When Demon Child Become Human
␑| Happy Birthday!

I slightly bent over the unblinking soot eyes looking at the dough in the grill. The cake expands, under an orange glow where the hot air reaches my face and this makes me remember more and more.

If he - my dear ones - were by my side now, what would he say? Is it the same, when we sit in front of the fireplace on a cold night?

It felt like re-embracing that warmth, a point of affection buried at the end of the chest recess.

"Huh, why are you looking at that? It will sound by itself when it is ripe." I stood up straight and turned to the origin of the voice. Cecil was still busy tidying up some of the equipment on the table, then pink eyes glanced at me. "Mending you help me."

Without saying, I went up to him and started wiping some corners of the table. Sometimes carrying and moving dirty utensils but now my eyes are on me. Because, if he thinks back, he wants to show me what kind of thing from me that gets a normal life? Of happiness? What does it mean if it will eventually disappear again? Or is this just an attempt to pay for sins, right?

"What do you think? That feeling brought up a story about your loved one."

I was stunned and saw him again. "Yes .. Because of that, some things I think about."

"If you think too much about bad things, it's not good!"

"Ah, this is not a bad thing. By the way, are you with Daniel really okay?"

Now that there's a lot of dirty utensils and dishes in the sink, maybe I'll wash them for a while.

However, silence immediately soared, even felt the air became a little concentrated. Just the clang of the pile of plates that sounded clearly in tune with the clock ticking on the wall-eh, what is this? Then I glanced and I found Cecil looking at me in a look ... surprised? My expression is hard to read.

Could it be that my words sounded ambiguous? I explained, "Now I see Daniel's expression like that. Normally, he could always deal with his problems casually-oh! If it was too dead-end he would be angry himself, but Daniel was really gloomy. I'm sure that the word surrender is serious. Cecil, maybe in Daniel's eyes you're worth-"

"YOU!"

I was surprised because the girl suddenly shouted. Even when I turned his head, his face was already flushed red with tightly clenched hands; pointing towards me.

"Why talk about it again, huh?!"

"I'm fret-ah!"

One handful of flour smashed into my face mercilessly. My reflexes staggered backwards; actively shaking off wished this flour to be washed out of sight as some went into the eyes! Oh, my God, it's so painful! Tears began to flow suddenly and I hurriedly washed my face in the sink.

Ah, I ended up coughing a little because some just went into the nose. Didn't expect Cecil to throw me flour.

"Cecil, why you-hah!"

"Go quickly!"

God, he threw me some more flour! Fortunately this one managed to avoid but after being yelled at like that, I immediately ran.

Arriving in the living room, the club members who were busy arranging the space immediately stared; looking at me in disbelief and I was confused by their expressions.

Daniel also lashed out and pointed at me. "Oi, what's in the kitchen?"

With a small groan and wiping the remaining flour around the eyes, I replied, "Aaaa, Cecil kicked me out again."

"Bahahaha, what a fool you are Red!"

Now that Daniel laughed out loud followed the others-aagh, this must be embarrassing! It's so embarrassing, my God!

Hurry me up to the second floor, better clean myself-up immediately! Hah, I just hit a wall or stumbled on something, I don't know! I don't know anymore because my eyes have hurt! So I carefully combed the steps on the edge of the wall. God, what else is my room at the end!

Cecil, why are you torturing me like this? I'm not stopping to groan.

After a few minutes, I who had cleaned myself and changed clothes went back down to the bottom floor. But that was really .. haah, I took a deep breath.

As my steps almost reached the bottom of the stairs, Daniel shouted, "Red, Cecil needs help in the kitchen for the cake!"

"But, it'll be pelted with flour again ...."

Instantly my eyelids rolled. Jesus, really?! The living room is neat with a minimalist birthday decoration. Soon I made my way to the kitchen.

Upon arriving, I immediately saw one of the club members giving Cecil some white chocolate shaped pieces .. rabbit? He's? I don't know why I feel so foreign.

"Well, Red's here too! Quickly help us decorate the cake!"

"Who bought the gift hasn't come home yet?" I was in a hurry, hurriedly approached them.

"Yet. That business later, this is first! Just after shopping, in front of me I saw Fate step quickly to come here. Crist was following him!"

Immediately I nodded in understanding over the face clearly portraying seriousness. I immediately struggled with the cake, helped by the others, as well as Cecil. However, the little girl did not want to look at me at all. I-I didn't make him angry, did I?

At the end we are done! So soon we gathered to the middle room to catch up with the others.

"We're going to turn off the lights as well as close the windows!" daniel's Instructions. Then he pulled my hand out loud. "You hold the cake."

"Eh, me?"

"Yes, here! Everyone hide fast, they just come back."

God, what are we doing? Give shock? I-I was a little nervous, what else was ahead of the others as if they were hiding-waiting, they were all indeed hiding behind me!

Before long the sound of Fate's ragged chatter with Crist rang out behind the front door. As my whole body stiffened, my heart was racing too. I hope I didn't mess up the mood.

"... Fate, that matter is not finished yet!"

"I think problems like that you can solve better. Now I want to see Daniel. I haven't checked Daniel properly yet."

"But--Fate!"

Instantly, Fate was stunned right in front of the mouth of the door. Perhaps feeling shocked by the pitch-black clubroom plus Crist immediately closed the front door after they entered.

The sudden silence further spurred my heartbeat. Honestly, it's the first time someone's birthday is celebrated. I usually avoid but---

The highlight of the lights that suddenly turned on was glare, forcing me to squint and slightly turn my face away.

"Happy birthday, Fate!" The cries of all the people in this place boomed, followed by the chants of birthday songs sung in unison.

Now it feels really crowded. All the members of the club laughed and shouted in joy. I'm still trying to gather focus, just blink a few times and find out .. It turns out that me and Fate have faced each other.

The girl looked startled to the point of words, only her widened eyelids clearly showed off a glittering amber-colored iris. And I fell asleep staring at him to the point that the roar of the heart I did not heed anymore, as well as the lively surroundings. What else feels like colorful pieces of paper scattered from confetti add to the look of his father.

As if we were locking each other .. slowly, I raised the cake in my grasp and said softly in a thin smile, "Happy eighteenth birthday, Fate."

For the first time, I looked closely at the smile of the girl who was so brilliant because of the red tinge on the cheek. Slowly but surely, a sobbing sound was heard along with Fate wiping away the tears flowing down the face.

At that time also the joyous atmosphere was reduced to anxiety. Everyone seems confused, including me.

"Wow, Red, did you have her cry like this?!"

I was surprised to hear Daniel's question. "Eh?! I-I did nothing ...."

Hah, now they start wondering each other.

"No, it's just ...." The soft voice of the girl airs, attracting all attention even though her vocals are very slow.

Then Fate shook his head, his fingers began to clutch his shirt on his chest. "Is this what it feels like to be happy and cry?"