[ How can she possibly process all of this? She hadn't anticipated...but should she have? Ichigo may not always be forthright in his feelings towards his friends, but he always makes them known when and where it counts. With Ichigo actions always speak louder than unsaid words and this, this--

This just makes her heart burst. There are absolutely tears starting to well up in her eyes, but they are happy tears. To his concerns, she shakes her head furiously. ]

No! No, not at all, it's--it's perfect, Kurosaki-kun.

[ The tears are threatening to fall, but she's wiping the corners of her eyes with a big smile that only grows when he lights the candle. ]

Ah...this is the hardest part! There are so many things I could wish for...

[ She gives it a good, long thought. But once she's decided, she sucks in a deep breath and easily blows out the singular candle. ]