"Yuffie! Supper is ready!"
Yuffie slid out of her chair at the desk and set up the 'Back in 10' sign before going to the kitchen. There she found the gang all gathered; Aerith, Leon, and Cid, as well as other friends from Traverse Town; Merlin and the ducks.
"Happy Birthday!" They said in unison.
Yuffie smiled widely, but then she frowned. It wasn't her birthday, as far as she knew. She couldn't even remember when her birthday was. "But... how do you know?" She asked.
Aerith walked up to her and took her hand. "Don't ask questions." She told Yuffie, leading her to the table where a beautiful cake was sitting on the table. "Just blow out your candles."
Yuffie looked around at her friends and smiled at them all. Cid scowled at her when she looked at him, and when she met Leon's gaze he raised an eyebrow and smiled at her. She flushed, realizing what he had been doing at the bakery that morning. And she had yelled at him! She quickly looked back at the cake.
She took a moment before blowing out the candles. She was thinking about what to wish for. It would have been so easy, just a little while ago. She would have wished to go home and have her dad back. She would have wished for everything to be the way it used to be.
But then she would never have met Leon. She would never have been good friends with Aerith and Cid.
She looked up Aerith. She could make a wish for Aerith, for her happiness. She could wish for Cloud to remember her and come back for her.
But then, what about everyone else? She shook her head at herself. 'Just make a wish!'
"Come on already!" Cid said, mirroring her thoughts. She stuck her tongue out at him and quickly blew out the candles.
'I wish for everyone to get home safely.'
Everyone clapped, as if blowing out candles was such a great feat. "What did you wish for?" Cid asked.
"Don't tell him!" Aerith said. "It won't come true!"
Yuffie glanced at Aerith and then back at Cid. "I see your plan." She said, wagging a finger at him. "I'm not going to fall for it!"
Cid huffed.
"Whatever!" Yuffie said, grabbing the cake knife. "Let's just eat!"