Guess what guys!

Today is my 1-year anniversary of posting fanfics. I think I joined today in '09, since I posted fics more than I reviewed fics at first.

But, I think that this definitely calls for Celebrations. 1 year. I feel really excited now.

So, because of today's celebrations, you guys get not just 2 new fics from me, but 3! Huzzah, I hope that you like it!

I do not own Pokemon or Warrior Cats.

"What are we doing for Ash's birthday?" Misty asked, looking around at the group of people gathered around the large, oval table.

"Well, he's done just about everything there is to do in the regions." May said with a sigh.

"And he won't tell anyone what he wants for his birthday." Dawn added. She sighed in defeat, before suddenly looking up with bright eyes. "What about throwing him a huge surprise party?"

"Yeah, and invite all his friends that he's made throughout his travels!" Misty agreed enthusiastically.

"What about doing it on a cruise ship?" Barry suggested, one of Dawn's childhood friends, as well as one of Ash's rivals.

"Now I like that idea." Misty nodded.

"Well you love everything to do with water!" May teased.

"I like Barry's idea a lot." Angie nodded. Angie's hair has grown out a lot since Dawn and Ash had first met her. Now instead of a short boyish cut, she sported a shaggy shoulder-length cut, with long, side-swept bangs.

"What about a masquerade ball?" Duplica suggested.

"Or instead of masquerade, how about just a costume party?" Brock replied, looking around.

"Yeah, that sounds awesome!" Misty and Dawn said in unison. They looked at each other and smiled awkwardly.

"I'll keep a roster of costumes, so that nobody wears the same costume." Dawn volunteered.

"That'd be great, thanks Dawn." Misty said, jotting down notes in her notebook.

"Shouldn't we take a vote on this?" Angie asked, looking around the room.

"Sure, why not? Raise your hand to place your vote." Misty shrugged, looking around. "All in favor of a costume party?" Every hand in the room in the room went up.

"It's unanimous then. A Costume Party it is." May said with a smile.

"A Costume Surprise Party." Dawn corrected her.

"Alright, we've got a whole month to prepare for it. Everyone needs to book the weekend off, and we'll celebrate Ash's Birthday together. He's gonna be so surprised!" Misty was clearly extremely excited for Ash's Surprise Party.

"I'll work on Invitations." May volunteered.

"I'll help May." Drew decided with a cocky half-smile.

"Alright, so Invitations and Costumes are taken care of. We need to make reservations for the boat, and get decorations, and book a caterer, and buy presents..." Misty said, scribbling something down quickly in her notebook.

"How big of a boat to you need?" Barry asked, giving Misty a smile that showed he had something in mind."

"Probably something for like a thousand or more people and Pokemon?" Misty replied.

Barry blinked in shock. "Wow, I didn't even realize how popular Ash really was!"

"So... can you pull it off?" Misty prompted.

"Don't you worry your pretty red-head about it. I'll call my Dad, he's got connections, and I've made a few friends of my own during my travels." Barry replied, winking at Misty. Misty either wasn't paying too much attention to Barry, or she was ignoring his comment about her being a pretty redhead.

"Great! Now, I figure that we can each figure out our own gifts to Ash, unless everyone wanted to contribute to one larger gift for Ash instead?" Misty asked, looking around at everyone.

"I'll handle decorations, Misty." Brock volunteered.

"Not what I was asking, but that's great! Thanks Brock!" Misty smiled, jotting down something else in her notebook.

"I'll help Brock!" Came several female voices in unison. They belonged to all of the girls who had changed their minds about Brock once they gotten to know him better, had been too shy to respond to his flirting, or who had been pushed aside because of more glamorous older sisters.

"Don't worry about a Caterer, Misty. I'll deal with that headache for you. Zoe-Zoe and I can swing it! We know how much Ash likes sweets!" Snowpoint Gym leader Candace volunteered, fanning herself with her right hand.

"Snowpoint specialty tomato-berry ice-cream bars should definitely be on the menu." Zoey decided with a smile. "Ash was so confused when his tongue was hot and cold!"

"Well, back to what you were asking before, I want to buy Ashy-boy my own gift."

"Me too. I wanted to give Ash something extra special, but I wanted to leave you guys with an option too." Misty said, glancing up from her notes for a moment, before scribbling another long list of things on the page.

