December Babies
Jabber Wonger x gender neutral reader
Tw: JABBER.
Cw: Jabber's way of confessing is a bit crude, the Raiders are in cahoots, you're a tad bit too mad here, Jabber's a bit soft here due to someone, you and Jabber aren't close, Jabber likes you.
Summary: It's your birthday, you wonder if Jabber or the other Raiders remembered.
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A sigh escapes you, you've been awake for a few hours, waiting and hoping that the others or at least someone, would remember to wish you a happy birthday, the raiders seemed to busy today, they've been doing some stuffs, and when you ask them what they're doing, they either ignore, or brush you off.
The only other person that seemed willing or even ecstatic to interact with you today, was one of the top dogs of the raiders, the pain loving dreadhead, Jabber Wonger.
You sigh for what seems to be the millionth times today, Jabber just giggles and poke your stomach at the sigh, you flinch, grumbling for Jabber to stop, he just smiles while looking at you, "You know," He trails off, looking at him, you see him grinning wolfishly, his giggles begin spilling out of him once more, your brows furrow and your eyes narrow in anooyance.
"I don't know." You sneer, "Tell me, what do I not know except for the fact that NOBODY remembered my birthday." You scoff, pout visible on your face as you mumble out curses under your breath, you were clearly upset that nobody remembered, but Jabber didn't seem to get that as he kept poking your stomach, making your eye twitch.
You grab his hand, hissing out a warning for him to stop, Jabber's grin only widened at your warning, seemingly enjoying your reaction and your tight grip on his hand, you scoff, letting go of his hand, it's best to not endorse Jabber and his weird fetish too much, it'd only scare and possibly traumatize you.
After releasing Jabber's hand, he hums, his eyes scanning the area, checking if anyone was possibly eavesdropping, deciding to ignore him, you're suddenly yanked closer to him, and as his grip is tight on your shoulder, he starts to get close to your ear, "The gang's busy cause of you," he mutters, "You know what I mean by that, don't you." Jabber teases.
Your face slightly heats up, when Jabber's lips brush against your ear for a second, however, the blush quickly disappears from your face, when you realise what he just told you, twisting your head to face him, you wince a bit, but you ignore it, your eyes were beaming with hope as you looked at him, "Did they remember?" You asked, your heart was racing as you stared at him.
Jabber nods his head, instantly making you grin stupidly, you hugged and then shook him around roughly with excitement, Jabber lets out a chuckle at your reaction, patting your back, "I'm probably gonna get my ass beat, black and blue cause of this." He shudders, his smile contorts into a wide grin as you look at him, deadpanning, you stopped shaking him and released him, touching him felt a bit more unnecessary now.
Suddenly remembering something, you looked at Jabber, "Wait," you squint your eyes, making Jabber tilt his head, as he waits for you to go on, "Does this mean, the others are just preparing for my birthday?" You question, Jabber whistles, avoiding your question by shrugging, making you grumble out a curse, as Jabber chuckles nervously.
"If I tell you everything," Jabber sweats, "Cthoni won't let me fight, or go on fun missions for a week." He points out, his face cringing, "Really don't want that." He smiles sheepishly, as you sigh, Jabber definitely wouldn't survive without 'fun' missions, he can't handle being bored for even a second, and needs to have his hands occupied all the time, the pain makes him motivated and always gets him feeling alive.
Sighing, you can only wait to see for yourself if the others were really preparing for your birthday, and honestly, you've never expected the boss to care about birthdays, since he looked so detached with life, so, either Cthoni or Bundus suggested it to the boss, as a way to boost moral for the other Raiders, not that it seemed like the raiders would ever do that for just a teammate.
Honestly, you're not sure, so you push the thought aside for now, as you think about what the others were going to do for your birthday, turning to Jabber, "Hey," you called out, Jabber shifts his gaze to you at your call, "They gonna give me gifts only or they gonna throw a party for me?" You ask, tilting your head as the question circled around in your head.
Jabber just shrugs, making you groan in anooyance, you sometimes wonder why you bother asking him, deciding to get out of the room, you walk towards the door, you decided to go to the common hall where the others were probably at right now, as your hand touches the handle, Jabber suddenly slams his hand against the opening door, making you jump and elbowing his face, he groans in pain, but still keeps his hand there as he looks at you through squinted eyes, "Can't let ya leave, boss's order." He grunts out.
