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Dawn
Iwaizumi Hajime

Oh, Kenma’s 18 birthday… That was a wild day! I was the one to begin the activities, since each of us would try to show Kenma something that we like. For me it was an easy choice, considering that was what I do every day for so long.

I went to his house very early, around 5am, and Kuroo let me in unannounced. I went to their room and woke up Kenma with a "Good morning sunshine! Let's rise to give this birthday a start!" and I remember Kenma's face, a mix of bad mood and incapacity to grasp that it was really happening. He began by slowly muttering:

"Wha- what time is it now? It seems dark yet…"

"Oh, it 5 o'5! So you need to change, that we are almost late already!"

And this time, with a clear anger, he replied:

"WHAT A FUCK! I give you powers over my birthday and that is what I get back? I refuse!"

And Kuroo helped me again. With a reasoning tone, he said:

"Hey Kitten, c'mon, we all agreed that each of us would have something important to show you today, and now it's Iwa's turn. Help us out here, before y'all be late."

And Kenma gave in, just asking:

"Fine, but what should I wear to your plans, Iwa?"

And I gave a bag to him, and he just said "Ok. Give me a 5 and I'll encounter you downstairs".

And well, I took that minutes to set a quick and light breakfast for us there, with bananas, strawberries and granola flakes. Soon, Kenma met me wearing the outfit for running I brought to him. With fury in his eyes, but in a calm tone, he said:

"I still can't believe that not only you woke me up at 5 am and now you will make me run… Do you know me at all?"

"I know, I know… It isn't quite your style… But I really want to show you something. Something that any picture or video really can."

And that way, with the cat's curiosity triggered, Kenma seemed more willing to the challenge.

We had our breakfast and left the house. I took us a bit ahead with the car, just some minutes, so we got closer to the nearby preserved area. There we jumped off and started our running adventure, on the soil trail.

It was necessary for me to slow down a bit of my usual speed, since with just some minutes in, Kenma was already struggling to breath, until he gave out of his chest:

"Wha- wha--- oof oof-- what are going? Are we running upwards? Or am I that out of shape?"

"Yeaaah! We are going up! and we aren't that far! Let 's go!" - We weren't even half way through yet, but I just couldn't say that to him.

And we continued, a little by little, going up our way. Doing some quick breaks for water, but not giving up. Even in the two times that Kenma sat on the ground to curse me and that damn idea of giving us the power over his birthday. But after, he standed up and started running again.

And in the limit moment, we got there at the top. Nothing particularly interesting. just an open field, with some benches around. He looked at me, and gasping exclaimed:

"That 's it? some benches in the dark?"

So I put my arm around his shoulder and led him to sit down. And less than a minute later, it began: The darkness began to fade, giving in to the first rays of sunlight ahead of us. And very shortly after, our major star started to show up in the horizon, bringing up its orange tones, with hues of red, yellow and violet. Behind the clouds, all that light started to flow, making the before empty view be filled with an explosion of colours, like the world's biggest canvas there is.

Even for me, seeing it every day, it was always beautiful, but for Kenma it was something out of this world. He was mesmerized, looking at the sun rising in front of us.

When the stunning show was over, Kenma snapped back to reality and with curiosity in his voice, softly asked me:

"So… Is this an everyday kind of thing?"

Morning
Miya Osamu

As I arrived that day at Kenma's house, he hadn't got back yet from his run with Iwaizumi, so I waited for him with Kuroo. I guess we just had a chat and some morning tea, like the gentlemen we are.

Once Kenma got in and saw me, his desperation was visible:

"REALLY?I won't even have a chance to get back to sleep now?"

"Nop! The morning activity is with me! But, you can take a good shower first…"

"aaaaaagh… I hate y'all…", Kenma mumbled while going upstairs.

"Well, we all knew from the start that Kitten isn't a morning person… But I'm sure he will like what you prepared…" Kuroo said, giving me some positivity after Kenma's words. But I knew that he would be in a better mood once he had his shower.

