Chapter Four - Midnight Memories

                                    

                                          
Today is Kana Nii-chan's birthday and I have finished baking the cookies just in time for me and Nee-chan to present him his gifts.
                          
"Nee-chan, let's go!" Nee-chan agreed and we went to the floor where Nii-chan's rooms are.
                          
*Knock, knock*
                          
Then Nii-chan opened the door.
                          
"Good morning Kaname-san!" "Good morning Onii-chan!"
                          
"Huh? Imouto-chan, morning." Nii-chan greeted. "Why are you two up so early this morning?"
                          
"Sorry to come by so early in the morning... There was something we wanted to tell you as soon as we could..." Nee-chan started.
                          
"Happy Birthday!" we greeted. "Here, we got you a present."
                          
"For me? I never expected for you two to prepare a gift for me, Can I open it now?" Nii-chan asked and we just nodded.
                          
He first opened Nee-chan's gift, a silver accessory. "This... this had caught my eye before,"
                          
Then he opened mine next, "Oh, Imouto-chan's cookies?"
                          
"Yup! I remembered that you once told me that you would like to taste the cookies that I bake so I made one for you. Hope you like it!" I chirped then he took a bite of the cookies.
                          
"Hm? I know that mostly oatmeal cookies are hard to bite, but yours aren't." Nii-chan responded.
                          
"I used morels and applesauce to moisten the cookies," I replied.
                          
"Truly Imouto-chans... you both truly know what I like. Even when it comes to gifts." Nii-chan professed. "You two are the only person I wanted to hear 'Happy Birthday' from the most. That made me happy.
                          
"May I give you a kiss of thanks?" Nii-chan asked. "Perhaps... you can give me something even more amazing?" Nii-chan teased.
                          
"I-I'll pass!!" Nee-chan objected while blushing so hard that I think I could compare it to a tomato. "Well, ya know I should gotta get going! Sorry about coming by so early." Then left hurriedly.
                          
"I should better go too, I need to clean the kitchen before Ukyo Nii-chan comes. Happy Birthday again Onii-chan!" I then tipped my toes and kissed Nii-chan on the cheeks.
                          
- - - - - TIME SKIP - - - - -
                          
"Oh, Good morning Imouto-chan!" Tsubaki Nii-chan greeted which startled me because I had my back turned to him while I was washing the dishes.
                          
"Onii-chan, you startled me!" I replied.
                          
"Hehe, sorry." Nii-chan apologized. "What are you doing up so early?"
                          
"I'm washing the pans that I've used to bake Kana Nii-chan some cookies," I replied then wiped my hands on the towel after I've finished washing the dishes.
                          
"Eh? Why does he get a cookie and I don't?" Nii-chan whined.
                          
"One, because it's his birthday and I couldn't think of any other gift than that. Two, I made a batch enough for all of us. So, no need to be jealous," I then grabbed a cookie and place it near Nii-chan mouth.
                          
"Here you go. Say 'ah'," Nii-chan blushed but still ate the cookie.
                          
"Wah! It's so delicious!" Nii-chan exclaimed and grabbed another cookie.
                          
'Good thing I made enough or else the others won't have one because of Nii-chan,'
                          
"Imouto-chan! Good Morning!" I looked up and saw Nee-chan walking down the stairs.
                          
"Tsubaki-san. Good morning," Nee-chan replied. "Um... Pardon the sudden question, but... Is your schedule free today? The weather is nice, so I was thinking we could all go out... What do you think?"