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♥ Who: Shinji, Kaito, and Kyoko
♥ Where: starting at their house, then heading outta town into p r i m e picnic territory
♥ When: Dianir 6
♥ What: an birfday
♥ Rating: PG max, I'm sure

Kaito and Kyoko had planned. They'd plotted. They'd formed a pact! They'd perfected recipes and toiled away preparing feasts and gifts in secret, and now the promised hour of the promised day had arrived.

It was time to put this kidnapping into motion.

Even as she put the last carrot flowers into place, Kyoko was on high alert for the sounds of a certain birthday boy approaching--like those footsteps falling softly out in the hall. Glancing urgently over at her partner in crime, she hissed, "Kaito! The target! Intercept!!"

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If they had waited for Shinji to think he deserved nice, normal things like birthday parties and presents, Kyoko and Kaito would have grown old. Who knew how long the three of them had together, dreams of making a new life in a calmer world aside? Shinji was just going to have to start getting some healthy doses of exposure therapy to getting spoiled. Birthdays were as good a place to start as any, right?

And for now, that timid acquiescence was just fine. Beaming warmly at him, Kyoko decided to go in for the kill. "Mm! Happy birthday, Shinji."

Ah, all three of them were bad at this huh. Kai had watched Kyoko grapple with those feelings, and they had hung over him at his own birthday too. That this was too much, they could have spent their time doing anything else... But if they didn't do it, who was gonna?

So Kai watched him fondly, giving those fingers a light squeeze. It was a lot, even with just this. He got it.

"Happy birthday, Shinji" he echoed softer. "This is the bulk of the surprise, promise."

Just a gentle annihilation, after all.

The gentlest annihilation. Thank you for the consideration while trying to acclimate him to the concept of accepting the nice things that come his way. He is dead, but in a good way.

"Thank you," he knows he just said it, but it bears repeating, a little warmer this time to match the color in his cheeks and the smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. They truly are too good to him, and for as overwhelming as that can be, he's going to greedily hold on to as much of it as he can manage. He's not sure, however, how much more of the spotlight he can take on himself right now, so maybe he can do something to direct that immediate attention away for a bit.

"What... kinds of things did you two make?" Those bento boxes and their contents surely deserved some recognition! The fruits of Kai and Kyoko's labor! What do we have to feast upon on today?

There it was, that shy little smile of his. He'd finally let it out for them to see. Kyoko's grew that much bigger for it as she reached for their bento feast.

"Ohh, are you ready to eat?" Unwrapping the boxes and laying them out, Kyoko revealed a truly absurd spread for just three people; croquettes, tamagoyaki, wiener octopuses and apple bunnies had been the items Kaito and Kyoko originally settled on, and indeed, those were all well represented. But it had spiraled well out of control from there--onigiri were a must, right? And if they were really gonna be festive, why not throw in some karaage? And maybe a few fried shrimp while you're at it? And then, you also really ought to include lots of vegetables to balance all that decadence out, right? And that wasn't even getting into garnishes!

Please enjoy this demonstration of what happens when nobody reins in Kyoko and Kaito, Shinji. Sitting back on her heels, Kyoko had the sense to look a little bashful. "... The leftovers should be fine tomorrow, too."

Don't forget the saucy yakitori over there, or those tiny egg sandwiches. Because there had definitely needed to be more, right? ...Well. When it was all laid out like that, it definitely seemed like a whole lot.

Kai chuckled a little. "Maybe dinner tonight too, if we're here that long. But we've got plenty of water and I made some orange juice too." He gestured to the bottles over there, indicating the one (1) thing he was going to take any credit for here.

Setting aside this being figuratively too much, isn't this, ah, a little overboard? Seeing everything laid out really does drive home how much stuff there is here - and they managed to do all of this behind his back? That's way too powerful of them.

"You two really went all-out." There's a hint of marvel in his voice alongside that bit of disbelief, and he leans in a little closer to get a better look at this impressive spread. And even drinks to keep them hydrated on a warm, sunny day? Goodness. "Were you really planning on staying out here all day...?"

Who could possibly forget yakitori or sandwiches? Both were obviously crucial to a picnic feast, just like every other item on the menu today. Everything was absolutely essential.

There was a sheepish little giggle from Kyoko. "Like I said... we got kinda excited. But we had to be prepared, you know? It's your party, so it can end whenever you get tired of it, but there's no reason we can't stay out here until after dark, right?"

Everything was needed.

"Not that I can think of," Kai said with a little shrug. They had a bit of shade, more than plenty of food and drink, and extra blankets for when things started to get chilly. Like Kyoko had said, they had to be prepared.

"We can wait and see the stars come out, or go home whenever you want." Kai grinned. "We get to spend time with you either way, it doesn't matter where we're at."

Who knew a picnic lunch/dinner had so many necessary components? Astounding.

There's a moment where Shinji is sure that he wants to let them know they don't have to stay out late if they get bored, but Kai mentioning the stars stops him. That... had really been a highlight of last year's excursion, wouldn't it be nice to try and get a repeat of it? With Kyoko here this time?

"It... would be nice to see what it's like out here at night."

There--he was starting to properly come around, now! Kyoko beamed at Kaito--good job!!--and then even brighter at Shinji. "Right? I bet it's really pretty~" Definitely no need to rush home! Embrace this all-day birthday party!

"I've never been out this far at night. I'd really like to see it, at least once!"

Good. Yes. Metaphorical doggo tails were now properly going nuts as Kai beamed that much brighter. It was Shinji's party, but he was still going to get excited for engaging in a favorite activity with favorite people. Very Good.

"Then we can shoot for that. It'll be real nice."

Oh, look at how happy the both of them are now that he's relented to a potential full day of relaxing out here. However conflicted he may still feel about being the center of the festivities, those smiles around him make him feel like he's made a good call.