And I was quite right. It took a while, and I can imagine he was very tired from all the running, but once he got down the stairs, with a smile on his face and drying his hair with a towel, I was sure he was lowkey excited for what we would do next.

We left the house in my car, and I kept the mystery as long as I could, even while Kenma kept asking me over and over about where we were going. But when we got downtown, parked the car and I got my cart in the trunk, it became too obvious to him:

"Are we going… To the market?"

"Almost, because there won't be any market. We are going to the city's central market fair"

"Oh, okay… But why are we going there, exactly?" Kenma asked me, with some resistance in his tone.

"Oh my darling, there's nothing like the morning fair and I will show ya"

Well, it was for sure a shot in the dark that I did there, but the street fair always fascinated me so much that I needed to see how it would, or wouldn't, affect Kenma too.

For our luck, that day wasn't as crowded, which I think helps for a better experience. Kenma's eyes were quite unsetted, going in every direction trying to figure out what was happening around us, without much success, I imagine. After a while, he asked me:

"Do- do you come here often?"

"Yes! Twice a week, at least. But sometimes the onigiri shop needs something that runs out, so I come here too. Oh, let's check that stand, it's one of my favorites!"

And I took him to the wild mushroom stand, and I could see the spark in his eyes. While I was greeting the vendor, Kenma started to feel the skin and the scent of the different mushrooms, one by one, until he called me over:

"Hey Sumu, which one is that one? I never saw one this big!"

"Oh! This one is the Portobello, it is excellent to make some delicious vegan burgers!"

And I saw the spark of his eyes. How much his curiosity got him interested in that. So I needed to grab six of those beautiful big mushrooms and say "For our weekend ;D"

We continued walking and looking at stuff, until we got near the grain stand, and I knew it would catch Kenma's eyes…

"LOOK AT ALL THAT COLOURS!" he exclaimed and ran towards it, and I needed to run behind him pushing that one-broken-wheel cart in the best way I could.

"LOOK SUMU! There must be one hundred kinds of rice alone here!"

"Yeaaah! All the rice I use in the shop comes from here! And everytime I want to try something special, here is the place where it all starts. A recipe is only as good as it's ingredients"

And Kenma let out a "Woooow….", while feeling every kind of grain with the tips of his fingers… Rice, wheat, beans, corn… He spaced out while discovering the feelings evolving each grain, while I mostly was sideways looking at his cuteness getting to know

the grains. I grabbed a handful of Koshihikari rice and gave it to Kenma: "What do you think about this one?"

"oooh, is quite short, and how can I say it… bumpy? It looks good!"

"Oooh yeah! I agree! Let's grab a bag of this one for the shop"

And we walked some more in the market fair, bought many kinds of fruits too, and we were about to head back to the car, something caught Kenma's attention. "Hey, let's check that stand!"

And when I turned, Kenma was all over a flower stand, filled with the most beautiful colours I ever saw! When I got near him, he said to me:

"I want you to choose a flower for me"

"Oooh, one that I think matches with you?"

"Yeah, exactly"

Humm, it was a tough call, but after a while I made my decision:

"This one. A little purple succulent"

"Aww, this one is so pretty. But, why this one?"

"Because it's small, but impossible to pass by our sight without taking our attention. It looks cute and soft, but is also so strong. And it is very symmetrical, pleasant to be around. An absolutely beautiful flower to know. Just like you."

"AWWWWWWWWWW STAWP IT!!!" Kenma said, while fully blushed, hiding his face with his hands.

Midday
Kuroo Tetsurou

So, I encountered Osamu and Kenma near the street marked area, when they finished getting their stuff, and Kenma opened a smile when he saw me by Osamu's parked car, and I said:

"Wow! It looks like you are having fun so far Kyanma?"

