15 minutes (birthday one shot)

--continued and edited (at last!) after more than a week. Hope I spotted all the typos -__-

/* Authors Note: This was written as a birthday present to my friend Shienna.
Dear Shie, you know Im such a lazy writer so I hope you appreciate the effort. I used Yamapi again.. and you can read about Jin from time to time (I cant help but include him). Please savor each sentence and leave the rest to your imagination. and so you can spot my mistakes.. I can see a lot but im lazy to correct them as of  now.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Mae*/

Yamapi positioned the electronic mixer he just purchased yesterday over the huge bowl of baking powder with sugar,egg and water then turned it on. The mixer made a tiny brrr sound before it rotated to mix the ingredients. It took him several tries before he got the hang of mixing with this device.

Yet it didn't matter to him. No it didn't. No amount  of mess, tiring effort, burnt smell of flour, or broken mixing bowls will matter to him. Not if its for his special girl.

He paced a little and consulted the piece of paper he taped to a corner of his kitchen wall. On it was a very neat handwriting with careful instructions on the step by step process of ... baking a cake. Each instructions either ended with a smiley or words of encouragement such as "You can do it!"

Yes a cake! Yamapi smirked, and one can imagine a hundred of girls swooning with that single crooked smile. He is now imagining the outcome of this pastry he is slowly creating.  After a while he smirked again as he feels that he is almost done.  Checking the recipe guide once again, he knows that in just a few more steps, it will be oven time.  Then he needs to create the icing. He was so excited and somewhat proud of what he had done so far.

Its funny because being the son of a CEO, you would think that he would be more excited and prouder of greater things like the contract that he acquired last week with another huge company. Oh well using his wit and charms on a lady CEO was no actual feat for him really. He just needed to smile and offer a compliment or two then he bags those contracts.  He can't help it if he is irresistible.

But there you go, he's proud of the medium-sized lumped of cake that is now sitting inside the oven. He was so relieved to have made it this far, that he wiped away sweat from his brow using his flour-stained hands. Now, there is a huge streak of sticky, white flour on his forehead and another blot on his left cheek.

  He was on that messy look mode, when he heard a click, an unmistakable camera click. It was then followed by a naughty snicker, then a loud laughter.

"Hahaha! I never thought I'd live to see the day when the Great Yamashita Tomohisa will be wearing a white apron with flour on his face. puhahaha." Jin exclaimed while laughing and still tapping the capture button on his phone. He now has around 10 pictures of Yamapi at different angles.

Jin Akanishi, his best friend, but also his nightmare. He was always fun to be with, he jokes around a lot but lends a serious ear when you need it. He is so naughty that Yamapi got involved in a lot of commotion and witnessed a lot of women brawl just to get Jin's good side. He is such a flirt too and would give attention to almost any girl he meets. Lastly, Yamapi dreads the fact that Jin knows too much about him, he might blab it unnecessarily to any person.

"Ha. Ha." Yamapi faked a laugh stressing each syllable, making an attempt to grab the phone from Jin. His best friend was nimble and dodged in time, pulling his phone away from Yamapi.

" Oh Ho ho! Tut tut" Jin said waving his finger in front of Yamapi's face. "You can't take this. This might be the best gift I can give you girlfriend. The other side of Yamapi-kun hahaha"

Yamapi attempted to grab the phone from Jin again but the latter just continued to dodge. "OK! Stop. How much or rather what do you need from me in exchange for those pictures?"

"Nothing! Just having your cute filthy look on my phone is enough!" Jin said with a very taunting look on his face. He must have been born in this world to annoy him for life. And just as soon as Yamapi thought of it, Jin went and picked  up one bowl of ingredient and sniffed it, he dipped his finger on another and tasted it.

"Stop that! hey Put that down. No don't do that" these were the sentences Yamapi muttered as he followed Jin around his kitchen as the idiot attempted to mix everything himself.  Aaarrgh.Why does he have to come in when I'm busy.Yamapi thought.

They were fighting over a bowl of flour when a loud bell tone was heard and echoed around the kitchen. Yamapi remembered that he doesn't have time to play with Jin right now as he have to create the sweetest gift he could give his girl. He still needs to get that icing done.

