It's finally the day, the biggest day I have been waiting for.

I feel nervous, but I guess it's more than normal to feel that sorta feeling for someone that means so much to you.

Maybe silly to be excited for someone else's birthday, but it's difficult, especially when it comes to Touko.

Yes, my ever so beloved Touko Kirigaya has birthday today, and I intend on wishing her as much as I can because she after all made my birthday earlier this year absolutely amazing.

I don't really think about that we should go for having a spicier time this time though, but if she wants to, I don't mind it...

Either way, I have prepared myself all day long and have waited around mostly in my apartment after finishing school for the day.

I managed to get my hands on a special ordered present, that I intend to give to Touko when we are meeting.

Didn't want to bother her time with her friends, as she has clearly been very busy for most of the day, only having had the time to message with me during the morning.

She were clearly pretty hyped for the day, and heck, no surprise with that, it's her birthday and everyone loves when their birthday comes, whether someone admits it or not.

Hell, she even put up on social medias a lovely photo of herself taken by Nanami, were she is wearing some funny looking glasses, but it has "Happy Birthday" written on it, so I can only assume she loved the present, because she looks very happy in it.

That warmed my heart seeing... and maybe made me sob a little just with seeing how happy and positive she is, no matter what, especially because of her birthday today.

As I continue thinking, I space out somewhat, and think back to the times that have been. From when I first met her after having worked at CiRCLE for some time, until now, and we have remained together ever since back then.

I sigh to myself, but more of a relieved one, because I am just happy thinking about all those memories I have done with Touko, and I don't intend on stopping there with memories and adventures together with my beloved!

Raising up from my chair, I begin preparing myself, though I just go for the usual casual clothes as Touko most of the time states that she loves my clothing style, somehow.

I mean, it's so simple of it, though I guess she builds a bias because it's me who is wearing them, she would not bat an eye if any other guy had clothes like these.

Continuing on with preparations, I make sure to put cologne at a little few more places than normally, just to smell a little extra good despite me having just recently showered.

Better to show you are as excited for the birthday of the one you love, in my opinion at least!

After I am done with preparations on myself, it's time to head out and meet up with Touko, at last.

Holding the present tight in my hand, I breath in and out a little, before nodding and heading out of the apartment and the complex, soon to begin heading to where Touko told me we could meet.

She is apparently still hanging out with her bandmates, Lisa and Himari, so we won't be alone, for now. But I am fine with that, as long as I get to see Touko, I couldn't be happier.

Looking around, I soon see some familiar faces, and amongst them is... Touko.

My beautiful and beloved angel, Touko Kirigaya.

"Haha, Stephy, are you spacing out again~?" she suddenly asks me as she and the others noticed I just stared in front of me at her, not saying a word.

"Oh, uh, sorry about that, heh... It's just... I am just so glad to see you again." I tell Touko as she giggles before walking up to me, almost skipping forward, before enveloping me in a big hug.

"It has just been two days, silly~" she tells me before she tightens her hug. "But I am just as glad to see you again, my awesome boyfriend~!"

"Nah, you are more awesome-"

"Well now, I might awesome the world over, but I just can't compete with you, you are just too awesome!" she replies as she does a quick peck on my cheek as she giggles more. "And so cute as well~"

"My god these two love doves, haha!" Lisa soon says as everyone else laughs as well, with me and Touko joining in.

"Yeah, we are the greatest love doves ever, no one can beat us!" I say with confidence as Touko cheers me on.

"Woohoo, that's so right, Stephy!" she tells me as she clings onto me again. "I am so happy to see you being more and more confident of you~!"

"All thanks to you." I reply to her as she hugs me even tighter as she giggles even more.

"Aww, you are just the best ever!"

"Nah, you are." I reply to Touko as she continues giggling, holding tighter on the hug as I can feel her cuddling against my neck.

"You know, at first, I would've never imagined Touko to be the one to have romantic affection to anyone considering how she treats everyone as friends." Tsukushi begins as she can't help but to giggle herself. "But once she met you, Stephan, things really turned upside down! Not that it's a bad thing though!"

