Hee hee… Butter Cream Cake joke… xD

Kelly's Birthday

"Kelly!" Robyn called out.

The young echidna sighed. "What?"

"Kota and Alex are looking for you!" the grey fox called back.

Kelly's curiosity suddenly peaked. That was not what she had been waiting for. "Where are they?"

"In the backyard," Robyn answered.

Kelly got up and stretched. Too much effort… I was perfectly content right here…

With a quiet sigh, she went inside. She crossed the kitchen with a nod to Robyn, Sonic, and Tails before opening the back door and heading outside. She found her adoptive parents sitting at the old picnic table.

"You rang?" she asked with an adorable, innocent grin.

Alex chuckled. "Yes. We want to talk to you about your birthday."

Kelly groaned. Kota gave her a quizzical glance. "What are you groaning for?"

Kelly fidgeted uneasily. "Well… to be honest, I don't know what to say… because I… I've never celebrated my birthday…"

Alex's blue eyes widened, as did Kota's crimson ones. "What?"

"Remember? I was kidnapped by Shawn when I was young. He never celebrated my birthday. I've never had a party… or eaten cake… or opened presents… or anything," Kelly said quietly.

"Oh, dear…" Kota gently ruffled her dreadlocks. "Well, then.. I guess we have a lot of work to do, then."

Kelly blinked. "Huh?"

Kota gave her a small and sat her on his lap. "We have a party to plan. I'm not going to let this year be the same… it's going to be different. I promise."

A huge grin slowly played out on Kelly's youthful face. "Really?"

Alex reached over and hugged her. "Really."

"YAY!" Kelly clapped her hands delightedly. "I'm so happy!"

She looked up at her "parents" with the huge grin and a few tears in her arctic-blue eyes. "…Thank you…"

"You're welcome," they chorused.

"Obviously everyone here is invited," Kelly began immediately.

"Okay," Alex agreed.

Kota rolled his eyes. "I'm not sure we should let Shadow be around…"

"I'll get Robyn to keep an eye on him," Alex said.

Kota shrugged and tapped his chin. "We won't talk about presents yet…"

"Why?" Alex asked.

Kota gave her a knowing glance. She blinked, and then her blue eyes widened. "Oh… Okay."

Kelly gave them both a Look. She hated not knowing things. "Well…"

"What kind of cake do you want?" Kota asked as he ruffled her dreadlocks again.

"…I wonder if we could ask Robyn to make her delicious Butter Cream cake," Kelly mused.

Alex's eyebrows shot up. "No. Absolutely not!"

Kota frowned. "Why not?"

"I do NOT want our child becoming obese in ten years time!" Alex countered.

Kelly blinked. "But… I'm half vampire…"

"I don't care. No Butter Cream Cake," Alex said stubbornly.

Kelly turned to Kota, her arctic-blue lenses wide. "Daddy, I want Butter Cream Cake!"

Kota smiled slightly and patted her head. "Of course, sweetheart. If that's what you want."

"I just said no!" Alex exclaimed.

Kota shot her a Look. "This party is suppose to be about what Kelly wants. Not what you want."

Alex's face turned red. Then she cursed and began yelling at her fellow hybrid. Kota set their adopted daughter on the table so he could stand up and defend himself. It went on for a few minutes until Kelly started crying.

Kota and Alex immediately shut up, looking alarmed. "Kelly?"

"I WANT BUTTER CREAM CAKE!" Kelly wailed.

"Okay, okay." Kota gave her a gentle hug. "I promise that you can have Butter Cream Cake."

Over her head, he shot Alex a Look that said, "We can argue about this later". She nodded as she bit her lip.

Kelly looked up at the male hybrid with tears in her eyes. "Promise?"

Kota gently wiped her eyes. "Promise."

THE END