Disclaimer: I don't own El Tigre or its characters. (We all know that but everyone else did it)

A/N: Starting a story is the hardest part to me so if anyone has some advice on how to do better I wouldn't mind you telling me. In this story Manny is 16 and Frida is about to turn 16. Get it? Got it? Good! Onward!

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Frida's birthday surprise

Frida Suarez sat contently on a blanket in the park cuddled tightly to her curly haired boyfriend Manny Rivera. He sighed and settled his cheek in her light blue hair. To him, nothing was better in life. For the last year, he couldn't have been happier. He could remember the day a year ago that he confessed how he felt about her…

Flashback…

15- year-old Manny grumbled as Frida walked toward him. Diego was tailing her. He knew perfectly well that his friend cared about reading school books more then she cared for that Chipotle boy, and Frida was, unofficially, his girl but Diego was on her like a fruit fly on peaches and Manny didn't like that one bit.

Some other kids watched Diego fallow Frida. Some found it comical. Some of the felt sorry for the hopeless boy and what Manny/El Tigre would do to Diego if he didn't lay off his girl. Manny gave Diego a sharp glare as Frida closed in on him, Diego not far behind.

"Hay Dr. Cheesepuff, beat it!" Manny snarled at the boy following Frida.

"Chipotle!!!" Diego shouted back.

"Whatever! Now beat it before I beat you!!!" Manny said with a deadly sharp snarl in his voice. Frida looked behind her not really noticing, or caring, that the short, grade-skipped 12 year old was following her.

"And if I don't what will you do about it?" Diego spat at his foe. Frida looked at Manny who was now fuming his usually unshort temper boiling. He was about ready to spin his belt buckle and fight the boy right then and there. Frida held Manny's shoulders to hold him back.

"Manny…" she started. He looked at her. "Not here. Not now. Not today." Frida said trying to calm him down before wrapping her arms around his torso. They both knew he couldn't afford another suspension on his permanent record. He calmed himself and placed his hand on her back to keep her close, but turned his angered gaze back to Diego. "Diego get lost before you get into trouble." Frida warned. Diego frowned but followed her command.

"Well settle this later El Tigre!" he hollered over his shoulder. Before Manny could shout back some stupid remark or threat Frida hugged him tighter.

"Don't worry about him Manny." she told him letting him go after so. Manny suddenly felt somewhat cold without her closeness but held back on shouting something he'd probably regret and his urge to pull Frida back to him and hold her tightly

Later after school…

"Manny…" Frida started as the two started their walk home from school " why are you always so angry when Diego and Sergio fallow me? You know I don't like either of them."

Manny stopped dead and he felt his face flush as he tried to think of a lie around why he acted so jealous. "Well…I…" he stuttered tripping over his words, his heart thumping a million miles a minuet.

"What?" Frida asked taking a step closer to him sending a chill up his spine.

"Hay their super villains! I don't want them too close to my best friend" He said the first thing he could scrape from the back of his mind.

Frida folded her arms and gave him a skeptical look. "Manny you know I can handle myself." she said "Now tell me…"

"iloveyou!" Manny finally shouted his nerves getting the better of him. Frida stared at him, surprised. Did she hear that right?

"What did you say?" she asked still in shock.

Manny did nothing more the look away from her and nervously rub the back of his neck. He had no clue what to say.

"Manny, please tell me, what did you say?" she asked again this time with desperation in her voice.

Manny finally found his voice and repeated himself " I said I love you" he said shyly. Frida stood there looking at him, his face bright red with embarrassment. He'd never felt more awkward in him life.

After about 15 seconds, which to him felt like 15 decades, he felt Frida wrap her arms tightly around his neck. He was surprised but didn't hesitate to hug her back. She pulled her head back to look at him though her body didn't leave his. He brought his mouth to hers. She kissed him back though slightly more forcefully, things like that came with her personality. They pulled away from each other wide smiles on their faces.

"As of now Frida Suarez is officially taken by Manny Rivera." Frida whispered.

"You bet, baby!" he exclaimed before pulling her back to him in another kiss.

Flashback end…

(A/N: Sorry if that flashback was a little too long. Once I get started sometimes it's hard to stop.)

Manny smiled. That was the most frightening, embarrassing, awkward day of his life and he was beyond happy it happened. He sighed again before kissing Frida on her on the top of her head and leaning on the oak tree they sat by. Life was sweet.

