Bam! Headshot! Naoto grinned as she shot a lilac coloured paintball directly at Yosuke's helmet visor completely covering the left eye that hid behind the visor. Glancing around again she was suddenly shot in the back of the head – well helmet really – spinning round she shot the culprit with a smirk as a red ball hit Souji's hand!

The area's becoming too... crowded. The second she saw an opening she swiftly dashed for the rope ladder that led up to the tree house as discreetly as possible to avoid another shot to the head. Amazingly she had reached the high ground without much attention being drawn towards her. Glancing down she took note of everyone's position. All except one. Minato.

Spinning round she readied her gun before silently sneaking through the tree house. The only place to go was through an old wooden door that surprisingly didn't draw attention to the one that hid inside.

"Argh!" He cried as she shot him a few times, completely catching him of guard! She ducked behind the door as he opened fire upon her with an unbelievably clumsy aim! This... brought attention to the building. Uh oh...

"Peace?" Minato called quietly as he realised what he'd just done. "Ugh... Team up?"

"That would probably be a good idea." The second she came out from behind the door she shot him in the visor before moving towards him. "Peace." She grinned as he gave her a humorously stupid look.

"Is this your idea of peace?" She nodded smugly before taking a seat beside him. The two of them began to completely dominate the others from their raised position but it was only a matter of time before they became seriously outnumbered.

The others were all shooting them from their positions on the ground and it was incredibly difficult to not get shot whilst they were attempting to snipe them. However they didn't notice the certain lack of one person until...

"Put your hands up!" Souji burst into the room making both the blue haired cousins jump in unison before he opened fire upon them! They soon retaliated but it wasn't long until the three of them were completely out of amo. Now they had no choice but to leave the house for more... This'll be fun...

"Peace?" Minato asked him nervously.

"Peace." The silver haired teen nodded before the three of them prepared for the race back to the supply shed that just happens to be on the other side of the clearing. Oh goodie...

"On three?" The others nodded at her suggestion before she quietly began the countdown. "One... Two... Three!" In an instant the three of them launched out of their hiding place at the base of the rope ladder – as there were rules to shooting anyone on said ladder – whilst the others instantly showed no mercy when shooting them!

Naoto had swiftly dived behind a wall before taking every chance she had to hastily move closer to the target building unscathed! Finally she reached it, completely out of breath from jumping from place to place. Once reloaded she was back in the game!

Bam! Headshot again! Now Rise had a bright blue splodge on her forehead whilst the young detective grinned smugly. However it wasn't long before another paintball smacked against the chin of her helmet!

The shooting continued for some time before the clackson for the end rang behind her. That was quick...

"Guess what's next?" She stared curiously at Minato.

"Next? You can't mean more activities surely!" Her disbelieving tone brought a smile to his face.

"Of course not! Its later then you'd think! Anyway its cake time!" His voice was much more excitable then she had expected.

"Cake time?" He nodded stupidly in response. Cake time? Really?

"Of course!" Hmm...

"What kind of cake?" She couldn't help but ask.

"Your favourite!" Favourite? "Chocolate cake is your favourite right?" Why did he keep acting so stupidly childish today?

"Yes. Of course it is." Her calm reply brought a curious expression to his face.

"Good! Now are you having fun?" Naoto nodded eagerly as she returned her equipment.

"Of course I am!"

"Good! Now lets get some cake!"

"Happy birthday Naoto-kun!" Everyone cheered her name as Minato followed Souji over to where they were all sat with a chocolate cake. Souji had the most proud expression Naoto had ever seen on him as she stared in amazement at the birthday cake with her name on it. Sprinkles formed her name atop the most delicious looking cake ever made whilst candles lined the edge in front of the chocolate button ring that completely covered the corner. Souji had obviously made it. She blushed a deep crimson at all the attention as she swiftly blew the candles out before everyone cheered in celebration.

"Thank you." Everyone returned her smile as she thanked them for making this day amazing.

