Falling in love with my teacher (KiritoxAsuna)

Chapter 16. Twenty-three for Asuna

It was a special day for her, there was nothing better than that day, which was her twenty-third birthday.

Asuna had never mentioned her birthday to anyone before... but some people did extraordinary things to know something as simple as that.

Naturally, she didn't expect anyone to congratulate her, since no one knew that particular date. It wasn't the first time that no one had congratulated her on her birthday that was quite a bit in the middle and high school years.

In college only one person congratulated her on her birthday, because she was the only one who knew about it: her teacher.

-Congratulations on your nineteenth, Asuna. -She gave her a motherly hug.

-Thank you very much, teacher. I appreciate it. -That was one of the situations where Asuna felt good about life.

But four years had passed and no one had congratulated her since then, something that depressed her. It wasn't as if no one was congratulating her, but the only person who was congratulating her... was no longer with her.

The students, however, had a surprise in store for their beloved teacher's best birthday.

The person who had given them that information was Professor Klein, who knew the birthday of almost all the teachers. He would be the only person who would congratulate Asuna and the others would pretend. It was mere formality.

He was holding a small, light-red coffee cup in his hands, which would surely be to his liking. He had it in a small cardboard box wrapped in completely white gift paper with a ribbon of the same color as the cup.

When he met her in the corridors, he gave her a quick smile, looking into her eyes warmly.

-A gift from me, how old is she? -he asked.

Twenty-three, now I am only a year younger than you. -Asuna answered.

-Naturally things will change in a few months. Now, I hope you like it. -Klein handed over the gift to give a final smile and walk away quietly.

She shook the box slightly to try and find out what was inside: dry knocks, plus it sounded like brown paper.

Now the quintet was looking behind a wall, almost as if nothing else was visible in their eyes.

Each of the five had a very different gift from the other, practically Asuna received something she had never seen before.

The only one she hadn't meant to give away was Kirito, to whom Eugeo launched a well-timed attack.

-You're probably planning to take her to some hotel and there you're bringing condoms and who knows how many vulgarities. I hope she gives you a good slap. -As he finished speaking, Eugeo smiled.

-Don't talk nonsense! You know perfectly well that I wouldn't be able to. -Eugeo just looked at him in disbelief. -Well, maybe he would, but not with her!

-Vulgars. -Mentioned Alice, who had a nice teddy bear in her hands.

-And what's his name? -Asked Yuna, who touched the teddy bear with her index finger.

-I named him Aika, and she's a bear. -She answered.

-That's my cat's name. -Yuuki smiled, looking at Aika's bear as well.

-The teacher is coming, act natural! -Kirito muttered, to which they all concealed their gifts.

When she walked by in her high heels, everyone was studying except Yuna, who was pretending to tune his guitar.