"Heh, we know you mean well, Tsukushi, don't worry." I tell the band leader as I soon turn around and embrace Touko back, effectivly having me just hug her normally yet again.

But boy do I love hugging my beloved, so, so much...

After we calm down on our cuddling and I chat with her and everyone else how the day had been, I soon begin taking out my present.

"W-wait, but I said you didn't need to-!"

"Touko, I've wanted to give you something. Even if I know that you didn't need anything from me because I am already the best present ever to you, let me show my appreciation anyway." I tell her as I hand the neatly wrapped present to her, with her looking at me with an expression I have never seen her done before.

She looks so soft in her expression she is showing, looking at the present then back at me. Though not too long after, she returns to her usual expression, and grins at me.

"Alright, but hope you didn't spend too much on this!"

"Oh, uh... I might or might not have used a part of my PS5 savings to buy that for you, heh-"

"S-Stephy, no!" Touko suddenly says as she looks very guilty of her. "Geez, I told you not to use too much of your money when you want to spend on me..!"

"S-sorry..." I reply to her, now feeling bad myself. I had told her how excited I were to soon grab my hands on a PS5, and she was all for it because of my excitement. "I-I can return the present..."

"Wait, Stephy, I didn't mean that I dislike it, I love this already even when not having opened it..." Touko says as she hugs me tightly again. "In fact, I were just suprised you would priotize making me happy instead of focusing to make yourself happy."

"Touko..." I can hear a few of her friends says as they aren't too used to seeing such a caring side to the otherwise rather carefree guitarist.

"But Touko... You already are making me so happy that anything else is just extra stuff really." I soon tell her as she let go and looks me in my eyes with her so beautiful brown eyes that are much brighter than my very dark ones.

"I might love doing a lot of different freetime stuff, but Touko, you are true my source of happiness." I tell her as I gently lay my hand against her cheek while smiling at her. "We are each other's greastest gift already. So doing some small money sacrifice doesn't hurt, I can just save up more till next year."

Touko still smiles brightly at me, though her eyes clearly beginning to get watery, so she might cry at any moment.

"...Now, now, Touko, it's your special day, keep your head up! You are awesome the world, so show that!" I encourage her as she laughs before nodding, once again going back to her more normal and wonderful expression.

So much confidence, yet so much heart in those expression of her's...

"Alright Stephy! Let's open this one then!" Touko says as she unwraps the flat box, revealing it's pretty design.

I tried my best with the special order, so I had the box color be after the image color Touko uses when she is on stage with her band.

She soon opens it, revealing the poem I had requested to be written.

"What does it say, Touko?" Nanami asks her as she clears her throat before reading it out loud:

To my Touko

The day we met, my life changed.

You have an incredible way of taking me to a new level of happiness.

Your smile warms my heart and your presence makes me whole.

You are without a doubt my better half.

I love you, now and forever.

The band girls goes quiet afterwards, as they soon one by one look at me while I am just fiddling with fingers.

Touko is soon the last one to look at me, her eyes having tears run down her cheeks.

"I fully had you on mind for this present after all." I tell her as I smile at her, while she can't stop having tears run down from her eyes.

Everyone soon begins smiling at me, most likely showing their graditude with how loyal and close I have remained with Touko this whole time.

"STEPHY!" Touko suddenly lashes out as she can't keep her composure anymore and hugs onto me as she begins loudly crying.

Even if it sounds like she is devastated over something, I understand that she is just so overjoyed, it's just hard to know what to do next at times.

"Tides really turned now, didn't they?" I calmly joke to Touko as I keep on caressing her hair, reminding me of when I cried in Touko's arms when I had birthday.

But I think these are even greater, pent up emotions she is releasing as well, because with me by her side, she can have someone to vent out to fully.

She keeps on crying before eventually calming down, and I let her take her time with it. We've had a rough year even if we have been so happy with each other, but we managed to push through together, and we came out better than ever.