"Hey, Sensei? Can I have some of the cake now?" Stupid bear...

"You'll have to wait till later for the cake Teddie." He pouted at her cousins words before grinning again as a few members of staff brought out plates of party food ranging from chicken nuggets and pizza to carrots and cucumber.

"Yay! Party food!" He grinned as he instantly took the first thing that he could possibly reach. Chie had gone for anything that included meat of any kind in mere seconds whilst everyone else took their time to choose what they wanted.

"You having fun?" Minato questioned her curiously before biting down on an onion ring.

"Of course. I've never really done anything like this before. Especially with so many people." Her response was as calm as possible as she struggled to control her enthusiasm. However she realised how unsuccessful that was when he chuckled slightly at her answer.

"I know. Sorry I keep asking but I like to make sure your not faking it." She smiled at his comment before eating a chicken nugget. "Careful, that's cannibalism!" Naoto chuckled at the joke before answering.

"Then that would make us equal." When he gave her a questioning glance she pointed towards the cucumber that he was about to munch on bringing a smile to his face.

"I suppose it does." The two of them smiled in amusement at each other before they even noticed two faces staring at them.

"Aww, you guys so cute together!" Rise suddenly piped up making the two cousins heads snap towards her.

"C-cute?" The young detective stammered in a mixture of embarrassment and shock whilst she pulled the brim of her cap down to cover her blush.

"Yeah! Your almost like brother and sister instead of cousins! What do you think Chie?" Chie turned at the mention of her name with a confused expression before she remembered what on Earth she was on about. She'd been listening but not fully paying attention so she could hardly remember what the idol had said.

"Hmm? Oh yeah! I totally see it!" This brought an even deeper shade of red to Naoto's face.

"Really?" Her cousin asked far too curious as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder.

"Uh, yeah! You guys get along so well! I'm jealous!"

"Uh... Um perhaps but um... We're really nothing special..." Her mumble was hardly heard by anyone other than Minato who just chuckled at her shyness.

"Aww, and here I thought you loved me!" He joked put that just put her in a place she never really wanted to be in.

"Don't say that! I... um..." The others chuckled at her response.

"Well, do you love him?" She nodded shyly at Rise's question before her face became a colour that rivaled that of Yukiko's jacket when the idol repeated the 'aww' from earlier.

"Please stop..." The young detective pleaded slightly before the others all giggled again.

"Whatever you say birthday girl." Her cousins nonchalant voice earned a glare from beneath the rim of a trademark cap.

"I hate you..."

"Hate is such a strong word."

"Hello Nao-chan." Naoto instantly spun round to see her Grampa stood before her with the estate secretary Yakushiji beside him. She'd been talking to her friends at the picnic table and hadn't noticed anyone approaching.

"Hello Grampa. Hello Yakushiji." She responded calmly. A hint of worry suddenly glinting in her eyes as she noticed the secretive sparkle in his. "What brings you here?" She didn't need the answer because it was obvious.

"To give you your present of course! Yakushiji-san?" On cue the Yakushiji handed her a box wrapped in blue wrapping paper with a neatly tied silver ribbon sealing it closed. Curiosity nagged at her as she blinked at her grandfather for his approval to open it here. The second he nodded she swiftly untied the ribbon and opened the box revealing the contents.

"Grampa... What is this for?" She questioned as she took out a pair of keys and the elder Shirogane took a seat beside her closely followed by Yakushiji.

"I made a promise. Do you not remember?" Her eyes suddenly widened, glittering with excitement and gratitude as she realised what he meant. How did she forget? How could she forget? The day he made that promise had made her excited for this day for at least two years!

"Thank you Grampa!" In an instant she had completely lost her composure as her voice had sounded truly childish.

"Your welcome Nao-chan. Now perhaps you should tell your friends what you have just received." Turning back to her friends she realised that the whole team was waiting in anticipation for her to reveal what she had actually got.

