"Happy birthday!" you and the four guys standing next to you shouted as your boyfriend of six months and counting, Haru, walked through the door to his home. Even on a day as special as his birthday, he had nothing planned to do so you and his friends wanted to make this birthday a memorable one for him. Putting Nagisa and Rei in charge of food, you, Makoto, and Rin decorated Haru's home the best you could.

None of you were expecting an overly happy reaction from Haru, you guys were barely expecting a reaction at all. Not that any of you minded, you did it for the sole purpose of making his birthday fun for him. What surprised you and the others was the look of shock and soon after the smile that spread across Haru's face when he realized what the five closest people in his life did for him.

All of you sat in a circle on the floor and watched excitedly as Haru opened the gifts that everyone got for him.

"Here, Haruka," Makoto said with a smile as he handed his finely wrapped present over to his friend. Haru carefully unwrapped the present to find a blowup bathtub dolphin.

The rest of the presents were unwrapped to reveal brand new goggles from Nagisa, a book on swimming from Rei, and a brand new swimsuit (identical to the ones he always wears, of course).

"Here's the present I know you'll love the most," you told Haru as you handed him your own present, eager to see his reaction.

Your present wasn't nearly as finely wrapped as the others, but for good reason. Haru slowly unwrapped the white paper as the others leaned over, anticipation rising in the air. Once the present was unwrapped, everyone's shocked reactions were for sure the highlight of the party.

"Are you kidding me?!" the four boys exclaimed as you grinned at Haru's very pleased smile. It was the one thing you knew he loved the most, the best gift you possibly could've given him.

"Mackerel."