Strawberry pocky
24th of December of 2021. 09:05 am
Haruki looks at the blinding screen of her phone before she groans and blocks it, leaving it on the nightstand next to her bed to go back to bury herself in the blankets and laze around for a little bit longer, enjoying their warmth before she has to get out of bed, which since it's her birthday and also casually her day off, it can be way later.
She lets a contented sigh out and snuggles up further into her bed, closing her eyes to try to go back to sleep for a little bit more, before she starts to hear some muffled whispers outside her bedroom that elicit a big and happy smile on her face as well as a quiet giggle.
She turns around to lie on her back, pretending to be asleep as she hears her door opening slowly, and quiet and stealth small footsteps crossing her bedroom until she feels her mattress sinking in different places under somebody else's weight.
Haruki bites the inside of her cheeks to stifle the big smile that threatens to break out and focus on the warm and giddy feeling buzzing inside her chest before she starts to feel small hands crawling over her legs, a light weight settling on her stomach and more small hands on her shoulders and cheeks, poking her as somebody else laughs quietly in the background.
- One-chaaaaaan, wake up! – one of her siblings whines, the rest following close enough as they start to shake her softly.
- One-chan! Wake up!
As much as she wants to laugh, she can't help but keep holding on, trying to keep a straight face.
- Five mins moooore – she says, dragging her words to pretend she's still sleepy and moves a little, hearing her siblings' light squeals as they lose their balance and fall onto the mattress before they try again, shaking her a little bit more effusively this time.
- Noooo, one-chaaaaan, come on. It's your birthday, you can't laze around, we have lots of things to do – one of her younger brothers complain, making somebody else laugh, probably Fuyuka or her mother.
She smiles briefly at how cute they are and opens her arms to pull them all together into a big and tight bear hug, surprising them before they start to giggle and laugh happily, also hugging her tightly as she starts to kiss their heads one by one and winks at her amused mother and sister.
They stay like that for a little bit longer before her siblings finally let her go and get out of her bed, hyped for her to eat the breakfast they all helped to make and then open her gifts.
As she sees her siblings getting out of her bedroom, hearing them running downstairs to set the table, Haruki feels herself being engulfed again in the tight and warm embrace of her mother and sister, each of them leaving a tender kiss on each of her temples.
- Happy birthday, sweetheart. Thank you for taking care of all of us – her mother tells her gratefully, caressing her cheek in a fond gesture, almost making her tear up before she leaves a last kiss on her forehead and heads downstairs to make sure her siblings don't cause any disaster.
- Happy birthday, one-chan – Fuyuka says softly, smiling at her and wiping away the few timid tears that managed to escape from her eyes.
- Thanks – Haruki says bashfully, smiling back at her before she ruffles her sister's hair.
- One-chan! – Fuyuka whines yet giggles along with Haruki – Is Isuke-san coming to celebrate your birthday with us?
Fuyuka asks her timidly and Haruki can't help but shake her head sadly.
- She can't. She has to work.
- Oh, I'm sorry one-chan.
- It's okay Fuyu – Haruki says, pulling Fuyuka in a tight side hug to kiss her temple like her young sister did minutes ago.
As much as she feels sad because her girlfriend can't be there with them celebrating her birthday, she understands that Isuke has a murder to accomplish. She only hopes she's okay and safe after it.
She quickly dismisses any bad thoughts about Isuke being in danger or getting hurt in her mission, trusting that she's one of the best assassins, and goes downstairs to help her siblings before they all end eating together the pancakes the little ones managed to cook without burning.
Haruki can't help but feel grateful for the wishes and also a bit hyped about getting to spend her birthday all together.
After breakfast, she finds herself being obliged to sit on the couch to open her gifts.
- Mom, guys, you shouldn't have wasted money on me.
- Don't be silly sweetheart, you deserve it – her mother says tenderly, handing her the first of her gifts.
Her gifts consist in some money from her mother, a baby pink nail polish from Fuyuka, some books and drawings from her younger siblings and also new clothes from all of them, making her heart burst out of love and cry happy tears, making everybody else cry too before they all melt in a tight family hug in which they all end up laughing.