"WOW! Its so you to set up an alarm for everything." Jin said and then stopped what he was doing.

"Of course! I want this to be perfect" Yamapi answered seriously.

With a deep sigh Jin muttered "Whew! What love does to a person" he then tapped Yamapi's back and exited the kitchen. Before he disappeared though he still shouted "But I'm still keeping the picture! HAHAHA"

Yamapi was amused. Yes Jin, is definitely a best friend, because even if he is crazy, he understands.

What love does to a person. Pfft. Yamapi just realized that Jin must also be talking about himself. Unconsciously, of course because he is an idiot.  Being the flirt that he is, he ranks as the number one playboy, but he is extremely and I mean extremely possessive of the only girl he likes.

Yamapi was now working double time in mixing the needed materials for his white icing. With the flour still sticky on his forehead he resolved not to touch and dirty his face again. But the universe has another plan to make his baking difficult, as his fringe  kept on falling on his face and sometimes covers his eyes. even if he shakes his head free from it, some strand still sticks on the sticky substance on his head.

Almost frustrated, he was about to slam the mixing bowl and wash his face when he heard an...

"Oh. My. Gosh!" a shriek from a girl entered his eardrums and he heard  "You're really doing it! kyaaaaah. That is so sweet of you" before he realized to whom that voice belonged to.

"Yeah. Yeah Emkay. I told you I was serious"

"I know right? Which is why I seriously wrote down the recipe guide for you and seriously looked for a way to get that yummiest one. Mind you I had to go to Jennefe's cafe just to copy that. You deserve the best recipe you know"  Emkay blabbered.

"Scratch that. SHE deserves the best cake!" Yamapi corrected.

"waaaah. Don't  say that. Its so cute it makes me blush. I so envy my friend right now."

Yamapi just answered with a smirk.

Emkay. MK. Maeka. She claims her name is so common she insists on everyone calling her MK.  She says its so everyone will thinks she owns the bag and the famous make up brand. Shes always the  happy-go-lucky, hyperactive, and funny girl and he has never met anyone like her. But no matter how talkative she is, she can keep secrets, which is why surprises work well when you work with her.  So he is confident that though its for her best friend this will still be a shock of a lifetime for her.

Another shriek from MK caused Yamapi to look up. If you were a normal person, you would panic when you hear her scream, but if you know her, for sure its just something so trivial.. such as

"Look at you. I told you to tie you hair while working". SEE?So trivial Yamapi thought "Now its on your eyes' way . How can you bake the best cake in that condition?" MK continued to fuss. She then proceeded to talking while opening drawers to take a white cloth (Yes she knows her way around the kitchen.)and rubbed clean Yamapi's dirty and sticky forehead. She then continued and tied Yamapi's fringe with a yellow rubber band, God knows where she got it. With all the fuss and the noise she was making, Yamapi was just standing there unable to do anything.

It was on this scene, when Yamapi decided to continue his mixing, and MK's face was still so close to his, concentrating on his bangs, that Jin came in . Again. He was intending to snap another picture since he was bored in the backyard hammock he was staying. Instead of the booming and naughty laughter he always come in with, he entered with all the noise he can muster on his steps and grabbed MK away from Yamapi.

"What is you problem?" MK asked, turning to Jin and trying to free her arms from him. "I'm  not done tying his bangs yet and its on his way can't you see?'

"Yeah right!" Jin agreed sarcastically, "and you really have to do it with your nose almost wiping his blackheads clean?" Jin added as he rounded on MK.

"Hey! I don't have blackheads!" Yamapi exclaimed.

"Just shut up Pi or I will not forgive you for this"

Yamapi did. I told you he is extremely possessive with the only girl he likes. He thought pointing his fingers on the butter as if explaining to it what just happened.  I mean I'm his best friend and I already have a girlfriend but he still acts like this.  Since the thought was ironic,and that talking to a butter even in his mind is just as crazy, he laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" Jin demanded, his attention now back to Yamapi instead of bickering with MK. He automatically hid MK behind him just like protecting her from the attack of a monster.

"You. I'm laughing because YOU are funny" Yamapi continued on his icing while laughing.

"You!"Jin was about to attack Pi, with a playful neck throttle but MK grabbed Jin's sleeves.

