"Finally done."

Kuroko huffed as he wiped the thin sheet of sweat forming on his forehead. He finished baking the cake all by himself and he's sure that it actually tastes good. Murasakibara was long gone since there was trouble at his shop. The blue head insisted that he'll be okay on his own and so the giant left rather reluctantly.

Kuroko admired his work. It was just a simple cake with an ample amount of frosting as covering for the cake. The bright red, strawberry flavored sauce used as lettering made a great and nice contrast to the creamy shade the white frosting presented. Whole pieces of strawberries aligned at the rim of the cake, adding more flare to the simple design. The purple head originally planned to make an extravagant cake but Kuroko decided against it and said that he'll be the one to solely make the cake from scratch and that the purple head would just have to supervise him, although the first attempt did not go too well for Kuroko mistakes salt for sugar.

Kuroko smiled as he grabbed the plate and put it in the fridge so that the frosting won't melt, considering that Kuroko still has roughly 5 more hours to wait for his lover to get home, it's just 3 in the afternoon anyways.

Huh.

That's weird.

It's already 9 in the evening and yet a certain red head isn't home yet. Kuroko decided to do all things possible to be able to make it through the day without it being boring. The blue head stared at the clock and sighed. He got up from the couch and grabbed another book from the bookshelf in the living room and proceeded to read once again.

11:30 PM.

Kuroko squinted his eyes to the clock and glared at it. Its taunting seconds hand moving constantly, the minute hand not so far behind. His lover is not home yet, and no call or text arrived his way. The blue head begins to worry for the other. The blue head grabbed his phone and stared at it, he's contemplating whether to give the red head a call, but if he is still at work then it would only bother the momentum the other set for himself whenever he's at work. Kuroko sighed as he gave up on books and just laid down on the sofa. He's tired but he refused to go to sleep. He's going to see Akashi and he's going to be the first one to greet him.

11:50 PM

Akashi sighed in relief. He made it home before midnight. It is rather an achievement for him, considering that he just finished a week's worth of work just to get two days off starting tomorrow. He really wants to spend an important milestone in his life in peace and would not have to worry about work things and other stuff besides him, his lover and the both of them together.

The red head swung the door of their shared house and got inside. Bright light greeted him but he could not see the very form of life that he's looking for. The red head took cautious steps towards the sofa and his face softened. There sleeping with a peaceful expression on his face is his lover. Akashi chuckled as he leaned down and pressed his lips lightly onto the other's head.

Kuroko stirred in his sleep as he felt a new warm presence just above him. He slowly opened his eyes to adjust to the bright light of the room, but the light from above was blocked with the person who was dangerously close to his face.

"You shouldn't have waited for me."

Akashi whispered as he pressed another kiss, this time on Kuroko's forehead. The blue head hummed as he pushed himself up. He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and turned to look at his lover with a warm smile,

"But I want to greet Akashi-kun a 'welcome home'"

The red head chuckled as he made his way towards his lover and sat beside him and gave him a hug to which the other returned twice tighter.

"So where is it?"

Akashi mused and Kuroko giggled,

"Welcome home, Akashi-kun."

They stared into each other's eyes in the briefest moment before connecting their lips together in a soft sweet kiss. Akashi opted to kiss deeper if it weren't for the deafening sound the alarm gave off, making the two of them pull away abruptly. Akashi groaned as Kuroko chuckled. The blue head grabbed his phone that was causing the alarm to turn it off. He then faced the red head with the biggest of smiles as he stood up and dashed towards their kitchen.

"Stay there!"

The blue head instructed and Akashi could only blink his eyes at him. Kuroko came back with his homemade cake in hand. Upon seeing his lover coming back with the cake, Akashi could not help but smile. Kuroko once again sat besides his lover and puts the cake on the coffee table, making the red head see the message written on top using the strawberry sauce.

"Happy birthday, Akashi-kun"

Kuroko said softly as he leaned in and kiss Akashi's cheek. The red head did not react for a while and just stared at the cake with a smile.

"Do you want to eat it now?"

"Can I eat Tetsuya first?"

Akashi blurted out with a wicked grin. Kuroko was taken aback as he stuttered his next sentence,

"W-what are you t-talking about?"

Akashi crept towards him and places his hand at Kuroko's back and the other hand under the blue head's legs.

"The cake looks delicious, but the one who made it look seven more delicious."

Akashi then hauled Kuroko to his arms as he strides towards their shared bedroom, not giving the blue head anymore options,

"W-wait! The cake-!"

"Let's just eat it tomorrow~~"

"Akashi-kun!"