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Bonus Chapter - Plushie

Shun was in a lighter mood now...ever since the surprise he had been presented yesterday. It was great...even with no gifts or anything like that. He won't be forgetting those moments in a very long time...

Today was Sunday, and since he was in Dan's house the entire day, he didn't get a head start in his homework. The raven-haired boy sighed...they weren't kidding when they said the 8th grade would give you the most assignments to do. Before it was normal for days in there was nothing to do...but now, there has to be a least one or two things he had to finish before the day ended...or else he'll suffer the consequences the next day. The ninja wasn't a slacker compared to his best friend, but the sheer amount of homework occasionally kills his free time to relax.

The teen was walking down the street when he noticed a certain brunette standing in front of a store...a sewing shop to be exact...which was the event in itself, strange. What would the overly hyper and stubborn Dan's reason be to be staring at a place filled with strings, needles, and buttons?

Shun decided to act stealthy for the meantime to see what were the younger male's intentions of being there. The 7th grader seemed to be thinking about something hard...his hand touching his lip made it more obvious. After a few more seconds, Dan went in.

"Huh...this should be interesting." the ninja muttered as he continued to wait. Time was something he still had; he can put aside school work for now. This was one thing he just had to see.

Soon, the same brown-haired boy came out of the store with a light brown bag in his right hand nearly making contact on the hard cement ground. Dan looked a little embarrassed holding it while he looked left and right. He then turned, walked down the street, and broke into a run, clutching the thin strap tighter than before. Shun smirked, whatever he was doing, the younger male didn't like it one bit. It was amusing for the teen to see his childhood friend so flustered. In public no less.

Still, he hasn't figured out why he needed to buy some items in that shop. Maybe his mom told him to do an errand? That sounded logical, but he had never heard of Dan doing favors...

Shun chose to follow him on his way home.

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The raven-haired boy now stood in front of the gate he had just passed through yesterday. It felt a little awkward...he had never been to Dan's house this often. No matter, at least there was a pretty good reason why he had to. Shun built some strength in his legs and jumped, landing effortlessly on his friend's red roof. The ninja had discovered this before without telling any of the Kusos...that there was a small trap-door in the top of the house that he could easily sneak into the attic level. The teen practically memorized it by now as to where its location was…his favorite way to surprise Dan whenever he wanted day or night. The expression was still priceless every time, followed by a couple of stuttered words. 'H-how did you get in here..?'

Shun laughed, but he was using the trap-door for a different reason, and he had to stay quiet. This was no time for him to be discovered.

The black-haired male swiftly and smoothly slipped in and lightly touching the floor. He then went down the stairs as rapidly as he could...avoiding even the smallest creak. Soon, he was merely crouching on one of the steps on the stairway to the lowest floor. Dan seemed to be there with someone, and usually it was just them...his mom and he. If there was someone else in the house, it would have been his dad. Shun would have been caught off guard if one of the brawlers or his classmates came in here.

Inching further, the ninja was finally able to hear some parts of their conversation as well as see them. They were sitting on the couch...with their bodies turned, so he couldn't see what the younger boy was working on. "You're doing well Daniel..." a voice came out. Shun was sure of it, it was Mrs. Kuso.

"Do you think Shun's going to like it..?" the brunette responded. The teen was stunned, why were they talking about him..?

"Of course he'll like your birthday gift. Yet I'm surprised that you're so serious about making it yourself." his mom smiled. Shun stayed silent, but he was so tempted to just ask what Dan was crafting in the first place. Birthday gift..? He didn't ask for one at all...and still he went through all the trouble...

"I didn't think I would ever try to pick up a needle...but it sounded cool when I thought about it. Whoever knew making a stuff toy was so hard..."

"Especially when you're trying to make it look like Skyress." she added.

"Yeah..." he beamed. "But I really want to give it to him tomorrow, so I have to be sure it'll look great..!"

All of a sudden, Dan heard a couple of footsteps. But it was faint, so he thought he was imagining it...unknowingly to him that Shun was so shocked that he was trying to create a Skyress plushie just for him that he nearly blew his cover. The ninja was already at the top of the roof again, panting from the swift movement he just did...and the fear of being caught. He then took a few deep breaths and gazed at the sky. "Dan...you really know how to make something special don't you?" he murmured.

Sure enough, the next day at school, there was a stuff toy that looked like a green phoenix on top of Shun's seat...with a tag attached to it reading 'Happy Birthday Shun! -From your best friend, Dan'

A/N : This is the longest chapter so far in the series...around 1,000 words. Just like why this is a bonus chapter too! Hahaha...weird. Anyway, yay~ more fluff. So cute~

Though I can't really imagine the Skyress Plushie that well. XD Hehehe...Shun likes it when Dan gets flustered without him noticing. Please Review~