SPECIAL CHAPTER
A/N: Haaaappy Buttday, Misaki-chan. u. We decided to create a special to celebrate, because…. idk. We felt like it. Okay, so… I hope you enjoy! LEAVE A REVIEW! WE WOULD LOVE A REVIEW, PLEASE! -CaramelaPurin
Hello! I forgot to introduce myself earlier, just call me Nyanko, okay? Even though I wrote the first two A/Ns, I completely forgot! Anyway we always celebrate characters' birthdays, but we didn't know what to do for Misaki's birthday because we both forgot until a few days ago. So, I just got the idea of making a special chapter! This was supposed to take place before chapter three, but it turns out we finished it early. Enjoy, and see you next time! Happy Birthday Misaki! ~Nyanko~ 3
POV: Yata Misaki
I woke up to the sound of chirping birds and sunlight beaming through my window and hitting my eyelids. I groggily sat up and stretched, my eyes slowly opening. Seconds later, when I remembered what day it was, I fully awoke. I automatically ran towards my closet and grabbed a white long-sleeved V-neck with a black stripe on the neckline and a pair of baggy brown-green shorts; my casual outfit. After I took a refreshing, cold shower and changed into my clothes, I ran back into my room and tied my thin red jacket around my waist and grabbed my phone with the red earbuds still plugged in. Finally, I was ready, and it was July 20th: my birthday.
As I ran downstairs into the kitchen, I was showered in confetti and mini-streamers from confetti poppers, as my family yelled, "Happy Birthday!"
The room was crowded with dozens of relatives and my friends. I was immediately engulfed in a crowd of people wishing me a happy birthday. In a corner, I could see a table covered with dishes of my favorite foods and desserts, and even a three layer cake! On another table, I saw a mountain of gifts, most in boxes, wrapped with colorful paper, and topped with ribbon and bows.
For an hour or so, I went around and greeted my relatives and friends. Even my mother's sister, who was a very important and busy business woman, made time to come to my birthday party, so I made sure to say "hi" and thank her for making some time in her schedule to come. Of course, I was just wanted to be as polite as possible because I was the host. I got a little thirsty, so I made my way to the buffet table to get a glass of soda.
Just as I picked up one of the glasses my mom put out and reached my hand so pour a drink, my younger sister tugged at my sleeve.
"What is it, Megumi?" I asked, wondering what she wanted to tell me.
"Onii-san, we're out of juice." Megumi stared up at me with her bright, hazel eyes.
"Ah, is that it? I'll go get some then" When I turned to leave, my sister grabbed my hand.
"You can't go! This is your birthday party, so I'll go." Before she could leave, I caught her and carried her back into the hallway.
I placed my hand on top of her head, slightly annoyed at her ridiculous proposal. "Yeah right, you aren't going anywhere," I said, leading her into the kitchen where my mom was talking with a few relatives and family friends. "Hey, mom, can you make sure she stays in the house while I go buy some more juice? We ran out."
"Sure, but I could always just go for you, it is your birthday after all.", my mother stated, obviously wanting me to stay here and enjoy my party.
I turned, started walking, and said, "I'm going to go get my money, make sure Megumi doesn't go anywhere" My mom just stared after me and sighed.
When I passed the living room, I saw my friends and my younger brother, Minoru, crowding around Mikoto and Izumo, who were playing a seemingly intense game of chess. Minoru was the first to notice me.
"Ah, Nii-san.". When he said that, my friends' attention to the game was paused.
"Hey," Mikoto greeted me vaguely.
"Yata-chan! So glad you could join us! Did you finish greeting everyone yet?" Izumo said, smiling and making a dramatic pose for, who knows why?
Everyone else burst out laughing at Kusanagi's antics.
I laughed and said, "Not really, I just have to go out and get some more juice. We ran out" with that, I ran up that stairs to my room and grabbed my wallet and skateboard. It took me a few minutes to get past everyone because 1)There was a crowd, and 2)People kept asking where I was going, so I had to keep answering them.
"Well, I'll be back soon!" I exclaimed as I ran out the door waving. Once I closed the gate and reached the sidewalk, I hopped on my skateboard and rode all the way to the convenience store.
It was a nice, sunny day, and the air was clear. 'It would have been nice if I could've had my party outside. What a waste… The weather is nice today too….' I shook my head to clear those thoughts out of my mind, after all, I should be grateful that I even have a party.
I entered the cool, air-conditioned, store and made my way to the drink aisle. I chose a few containers of juice that I saw my mom buy from the market a few days ago. I paid for the drinks and headed out. The automatic doors slid open without a noise and I stepped outside.
I wanted to enjoy the fresh air for a bit longer, so I carried my skateboard instead of riding it. I put my hands inside my pockets, with my bag of drinks hanging from one wrist, while I carried my board with my other hand.
