Was it Fate? *BIRTHDAY SPECIAL*

You were very lucky to have intercepted the mail yesterday.

It just so happened that you were the one to check the mail, and the NEETs had gotten a package from their mom and dad. They all seemed to be preoccupied at the moment, and you were rather curious about their parents.

You weren’t going to open it or anything, but you couldn’t help it that the card had slipped out of the box and opened….

Well… It wouldn’t hurt to peak..

As soon as you picked up the note, the bright bold “Happy Birthday” stood out.

It’s their birthday?? You hastily opened the note and read the date.

Oh thank goodness, it wasn’t until tomorrow.

That meant you still had time. You pulled out your phone to ask Rinko for the day off, and to inform Totoko of your plans to see if she wanted in. Then you hid the package in your room until tomorrow so that the NEETs wouldn’t see it early.

The next day, Totty went to work without you as you had told him the night before that you had the day off. He thought it was strange since it was a weekday, but didn’t mention anything. You also told Ichimatsu, even though he went to work later than you since he and Totty both visited you on their respective breaks.

Now it was just a matter of being able to make the cake in peace without the jobless NEETs bothering you at home. That’s where Totoko came in.

You somehow managed to sneak over to her house with everything you needed for the cake, it was truly a birthday miracle.

“Why the hell do you have so much stuff?! You need all this to make one cake?” Totoko chided you, a bit annoyed at your overzealous efforts for some lousy NEETs.

“Well, I’m actually making seven cakes!” You began to get into the baking zone, Totoko knew you didn’t need her help, so she just sat at the table watching you work.

“Seven?! Why? Even their mom doesn’t go to that much effort, you’re absolutely ridiculous.” She huffed.

“Well, since they have to share a birthday I didn’t want them to have to share a cake too. So I decided to make six individual cakes and one regular sized cake for everyone. Plus, I took the whole day off, I might as well get some practice in too.”

“Tch.” Totoko waved you off, “You don’t need to go to all this trouble for them you know.”

“Don’t worry Totoko, when your birthday comes around I’ll shower you with affections and confections too, hehe.” You chuckled at your own joke. “There’s no need to be so jealous.”

“I am NOT jealous of those six losers!” Totoko shrieked standing up, “Don’t make me whip you like you’re whipping that icing.”

Now you laughed at Totoko’s joke, after all your favorite humor involved sweets.

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Once you had carefully finished and wrapped up all seven cakes came the hardest part, actually throwing the party.

You had waited until Totty and Ichimatsu were sure to be home, and then you and Totoko went back over to the Matsuno house. You sent Totoko in first to distract the NEETs while you waited outside with the cakes. After a few moments you went in to hang up some decorations and set up the cakes on the table along with the present from their parents.

You couldn’t hear any noise coming from the house, and you had finished with plenty of time to spare. You even set out the plates and silverware while you waited anxiously for the boys to rush in and ruin the surprise, but they didn’t.

After a few more minutes of waiting, you thought Totoko would have sent them out by now, you went to check on them.

When you went into the back room, Totoko had tied up and gagged all six of them and they looked petrified.

“Totoko, what the hell!” You looked at her incredulously, “Why did you tie them up? I’m done!”

“Oh, well you said to keep them busy..” She shrugged.

“I meant like, talk to them!” You sighed, beginning to untie them, “You can’t be so mean to them on their birthday.”

At this they all perked up, “It’s our birthday?” Totty asked. All of them were untied by now.

“Oops, I ruined my own surprise!” You facepalm laughing, “Oh well. Happy birthday!”

They all looked at you and Totoko in surprise.

“How did you know?” Choromatsu blushed lightly.

“Someone went through your mail like a creep.” Totoko said nonchalantly.

“N-No I didn’t!! I just intercepted a package.. Sorry.”

“That’s okay!! I go through your mail too!” Jyushimatsu grabbed you in a tight hug.

“J-Jyushibee, don’t go through my things, we’ve talked about this.” You shook your head, he nodded assuring you he would stop.

“Well it’s nice that you knew. We totally forgot, Mom is usually here to remind us to celebrate.” Osomatsu chuckled, wiping his nose.

“You forgot your own birthday??” You couldn’t believe that.

“Why does it matter what day we were born?” Ichimatsu said looking at the wall instead of at you.

“Oh please, enough of all this, let’s get this done!” Totoko interrupted and walked out to the main room.

“Get what done?” Karamatsu asked, looking at you with a curious expression.

You smiled slyly, “I guess you’ll have to come see!~”

The six brothers rushed after you and Totoko to the main room, where the two of you popped some confetti.

