Happy Birthday To: Fuji Syusuke, February 29th.

Word Count: 1996

Rating: K, maybe K plus. Maybe.

Genre: Romance

Warnings: Shounen-ai. What pairing? FUJITEZ! Also, fluff. Quite a bit of it. Oh, and currently not beta'd. I'm getting there, I swear. My friend decided that she wanted to beta something and...I don't think she's touched it much. Yeah. BETA'D.

Notes: Wow...the month of February is over. This fic is flying, two months already over. Anyway, notice my word count in bold? I was proud of myself. I don't even think I did too much rambling. Just don't be expecting chapters these long often. Fuji Syusuke gets a long chapter because his birthday comes every four years. And because Tora was asking for FujiTez and this is how it came out. I'm okay with it, but it needs more detail. I'll definitely be adding more in my edits, so look forward to them.

Also, no ending A/N this time. So please review. Oh, and next up: Katou Kachiroh (who is one of my favorite characters!). When? March second!

Dedication: Tora Macaw.

Now, without further ado, I bring you the once in four years fic...

"But Mitsuuuuu!" Fuji Syusuke had been on the phone with his boyfriend for a good fifteen minutes and was starting to become whiney.

"I said no. I'd be fine going somewhere else, but not there." Tezuka Kunimitsu had lost this argument before, but he was determined to come out on top.

"But why, Mitsu?" No, Fuji was going to win this argument. Because Tezuka always caved when he was forced to answer this question.

"Because it's raining."

"So? There's no rush, it's not like we have to be anywhere."

"Exactly." Tezuka mentally sighed. How did Fuji not understand what a bad situation this was?

"What? You're afraid we're going to be seen?" There was definitely frustration in his voice. "They're going to find out about us eventually."

Tezuka did sigh this time. He was going to lose this. "I supposed, but still, wouldn't you rather go somewhere else?"

"No!" Fuji practically screamed, before saying in a much softer stone, "Sorry, it's just… I really wanted to… please?" When he got no immediate response, he knew he had almost won and added his final card. "It is my birthday."

On the other end of the phone, Tezuka sighed again. Fuji had played the birthday card. He gave in.

"All right. I'll see you in twenty minutes."

"Yay! I'll see you then, Mitsu!" And the dial tone was heard.

Twenty minutes later, Tezuka smiled slightly and rang Fuji's doorbell. Despite the fact that he would have preferred to spend his date with the birthday boy somewhere else, now that he had been convinced, well, a movie and dinner would be fun. Even with the almost certain chance that people from their school would see them.

Pressing the small, glowing button again, he heard a "coming" from inside of the house, and the door was opened by Fuji Yoshiko, who had her back to him.

"Remember, don't be home too late."

"I know, I know," Fuji Syusuke said, pushing past her. He loved his mother, but sometimes she was too much, even for him.

"Of course you do," she said smiling and turned to face the pair on the porch. "Oh! Syusuke, did you remember your-" Fuji held up his umbrella.

"Yes, I did." Though, it didn't matter anyway, because Tezuka had walked over and had obviously brought his.

"All right.' Fuji's mother looked as if she was trying to find a reason to keep them, but could no longer think of one. "Have fun then," she said, and received a smile and a nod before closing the door.

"Shall we?" Tezuka asked, moving his umbrella so that it would over both of them.

"Of course," Fuji said, grabbing Tezuka's hand. He knew the captain disliked displaying that they were a couple in public, but they were on a date, it was his birthday, and he was going to do whatever he pleased.

"By the way," Tezuka started. "What are we seeing?" He knew Fuji would have picked something, because he had never been very good at making decisions.

"A Haunting." Fuji looked at his boyfriend and surveyed his reaction. "It's a horror film about some demon that wanders from place to place haunting people. It's actually supposed to be pretty good." He looked at Tezuka again, but his expression did not change.

"You're fine with it?" Fuji finally asked.

"It's your birthday," Tezuka simply said. He hated horror films, but he knew Fuji loved them. He also knew that Fuji knew that. And because it was Fuji's birthday, he was going to try to pretend he didn't.

And so, their walk continued, them lapsing into a comfortable silence. The rain slowed down a bit, and they made it to the movie theater relatively dry.

"Two for A Haunting, please," Fuji said, pulling out his wallet. Tezuka beat him to it. He paid for both of them, Fuji grabbed their tickets, and they went in.

"It says we're in theater ten," the birthday boy said, still looking at his ticket. Tezuka nodded. "We'll get popcorn first, m'kay?" Fuji gave him a sweet smile and Tezuka knew that he really had no say-so tonight.

"Whatever you want Fuji." This seemed to annoying him.

"Oh honestly, Kunimitsu! I know we're in public, but still."

Tezuka sighed mentally. "Whatever you want, Syusuke." Well, almost whatever. He was still going to pay for everything; he would make sure of that.

Fuji seemed happier with this, and leaned comfortably against Tezuka while they waited in line to get popcorn. Tezuka even put his arm around him, feeling a bit more relaxed after he had quickly surveyed the area and had not seen anyone from their school around.

After waiting in line behind three extremely loud and annoying girls who were fighting about who was going to pay, it was their turn to order.

"A medium popcorn and a large soda." Fuji ordered for them again.

