I know it's not February. Kiku's birthday is in February. Therefore it is now February.

Disclaimed.

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Day 27: On one of their birthdays

Kiku yawned, stretching like a cat and opening his eyes. The delicious smell of bacon met him, and he chuckled. "Lukas-kun does spoil me." He stood, digging through the drawers for clean clothes.

Making his way downstairs, he quickly located his husband in the kitchen, cooking breakfast. Kiku leaned against his shoulders. "Good morning, Ai."

"Good morning, kjære," Lukas replied. "Bacon okay for breakfast?"

Kiku stared at him. "Bacon is always okay." He smiled, flopping down in his seat at the table. "May I inquire as to the occasion?"

Lukas shot him a Look. "Tell me you're kidding."

"Just making sure you were paying attention."

The Norwegian chuckled, putting the bacon on plates to join the already finished pancakes and carrying them to the table. He kissed Kiku on the cheek, placing one plate in front of him. "Happy birthday, kjære."

The Japanese smiled, leaning against the other's shoulder. "Arigato."

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"Of all the days for a meeting," Lukas complained, scowling.

"It's fine, Lukas-kun," Kiku murmured, clinging to the Norwegian's arm. "I don't mind; besides, humans don't get days off because of their birthdays, so why should I?"

"I suppose," Lukas sighed. "Come on, kjære; we can go get ice cream."

"In February?" Kiku raised an eyebrow. "I worry about you sometimes."

"I asked because you like ice cream."

"Hm. I blame America-san. His bad habits rubbed off on me."

"Of course." Lukas wrapped his arm around the Japanese's waist, leading him outside. "It's your birthday; what do you want to do?"

Kiku frowned, considering. "We could… play video games, or watch a movie, or anime, or…"

The Norwegian laughed. "You're such a fanboy," he teased.

"Otaku, please," Kiku teased back. "Let's go get that ice cream you promised, hm?"

"What happened to video games and movies and anime?"

The Japanese sighed. "It's fine. I don't mind doing something else if you want to-"

Lukas cut him off. "It's your birthday, kjære. We do what you want to."

Kiku considered this. "Well, then, let's play video games."

"I'm going to regret this, aren't I."

"Don't be silly."

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"Dammit," Lukas sighed, putting down the controller. "Dead again. The Watch are tough."

"You're playing on Rogue!" Kiku protested. "How are you losing?"

"Not everyone is a gaming genius, kjære," Lukas replied. "You're just naturally good at this."

"True," Kiku admitted. "And this mission is creepy. I mean, bodies on a conveyor thing that you have to hold on to?"

Lukas nodded. "I thought you had the monopoly on atmospheric horror."

"Thief isn't horror," the Japanese muttered irritably. "Not exactly. I'm not scared of it."

Lukas raised an eyebrow. "You aren't scared of horror, kjære."

"Still, though!" Kiku stood, stretching out like a cat. "We've been playing for a few hours; you want to take a break, give our eyes a rest?"

"What sort of break?"

"Oh, you know, read, talk, perhaps take a nap…" Kiku raised an eyebrow. "I'll be in the bedroom."

Well, it was his birthday…

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I wrote this today, during class, so forgive me for how rushed it is.

Also, Lukas' video game issues are based off what I was doing over the weekend. Dammit Thief, why is your easiest difficulty so hard?

Kiku, your Queen of Hearts persona is spilling over.

Kiku: You haven't done anything with Cardverse, though…

I'm working on it, shut up.

Next up: Doing something ridiculous. I think I'll return to the 2p universe. Sigurd's always cheerful, and if Kuro decides to be in a hyperactive mood…

Hm…

See ya~!

-Bird