Touko soon takes out the necklace itself, which I hope she really likes...

"It's a so called 'You and me' necklace!" I tell Touko as I show her something special on both the rings. "Look here, do you see the name engravings?"

"Oh my god, you didn't-!" Touko says as she sees the name engravins clearly now, seeing her and my name on the rings. "It's so pretty, Stephy..."

"Glad to hear, my beloved. I just thought this fitted because my head after all was in circles when I first met and got to know you, and it was on well, CiRCLE I met you, haha~!"

Touko blows air out of her nose from my silly joke before she puts her newly recived necklace around her neck, before looking at me again.

"Beautiful as ever." I tell her as she inches closer to me, having a very intimate look in her eyes while smiling at me.

"You seem to freeze a little, so here." I tell her as I undo my winter scarf some as I wrap some of it around Touko's neck as well, so we can both share on it.

"Let's go everyone for now, I think they rather not be disturbed~" Lisa tells everyone else as they all nod in agreement before eventually walking away, leaving me and Touko alone at the town plaza.

Without any hesitation, we tilt on our heads as I soon come in contact with Touko's luscious lips, and we are soon passionetly kissing with each other.

Often it's a very casual passionate kiss we tend to share with each other, but this time, we are really going all in all with feeling each other with our tongues.

During it we also hold tighter and tighter onto each other, making it more intense and passionate as the kiss goes on.

Time just stops around us as we continue on, before we eventually release as we feel that our emotions have properly been shared.

"Every kiss with you is so amazing, Touko..." I tell her as she hugs onto me as she kisses my cheek.

"You are amazing as well, Stephy~" she replies to me as she giggles before kissing my cheek again.

"...Hey, got any plans?"

"Oh? Nah, not at the moment, but if you come by home, I can show you something!" Touko tells me as I smile and nod at her.

"Yeah sure, I would love to see what my belove cooks up at her home, heh~"

Making our way to her home, we enter it via the kimono shop as usual before heading to her room.

"Alright, don't look!" she says as I nod and turn around.

After a minute or so, she tells me I can look again, and when I turn around...

"Ta-da~! Did this birthday outfit myself, as we all have gone with a theme this year to have these sorta dresses for our birthdays. What do you think~?"

...Yeah, she looks like an actual goddess, as if I weren't already convinced she is one...

"You look extraordinarly beautiful... Like... No one else can compete with you how beautiful you look..." I say, trying my best to summarize my thoughts.

"Hehe, come here then and give me a hug, my Stephy~!"

"With pleasure, my beloved Touko." I reply to her as I hug her and feel on her a little extra, as she is wearing such a fantastic dress.

"Looks almost like a wedding dress honestly." I tell her as she giggles before embracing tight as ever. "Would be appropiate, we are basically already married after all~"

"Hehe, not so loud~!" Touko says as nears her lips me again, first giving me kiss on my cheek before whispering in my ear.

"Let's do some spicy stuff together after the party at Nanami's house~"

I get goosebumps from the wild excitment I feel from what Touko just told me, before I nod.

"Yeah sure, I would love to do that, my beloved Touko~"

The party itself is great and everyone loves how Touko's outfit looks, praising her how great she made it fit into the theme they appear to be holding.

But soon late evening begins coming around, and we all go home, though Touko goes home with me.

"Just going to get changed a little, I'll be back!" she tells me as she heads out of my room as I sit on my bed.

Of course, getting changed would basically mean she is just undressing considering what we said we would do-

"Steeephy~" I suddenly hear Touko say as I see her stand in the door opening, naked with only a few present ribbons tied up around some of her torso.

I feel my excitement escalate as I raise up from my bed and, with just instinct, go up to Touko before untying the ribbons, leaving her fully nude, but she remains in the same sexy pose while holding onto the door frame.

"Ready to make some kids~?" she jokingly says before we are soon at it again.

As I am wildly thrusting into a moaning and giggling Touko, I kiss her neck before inching my lips near her ear to whisper to her.

"Happy birthday, Touko~ ♡"