"OOops  No can do. You can't disturb Pi now. He is busy." MK scolded the flustered Jin.

"And just let him get away with almost eating your face?"

"WHAT? Where did this suddenly come from?" MK asked incredulous of Jin's reaction. She really has no idea doesn't she? Yamapi thought to himself.

"All I did was this.."MK grabbed Jin's shoulder to face her then she grabbed a hand full of fringe thats hanging on Jin's forehead. MK's face is now just a scant inch close to Jin's nose. From the sidelines, Pi was snickering at whats happening. He can now see Jin staring at the red rubber band, which again came from nowhere, because its on MK's mouth in between her teeth as she was twirling it in small circles, ready for tying. He knows for sure its not just the rubber band he is staring at and for sure, his thoughts are someplace else. Jin gulped unable to mutter another word of argument. Haha Trust MK to tame that jealous beast.

As MK was oblivious to Jin's darkening stare, Jin shouted "Get out and Come with me!" He grabbed MK's  hand and dragged her outside the kitchen, ignoring her protests.

  Oh Ho Ho way to go best buddy!  Yamapi silently cheered on.

He is now thanking the heavens that MK came. She unknowingly eliminated all the annoying things thats hindering his precious gift (one he has been working on for a few hours now). The sticky flour on his forehead is clean, the bothersome fringe that was covering his eyes was now out of the way and most of all she took out the most annoying one from his kitchen, his bestfriend Jin.

He now hummed the birthday tune as he continued his baking.

*   *   *

Shienna wailed loudly so everybody could hear her even amidst the booming beat of the sound boxes inside the dance club.  Her friends Michelle and Jennefe were beside her on the comfy sofa inside one of the booths of the club. They were both consoling her and listening to her trivial sob story.

Their background was a huge dance hall where everyone else was dancing with somebody else, while a few others were almost making out on the dance floor. Michelle twitched her foot, which Shienna noticed even in the dim light. She knows her friend is itching to dance and show everyone in the room that she was the best there is, as of course dancing was her passion. Mitch, as she calls her, would not be a freelance perfomer or theater dancer if she has no love for dancing right? But here she is, listening to her  and sitting on the stiffly avoiding any movement.  Mitch is now even ignoring her guy bestfriend Moose whos the center of attention of the club for  the past hour. Earlier she was almost pulling Moose's collar because of the bunch of girl causing a riot just to dance with him. No she's not jealous but maybe she was avoiding the hassle of dragging Moose home if he ends up too close to a girl in the club. 

Michelle rolled her eyes as Moose did a backflip then bragged about it to everyone. "Hmpf! Attention-seeker, just don't let me catch you rolling on the floor drunk or you'll never see your home" Michelle muttered to herself.

"What's wrong Shienna?" Jennefe, her other close friend, asked with concern on her face. She is the caring one in the group.Its probably because she grew up with a few  younger siblings so she knows how to handle her friends. Friends like her who is so desperately crying, acting like a kid all because of  inconsenquential things. She knows so much about entertaining and handling various types of people that opening her own cafe really suited her. You can't find any cafe as popular as Jen's all because of her accomodating nature.

"Its Yamapi again, isn't it?" Michelle asked, her face was calm and almost poker but you can hear contempt on her voice.

Uwaaaaaaah was all Shienna answered while grabbing a tissue and blowing her nose on it.

"What do you have against Pi?" Jennefe turned to Michelle this time.

"Nothing!" Mitch replied."It's just that most of the time Shienna acts like this, if not about an ending of an anime, its because of THAT guy" she added.

Shienna sniffed, she almost laughed when Mitch mentioned anime because she agrees. She cries even just for anime endings. However, she continued to wail, her uwaaaah a bit louder this time. She knew she looked like an idiot acting this way in front of her friends. She knew it doesn't matter to them though, since they have seen worse of her than this. But when it comes to that guy. That guy, who stole her heart the moment their eyes met, she becomes irrational.

The next moment Shienna was about to cry out loud, she felt a smack on her head, so strong her pinned bangs fell out of place.

"Stop it Shienna, no one believes you're really crying anyways. Now you are looking like a fool in the eyes of those 4 guys over there." MK, her one other crazy bestfriend, came in with drinks and smacked Shienna's head with a teenage magazine she found in Michelle's bag."Now they'll think you are one crazy chick. haha" she laughed as she nodded her head toward the other booth.

