Birthdays
The sound of a consistent tap that seemed to follow some unknown beat echoed throughout the room. The pencil that nearly cracked under the boy's tense fingers met with the desk repeatedly. The problem he faced was not a foreign one yet it seemed to still aggravate his normally calculating mind again and again. And it all was caused by a birthday. Not just any birthday, but one that held particularly great importance and caused great stress for the Quincy.
It was the birthday of Orihime Inoue.
Uryƫ set his pencil down to stretch both free hands behind him following with a sigh. What was he going to get her? Despite the fact that no matter what he presented to her, which is just the first stage of stress, her appreciation would be overflowing. The Quincy knew this and still... it was difficult. He was running out of time. This gift had to outweigh the last in both creativity and the unique factor.
"What does Inoue-san like..." It had been a turn-on switch for his mind; an idea sprang to him with an adjustment of his frames. "That might work..."
The boy leaped out of his comfortable position, snatched his wallet, and flew through the door of his apartment. Such a plan would require materials and time, neither of which he had.
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Droplets of sweat crawled down UryĆ«'s skin whilst sigh after sigh passed his lips. The finished product sat in one hand, the other knocking on the door to bring the receiver. This scene had been replayed enough times to leave even the Quincy guessing for a number. The door opened the same as it ever had and the nervous presentation of the gift was equally familiar. A rectangular, pink box nearly pushed into the hands of the orange-haired maiden. A single white envelope that contained something along the lines of "Happy Birthday. These are for you. Enjoy." had only her name scrawled across the front.Â
His typical small smirk that only show his nervousness in front of her presented itself. His eyes twitched behind glasses, watching her unexpectedly take the box that contained six freshly baked doughnuts that he made himself.
