Birthday Celebration: Ursula/Amanda/Diana
"The answer is no."
Akko frowned with disappointment. "C'mon, Professor Finneran. Just let me in and check! I need to know!"
The school office door opened as the headmistress entered, causing the stubborn teacher to turn away from the brunette.
"Ara... What seems to be the problem here, Finneran?" the green haired elderly woman asked, adjusting her glasses.
"It's nothing headmistress... Miss. Kagari here wants access to the student and teacher record-"
"I just need the dates of everyone's birthday!" Akko interrupted, facing Holbrooke with a serious expression. "Professor Finneran is acting like I'm a criminal for wanting to know!"
"I am not treating you like a criminal, Miss. Kagari. It is school policy that the personal information of students and faculty remain confidential."
"Is that so?" the Headmistress asked. "Is there are reason why you don't just ask them the dates yourself, Miss Kagari?"
"Because I'm going to throw surprise parties! I can't just go ask! It'll ruin the surprise!" Akko replied, she pressed her palms together and begged. "Please, help me out here!"
The green haired woman chuckled. "Ah… how earnest of you." she turned to Finneran with a smile. "We can't let her efforts got to waste now, can we?"
"But, Headmistress…" the strict teacher sighed, shaking her head. "Very well, only this once."
"Yay! Thank you so much Headmistress!" Akko cheered, handing Finneran a list with her friends' names. "Just write the date right next to their names!"
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Shadow Chariot hummed to herself as she groomed Alcor. "Seriously, you're gaining weight. You barely flew this week. Is it the worms? You should really cut back."
The crow cawed in annoyance.
The Shadow chucked to herself before a sudden knock interrupted her. Fully alerted, she stealthily approached the door.
"Hehe, I knew it. Professor Ursula should be out, this is my chance!"
"Oh no! It's Akko!" Shadow Chariot panicked. "What is she doing here?!"
"Oh right… the doors' locked. I didn't think about this…"
"She wants to get in?" Chariot thought. She gestured to her familiar, telling him to handle Akko as she dove into the floor, her body melting into a puddle of darkness the moment she hit the wood and slithering under the couch. Chariot watched from the gap as Alcor opened the door with magic and greeted Akko.
"Oh the door unlocked- Wow! Is that Alcor?!" Akko asked with surprised. "... Nah probably not. It's too fat and big to be the real Alcor."
The crow let out a strangled caw, his body frozen from the realization that he was in a state that even a super fan couldn't recognize him.
"I can't believe Professor Ursula actually went and got the same type of crow as Chariot! She really is a fan!" Akko cheered, reaching out to pet the crow, only for it to shy away.
"Anyway, I gotta hurry!"
Chariot narrowed her eyes, watching intently as Akko set to work.
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Ursula walked up the stairs to her dorm. While her day hadn't been too bad, organizing files for hours on end would burn anyone out. She just wanted to have a warm shower and-
The moment she opened her unlocked door, she was greeted by a burst of confetti.
"Wha-"
"Professor Ursula! Happy Birthday!" Akko exclaimed, putting down the party popper. At the center of the room was a small table, and on it a simple chocolate birthday cake. "Happy 26th Birthday" was written on the top in white icing.
Alcor flapped his wings, cawing in happiness.
"A-Akko?!" the young teacher gasped. "W-what's going on?!"
"February 20th was your birthday right?" Akko asked with a smile. "I didn't know if you celebrated it already, but… Let's do it again anyway!"
"Oh… you shouldn't have…" the teacher said.
This was her first birthday celebration in ten years. Forget that lonely February three months ago… THIS was her actual 26th birthday.
Akko ignited the candles on the cake as she sung and clapped. "Make a wish!"
Ursula prayed and blew her candles.
Little did Akko know, she already made Ursula's wish come true by being there.
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"You are going to get fat, if you keep eating like this."
Ursula ignored her Shadow as she continued to wolf down the rest of the cake. Akko had already left so she didn't feel the need to hold back. She downed a glass of water and let out a loud sigh of satisfaction.
"That was the best birthday cake ever!"
"Of course it was. Here, the price tag says everything," Chariot said, pointing at the box. "That's one pricey birthday cake."