"OUCH!  Maeka that hurt you know" Shienna protested.

" I know but you should be thankful I didn't get a hold of the glass pitcher on this table or thats what you would have felt on your head." MK commented

"You're so mean as always" Shienna pouted then turned toher other two friends."So you didn't believe  it either?"

Jennefe and MIchelle just nodded. Shienna smiled a bit. To other people she is hard to understand, but to her friends she is an open book. Her smile was then replaced with gritted teeth then she grabbed holdof the same magazine Maeka used to almost behead her.  She tore a page and crumpled it with all her might muttering "that-old-handsome-good-for-nothing-jerk-playing-with-me" . Each word was muttered one by one and each was punctuated with extra crumpling of the paper. She pushed the paper so hard. you'll think it will soon turn to dust.

"I do not envy the paper you are holding right now but I can't help but hearing you still said he is handsome." MK teased.

Shienna just stared at Maeka, clearly not pleased to hear that she let slip what she still feels for that guy."But you girls are right. I am not crying I am angry and frustrated and I want to twist his neck like this..." She twisted the 2 opposite ends of the tissue in front of her just like how you'd wrap a candy.

"You said that last time! But you still kissed him first when you saw him" Mitch reminded her "And look at you now, still saying the same thing.'

"No this one is unforgivable since he forgot my birthday"

"He did?" Jennefe asked incredulously.

"Well not really. He sent me a text message with a happy birthday on it and ended with a heart icon. That's it"

"So then why make all this fuss?" Jennefe asked thinking that her friend is now being overly dramatic.

"Well thats it  isnt it? After all I did for his birthday, he only prepared a text?" Shienna rambled unable to stope herself. "I even went and talkedto his old highschool friends, greeted and taped a video message from them. I had to bribe Jin to tell me the location of these people, plus he asked me something in return for the cute highschool never before seen pictures of Pi. "

'Oh my Gosh! and you gave it to him?" Michelle asked with an abashed expression on her face.

"Yes of course! just to make that jerk's birthday so special and awesome."

"You sold your body to that beast Jin Akanishi for a bunch of pictures?"Michelle who was unable to control herself grabbed Shienna's shoulder and shook her with all her might.

"NO! Of course not with a capital N-O-T!" Shienna rolled her eyes. She thought she was the overly dramatic one, but it seems all 4 of them are. Haha. She plastered an expression on her face that says "duh" because what she was about to say was plain obvious.

"He asked me for my bestfriends pictures in exchange for his bestfriends picture. Seem fair so I gave her Maeka's childhood pictures. Mind you he was excited and even said he loved them" 

"WHAT?!" was all you can hear from Maeka. She was about to say her piece of mind when  Jennefe cut her off.

"Now..now..that's not the issue here. Let's leave that for another story. Shienna! I have known you for so long and you were never the one who expects something in return for all the things she does for a loved one. Remember Maeka always calls you the martyr. Besides remember the time Yamapi left a rose with note on you breakfast table just because you completed a project?"

"But.."

"And at least he remembered to send you a text despite his busy schedule. Other boyfriends don't even remember birthdays even a week after"

"But.."

"...and who was it that saved you in the supermarket. I think that was even the time you fell in love with him.."

"aaaaaah.. dont remind her of that.. I was going to write that in a story form so we can all read and remember it." Maeka suddenly butt in.

Three sets of hands connected with Maeka's head causing her hairstyle to be in disarray "WHAT?!"

"Why can't you  be serious for once?"

Then they all laughed... just out of nowhere they all laughed.

"Lets enjoy your birthday Shie. Michelle went all the way to create this party for you."

"Yeah, which reminds me..why are we talking inside a noisy room"

Maeka automatically answered, "the less likely we are overheard. I learned that from Lupin you know"

"the third?" all three asked.

"Remus Lupin of Harry Potter... dummies"

They all laughed again as they all went to the center of the dance floor. Shienna felt that somehow she is genuinely happy and shes still enjoying her birthday. She laughed again though when she saw Michelle dragging Moose away from a sexy lady, all because the lady's boyfriend is approaching and may cripple the best dancer of the club.

