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and encouraging ^_^
(here's some beginning ranken-ness for you! ^_~)
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The next morning Omi bounced out of bed early. He was so excited he had hardly slept. Scurrying into the kitchen he put part of his own plan into motion.
Beaming happily he put everything together. He could just imagine the look on Aya and Ken's face when he gave them his present.
Humming to himself he started breakfast and put on the coffee. He made sure to make a full pot. Yohji was going to need it.
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As Omi finished breakfast Aya came down the stairs. "Good morning Aya-kun!" The blond chirped as he set a plate of food on the table.
Aya 'hned' and sat down to eat. After his first cup of coffee he looked up at Omi who was still bustling around the kitchen. "Thank you for all your help Omi."
Aqua eyes shone. "You're welcome. I loved helping you set everything up Aya! I hope you have a good day!"
Omi's cheerfulness was contagious and Aya found himself smiling a little, despite his nervousness.
Several minutes later Yohji came stumbling down the stairs. Grumbling he sat at the table and gratefully accepted the mug of coffee Omi handed him.
"Do you want breakfast Yohji?" Omi stood by the oven, spatula in hand.
Yohji blearily peered at the stovetop and grunted his assent. Omi beamed and fixed two plates of food. Setting one down in front of Yohji he sat next to the tall blond with his own plate.
As Omi ate, he watched Aya. "What time do you want to leave Aya-kun?"
The red head looked up from the paper and glanced at the clock. "No later than noon."
"Ok then! I'll make sure he's ready to go by then." Omi grinned and finished his breakfast.
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After breakfast was done and cleaned up after Omi, Yohji, and Aya headed towards the shop. "You don't have to help us open if you don't want to Aya- kun." Yohji glared at his koi.
"It's ok Omi. I don't have much to do until we leave." The red head fidgeted nervously.
"Don't worry Aya-kun, it'll be fine! You'll have so much fun, just you wait." Omi happily bounced around the shop setting up displays for the day.
Yohji leaned on the counter next to Aya. "How does he do that?" Aya looked at him. "No seriously. How is he so cheerful and energetic in the morning?"
"I don't know, maybe you're just getting old." He prodded the blond in the ribs.
"Oh haha Aya. You're not much younger than I am." Yohji nudged back.
"But I /am/ younger." Aya nudged harder and smirked.
"Hey are you guys gonna help me?" Omi tapped a dainty foot.
Yohji saluted. "Yes Chibi! Right away Chibi!" He winked as he walked over.
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At eleven o'clock Omi went into Ken's room to wake the brunette up. "Ken- kun?" He said gently. No response.
"Ken." A little louder, and he shook his shoulder. Still no response.
"Ken!" Omi shook him harder. Nothing.
He walked to the door and then ran back to the bed. "Oh my god Ken-kun! Get up or you're going to be late and Aya will be mad!"
Ken jerked and sat up quickly. "Huh?" Chocolate eyes looked blearily around the room.
"Hurry up and take a shower Ken-kun! You're going to be late!" Omi stood by the door with Ken's towel in his hand.
"O-ok Omi. I'm going." He stood up and tottered towards the shorter boy. Omi handed him his towel and headed him in the direction of the bathroom.
"And remember Ken-kun, you need to look good today."
Confused chocolate eyes nodded and went into the bathroom.
Omi smiled. That was a good job if he did say so himself. He walked back to the shop and informed Aya that Ken would be ready by noon.
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Ken took his time in the shower trying to remember what he was doing today. Omi had said he was going to be late... but for what? He mentally shrugged and finished up.
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Aya waited anxiously in the shop while Ken got ready. He kept glancing at the clock and then at the door.
Omi giggled and poked Yohji. The tall blond laughed and winked.
Finally Ken came down clean and dressed in his good jeans and a nice shirt. Omi beamed as he watched Aya watching Ken.
Ken looked around the shop- no one was moving and they were all looking at him. "Whaaat?"
