[Closed] Birthday Girl

[demureshift]

Title: Birthday Girl
Characters: Horikita Maki, Kuroki Meisa, Ninomiya Kazunari, Ohno Satoshi
Location: Meisa's Apartment/Death and Company (433 6th St)
Week: Week 7, Friday, October 8, 6:45pm
Rating: PG?
Warnings: ...drinking

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[tsuribakasami]

Deciding to avoid any further lateness by waiting for the subway or a bus, Ohno grabbed a taxi as soon as curtain had been called on the show. He'd brought a nice outfit with him and after showering off he'd changed into the dark slacks, light blue dress shirt and matching dark jacket. His loafers were shined perfectly and he looked sharp.

He was going to be seen tonight at a popular bar with three very beautiful people, he had to look the part. He sprayed on cologne and grabbed his bag, stopping briefly to pick a pink rose from one of the bouquets lining the dressing room. Had he time, he would have gotten her a proper arrangement, but he figured getting there was more important

[faysounds]

Nino looked up as soon as Ohno walked into the restaurant, smiling. Ohno found them a second later. Nino smiled, watching Ohno offer Maki a rose (which had no doubt come from his flowers from the show). He held out his arms as Ohno came to him, and leaned into the kiss offered.

"Missed you, too," he murmured. "Maki really liked the purse. She hasn't opened it yet, though."

[demureshift]

Maki turned pink to match the flower Ohno handed her, but smiled fairly brightly that he had finally arrived. It was nice to have him there. "Thank you!"

She brought the rose to tickle at her nose for a sniff, turning a smile over to Meisa as she offered it out for her to smell as well. "And thank you for the bag, it's beautiful, Nino said it was from you too. I'm sorry you weren't there when I opened it."

Unthinkingly, Maki reached for a sip of her punch as Ohno greeted Nino properly (for them), and she still watched them from behind her lashes. She shot a look at Meisa as well, the hint of a smirk playing about her lips in a look that said so clearly Aren't they adorable? without actually saying anything aloud.

[lol_dancess]

Meisa was also smiling brightly as Ohno walked up to their table. "Satoshi! Hi! Thank you for the tickets by the way!" His compliment caused her cheeks to turn pink, just a little. She could blame that on the alcohol.

She leaned over when Maki offered her a sniff of the rose. It smelled sweet and light. Meisa went to pass Ohno a plate and a glass of punch when she caught Maki's eye. She had to swallow a giggle as she shot back Very much so with a look and smirk of her own.

[tsuribakasami]

Ohno knew better than to keep the kiss going - he just wouldn't stop. He pulled away, nipping one last time at Nino's lips before his attentions turned back to the girls.

He regarded Meisa's thanks first with a soft smile. "Don't mention it. I'm glad you could see it all the way through this time."

When Maki mentioned the purse, his grin grew larger. "Ahh, but did you look inside?" he said, the smirk on his face now mischevious. He took the proffered plate and punch, sipping on it as he leaned against Nino.

[faysounds]

Nino chuckled. Maki hadn't looked inside the purse, of course. She'd been too taken with the bag as it was. He finally took a glass of punch for himself, and some fries to nibble on while they all got talking.

"I saved that much for you," he said. He grinned at Maki. "Look inside the bag."

[demureshift]

Maki muffled a giggle at Meisa's returned look, and picked delicately at her mushroom tart with a fork while she let the conversations roll over her. Yes. This was a birthday gathering worth having, and her first in longer than she liked to think of.

She was lucky. She would have to do something good for Meisa, as well, for suggesting this at all.

Her eyes widened at Ohno and Nino across the table as they seemed to indicate there was something she had missed about their gift.

"What is inside," she questioned warily, eying them both suspiciously as she set down her fork, in order to reach under the table to get the box at her feet. She made room for it on the table before bringing it up to open the top, settling it in her lap in order to pull out the bag and pry open the clasp. She was worried it would be delicate but it felt solid under her fingertips

[lol_dancess]

Meisa had forgotten that Nino had told her about the gift card he and Ohno got along with the purse. She took a bite of her share of the mushroom tart as Maki opened the bag almost as carefully as she had opened her gift. The resulting blush on Maki's face made Meisa smile. She was glad to have suggested going out for her friend's birthday. "I left your present at home, it was on the bed and I totally forgot to mention it!"