*   *   *

Shienna woke up at the sound of an alarm. It was a very loud song, she was sure even her neighbors would wake up. She grabbed the phone that was deliberately placed beside her head and turned the alarm off.

Who would want to wake me up this badly? She thought to herself as she looked at the phone screen.

11:43pm February 18, 2014

Just roughly 15 minutes to go and its no longer her birthday. She felt saddened by the fact that she hasn't seen even a hair of her Yamapi for the whole day.

A sudden dizziness overcame her, which made her slap her palms to her temple. She was now trying to recall what happened within the past few hours.  She had a blurry vision of  Moose dancing around again at the center of the room and her girls are sitting beside her again at the comfy sofa. She had a vague recollection of accepting a drink from Maeka or was it Mitch? ..they even toast to her happiness. She couldn't recall anything after that. In her mind she decided to throttle her friends once she sees them.

      Shienna tried to sit up straight and gather her thoughts. She just realized shes on someone else's bed. This thought caused her to whip her head around to view the whole room. The act was so sudden she cricked her neck. Ooow she thought. She then palmed her neck to soothe the stretched nerves only to realize that her hair which was normally covering her neck and was usually falling loosely down her shoulders, was now a bit stiff and curled elegantly near her ears.

    What?!  She panicked for an unknown reason so she threw the white blanket covering her. This is definitely not my bed. She thought. My bed cover is Pink! Even while she was edgy she still had that thought passed her mind. She made a dash to a nearby door but stopped because a huge full body mirror was there, waiting to greet her.

She then saw that a different girl peeked at her from her supposed reflection. Instead of the jean-clad, Tshirt-wearing party girl enjoying her birthday,  a girl wearing a powder blue summer dress with a light make up was staring at her shocked. Its as if the reflection was shocked to see the real her too.

After the initial shock, Shienna actually smirked, and huffed a huge sigh. The reflection did too, so there is now no doubt that this was her. Haha. My friends, I will not just choke you guys.. I will now kill you.. grrr..  she thought but with no real anger. In fact she was enjoying herself. She hasn't experienced extreme panic then relief because of a surprise in a long time.  Last time it was Maeka, Jen, Mitch pretending to be angry with her and ignored her for 3 hours only to find out that they brought her whole family with them in a restaurant and celebrated her promotion. She hasn't seen her family for some time so it came as a relief that her friends still like her and that her family was actually there for her to hug and to hold.

Looking at herself closely, she recognized her hairstyle,,  hmm definitely Jen's handywork because my hair looks like icing on cupcakes.  She investigated her make-up,  and this one is Michelle's, she's the only one who can do it this great. and MK can't do eyeshadow... she's terrible at it. Which leaves the dress as her idea.

Now calm, she saw that she's actually wearing cute sandals that matched perfectly with her dress.. Trust her friends to leave no detail unattended. Teehee. Shienna couldn't help but giggle. She stepped outside the room.  Now she doesn't need to care who owned the house because for sure her friends would not put her in peril. Or would they?  They are so crazy they might pimped me up and sell me to the mafia. But instead of gasping with her thoughts, she laughed. Out loud.  No wonder she was so close to those girls. She laughs out loud like that just out of the blue..she is just as crazy no evidence required.

Shienna just reached a flight of stairs and she still did not meet anyone. She thought they might be lurking somewhere like a cabinet or a small room ready to shout SURPRISE!

Hah! Well sorry girls, your caught! She thought almost patting herself on her back for spoiling the surprise by knowing about it ahead of time. Shienna then started to walk down the flight of steps like she would every time she pretends shes a queen.  No ones watching anyways.

"Girls!" she called out to the darkness that enveloped her when she reached the landing. "I know you are all in there. Come out now! BLeeeh! I know what you are all planning". She continued calling out to the darkness while groping her way around. Her legs bumped into something and when she touched it,she realized its a comfy chair. Since she can't fight through the dark room she decided to sit cozily to the chair and wait for her friends. She did manage to stumble a few times before she sat comfortably though.

The light suddenly switched on,  but she did not hear any shouts of  surprises, nor any shuffle of feet walking towards her nor any sound at all. All she can see now as her eyes adjusted to the dim light was someone back. The person was standing in front of her but all she can see was their backside.

