A Dazzling Birthday

>Be Anon
>You wake up in your room
>You struggle to open your eyes and turn them from the ceiling above
>The clock was the first thing to enter your vision
>8:52
>Thank god it was a Saturday
>No work and no school
>Which was perfect for you, considering today was sort of a special day for you
>Your birthday
>Another year older, and your tired body helped make you feel more like it
>You took your phone from the nightstand and sifted through the messages on your phone
>"Happy birthday, Anon! Love you so much!"
>"hey happy bday bro drinks l8r tonite?"
>The messages went on
>You couldn't help but smile at all of them
>You felt sort of grateful for having that many people care about you
>But one thing was off...
>You were surprised that none of your roommates barged into your room to wish you a happy birthday
>Almost as if on cue, loud knocks on your door filled your room with its sound
>A shrill voice followed
>"Nonny, Nonny! Wake up, birthday boy!"
>You sighed, sitting up from your bed
>You began to rub the sleep out of your eyes in an attempt to wake up
>This apparently wasn't done fast enough
>Your door flew open and a blue-haired figure occupied the opening
>With a huge grin on her face, she ran over to you and practically pinned you to the bed in a hug
>"Happy birthday Nonny!"
>You struggled to catch a breath to respond to her
"Thanks... Sonata... Now please... get off of me."
>She obeyed your command and sat upright, your legs becoming something a chair for her
>She began to bounce up and down in excitement, as if it was her birthday too
>"You gotta come with me. We all got you presents!"
>So the other two actually cared, huh?
>Surprising, considering the nature of both of them
>You smiled and nodded to Sonata in response
"Alrighty. But you gotta get off, can't really go anywhere with you on my legs."

>She looked down, forgetting that she was sitting on top of another human being
>"Oh. Right. Sorry, Nonny."
>She climbed off of you and extended her hands to you
>She picked you up off of the bed with little difficulty
>"Hurry, hurry! Get dressed!"
>You sighed, walking over to your dresser
>Basketball shorts and a sleeveless top should do it
>After throwing on your clothes, you followed an anxious Sonata out to the living room of the apartment
>As you both entered, you could see your other two roommates waiting for you on the couch
>On the table in front of them lie three carefully-wrapped gifts
>"Dagi, Ari, Anon's up Anon's up!"
>The orange-haired girl smiled, standing up to greet you
>She walked over to you and brought you in for a modest embrace
>It was almost impossible for you not to get a faceful of hair in the process
>But hey, her hair smelled really good
>It was like she washed it with $30 shampoo or something
>"Happy birthday, Anonymous."
>Her voice was so soothing
>It actually felt genuine, a turn from her usual egotistic attitude
"Thanks, Adagio."
>You could feel her nod slightly in response
>She broke from the hug and stared at you with one of the warmest smiles you'd ever seen
>You couldn't help but smile back
>"Yeah, happy birthday, loser."
>Your third roommate's monotonic voice all but ruined the moment
>You shot a dissatisfied look to her
>It soon turned into a look of smugness
"Hey, don't I get a hug from you too? Dagi and Sonata gave me one."
>She flipped her hair as if you deny your request
>But it didn't take long for her to stand up and you give a hug of her own
>Huh, it was much more gentle than you thought
>Though as you were getting used to it, she put you in a bearhug-like grip
"ThaAAANKS Aria. You can let ME GO NOW."
>She released her death grip and shot you a look of victory
>"Still as weak as ever."
>She returned back to her place on the couch

>Adagio was the first to speak up afterwards
>"So Anon, are you going to open your presents?
>Sonata interjected before you could get a word out
>"Oh oh oh, can we have the cake first? Pleeeease?"
>Adagio's face transformed from one of pleasantry to one of irritation
>A small grunt escaped her
>"That's all you wanted today, isn't it?"
>Sonata's giddiness ceased at Adagio's coldness
>"N-no. I just thought that maybe Anon wanted cake too."
>She looked straight at you with puppy-dog eyes
>"R-right, Nonny?"
>It was impossible to resist, she was just too cute
"W-well..."
>You began to rub the back of your head at the uneasiness of it all
"It's like 9 in the morning. A little early for cake. But sure, why not?"
>Sonata's face lit up as you said this
>She threw her arms around you
>"Yay! Thanks Nonny, you're the best!"
>She planted a small kiss on your cheek and took off towards the kitchen
>Adagio still looked very annoyed with the whole situation
>It wasn't long before her anger was directed at you
>"You HAD to encourage her, didn't you?"
>And because of cake, she was back to her crabby self
"Oh, come on, Dagi. She just wants everyone to be happy."
>She folded her arms over her chest and averted her gaze from you
>"I suppose..."
>You sighed at how hard it was to budge her
>You took a seat in between her and Aria
>Aria kicked her feet up onto you to get into a more relaxed state
>"You make a pretty good footrest, you know?"
>Oh really?"
>She had practically set herself up for this
>You began running your fingers along the soles of her feet
>Loud, stifled giggles came from her and she began to wriggle slightly
>Soon, laughter was flowing out of her and the wiggling had only grown more violent
>"Goddamn it Anon, hahahaha, st-stop it! Hahahahahaha!"
>"Will you two just quit it? I'd rather not get one of Aria's disgusting feet in my face."
>"Ahahahaha, oh, f-fuck off Adagio, hahahaha!"

