1248/Happy Birthday, Sayaka

Happy Birthday, Sayaka
Date of Scene:	08 March 2024
Location:	Beach
Synopsis:	Bow throws Sayaka a small party for her birthday. Music, food, fireworks and a beach stroll. Small party. Really.
Cast of Characters:	Bow, Sayaka Miki

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Bow has posed:
It's Sayaka's birthday. And Luke/Bow had been made aware of it by a letter left in his locker by an anonymous source. Normally, birthdays are no big deal on Etheria, but he thought it was work marking on his calendar, and now that the day is here - he's in the midsts of setting up. And just when he finishes, he realizes that besides their usual texts, they hadn't seen each other for most of the day. Hopefully, he can make up for it.

<TEXT> Bow texts Sayaka Miki: Hey! I'm down at the beach where we met, looking for any signs of what could be left behind that might help out. Want to join me? Would like the company!

Trap set, bait sent, all he can do now is wait to see if Sayaka decides to arrive.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
Sayaka is currently in the Band club room, practising the piano with Ula watching, because she has tons of things she wants to try. For now, she is trying to make hers the music style of Kirarafantasica. She has enough samples, and mastering the music style of another world is something not many can claim to have done.

She stops playing when her phone rings, taking it out of the purse with a smile at the thought of Bow being on the other side of the line. That smile soon becomes a smirk when she reads exactly what he has written her. Sure, he wants the company. On the day of her birthday. On the beach they met. After he asked if she was free for a date.

<PHONE> Sayaka Miki texts Bow: Hi! Of course, I would love to join you . :3 Be there soon.

With that and Ula's suggestions, she picks for herself a black camisole, worn under a white hoodie with a knee-length skirt of a tasteful light blue colour and a pair of white flats. "Hey, Bow!" she smiles at him when she arrives, a bit bashful over the outfit.

Bow has posed:
He's dressed in a dark button up shirt that fits over him well. Tan trousers, nice shoes. It's not an expensive outfit, but it looks good on him. But he's not the star here. On one of the picnic benches, Bow has set up a small picnic. A colorful banner reads 'Happy Birthday!', and there's a small bundle of colorful flowers. A pair of take out meals from the Korma, and a pair of birthday cupcakes from Nonamu Sweets.

Approaching her, Bow drinks in how beautiful she is and grins. "You look great, Sayaka. Happy birthday."

There's a lean down to her to pay her a light birthday kiss, before his hand catches hers, and he leads her to the table so that she may take a seat. Once she's settled, he moves around to the other side, and takes out his violin case.

With it on his shoulder, he starts to play her a gentle, lively little tune - probably something akin to a birthday song or similar on his world.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
Yep, she knew that one. The bluenette isn't really surprised to see the birthday banner, and she reserves Bow a hug complete with raising up to kiss her boyfriend after he gives his own (she is seriously starting to consider making a habit out of heeled shoes, if nothing else to have an easier time with him).

"Thank you, Bow!", the bluenette smiles gratefully as she looks at the set up and with a bit of a blush while he compliments her clothes. "That's a good outfit for you too."

Sayaka lets herself be accompanied away from the beach, and is absolutely delighted when Bow start playing the violin for her, her heart being squeezed by the amazing feeling she gets whenever he does this. "I love the setup you have here", Sayaka lets Bow know the joy he is giving her.

She is kinda suspecting Ula put Bow up to this, as it's a behaviour the koi mermaid has taken up on occasion. She is saying nothing though, since he put so much effort into this and the last thing she wants to do is ruin the vibe.

Bow has posed:
Finishing the lively little tune, Bow considers for a moment, and then he closes his eyes. "Now, for something a little closer to home for you..." he bobs his head a few times, as if he's trying to recall a memory of something, and he starts to play.

Within a few notes, Sayaka should know the melody. 'A Whole New World'. This new world, that Bow got pulled into accidentally, and how much Sayaka is trying to introduce him to it. There's no words sung - please god, don't ask Bow to sing - but he's very proficent with the melody and tune.

And once he's done, he lowers the bow and goes to set the violin back in its case.