Her heart skipped a beat. Of course she would automatically know who owns that marvelous back. She spent a few months, ogling this creature from the back daydreaming of the time the he will turn around and hold her face, then with those smoldering eyes, whisper his i love yous. Or when he turns show those sculpted a...

Shienna halted her thoughts before it causes her to lose blood that might ooze from her nose. In addition to that she can't think clearly actually. After not seeing this creature for the whole day he only has the guts to show his back? Shie was about to call out to him with all the anger she could muster when..

"Happy bithday to you... " he started singing. His baritone voice filled the air and the notes to that simple 7-syllable phrase was perfect with not one out of tune. Her protest was caught in her throat as he continued singing "Happy birthday to you..".  How could his English be so cool?

"Happy birthday , Shienna darling.." with this he slowly turned around, revealing a very dashing very handsome young man who you would think will kill the women in the world just by wearing a suit, if not for the cake that he is holding. He now looks like a cute young teen kid about to present a cake to his girl.

YAMAPI.. was all Shienna thought. Yamapi just paused.. smiled and Shienna could swear that if she was not already sitting, she would have slumped on the floor as she swoons to that smile.

Yamapi move closer and closer then sat in front of Shienna, who as of that moment was holding her breath and was just staring at him. He sang the final notes in a whisper "Happy birthday to you. " then winked.

Shienna was stunned, her breath caught in her throat. The cadence of Yamapi's voice sent a tingle to her nape that spiraled down to her spine. In addition to that Yamapi's face glowed with only the 4 candles on the cake lighting his face. Half of his face hid in the shadows, which only added to his handsome aura. And he winked, he just made himself cute right at the last moment. What a contrast that was. It was breathtaking.

Did she really call him jerk a hundred times to day? Did she really wanted to twist her neck like that table napkin she held a few hours ago? Inwardly, she smiled because a memory came up to her conscious mind. Yes I kissed him first despite being extremely angry with him before, and now I really want to kiss her even after swearing I won't forgive him. Gosh I don't make sense.

"Make a wish!" Yamapi whispered to Shienna, he was so nervous and fidgety that if he weren't a good actor the cake would have already slipped from his sweaty hands. He didn't know before now, that waiting for a girl's reaction to a surprise you really made an effort on, can be so nerve-wracking. Just a day ago he was as  confident as the president of the country, but now his mind is racing with a lot of thoughts as to why Shienna has a poker face and her eyes seems out of focus.

To relieve his nervousness he uttered a huge "Ehem". This seem to awaken the girl who might be sleeping with eyes open.  Maybe she's shocked, so at least I surprised her right? Yamapi thought.  Maybe not? He contradicted because Shienna still did not say anything and just calmly closed her eyes, to make a wish and then blew the candle.

Yamapi smiled wide when the girl opened her eyes. He knew that a mega-watt smile could cure any tension. Shienna seemed to have lost her train of thought a bit as her eyes unfocused again but suddenly it was replaced with a determined stare at him.

"I hated you, did you know?" It was Yamapi's turn to loose his train of thought on the right track. He was so affected by the hate word he heard, to realize that it was on the past tense. He was already thinking of plan B. But wait he has no Plan B. He panicked that Shienna may not have wanted what he did, so he was unable to utter a single word. He was just sitting there like  a cat ate his tongue.

Shienna may have pitied him, or maybe she didnt notice his preoccupation, she continued "I have called you names, in my mind, I called you a jerk and I even wanted to twist your neck!" She blew out a sigh and her eyes become dreamy, the kind Yamapi sees everytime she watches romantic movies or shoujo animes "..but now I think you are the sweetest person in the world and I don't know what I might have done in my past life to deserve something like this. I mean look at all this. Its everything a girl can dream of on her birthday."

Relieved, Yamapi stood up and smiled wider. He then held out his hand to the girl and said "Its not everything yet." Just as Shienna took Yamapi's hand and also stood up and sweet slow music wafted through the air. Thank God for automatic sensors.

"Since this is a gift, I planned not to ask for your permission, but I am a gentleman tonight, so will you please dance with me?"  Shienna smiled. Then with a slight nod of her head, Yamapi pulled her closer. One hand was holding her left while the other was at the small of her back and they swayed to the lovely music.  Moon River.

