Author's Note: I want to remind everyone that I am a senior university student so updates /may/ be a bit slow but I won't be stopping anytime soon ^^ Look for the little Easter eggs in this one and hints on the following chapters! Thank you all for reading! I do not own Overwatch not any of its characters. Please, enjoy :)
MISSION 2: Birthday Party
Little Hana Song lay under her covers, sleeping soundly surrounded by the comforting warmth of her blanket. She has never felt a slumber so sound before in her life. Perhaps, this was because of her newfound happiness. She felt happy now that she belongs in a family and is loved. This happiness carried over to her sleep, granting her the sweetest of dreams. She dreamt of a loving family. There was the father, the mother, and four children, spending time happily together. They say that dreams are a person's subconscious wishes. Some say that dreams are hints as to what the future may hold. Who knows? All that we know is that not all dreams last forever.
Hana woke up to a particular smell emanating from the ground floor. She got up sleepily and rubber her eyes while giving off a soft yawn. "What's that smell..?" She thought to herself. Still wearing her pink and purple pajamas, she slowly made her way out of the room. "Dad?" She called out, but there was no response. She went over to Jack's room, only to find no one there. Usually, he'd still be asleep at this hour so she found it odd for him not to be there. She then decided to take a look downstairs. The stairs were a bit steep for her, but she got used to them over time. It took her a good while before she got herself downstairs, but she got there nonetheless.
She took a peek inside the kitchen and lo and behold, Jack is in there over by the oven (Ovenwatch lol). She stepped in the kitchen and sneaked her way behind Jack before tackling him from behind. "Gotcha!" She said as she wrapped her arms forcefully but playfully around her father. "Aghh! You got me!" Jack replied. He laid himself down on the floor and pretended to die. Hana laughed and got up from Jack. "Come on, Dad. You're not dead" She said through her laughing. She took a seat on the table and looked over at the oven. "So what're you making, Dad?"
Jack got up from the floor and smiled at Hana, petting her head gently. "It's a surprise. You'll find out in a little bit so be patient, okay?" Hana pouted playfully but then gave Jack a big, wide smile. "Okay, Dad."
*DING DONG*
Someone was ringing the doorbell. "Well, who could it possibly be? Hana, could you get that for me?" Jack asked Hana, to which she complied happily. She rushed off to open the door. "Don't forget to look through the hole, Hana" Jack reminded. "I won't, Dad. Don't worry." Hana looked through the little glass orb in the door to see who was at the other side. She squealed in joy to see her Aunt Satya waving at her. Hana opened the door and immediately gave Satya a hug. "Aunt Satya! I missed you!" Hana said as she jumped up and down, still clinging to the woman. "It's been a while Hana. Have you been a good girl?" Satya asked, and Hana nodded in response.
"Hana. Look who I brought along with me." Satya said to her. Hana let go of her in confusion before Satya moved to the side. "Ahh! It's the Candy Man and the Ice Cream lady!" Little Hana exclaimed in surprise. Mako Ruttledge, the big old candy vendor and Mei Ling Zhou, the owner of the ice cream parlor Hana and Jack go to almost every day, were there at their doorstep.
"What's going on, Aunt Satya?" Hana asked innocently. Satya smiled at her and knelt down to rub her head "Let's go ask you father, okay? He's the one who invited us here." Hana nodded and ran back into the kitchen, while the rest followed suit.
"Dad! Our friends are here to visit! What's going on?" She yelled as she was on her way to the kitchen. When she did reach the kitchen, however, she was met with an unexpected surprise. In his hands, Jack had a brilliant-looking strawberry cake with seven candles on top of it, still unlit. "Dad?" She asked, confused. Jack smiled at Hana and went closer to her, kneeling down. "Happy birthday Hana. This cake is for you" Jack said. Satya, Mako and Mei had confetti poppers in their hands and fired away. Colorful pieces of paper and plastic rained down on Hana, to which she looked up in wonder.
"I never had a birthday before.." Hana told Jack. He put a hand on her shoulder and smiled. "I know, honey. All we knew was what year you were born on. So your Aunt Satya and I decided to make today your birthday. The day where we finished unpacking your things and the day where you officially became my daughter. February 8." Jack took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Hana. It was the adoption papers and it states the day when Hana was adopted into the family.
Hana wrapped her arms around Jack and smiled. "Thank you, Dad! I'm so happy!" Jack wrapped his free arm around her and hugged her tightly. "Happy birthday, Hana." Hana let go of her dad when the three people behind them started singing the birthday song. Meanwhile, Jack started lighting up the candles on the cake.
The cake was then set on the table, in front of Hana's seat. The candle's flames flared brilliantly in front of Hana. This was her very first birthday celebration. One that she won't ever forget for the rest of her life. After they sang the song, they all clapped their hands. "Make a wish, dear." Satya told her. Hana closed her eyes tightly for a few seconds before blowing out the candles.
It was a joyous occasion, and everyone brought presents. "Here you go kid. *cough cough* A little something from me." Mako handed to Hana a bag full of all sorts of candy, and a little box. She took a look inside and it was a new set of headphones with a purple bunny design.
"Shēngrì kuàilè. Happy birthday, little Hana!" Mei, along with tubs full of ice cream, brought Hana a cute bunny keychain which makes a sound when you click its center. "Happy birthday, Hana. I hope you like my gift." Satya bought Hana a pink, stuffed bunny that was almost as big as her. She also brought food to the party. Hana was astounded and hugged the bunny out of joy. Jack was the last to bring his gift. "Here you go Hana. I'm not sure of this is what you wanted, but I've seen you watch that on your laptop before so I figured that this would be a good gift. I hope you like it." Jack handed over a box, bigger than what Mako gave. Hana looked inside and it was a pink, bunny mech action figure. Hana looked over at the gifts scattered on the table. She may have not experienced a birthday part in the past. But this party was more than enough to compensate for all those years. She finally got what she wanted most; and it wasn't the presents, it was family and friends. This was a party she won't ever forget for the rest of her life. "Thank you, everyone."
