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[daikonrose]

♥ Who: Shinji, Kaito, and Kyoko
♥ Where: starting at their house, then heading outta town into p r i m e picnic territory
♥ When: Dianir 6
♥ What: an birfday
♥ Rating: PG max, I'm sure


Kaito and Kyoko had planned. They'd plotted. They'd formed a pact! They'd perfected recipes and toiled away preparing feasts and gifts in secret, and now the promised hour of the promised day had arrived.

It was time to put this kidnapping into motion.

Even as she put the last carrot flowers into place, Kyoko was on high alert for the sounds of a certain birthday boy approaching--like those footsteps falling softly out in the hall. Glancing urgently over at her partner in crime, she hissed, "Kaito! The target! Intercept!!"

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[daikonrose]

Alas, Kai's warning did not include the words "please do not freak out and inspect Shinji from head to toe," so that's what's happening. There were frantic glances at his head, his shoulders, his hands, his waist, and then down to his knees. Just bear with it for a minute, Shinji.

"I didn't think about this at all," Kyoko fretted as she swung back far enough to fully size him up from head-to-toe all at once. "It's just a few inches, but the difference is actually kinda dramatic...! This is actually kind of a pinch!"

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Well, he won't hold it against Kai for not guarding against this specific outcome. He doesn't mind it too much, but he does feel a bit bad seeing her fret like that!

"No kidding, especially if it is a permanent thing." He's probably going to have to go get new clothes for himself and everything! Just a real drag, huh? "I don't... know what would have caused it, either."

Very. Mysterious.

[daikonrose]

"Permanent... do you think it might be?" Her hands went up to her cheeks, eyes round. "Not that growing is a bad thing, but this is a little much for a simple growth spurt.... It's only since today that you've been like this, though, right? And Kaito sweeping you off your feet just now didn't do anything?"

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Aha! Yes, that's exactly what he assumed right before he was scooped up! They are on the same wavelength! "If something would have helped, it would have been that, right?" He understands exactly what she means by it! But, alas, there had been no change.

"It could still just be temporary, but if it is, that wasn't enough to reverse it."

[daikonrose]

"It's a big change," Kyoko muses, "so maybe that just wasn't enough. Maybe it needs to be something more extreme--" She cut herself off. "Something that takes a long time, I mean! Like a whole day's worth of skinship, that kind of thing!"

[hedgehogsdilemma]

"A whole day..." he echoes the thought, though can't help but think that it would be a bit much. As far as he can remember, no Havenwell nonsense has taken a whole! day! of cuddling to mend, but the idea that it might just take more than a simple moment of sweeping him off his feet isn't far fetched. He glances back in the direction Kai had slipped off to before turning back to Kyoko. "Well... It's not so important that it can't wait until the two of you aren't busy."

He's not going to interrupt whatever business they're up to just for this! He won't steal Kai away from her just yet.

[daikonrose]

"Huh?" But Kaito was already his, there could be no stealing away from the likes of her.

"No way... if you're having trouble, it's definitely important! And besides, we're not really all that busy! We're pretty much done already." It was fine to drop cryptic lines like that, at this point, Kyoko supposed. "Working in a full day of skinship for you shouldn't be hard, don't worry about it."

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Be as cryptic as you want - at this point, with the particular bit of nonsense on Shinji's plate, he hasn't actually thought too hard about what day it is and what Kaito and Kyoko might be up to because of it. As far as he's assumed, the two of them are doing something related to Kai's delivery service. Nothing strange or suspicious at all.

"It really is just more weird than anything," is his soft protest. It's not a dire situation that calls for immediate action! But it would also be kind of silly to push back on it too hard if it isn't actually going to cause an issue for either of them. "Just as long as I'm not interrupting something important... do you need a hand getting anything finished up?"

Let him help if he can! In exchange for leeching up Kai's time!

[daikonrose]

Kyoko opened her mouth to protest, but then paused, mouth hanging open as she thought. Actually, there was something very important that Shinji needed to do for them, for this all to go off without a hitch. Something she and Kaito couldn't--or really, shouldn't--do for him.

"Put on your shoes, please," she said after a moment. "It would be a real big help. I'll go check with Kaito about the rest."

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Oh? An outside task, perhaps? That's easy enough!

"Of course." Just so long as those shoes fit... decently enough. Just get him through today, at least, shoes! That's all he'll ask of you! "I'll meet you two outside, then?"

[daikonrose]

Hang in there, shoes, you can come off when they reach their destination anyway. No intense tasks like walking are required of you today.

"Or we'll come fetch you when it's time!" Kyoko grinned brightly. See this big reassuring thumbs up, everything is gonna be fine Shinji. "Don't worry!"

And she was just gonna hurriedly edge away backwards, grinning all the while, hop into her own shoes, and boom, out the door.

"Kaito!! The target is making final preparations, are we ready?"

[whenyouneedme]

Absolutely nothing suspicious about that. Not that it super mattered at this point. The surprises were going to be hoisted upon him soon enough.