Shienna, felt warm and loved. She was encased in Yamapi's arms like he never wants to let go.

Though Yamapi loved the feel of Shienna on his arms, he still was nervous so to break that he said "You may have called me a jerk but I heard you called me a HANDSOME jerk. Is that true?"

With this Shienna slapped his arms, like she always does if Yamapi teases her. But though the mood was no longer romantic because of that silly comment, she still felt warm.

"I'll kill Maeka for telling you that" she uttered.

"You can't do that! She's my favorite remember?" Yamapi protested.

"Hmpf. Yeah right because she provides you with the stories about me"
"Hehe" Yamapi just grinned, his smile sheepish. "You know what else is funny? When I was thinking what to do for this day, Jen suggested that I take you out on a romantic date, Mitch said I would make a silly dance in front of you for a change and do the whole routine. Haha. They are so cute and so normal bless them"

Shienna also snickered, obviously amused so Yamapi continued, "Maeka,well you know shes crazy right? She said, I should fight with you a week before your birthday so you'll give me the cold treatment. Then on the actual day I should call you pretending that I'm drunk and lost or probably at the police station. She was so sure you'd worry and come over then when you do I'd surprise you with a cake that I made." Yamapi laughed, but never released his hold on Shienna.

"Haha that would have worked. She knows me too much" Shienna just commented, also contented with just in his arms.

"I know, and on top of that I saw her choking Jin after that weirdo suggested that I just bring to a love hotel and get it over with. You should have seen that" Yamapi snickered."We are blessed with the best of friends"

Shienna blushed immensely for what that implied. Trust Jin to relate everything to flirting and love hotels. She didnt want Yamapi to notice her reddening cheeks so she turned around and commented on the cake "Speaking of cake. YOU made this?" She picked the cake and faced the guy.

Despite the girls efforts to hide her face, Yamapi saw her blush and that made him blush too. Two silly people blushing amidst the candlelight. What would that make them?

"Yes, I put bit and pieces of their advice and came up with tonight"

"But this is perfect!" Shienna exclaimed now admiring the details of the white cake. She dipped one finger to the icing and tasted it. "And hmmm its yummy too"

You can only imagine Yamapi's happiness. His efforts really really paid off. If he can paint or just capture that moment with a picture. That moment when she tasted the cake and only delight was shown on her eyes, not even a hesitation or acting to please him. "You should have seen the kitchen. I might have burned it down or something"

Yamapi tried to laugh but was cut off when Shienna just hugged him. With no introduction just hugged him. He savored the moment and just hugged her back.

Beep. A text just came in. It could the lover's attention.

"It came!" Yamapi said.

"What?"

I connected your phone to the TV so we'll see shortly a few messages from your friends. He ushered Shienna to the couch and sat beside her, with his arms slung around Shie's shoulders.

The first message that came in though was a picture from Jin, with a message.

Yo Shie,
I know my bestfriend might be the most handsome person in your eyes right now, but take a look at this.  Happy  Birthday!
your bro n law (in many ways than one)
Jin
<insertpicturehere>

Shienna laughed and then it was followed with around 5 pictures of Yamapi wearing and apron and a smudge of white was on his face and forehead. 2 of the pictures showed an angry Pi and one showed that he is grabbing the screen, which probably meant he was trying to take the phone.

"I'll kill Jin!" Yamapi gritted his teeth

"You can't do that, he is my favorite!" Shienna laughed, amused that seems to be not part of Pi's grand birthda plan. "Don't worry though, that only made you even more handsome in my eyes" Shienna said cooing Yamapi and pinching his face.

The screen blinked and in came a message.

Shien,
If Pi is there, please tell him he can't see Jin anymore because I just sold him to the mafia. I saw what he sent, hope he didnt ruin anything. Pi looks cute though mind you
Mae

"Those two should not be together! They'll never have peaceful life" Yamapi commented.

Another message came in and it was video from Michelle. The screen says, Yamapi asked me to greet you. I'm still in Australia at this time with my 4-week theater show but he bugged me so  much,.. so here

"Australia? that was last December! How long have you planned this?" Shienna asked her attention away from the video and faced Yamapi.