Mini-concert over, he grins. "Shall we eat before I cause the food to go cold from my music?" he asks with a small chuckle.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
Sayaka does recognise the music, and is well aware of the words even if Bow doesn't sing them. The part of her that isn't being captured by Bow's skillful composition thinks it would be more apt if she were the one to play it, given the context. Alternatively...

"Is this a promise to show me around your world when we have successfully gotten it at peace?", Sayaka comments as her eyes shine and her hand finds his.

"Sure, we can eat, but with how heartwarming your music is, I doubt the food would dare grow cold", Sayaka jokes in appreciation.

Bow has posed:
Bow didn't expect things to get turned on him like that. And she's aware of his thoughts on the matter. But for now, in this moment? "If it's capable of being done..." his hand is found, and he squeezes hers in return, his fingers threaded with hers for a moment. "...I'd be happy to show you around Etheria, Sayaka." he promises her.

But her flirt catches him off-guard and his cheeks darken, "I'm supposed to be the one giving you the little playful comments!" he retorts with a laugh, a smile on his face as he turns his attention to the food, and then back to Sayaka's face.

"We should dig in, though!" he points out as he glances out, the sun starting to dip low. "This isn't your present."

Sayaka Miki has posed:
Sayaka squeezes back when she gets told Bow would love showing her every part of her world. "I will look forward to it, your words make it feel so beautiful, and I have to remind myself that it's not actually a fairy tale world, but real."

"Hey, it is true though", Sayaka grins back when Bow talks about her commment. "I wasn't merely joking, it does feel like your music is that special", she adds earnestly, giving him another kiss.

"It is not?" Sayaka raises an eyebrow as she follows Bow's suggestion and starts eating the food from Korma. "You already did so much. What more could you have brought when this is already so special?", she asks, nodding at the the things he brought.

Bow has posed:
"I'm from there, if it's a fairy tale, I hope you have the happiest of endings, Sayaka." Bow offers to her sincerely. He clearly avoids the word wish around her after finding out the truth of how she came about her powers and what they do and have done to her.

He accepts the next kiss, but soon enough they are both into the food. "Oh, well, you know. It's something I have planned, is all."

He doesn't mention he had to change plans. After his last disastorous talk with Adora, Swiftwind has stayed in his small mode. He's worried, but he can't do anything just yet. Just focusing on keeping the small alicorn in good cheer.

He's gotten better with the chopsticks though. Give it a few more times, and he might even look natural. Once they are done with Korma, he presents her with the cupcake. It's lemon/blueberry with a little swirl of yellow and blue buttercream on top.

"Okay, you enjoy this, and I'll be... back!" With that, he's on his feet and moving away from her.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
Sayaka's fairy tale is The Little Mermaid. Her ending was not happy, but that means nothing, because they beat it, and now she gets to be happy. Now it's Bow's turn to punch the bad parts of his story, Precure-style, and Sayaka will be there for it.

"Yes, but I am telling you I am already being spoiled, you got me all this food and you played two music composition for me", Sayaka points out. "You are doing plenty already, silly. Next thing I know, you will have brought me a phoenix or something terribly rare", she grins, both amused and touched.

She leans in close to her boyfriend, giving him a hug before he goes, appreciating the closeness with him. But it's ok, she will wait, and Bow is released next.

Bow has posed:
Once he's out of sight behind the changing rooms, Bow shifts into his henshin form. Stepping into a mark he had set earlier, Sayaka can just make out his figure, with it's bright gold and white armor in the dwindling light. As soon as it's dark, he speaks, to himself.

"Flare arrow - Blue. Flare arrow - White. Explosive arrow."

Aiming upwards, the three arrows are launched skywards. The blue and and white flares fall from the explosive, ignighting and flaring up brightly, before the explosion arrow is set up, setting off a flash and then explosion of blue and white sparks over the water that shower down, burning out as they do so.

This is followed by a flash of red, white and yellow spark showers, as he cues up another salvo of blue - this time mixed with the red and yellow.

It takes several minutes, but Bow puts on an impressive little fireworks show over the water, the various colors between the two of them exploding, intertwinging is small plumes of bright explosions, soft flares, and bright sparkles.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
Sayaka makes sure not to turn around and peek when she feels the release of magic that denotes one's henshin, though that does make her a bit more excited than she already is over what he is planning. It has to be something very big if magic is involved.