"Do you think we should order some more food?" Taking a sip of the punch, Meisa looked at Nino and Ohno. "There's cake at home by the way, I hope you guys will come!"

[tsuribakasami]

Ohno chuckled when the realization hit Maki's face. Leaning into Nino, he shook his head. "We wanted to get you a dress or a pair of cute heels or something, but we figured this was safer." And it helped Ohno's paychecks had been fairly heavy - the show was doing well.

He sat up when Meisa mentioned more food. "Did you order entres yet? Or just the fries and ..." He looked at Maki's tart, "is that mushroom?"

"I will go anywhere that cake is involved, if you'll have us," Ohno said with a smirk to Meisa.

[faysounds]

Nino watched Maki's reaction with a smile. Since Meisa had gotten Maki a dress, Nino was glad they'd chosen to go with the bag. And now Maki could buy herself whatever she wanted.

He shook his head at Ohno, taking a fry and dipping it into the truffle-and-cheese sauce and nibbling on it. "No entrees, just the appetizers and punch."

He fetched the menu with his free hand and offered it to Ohno. Appetizers were fine for him, but Ohno would need something more substantial after doing a show.

"I will follow Ohno to wherever cake is involved," Nino added teasingly, "Someone has to drag him home."

[demureshift]

Maki was still a little overwhelmed by the generosity of her friends and she sent Meisa an amused look. "I know I told you you didn't have to get me anything..." she murmured, but she was grateful, truly

[lol_dancess]

Meisa raised her eyebrow at Maki's amused look. Who didn't get their friend a gift for her birthday? Sure they had just met (that's what made it hard to find a gift in the first place), but wasn't it written somewhere in the 'How to be a Good Friend Manual' that that's what you did? Meisa gave Maki a wry grin. "That's what friends do. I hope you'll like it."

"Their macaroni dish sounds really good. Does anyone want to split that with me?" Meisa didn't think that she could finish it herself, she was starting to get full. She went to take another sip of her punch and realized that it was finished. When had that happened? "Ummm, should we order more punch as well? I can just order a drink for myself if no one wants more to drink."

Meisa was happy that Nino and Ohno would come and have cake with her and Maki. She was sure that the two of them could finish it off themselves, but it was more fun to share with others, she felt.

[tsuribakasami]

Ohno grinned at the exchange between the girls, looking through his menu. Several of the items sounded fantastic and he was absolutely starving.

Maki offered to let him try hers, but he didn't want to demolish it due to hunger. And if he started, it looked delicious enough he might do just that. "I'm not big on mushrooms," he decided to fib instead.

"I'd offer to share, but I think I need to get something of my own," he grinned sheepishly, "need energy to keep up with you lot tonight." To be honest, the Crispy Pork Belly looked both slightly terrifying but also probably delicious. Ohno had yet to meet a pig he hadn't found delicious.

Checking his own drink, Ohno laughed over at Meisa's now empty one. "I could probably keep going with the punch. It's good."

[faysounds]

Nino sipped his punch - as alcohol went, it was pretty good - and grinned a bit when Meisa found her glass empty. "I'll help you with a couple forkfulls of the macaroni," he offreed, "but don't expect too much. I'm a bird-like eater."

Similarly he was going to let them all choose the alcohol for him. Nino had no idea what would be considered a 'good drink'.

[demureshift]

"I'm sure I will," Maki answered softly, a little shyly, because even if she could accept it it was still an adjustment to have friends that would do things like buy her gifts, and take her out for drinks on her birthday.

Maki was still only less than half-way through her first glass of punch, because she was worried about drinking too much. She did giggle that Meisa was already through, and...well. It was her birthday. "I guess we can order some more punch. I don't know if I should mix this tart with macaroni and cheese and punch, though."

Speaking of her tart, she gave a small smile and a light shrug, that Ohno was disinterested in mushrooms and went back to picking at it.

[lol_dancess]

Meisa exchanged a shy smile with Maki. For all her forwardness, she was glad that Maki hadn't been scared away.

When Nino offered to take a bit of the macaroni, Meisa smiled. "Well if we don't finish it, we could get it boxed to go right?" To Maki she said, "I think it should be okay if you have some fries in between... kinda like a taste buffer? It shouldn't shock the taste buds too much if you do that."

"More punch then? Shall we get the same or try the Honshu Punch or Bloodhound Punch?" She looked to Ohno to decide, Nino and Maki didn't look like they were going to finish their first round of drinks anytime soon.