I sighed. 'It's pretty hot… Maybe I shouldn't have worn my long sleeved shirt toda-' "Woah!" I almost lost my balance, but a hand grabbed my wrist, and pulled me up.
"Che… Watch where you're goi- Oh… It's you"
I hadn't opened my eyes yet, but I knew that voice sounded really familiar. Even so, I didn't remember who it was. When I opened my eyes, I saw that a young man with blue hair and glasses was staring down at me, slightly annoyed.
The bluenette sighed. "Watch where you're going…."
I jumped back in shock. "H-Hey! It's you! Um…. Sarukiho…?"
It was really obvious that he was getting annoyed with my presence. "It's Sa-ru-hi-ko", he corrected, and if it was even possible, he seemed even more annoyed with me. "Che… Whatever, I'll be leaving now. Make sure you don't run into any more people while you daydream." When he started to walk off, I felt like I had to do something.
"Hey! Saruhiko! Wait!" When I caught up to him, he just looked at me questioningly as my hand gripped his shoulder. "Why don't you come to my house? I'm having a birthday party, and I don't think anybody would mind if we had one more person. And plus, I want to repay you for the last time we saw each other.'
The other boy reached his hand up to run his hands through his hair as he sighed, "You really need to work on that one thing. Oh, what was it? Oh yeah, 'not gripping my shoulder'".
"Wow, sarcasm much?" I murmured, turning my head a bit with a slightly exasperated look. The, I let out a frustrated sigh, and turned to face the other male, "How about it?"
"I'm not a party- person," the blue replied, but then added hesitantly. "But... I'll come, because you're repaying me, and it doesn't really look like you're going to give up if I just say "no". It would be troublesome if you kept bothering me, so I'll go with you."
"Oh, I never got to introduce myself properly, I'm Yata Misaki. So, shall we get going?"
It was sort of awkward walking with him at first, and it seemed as if small talk would make it even more awkward. After a while, it grew so tense, I think even the people around us could feel it. That would explain why they were looking at us and scooting away.
"Soooo…" I started, attempting to start up a conversation, but failing miserably. "You go to my school, right? Seika High?"
"Yeah, I go there." he vaguely replied.
I sighed. 'I guess it's impossible to have a full, non-awkward, conversation with this guy…"
By the time we had gotten to my house, I had several failed attempts to strike up a conversation. It had only taken about five or ten minutes to walk back, but it seemed like hours had passed since we encountered each other on the street.
I opened the door to find that everyone was waiting for me. They were pretty surprised when I brought back what seemed like a complete stranger, since they knew all my friends, but they didn't seem to mind and welcomed him in.
Megumi and Minoru grabbed me by the wrists and dragged me into the living room, where piles of presents were stacked on the floor, that weren't there before I left. The cake was sitting on the coffee table, next to a shining cake knife, a stack of plates, and a cup of forks.
"We were waiting for you!" my younger siblings chorused, "Hurry and cut the cake! Hurry and cut the cake!"
"Aren't I supposed to blow out the candles first?" I chuckled, being pulled by my two devious siblings. My mother simply laughed as she brought in the lighter and camera. Megumi and Minoru were jumping up and down in excitement, as if it were their own birthday party. I noticed that, unlike everyone else, Saruhiko had been quiet this whole time. When I looked at him again, I could have sworn I saw a small smile etched onto his features, even though it quickly disappeared, his indifferent mask overlapping it.
When I blew out the candles, the entire room burst into a series of applause and cheers. Mom took several photos of me blowing out the small flames. Then, I began to cut the three-layered cake into even pieces. My family took several more pictures of me cutting the cake, saying that they wanted to keep the memory. When every person in the room got a slice of the beautifully decorated cake, my friends announced that it was time to open the gifts.
"Oh! Oh! Us first!" My younger siblings yelled happily. No one had any objections, so they brought their present up to me: a card with the words, "Happy Birthday Misaki-oniichan! We love you!" written in messy writing on a red piece of construction paper. It was cheap and in poor quality, but I really appreciated their gift.
"Thank you, Megumi, Minoru, I love it". My younger siblings were delighted and shared a high five in success.
Kusanagi gasped "What? Misaki is showing sincere kindness? What is happening to this world?!" He said teasingly.
I got annoyed with his joke and I had to try and refrain from punching him in the face. "Cut it out moron. I said as I took some of the remaining cake frosting on my plate and threw it at Izumo's face.
"Aw... Yata-chan, I was only teasing, how violent of you to throw cake frosting at me." Kusanagi joked. Everyone was still laughing, even as he came back from washing the frosting off of his face. They finally stopped their uncontrollable laughter when I resumed my gift opening.
