I've returned making a Horton Hears A Who fic. It's pretty awesome and it got me coming back. What would happen if his parents forgot Jojo's 16th birthday? That would be unusual. This come-back fic is dedicated to my friends: Wolf Mystic, Nik-Chik11, Wolf's Flame, NightmareBeforeChristmasFreak, WingedAngel93, PotterPhantomKitten, PhantomInvader (please be nice to this one), Jinney, Mayor Ned McDodd, Derr Gotik, RunLyllithRun, mynameisweird, akatsukixsinger285, and new new friend, I'm-in-Love-with-Jojo-McDodd. Enjoy!

Birthday to Remember or Not Remember

by: Terrell James

Chapter 1: Forgetting the Birthday

One morning in Whoville, in the McDodd house, the alarm rings loudly and Jojo shut it off. He groaned sleepily removed the covers from his head. His hair looked a little messy like half of it covered his right eye and yawned softly. He started to look a little sleepy and removed the sand out of his brown eyes, then he got up from his bed, looked at himself in the mirror and sees himself older. As he looked at the calendar on the wall, he saw something circled on there. That's what it became-- July 15th-- his 16th birthday.

He wasn't the least surprised that he just turned 16, but he definitely liked the feeling of it on the inside, but he still feels like he's 15. Even though it's summer, Jojo feels as if he should get used to the fact that he's older and stuff. He sighed softly and thought to himself, 'Well, might as well enjoy it while it lasts.'

He opened the door and then walked out of his room, where he saw his parents going in different directions, getting ready for the morning. But as he got to the kitchen, he sees 96 birthday cards from his 96 sisters. It feels as though even though most of his sisters annoy the crap out of him, it kinda made him feel appreciated, even though they never show it.

He walked across the kitchen and saw everyone in the kitchen, having breakfast. He saw his parents giving their daughters some breakfast and all Jojo had was some cereal and some who-cakes to go with it. As he was eating his breakfast, he noticed that his parents didn't pay any attention to the birthday Who, like they didn't notice that it was his birthday.

He sees Sally drinking coffee and Ned reading the newspaper while talking to his daughters at the same time. He lowered his eyebrows, wanting to tell him, 'You know, it wouldn't kill you guys to tell me happy birthday or ask me how does it feel to be 16 or something.'

After he finished his breakfast, he left the kitchen and went back in his room to kind sulk in silence, thinking that it was the first time his parents forgot his birthday. He turned on his CD player and played a little sad song in spite of his parents forgetting that it's his 16th birthday and sung along to it.

Hiding away
Losin' the day
As if it doesn't really matter
Saying goodbye
Scared to say why
Afraid it will shatter our world
Show me some faith now
Trust me somehow

Why are we keepin' our secret
Why are we hiding ourselves away
Anywhere we can hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I wanna make you believe, what I say
I won't let you...hide away

Where do we go
How do we know
What we're ever really after
Sometimes it's clear
When you are here
Nothing can shatter our world
I need some faith now
To trust you somehow

Why are we keepin' our secret
Why are we hiding ourselves away
Anywhere we can hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I wanna make you believe what I say
I won't let you...hide away

Maybe I, maybe I, maybe i'm losin'
Maybe I, maybe I, maybe i'm OK
Turn around, look around, go around in circles
Don't run away, drift away, don't hide away

Why are we keepin' our secret
Why are we hiding ourselves away
Anywhere you can, hide away
I don't wanna fake it
I wanna make you believe what I say
Ohh, what I say
Believe what I said
I won't let you hide away, hide away

Hiding away, losin' my day
As if it doesn't really matter

He laid his back down on his bed and looked at the ceiling, thinking, 'My parents really forgot about my birthday.'

He never actually thought his parents would really forget their oldest son is 16 and no one seems to care except his sisters. He feels as if they're the only ones that rely on his birthday, and he received a phone call from his Who-phone. He grabbed the phone and answered, "Hello?"

"Yo, birthday boy! What's up!" exclaimed a voice.

"Hey, thanks, Cody. I'm glad you actually remembered." said Jojo.

"Yeah, me and Mike wanted to wish you a happy birthday, dude." said Cody.

"I don't feel any older, but I'm glad I'm 16."

"Us, too." said Mike.

"So, doing anything special?"

"I'm not sure. My parents didn't wish me a happy birthday or anything."

Mike gasped in shock and asked, "They didn't?"

"Nope." Jojo replied.

"Well, shouldn't you tell them that it's your birthday today?" asked Cody.

"I should, but they're just too busy with their own world and it seems like they could care less."

"Well, we're having this party at that new arcade place where there's pizza, and a dance floor to add. The dance floor is HUGE!!" said Mike.

"How huge, man?" asked Jojo.

"I'd say about about 100-something feet."

"Hey, that's cool. I'll probably ask my parents about that, but I'm just worried that they don't know it's my birthday, so I hope I'll be there."

"We leave about later today." said Cody.

"Okay, I'll meet you guys there."

"Later, dude! Happy, b-day, man!" exclaimed Mike.

"Thanks."

He hung up the Who-phone and remained in his room throughout the morning. Meanwhile, Ned came in his room and said, "Me and your mom are going out for a while, so you're in charge of watching the kids for us."

Jojo sighed heavily and said, "Okay, sure."

When Ned heard that tone, he could tell something was wrong. He puts his hand on his shoulder and asked, "Is something wrong, son?"

"No, nothing's wrong. I'm-- I'm fine."

"Well, okay, then. But if something was wrong, you'd tell me, right?"

"Of course."

Ned quickly left the room, leaving Jojo a little depressed and somewhat disappointed that they're unaware of the fact that Jojo turned 16. He laid down on his room, with his eyes being a litle misty-eyed, like a piece of him was just destroyed.

The song is called "Hide Away" from Hilary Duff. Hope you like it!