"I'm so grateful to her…" Ursula said, almost tearing up. "And to think I was the reason…"
"No, please don't go there again." the Shadow groaned.
"I know," the young teacher sighed. "I'll keep doing my best, for her sake..."
"What did she get you anyway?"
The two halves focused on the gift while Ursula unwrapped it…
It's …an Alcor doll.
The note attached read: "Happy birthday, Professor Ursula! Chances are you probably wouldn't have this. This is a replica of the limited edition transformable Chariot Hat! I asked a friend in Japan to replicate it for me! It makes a matching set with my own! Hope you like it!" -Akko. P.S. I also packaged 6 months' worth of bath salts inside. I guarantee you they'll make your stress just melt away!
Shadow Chariot picked up the doll and snuggled it. "Oh look, it is as if I had the real thing with me." she snarked, earning a low, drawn out caw from Alcor.
"Bath salts huh?" Ursula said, eyeing the package. "The workers did clean it... Let's put this to use."
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"W-What is this!? M-My body…! What is this… ECSTASY!? Ahhhhh…~!"
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Amanda returned to her room, only to find it all dark. "Huh? The power's out…?"
The light suddenly turned on as Akko, Constanze, and Jasminka fired their party poppers, showering the shocked redhead with confetti.
"What the hell is going on?!"
"Happy birthday, Amanda!" both Akko and Jasminka cheered, while Constanze blew a party horn.
"You know," she said as she shook off the confetti, "my birthday's long passed, man."
"Then let's pretend today is March 17th!" Akko said.
"You didn't like the way your family did it right?" Jasminka asked. "So when Akko said we should celebrate it we wanted to help." Constanze nodded eagerly at her side.
Looking at the earnest smiles of her friends, Amanda shook her head and chuckled. "Yeah, a huge ass party's great and all, but if nothing fun happens at it then I rather keep it small and with the people I can have fun with." She gave out an earnest smile. "Thanks guys, really."
Akko ignited the candles, presenting the cake. "Make a wish!"
Constanze snapped her fingers, and Stanbot#1 played a remix of the birthday song.
The red head blew her candles. "This feels a lot more genuine than that 1,000 dollar cake."
"This was still like 200? But it's good, trust me!" Akko said proudly. "So what did you wish for?"
"A wish huh? Well, I hope I get lucky in the relay?" Amanda shrugged. "Meh, I was never into making wishes anyway. I've always been kind of a "do it yourself" girl."
"That's a cool way to live, Amanda," Akko nodded. "Anyway, let's eat!"
Jasminka scarfed down her slice, commenting on the taste and texture between mouthfuls. "Mmmm… so spongy! Amazing!"
"I think it could've been sweeter," Amanda shrugged. "But yeah, the fruits are nice and the texture is great."
Constanze nodded, a fork sticking out of her mouth.
"Here you go…" Akko said, handing Amanda a box. "Hope you enjoy it! Constanze and Jasminka helped me pick this!"
Opening the gift revealed a few sets of... male clothing.
"Oi," Amanda snarled. "What the hell did you tell her?"
Constanze covered her mouth while Jasminka tilted her head in confusion. "Didn't you say you need better disguises?"
"That's not what I meant!" the redhead groaned. "Damn it!"
"You don't like it?" Akko frowned. "I just got what my friend in Japan said was fashionable so…"
Amanda sighed. "Aurgh, whatever… Yo, how about I show you why I'm super popular in high school?"
A few minutes later, Amanda returned from the bathroom having changed. The result caused Akko's mouth to drop.
The teen didn't look like a girl anymore, but rather a handsome young man with brushed back hair. "Great fashion, Akko. Whoever your friend is, they have style." even her voice was lowered, much closer to gender neutral and a lot harder to distinguish.
"I-Is this magic?!" Akko asked shocked.
"Nope, this is all natural. Metamorphie can go suck it." Amanda said proudly. "Anyway, sometimes l like dressing up as a hot guy when I pick fights. I like tricking them into thinking I am just some pretty boy. The face they had when they realized they got their asses kicked by a girl was priceless! Access to boys only clubs is a nice bonus too."
