「The Most Special Day of the Year」
6/14 Use Tsuzuru Birthday SS (2017 ver.)
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“Tsuzuru, what would you like this year?”
So this time of year has come again. (Again…… my birthday, I forgot……)
“Sorry, nii-san…… I……” “You don’t need to answer right now. Take your time to think.”
Nii-san smiled kindly and left the room. I took out my smartphone and opened the screen to Circle.
『I want to do something to thank you for that photo the other day.』 『What would you like?』
I had been struggling to think of an answer when nii-san had come in.
(Photo…… that would be, the photo of Ginba-kun, hiding from the teacher and eating senbei in class…… maybe……)
『Sorry for such a late reply. I couldn’t think of anything I wanted, so…』 『Is that so? Even just something small would be fine though.』
(Something small……)
I looked up from my phone and cast my gaze around my room. It was overflowing with different objects.
(…… My room…… is covered, in gifts……)
“…………”
『I might have thought of something I want.』 『You did? That’s good.』 『Um, Tozuki-kun.』 『Would I be able to ask you to help with something?』
――The next day, the lounge room at Akagi was full of people.
“Use, is this sort of thing ok?” “Yes…… It looks, cute……” “Uwah, Commander, isn’t that dangerous!? That pigeon, i- it’s alive…! I definitely sense it’s alive!” “It’s just origami. ……Tsuzuru, what do want to do with this?” “Thank you…… then, I…… want to put it here, I think……” “Understood.” “……I could fold something as easy as a pigeon too.” “Don’t make this a competition. ……but Ginba, you’re actually really good, huh.” “Hey, Benii, pass me the pink over there~” “So ugly! Stop just using the fluorescent ones!” “Ehhh―” “Tsuzu, using this cloth is ok, isn’t it?” “Yes…… It looks, cute……”
Looking around at the room, so much livelier than usual, without noticing I started smiling.
“Tsuzuru, do you think you can make something nice?” “Yeah…… look, in the end, it turned out well…… I think……” “Is that right. I’m glad.”
At nii-san’s kind words, I started smiling even more.
『I want to make a board.』
After talking a while with Tozuki-kun, I said that to nii-san.
『Board?』 『Yeah…… I want to have…… something I can use…… to hang up all the key-holders and things, that people have given me……』 『And you don’t want to just buy one?』 『I want to, make something myself…… which I can put up together…… with all my memories, with everyone else…… so……』 『……I understand. Let’s start planning it now.』 『Tozuki-kun…… will also, be coming tomorrow…… he said…… I’m glad……』 『……Is that so.』
From Tozuki-kun to Sakumori-kun. And from there, to Ginba-kun and Shikura-kun, and Oboroya-kun. Like that, the plans for today spread around, and everyone was helping to make a board to decorate with photos and key-holders together with me.
“Ok! Let’s take a photo with everyone together!” “Eh, photo……?” “Sounds good~! Tsuzuru can be right in the middle~!” “E- eh……” “In that case, I’ll take it.” “Ah, nii-san……”
When nii-san tried to stand up, I hurried to grab his shirt to stop him.
“Nii-san, too…… together……” “Tsuzuru……” “I’ll put it on timer mode…… ok, it’s set! I’ll go next to Sou-chan~” “Wai- Aki……” “Ow, damn you, stop pushing!” “Tsuzu, smile.” “Y- yes……” “……Happy birthday, Tsuzuru.”
――*click*
A few days later, after getting that photo developed, I pinned it up on the board we had made.
“……fufu.”
Seeing everyone’s smiling faces in the photo, I felt my heart warm.
fin.