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Your plan was to put up a birthday party at the Titan cafe, with a lend of hand from Kazuma and Yamato. Kagami didn’t do much besides reading his book 24/7 on the couch. Yamato’s younger brother Minato insisted on helping them with the decorations. The presents, the food and the cake were all set. Minato helped Kazuma to bake a birthday cake since Yamato cannot be trusted.
Although Eiji didn’t want to do anything special for his birthday, which is today besides spending time with you and his friends, you just planned ahead by setting up a birthday party in secret. Kazuma surprisingly agreed to help you with it, so did the others too. Good thing Eiji is out for a while doing a job.
“Alright, all done.” You finished putting the candles on the birthday cake, you went to check on Kazuma and Minato to see if they were finished prepping the food. Yamato seemed to be getting scowled by Kazuma for not following simple instructions. Minato tried to calm Kazuma down. You watched in silence, covering your mouth as you walked off with a little laughter.
You headed out for a bit to get some fresh air and to grab a few things from the convenience store. As you were drinking a bottle of soda in front of the store, a police officer walked up to you, “Oh hey (Y/n)!” you hid your annoyance away when Kouga appeared. “Hello Kouga, surprised to see you here.” you greeted with no happy expression.
“Say, where is your boyfriend Eiji at?” Kouga asked with a bitter smirk.
You answered simply, finishing off your bottle of soda, “He’s out doing a job.”
“Really? I’m surprised he’s not here with you.” Kouga sipped his can of coffee, a cheeky smirk still planted on his face. ‘This guy is irritating as fuck, his presence annoys me…” you thought to yourself, rolling your eyes as you looked away.
“Flirting with my girlfriend when I’m not here, Kouga?” Eiji spoke in a little sarcastic manner, he appeared out of the blue and walked up to you. He must have finished his job as fast as you thought. “Eiji-boy!” Kouga backed up a little with his hands raised, “You know I wouldn’t do that, especially when she’s your pretty little lady.”
Eiji puffed out a smoke from his cig, “Shouldn’t you be working or something?” he asked with a hint of annoyance that was slipping through his tone. “Actually, I’m on my break. I came here to get some snacks until I spotted your girlfriend out here.” You truly wished you could punch that fucking smirk out of Kouga’s face.
“Let’s go, (Y/n).” Eiji put back his cig between his lips while he held onto your hand as you both walked away. “By the way…” Kouga paused, sipping his coffee, “Happy Birthday, Eiji-boy.” He finally walked the other way, waving goodbye to you and Eiji.
‘How the fuck does that bastard know it’s my boyfriend’s birthday today?’ You asked yourself in wonder, looking over your shoulder.
“What were you doing out here, babe?” Eiji wondered, a sign of concern showing up on his face. You believe he worries a lot when you go out by yourself. Not to mention he can be protective at times. But hey, he’s just looking out for you since you’re his girlfriend.
“I just came out here to get some fresh air…and to grab a few things from the store. Also I didn’t expect to see you here, I take it that the job was quick to finish?” You asked him.
“Yeah, I’ve just had to shoot these guys down and save the kid they kidnapped. The kid is now safe and sound.” Eiji said with a proud smile.
“That’s great to hear.” Your phone came up with a message notification. From Kagami, saying that everything is now set. You slipped up a like emoji to the message and put your phone away. Nuzzling up to Eiji as he smiled warmly and kissed your forehead romantically.
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As soon as you both returned to Titan Cafe, Eiji realized the lights were not turned on. “Why the-”
“SURPRISE!” Yamato and the others waved their hands in the air, you kissed a Surprised Eiji on the cheek as he looked over to you, “Happy Birthday Eiji. I know you didn’t want to do anything special today but we just wanted to do something nice for you and-”
Eiji shushed you by pulling you into his arms to kiss you. Yamato covered his little brother’s eyes, not wanting him to see this. Kagami chuckled, he knew this was coming. “Guys, please, get a room.” Kazuma put up his hands to shield his eyes from the two of you kissing.
“I’m sorry we couldn’t help it.” You moved away from Eiji for a moment, covering your mouth as you let out a chuckle. “You will have to get used to it, Kazuma.” Eiji grinned, motioning his arm to hold you close.
Kazuma huffed in annoyance towards his big brother, “Yeah, well, I don’t think I ever will.”
The lights dimmed out again as Minato brought out the cake with candles lit up on top of it. You and your friends began to sing happy birthday. Once the song was over, Eiji made a wish and blew out the candles. He opened the presents that were brought for him. You got him a pretty cool gun keychain which he loves very much.
You and your friends had a slice of cake afterwards, chatting away while munching down the cake of deliciousness. Baked by Kazuma, with a lend of hand from Minato. You headed out to get some air, standing outside in front of the cafe. Eiji noticed your mood changing so he walked out to check on you, “Hey, everything okay?” Startled by the sound of his voice of concern, you turned around and asked, “Eiji, was the party too much?”
Eiji cocked his eyebrow into wondering why you ask such a thing, “No, of course not, babe.”
“I know you didn’t want to do anything for your birthday and such, I feel like I might have overdone it with the decorations and-” Your lips became sealed when Eiji hugged you in a tight embrace. “Babe, I love it. The party, the presents and the cake, everything.” He pressed his forehead against yours, his blue starlit eyes locked on you, “Honestly, the best part of my birthday today was spending time with you and the others.”
You buried your head into his chest with a blissful smile, your arms attached around him. Eiji flinged his hands over behind your back, his head pressing gently against yours. “I love you so much, (Y/n), you literally mean the whole world to me. Thank you for this and everything, I think this is what I needed.”
A smile of joy gleamed across your face, “I love you too.” You leaned close to him to press a gentle kiss at the corners of his lips, “Happy Birthday, Eiji, my silly dorky man.”