"Akamatsu-san!" he called out as he approached her. His smile was warm. Shuichi offered two wrapped presents to her. The slightly larger one contained an assortment of hair accessories that reminded him of her, while the smaller contained music note earrings. "Happy birthday!"
āSaihara-kun!ā A brief wave of confusion washed over her features, before he presented her with the two gifts, her confused face melting into one of pure joy as she grinned, eagerly taking both in her hands.Ā āYou didnāt have to get me anything...ā she reminded him, but it was rude not to open things, right? Unsure of what to open first, she eyed them. The best things came in small packages, right? Sheād save that for last then! Instead, she unwrapped the larger one, the array of cute hair pins and otherwise packaged together nicely.Ā
Next was the smaller one, sheād wait to give her proper thanks afterwards, setting aside the hairpins and quickly but gently opening up the other as she eagerly tore through it to the packaging. She lifted up the lid to reveal two matching music notes, sparkling in the light as she admired them. Kaede wasnāt sure her smile could get any bigger before matching Saiharaās gaze again as he looked on.Ā āSaihara-kun...ā Kaede started, moving to briefly encircle her arms around him in a hug, touched by his thoughtfulness and how much he knew of her. Really, she couldnāt be luckier.
āThank you.āĀ








