How to Melt the Ice Queen's Heart Vol. 2 by Kakeru Takamine

Author:Kakeru Takamine [Takamine, Kakeru]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Tentai Books

Chapter Seven

Happy Birthday!

The much anticipated February 1st finally arrived.

Asahi had arranged to meet Fuyuka slightly later than usual. Sure enough, the intercom rang at the right time. That was his cue to kill the lights in his apartment. He made his way through the dark, aided by his phone’s flashlight, and opened the door nonchalantly.

“Good eveni—umm... Why is it pitch black here?” Fuyuka asked.

“Sorry about that. I tripped the main breaker by accident.”

“How did you manage that?”

“You know, I was just messing around and tripped it. Happens to the best of us.”

It was a clumsy excuse, even by his own assessment, but he stuck with it. Fuyuka, for her part, didn’t seem to find it suspicious at all. She followed Asahi after she removed her shoes at the entrance.

“It feels a bit strange being in the room when it’s all dark like this... even though I’ve been here so many times before,” she commented.

“Afraid?”

“Wh-Who, me? Of the dark? Neve—Eep!” She shrieked and grasped his clothes. “D-Did you hear that just now?”

“It’s just your footsteps, Fuyuka.”

“No, it was coming from over there! In front of us!”

“Must be your imagination. Anyway, wait here, okay? I’ll go flip the breaker,” he said.

It weighed on his heart to leave Fuyuka behind when she was so frightened, but he bore through it.

One, two, three! He counted in his mind, then turned on the electricity.

Bright light engulfed the room, and everyone winced at the sudden contrast.

“Huh?” Fuyuka gawked after her sight had gradually adapted, speechless at the sight which lay before her.

“Fuyu-Fuyu!”

“Hey there, Himuro!”

“Fuyuka!”

Hinami, Chiaki, and Asahi called her name and popped the crackers they held in their hands. A tumultuous crackling sound arose, accompanied by a faint burning aroma that hung in the air.

“Happy birthday!” they shouted in unison.

“What the... My birthday?” Fuyuka faltered. She remained rooted to the spot, dumbfounded.

Chiaki and Hinami exchanged glances and smirked, obviously thrilled with how surprised she was. Everything had gone according to plan.

“The three of us got together and figured we’d surprise you on your birthday!” Hinami exclaimed.

“Yup, we’ve been waiting for a while,” Chiaki added.

“The Obnoxious Couple” seemed incredibly proud and utterly satisfied with how the surprise had been a success. Why wouldn’t they be? They had been meticulously planning the party for a while, and had been busy with the preparations since that afternoon.

The walls of Asahi’s apartment—normally a plain, uniform white—were now furbished with colorful helium balloons and round paper garlands. On top of these, the phrase: “Happy Birthday, Fuyu-Fuyu!” had been written in large red letters.

“Did you make all of this food, too?” Fuyuka asked.

“You betcha! It was mostly Asahi, but I helped!” Hinami explained.

“The cooking team benched me, so I was in charge of decorations,” Chiaki said.

The table was garnished with an arrangement of sumptuous dishes, all of which catered to Fuyuka’s taste. Though it had been garnished to inspire joy in Fuyuka, it still pleased the organizers greatly. Still, the spread had hit the mark; there was no doubt that the most elated of them all was the one it had been made for—Fuyuka.

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