"Yosuke-senpai? Do you remember when I said that my Grampa promised he'd give me a motorbike for my sixteenth birthday? Well it is my sixteenth today." The entire team had returned amazed faces at the fact that she was promised a motorbike before they had even considered having one!

"Well now you don't have to ride pillion with Souji-kun." Yosuke's nonchalant tone seemed to catch Souji's slightly disappointed gaze.

"That's so cool Naoto-kun!" The idol gave her a cheerful smile as she spoke.

"Jus' don't go near the shop late at night on with it. 'Kay?"

"Of course Kanji-kun."

"Oh, that reminds me. Be right back." Right before Souji could leave she noticed how the others all gave him slightly worried glances. Well all except Minato that is. A few moments later he returned with similar package but the wrapping paper had stripes of different shades of blue. Did he...? Wait... Was this everyone's idea? That would at least explain the worried glances...

"Here. Happy birthday Naoto. From all of us." Her face suddenly tinted at the same time a surprised expression crossed her features. As she tentatively took the gift from her boyfriend.

"T-thank you. You really didn't have to..." The shy tone to her voice just brought a smile to his face.

"It's your birthday! You'd do the same for us!" She nodded slightly in agreement.

"I suppose I would..."

"Yeah you would. Now go on, open it." He urged her as she still seemed unsure about this. Looking down at the gift she untied the not of the bow before starring at the contents in disbelief.

"You... How did you...?" Inside the box was an incomplete version of a model that she had seen on the shelf in Souji's room. This particular was an incredibly rare edition and was the second most difficult to put together out of the entire set. However much she enjoyed building these she never expected anyone would buy them as a gift for anyone because of the ridiculous prices ranging from twenty thousand yen to forty thousand yen at the least!

"I've seen your collection of these so we all chipped in to get you the hardest one to get. Don't give me that look I know a few people so they knocked the price down a bit." She gave him the most relieved look she'd ever given anyone.

"Really? I hope you didn't spend too much on me..." Her downgrading tone seemed to only be heard by Minato and Souji who just smiled reassuringly at her.

"Don't worry. Your worth every cent!" She blushed at the silver haired teens comment. "Do you like it?"

"Of course I do!" He seemed relieved to see her smile with such excitement at the prospect of now almost owning all the models and being able to build this one later.

"Thank god!" Yosuke piped up in relief as if he hadn't expected her to be all to pleased with it.

"I told you she'd like it."

"Well happy birthday Naoto."

"Thank you. Your all far too kind."

"You glad you came with me now?" Minato asked curiously as Naoto sat beside him on the train.

"Yes. It has definitely been eventful." She responded before yawning drowsily. A few of the others seemed just as tired as Rise was practically asleep already and Chie wasn't too far behind her. Glancing around she noticed a distinct lack of Teddie who upon closer inspection had completely passed out next to Souji not too far away and that Yosuke and Rise had just yawned in unison without realising it.

"Want to sleep for a bit? I'll wake you when we get there if you want."

"No thank you. I'd prefer to stay awake this time." However like last time as she'd spoke her head had tilted and her eyes had slowly forced themselves closed. Damn it...

"You sure?"

"No." Before the conversation could go any further Naoto's consciousness faded as she began leaning on him again resting her head on his shoulder.

"At least you didn't say yes." He mumbled before he glanced at the others. It was getting pretty late so it wasn't long before some of them fell asleep as well but someone had caught his eye within seconds of looking up. Souji had a mixture of a jealous glare and an amused expression on his face as he had observed to two cousins. "You'd be surprised at how quickly she can get tired sometimes."

"Hmm?" The silver haired teen's expression turned confused as he realised he was talking to him.

"Yeah she did this on the way here, and god knows how many times in the past." That brought a chuckle to teen as he remembered their long history together.

"Is that so?"

"Yes. Hey on a serious note, I'm sorry for intruding into the team like this." He seemed a little surprised at the seemingly out of nowhere apology.

