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Fizz woke up early as ever. This morning, however, he wouldn’t be waking up Asmodeus with the usual airhorn. Today was a special day.
“Happy Birthday Ozzie!” read the banner he hung over the dining room table. To nobody’s surprise, Fizzarolli was a master of party decorations. He spent the next few hours decorating, extending his mechanical arms to hang up streamers and blowing up balloons.
It wasn’t until after he had wrapped the presents and grabbed the candles that he realized something: he had forgotten the cake. Arguably the most important part of a surprise birthday party; or any birthday party, for that matter.
“Dammit…” Fizz grumbled. He was running out of time, and he knew it. Asmodeus would probably wake up soon, and the nearest bakery was all the way in gluttony.
Asmodeus had told him not to try and cook anything after that disastrous incident in the kitchen… but what option did he have?
With a sigh, he went to work. Eggs, milk, sugar, flour… and vanilla extract. He wasn’t sure how much to add, but it smelled good. ‘So why not add the whole bottle?’, he thought.
Next was the hard part. How long was he supposed to bake it for? Surely it had to be a while. After all, the batter had raw eggs in it, and he didn’t want Ozzie to get salmonella.
After some pondering, he decided to make the oven extra hot. ‘Just to be safe’ he told himself.
He took the “cake” (if you can call it that at this point) out of the oven. It was practically char when he looked at it.
Fizz pouted to himself, mumbling “Maybe it tastes better than it looks…?”
Before he could think any further, Asmodeus emerges from the bedroom, as tired as always in the morning.
Fizz immediately put on his best show smile, “Good morning birthday boy! I’ve got the whole day planned!” He proceeded to pull out a long scroll with a list of activities for the day.
Asmodeus simply yawned and picked up Fizz as though he weighed nothing, holding him like a teddy bear. “Thank you for putting this all together, but there’s no need to rush, froggy… Let’s just relax and cuddle and have some cake for breakfast first, yeah?”
“Hmm, alright…” Fizz said reluctantly with a slight pout. “But we’re still gonna have lots of fun today.”
Asmodeus chuckled, “You got it, Fizzy.”
He then sat down, settling Fizz in his lap and cutting a slice of cake for himself. He smiled, finding it adorable how much effort Fizz had put into this.
He took a bite and nearly gagged, but he forced himself to stomach it. He saw how eagerly Fizz was watching him, and the last thing he wanted was to hurt his feelings.
“So… How’s it taste?” Fizz said, practically bouncing in Ozzie’s lap.
“It’s… uh… It’s great! I’ve never had a better cake in my life!” Asmodeus lied through his teeth.
“Really?! I wanna slice!” Fizz cheered.
Asmodeus knew the jig was up as soon as Fizz took a bite and tasted his own creation. Fizz immediately gagged and spit it out. He looked absolutely crushed.
“Ozzie, it’s horrible…” Fizz was practically deflating. “This day was supposed to be perfect, and I ruined the cake. That’s like, the most important part of a birthday party!”
“No, froggy, no… Don’t be like that.” Ozzie urged gently. “We still have the entire day. The only thing that could ruin this birthday would be seeing you sad. Come on, give me a smile~”
Fizz continued to pout, but he couldn’t hold back a grin as Ozzie began pinching his cheeks.
“Much better. Now, how about we get started on that list?” Asmodeus said with a smirk.
Fizzarolli immediately beamed with excitement. “Okay! First is some cuddle time, then…"