Allen's eyes widened as she wished him a Happy Birthday and patted him. He hadn't... Been physically touched for quite a while, with everyone either calling him two extremes: a kid or a grown-up. Then he really did go slightly pink when she kissed him on his forehead. It felt... Made him wonder if this was like Family.

He accepted the second gift from her, though not without a few protests of "special to you" and "don't need two presents".

Then Allen stood there for a moment, feeling slightly awkward with nothing to say anymore. Then he thought of something, and kneeled down for a third time, gently rummaging through the gifts he had just set down, and finding Tashigi's one. It (http://pics.livejournal.com/shichiyo/pic/0000dd5e) was wrapped with blue wrapping paper.