YOU do the silverware thing or the bathroom scare?" Nuriko calmly asked. Amiboshi, whose shoulder was being held by Nuriko, looked up at him calmly and shook his head no.
"YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT?" Tasuki yelled.
Suboshi nodded without looking up at Tasuki and then said, "Amiboshi, do you have a six?"
"Go fish," Amiboshi replied. Nuriko squinted his eyes and looked over Amiboshi's shoulder.
"...don't lie," Nuriko mumbled, looking down at Amiboshi's cards with narrow eyes. Amiboshi sweatdropped and looked nervously at his six.
"I give up… It couldn't have been anyone here, we were all outside…" Nuriko sighed and sat on the grass.
"Let's not worry about it.. As long as Miaka has a good time, we're fine," Chiriko said. He had popped up behind Nuriko, making him jump forward with surprise.
Miaka leaned against Tamahome. "Do you think it's all some type of weird joke?" she asked. Tamahome nodded grimly.
"Most likely. Don't worry about it for now.." Aas he answered her someone was opening the window upstairs above.
The person picked up a television set from the room and heaved it onto the window ledge, pushing it off on the count of three and watching it fall.
Amiboshi put his cards down and caught a glimpse of the person in the window before the TV had fallen. He jolted up like a flash of lightning and grabbed Miaka's hand pulling her out of the way. Tamahome felt something fall next to him, something heavy… and he jumped up with a yelp when he saw the massive TV sticking up out of the deck floor beside him.
"WHAT THE HELL?" he shouted, looking up at the window the TV had been pushed from.
Miaka brushed herself off and gazed at where she had been standing just a moment ago.
"Someone's trying to kill Miaka!" Amiboshi said. Meanwhile at the table, Suboshi peeked at his brother's cards and turned from pink to red, then purple.
"NURIKO WAS RIGHT, YOU LIAR! YOU HAD A SIX!"
"Did I? Ehehe..." Amiboshi laughed nervously, quickly hiding behind Miaka. Suboshi grumbled a bit and put the cards away as everyone else gathered to discuss the issue at hand.
"I say we all search Miaka's house and find the dumbass trying to wreck her day!" Tasuki demanded. After whining and trying to think of better ideas, everyone finally agreed and went inside while Hotohori stayed on the deck with Miaka.
:More To Come As Usual: