~Time Setting: Their Thirteenth Birthday~

(Kouji's P.O.V.)

I had an hour left before I was supposed to meet Kouichi. Today was our thirteenth birthday so we were going to meet up at Kouichi's apartment to celebrate together. Last year I had gotten him baked goods for a gift, but this year I was going to get him something that would last. I wandered around the shopping center closeby Kouichi's place.

"... What would he like?", I muttered to myself as my eyes glanced from store to store.

What would Kouichi like? My twin, my boyfriend. He liked books a lot. How about a book? No. That was something Kouichi had lots of and besides, he enjoyed going to the library anyways. A new coat? No. Clothes were totally off the list of possiblities. Noone wanted clothes for a gift. I sighed again as I continued walking around. So many stores and yet nothing caught my eye. Sure, a few things looked cool, but nothing screamed perfect! I had to get the perfect gift for Kouichi! Nothing else but perfect would do!
I had searched nearly the entire mall by the time the deadline was up. No more time to search. It was time to head over to Kouichi's else I'd be late!

"Tch..."

I still had no gift though! What was I- Wait! There was something! My blue eyes caught something small in a cart that had things for sale. This item was perfect! I ran right over to buy it so I could head over to Kouichi.

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(Kouichi's P.O.V.)

Kouji said he would be here at noon today. Today. Our birthday! We had been born together on this day so it was double as special! I looked at the clock nearby and frowned. Only half an hour left! Kouji would be here so soon! I hadn't yet finished the present though! Mother had asked what I wanted to get Kouji, but I didn't want to use her money. She had worked so many doubles this month so she could get both of us a gift, so how could I ask for money? I had saved up just alittle bit of money over the past two months by helping the old lady next door water her plants, she insisted on paying me 100 yen each time even though I said she didn't have too, so that would have to do! It wasn't enough money to buy what I really wanted to get my twin. What I had really wanted to get him was a double pack of two action figures from this new anime we had been watching together.
Futago Samurai!
It was an anime about twin samurai who traveled feudal Japan fighting evil, saving townsfolk, trying to stop war.
It was an amazing new show and everyday when it came on, we would call eachother and watch it together if we couldn't travel to eachother's house.
Since I didn't have enough to buy the action figures, I bought some material and decided to sew together two dolls of the twin samurai instead!

"I hope Kouji likes them...", I whispered to myself as I hurried to put the finishing touches on them.

Me and my fingers both hoped he'd like them. I had been so excited about making them that I kept pricking myself with the needle on accident. I had a few bandaids on the worst pricks, but hopefully Kouji wouldn't notice.

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(Kouji's P.O.V.)

I hadn't wrapped my gift for my twin, since I hadn't brought any wrapping paper or tape with mee, but I knew he wouldn't mind. I had it in a small bag that I carried in my hand, my arm busy holding the small gift box from father and my mom that I was to give to Kouichi.
I knocked on the door and within seconds my twin opened it, grinning at me.

"Happy birthday, Kouji!", Kouichi shouted with glee, looking so happy.

I smiled at that and walked inside.

"Happy birthday, Kouichi.", I said back with less yelling, but the same amount of happiness.

I heard Kouichi shut the door as I kicked off my shoes. I noticed there were three gifts wrapped on the table.

"Sorry I didn't wrap your gift...", I apologized as I set the two gifts I carried down next to the others.

I noticed two tags said "To Kouji" while the other said "To Kouichi".

"You didn't open yours?", I questioned, wondering why.

"I wanted to open them together!", Kouichi said as he walked over and stood beside me, "I don't mind. But... One of those gifts is wrapped aready. Is it not from you?"

He asked me with his head tilted slightly since he couldn't see the tag saying who it was from.

"It's from father and my mom.", I informed him.

"I hope it wasn't anything expensive...", I heard him mutter, frowning just a little.

"Would it be so bad if it was? It's our birthday.", I insisted, frowning a little now too.

"I..."

"Father has lots of money... So it's not a big deal", I said nonchalantly as I sat down.

"Fine... Just open yours first, okay?", my twin requested, smiling a little now as he forced a brightly wrapped box into my hands.

