"Min min min❕"

Padded footsteps along with hurried hushed squeaks were heard scurrying on the polished white tiled floors of the Doremin Cafe.

The Cafe was yet to be opened as dawn had just rolled on by and the hidden abode was void of the presence of their beloved manager.

But many determined teal furry companions were set on a crucial mission— A personal mission led by unanimous Doremin approval as it concerned their manager whose spotted seeming lightly dejected days prior to taking the plan into action!

Each Doremin had their own part in the plan; a handful who created the idea, a few to keep an eye on the door, some to buy key decor ingredients, and a bunch who'll be making the challenging mission of all...

Making the main surprise, tiramisu cake!

Frankly, not all the Doremins in charge of the kitchen were skilled in baking, the usual teal fluffy chefs were out to help pick the ingredients for the finishing touches and the Doremins in charge were expected to whisk from the ground to creation before their Manager's arrival and some of the group were anxious

But it's for manager Freo-san! So, how hard could it be?

Clang!

"Min min min 💦"

Bloop

"‼️ Min Min!"

... Is a question that should've been taken into consideration given by their amateur skills and pocket-sized teal spiky bodies...

Chaos had immediately begun rampant within the once spotless monochrome Kitchen as Doremins were quite literally, fighting for their lives:

A hint of teal and panicking black paws peeking out could be spotted upside down in the cake batter as some of their friends tried to get them out of it.

Two spiky fellows trying their hardest to whisk the espresso they had almost burnt themselves with minutes prior,

and a few frazzled Doremins trying their hardest to not break the yolk of their successful cracked egg after quite a few attempts...

The Doremins just outside of the kitchen, decorating the main part of the cafe and keeping an eye on the door for their Manager's arrival couldn't help but wince and worry about their fellow friends,

But everyone was determined and stressed on completing their own part to check and persevered; After all, even throughout the struggles, Doremins aren't ones to give up!

Thankfully, the chef Doremins in charge of buying edible decor for the cake had arrived and began to help out in the kitchen, the panicked noise dying down quite significantly as time went on.

The hum of tranquility in the coordinated busy workplace made Doremins at ease to the point that they haven't noticed the security cameras— which Doremins were sure it was offline at the start— were blinking this whole time,

and before the screen was a fairly average height man fondly smiling at the teal furry effort his staff workers were doing in tandem...—

"——MIIIN 🩹‼️"

The peace was cut short as a cry of pain resonated through the kitchen walls and to the audio of the screen and it felt like time had suddenly stopped for the wide hazel-purple ombre eyed man and without missing a beat, he immediately ran out of his house— almost forgetting to put proper shoes on and sped to his home.

As every Doremin stopped what they were doing and hurriedly began to check their injured friend, no one was able to notice the cafe doors and before any fluffy furries knew, the kitchen door flew open and there was their manager, Freo-san who looked terribly worried with eyebrows scrunched up and hair messy; alarmed eyes searching for the little one who got injured.

The panicked and antsy noises died down once Doremins realized who came in and without a word, gave way for the teal-haired man to tend to the injured Doremin.

Picking the little curled one up with his gloved hands, Freo's sunset ombre eyes reflected great concern,

"Where are you hurt, Doremin... Can I take a look? Let me tend to you." His soft spoken voice calmed down the teal spiky ball enough for them to uncurl and showed their bleeding black paw, a cause from handling the knife clumsily and Freo had begun to disinfect and bandage them up.

As the tense atmosphere had calmed down, Doremins' quills had become crestfallen as they realized the mission was now revealed to the man they tried so hard to make a surprise for and Freo noticing the dampened mood of his companions, chuckled shortly in slight amusement.

"I'm sorry, Doremins. But before you could have surprised me, I already knew you were trying to help me and cheer me up when you saw me kind of bummed. I just happened to do my routine and check up on you through the security cameras as you were preparing for the surprise."

"Min min min⁉️"

Shock was plastered all over the teal colored hedgehogs at the revelation and some had begun to laugh at the absurdity of things and before Freo and other Doremins knew it, they have joined with the chuckling as well!

"Well, now that's out in the open. Let's bake some tiramisu together and be careful in doing so, yeah?"

"Min min ❤️❤️❕"