Omi grinned, ran up, and thoroughly glomped him. "Happy birthday Ken-kun!!"
Yohji beamed and sauntered over. He noogied the brunette and wished him a happy birthday too.
Then Aya stood in front of him looking very nervous. He cleared his throat and looked away. "Umm-I-was-going-to-take-you-out-for-your-birthday-if- that's-ok-with-you."
Ken beamed. "Really? I'd love that Aya." He blushed a little as his eyes glazed over at the thought of their first real date.
"Oh that reminds me!" Omi clapped his hands and then shooed Aya and Ken into the kitchen. "I have something for you!" He pulled out a huge picnic basket and handed it to Aya. "I made this for you two. Now go and have a good time." Omi handed them jackets and pushed them out the door. He stood in the doorway and waved happily as Aya led a dazed Ken to his car.
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Omi's face looked like it was going to split in two as he walked back into the shop.
"Geeze smile a little harder there Chibi." Yohji winked at him.
"I can't help it! I'm so happy for them. I hope that they have a good time."
"Oh, did you remember...?"
"Yes Yohji, I put your birthday card for Ken-kun in the basket."
"You are the best Chibi." Yohji hugged him and then went to help a customer that had just walked in.
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Ken sat nervously in the car holding Omi's basket in his lap. Aya wouldn't tell him where they were going, but the brunette just knew that it was something exciting.
They sat in a companionable silence until suddenly Aya pulled over. He looked a little sheepishly at Ken and held out something in his hand. "Here, put this on."
Ken took what looked like a handkerchief and looked questioningly at Aya. "It's for your eyes, I wanted this to be a surprise." Aya blushed a little.
Ken smiled. "Ok Aya." He tied the cloth around his eyes and sat back trying not to fidget.
Soon they had pulled into a parking space and Aya told Ken to take off the blindfold.
Hands slightly trembling with anticipation, Ken took it off.
"Oh. My. God!" Ken looked at Aya with adoring eyes.
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bwahahaha ^_^
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The next morning Omi bounced out of bed early. He was so excited he had hardly slept. Scurrying into the kitchen he put part of his own plan into motion.
Beaming happily he put everything together. He could just imagine the look on Aya and Ken's face when he gave them his present.
Humming to himself he started breakfast and put on the coffee. He made sure to make a full pot. Yohji was going to need it.
~*~
As Omi finished breakfast Aya came down the stairs. "Good morning Aya-kun!" The blond chirped as he set a plate of food on the table.
Aya 'hned' and sat down to eat. After his first cup of coffee he looked up at Omi who was still bustling around the kitchen. "Thank you for all your help Omi."
Aqua eyes shone. "You're welcome. I loved helping you set everything up Aya! I hope you have a good day!"
Omi's cheerfulness was contagious and Aya found himself smiling a little, despite his nervousness.
Several minutes later Yohji came stumbling down the stairs. Grumbling he sat at the table and gratefully accepted the mug of coffee Omi handed him.
"Do you want breakfast Yohji?" Omi stood by the oven, spatula in hand.
Yohji blearily peered at the stovetop and grunted his assent. Omi beamed and fixed two plates of food. Setting one down in front of Yohji he sat next to the tall blond with his own plate.
As Omi ate, he watched Aya. "What time do you want to leave Aya-kun?"
The red head looked up from the paper and glanced at the clock. "No later than noon."
"Ok then! I'll make sure he's ready to go by then." Omi grinned and finished his breakfast.
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After breakfast was done and cleaned up after Omi, Yohji, and Aya headed towards the shop. "You don't have to help us open if you don't want to Aya- kun." Yohji glared at his koi.
"It's ok Omi. I don't have much to do until we leave." The red head fidgeted nervously.
"Don't worry Aya-kun, it'll be fine! You'll have so much fun, just you wait." Omi happily bounced around the shop setting up displays for the day.