I looked at the gift and wondered what it could be. The tag said it was from our mother. My twin sat down at the seat to my right as I started to rip off the colored paper. I smiled as I saw it. It was the kendo training dvd set I had been wanting!

"I was saving up for this! How did she know?", I said, looking at my twin who was grinning suspiciously.

"Who knows~", Kouichi teased.

"Heh. I bet you told her."

"Maybe.", he replied, not telling me much at all.

"So what did you get?", I asked as I forced his own box from our mother to him.

Kouichi took the box and hurried to open it. It was a box just like mine only it was a dvd set for Star Trek: The Original Series.

"Oh! I wanted these but... I never told her! Did you?", Kouichi asked, grinning as he looked like he knew.

"I wonder.", I teased him now with the same thing he had said to me about it moments before.

Seems we both had had a secret converstation with mother about what the other might want.

"Here, open this one next.", I said as I pushed the gift from my mom and our father to him.

"Okay.", Kouichi said as he grabbed it and opened it.

He gasped as the paper was gone off the box and he stared wide eyed at it. A cell phone, one exactly like mine.

"I can't accept this!", he gasped out, so shocked to see it.

"Yes you can. Mother said it was fine when he called her. He already added the phone to our bill.", I explained as I watched my brother look at me in shock.

"But...", he stopped talking when he noticed the small note on the top of thebox.

The note read:
"Now you can always call."

He smiled a little at that.

"... I won't go over the limit...", he stated firmly, smiling more now, "It looks just like yours."

"That okay?"

"Yeah. I wouldn't want a different one.", he said with a growing smile as he picked up the last gift for me and handed it to me.

"Here! This one's from me!", he said happily.

I hurried to open the wrapping paper that felt like it held something soft inside. I soon saw what it was and stared at it. It was so cool! They had such detail to them!

"This is great! Where did you get them?!", I asked, wondering where my twin had found such awesome looking plushies.

"I... Ah... Made them.", he replied, scratching his cheek with a shy grin on his face.

"You did? I didn't know you could make such cool things like this.", I said with such a surprised tone, "Ah. It matches what I got you."

I said as I went and pushed the bag with my gift in it to him. He hurried and pulled it out instantly.

"This is so cool! Thank you!", he said in delight as he held up the two small phone straps that had each had one of the samurai at the end.

Now we both had a set. Kouichi grinned as he handed me a strap with my favorite samurai.

"Here! You can have this one on your phone!"

"Alright and you can keep this doll here with you.", I said, giving him the samurai doll that was my favorite.

Now we both had sets to share together. The samurai doll I kept reminded me of Kouichi. My twin had told me before that the samurai doll I had handed to him reminded him of me. It made sense to share them this way. I was glad he liked my gift and was happy with his gift to me too.

"Want some cake?", Kouichi asked suddenly as he ran over to the counter and grabbed a small cake with white icing on it.

"Sure.", I replied quickly, thinking that sounded good.

Once he set it down I saw the words "Happy Birthday" spelled out in blue icing letters. There were also two pink candles on top. One for each of us.

"Mother made it last night. Want to blow out the candles with me?", my twin asked with a smile as he lit them with a lighter that must have been sitting on the counter as well.

"Yeah. Ready?", I asked with a smile, never having done this before with my twin.

"Don't forget to make a wish!", he reminded as he moved close to the candle nearest him.

I moved closer to my candle as well. We both took a deep breath and blew the candles out at the same time. Kouichi grinned, pulling the candles out so no wax got on the cake.

"So what did you wish for?", I questioned, curious about it.

"Mmm... This."

Kouichi moved closer and suddenly kissed me, causing us both to blush. It was a brief moment however, but enjoyable nonetheless. To be honest, I hadn't expected that so it was surprising.

"Um... What did you wish for?", he asked as well when the kiss was over.

I leaned forward and kissed him this time, holding it for a brief moment too.

"... That.", I answered after leaning back.

We both were smiling, and now blushing lightly, having a great birthday so far. I had never had such a great birthday.

"Happy birthday, Kouji.", my twin said again, wearing a cute grin that made me smile back at him.

"Happy birthday, Kouichi."