--BLOWout theCANDLES--
x;; xxPHiLHARMONiC;
It's my birthday &I'll cry if I want to.
Happy belated birthday to me.
9/12 is the mark of the author.

Three days till my birthday.
I can't wait.

"Three days? Happy early birthday then. What do you want?"

What do I want?

"Nothing. I have all I need."

&the girl smiles.

"Okay then."

Two days till my birthday.
It's all so close.

"Come on Kairi, you have to want something!"

I smile.

He cares.

"All I want is your happiness &some money."

His face fell.

"Come on Kairiiiiiii… What do you want?"

I smile wider.

"All I need &could ever need is your happiness."

One day till my birthday.
I'm so excited.

"Hey Kairi, are you having a party?"

I laugh.

"Just a small one at my house."

Riku laughs too.

"How can you have a small party at your huge house?"

&it's here.
-giggle, giggle.-

"Oh Em Gee! I can't believe Tidus asked me out!"

Okay, so maybe I'm a little disappointed at Selphie.

"Yuna was all over him too &she talks a lot to get his attention all the time!"

Selphie couldn't have forgotten my birthday.

"Well Kairi, I gotta go! See you at your party!"

&later.

-UGH-

"I can't believe I failed that test!"

I can't believe Sora forgot too…

"&i studied so hard too!"

Usually he would glomp me &sing in my ear.

"Gah, I hope I can still go to your party, Kairi."

&later still.

I think I might cry soon.

"…"

Wish me happy birthday!

"Well I gotta go now."

There must be something going on.

"See you at your party."

I sigh.

"okay."

&it's party time.
There is a campfire.
There is a trampoline.
&there are people.

"Here'ya go Kairi."

A card.
I was expecting some more from Sora.
Well, oh well.
It was better then Selphie who is –at the moment- too busy talking to her boyfriend on the phone.

"-giggle, giggle- You're so sweet Tidus!"

&with Riku I got the same.
A card.
&the same from everyone else.
But I'm happy.
Most all contained money.
(Minus sora's.)
So I sat alone by the campfire.

&they all leave.
I think I might cry soon.

"Bye Kairi, fun party!"

"Bye Selphie."

"Bye Kairi! See you tomorrow!"

"Bye Sora."

"See you later."

"Bye Riku."

Eventually everyone left but Orette.
&for some reason…
I didn't want to cry.

"You know what Kairi?"

"what?"

"Happy birthday."

&I smiled.