"Manny…" he heard her say suddenly.

"Si' mi amor? He answered dreamily

"You know my birthdays next week right?" Manny sprang up bring her up with him.

"How could I forget?! We've been best friends 13 years. We've been dating for 1 year and you've reminded me every week for that last 2 months! I couldn't forget your birthday if I wanted to." he responded chuckling. She hugged him tight and kissed his cheek.

"Of course. I knew you wouldn't forget." She said standing up. Manny frowned.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm not going anywhere. We are going to my house. We have to make invitations and stuff."

"Oh ok. Fine by me." Manny said standing up brushing imaginary dirt from his jacket. In actuality it didn't matter to him what they did as long as her was spending time with her. He smiled and fallowed her willingly.

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"So, where to first?" Manny asked as they made their way up Muy Macho St.

Frida was about to answer him when she suddenly gasped and ran to a nearby musician shop. She pressed her face to the window, excited panting almost like Manny's mother when she started hyperventilating.

"What is it Frida?" Manny asked approaching his girlfriend who immediately grabbed him and forced his face to the glass window as well.

"Isn't. It. Beautiful?!" She exclaimed. Manny peeled his face off the window to get a better vision of what she was so crazy about. At that moment Manny saw it and could understand what made her so crazy all of a sudden. It was an electric guitar, but not just any electric guitar. It was a limited edition, specially made, high quality, extremely unique electric guitar. Manny looked at Frida who was currently drooling over the guitar.

"It was designed by Kiss." she sighed. Yet another reason for her to love it. Kiss was her favorite band. Though the most distinctive part of the guitar was how much it matched Frida. Its neck was red like her skirt and it's skull and cross-bones shaped body was sky blue like her hair accented with shimmering silver swirls. On it's skull shaped body feminine shaped eye holes had been carved in and painted black as has the cross-bone shaped that stuck out of the top and bottom of it and the sound hole was in the center representing the skulls nose. Indeed it did look like a guitar meant to be Frida's. "There were only 1,000 guitars manufactured in this style and only 5 in this color and only 10 in all Miracle City. I didn't think I'd even get to see one of these" she explained before she turned to face Manny with a sorrowful look in her eyes.

"Frida? What's wrong mi amor?" he asked with a concerned look on his face.

"I'll never be able to get this guitar." she answered her voice groggy, almost as if she was about to cry.

"Why not?" he asked pulling her close to him rubbing her back to try and comfort her. He couldn't stand seeing her so sad. Frida placed her hands on his chest and rested her head on his shoulders hoping no tears would fall.

"Check the price tag." she said. Manny looked at the window spotting its price tag and gasped. It was $50,000. Somehow, he could understand the expense of the guitar. It was very special.

"Uh…no worries Frida. I'm sure someone will get it for you I mean with you B-day coming up and all…" He said nuzzling her neck. She pushed back from him and looked at him like he'd lost his mind.

"ARE YOU KIDDING???" she hollered. He flinched feeling kinda like he'd done something wrong. "Nobody is even willing to spend that kind of money on me. Birthday or not!"

"I am" he thought. But he kept his mouth shut. But then a plan came to his mind. A devilish smile crossed his face but quickly disappeared when she looked at him. She took one last look at the guitar she wanted so badly and then sighed

"Come on Manny. We gotta go" she sighed continuing up the street. Manny was still upset to see her so sad so he ran up behind her, took her from behind and tickled her tummy. She was forced to lean back into him laughing hysterically unable to escape him.

"Quit it! Quit it!" she hollered between laughs.

"Not until I make sure your better!" he laughed himself keeping her close as he continued tickling her

"I'm cool! I swear!" she managed to scream.

"Promise?"

"I promise."

Manny smiled and stopped tickling he but didn't let her go instead he turned her to face him and pulled her into a passionate kiss which lasted about…5 minuets or so. She pulled away and they looked into each others eyes for a moment.

"Thanks Manny." she said sweetly

"Anything for you mi amur" he cooed pecking her on the cheek one last time before letting her go. He took her hand and they continued walking up the street toward her house.

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A/N Hi me again! (obviously) hope the start is to every ones liking. I just wanna know what ya'll think so I now if I should continue of not. And advice is greatly appreciated!

~Puppyloveimani