IT'S HARUNA'S BIRTHDAY Y'ALL
(Okay, so I'm still in the midst of my unofficial semi-hiatus, but I had to come out of the woodwork for this, because IT IS HARUNA'S BIRTHDAY and that is all kinds of important.)
Thus, to celebrate, I announce
HARUNA'S BIRTHDAY SPECTACULAR FLASH ROUND ROBIN COMMENTFIC FEST
One day of Haruna-specific abandon! (YES I KNOW I STARTED AN HOUR LATE BUT ( Read more... )
Thus, to celebrate, I announce
HARUNA'S BIRTHDAY SPECTACULAR FLASH ROUND ROBIN COMMENTFIC FEST
One day of Haruna-specific abandon! (YES I KNOW I STARTED AN HOUR LATE BUT ( Read more... )
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"Obviously," Haruna said, and it was sad that after all this time Akimaru still needed things explained to him. "It is my birthday. Birthdays are important! Next you'll be telling me Valentine's Day doesn't need to be celebrated."
"I never said--" Akimaru stopped, which was probably for the best, since whatever idiot thing he was about to say was bound to be infuriating, and sighed a very put-upon sigh, which was infuriating all by itself. "Fine. Just- doesn't it ruin the surprise if you already know I'm going to pop out of the cake?"
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"The spectacle of me looking absolutely and utterly ridiculous?"
It was shocking, that Akimaru had apparently caught on after all. He'd have to write this down in his online diary. "Yes."
Akimaru stared for a little while, that particular what-is-wrong-with-you stare Haruna had trained himself to ignore. He then went to go stare at the giant cake prop that Haruna had ordered up for Akimaru to jump out of. "Dressed like what?" He asked, finally.
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"A... present," Akimaru repeated, like it hadn't occured to him that dressing as a present was really the only appropriate option. "How, exactly, do I dress like a present?" He sounded tired, which was ridiculous, since it was such an awesome and fun idea.
"Ribbon," Haruna said, and it really was kind of a pity Haruna was throwing himself away by dating someone who needed things explained to him all the time. Then again, Haruna was brilliant, and moments like this allowed his brilliance to shine.
"Not--not just ribbon?" Akimaru's voice was all weak at the end of the question. It was almost cute, except for the fact that Akimaru was too much of an asshole to ever be truly cute.
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Akimaru sort of curled up or crumbled in on himself or tossed himself into the depths of despair, or whatever it was he did when he just was refusing to understand what was totally obvious. "Sparkles," Akimaru echoed, his voice weirdly hollow instead of awed like it was supposed to be.
"Yeah, like, the kind of sparkles that hookers wear. You should be familiar with those." Actually, Haruna didn't like to think about how familiar Akimaru might actually be with those. "But do it tastefully, if that is in any way remotely possible for you."
"Sparkles," Akimaru said again, now sounding doleful. His cheeks were turning a brilliant red.
"Not like Lady Gaga."
"Sparkles."
Haruna sighed. This was going nowhere fast. Maybe he should generously dumb down his expectations. "Okay, maybe you can do only a little sparkles. Like, in your hair or something."
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And so, for their senior year cultural festival, which would be his last, Haruna had the brilliant idea of doing a maid cafe.
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The girls in Haruna's class did not seem to have realized this, because they were smiling and fussing and saying, "Hi, Akimaru-kun!" and messing up all of Haruna's neatly organized lace. It was a pity. They were very nice girls, and it wasn't their fault at all that they hadn't learned of Akimaru's evil.
"We're making maid costumes, obviously," Haruna said, from where he was perched on a desk and supervising things like the awesome leader he was. "Don't you have your own classroom to be bothersome in?"
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Haruna felt his own nostrils flare in righteous indignation, bringing his lips together tightly. He couldn't blame his classmate, even though that one in particular, Etsuko, had a tendency to be weak-willed and susceptible to shady idiots such as Akimaru. Akimaru turned his smile to her, and said something shady, being all quiet since he didn't want Haruna to overhear. Haruna overheard anyway, since he was totally awesome like that. "Hi, Et-chan," Aki-moron said. "Haruna isn't overworking you, is he?"
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Haruna stayed where he was, though, because he had responsibilities and did not shirk them and also was not a scene-causing loser. He did, however, listen, because it was his classroom and he had a right to know what sort of havoc Akimaru was trying to wreak in it.
Etsuko was giggling, and saying, "No, no, Haruna-kun is really nice," and so Haruna allowed himself a smug glare in Akimaru's direction, only to see that Akimaru wasn't looking his way at all, was just smiling at Etsuko in a totally deceptive good-natured-looking way.
"So, Akimaru-kun, what is your class doing?" Estuko said, and really, Akimaru did not deserve that sort of attention, especially since his reply was to lean in inappropriately and say, with a shameful sort of smile, "We're doing a host club."
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1) Buying this ice-cream -> http://www.anticagelateriadelcorso.it/gamma-i-tartufi.aspx
2) Making espresso coffee
3) Dipping the ice-cream in the coffee
:DDD
(Some people like it better if the coffee is poured from above, but I like the dipping style better!)
IT IS THE MOST DELICIOUS THING!
Also good for people who are not good with sweets like probably that stupid Akimaru is! ;D
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Securing the big, shiny gun Haruna insisted he wear into a barely concealed holster beneath his coat, he gave a nod and gestured Haruna toward the door to the garage. “Ready.”
Haruna smiled indulgently. He wasn’t sure if Akimaru really knew how to use that gun, but figured it was safer to have him carry it than not. The toughs they’d be dealing with today wouldn’t know any better, after all. Well pleased, he decided they were both ready and led the way to the gleaming black towncar, hopping into the passenger seat.
“I’ll tell you where to turn, so don’t worry about getting lost!” Haruna said reassuringly as Akimaru took the driver’s seat and put the car into reverse.
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Haruna liked to be early to these things. He got to pick out the best seat from which to stare people down as they walked in. He did exactly that when one of the other gangsters walked in, holding his hat.
"Haruna-san, uh," the gangster said, and his eyes went to the side, to where Akimaru was, and he paled. Odd. Maybe Akimaru had taken out his gun to figure out how it worked. "I just came to, uh, convey our family's sincere apologies. We won't be trespassing on your turf again."
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Still, he couldn’t have them thinking they could just get away with trespassing to begin with. It was a serious offense and had to be dealt with accordingly. Haruna fully expected either a hefty gift in recompense or heads would have to start rolling.
“Anything else?” he prompted when the gangster did nothing but offer a hugely relieved sigh.
Behind him, he could hear Akimaru cracking his knuckles. Really? At a time like this? He’d have to talk to Akimaru about that later; even if he was really bored he shouldn’t do such rude things while they were having a serious discussion.
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