"Hey, the Chosen's birthday is in a few days."
"I know! I'm so excited. What are you going to give him as a present?"
"Oh, I don't know...maybe..."
The girls burst into giggles. "I could die of happiness if he spent the night with me."
"Me too."
As if he'd spend the night with you, Shihna thought as she walked by them. But it's Zelos, so...
She rang the doorbell hesitantly. The door was opened a few moments later by a happy and energetic Zelos. "Shihna!"
"Hey," she mumbled shyly. His giddyness made her nervous. I wonder why he's so happy...
"I've been waiting all day for you!" he exclaimed, pulling her inside.
"Is getting a letter from the king that exciting?" she asked, pulling it out of her pocket.
"No, it's exciting to see you," he said, kissing her hand after taking the letter.
"Well, I can't say the same about you," she grumbled, pulling her hand away in disgust.
"Aww, but hunny, I know you secretly love to see me."
"Stop calling me that. And I don't like seeing you every other day at all. If you want to find someone who likes being with you, go find your fanclub. I'm sure they'll be ecstatic at the thought of keeping you company."
"Mm? You seem unusually cranky. Did you overhear something as you were walking here?"
"Just something about spending the night with you," she growled, trying to make it sound like it was no big deal, but she failed to do so.
"I didn't think you'd be jealous about a comment like that," he answered, hiding an amused smile.
"I'm not jealous," she protested.
"Oh, really? You sure look jealous."
"Well, I'm not! Now, I'm going to g-"
"Mmm, not yet," he purred, pulling her into his arms. "You don't need to worry, hunny. You're the only one that I want as company at night."
"Sh-shut up! I don't want to spend the night with you! Ever!"
"Heh, your face is red," he teased her, poking her cheek playfully. "Don't worry. I won't do anything you don't want..."
"I don't even want to be in bed with you! Now let me go!"
"Okay, okay," he sighed, releasing her. "Hey, uh...what are you doing on my birthday?" He shuffled his feet nervously.
What's with his sudden change in attitude? Shihna wondered. "I don't know. I'll be doing the usual things I guess."
"Oh," he said. She couldn't tell if he was disappointed or not. "Well, if you're not too busy, stop by, okay? It wouldn't feel right to have my birthday without you."
"Don't you remember what happened the last time I came to one of your birthday parties?"
"Come after, then. I'll make sure it ends early. I don't even like most of the people that are coming anyway."
"Being the Chosen One must be painful for you," Shihna said, softening a little. It always has been...
"Ex-Chosen now, but it still sucks..."
"I'll show up when the party's over...and I'll bring a present too."
"Thanks," he mumbled. He leaned forward and kissed her forehead. This time, Shihna didn't pull away.
"I-I better go," she stuttered. She backed away and opened the door. "I'll see you in a few days."
"See ya," he answered, closing the door behind her. He sighed and leaned against the door. "If only I could spend my birthday with just you..."
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"What should I get Zelos for his birthday?" Shihna wondered. How was she going to get him something that he didn't already have? He was the person that supposedly had everything. "I shouldn't have said that I'd give him a present."
She poured tea for herself. What would Zelos want?...
"You're the only one that I want as company at night."
She almost spilled tea all over the table. "Th-that idiot! There's no way I'd give him myself as a present."
It was at that moment that a brilliant idea came into her mind.
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"Phew, they're finally gone," Zelos sighed, flopping down on his couch.
"Would you like a glass of water, Master Zelos?" Sebastian asked.
"No thanks. I'm just going to stay here and sleep for a couple million years."
"Very well, sir." Sebastian turned to leave. At that moment, the doorbell rang.
"That must be Shihna!" Zelos exclaimed, jumping up and running to answer the door. Sebastian chuckled.
"Shihna, hunny," he purred, pulling her into the house like he did a few days before. "I'm so glad you're here."
"I can tell," she grumbled, following him into the living room. She noticed the presents that were piled on the coffee table and the floor. "Maybe I shouldn't have gotten you a present..."
"Don't be silly! Your present is worth more than all of theirs put together," he protested.
"You haven't even seen what it is yet!"
"It doesn't matter. I know you put more thought into it than anyone else did."
"I just made it last minute. It's really no big deal," she mumbled.
"But you worked hard on it, didn't you?" He pulled the present out of the bag. For a moment, he just stared at it blankly. "This..."
"I thought about what you said the other day," Shihna explained, her face reddening.
"Heh heh, you know this isn't as good as the real thing, right?"
"Well, that's all you're getting."
"Better than nothing, I guess." He smiled at the plushie she had made for him. "It's amazing how you made this in such a short time period."
"Yeah...Orochi's going to yell at me when he realizes how much work I've actually done."
"Heh. You even have all the details...except for the size of your che-"
"I'll hit you!" Shihna growled after slapping him in the face.
"Ow! Don't say that after you hit me!"
"Eugh, I shouldn't have gotten you anything."
"Aw, don't say that." He hugged her tightly. "Thank you, Shihna," he whispered.
"Y-you're welcome," she mumbled. She wasn't sure if she should hug him or not.
"I love you."
"I lo-" She stopped herself. I can't believe I almost said that...
"Hmm? What were you going to say?"
"Nothing!" she exclaimed. "I wasn't going to say anything!" She was glad that he couldn't see how red her face was.
"Mm...okay."
"H-how long are you going to hug me anyway?!" Shihna demanded, trying to push him away.
"Forever," he purred.
"I-idiot!"
SakuMeiMei Says: OwO Birthday chappy! It was my Zelos' birthday last week. Heh heh. I also wanted to write something where it's Zelos' birthday because I already have a few for Shihna.
I should've updated this last week, but I didn't have the time. DX;; But it's done so it's all good. :3
Zelos is a little different than usual, I guess. XD;; I wanted to put a little bit of Scaffy's personality into it this time. I'm not sure if I did a good job of that though. XD;;
This is dedicated to Scaff, my wonderful Zelos. XD Happy belated birthday, sexy. I loooove yooou. :3