Machina was up early--super early to prepare for his girlfriend's birthday. He had asked permission to use the chocobo ranch for an hour to make a surprise party for her. Running to the ranch, he set everything up, a nice table and all, flowers and the desserts--but the cake was going to be brought by a special guest. He went to the girls' dorm and waited for her. As soon as he spotted her leaving, he took her hand and guided her back to the ranch. "Come with me, okay?" Once they are there, he whistled and chocobo chicks came running to circled around their feet. He guided her to the table and made sure is seated and comfortable then waved his hand and Lulu came running dragging a tiny cart, enough for it to drag it with its own strength. "Tada~ Your cake! Lulu was my accomplice this time, hehe~" there come Machy-Machy with another cart and this time it was more flowers. "Happy birthday, Deuce!" grinning happily at her before he leaned to kiss her.
Deuce’s bday! | @sentofight
The confusion was immediate when her hand was seized by Machina and she was led elsewhere as soon as she exited the dorm. What could be the hurry? Cinque and the others seemed to have been puzzled initially when she looked back at them, but she saw that soon they had smiles on their faces. What did they know that she didn’t? Eyes looked back at Machina as he continued to guide her. To the ranch, was it? It was their favorite place to spend time together, so perhaps he simply wanted to have a date today? Naturally, Deuce had no complaints over this.
Machina wanted to lead, so she could only follow his instructions, a big smile spread across her face. When they reached the ranch and all the chicks came circling around them at the sound of his whistle, she couldn’t help giggling as she watched them chirp away. How precious! The sight served as a temporary distraction and as she soon lifted her gaze and saw the layout, a light gasp escaped her lips as a hand came up just over her mouth. Yes, it was her birthday, and yes, she had hoped to spend it with Machina, but simply that would be enough for her. To see the set up right before, how long had it taken him? How early had he gotten up? The lengths he went to for her always made her heart melt like so and her smile returned, accompanied by a racing heart.
“Machina, this is so lovely~” The delight was so clear and bright on her features that if she were any brighter, she could very well outshine even the sun at this rate.
But the biggest surprise was yet to come. Once seated, she thought that would be it, that they would begin dining together right away. But when she saw him waving his hand, her eyes followed to look where he was gesturing to. Seeing Lulu appear with that cart and cake had Deuce lightly gasping again, this time covering her mouth with both hands. Emotions welled up and, in all honesty, the flutist wished to burst into tears. Even if they were tears of joy, she couldn’t let them cause Machina any panic. She was so spoiled... ever since their relationship began, Machina had always spoiled her. Tears managed to well up in her eyes regardless of her attempts to hold them back and she raised a hand to wipe her eyes and grin, cheeks flushed with color as he pressed that kiss to her lips. “I’ve said it before, but Machina... you really are the best. Thank you... thank you for everything. Thank you for all your love and kindness. I don’t think I will ever be able to tell you just how much you mean to me, so thank you and I love you. So much~”