When he caught sight of the calendar hanging on the wall of the apartment that the five of them shared—he, Kuro, Lika, Chiaki, and the old hag—he felt a tingle of icy dread travel down his spine.
Crap.
He sneaked out through his window, shimmied down the peach tree, and rushed his feet towards the nearest convenient store/florist/cake shop that he could find. Finally, after cursing himself all the while, he returned (through his bedroom window) with a handful of lilies and the largest, cheapest cake they had at the bakery. But then he realized—he forgot candles.
Double crap.
It was still early. Everybody else was still asleep—he could hear their slow breathing patterns from each of their rooms. He rummaged through the kitchen as quietly as possible, but came up with nothing. Oh, well... He'd have to make do with what he had. Just as he had almost finished the preparations, Lika's door opened with a subtle creak that his feline ears immediately noticed.
"Shiro, what the hell are you doing?" Lika grumbled, rubbing the sleep away from her eyes.
Shiro shoved the lilies in her arms and stepped away so she could see the cake on the table. He muttered back uneasily, "H-Happy birthday, Lika."
There was a brief moment of frigid silence until Lika scowled at him, tossing the lilies aside without pity.
Shiro stared at the ceiling, scratching the back of his head. "I-I know it's kinda late—"
"Kinda?" Lika growled.
"Well, at least I remembered... eventually."
"Quite the optimist this morning, aren't you?"
"Look, I know that you hate me now more than before, but—"
"Shut up. Get me some milk."
Another pause. "...So, does this mean you're not gonna bitch at me 'cause I forgot your birthday last month?"
"That depends on how fast you get me some damn milk."
Shiro grinned. He was getting better at this boyfriend thing that humans were so crazy about.
(A/N): Oh God, I did NOT do justice to this absolutely wonderful pairing. Urgh. Reading this makes me cringe. Oh, by the by, the song was "Happy Birthday" by The Click Five.