Chapter Six: Birthday Crash

The next morning, the room was dark and I could barely see anything. "Hello?" I called. No response. "Anyone there?"

The lights turned on and I covered my eyes from the brightness.

"Surprise!"

"Huh?"

"Happy Birthday, Titania!!" Louis said.

"This is going to be the best birthday ever!" Evelyn yelled.

"Cake for breakfast?" Alistair asked.

"Awww, you guys remembered. Thank you." I took the cake and ate one bite. It was so delicious. It's a marble chocolate and vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. "Oh, my, goodness. This is the best cake I have ever had in my life. Granted, this is the first time that I have ever eaten cake, if I have to be honest."

"Well, you have only lived for four years." Evelyn said.

"Today makes it five, right?" Louis asked.

"Yeah. I mean, it's just so strange, you know. Not knowing how you just suddenly appeared in a forest and thinking your parents come to rescue you. Don't you all wish what that's like? I just wish I knew what it was like to have a full life, from the very beginning, and not half way through."

"Titania, we all wish what that would be like, but this is who you are. If you did have a full life, we all probably wouldn't have met you. Just be happy for what the world has given you."

"Wow, Louis, where did you pull that from?"

"My mother. She would always say that to me every night before I go to bed. Except the full life part, I just but that one in there for you." Louis laughed.

I laughed with him and smiled. "Thank you guys. I just know today is going to the best day ever."

"Here, we all got you gifts." Evelyn said. "Me first."

Evelyn handed me a small red bag. Inside was white and gold tissue paper. I threw the paper behind me and at the bottom was red clothing. I took it out and unfolded it. It was a solid red dress with a slit opening on the right side.

"We're having a dance this weekend and I wanted to get you a dress, so you didn't have to worry about getting it yourself."

"Evelyn, thank you. Do I owe you or anything?"

"Nope, it's a gift. There's no owing me anything."

"Thank you." I set the dress to the side.

"My turn." Alistair said.

Alistair gave me what look like a handmade card. "Happy Birthday, Titania. I couldn't really afford anything, but this is what I got you, I hope you like it. "I opened the card up and there was a gold bracelet inside. "Wow, it's beautiful. Thank you, Alistair."

"No problem."

"Ok, my turn."

Louis gave me a bag as well

Inside the bag was a double-chain gold necklace with a red rose charm attached a real rose. The rose charm had a stem and it was burning with a red flame.

"It looks just like my symbol on the back of my jacket here. Thank you, Louis.

"That was the plan. Your welcome."

I put the necklace and bracelet on and laid the rose on the dresser between our bunk beds.

"I'll try on the dress later. How 'bout we all get something to eat at town?"

"I'm down."

"Count me in."

"Don't care where, I'm super hungry."

"I know a good place. It's called…"

All of a sudden, we ended up inside the town.

"Kelly's Sweet Dine Inn."

"Huh, never heard of it." Alistair said.

"Well, this is the only Dine Inn. She only started a year ago and I've always wanted to go."

Behind me, I heard a lot of laughter. I turned around to see Teams RWBY and JNR.

"There's the birthday girl! How you been, Titania?" Yang asked.

"I've been good. How did you know it was…"

"Well, your team told us of course. We were surprised it was the same day that...you know...Pyrrha…"

"Yeah, I'm really sorry about that. Well, I'm going to this Dine Inn to celebrate. Want to join?"

"We would love to. Let's go guys."

Everybody walked to the Dine Inn. When I opened the door, it was completely dark.

"Maybe they're closed?" Jaune asked.

"No, they wouldn't just leave their door open like this." I searched for the lights, and found a switch. When I turned it on, it was a horrible sight. There was a waiter lying on the ground with blood all over the floor.