We're close to concluding the fic when Yuki comes to celebrate Ikuto's special day.

Ikuto's Birthday Suprise

5 weeks have passed since the battle and things were looking up for Yuki as she enjoys every second of the day with her ever-growing family and she has a lot to enjoy; having her boyfriend Ikuto around, catching up with family life, having new adopted additons to her family, like the two orphans rescued from Japan as well as the five orphans that were held prisoner at Kuzan's cave and nothing could be more better for her.

But one particular early morning, she was making her way to Ikuto's house because it's a very special day for him; his 20th birthday. She wanted to spend her day with him to celebrate this occasion and be there...but keep it as a surprise for Ikuto. By the time she had reached the house, the sky was filled with an early sunrise before it actually came up and she knocked on the door, waiting for an response and suddenly, the door opens and there's Lei standing there, looking surprised to see her.

"Yuki! What a nice surprise!" Lei said, happily.

"Hi, Lei. I just wanted to surprise Ikuto on his birthday. I know it's still early in the morning, but I couldn't pass up this chance." Yuki answered.

Lei smiled at this and she said, "You know, Ikuto's been talking about you in his sleep. Each time I hear his voice when he's asleep or when he snores, he thinks of you. You ought to check on him."

Yuki was surprised to hear this, but she entered in the house and tiptoed up the steps on the way to Ikuto's room, but she heard Ikuto snore and mumble in his sleep and she poked her head towards the room and to her surprise, she saw Ikuto's backside raising up in the air, then shifts into back in his bed with his foot sticking up in the air and talk and moan in his sleep.

"Oh, Yuki...I want to spend the rest of my life with you..." Ikuto moans, then goes back to snoring.

She then sees Ikuto sucking his thumb a little bit, which she finds both weird and cute at the same time and he keeps snoring and soon enough, he stops sucking his thumb and proceeds to lick himself, imagining that it was Yuki there. Yuki widened her eyes at this and figured that this is a typical wolf thing, but she's not really one to judge.

She got a little closer towards the edge of Ikuto's bed, then whispers in his ear, "Happy birthday, Ikuto."

"Mmm...Yuki..." Ikuto mumbled.

Just then, Yuki got a little closer to Ikuto's face and then kisses him in the nose, hoping that he'll wake up and by the time Ikuto opened his eyes and saw Yuki right in front of him, he went from dreaming to full-fledged awkwardness and shock as he didn't expect Yuki to come by and he fell down from his bed. Ikuto got himself up and stood up with just his black tank top on and said, "Hey, Yuki. What are you doing here?"

"Well...I just wanted to come see you because today's your birthday." Yuki answered.

Ikuto chuckled softly in response and said, "Thanks. You know, I started to think you wouldn't remember."

"How can I forget about my boyfriend's birthday?" Yuki asked.

Ikuto smiled at that and he couldn't stop smiling or look at her smile and she looked at him for a while and Ikuto said, "Good point."

"So...you sucked your thumb and licked yourself thinking about me, I see." Yuki replied.

Soon, Ikuto went from smiling to embarrassed in a quick second as he blushed deeply and covered himself with his robe and said, "You saw that?"

"Uh...yes." Yuki answered.

Ikuto sighed heavily and just felt really stupid and said, "It's a wolf thing, you know. But...I didn't know you had noticed."

"Don't worry...I won't tell anyone." Yuki whispered, winking.

Ikuto nods in response and he said, "Thanks."

He then removed his robe and puts on his underwear and silk pants, but leaves his tank top on and Yuki said, "How does it feel being 20?"

"Um...not sure yet. But I know I'm excited about what's gonna come my way." Ikuto answered.

Yuki comes close to Ikuto and kissed him in the cheek and said, "I can't wait to celebrate your special day with you."

"Me too." Ikuto answered.

Let's just say that when Ikuto sleeps and thinks about Yuki, he tends to sorta...do what normal dogs do when they think of girls. The last chapter is coming up next!