Birthdays for Matsuda were spent ignored. It wasn't so much that his parents weren't the celebrating sort, because they were - they were the ones who fed his festival-going addiction, after all - but because Matsuda's birthday was so close to Christmas they would just celebrate it on Christmas day. As the years went on, his birthday slipped to the back of his mind. No longer did he wait eagerly for the months to go by, and then the days, and then the hours, for his birthday. He did get excited about Christmas, but who didn't? Still, as the years went by, he wasn't getting excited about the presents, but of the idea of seeing his family again. His parents lived in Hokkaido, meaning Matsuda only got to see them on Christmas because he didn't really have the money to be going so far just to visit.

Being so used to not celebrating his birthday, he was a bit surprised when Yagami Souchirou came up and asked if he was going to celebrate tonight. Confusedly, Matsuda had asked Souchirou why he would celebrate tonight.

"December fourteenth is your birthday, isn't it?" Souchirou asked, a single eyebrow raised. He was probably confused that Matsuda didn't really celebrate his birthday, since Matsuda was so into festivals and anything that brought people together.

In reply to Souchirou's question, Matsuda had laughed and said he would celebrate on Christmas, since the dates were so close. Souchirou wished him a happy birthday and the two went back to work. Having overheard the conversation, Ukita swiveled over to Matsuda and leaned forward.

"It's your birthday today? Let's go celebrate!" Ukita exclaimed, grinning.

"Aah, I was planning on staying later tonight..." Matsuda began, only to be cut off by Ukita.

"Working on your birthday?! Are you becoming jaded, Matsuda-kun?" Ukita teased, jabbing at his friend.

"I'm not! It's just that I paid my rent yesterday and don't have money-"

"Its on me! Don't worry about it!" Ukita interrupted again. Seeing Matsuda open his mouth again, Ukita mock-pouted at the brunet. "You'd rather work with Ryuuzaki-san than spend time with me. I see how it is..."

Hearing his "name," L looked up, blinking at the duo, only to see a smirking Ukita and a blushing Matsuda.

"If it's your birthday, you should celebrate, Matsuda-san," L said. Sensing he was getting teamed up on, Matsuda shook his head.

"I couldn't let you pay, Ukita-kun..." Matsuda murmured, frowning a bit.

"Don't worry about it!" Ukita exclaimed. "Just pay me back on my birthday, okay?"

"Aah..."

"Should I come with, so you don't miss me?" L asked innocently, having continued watching the two argue. Matsuda blushed more, stuck between exclaiming it wasn't necessary and saying L was welcome to come if he wanted to. Ukita, however, solved the problem.

"Yeah, come on with! The more the merrier, right?" Ukita cheered. Without waiting for a reply, Ukita swiveled back to his spot. "Alright then! Tonight, the three of us will go to a karaoke bar!"

: Time Lapse :

That night, each learned something about the other.

Matsuda, though he had high alcohol tolerance, was a motherly drunk. Even intoxicated, he still made sure that L and Ukita were okay and had enough to eat.

L, it seemed, was alcohol intolerant. He didn't drink much, but the amount he did drink didn't even phase him.

And Ukita? Ukita was a perverted drunk. One who seemed determined to kiss L. Although worried, L couldn't help but feel flattered. It was the first time someone had tried to kiss him.

In the end, L learned a very valuable lesson: Never be in the company of drunk men. Especially when said drunk men are impossible to wake up after passing out.

The chapter isn't associated with the rest of the fic. It's Matsuda's birthday though, so you gotta write something for him! Haha.

I tried. D;