"Yeah Kuro! But I'm not gonna le… I'm STARVING! So it's better your plan evolves food, or you better be prepared to deal with my tiger side…"

"Don't worry kitten! And I'm not prepared to face your tiger side… *Not here, now*… " *smirks*

"KURO!" Kenma gasped, but I'm not sorry.

"Do you give me the honor of his hand, Sir?" I said, bowing to Osamu.

"Of course Sir, it's my pleasure. See y'all later!"

And like that, my turn with Kenma in his birthday began, but before I could say anything, he rushed to make his best pleading eyes, saying:

"food pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese"

"Yeah! All about my turn is around the place I'm taking you for your birthday lunch!"

"Your turn? It makes me feel like I'm a piece of work being scheduled from hand to hand, until it's done!" Kenma said, with a lowkey sad and angry tone.

"Oh, sorry Kitten, I didn't mean…"

"PFFFFFFFF HAHAHAHA you silly thing, I'm messing with you!"

"Oh my God! You little shit! Now I'll keep my eye on you, you are getting too prick now that you are a boomer"

"Hey. Thinking about that, come here"

And Kenma grabbed me by my tie, pulled me in and gave me a soft and tender kiss. Our first kiss as two adults, and I'll never forget that moment.

"Oh, that tie came in handy now… OH. WHY ARE YOU ALL DRESSED UP FANCY BTW?"

"Oh Kitten, I can explain!"

"ARE WE GOING TO A PLACE FANCY WITH ME DRESSED LIKE THAT?"

Like, Kenma was with a casual clothes, so his concern was reasonable, and I needed to rush my explanation before his tiger went for my throat right there:

"Yeah, but don't worry babe, it's all set up!"

Kyanma was skeptical, but I guess his hungry stomach helped me to have a chance for my plan. We walked just a few blocks from there, and I finally showed him:

"Tada! Here! I was saving this place for so long to show you today!"

"Wow! An Indian cuisine restaurant! I have never tried it before! How did you get to know it?"

"Some folks from work showed me, and I felt that you'd like it!"

"Nice! But it's so fancy, how your 'don't worry babe' will fix my outfit now?"

"Let's enter Kitten, you'll see"

And as we entered, the receptionist was already with the clothes hanger in hand, handling it to me.

"Here, my Lord Tiger"

And Kyanma gave in a little smile, gave me a small kiss on the cheek and whispered "... *you*...", while taking the hanger from my hand and heading to the restroom.

After a while, he came back, fully black suited, with a purple tie and tissue: drop-dead-gorgeous. I lost my breath for a second, but got my posture back and holded my darling hand, and said "Shall we?", and he answered "YES, PLEASE, I'M HUNGRY".

Class never was the strongest point of hungry Kenma.

And well, we had the lunch of our lives. We tried a bit of everything they had, in a complete degustation menu, that covered many plates of the Indian culinary.

Kerala Style Fish Molee, Masala Dosa, Chicken Malai Tikka, Palak Panner, Vadapav, Samosas, Naan, Tandoori Chicken, and many other plates, all in tiny degustation portions and all wonderfully prepared.

Kenma just couldn't stop eating. After I was completely full, he asked for another round of Samosas, and I had to be sure:

"Hey Kitten, we still have the desserts ahead...."

"Oh Kuro, like you don't know that they are separated stomachs… It's science 101 darling…"

So after Kenma finished the extra Samosas, we got served a round of various desserts… Kheer, Shrikhand, Mango Halwa, Mysore Pak, Puran Poli, and oh my God, many others… And they were all so unique and amazing! After we were completely stuffed in, Kenma grabbed my hand and said:

"Thank you Kuro"

"For… The food?"

"For everything. I love you"

"I love you too, Kitten"

Afternoon
Oikawa Tooru

Oh, my time with the birthday boy? I know for a fact that I was the best one. There wasn't even a fair competition. All started with me picking up Kenma at the restaurant. I messaged Kuroo for me to get there by the time they had finished their meal and were ready to go. So, when I stopped by the front of the place, they had just got out, and opened the roof top and said:

"WHAT'S UP BENCHEEEEEEEEES!???"