My friends all pitched in to get me a new skateboard, and my mom made me another jacket just like the one I was wearing at my waist. My other presents consisted of money, birthday cards, clothes and other items. I made sure to be polite and thank every single person for their gift, if I liked them or not.
My special day ended quickly. After the gift openings and some more mingling and games, we had a dinner of my favorite foods. My mom even made dessert: pudding topped with caramel sauce and berries. I saw everyone home personally. Slowly, the crowd drained out until only Saruhiko was left.
"Thanks for coming today. I really didn't think you would be willing to come. Oh yeah, we have extra cake so feel free to take some home with you, its not like we'll finish it over here anyway." I said.
"It's fine, sweets aren't really my thing, so you can keep the cake. Share it with your friends at school or whatever." Saruhiko objected, trying to refuse my offer.
"Just take it," I said, pushing a bag with a plate with a few slices of cake towards him. "We already have enough leftovers to feed a whole army for a week. Just do me a favor and keep it."
I could hear him mutter something under his breath and reluctantly take the plastic bag from my hands.
"Do you want anything else? We still have a bunch of food and snacks left over, so feel free to take as much as you want." I offered, hoping he would agree.
"No, I'm fine."
He just stared at me for a while, and I had no idea why. Just when it started to get really awkward, Saruhiko spoke up, "I should be going now."
He began to make his way out of the living room and turned the corner to head out the front entrance. My body then began to reach out towards him without my consent, and before I knew it, I was outside, gripping on the other boy's shoulder and turning him around.
"Again with the shoulder," he muttered, releasing himself from my touch.
"I'll walk you home..."
"Stalker much?"
Despite that, I continued to walk beside the other student. The journey was a quiet one as usual, with small talk (started by me obviously) here and there. It wasn't long before I felt something forceful grab onto my wrist, immediately my eyes widened as I was pulled across the street by Saruhiko.
"What are you doing?" I asked, having my question unanswered. We made our way onto the other side of the street, and Saruhiko continued to drag me to who-knows-where.
Soon, we arrived in an alley. "Hey, where are we?" I asked, not understanding why he dragged me here.
"Quiet" Saruhiko whispered. "Just don't make a sound until I tell you that you can." He peered out from the brick wall, and quickly came back. "Tch… They're here…." I heard him mutter. I thought he was some kind of spy, or a ninja, or something because of the way he was acting.
We stayed there for about twenty more minutes until he finally said that "the coast was clear". I didn't have any kind of clue why he was acting this way.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go." Saruhiko said, seeming to be back to normal. I had to run to keep up with him because he was taking much longer strides, as if he couldn't wait to get home.
When we approached a seemingly luxurious condo, the bluenette stopped. "You can go home now, I don't need you to walk me to my place."
I stared at him, gaping. "You mean you live here?! In this amazing building?!" I exclaimed in complete shock.
"Che... Yes, got a problem?", he retorted. I looked away, the idea of Saruhiko living in a place like this, well, it didn't really sink in.
"Well... No, I don't, but don't you think this place is…. A bit... elaborate?" I said, still not believing he could live in such a home.
The building was about 15 stories tall, each floor being one condo home. The front side was made out of slightly tinted glass. I could see terraces and balconies with glass railings. It had a modern design, and I couldn't help thinking about how expensive living there would be. Because of the sunset, the structure looked even more majestic, if that was even possible.
My thoughts were interrupted by a sigh. "How long are you going to stay like that? It's getting pretty dark you know… You should head home before night comes."
"Oh. Um, yeah, I guess I really should get going," I said, finally noticing what time it was. "I'll be going now, bye." I walked off into the distance, my mind on Saruhiko.
POV: Fushimi Saruhiko
Before I put in the password for my door, I checked my mail slot. My fingers brushed against a small package, and I pulled it out. It was a brown envelope, filled with money 'Oh… I guess it's been a month already….'. Every month, my parents send me a ton of money to live on and spend for pleasure. They didn't want to take care of me, so they sent me off to live by myself when I was young, and even bought me this condo to live in.
I typed in the passcode and walked into my home. "I'm home…", I sighed (yet again). About that thing I said before of becoming soulless? Yeah, I'm really not sure how I'm still living….
After I put the cake in the fridge, I took a warm shower. Dinner was the same as usual, a cheap take-out box from the grocery or convenience store- not some restaurant, a convenience store. I don't have the kind of time, energy, or patience to order something and wait there until they finish. Today's dinner would have been curry and seasoned rice with a croquette, if Misaki hadn't invited me over and treated me to dinner. I sighed once again.
Today was a nice change of pace. I was starting to feel grateful that Misaki invited me; it was pretty enjoyable to see him act like that, considering what he says online. 'Oh well. Maybe getting a little closer to him might not be that bad after all.', I thought as a drifted off to sleep.