"Zoey and Candace, don't forget to include Old Gateau in your menu. Ash loved that!" Brock told the two girls.

"We all did! Old Gateau is like heaven in your mouth! You've gotta include it on the menu, for sure!" Dawn added, nodding enthusiastically as she savored the memory of the delicious taste.

"Ash's thirteenth birthday is going to be awesome!" Misty exclaimed, clapping her hands enthusiastically. She was more than excited to plan her best friend's birthday party.

"Misty! What about music?" May exclaimed suddenly. Misty looked embarrassed for having forgotten about music for a party.

"We should have a dance on the cruise ship. There will likely be a ballroom, as well as a dining area, so we should at least put it to good use if we're going to reserve a whole boat for Ash." Barry nodded.

"Awesome! But a Costume Party and a Dance in a Ballroom sound like they would clash together." Came a female voice from the crowd, one that nobody could really place.

"Alright, ballroom dance Friday Night, Costume Party all day on Saturday. What do you think about that?" Misty said, looking around.

"I'll look after formal wear too. While I'm looking after costumes, I might as well look after formal wear too." Dawn said with a shrug. "I'll need a list of phone numbers and email addresses before you all leave town."

"Great, thanks Dawn." Misty said, smiling at her.

"Music would be my pleasure." Came a smooth, melodic male voice. It belonged to Nando, a trainer who rivaled both Ash and Dawn, as he was both a coordinator, as well as a trainer in the Sinnoh League challenge.

"Awesome, thanks..." Misty trailed off, not knowing the young man's name.

"Nando." he supplied.

"Nice to meet you, Nando."

"It was nice meeting you also."

"Well, everyone needs to keep me updated on the progress of the party planning." Misty said, shuffling the papers and scribbling more notes on a clean sheet of paper. "And remember, don't you dare let Ash in on the surprise, or you'll have me to deal with!"

"I'll do everything in my power to keep this from Ash." Dawn said. It was the best that she would be able to do, since she was traveling with him through the regions.

"Well, you could always tell Ash that you want to try traveling alone for awhile." Barry suggested.

"That would only make him suspicious." Dawn said, shaking her head.

"Just do the best you can to keep this from him, but if he does find out, call me immediately." Misty told her, handing her a scrap of paper with her contact information on it.

"Gotcha." Dawn said, nodding once before taking the scrap of paper that Misty was holding out for her.

"I've got too much work to do planning the decorations for the party, I don't want to lie to Ash, but what we're planning makes it so worth it for one little white lie. If someone could call me on my Pokegear and just play along, I'll be able to get away no problem." Brock said, looking around for volunteers.

"So it's just me and Ash then?" Dawn asked, accepting Misty's notebook so that she could scribble down her own contact information.

"Looks like." May said with a nod.

"I'd better let you all get back to where you were before. Ash might be getting suspicious of where you've all gone." Misty said, dismissing everyone with a little wave. Rounds of farewells made their way around the room before the room began to clear. Dawn lingered until everyone was gone except her and Misty.

"Misty, it was really great meeting you." Dawn said quietly.

"It was great meeting you too!" Misty said, smiling before pulling Dawn into a friendly hug. "But until the party, we've never met before."

"You're really great to do all this for Ash." Dawn commented as the two girls pulled out of their friendly hug.

"Well Ash is one of my best friends. I'm sure that you would have done the same, had I not started planning everything out first. Am I right?"

"You're such a great trainer, and a great friend. It's not difficult to see how you and Ash are so close." Dawn said, stuffing the scraps of paper that she'd been given into her bag.

"Dawn, I think that we will be great friends too, once we get to know each other more." Misty told the bluenette.

"I hope so. I'd really like to be friends with you." Dawn replied, pulling her bag's shoulder straps up over her shoulders.

"I'd really like that too." Misty said, nodding as she stuffed her notebook in her carrying bag.

"Talk to you later." Dawn said, waving at the redhead as she left the room.

"Back at you!" Misty called after her softly.

My sister said that it looks like some Oystershipping (Misty/Kasumi & Dawn/Hikari), but it's not supposed to be. I'm not against same-sex shippings, but the fic is supposed to be -SPOILER REMOVED-.

So, please read and review! (The Warrior Cats will appear in the fic soon, I promise.)