"OIKAWA! YOU GOT A LIMOUSINE???"

"Isn't everyday you turn 18, right Kitty-boy? Hop in"

And as I noticed Kuroo-chan coming along, I had to set the boundaries right there:

"Hey Rooster, you can give a quick look, but this ride is for me and our pretty Kenma, *only*"

"Ooh man… I was feeling that Oikawa would bring the big guns… Look at that! Just tell me, how did you pull that off?"

"Pff, I just made some calls, charged some favours of some friends, and finished. Simple as that. Now go, we have a lot to do!"

And Kenma and I headed our way to the fanciest mall in town. Of course, we took advantage of the perks of a limo.. Had some champagne, made some prank calls to Kageyama, and had a lot of fun along the way.

There I said to him "Oh my pretty boy, today I will give you an Oikawa level closet, but you need to be prepared to follow my lead, to be as stylish as you never were in your life before. Are you ready for that?"

"I- Will I still be allowed to use my old T's with jeans and brown-black reversible belt?"

"I- I will pretend I didn't hear this. Let 's go."

We shopped for so many hours, that I don't even know! I lost track of time! Kenma was reluctant of my fashion style, and he was right. I shouldn't try to dress him like me, but help him to find good choices in his style.

After some time, we got in tune and were having a blast trying some different stuff for him, and eventually he was like "Wow, I'd never have tried this before, but yeah, I can pull this low cut v-shirt off!"

"Of course you can! You are beautiful honey!"

"Yeah! Baggy shirts? Yes! Slim cuts? Yes too!"

"Exactly! You can wear whatever you want!"

And after having so many bags that we couldn't carry, we decided to sit down to have a break.

"I'm so tired… I feel that my bones hate me right now…"

"Oh Kitty-boy, I know the right place here we need to go."

And I presented him one of my favorite places on earth:

"Pig-Back?!? What-a-hell-" confused Kenma said.

"Yeah! It's a place for Ashiatsu massage! Like, *piggyback*? A person in your back? Pig-back!"

"Yeah… I got the idea of this riddle, even it being so hard… Okii, let's give it a chance, *Oinkawa*..."

And I know that Kenma loved every second of it. They are really professionals at Pig-back.

After we finished, I looked at my phone and noticed that it was getting late, and I needed to head back for Kenma to have his next experience. So we rushed to the limo, got the bags in the trunk, and said to the driver nyooom.

"You know Oikawa, thank you a lot… You showed something that I didn't imagine I would think today"

"Oh, you are welcome honey, but what was it?"

"You showed me that I can love even more who I am, and I don't need to be receous or afraid… To- To be pretty? For instance"

"Oh Kitty-boy, What are you talking about?"

"Like, I mean… Be proud of exactly who I am, and knowing that I'm perfect, exactly as I am"

"Oh, of course you are! I mean… puurrrfect, right?"

"pfffffff, I don't know what you mean, *oinc oinc*"

Evening
Suna Rintarou

I- I was late to my thing with Kenma, for his birthday. I overslept, *as always*. But my luck was that Oikawa was late too! So even with me getting there one hour after what I had decided with him, I got like, five minutes before their limo arieved. So, I guess it was a perfect win?

Kenma got out of the car, and Oikawa went off to take their stuff to Kenma's house, but I instantly noticed something… Kenma was wearing a super fancy black suit, so I got my hands in my head doing a grimacing.

"Hey Suna! Wha- What is wrong?"

"Oh so, the thing is, I guess I didn't plan this completely right, but… Maybe a suit won't be the best thing to be wearing for the activity that I had in mind for us tonight…"

"I- What did you planned for us-"

"I want to teach you how to skate"

So, if I remember well, Kenma was quite shocked with that statement. At first I wasn't sure if it was because of the fear of ruining his new clothes, but after a moment he broke the silence:

"How- how did you know?"