Kai didn't immediately look up as Kyoko descended upon him, mouthing things to himself as he pointed at things in the storage box of the bike. There were blankets, many bentos, some thermoses, presents, extra things, Kyoko-- oh. He blinked, looking at her proper with a small grin. "Think so. Here, you take a look too."

[daikonrose]

Here she was already, peeking into the storage box and the sidecar. "The cake is in here, right? The sparklers??" It did look like they in fact had everything? A success?? Perhaps???

Looking back at Kaito, she nodded. "Then--we can proceed to the kidnapping phase of the mission."

[whenyouneedme]

He nodded, pointing them out as she listed them so they could both be sure. The cake was there! And their bounty of sparklers. They were ready to party.

"Affirmative." He shut the lid, giving it a little pat. "You said he was... doing final preparations?"

[daikonrose]

"I told him to put on his shoes." Kyoko cupped a hand beside her mouth, as if this next part was somehow extra secret. "He thinks he's gonna help us with something. Should we swoop in and abduct him right now?"

[whenyouneedme]

Oh, Shinji. What a good lad you were. Kai huffed in fond amusement, turning a grin towards her. "Sounds good to me. Let's go get our boy so he can help us spoil him."

Onwards! To the boy!

[daikonrose]

Kyoko nodded gravely, lifted a finger to her lips, and then crept up to the door. Kai, did you come with her? You did, right? Because she was yanking the door open right now!

[whenyouneedme]

Was there a boy here? Hello boy! Did you have your shoes (mostly) on? Good job!

Here's Kai, suddenly looping an arm around an arm.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Here he is! Waiting patiently by the door, near enough to jump slightly in surprise when the door suddenly swung open! And make a short noise of shock when his arm is looped in Kai's!

Kyoko had said they'd come get him, but he wasn't expecting such an abrupt abduction! But if he's going to be led somewhere, he's going to follow without any protest. "We're off, then?"

[daikonrose]

Almost as soon as Kaito had secured one of Shinji's arms, Kyoko was wrapping both of hers around his other. One birthday boy, successfully taken captive! From there, it was just a matter of bustling him over to the bike, where Kyoko would release him to grab a helmet and plop it on his head.

"You'll ride with Kaito, right?" She was already hopping into the sidecar, pulling on her own helmet.

[whenyouneedme]

"We're off!"

Golly it was almost like they had rehearsed the whole thing. While Kyoko was plopping helmets on the birthday boy, Kai had slipped away to get his own ready to go. It didn't take long for him to swing on to the bike, turning to pat that familiar spot behind him.

"Seems like it'll be a real nice day for a ride," he said with a grin, "so I'm glad you can come help."

[hedgehogsdilemma]

The entourage treatment is, perhaps, a bit suspicious, but being so briskly whisked away is enough to keep his thoughts from catching up to him for now.

For now.

For now, he mutters a soft, "Thank you," and takes a moment to adjust the helmet that's been plopped on his head, making sure it sits nice and comfortably. With that securely in place, he takes the spot behind Kai, any wandering thoughts about how, hmm, it doesn't seem like there's a lot here to really make this a three-person-job, somewhat abated by the assurances that yes! Shinji is coming along to Help! That's definitely what's happening. And, gosh, isn't this new vantage point on the bike something? Plenty to stay distracted by.

He easily slips his arms around Kai's middle to signal himself being Ready to Go (perhaps? this is what Kyoko had actually meant? by easily working in a full day of cozy contact?) and gives a pleased hum in response. "It's really nice out, today." A lovely day for a ride, for certain! "Where are we heading to?"

[daikonrose]

Looking up at her friends--gosh, the vantage point from down there in the sidecar just made Shinji look even taller--Kyoko innocently echoed that question to Kaito. "Where are we going, exactly? I've never been there before."

[whenyouneedme]

Huh. There sure was a bit more boy there against his back now. Kai hadn't expected to notice much of a difference, but that extra warmth made for extra cozy. With Shinji Ready to Go, Kai looked over to make sure Kyoko had all her arms and legs within the vehicle before the ride started.

"A bit of a ways out. It's a particular order, see." He gave her a thumbs up-- was it to tell her not to worry? Let her know he was ready? Probably both-- and gently patted Shinji's hands. "Here we go."

It was a quiet start as always, but the bike hummed to life beneath them at Kai's prodding. Off they went, starting at a leisurely pace as they wound their way through the residential streets.

[hedgehogsdilemma]

Somewhere mysterious and a ways out, huh? That doesn't exactly answer his question, but if that's all Kai's willing to give right now, then Shinji's not going to press him for more. Go ahead, then, keep your secrets.

Until they get close enough to their destination to put more pieces together, Shinji will simply enjoy the ride. Arms tightening just a bit as they take off, he leans a bit more heavily against the other boy for stability. This part of any trip is always nice, even if they aren't zipping along at a particularly speedy clip just yet, the opportunity to clear his head as the city glides by them is a treat on its own.

For now, there are no more questions from him. Just a quiet appreciation of the ride for what it is.