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A couple months later, Kokoro’s birthday arrived, and Misaki was nervous as hell. She, along with Kaoru, Hagumi, and Kanon, were on the train to Tsurumaki Mansion to celebrate Kokoro’s birthday with her. She had a special surprise for the birthday girl, but was nervous that it wouldn’t go well. Right then, she was texting a group chat with herself, Rinko, and Pareo; the other 2 had helped her plan the gift. Soon, the group arrived at the mansion. “Kokoro/Kokoron/Kokoro-Chan, happy birthday!” They all said at the same time. Kokoro hugged all of them at the same time. “Thank you, everyone! You guys are the first show up!” “Aren’t the other girl bands supposed to be here, too?” Kanon asked. “Mhm! But you guys are just in time! The suits and I just finished setting up!” Kokoro smiled, glad to see her friends on her special day.
(Disclaimer: the kokoro/kokoron/kokoro-Chan thing is all the names HHW uses for Kokoro, so for example, Hagumi says, “Kokoron, happy birthday!” I just didn’t wanna type it out 4 times ^^,)
A couple hours later, all of the girls who were invited, which was everybody from the Girls Band Party along with Morfonica and Raise a Suilen, had come to Kokoro’s mansion to celebrate. There was a small stage set up in the party room, and Kokoro stepped on it, tapping on the mic. “Hello! Can everyone hear me okay?” Everyone turned their attention to the birthday blonde and said some variant of ‘Yes!’ “Great! Thank you all so much for coming! Now, should we let the party begin?” Kokoro asked, and the others cheered as a yes. “Yay! Wait a minute...” She scanned the crowd. “Where’s Misaki?” “Right here.” A voice behind Kokoro said. Misaki was sitting in front of a grand piano behind Kokoro, smiling. “There you are! Wait, why are you there?” “Because this is my gift to you. Kokoro...our relationship has grown exponentially in these past couple months and I’m so glad to be your girlfriend. I thought I’d plan a little something for today. I really hope you’ll like it.” She looked at Pareo and Rinko in the crowd, each of them giving her a thumbs-up. Misaki took a deep breath before saying, “Kokoro, Happy Birthday.” Misaki’s hands started gliding over piano keys, playing a certain familiar song a half-key higher. She sang as the song progressed.
“Beautiful Birthday...
“Hieta yume ni tsukisasatta Ah...hikari Mabushī mama boku no subete Ah...dakishimete
“Jigoku datte kamawanai Anata no moto de ikireru nara Sono tabi kanjita no wa Kamisama nante iranai kurai no Kanpekina...
“Sekai wa...anata wo matteta Chīsaku mo ōkiku kagayaku sugata wa Kako sura someagete Mō...soko ni kage wanai Sakebu kansha to Bless your Birthday!
🎵🎵
“Boku nari ni hata ni itai toAno hi sotto chikatta nda ‘Aishiteru’Konosaki mo zutto!
“Atsusa ni...namida ga afurete Ubugoe e hashiru zekkei wo mitakute Dakishime kaeshitakute ...Mō! nidoto hanasanai Komeru itoshisa Bless Your Birthday!”
🎵🎵
A brief silence occurred after Misaki hit the last chord, before applause and cheers filled the room. The sudden noise startled Misaki a bit, but she looked at the crowd and smiled. “Thank you guys so much!” “Misakiiiiiii!” Kokoro hugged her. “That was amazing!! You’re the best girlfriend I could ever ask for!” “You’re welcome, Kokoro.” The couple kissed briefly. “This has been the best birthday ever!”
Later that night, after the party, the last two at the mansion were Misaki and Kokoro. The two were taking a walk in Kokoro’s backyard garden. “I’m glad I could help you celebrate today. You really mean a lot to me.” “I could say the same! I wanna spend the rest of my birthdays with you, Misaki!” “Yeah, about that...” Misaki got a small box out of her pocket and opened it. “Is this...?” “It’s a promise ring. We’re not old enough to actually get engaged yet, but I knew I had to get this out there: After I had that nightmare, I realized how much you meant to me. These past few months with you have been amazing and...I wanna spend the rest of my life with you, Kokoro. I promise that when the timing is right, one of us can propose and we’ll really spend our lives together.”
Kokoro felt a happy tear fall at Misaki’s speech, and she couldn’t be happier. “Of course!!” She hugged Misaki. “It’s a promise!” Misaki hugged back, feeling her heart pound in her chest. The two let go and Misaki slid the ring onto Kokoro’s ring finger. “Thank you, Kokoro. For everything.” They kissed again, confident that their love would last a lifetime.
THE END