"That's amazing, Amanda!" Akko cheered. "I can't wait until I can take you all to Japan! I'm sure my friend would hit it off with you!"
"Is it the same friend that these clothes came from?"
"Yeah! He's also a master crossdresser!"
"Is that so?" Amanda grinned. "Then I look forward to it!"
*CLICK*
Constanze lowered her camera and gave Amanda a thumbs up.
"Stanze? What are you going to do with those shots?"
A smug smile appeared on the tinker's face.
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Constanze turned the corner, approaching a nervous looking girl with a blush on her face.
"You got the photos?"
The tinkerer gave her a thumbs up and handed the other girl photos of a crossdressing Amanda.
"Oh my god, Amanda's absolutely dreamy…!" the girl gasped. "As per our agreement, I will approve the discount on your order. It's a pleasure doing business with you."
Constanze shook her hand. She didn't really get the point of jumping through all these hoops just to get shots of her friend, but since the deal was ultimately harmless and she benefited greatly from it, she didn't really minded.
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"What do you want, Kagari?" Hannah asked with distaste.
"I need you both to help me set up a surprise party for Diana's birthday." Akko requested.
"... Come again?" Barbara asked.
"Birthday!" Akko said again. "You both celebrated Diana's birthday right?"
Akko watched confused as both of them grew more hesitant, shying away from her gaze. "Hannah, Barbara?"
"We never really celebrated Diana's birthday…" Hannah muttered.
"Well, we have, but they've always been rather formal and mostly for show" Barbara added. "But we never truly celebrated it."
"No way…" Akko gasped. "You two are her friends, right?"
"She told us it wasn't really that big of a deal," Hannah sighed.
"Yeah, and it never really came up in conversations…" Barbara frowned. "It was really weird now that I think about it."
"Well let's do it together now!" Akko said. "This will be her first time actually celebrating her birthday!" She spread her arms wide, "Let's make it one to remember!"
The duo looked at each other, uncertain of leaving their leader's birthday in Akko's hands.
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"Hannah, Barbara? Where are you taking me?" Diana asked through the blindfold.
"You'll know when we get there, Diana!" Hannah said with excitement.
"Yeah! It'll knock your socks off!" Barbara cheered.
"Kagari, whatever you're planning it better be good!" the two thought.
As they entered their room confetti rained over their heads. Akko cheered from the center of their room. "Happy birthday Diana!"
"W-What is going on?" the girl in question asked, taking off her blindfold.
"Well, it was Kagari's idea… but we helped." Hannah answered.
"I know it's weird and out of nowhere," Barbara admitted, "but we've never really celebrated your birthday, Diana. So..."
"But that was April 30th… It's already long passed…"
"We know! But we're doing it again!" Akko clasped Diana's hand, gesturing to the cake. "We even got a cake!"
Quickly, Diana found herself before a simple, yet no less beautiful, lemon drizzle cake in fact.
"That idiot actually got it!" Hannah muttered in disbelief.
"That fancy bakery's always sold out! Even my family has to make reservations in advance if we want one!" Barbara said. "She's good!"
Akko ignited the candles. "Here you go Diana!"
"E-Excuse me…" Diana said as a single tear slid down her face, shocking her companions. After taking a moment to compose herself, she looked at her friends, a heartfelt smile on her face. "Thank you," she began, "you have no idea how much this means to me."
"C-come on, it's not that big of a deal…!" Hannah muttered. "Don't your aunt and cousins-"
"I don't even think she remembers how old I am let alone my birthday," Diana interrupted, shocking her friends even more. "Maril and Merrill always come first. She wouldn't even say anything unless Anna reminded her. Even then she was… cold… to say the least."
"N-No way…" Barbara muttered. "W-Why didn't you ever tell us!?"
"I didn't want to bother you both. Besides, I'm not too fond of big parties anyway. And I was focused entirely on my work," Diana replied with a frown. "But thank you. This is wonderful and lovely. I hope we get to do this again, on my actual birthday, next year."
"You bet!" Akko cheered. "That's what friends are for, right?"