"How did I know… What?"

"That I dream about learning it, since the first time I played Tony Hawks 3 on my PlayStation, ages ago..."

"True? I imagined you would mostly resist that idea…"

"Like, see. I never tried it before, because I was so afraid of sucking at it, or being hurt… But if today is showing me something so far, is that I can try to enjoy new things, I can face the things that I want to do and to be. So why not?"

"But what about your sui-"

And before I could end it, Kenma pulled down his pants, but he was wearing regular pants underneath it. And when He took off his jacket and fancy shirt, there was a common t-shirt under them too.

"Oh- Why- How?"

"Oh, these clothes? They are the ones that I was wearing with Osamu at the fair. He said that I'd need regular clothes for your thing."

"But- Still, did he know about the other guys plans?"

"I guess not. I think he is just that smart, and connected even the imaginary dots around the possible plans in action. So, let's do this or not?"

Yeap. Osamu was that smart.

So, after being all set, I gave Kenma his gift: a chinchilla skateboard and helmet matching set. And he loved it so much, but now was time to put it to work.

And oh boy, how bad he was... Of course, I mean, at first everyone is bad, and Kenma wasn't an exception. He fell, and fell, and fell again… But like, as the night was going, I started noticing his little improvement going on. At some point, I looked at him, slowly cruising, very afraid to fall, and all I could think about was that he looked like a small chinchila over the board, trying his best to stand still. So adorabale.

Each time it took longer for him to feel, and each time he was reaching a bigger, and bigger speed with it. Like, that isn't easy to do!

By the end of the night, Kenma was already able to stand and cruise in straight lines! That's something to celebrate! And he was looking so free and enjoying that feeling, that I was so happy to see it and be there in that moment.

We rode a bit holding each other too, and it was so fun! Like, I did the foot work, and he kept his balance well, even at bigger speeds! Kenma is always a little box of surprises!

By 9pm, I noticed it was too late already and we needed to head home, so I proposed to him that we rode holding each other again to his place, in our skates. It was just a few blocks away. And he agreed.

"I still can't believe I'm skating! AAAH I can't believe it!"

"You are! Like, at first you were bad, but very quickly you turned that around! Soon you will be going down hills, making turns and even doing *ollies*!"

"Aaah, let's see… But I'm already so proud!"

"As you should!"

"Hihihi Thank you so much for teaching me"

Midnight

Kozume Kenma

My eighteen birthday… Wow, it seems like forever now. But of course I remember it.

It was one of the most amazing days I ever lived in my life, and it was exclusively because of all the amazing people that are in my life.

As Suna and I got home, all the other four guys were there, and when we entered they yelled "SURPRISEEEE!!", which scared the shit out of me. They were waiting for me, with a birthday cake in the shape of a video game, and all sorts of drinks, candies and ships. They are the best in the whole world.

I remember Kuroo asked me:

"Hey Kitten, now is your turn. We all will do what you want, whatever it is!"

"Ohh, I'm so happy that you are all here! But apart from that, all I want now is sleep and video games!"

"Perfect! But how will we manage both of those now?" Iwaizumi asked.

"I think I have an idea…" Osamu stated.

So we all took the cake and everything to the living room, got some covers, turned on the video game, and layed down in the mats on the ground, with myself layed among them.

"So, Idk if I got it right… Now we play?" Oinkawa said, sounding perplexed.

"Yeah, yeah, don't y'all dare stop playing, while I will sleep here, in the gaming atmosphere y'all will produce."

"But, can we keep eating, drinking and talking?" Suna asked, to be sure.

"Yes, yes, please, it's a party, for Gosh's sake! But DON'T YOU DARE WAKING ME UP AGAIN IWA!"

And that way I slept, in the gaming mood my lovers created for me. I just couldn't ask for any better partners in the whole world than the K6 dorkies.