Pi just replied with a shrug of his shoulders and pointed on the screen. Michelle was still wearing her make up on one of her shows, smiling beautifully on the camera like she's used to shooting videos
"Dear Shienna,

Though we are miles apart, you are still one of my dearest friends. And no words can describe how thankful I am to God for you. Today is the start of another blessed life for you. A life where I wish you enough of everything- a healthy family, a successful career, and a trust-filled love life.

Keep in mind that though you're not here (and we're not there), you can count on us though thick and thin. I  love you andmiss you so! Mwaaah! :-*"

Michelle waived and made a flying kiss motion to the screen.

"Aawwww. Thats so sweet"

Then came Jen's text. It was a picture of a scenic view but on it was a message or was it a poem?

Everdearest Banana:

On you birthday, I'm:

Wishing you happiness

To welcome each morning,

Wishing you laughter

To make your heart sing.

Wishing you friendship

Sharing and caring,

And all of the joy

The birthday can bring!

There couldn’t be a better day

To take a chance to say,

That you are wished a joy and luck-

Be happy everyday!

May God bless you with all the joy in all its form,

health everyday, and love at its truest. 

Shienna,
thank for always being an understanding (sa akong mga katok),
patient (sa paghulat sa bayad sa utang :D) and 
true (for accepting to the core) friend to me. 
May you be blessed with all the great opportunities life can offer,
and may you be surrounded with the right people while you are
reaching for your goals. And most of all, I wish you the gift of
true love, that complications my uncomplicate themselves and let you
be happy to the deepest of your soul. Happy happy birthday Shienna!
Cheers for all the great 27 years on earth! 
Jen

Yamapi saw Shienna's eyes watered at the corners and he knew that will happen, so he had tissues on the ready. He gave one to her and she just accepted it like it was so ordinary for her to cry in front of a television screen.

"Gaah! Why would they go so much to putting make up on me only to ruin it  later with messages like these." Shienna sniffed and wiped her teary eyes with tissues.

Yamapi hugged her and said "They just love you like I do" with this, Shienna raised her head toward Pi, her nose almost touching his.

The clock struck midnight, Indicating another day and saying its the end of her birthday.

"They said that with 15 minutes is nothing but a quarter of an hour, around 4 songs in a karaoke and just a few pages of a book when you read. A few facts mentioned that 15 minutes can save a life and 15 can create more that impression.. " Yamapi started. Shienna just stared at him, not knowing where this is leading.

"But I wanted the last 15 minutes of your birthday to be something you would remember forever. I may not be there the whole day for you just like I have never been to your life before today. However, I will be there in the most crucial 15 minutes until the end."

Shienna's heart swelled. Indeed in the last few minutes, everything magical happened. She woke up pretty with a dress of her favorite color. She was surprised, she heard Yamapi sing, she realized she has good friends and a handsome partner. She tasted a delicious cake handmade by her boyfriend, cried to messages from her friends and was hugged and snuggled by Yamapi.

Yamapi suddenly stood up and took her hand. He guided her towards the balcony.
"Its too early for sunrise." Yamapi said as they reached the terrace and a soft night wind ruffled their hair and touched their cheeks.

"Crazy! of course it is" Shienna said again slapping his arms.

"Still we can wait for it right?" he asked pulling Shienna closer to him.Shienna stared at him and nodded.

"You know what else I realized?" he asked.

"Hmm.."

"That I don't need 15 minutes to do this" He pulled Shienna even closer and kissed her like he was planning to that all evening. His lips softly touched her lips in a sweet caress telling her all the things she needs to know as to how he feels for her. Shienna can only succumb to the pleasure and thought that a 15 minute wasnt so bad at all.

End

/**End notes:

1.I do not own Jin Akanishi nor Yamapi, I just used their names because Shien and I loves these two but no copyright infringement intended hehe 

2. I suck at creating a kiss scene so I am so sorry for that. Kill me now :'(

3. I do not know how to bake a cake so if by any chance Yamapi is already mixing mud, I will not know because when I tried to google this phrase I got sidetracked with pictures instead haha.

4.MESSAGES from Mitch and Jen are REAL messages that came in and they typed in so its a bit awkward so if its somehow off from the story just use our imagination but still that was daebak!  **/