In Sickness and In Health

Chapter Fifteen

"Whoa, calm down! What's going on?" Sero pulls himself away from the pink haired teens tight grip. She had pulled him into Bakugou's room on his way to the upstairs bathroom. Denki was still asleep this early.

"Denki's birthday is tomorrow. We need to go shopping without him knowing. Any ideas?" Mina asks, climbing onto Bakugou's and Kirishima's bed which they also sat on. Sero joins them shrugging his shoulders.

"I could always tell him we're getting food." Sero says, biting him thumb in thought.

"He'd want to go. Next." Mina says, swiping her fingers across her neck.

"Ok. We could just leave and say we went for a walk?" Kirishima asks, tossing Sero a pillow to cuddle with.

"At the same time? He'd never believe that. Next." Mina groans, shaking her head.

"Why don't you just fucking tell him?" Bakugou groans, turning over to lay dow facing away from the group.

"It's supposed to be a surprise babe." Kirishima rubs Bakugou's shoulder, hiding a grin.

"Does he have friends here?" Bakugou sighs, his patience running thin. He didn't like his private space violated.

"Well, Izuku did come up to visit a friend. He might still be here. Wait...That's it! We'll have Izuku take Denki for the day so we can shop." Sero slams his fist into his palm, an excited smile stretching across his face.

"Great!" Mina squeals, flopping on Bakugou, who promptly elbows her off him, into Kirishima. "That hurt."

"Good."

"Enough guys. Sero, you call Denki's friends, me and Bakugou will start gathering ingredients for the cake and you and Mina will get the decorations at the store." Kirishima points to each person, assigning them a job. Once everyone is given a task, it's up to Sero to call Izuku.

Once his phone is collected, Sero quickly dashes into the backyard, into Kirishima's car, hiding from Denki who had a tendency to overhear things he wasn't supposed to.

"Hey Izuku."

"Morning Sero. I was hoping you'd call."

"Yeah. Me and Denki are fine. I was thinking...we need a distraction so we can plan a birthday party. Think you could take him out to eat for a few hours?"

"Sure! As long as me, Shouto and Uraraka and Ida are welcomed."

"Yeah, no problem." Sero could almost hear Izuku's smile through the phone.

"Great! I'll be there." After a quick goodbye, Sero hangs up, letting out a small chuckle. 

Denki had no idea they were planning something."

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Denki woke up to Sero gently shaking him. Sero had a soft grin on his face, his eyes shining in the sunlight. 

"Morning. Izuku called. He wants to pick you up for lunch."

"Sounds fun. We should get dressed."

"Naw, it's supposed to be just you and him. He wants it to be a birthday treat." Denki's grin widens, his happiness evident in his expression.

"Really?! 'll get ready then." A half hour later and Denki is ready to go. Kirishima and Bakugou were watching some cooking show since Bakugou didn't have classes all week. Mina was MIA which was weird but Denki was too excited to care. She'd pop up unexpectedly sooner or later.