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“We only have 2 and a half hours Dazai, stop lounging around!” Chuuya shrieked.
Dazai rolled over on the couch and faced the cushion, god he’s so loud. Why did he even have to help in the first place? He had already gotten Atsushi a present and on top of that he didn’t even know how to bake in the first place.
Still, Chuuya insisted that they bake Atsushi a cake, and even if he didn’t want to, Dazai was inclined to oblige. After all, Chuuya could easily beat his ass, and on top of that seeing Atsushi’s eyes light up at the sight of something that they had both made would be absolutely adorable.
“DAZAI! COME HELP ME!” Chuuya screamed from the kitchen again.
Dazai groaned, before finally getting up from the couch. Strolling into the kitchen he looked around, wow this is a fucking mess. The best part was seeing Chuuya, covered in an ungodly amount of flour. Dazai burst into a bit of snickering.
Chuuya angrily whipped his head around, “What the hell are you laughing at?!”
Dazai’s snickering only worsened, unfortunately for him he hadn”t been paying attention and promptly got hit over the head with a wooden spoon.
“Oww, Chibi you can’t just hit me!!” Dazai whined before getting smacked by the spoon once again.
“Don’t call me that! Just help me bake this cake for Atsushi.” Chuuya sighed, he really wanted to get this cake perfect for his boyfriend’s birthday. After all, he had been a bit down lately and he was sure Dazai had noticed by now too. Atsushi had said everything was fine but it was such an obvious lie, most likely he wasn’t ready to talk about it. Chuuya knew that he wouldn’t be cheered up by a simple cake but if it made him happier, even if it was for just a moment, it would be worth the effort.
Dazai must have realized what Chuuya was thinking about, after all they had talked about Atsushi’s change in behaviour while he was sleeping.
Dazai’s eyes softened a bit, knowing how worried his boyfriend had been about their other partner. “Alright, where’s the recipe, I’ll help you out now.” Dazai said, glancing down at Chuuya.
Chuuya rolled his eyes, “I already finished mixing the ingredients, I just need to put them in the pan and bake them, but you still have to help me decorate the cake!” knowing that Dazai would try to leave even though he knew that Chuuya needed more help.
Grumbling, Dazai helped Chuuya load the batter into two circular pans.
“What kind of cake is this anyway Chibi?” Dazai asked as he loaded the second pan.
“It’s supposed to be a strawberry shortcake, Atsushi mentioned that they were his favourite once.” Chuuya replied, placing both of the pans into the oven, “There! Now those need 35 minutes in the oven and then they can come out.
“Those cakes are coming out faster than you did.” Dazai teased before, once again, being smacked in the head by the dreaded wooden spoon.
“Shut up shitty Dazai!” Chuuya screamed, Dazai groaned why did one of his boyfriend’s have to be so loud and violent? His ears were ringing from the pain. Chuuya dusted some of the flour off of his clothes, “Let’s just work on making the whipped cream and jam to go in between the cake layers.”
While Chuuya worked on the jam he left Dazai to work on making the whipped cream, “Even someone as stupid as you can make this, shitty Dazai.” Those were Chuuyas words before handing him a hand mixer, a bowl, and a carton of cream.
Dazai huffed like an annoyed toddler but was too embarrassed to admit that he didn’t know how to make whipped cream either. It wasn’t necessarily a shock, after all he had nearly burned down the kitchen so many times that he had been banned from the kitchen several times.
Whatever, he would show Chuuya! He would make whipped cream, it should be easy enough, Dazai thought, after all the instructions were in the name of the food! All he had to do was whip the cream until it looked like what whipped cream should look like.
This should be easy enough! Dazai thought, he poured the cream into the bowl, plugged in the stand mixer and began whipping it. As soon as he finished making it, “Chuuya!” Dazai squealed, he turned off the mixer and whipped his head around, grinning. “Chuuya look I made the whipped cream!”
Chuuya’s face slowly turned red looking at the childishly happy smile coming from his boyfriend. He was absolutely adorable, it was hard to believe he got so lucky to have such a cute partner, let alone two cute partners.
“Great job Dazai, now help me out with this jam,” Chuuya said, turning his face slightly away so that Dazai wouldn’t see how red he was right now.
Dazai leaned over his shoulder, staring at the pot of strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice which was slowly melting into a sticky red glob. “When will it be done Chuu?” Dazai asked. His voice was a bit quiet now, as if he was tired and hadn’t slept in a long time even though Chuuya knew that he had been very asleep only 30 minutes before.
“You can take a nap while I wait for the cakes to finish baking Dazai.”
Unexpectedly though, Dazai pouted.
“But I want to cuddle with you and Atsushi, Chuu,” Dazai whined.
Chuuya flushed red, why is Dazai being so cute right now!? Chuuya really did need to finish Atsushi’s cake but his other boyfriend was making it so hard with his annoying, yet endearing whining.
“Dazai, I still have to finish Atsushi’s cake, I’m sorry..” Chuuya sighed and turned his attention to checking the cakes to see if they were finished yet. Dazai pouted but didn’t make any further complaints so Chuuya figured he would be fine in a bit.
He pulled the cakes out of the oven and placed them on the countertop. Alright so those need to cool for about… 15 minutes? That should be 5 minutes after the jam is done. Chuuya was excited, he hoped his boyfriend liked the cake he was baking.
Dazai almost as if he was reading Chuuya’s mind, said, “Don’t worry Chibi, Atsushi will love it.”
Chuuya was comforted a tiny bit by Dazai’s words appreciating that his boyfriend knew him well enough to essentially guess what he was thinking. However, no matter how much he loved and appreciated Dazai..
“SHITTY DAZAI! STOP CALLING ME THAT!” Chuuya screamed, chasing Dazai around the kitchen with his wooden spoon, a signature look at this point.
Dazai laughed as he was being chased around, “You look like an angry leprechaun!” He was wheezing now, and had to stop running to catch his breath from his laughter while Chuuya smacked him with the wooden spoon, repeatedly.
Turning his attention to the jam, Chuuya turned off the stove and waited for the jam to cool off a bit. He then started to build the cake. As he was finishing covering the entirety of the cake in whipped cream, there was a knock at the door. Fuck.
“Dazai! Can you distract Atsushi for a bit while I finish this cake up?”
“Yeah sure but what’s in it for me?” Dazai replied with a smirk.
This motherfucker- “I won’t beat your ass if you distract him.”
“Fine fine Chibi you have yourself a deal,” Dazai said, leaving the room with a wink.
Chuuya scrambled to add the finishing touches to the cake. Just as he was placing the final strawberries at the very top he heard footsteps coming closer to the kitchen.
“Dazai-san, thank you for helping me carry these groceries but I really do have to put the rest in the fridge,” Fuck that was Atsushi I have to hurry.
Aaand done! “Chuuya-san? What are you doing?” Atsushi inquired, trying to catch a glimpse at what his boyfriend was making.
“Atsushi! Ah, I was just finishing up your cake.. happy birthday Atsu!”
What Chuuya didn’t expect was the tears that began rolling down Atsushi’s face.
Chuuya and Dazai both looked at each other slightly panicked before they both hugged their boyfriend.
Chuuya’s face softened, “Atsu whats wrong?” he asked as Atsushi sniffled into his chest.
“I-I’m fine.. I just thought you both wouldn’t remember..” Atsushi whispered attempting to stop the tears that were still rolling down his face.
“Of course we didn’t forget Atsu! Now come on lets see if this cake tastes any good”