"What type of soda?" the clerk behind the counter looked annoying, and after surveying the pair, he gave them a somewhat disgusted look. Fuji gave a somewhat worried glance in Tezuka's direction before speaking.

"Mitsu, is orange okay?" Tezuka just nodded, all the while pretending he hadn't noticed the look.

"All right, orange then." The annoyed popcorn clerk grunted and pressed a few buttons before handing them their soda and popcorn. Fuji grabbed two straws, and pulled out his wallet again. Yet again, Tezuka beat him to it. He knew it annoyed Fuji when he paid for everything but honestly, what did he expect?

Grabbing a couple of napkins, they headed down to theater ten. When they got in, the place was packed – it seemed the rain had drawn in more people than had been expected, but they managed to find two comfortable seats towards the top. Sitting down, they watched the previews and made a few comments, but for the most part sat in an easy silence. Soon enough, the previews ended and the lights dimmed. The screen flashed white for a second and then the movie began.

The duration of the two hour and seven minute film was spent with Tezuka looking at Fuji. He hated these movies, he really did, but staring at his boyfriend seemed to take his mind off of them, if only a bit.

Fuji spent much of the time actually watching the movie, but he also used it as an excuse to cuddle up to Tezuka. He rarely got the other boy out in public, and when he did, displaying affection was pretty much off-limits. After all, what if somebody from school saw them? Fuji was out, being only bisexual, but Tezuka had a reputation to keep, and having his fangirls know that he was gay would not go over well.

However, it was dark and they were watching a horror film, so Fuji was going to take that to his advantage. He held the older boy's hand the entire movie, and during the particularly horrifying parts he leaned in extra close, having pushed the cup holder between them up.

After the movie was over, Fuji felt Tezuka visibly relax.

"What'd you think?" he asked. Tezuka shrugged and Fuji gave a slight smile. "Thanks for sitting through it, at least." This time he got a nod, and as they exited the theater… they heard it.

"Echizen, you're paying tonight!"

"Yeah, O'chibi! It's your turn." Fuji and Tezuka looked over to find the Golden Pair, Momoshiro, and Echizen standing across the lobby. To avoid being seen, they moved behind a pillar. Despite the fact that it provided good coverage, it was actually closer to the loud group, and they could hear everything being said.

"You're such bad senpai," Echizen remarked. "Making me pay for you." Then he added, more to himself than the others, "At least burgers are cheap."

"Burgers…" Momo said the word as if they were heaven themselves. "I love burgers. Though I'm kinda in the mood for sushi tonight."

"Agreed," Eiji chimed in.

Oishi, finally seeing a place to pop into the conversation said, "Sushi it is then. Shall we stop by Taka's place?" There was a nod of agreement from the two and a look of dread from Echizen until Oishi muttered "Don't worry, I'll help cover." and the group left the theater.

When they had finally gone, the Fuji-Tezuka pair came out from behind the pillar and Tezuka sighed. He had been planning to treat Fuji at Taka's place tonight, because not only did he love sushi and Taka's place had the best, but Taka was also one of their only friends that knew they were dating. Now, however, with the rest of their friends going there, it was out of the question.

Fuji gave his hand a squeeze.

"Hey, it's fine." Fuji was very good at sensing people's emotions, one of the many reasons he had succeeded in actually understanding some of Tezuka. And at the moment he could feel the disappointment radiating off of him in waves.

"Why don't we go take a walk?" he suggested as they were leaving the theater, trying to take Tezuka's mind off of the situation at hand. "The rain has even cleared up."

And indeed it had. It was still a bit chilly, but it was warmer than a usual February and the sun was just starting to set.

So the two headed off hand in hand, and for once Tezuka didn't care. He was going to enjoy this literal walk in the park and who cared what anybody thought about them.

They headed down the street in the direction of the local park. Everything would probably still be dead from the winter, but Tezuka knew of a hill that faced west and had the best view near sunset. He had wanted to take Fuji there last summer but had never gotten the chance. Now he would.

Walking through the dead park, they sidestepped puddles and small piles of sopping dead leaves until they arrived at the hill. The ground was still wet and muddy from the earlier rain, but Tezuka laid the black jacket he had been wearing down and sat on it, Fuji then sitting in his lap.

As they sat their watching the sunset, Fuji spoke softly, eyes transfixed on the scene in front of him.

"Thanks so much for today, Mitsu. I know you really didn't want to go but… well, I'm really glad you said yes." Tezuka wrapped his arms around the smaller boy in his lap, resting his chin on the others shoulder.

"I'm glad I did too. I wasn't too thrilled at first, but if you had a good time that's all that mattered." Fuji nodded slightly, eyes still transfixed on the bright orb streaking the rapidly darkening sky with a multitude of colors. He leaned back into Tezuka's embrace, until his neck was resting on Tezuka's shoulder and he was staring at the pale outline of stars.

They sat there like that until the last bit of light had left the sky and the pale outlines had become much more definite. It was time they moved, when Fuji sat up and shifted. He looked Tezuka directly in the eyes for a moment, before reaching out and taking the other boy's glasses. Then, before a protest could escape his lips, Fuji kissed him.

It didn't last long, only a moment or two, but those few seconds were the sweetest of the night for both of them, conveying everything that could not be said.

Without a word, Fuji stood and offered Tezuka his hand. He helped him up, and they started the long, meandering walk home.

OWARI