A/N: Hi everyone! Here's my first Ruby Gloom story I'm posting, but not the first I wrote. I know the chapters, especially the early ones, are short, but bear with me. The reason the chapters will be posted very quickly is because I already have it written. So, I hope you enjoy... Misery's Birthday! YAAAY! *Kermit flail*


"Happy birthday, Misery!" Misery awoke to the sound of her friends' voices cheering this. She immediately sat up.

"It's my birthday? Today?" she said.

"You forgot?" Ruby said. "Well, surprise!"

"Yeah, we're throwing you a party!" Iris chimed in.

"Iris, you weren't supposed to tell her that," Skull Boy said.

"Oops."

"No! No, no, no, no. This is not good. I thought I had another week! Everyone just get away from me," Misery panicked.

"What are you talking about, Misery?" Ruby asked.

"I will tell you tomorrow. For today, all of you should just stay away. As far away as possible. You'll probably want to evacuate the house."

"What are you talking about?" Ruby repeated. "You're acting like your birthday is a bad thing."

"It is. Trust me. If I'm still alive tomorrow, I'll explain. But I mean it. You cannot be near me today. Just listen to me. It's for your own good."

"No way. I'm going to make sure you have a great day," Ruby said brightly.

"Okay, if I explain will you listen? You know how disaster seems to follow me. Well, it's worst of all on my birthday. I don't want to endanger you."

"Well, she did warn us," Scaredy Bat said, starting to leave. "We'd best leave now, shall we?"

Ruby grabbed him by the wing. "It's okay, Scaredy. I'm sure she's exaggerating."

"I am not exaggerating! Listen to him! He's the only one who gets it!" Misery shouted. "Just hurry!"

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I for one am going to make sure you have the best birthday ever!" Ruby said.

"I'm with you!" Iris added.

"Me too," agreed Skull Boy.

"I agree," Poe said.

"Totally!" Frank and Len said simultaneously.

Doom Kitty nodded her head.

Misery groaned. "Why does no one listen to me? This is important. I don't want anyone getting hurt. Will you be more worried if I give you an example? My great-great-great-great-grandmother caused the Great Chicago Fire on her birthday. She was trying to make herself a birthday cake."

"I'm sure that's just a coincidence-"

"My seventh cousin accidentally caused a flood that destroyed an entire town on her birthday. She overfilled the bathtub."

"Well, Misery, I'm sure nothing like that will happen to you-"

"Last year I-"

"It doesn't matter what happened last year. This year is gonna be different."

"Of course it will! Something different and probably much worse is going to happen and I don't want you guys to be involved!"

"Oh, cheer up, Misery."

"How can I? Today is my birthday!"

Ruby dragged her out of bed. "We're going to make sure you enjoy your birthday if it kills us!"

"That's what I'm afraid of," she muttered.

"Sorry, I should have used a better choice of words."

Misery removed her hand from Ruby's. "You shouldn't touch me. I might spontaneously combust."

Ruby ignored this. "Come on! Let's have some breakfast."