After that, the day goes by with them gathered around to play some game boards and watch her favorite movies, which she pretends they're either romantic ones or cartoon ones, wanting everybody to enjoy them.
Her birthday starts to come to an end, and she can't help but feel a warm fuzzy feeling inside, happy to have spent it with all her family and had so much fun. Yet she still feels a slight bittersweet feeling inside her...
The bell of their front door rings disturbing their peace and bringing Haruki out of her uneasy thoughts.
- I'm going! – Fuyuka yells, coming out of the kitchen to see who can be outside their home so late.
As she opens the door, she can't help but smile softly, letting the person outside the door enter the house while they make a silence gesture at her. Fuyuka giggles before she goes to the living room.
- One-chan, it's for you! – she says cheerfully and Haruki can only furrow her brows, not expecting anybody.
- But I'm not expecting any… body – she trails off as she steps into the hallway, being greeted with the sight of her girlfriend looking at her with an arched eyebrow, arms crossed over her chest and a slight scowl on her face.
- Ooooh, so you aren't expecting anybody – Isuke says slyly – Should I leave then?
- What?! No! Sorry, Isuke-sama – Haruki quickly apologizes, taking her by the hand to stop her girlfriend from leaving, seeing Isuke smirking at her before she squeezes her hand – I just thought you couldn't come because of work.
Isuke can't help but snort.
- And I couldn't, but it was easier than I thought so I came to wish you a happy birthday.
Haruki can't help but smile beamingly, happy to see Isuke there, seeing that she's indeed okay and safe, an alleviated sigh escaping her lips.
- Thank you – Haruki says almost timidly, intertwining their fingers – Do you want to come in?
Isuke shakes her head.
- I can't, sorry. But here you go, I've got you a little birthday gift.
The pink haired girl lets Haruki's hand go to hand her a couple of boxes of pink pocky, surprising Haruki who looks up at her girlfriend confused.
- I know how much you love your chocolate ones, but Isuke likes strawberries, so I've brought you these ones.
Haruki can't help but laugh, gladly accepting them.
- Thank you, Isuke-sama – she says gratefully, smiling widely at Isuke before she sees her taking a step closer, walking up the small step at the entrance.
Haruki sees Isuke smirking mischievously, her eyes sparkling dangerously before she pulls her by the collar of her shirt, her breath ghosting suddenly over her ear before she licks it and intoxicates her with her sweet perfume filling her nose.
- Don't you dare to think this cheap thing is your gift for real. Tomorrow I'll give you your proper birthday and Christmas gift, so prepare yourself for what I have planned for you – Isuke whispers huskily in her ear, grazing her nails over the skin of her neck, sending shivers down her spine before her lips ghost over her jawline to then kiss her hard, catching Haruki completely off-guard.
Haruki then feels Isuke's tongue invading her mouth, exploring the inside of it while her free hand sneaks down to cup her core, teasing her and eliciting a moan from her that gets lost inside the pink haired girl's mouth before Isuke pulls away, satisfied with her girlfriend's reaction, pulling her bottom lip slightly with her teeth as she does it.
Isuke smirks wider at how stunned Haruki is and winks at her, leaving a gentle caress on her cheek and lips before turning around to leave.
- I'll see you tomorrow – Isuke says mischievous as she closes the door behind her, leaving Haruki standing in the middle of the entrance, staring blankly at the door for several minutes until Fuyuka comes, laughing slightly at the sight of her sister in that state.
- One-chan? – she calls her between giggles, seeing Haruki jumping slightly startled and turn around to look at her with a bewildered expression on her face and also with wide eyes. Then she sees the pocky in her hand – You may want to put them away before the little ones see them.
She says winking at her with a big and amused smile on her face, seeing her older sister nod at her still stunned.
- Are you sure you're okay? – Fuyuka asks her in between giggles, making Haruki slightly blush.
- Y-Yeah – she says awkwardly, going past her to go to her bedroom to hide the boxes of pocky while a light blush still dusts her cheeks, still thinking about what Isuke just did.
When she opens one of the boxes to try a pocky, she discovers how some of them are lacking and laughs, realizing why Isuke tasted like strawberries.
She can't wait for the next day and her "gift".