"Oh don't worry about it. After all the team does better with you around and it's not your fault any of this happened. Besides you make her happy." He smiled calmly at the two cousins with an affectionate gaze aimed directly at the slumbering Naoto. "I was just jealous we didn't get too much time together, that's all. If anything then I'm sorry for not thinking about the two of you."

"Don't worry about it." The blue haired teen paused for a minute as if considering something. "I heard you all had a trip to the beach before Naoto joined you. Why don't we all go together?"

"That sounds like a great idea, but will you be able to convince her to go?" His sceptical tone earned an almost proud grin from the young detectives cousin.

"You'd be surprised what I can convince her to do."

"Sounds like a plan then. How do you get her to do things she doesn't want to by the way?"

"Just let her think she'll be letting you down and that it means a lot for you that she does it. Works every time."

"Next stop, Yasoinaba. Our next stop is Yasoinaba." The train announcement came and went within seconds somehow not waking the slumbering teens as it was marginally louder then their conversation. Looks like they'd been talking for longer then expected.

"Best wake them up." With that said Souji left his seat to wake the rest of the team up whilst Minato made sure not to cause discomfort to Naoto as he tried to wake her.

"Naoto? Wake up, we're almost home." She stirred slightly at his gentle words that matched the gentle nudges he gave her. "Come on. You can rest when we get home, okay?" She groaned but didn't wake fully. The day must have really taken its toll on her...

"Rise-san? Come on wake up." Souji seemed to be getting more and more agitated as he was in the same situation as he was.

"Come on Ace. You've still got to see your new motorbike, remember? Don't you want to see it?" His coaxing earned no response at all. This wasn't going to end well, was it? An idea suddenly crossed his mind before he removed her cap and gently tussled her hair. She clung to his arm whilst he did so but still remained deep in slumber. Damn it...

"Won't wake up huh?" Yosuke questioned curiously as he watched them. He'd been listening to his music all this time but had probably noticed Souji waking the others and decided to pay attention to everything else.

"No. Any ideas?"

"Nope. Sorry dude." The blue haired teen sighed in annoyance before shaking her lightly again.

"Wake up Naoto." Her grip only tightened as he raised his voice slightly which seemed to do nothing at all to change her current state.

"Hey Sensei! Wake up!" Teddie bounded over to them before tapping Naoto roughly on the shoulder earning a tired groan in response as her head snuggled deeper into her cousins shoulder. Her hold on him increasing slightly as she did so.

"Forget it Teddie. Looks like I'll just have to carry her home myself. She wouldn't be too happy with us waking her now would she? Its still her birthday after all." His calm voice was met with a slightly jealous gaze from Souji as he approached them. "Have the heart to wake her?"

"Sadly not."

"Mind giving me a hand?"

"Sure."

Authors Note!

No! Naoto did not get to the supply shed without getting hit! I just didn't want to drag this on too much. Explanations to the dungeons will most likely be in the next chapter if not then will appear very soon. I plan to upload more often now that I have my mojo back so yeah! And just so you know Teddie will be next and lets see if anyone can guess what his dungeons gonna be about. I bet NO ONE CAN! :D :D :D lol Anyway! I might do everyones birthday at some point even though I have already missed Kanji's so far. Minato doesn't have one though so I'm just gonna pretend he has one! Lol Don't worry it shouldn't overlap with anything and I doubt I'll be able to even remember to do that but its just an idea. I have other chapter ideas like trips to the beach and stuff so thats what I'll do. Also does anyone know what Souji's dungeon could be? I honestly have no clue as for what to do for him! Everyone else is pretty much sorted and if not I'll mention it but still... Anyway! Please Read & Review as you won't believe how much I just love to hear from you guys! Thanks for the positive reviews so far but it would be helpful to know what exactly I'm doing wrong so I can improve on it. So critisism is welcome! :D :D :D :D :D Thanks! :D

PS.

Naoto's grandfather and Yakushiji went home earlier then the others because of an emergency call so they weren't on the train with the team. :D

Got any questions? I'd love to be able to answer them for you if you want!