>After you feel as though you've had your fill, you stopped for her to catch her breath
>Her chest rose and fell and deep breaths took over the silence
>"Hey, you guys better not be having fun without me!"
>Sonata came into the room with a tray in her hands
>It was a decently-sized cake, and it even looked like it was professionally-made
>Blue, thick lines of icing lined the cake and small, round sprinkles decorated the standard white frosting throughout
>The words "We love you, Anon!" were written in the same blue icing as the lining
>You couldn't stop your stomach from growling in hunger at the sight of it
>Not only that, but you couldn't help but feel touched that they actually thought to have that custom writing on the cake
>Hell, you were touched that they even got you a cake at all
"Wow. You guys went all-out, huh?"
>Aria leaned forward from the couch and brought herself to a sitting position
>"Yeah. We all kinda threw suggestions into what the cake should be, and this came out."
"What do you mean?"
>"Well, Adagio picked the colors and cake flavor and Sonata wanted sprinkles on it."
>Well that was two suggestions
"And what was yours?"
>She opened her mouth to speak again, but instead looked away
>Sonata rose her voice to give you the answer
>"Oh, she was the one that wanted the custom writing. You know, THIS one."
>She flourished her hand over the writing on the cake
>Aria wanted to say that?
>You turned your head to her
>She still had her gaze elsewhere and even grew a slight shade of red
>"Wh-whatever. It's your birthday, and I didn't want to be lame and just have "Happy birthday," on it."
>She turned her head back to you, a flustered look decorating her face
>"Just don't make a big deal about it."
>You nodded in response, silently promising to honor what she said
>Her face relaxed into a small smile before looking to the cake
>"So how much is gonna be left after Sonata takes her piece?"

>Sonata's cheek puffed up in protest as she set the cake down
>"Hey! I may like cake, but I know to save some for the rest of you!"
>You all shared a laugh at this
>Even Adagio, who was so against cake this early, joined in
>"Sonata, be a dear and get some plates for us, please?"
>Sonata nodded and took off back into the kitchen
>Adagio sighed as her gaze was set on the cake
"A little hungry there, Dagi?"
>A quiet giggle came out of her
>"No. Just thinking about how good the cake turned out. Aria's custom writing was the best idea, I believe."
>You both looked to Aria, who had grown the same shade of red as before
>"We all love you, Anon. Please don't forget that."
>Adagio wrapped her arms around your waist and laid her head down onto your shoulder
>You brought your arm around her and began to stroke her hair
>"I know, I love you guys too. I don't need writing on a cake to know that you guys love me."
>Adagio moved ever so slightly further onto your shoulder, as if she were acknowledging your statement
>You could feel the other side of the couch shift just a bit and felt another pair of arms embrace your waist
>The same person rested her head on your free shoulder
>"Thanks, loser. Love you more than Poofy here."
>"Shut it, Aria."
>"Awww, you guys are hugging without me?!"
>Sonata set the plates and silverware down onto the table and ran over to your group, bringing her arms around everyone
>"So, what are we hugging for?"
>Adagio's muffled voice escaped from underneath Sonata
>"We're just saying how much we love Anon."
>Sonata brought her face next to yours and pressed her lips against your cheek once more
>"Oooh, really? Well, he knows that I love him the most, right?"

>The other two girls seemeingly took offense to this as they broke from the hug simultaneously
>"Ahaha, not true, Sonata. I love Anon the most."
>Sonata scoffed at Adagio's statement
>"You wish. Who was the one that woke him up this morning?"
>"Because we told you to!"
>"Yeah, but YOU could've done it!"
>"Why? I had someone perfectly able to do it for me!"
>The friendly fight between Sonata and Adagio showed no signs of stopping anytime soon
>You felt another kiss touch your cheek, though this time, it wasn't from Sonata
>You looked over to the source and discovered a beet-red Aria
>A smile formed on your lips
>She looked away in embarrassment
>"Let's just have some cake..."
>She took a plate and the knife to cut the cake
>Perfect opportunity
>You snuck a kiss onto her cheek and could feel the heat from it on your lips
>Aria jumped in surprise, but regained her composure with a modest smile
>She fidgeted a bit with the blade, but managed to cut two good-sized pieces
>You both began to enjoy your cake and looked back to the quarrel between Adagio and Sonata still unfolding before you
>Though it wasn't long before Sonata picked up on the scent of the treat
>"Heyyy, no fair, I wasn't looking!"
>She scrambled to cut a piece of the cake
>"I'm gonna have... this piece!"
>She positioned the blade near the middle of the cake, where the writing was
>She began cutting a quite large piece out of the cake where the words "Anon" were
>Adagio smacked her hand onto the table
>"Hey, that's MY piece! I wanted the "Anon" piece!"
>Sonata stuck her tongue out to her orange-haired rival
>"Too bad, so sad!"

>Adagio grunted, but soon returned to herself with an evil grin
>"Very well. Then I'll have the "Love" piece to show how much I really love Anon."
>Sonata's eyes practically pierced through Adagio as she said this
>"Nuh-uh, that's MY piece too!"
>"Oh, no you don't, Sonata! I hope you get a stomachache from all of the cake you'll be eating!"
>You sighed at the events folding in front of you
>You were sort of starting to feel bad for the cake, with how much Sonata was stabbing it
>And to think, after this, you still had to unwrap the presents
>You couldn't help but feel that that was going to turn out exactly how the cake was turning out
>How the hell you managed to rope yourself in this situation with these girls, you'll never know
>But you really wouldn't want to wish for anything else