You finally get to turn around when Jabber takes his hand away, you stand there, watching as he pokes the area where you elbowed him, his grin of pleasure is making your stomach churn, you're either going to die of boredom here, or cause of this insane freak, you groan and let out a choked sob, crying internally, as you accept the fact, you're really stuck with this 'infuriating' guy until the others come get you.
Thankfully, only a few minutes pass before someone begans knocking on the door, you quickly open it, breathing out a sigh of relief when you see Cthoni, her hand was midair, as if she wasn't expecting you to answer the door so quick, you're about to ask about what she and the others were up to when she suddenly grabs your hand.
You're getting dragged along the dim, long hallway, judging by the direction, probably towards the common room, the room where Cthoni and Fuu had prevented you from going in, something about a meeting that didn't involve you, you hear dragged footsteps behind you, probably Jabber following you both, you shrug off, as you near the common room, Cthoni suddenly stops, and looks at you "Wait here." She pleads, before she looks behind you, to Jabber, signaling for him to watch you, while she went inside.
You sigh, but listen, standing still, as you wait for Cthoni to get you, you have a feeling Jabber's staring right at you, intensely, sweating, you shift around uncomfortably, and before his staring could get any worse, you hear the door click open, and Cthoni steps out, she pushes the door aside, gesturing for you to enter, you finally get a clear look of what they were doing inside.
And your heart flutters, the sight infornt of you is enough to stun you, there's a purple cake with multiple ribbons dipping, it was decorated in such a way, you're left speechless, it's the first time you've ever seen a cake so well decorated, and with such lovely shades of purple too, the table that the cake was on, was covered by a white cloth that had purple and gold embroideries on it, you were left stunned, when a pair of hands grab your shoulder.
"Hey, happy birthday." A familiar voice talks by your ear, glancing back, you see Jabber grinning warmly, before he pushes you towards the others, you see his movement from his mouth, but you don't hear anything, as his words are drowned out by the others wishing you happy birthday, you made a mental note to find him later, when your arm is suddenly grabbed by one of the raiders you don't know.
A girl with wavy dark hair chirps out for you to make a birthday wish, guiding you to the table, you thank her, as her gentle grip leaves your arm, you shift to sit near one of the couches, seating yourself, you smile, "Thanks guys." You grin enthusiasticly, the others smile, and as you made a wish, you blew out the candles, smiling as the other cheered loudly.
You never thought you would see the Raiders, being so cheerful and loud, you watch as Bundus slightly raises his voice, telling them to 'lower their voices, and even if this was a good thing to celebrate, they should still be quiet for their safety', you chuckle, as Cthoni brings out the plates, forks, and the knife, she sets a plate infornt of you, handing you the knife for you to get the first slice first.
You smile, muttering a 'thanks' to her, before grabbing the knife from her, as you slice through the cake, a rich raspberry smell begans to seep into the room, making your mouth water slightly in excitement, as you place the first slice on your plate, Cthoni grabs the knife from your hand, saying she'll do the rest of the cutting and that you should just sit, and enjoy yourself, thanking her again, you move to sit at one of conches farthest away from the cake, to give the others space.
As you plop down, you begin munching slowly on the sweet cake, when Jabebr suddenly appers by your side, blowing air to your neck, you flinch, facing him and growling, he smiles, before ploping down next to you, he drops a poorly wrapped present onto your lap, you glance back at him and then at the gift, your lips quiring up slightly as you thank him, Jabber only smiles and takes your cake away from you.
You frown, trying to take it back when Jabber gestures towards the present, "Open it." He chirps, you squint your eyes at him, you were suspicious of him, but seeing no hint of mischief in his eyes, you reluctantly began opening the gift, you're stunned when you unwrap the gift to see a cozy, oversized, purple sweater.
You twitched, your eyes finding your way to Jabber's, as he grins and boops your nose, "Happy birthday, little mouse." He snickers, as he quickly runs away with your cake in hand, you sat there, stunned and feeling warm inside, you weren't expecting that, your face begins to bloom with different shades of cherry red, you quickly got up and chased after Jabber, yelling for him to explain, as the other Raiders just laughed and celebrated you two.
Cthoni and Bundus watch as you hit Jabber, telling him to explain as he laughs, they turn their head to eachother and nod in approval as Zodyl comes up behind, eating cake and watching silently, as Jabber sweeps you off the floor, bringing you towards the rooftop with the moon shining brightly.
"The moon sure is pretty, ain't it."
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Jabber gives you a sweater, a from of showing love, the moon represents love and the last sentence shows Jabber confessing his love through a line, Zodyl taught him.
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