#transientblaze

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Ah, no fun. She'd hoped for at least a smirk, though to be fair, she'd pulled her 'sneak and hum' 'trick' enough times by then, he'd probably long since grown tired of that over a regular greeting. Especially with how late into the evening it was, Rei didn't doubt he was more than done with the day to start with - And for that, she'd slip into place at his side and offer an apologetic smile.

"Tried. Ren got irritated, I got tired of hearing it, so I snuck back out. It's not like our parents are home, anyway." Her shoulders lifted into a slight, barely there shrug. While she'd admit her twin brother was right to be concerned and fret about things, he often let it run away with him to the point it was completely overbearing - And to the point she couldn't even remember what'd set him off in the first place most of the time. Their earlier bickering was no different, and, unable to sleep as a result, she'd left him a note explaining she'd gone for a walk and slipped away for the sake of clearing her head, wrapped up in only a lightweight sweatshirt to keep herself warm in the chilly late-winter air.

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As much as she didn't want to admit it, his answer was irritating, eye twitching slightly as the only outward sign of her desire to slap the blonde upside the head. Chaos incarnate - She'd once dubbed him as such, but to know he was still keeping to that nickname...! "Do you hear yourself? You have just as much to fear as the rest of us. If their power falls into the wrong hands-"

It was doubtful it would, though that required they keep the two in check. So long as she had one under contract and control, they didn't have that much to fear - It was when the two grew closer issues would come up, however. Their bond completely overruled her own contract, and if they found out the truth of exactly what the could do together at their strongest... It was only two, yet that was already enough to spark a headache in Lunaria's temples.

" I'm sure Emi will be by later to give you something, too, but I wanted to be the first person today to say 'Happy Birthday', sis! " She'd probably figured he hadn't planned anything, but Ren always exclaimed that it was hard to forget his own twin's birthday when they both shared the same date!

So he'd greet Rei that morning with a plate of special but obviously store bought blue pancakes and fruit all decked out in a galaxy theme with a box sitting on the table directly in front. Inside the box would be a set of star themed earrings, a large space themed lion plush he'd won himself, and a bunch of tokens to his favorite arcade so Rei could come along with him sometime!

" Hope you like strawberries and blue raspberry! They had other flavors, but...these were new and I know how much you like anything with stars. See all the little star sprinkles? They're gold, but you can totally eat them! "

Ren was always the first person to wish her a happy birthday. Ever since they'd been kids, it had always been Ren - Their parents tried, but with their work schedules and everything else going on in their lives, getting woken by them would have been more of a dream than anything else. Not that Rei held it against them, truly! She loved their parents dearly, but this...

This was better in her opinion. Her twin's bright smile, a breakfast themed around one of her most favorite things ever, Ren's excitement and the present set out along with it all... As much as she would've liked their parents to be there earlier than their promised birthday dinner later in the day, she vastly preferred the far more subtle and low-key celebration between just herself and Ren than the grander, glitzier, and louder celebrations their father would've insisted on had he been there before they'd woken for the day. This felt more personal, more... Not so much from the heart, persay, but... Something similar? She wasn't sure, and this wasn't the time to think further on it, really.

Especially not when she could chirp a bright and happy "Happy birthday, Renren!" right back, ignoring the box and breakfast in favor of tugging her twin close for a tight hug. He... Had no idea, did he? That despite all the fussing and the worrying and the bickering they did, the best gift she could ever have gotten for her birthday was right there in her arms - Her twin brother Ren, someone who would give up the world to protect his loved ones, including her. A brother who had given his morning up to making her a breakfast of all the things she loved...

Truly, she could've asked for no better gift than him.

But those were words that while true would have gotten her called mushy and sappy to speak aloud, so she'd leave them at the hug she hoped he could find the full meaning in and turn towards her breakfast. He knew she loved strawberry and blue raspberry - And the golden sprinkles immediately had her attention, enough so for her to snag a bite of her space-themd pancakes before opening the box... And all but immediately squealing in delight at the gifts within, scooping up the bear to hug tight to her chest in utter glee!

Between the plush, earrings, and tokens, she wasn't sure where to start first... So hopefully he wouldn't mind an excited bounce from his twin and a delighted cry of thanks! She was definitely theming her outfit for the day around those earrings, and he....

"You've gotta let me give you your gift too-!"