Day 10: Birthday Surprise

Akoya sighs, trudging his way into the Student Council room, too tired to walk with his usual elegance.

With Kinshiro on vacation with his boytoy Yumoto, that left three times the work for himself and Arima. If he wasn't careful, his beautiful hands would be scarred with callouses! Oh but yesterday….yesterday was quite the party. Now, however, Akoya was just plain worn out.

The previous day was the twenty-fourth, by the way, his birthday and it was quite possibly, the most...intimate? Friendly?...party Akoya has ever had.

The Defense Club knows how to throw a good party.

But now it's back to paperwork. Arima called in sick with a cold. Great. Akoya plops into Kinshiro's great chair, feeling slightly smug about doing so. He opens a drawer, intending to find a pen. Instead, there's a thick manila envelope. Akoya opens the envelope and peeps inside. It's stuffed with colorful papers of various sizes.

Curious, Akoya pulls a few out. The first paper is a love letter. Written to Kinshiro from a "secret admirer", who we now know was Yumoto, of course.

You are intimidating, but not cold. You are strong, but not heartless. You are feeling, and your feelings are passionate, fiery.

You are beautiful.

Akoya blushes. He puts the letter to the bottom of the pile and picks the next. It's a picture. A candid photo. Kinshiro is on a couch, wearing ratty pajamas. He's laughing so hard there are tears in his eyes. There's a note on the back.

Darling has a wonderful laugh~

The writing is messy and smudged, there are doodles of hearts all over.

The edges are worn; the picture had been handled often.

Akoya picks out another document. This time, it's a diary entry. Kinshiro's.

Journal,

Yumoto, Yumoto, Yumoto. For some reason, he's all that's been on my mind! The most menial things; the way the shadows play on his hair, how small and slender his hands are, the subtle grace in his movements. He seems sporadic, but every moment has purpose. He's...smooth, elegant. Organized chaos.

He's more complex than he seems. For one, despite his childish attitude, Yumoto Hakone is a math prodigy. His scores are mind boggling. His mind computes equations on a level I can't understand. He's like a calculator. He remembers facts about science and biology. He unravels thick metaphors in poetry and literature with ease. Yumoto Hakone is a genius.

The next paragraph went on to describe Yumoto's body. Catching the words, lithe, smooth, beautiful, Akoy decides not to read the rest. (He also sees "oh my god" and "flushed pink" repeated a few times.)

A beautiful painting laid inside a paper-protector. For a painting, it's small, about six by six inches. A beautiful set of reddish eyes. Yumoto's of course. Signed by Kinshiro. Accompanied by a sketch. Kinshiro from behind, looking to the side, crying, loosely holding an apple by his side. The only color on the page were the apple and Kinshiro's eyes, which seemed even more vibrant and striking when filled with tears. The sketch was signed by Yumoto.

(There was another sketch….but it wasn't PG. Akoya respectfully pretends he never saw it.)

He rummages through the small pile in front of him, feeling more and more guilty for doing so. Every document was filled with so much affection. The two obviously adored one another. They knew sides to the other Akoya would have never known. Kinshiro is passionate about Mario Party and loves watching old horror flicks. Yumoto has much more experience with dating (than anyone Akoya knows) and likes playing ragtime and blues on the piano.

Suddenly, Akoya's phone chirps. He quickly gathers the papers and photos and letters back into the envelope. (He felt like he'd been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.)

We're sorry we missed your birthday. When we get back, you'll get your real gift, but for now, take the day off. You've worked hard, you deserve it. Happy birthday; best wishes.~Kinshiro & Yumoto

Akoya smiles softly.

Arima is still sick with a cold.

Maybe Akoya could help out a bit.

Day 11: Reading

A/N: I am so tired. So, so tired. Side note: Akoya is the only one with a birthday in April that we know of.