[11:30 pm]
"Are we ready?". a figure in the dark asked.
"Yeah", another figure replied.
"Is it really okay to break in?", the third figure questioned.
"Just get the knife ready okay", the second figure commanded.
The trio climbed across a wall and picked the lock of the front door.
[11:35 pm]
As they entered the house and approached towards their aim, they were interrupted by another duo.
They used their flashlights to see the duo's faces.
The duo used their flashlights to see who the others were too.
Both the groups had the same objective. They had the same things that the trio brought with them - a knife, a box with a bakery logo on it and candles.
"Who are you guys.", the people in the duo were Shinzo and Francis.
"We are friends of Led", the people in the trio were Pekora, Korone and Trevor.
"It is still not okay to break into someone's house just because yo are their friends. You know that right?", Shinzo said in a polite manner.
"I told you guys it wasn't okay", Trevor said," I'm really sorry mam I apologise on behalf of my friends too."
"Oh shut up Trevor.", Pekora whispered from behind.
Shinzo and Pekora set their sights on each other. One could see lighting that came out of their eyes collide with each other if this happened in a movie or in an anime.
"It's okay. Now if you guys wouldn't mind, please have a seat. We'll be back soon.", Francis welcomed them.
As Shinzo was about to open the door to the hallway that led to Led's room, an another hand grabbed the doorknob.
[11:42 pm]
"i'd appreciate it if you'd remove your hand miss?"
"The name's Pekora", she said while not averting her gaze from Shinzo,"and I'd appreciate it if you called me mam instead of miss."
One could sense a storm brewing from the tension in the atmosphere.
Trevor pulled her to a safe distance from her.
"I'm really sorry mam this won't be happening again so please be calm and let's just all be friends.", Trevor apologised again to Shinzo.
Shinzo gave him a cold look, she then proceeded to karate chop him on the neck. He fell down stone cold.
"Don't tell me what to do.", she said with a superior tone.
"You bastard, Shiinzo!", Pekora approached her.
"Oh? you're approaching me?", Shinzo asked.
"I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer."
"Oh ho, then come as closer as you like.", she said coldly.
"I feel like I have seen this somewhere before.", Korone thought.
Both of them charged towards one another. A punch by Pekora , dodged by Shinzo and then a counter attack with an elbow . Pekora stopped it with her left hand and then grabbed grabbed her hand . Shinzo attacked her with a punch. A deadly close quarter move. Pekora stopped it with her palm. Both of them were locked in a position now. Pekora tried sweeping her legs but Shinzo jumped right on time , twisted her body in mid air, grabbed her right hand and then judo flipped her to the ground. She tried to stomp her but Pekora dodged it by rolling out. she got up while grabbing her shoulder in pain.
"Got hurt?"
"I can't win, not like this.", Pekora thought while charging towards her.
A continuous barrage of fists from both sides.
"ORAA!", Pekora screamed.
"Muda!!", Shinzo said.
Shinzo was still more fast and strong than her.
A deadly blow by Shinzo, Pekora dodges it right on time but falls down on the floor. She tried getting up but she did not even have another ounce of energy to move.
"The weaklings", Shinzo said while panting," are always crushed by the strong ones.", as she was about to land another punch, she felt a tickle on her body.
"Hey wha....", Korone had jumped in right on time. Before she could finish her sentence, everything around her started getting dark. Pekora gathered all of her strength for a karate chop right on her neck.
"The smart ones are way more stronger", she fainted right after saying those words right beside Shinzo.
"Hey Pekora wake up", Korone said while shaking her.
She felt a large hand touching her shoulder .
"We don't have much time left", Trevor was back from the land of the dead.
Francis just stayed silent after what he had just seen in a corner, far away from the violence.
[11:59 PM]
They opened the door and ran towards his room. It still felt as if the room was miles away { although it was merely a feet away (just to make it a bit dramatic)}.
Trevor picked her up and yeeted her towards the door.
She caught hold of the doorknob in a really fast momentum.
[12:00 am]
"Happy birthday Led!!!", she yelled as she opened the door
The room was empty.
[12:00 am at another place ]
"Happy Birthday", the girl said.
"Thank you", he replied back with a smile on his face.
"Any reason for bringing me here?", she asked.
He mumbled something while blushing.
"I can't hear you", she screamed in his ear.
He tried to say something, but he kept on hesitating.
She turned back and started walking towards Francis' home.
"I wanted you to be the first one to wish me", he yelled.
He held his head with his hands while looking down.
"I should've said something else. I should've made up something instead of telling the truth."
" Doesn't it feel good to be true to yourself?", he looked up, the girl was really close to him. She smiled while saying those words.
He blushed even more.
"We can go back now." , he started walking. But she held his hand and stopped him.
"I wanted to see the town with you", she blushed now,"we haven't been alone like we were back in the city. I miss those walks to the park with you."
He held her hand tight and started running towards the opposite direction now.
"Never thought you'd say that."
He showed her his old school, the beautiful lake, a tree in a small park.
"I climbed up there every time I felt sad or alone. Mom used to say that there are always people who are made for each other who will always keep each other happy. I'd keep on searching for the one made for me from up there.", he touched the tree with a really sad expression on his face.
"Hey! no being sad .", his flashback was interrupted.
"Oh sorr--"
"Ice cream!", she yelled.
They went to an amusement park after that. The owner of the park had came up with the idea of 24 hour service for making more money.
They had ice cream there, went on rides and had a lot of fun.
Led had not laughed that much in his life before.
They kept on laughing and having fun to their heart's extent.
They found out that everyone was asleep when they reached back home. They trio had stayed back too.
Both of them tried sleeping too.
He laid on his bed but he did not feel like sleeping even after a long venture. He heard a knock on the door.
"Can't sleep", he asked her.
She replied back with a nod.
"Me too", he said.
They sat on his bed.
"It feels like it was just yesterday when I first met you", he said
"Yeah, me too"
"Thank you for keeping me alive for all these months."
"Just returning a favour back."
"Will you go back after that?"
"I've not thought about that", she answered after a bit of a thought.
"I don't want you", he said softly.
"Huh?", she had not heard it properly.
"Never mind that, the moon looks so beautiful at this hour", it was 4 in the morning. He turned towards the window to see it clearly.
She could see the sad expression on his face. She had thought a lot about a birthday gift for him and the perfect gift she could think of was a bit too much for her.
She decided to give it to him ultimately.
She pulled him down on his bed and sat on top of him. He did not say anything, it was too fast for him to process.
"Before coming here to your room, i saw that everyone had brought a gift for you", she brought her lips close to his,"I had no idea about what to give you. So I thought that this would be the best."
She kissed him passionately. As her lips met his, he felt as if his heart stopped beating. He felt connected with her. That was the moment he did not have any doubt in his head anymore about loving her. He had actually fallen in love with her when she saved him on the terrace that day. He did not do anything stupid after that in the hopes that he would meet her again someday. But when he met her again, he had some doubts. All of them were washed away right at that moment. He wanted to give her his everything. He wanted her to be his world, his everything.
The girl got up and ran out of the room, too embarrassed to face him.
He laid on his bed with his hand on his face.
That was the best birthday present of his life.