And something big it is when the bluenette sees the three arrows fly through the sky and spread out the blue and white colours that reflect in Sayaka's amazed eyes as the spectacle of colours plays out before her.

And the same goes when the second set of arrows goes up, with Sayaka now smiling when the representations of the two of them mix up in the darkening sky, her attention completely stolen. When Bow comes back, he can be sure several words and gestures of thanks will be addressed to him.

Bow has posed:
Finished with the fireworks show, Bow makes his way back over Sayaka, pausing once he gets to the table, and he takes a moment to catch his breath. There's a bright grin to the little bluenette as he henshins back into his clothing and normal form.

"Well, what did you think?" he asks, once the show's done and he fidgets a little nervously for a moment, pressing his fingers together.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
When Bow has returned there, Sayaka is quick to turn around and glomp him. "That... was awesome", she exclaims excitedly. "It was really pretty charming, thoughtful, it was like poetry in visual form, it was really mesmerizing, Bow. You gave it so much thought, thank you very much, Bow", Sayaka smiles, her eyes shining with very energetic appreciation of the spectacle that just unfolded before her eyes, and just looking up at him with all the joy that could be mustered.

Bow has posed:
When she jumps into his arms, Bow catches her with ease, holding Sayaka tightly to him as she goes on with excitement about it all. "Well, it's your birthday, and usually, when a Princess has a birthday, they get a fireworks celebration." And in his eyes, Sayaka is a Princess.

"So you're very welcome." Dark eyes glimmer with emotion as he looks down at the bluenette, the pair of them together in the moment as he holds her close to him, enjoying the energy and happiness she's getting off with the visual depiction of his hopes for her to have the bests of birthdays. Especially considering it's her first one since she was brought back from the brink.

Sayaka Miki has posed:
"I am not a princess, Bow", Sayaka tells him. "I don't even want to be one if you are not there with me." Nevermind that she doesn't even feel like she would qualify as one.

"I just want to stay close with you, and do fun things with you, and always be there for you whatever you need, and play music at unison with you, because that's where I am at my best. I am so happy to be your girlfriend", Sayaka says, giving him another kiss full of affection.

Bow has posed:
"You're a Princess to me, Sayaka." Bow offers with a shrug of his shoulders. "But I don't mind you down here either, with me." the Etherian teen admits, listening to her making another one of those hopes with her heart.

And before he can respond, she kisses him - and he returns it, warm, affectionate, his arms squeezing the bluenette to him tightly as he holds her for several moments before finally letting go.

"Let's get this mess cleaned up... I had originally planned to take you around on Swiftwind to see the city at night, but I don't want to ask Adora to transform so he will too. Maybe when she's better?"

Sayaka Miki has posed:
"Yes, maybe when she is better", Sayaka nods, just staying close to him, her arm intertwined with his. "I know you talked about going camping with me and I would love to do that, though."

Bow has posed:
"Yeah, I'd like that too." Bow admits, a little blush on his cheeks at the prospect of the pair of them camping alone together. He doesn't know why, he's camped with Adora and Glimmer a lot! This is not that much different. Except the whole kissing part.

He gives her another squeeze and moves to part. "Sooner we clean up, sooner we can go for a walk." he reminds her with a warm smile.

"I hope you have many more birthdays to enjoy like this, Sayaka." he admits quietly to her after the trash is tossed and he waits for her to join him. "Want to take off our shoes and walk in the surf?"

Sayaka Miki has posed:
"I think it will be an awesome experience", Sayaka says once Bow confirms he is on board, a little bashful this time. It will be her first time sharing a private camping trip with someone, and especially her boyfriend, but the thought of them in front of a warm fire illuminating them against the night as they share stories and stay close together, makes already feel that warmth.

"Right you are", Sayaka nods with assurance, moving to do just what Bow had said.

Once she is done, her flats are quickly discarded, and the short socks are carefully folded within. "I am ready", she smiles at Bow.

Bow has posed:
He's looking forward to it. Another new expecience, and time with Sayaka. Bow takes off his boots, tucking his own socks away before setting her flats inside his boots and offers his hand to her. "Shall we?" he asks, his hand slipped into hers before the pair sets off to cap the night with a romantic stroll along the surf.