“Surprise! Happy Birthday!” Both of you cheered, although Totoko added “You shitty virgin NEETs” at the end.

“Woah..” All of them stared in shock.

Jyushimatsu bounced around the room in excitement, getting tangled in the decorations and putting on his yellow birthday hat you had set out.

“Y-You did all this for us?” Choromatsu asked shyly.

“Not me, she did all of this, I just came along for the ride.” Totoko smiled, “You six are really lucky.”

You blushed, “Oh you helped too Totoko!”

She just shook her head, “She even took off work today to make all of this for you.”

This was when they noticed your six individual cakes, each with their own personalized decorations and colors.

They looked up at you with flushed faces and teary eyes.

“W-Woah, it’s not that big of a deal! I just really like birthdays and baking…” You were a bit embarrassed at all of the attention.

You hadn’t noticed, but Totoko was cutting the main cake.

“We haven’t sang yet! Don’t cut the cake!!” You fussed at her.

“Oh, psh. That’s little kid stuff.” Totoko laughed, “You’re so old fashioned.”

She stopped cutting anyways, “Since I’m the idol here, my present for you all is this birthday song.”

She proceeded to sing the best rendition of happy birthday you had ever heard.

“Now, I’ll be taking my leave. Happy birthday!” She took her piece of cake and went home before you could protest.

The brothers were now openly weeping, which freaked you out a bit, Totoko probably anticipated this. She could’ve warned you!

“Guys, c’mon, it’s a birthday not a funeral! No reason for the tears!!”

They tried to compose themselves, “It’s just.. No one but ~mommy~ has gone so far for us before. You are our sweet birthday ~princess~.” Karamatsu blubbered taking your hand to kiss it, getting it wet in the process.

“It’s your birthday, so you should be the birthday princes. Let’s all have some cake now, maybe that will make you feel better.”

“We feel AMAZING!! Like 100 home runs!! No, NO! 1,000 HOME RUN!!!” Jyushimatsu bounced to his spot, promptly taking his cake and eating a huge bite out of it. His face became deadly serious.

“W-What is it? Is it bad? Do you like it?” You asked raising your hand to your face in worry.

He turned to look at you with his eyes huge and wide, then suddenly he launched from the table straight into your arms. “It’s YUMMY!!! Thank you!” he smiled widely and his lips met yours.

“G-G-G-GAAAH!!!!!” The other five screeched.

You were in shock, both from the sudden (and almost supersonic) movement from Jyushimatsu and from being suddenly kissed.

The kiss was almost as fast as Jyushimatsu though, and was over in an instant. He was immediately back in his seat finishing his cake as if nothing had happened.

The other five composed themselves a lot faster than you expected and sat down putting on their hats and trying their own cakes.

“You put so much work into these! Are they all separate flavors?!” Osomatsu was digging into his cake.

You calmed yourself, your cheeks still a little hot, “Yes they are, the icing is also different on each and they have unique fillings.. I tried to pick out flavors to match the color palettes that I thought you would like.”

Todomatsu looked up at you in awe, “This must have taken all day!~ You’re so sweet.”

You rubbed your head, “Aw, well, it was worth it. I wanted you all to have a nice birthday, and I thought that you would want your own cakes since you share the birthday spotlight with each other.”

“Thank you..” Ichimatsu mumbled.

“Since it’s our birthday, I think we should get a birthday kiss like Jyushimatsu, or it’s not fair.” Osomatsu suddenly spoke up.

Everyone whipped around to look at him.

“You want birthday kisses?” You couldn’t help but laugh, “I’ve never heard of that.”

Osomatsu flushed lightly, “Well… Jyushimatsu got one.”

“Jyushimatsu literally flew into my arms and kissed me.”

“I think you’re being greedy, per usual.” Choromatsu huffed at his brother, “She already went through so much trouble for us today.”

“I mean, I already said I wanted to do this for you, so it’s not any trouble.” You reminded them.

“What did we ever do to deserve such a selfless angel?” Karamatsu was savoring every bite of his cake as if it was the last thing he would ever taste.

“Really though, this cake is amazing.” Todomatsu chimed in again, leaning in to give you a peck on the cheek in thanks.

You smiled brightly, and touched your cheek. Then all of them began to compliment your cooking, the decorations, and just you in general, hoping to get some of your attention.

“This is your birthday, not mine!” You laughed, grabbing the two brothers on either side of you in a warm hug.

“Well.. maybe when it’s your birthday we can do something for you!” Choromatsu smiled, looking over to you.

“Like play baseball in our birthday suits!” Jyushimatsu yelled.

“Now that would be a very interesting birthday.” You laughed loudly, trying to imagine that.