After the song and Diana making her wish, the girls shared the cake, savoring the texture and intricate flavors.
"Gift time!" Akko declared. "You two go first!"
"Well if you insist…" Hannah said as she pulled out her present. "Happy birthday Diana."
Opening it revealed a ruby bracelet.
"... Seriously, Hannah?!" Barbara scoffed. "Why'd you get the same gift as me!?"
"What- Really?! This is a coincident! I swear!"
Diana opened Barbara's gift which was indeed the same bracelet, the only difference it being made of sapphires.
"I love them, thank you," Diana said, putting them on. "See? They make a matching set."
"Diana…"
"I don't know what to say…" She muttered. "These must've cost a lot… thank you both so much."
Hannah and Barbara smiled and moved in for a hug.
"Now, my turn!" Akko handed Diana her gift box.
Opened it revealed an Alcor doll.
"Really…?" Hannah thought. "Can't say it wasn't unexpected… but wow. Lame."
Barbara rubbed her temples. "Oh my god, Kagari. There goes what little respect I had for you-"
Diana picked up the toy and hug it closed, her expression light up in childlike glee. "Thank you... thank you, thank you…!"
Akko was proud of herself. "Hehe! I knew it! Now you can have two of them-"
"I lost mine unexpectedly, I can't thank you enough, Akko!" Diana said. "How did you find another one? I thought they were limited-"
"-What, Diana you lost yours?!" Akko was shocked. "That one had a signature from Chariot right!? That thing was priceless!"
"I think it was during my darker phase… I didn't have time to care about Chariot or things it related to her…" she frowned. "A servant probably threw it out, thinking I wasn't interested anymore. I'm sorry."
Akko groaned. "It's alright... no use crying over spilled milk." she sighed. "This is a replica created by my friend. Maybe if we find Chariot we can have her sign it!"
"Yeah," Diana nodded, snuggling her doll again.
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"Thanks for today, Kagari," Hannah sighed. "Like, we really mean it."
"What you did today was wonderful. And we can't thank you enough," Barbara said with a genuine smile. "B-But don't you dare try to use today to gain favors from us! You hear me?"
"Why would I do that?" Akko was puzzled. "If there was anything I want from you both it would be to be your friend!"
Hannah and Barbara were taken aback by the answer, but they kept quiet.
"W-We will think about it," Hannah muttered. "Whatever, it's getting late. Shouldn't you be heading back?"
"Yeah, see you tomorrow!" Akko waved and departed.
"... That girl really is an idiot huh?" Barbara asked. "An utterly kindhearted idiot… I never thought I'd see the day."
"I am just as surprised as you are," Hannah shrugged. "Maybe having her around won't be as bothersome as we thought…"
"What's this, Hannah?" Barbara light elbowed her partner. "You going soft or something?"
"I mean, Diana likes her. Maybe we should give her a chance…"
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Diana's Equipments:
Weapon- Frost Hero Rapier: A rapier spoken of amongst spirits of ice. A weapon of justice that allows an ace to topple even the greatest of oppression. Triggers target's Ice weakness, mid chance to inflict Freeze.
Firearm- Heavy Dart: Darts made of tungsten. They are dangerous, and rarely hit anything due to their size and weight. Who could use these?
Body- Zero Kosode Kai: Kosode with zero flaws. Its color is eternally white. Magic Evasion Rate UP (Med).
Accessory 1- H&B's Gift Bracelets: Diana only. A pair of jewelry Diana received as birthday gifts. 10% every turn to cast Heat Riser.
Accessory 2- Mana Battery (Large): Used by witches from advance to grand-master level. Double total Mana.
Accessory 3-
Accessory 4-
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*Where we live haven't passed into June yet
AuthorNCS: WE MADE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
Yeah, both me and Cousin's born in May so yeah. We made it just barely before going into June... Thank Beta again for his sacrifice... (I wish Patr eon's big enough to repay you...)
Too bad the Persona games don't let you celebrate your allies' birth. Yeah, it interrupt your SSL, but still...
Sorry, we said May will have 2 CH, but CH15 is going to be HUGE. So sorry for only so little this month... See'ya all next time~