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Secrets

Chapter Three: "Happy Birthday!"

By: PhoniexChild

Suddenly Kari Yagami's bedside radio came on, blaring the sounds of the local radio station.

"Ug." Kari groaned as she hit the sleep button. Groggily, she got out of bed, quickly got a short shower and dressed, then headed out to the kitchen.

As silently as Kari could she pulled out the strawberry iced banana flavored cake. After she placed it on the counter, Kari took out a knife and sliced a medium side piece. She dropped the knife into the sink, got a plastic bag, and put the slice in it, then put the cake back in the refrigerator, making sure the side with the missing piece was facing the back.

After writing a note to her parents that she had already left for school, Kari packed her lunch and left the house. She went around to the back of the house to get her bike, but then remembered that it had no front wheel.

"Great, I gotta walk." Kari muttered to herself aloud, beginning the walk to her school.

By the time the lunch hour had rolled around Kari wished the day was over. The walk to school was longer than she thought and was late for homeroom and though the first three periods, after that, went off without a hitch, her fourth period class, with the most annoying teacher in school, was terrible. That class had a research project due today, and though Kari had handed hers in early, most of the class had forgot and they all had to endure an entire forty-minute period lecture on punctuality.

"Hey Kari." Kameko Kaiba said sitting down across from Kari.

"Hey, Kame." Kari sighed, "Did you guys get a lecture from Sugiyama?"

"Oh, boy did we!" Kameko said, "I'd like to show her a thing or two."

Kari laughed, "Good luck with that."

"Hey Kameko, Kari." Mimi Tachikawa smiled and sat down next to Kameko. "How are ya?"

"Okay," the two answered, though Kameko continued her sentence, "Stupid Sugiyama lectured everyone though."

"Why?" Mimi asked, she was one year ahead of both Kari and Kameko and since she was also new to this school she never had to experience the nightmare that is Sugiyama's class.

"Most of the class forgot their research reports." Kari explained, "Though luckily for me I handed mine in early." She turned to Kameko, who never turned in anything on time, let alone early.

"What? It's almost done!" Kameko explained quickly and defensively.

Mimi laughed, "It's amazing that you even pass Kameko."

"Because I am amazing!"

"Oh, be quiet and eat."

Kari scanned the cafeteria for Cindy.

"Who ya looking for?" Kameko asked as she attacked a carrot slice with her fork.

"Someone I met yesterday." Kari answered, still searching.

"What's she look like?" Mimi questioned, looking around the cafeteria also.

"She has long purple-ish hair, kinda short, and a bit tan."

"I think I've seen her around." Kameko said, still attacking the poor carrot.

"I know her. Cindy, right?" Mimi cried, suddenly remembering.

"Yeah, is she in this lunch?"

"Yeah, but she usually skips half the period for select choir."

"Um, excuse me, but they dun meet today." Kameko pointed out.

"Oh, really? Why?" Mimi asked, slightly surprised, "Don't they have that big musical soon?"

"Yeah, but Mr. Maezono let them have a day off since they're doing so well. That's what my sister said, anyways."

"Your sister's in select choir?" Kari asked, surprised.

"Yeah, Sora, remember? You've met her before."

"Oh, yeah."

"Wait, your sister is Sora Takenouchi?"

"Well, she's my half-sister."

"Ah."

"There she is!" Kameko cried suddenly.

"Where?" Kari and Mimi asked together, looking.

"In the sub-slash-salad line. There." Kameko pointed.

"I see her."

"Shall I go get her?" Kameko stood up.

"No, besides she doesn't even know you."

"Well, she knows me." Mimi said and with that set off to Cindy.

"No, Mimi!" Kari yelled over the noise. Either Mimi didn't hear her or just simply ignored her, the latter being more true.

Kameko laughed, "Oh, well."

Soon Mimi returned with Cindy in tow.

"Hey Kari. Mimi tells me you were lookin' for me."

"Yeah, I was."

"Hello, I'm Kameko Kaiba." Kameko jumped up in front of Cindy, hand extended.

"Kameko, sit down." Mimi sighed.

"Pleased to meet you, Kameko, I'm Cindy Last Izumi."

"Cool last name." Kameko grinned.

"Kame, that was lame, now sit down." Kari shook her head, "Come over here, Cindy."

Kameko, while acting extremely sad, sat down as Cindy sat next to Kari.

"So, whatcha need?" Cindy asked, placing her tray down in front of her.

"Nothing, I wanna give you something." Kari pulled her lunch bag out of her bookbag.

"What?" Cindy watched Kari pull out the slightly squished slice of cake.

"Happy Birthday!" Kari smiled, handing Cindy the cake.

"It's your birthday?" Kameko sighed, "Why am I always the last to know?"

"Kameko, it's getting lame, stop." Mimi ordered.

Kameko just stared at Mimi, then grinned, "Oh! I didn't even realize it!"

"Oh, brother." Kari shook her head, then turned to Cindy, "Ignore her."

"Hey I heard that!"

"Good."

"Let's sing 'Happy Birthday'." Mimi suggested.

"You don't hafta." Cindy said, quickly, "Really."

"Let's do it!" Kameko grinned and started the song.

"Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Cindy, happy birthday to you!" Mimi and Kari finished, but Kameko continued, "And many more on Channel Four and Scooby Doo on Channel Two, and all the rest on-"

"Be quiet!"

"Hey, dat was rude, you interrupted me, Mimi."

Cindy laughed, "Thanks, you guys."

"Open the cake."

"No, Kameko, you can't have any." Kari grinned.

"It's alright, we all can have some."

"Yay!"

Cindy divided the slice into four pieces and handed them out.

"This is good." Mimi said, licking her fingers.

"Yeah." Kameko agreed.

"Plus it's my favorite." Cindy added.

"Really?" Kari looked surprised.

"Yeah, banana cake and strawberry icing's the best. How'd you know?"

"Lucky guess."

"Cindy, there you are." a male voice said. The owner of this voice wrapped his arms around Cindy's shoulders.

"Hey, sweetie. Want some cake?" Cindy offered, putting some in his mouth. "Good?"

"Delicious."

"I'll be over at the table in a minute, okay?" Cindy threw away the plastic bag.

"Sure, see ya there. Bye." He waved to all four of the girls.

"Who's that?" Mimi asked, grinning at Cindy, who blushed slightly.

"My boyfriend."

"We're not stupid, we gathered that much. What's his name?"

"Masaki Hida."

"That's Masaki Hida?!"

"Isn't he good with kendo?" Kari asked.

"Yeah, his grandfather teaches him and his brothers."

"He has brothers? Are they as cute as him?" Kameko asked in a breath.

Cindy laughed, "They're younger. There's Kazuyoshi and little Iori."

"How young?"

"Kame, that's low."

"I just wanna know!"

"Kazuyoshi is twelve and Iori is nine."

"This Kazuyoshi, is he in this school?"

"Kameko!"

"What? He's only a year younger than us."

"I feel sorry for Kazuyoshi."

"Shut up, Kari." Kameko glared as the bell rang.

"Oh, guess I didn't get to go over to Masaki." Cindy laughed, "Oh, well. See ya guys later."

"Bye, Cindy. Talk to Kazuyoshi for me!" Kameko waved.

"Poor Kameko." Mimi shook her head.

"Poor Kazuyoshi." Kari grinned, "See ya."

"Bye."

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PhoniexChild