Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I updated this. Anyway, here is a piece that a friend of mine requested. This was supposed to be for Kisuke and Yoruichi's birthdays which are December 31 and January 1, respectively, but I didn't finish it in time. Also, I apologize if they seem too out-of-character. Anyway, hope you all like it!

Title: Happy Birthday

"Happy Birthday!"

Yoruichi jumped and hissed at the sound. She looked up and saw her best friend Kisuke Urahara standing over her. She was in her cat form and she had been in her room sleeping, trying to avoid a certain someone. She didn't want to see him today, not after what happened last night.

Last night- New Year's Eve party and Kisuke's birthday party

Yoruichi took another sip of her drink as she sat down next to Kisuke at the table. "So Kisuke, what do you want for your birthday?"

He drunkenly laughed. "You didn't get me anything yet?" He asked.

"I've been busy!" She yelled as she hit his arm. "Now come on and tell me what you want."

He grabbed a shot in front of him and drunk it. "How about a kiss from you?" He joked.

She looked over at him and grinned. Before he could say anything else, she reached over, grabbed his face, and kissed him. It was just a quick kiss, and she laughed at how embarrassed he was after she broke away. "For such a pervert, you get embarrassed easily." She said as she got up and went to talk to some other people.

She only kissed him as a joke. There was no way she had any real feelings for him and she knew he didn't have any feelings for her. Or at least she thought he didn't.

Later that night Kisuke was standing beside her as the new year rang in.

"3...2...1! Happy New Year!" Everyone yelled as the clock struck midnight. Couples then turned and kissed each other to celebrate.

Yoruichi looked around trying to ignore everyone kissing. Kisuke then turned to her, and she was surprised when he leaned down and kissed her.

She was going to punch him for it, but then he stared down at her and whispered, "I love you, Yoruichi."

She thought it was just a joke, but when she looked into his eyes, she saw a sobering seriousness in them. Like it was something he had to say quickly before they both died at the end of the night.

Now, she couldn't get that image out of her head as he stood over her. "Go away." She stated as she curled back up in the blanket.

Kisuke just laughed as he sat down beside her. "Come on. We've got a big day planned. And Tessai made all your favorites for breakfast."

"No." She hissed. "Leave me alone."

Kisuke leaned over and looked at her. She stared up at him and was glad she was in her cat form because she would have been blushing in her human form. She kept replaying that kiss and those words in her head as she stared into his eyes.

"Are you okay, Yoruichi?" He asked concerned.

She reached up and swatted his face with her claws. He jumped back and touched his cheek. "Ow! Why'd you do that?" He asked.

She became angry and transformed to her human form. She jumped up, threw on her robe, and headed out the door. Why was this driving her crazy? It was four stupid little words said by her drunken best friend at a party. Either the alcohol or the atmosphere could have made him say that. Yet that look he had told her otherwise. He meant those words. What was the old saying? Drunk words are sober thoughts.

She heard him following after her as she passed the kitchen, waving at Tessai as she went through. She then went outside onto the back porch for some air.

Kisuke soon opened the door and asked, "Did I do something to upset you? If I did, I'm sorry. I don't want to ruin your birthday."

She clenched her fist. "You idiot." She said as she turned to face him. "You ruined everything yesterday with that kiss!"

He stared at her in shock. "What?!" He thought back to the night before and opened his fan in front of his face. "That wasn't my fault! I was only joking about wanting you to kiss me."

"Not that kiss! The other one." She said as she looked away from him. "The one where...where...you know."

He tried to remember what happened, but he couldn't. "Where what?" He asked. "What happened?"

She ran over and hit him. "You seriously can't remember when you told me you loved me?!" She screamed.

He froze as the memory came flooding back to him. He had told her that. His drunken self told her last night that he loved her.

He tried to laugh it off, though. "That was just the alcohol talking." He said. "You actually think I'd have romantic feelings towards you? You're my best friend." He replied as he looked away from her.

"I know I am and that's why I think you meant it last night. You were serious." She stated.

He turned and smiled at her. "I promise you that anything I said last night was just the ramblings of a drunk man. So please don't think too much about it." He didn't know what else to say. It was obvious that this was upsetting her, and he wished that he could just take back everything he said last night. But the truth was that he had been in love with her since they were kids, and he'd wanted to tell her for years, especially after they both almost died during the fight with Askin.

"You know your birthday food is getting cold. We better hurry back inside." He said as he turned back to the door.

She reached out and grabbed his arm. "I don't care about the food. Just tell me the truth. All that I want for my birthday is for you to tell me the truth." She stated as she gripped his arm tighter. "Do you love me?"

He kept that small smile on his face. He wanted to lie again and tell her that he only said that because he was drunk, but as he felt her nails digging into his arm, he knew he couldn't lie to her anymore.

"Yes, I love you." He replied as he stared at her reflection in the door. "How could I not?"

Her heart started beating out of control as he said that, and she felt weak as she stood there. Was this how love made you feel? Could she really be in love with her idiot best friend? Was that why she had been so freaked out before? Because she felt the same way?

She snapped back to reality when he started talking again. "But let's just pretend this never happened." He added.

He then stared to walk inside, but Yoruichi quickly appeared in front of him.

"I can't just pretend this didn't happen!" She yelled.

"Why not?" He asked.

She grabbed his face and looked him in the eyes. "Because- because I think that I love you too!"

She then pulled his face down towards hers and kissed him. They stood there for a while just lost in their own world.

They broke apart, though, when they heard a cough. They looked over at the door and saw Tessai standing there. "While I'm glad you two finally expressed your feelings for each other, the food is getting cold and I worked really hard on it." He said while smiling at them.

Yoruichi quickly grabbed Kisuke's hand. "Come on. I'm hungry now." She said as she pulled him inside. He just laughed, and she smiled. She'd definitely never forget this birthday.

Thanks for reading!