"Okay," okay! A good plan, and Shinji gives them a small smile in return, sincerely excited about this prospect. "Let's... eat some of this food first, though."

Might as well get a taste of that food that they worked so hard on! Maybe let's get a look at that karaage first? That's definitely new here.

If they looked happy, it might just possibly be because they were! in fact! quite happy! Excellent job not totally rejecting their attempts to give you a good time, Shinji, you are rewarded with smiles.

Smiles, and at least one eager set of eyes on him as he made a tentative move to start the feast. Kyoko went ahead and took a croquette for herself, but she didn't eat it right away, awaiting the birthday boy's first bite.

Just imagine. All three of them? Happy with this arrangement? Absolutely wild.

If they were all helping themselves to something fried, Kai went ahead and helped himself to one of those tasty looking shrimps. "She went all out," Kai said with a pleased note as he hefted that shrimp up, "you're in for a real good time."

He can already see that an astounding amount of effort was made here! It would be a real shame to let any of it go to waste, even without all of the votes of confidence flying around.

"It all looks really delicious." Might as well prove that assumption right sooner rather than later. With a soft, "Thank you for the food," he takes a bite of that tasty, tasty looking chicken. It only takes a moment of actually tasting it before his eyes light up, "Mmmh!" It's good! Really good!!

"You went all out," Kyoko chided, sending Kaito a small Look. He'd made a lot of things! And worked very hard! And done a good job!! "And this was all your idea from the start anyway." She had merely added embellishments!

But oh look, fried chicken success was happening over there in Shinji's mouth, reflected on his face. Kyoko wouldn't comment on it, but she was certainly glowing with an extra bit of pride as she took a bite of her croquette. "M-mmh~!" Look Kai, proof of how good a job you did!

He wasn't going to look at that Look because it was still just way easier to hoist all the credit on other parties. Please give all the praise and adoration to the people that frankly did way more! Sure maybe in the long run that would make it seem like he did nothing in this trio but whatever, he didn't think that was a problem.

How dare you call him out like this. So he was just going to shove this shrimp in his mouth and ignore how pink his cheeks had flared up. As anticipated, the shrimp was a Delight. "Mhmm."

Clearly Kyoko didn't pull off this whole thing by herself - Shinji wasn't about to believe as much for a moment. Not that he'd put it past her do throw herself into making an impressive spread like this, but even if she had done the bulk of the work and organizing, was she just going to leave Kai out of the preparations? Doubtful.

The color lighting up Kai's cheeks were enough of a giveaway to the truth of Kyoko's rebuttal, regardless. The two of them! Had done so much! It's enough to tug a small smile out of him, aimed right at Kai alongside a gentle nudge with his elbow. A silent 'good job' gesture for one hardworking boy.

He swallows that bite, a definite sense of warmth overtaking him as he really, truly takes in the scene surrounding him. These two... are far too good to him. Making this feast, dragging him out here, assuring him that they don't mind a quiet day out for his sake... "Thank you," he says, gratitude overflowing from his thoughts. "This - all of this - is incredible."

Look away all you want, you would never win this battle, Kaito. Kyoko was willing to call you out every day for the rest of your life. Contributions from good boys would be recognized.

Even if that contribution was the simple act of being in their lives. Watching Shinji, that other extremely good boy, Kyoko had to smile some of that warmth right back at him. "We're the ones who wanted to say 'thank you,' though. That's what birthday parties are for, right?"

Kai puffed a little at that nudge, but all it resulted in was another smile turned Shinji's way. Yeah, okay. Fine. Maybe he did a little more than he said for this very good boy beside him.

"That's what I've been led to believe," Kai agreed. "A day for thank you for all the days we've got to have with you."

They never had to put this much effort into it, though! It's enough for Shinji to just let him stay happily by their sides, but he knows that arguing that would be a losing battle, today especially.

It fills his heart with an overwhelmingly warm, fluttery feeling, the very notion that those days would be worth all of this. That him having a nice birthday would be worth it. It really does toe the line of too much to handle, but those warm assurances keep him firmly on the side of simply wanting to appreciate it, hold these efforts close to his heart. They're so good to him... gosh. Gosh!

That nudge from earlier to Kai's arm is upgraded to a very gentle, brief lean from Shinji. "I'm definitely going to come out of today spoiled." Spoiled by good food and good people - let's straighten up and take another serious look at the offerings. "Ah... are these apple rabbits?"

Jeez Shinji, already talking about being spoiled after eating one (1) piece of fried chicken. What's gonna happen when you open your presents? Will you simply expire when you see the cake?

But they can worry about all that when the time comes. Now is the time to beam proudly again. "Yes!! Kaito did a really good job on them, right? They really jump out at you!"

Don't worry Shinji. If it was feeling too much, surely all you had to do was look at your boyfriend who was already flustering again. All of his secrets! Were being revealed! So suddenly! It just kept happening.

"Wanfedemfobecute," was something vaguely resembling words as Kai shoved more shrimp in his mouth.

Yes, he is going to perish. He will die, and my mistake was doing any threads that take place after today because he will be Dead. Oops.

But until then, he can at least admire the cute little fruits and the work put into making them exceptionally charming. One of those bunnies is plucked right out of its compartment so that Shinji can get a closer look at it.

"You did, they're really cute." Who knew Kai was hiding a talent like this? It's not a total surprise, but it's still very much worth admiring.

RIP in pepperonis Shinji, at least you won't have to suffer now.

And Kaito might as well die with him. How fitting, lovers dying together. "Right, right~" Kyoko was nodding a lot, absolutely glowing with obnoxious pride. "You should have seen his intent face when he was making them! The cuteness would definitely knock you out!"

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