"Toushiro, how are things going on between you and Momo? Is everything going well?" his mother asked.
Toushiro looked up from behind the computer screen, "Um… Yes, its fine." "Good. Don't forget to get her a gift, her birthday is coming up." Mrs. Hitsugaya said before heading out of his room.
On Momo's birthday, she wished that everything went well. "I wish that everything will go well for me just today."
The same could not be said for Toushiro who was having a far less than happy day. Since his assistant was away on a family urgency leave he had to update himself on the day's events. Toushiro wasn't one to keep records so he was feeling frustrated with the mess he was faced.
To make matters worse; the weather was terribly humid. This was one reason why he disliked autumn and it made him even more irritable.
Momo on the other hand could literally feel his anger rising. She settled herself to do some washing of curtains at the backyard with other maids. As she was scrubbing the curtains, she initially thought it was the sun's heat that was making her sweat.
She felt a burning sensation at her neck and found out that it was from the necklace.
"What's the matter with him now? What is making him so mad?"
For the next hour she had to bear with the blistering heat around her neck as she worked fast to finish the washing. By the time she had finished, the hot sensation was gone.
As the rest of the maids went off for their lunch break, she headed back to her room to rest awhile. Momo finally understood what it felt like to share emotions.
"Did his hand hurt as much as I did earlier? The pain is so real though. What the old lady said must be true. This necklace and that ring really have magic powers." She took her hand phone and proceeded to take a picture.
Toushiro heard a noise coming from the side of his desk and looked away from the computer screen. There was a new message remark on his hand phone. He opened the message and saw a picture attached to it.
He cracked a smile when he read finish the message. "She looks so silly. Why did she even send me this? Did she feel what I felt just now?"
His phone vibrated again signaling a new message. "Let's make a bet. For the rest of today, you must not get angry. I will know if you did so no cheating! If you win, I will give you a surprise. If you lose, you must treat me to a birthday cake! Is that a deal?" read the message.
Momo smiled when she received Toushiro's reply. "Yes! I'm so going to win! I wonder how long he can last." She thought and went after Chiyo to join her for lunch.
From lunch time onwards, Momo was anticipating the next moment that her necklace would become hot. But when it failed to do so; she was a little disappointed. Soon, night fell and she faced the fact that she lost the bet. "What should I do to surprise him? I haven't even thought about that." she began to worry.
Toushiro knew that he had won even before dinner time. Since receiving her message, he had restrained himself with much control. He had locked the room to stop any bumbling idiot who might try to enter and cause him to feel angry.
With all means, he had to win it. Even if it was just a childish bet. Toushiro had a strong willpower and he hated to lose.
"Maybe I should get her something, since it's her birthday after all. I wonder if they had anything left from the tea break." He told himself and went downstairs to the kitchen to see if he could find any leftovers.
"There you are. Why are you so late?" he asked the moment he saw Momo coming from the door to the rooftop garden. Momo wanted to tell him that she had no surprise for him but chose to keep quiet and shook her head.
"Did you wait long? I'm sorry. I was just chatting with the rest." She said and sat opposite Toushiro. "Well, you won the bet. How did you even manage to do it? I thought I could have won." She told him.
"Now you know. I never lose at anything. Ever." He said proudly. He continued, "Anyway, I've prepared this for you." He went behind a small bush and took out a cloth-covered tray. He took off the cloth to reveal a chocolate muffin with a candle on it.
"Happy Birthday." He wished her and took out a lighter and proceeded to light the candle.
"Make a wish." He told Momo.
For the next minute, he watched her head bowed and eyes closed making a wish. He sneakily took a picture of her.
After she finished she opened her eyes and was about to speak when she felt her phone ring. She took out her phone and was surprised to see a message from Toushiro.
She opened it and saw the picture that he had took earlier. "What is this?" she thought. "Idiot Hinamori… lol…" read his message.
"Erase that picture now!" she cried out to him. "No way!" he laughed and dodged her as she chased him around the garden.
"You can't catch me! You-"he spoke too soon and he tripped over a loose pebble.
In a split second, Momo caught up with him and the both of them fell onto the ground.
"Give me that!" Momo said as she snatched his phone away from his hand. She fiddled around with it and soon erased the file away. "There. Done, take it back." She said and pushed his phone back to him.
"What are you looking at me with that expression?" she asked as she saw his shocked and almost embarrassed look.
"Can… Can you get off me now?" he said. She gasped and quickly stood up after he said that.
She didn't realize that she had been sitting on top of him the whole time just now.
Breaking the silence first, Momo spoke. "I better go now. Thanks for the muffin cake!" she blushed and left the rooftop, taking the muffin with her.
Toushiro was left alone with his phone in his hand. "What the hell just happened?"
