Author Note: In this story I made it sound like the LAST episode of Avatar happened before/ close to my brithday. WELL, I don't think it did. And if it did, then I forget : Anyway, this is the first chapter, I wrote it AGES ago. Sorry, I made myself sound like a snob in this chapter. MORE TO COME! Review please!

- Cell

"That was AWESOME! You know, I've watch this episode so many times that it's imbedded in my head..." I mumbled.

Alannah nodded vigorously and Rachel jittered in her seat. Alexis and Avari, however, just sat there with mouths agape. I got up from my bed and waved my arm in front of their faces, just to be sure they were still living. Sure enough, they bounced up a little.

We all fell back on my bed, staring at the ceiling silently, before I broke the silence. I straightened out and looked back at the tape I had just watched. I had a huge urge to watch it again. Zuko's mystery and Koh's... well... Koh-ness made the episode one of the best ever. I turned back to the others, before saying, "Thanks for the great birthday, guys. It's been the best ever, no doubt!"

"Don't mention it, Cady," The chorused.

"Just one thing," Alannah said suddenly, "We never had any cake!"

I sighed. That's Alannah for you; always hungry for treats. At school she would be ravenous...

"Okay, but we'd better hurry. My mother's going to want us in bed (here I rolled my eyes and muttered: "as if!") soon, and we're going to have to be quiet, seeing as we're not actually going to bed tonight..."

Alannah shot out of her seat and bobbed over to the door.

"Oh, yeah, and Cady?" Alexis asked.

"Yes?"

"We've still got to watch Corpse Bride!"

I furrowed my brow a bit; I really didn't want to watch any movies right now, but nodded, non-the-less.

"First one down the steps gets the first piece!" I chimed. Everyone bolted for the door, save me. I waited for a bit before beginning to walk. I wasn't a 'food loving' type.

"Finally!" I muttered. "You people took forever to finish your food! You all had at LEAST thirds!"

Was I the only civil person in this house? I never even have SECONDS!, I thought. Ergh, what am I saying. All these people are out of their minds... That's why they're my friends...

"Cady, watch out for the doo-" Alexis called, but she never got to finish. A second later my head knocked against the wooden frame of the door.

I stumbled back and grabbed the side of my head with one hand, and the banister with my other, and tried to get my eyes focused again, all the while my head thumping and my brain rattling around my head. Soon, the blurred images made way or clearer versions of my friends looming over me.

"Cady, are you okay?" Avari stuck out her hand for me to grab, but I didn't grab it, instead I got to my feet on my own,

"Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking. I kind of zoned out... I just didn't see the door, that's all."

The others nodded weakly and gazed at my back retreating into the dark confines of my room.