Yohji leaned on the counter next to Aya. "How does he do that?" Aya looked at him. "No seriously. How is he so cheerful and energetic in the morning?"
"I don't know, maybe you're just getting old." He prodded the blond in the ribs.
"Oh haha Aya. You're not much younger than I am." Yohji nudged back.
"But I /am/ younger." Aya nudged harder and smirked.
"Hey are you guys gonna help me?" Omi tapped a dainty foot.
Yohji saluted. "Yes Chibi! Right away Chibi!" He winked as he walked over.
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At eleven o'clock Omi went into Ken's room to wake the brunette up. "Ken- kun?" He said gently. No response.
"Ken." A little louder, and he shook his shoulder. Still no response.
"Ken!" Omi shook him harder. Nothing.
He walked to the door and then ran back to the bed. "Oh my god Ken-kun! Get up or you're going to be late and Aya will be mad!"
Ken jerked and sat up quickly. "Huh?" Chocolate eyes looked blearily around the room.
"Hurry up and take a shower Ken-kun! You're going to be late!" Omi stood by the door with Ken's towel in his hand.
"O-ok Omi. I'm going." He stood up and tottered towards the shorter boy. Omi handed him his towel and headed him in the direction of the bathroom.
"And remember Ken-kun, you need to look good today."
Confused chocolate eyes nodded and went into the bathroom.
Omi smiled. That was a good job if he did say so himself. He walked back to the shop and informed Aya that Ken would be ready by noon.
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Ken took his time in the shower trying to remember what he was doing today. Omi had said he was going to be late... but for what? He mentally shrugged and finished up.
~*~
Aya waited anxiously in the shop while Ken got ready. He kept glancing at the clock and then at the door.
Omi giggled and poked Yohji. The tall blond laughed and winked.
Finally Ken came down clean and dressed in his good jeans and a nice shirt. Omi beamed as he watched Aya watching Ken.
Ken looked around the shop- no one was moving and they were all looking at him. "Whaaat?"
Omi grinned, ran up, and thoroughly glomped him. "Happy birthday Ken-kun!!"
Yohji beamed and sauntered over. He noogied the brunette and wished him a happy birthday too.
Then Aya stood in front of him looking very nervous. He cleared his throat and looked away. "Umm-I-was-going-to-take-you-out-for-your-birthday-if- that's-ok-with-you."
Ken beamed. "Really? I'd love that Aya." He blushed a little as his eyes glazed over at the thought of their first real date.
"Oh that reminds me!" Omi clapped his hands and then shooed Aya and Ken into the kitchen. "I have something for you!" He pulled out a huge picnic basket and handed it to Aya. "I made this for you two. Now go and have a good time." Omi handed them jackets and pushed them out the door. He stood in the doorway and waved happily as Aya led a dazed Ken to his car.
~*~
Omi's face looked like it was going to split in two as he walked back into the shop.
"Geeze smile a little harder there Chibi." Yohji winked at him.
"I can't help it! I'm so happy for them. I hope that they have a good time."
"Oh, did you remember...?"
"Yes Yohji, I put your birthday card for Ken-kun in the basket."
"You are the best Chibi." Yohji hugged him and then went to help a customer that had just walked in.
~*~
Ken sat nervously in the car holding Omi's basket in his lap. Aya wouldn't tell him where they were going, but the brunette just knew that it was something exciting.
They sat in a companionable silence until suddenly Aya pulled over. He looked a little sheepishly at Ken and held out something in his hand. "Here, put this on."
Ken took what looked like a handkerchief and looked questioningly at Aya. "It's for your eyes, I wanted this to be a surprise." Aya blushed a little.
Ken smiled. "Ok Aya." He tied the cloth around his eyes and sat back trying not to fidget.
Soon they had pulled into a parking space and Aya told Ken to take off the blindfold.
Hands slightly trembling with anticipation, Ken took it off.
"Oh. My. God!" Ken looked at Aya with adoring eyes.
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bwahahaha ^_^