Authoress's notes - Miaka- Hey! ^_^ Okies this is my first attempt at a fanfic so prity pleas be nice! Yami Miaka- ya my hikari worked really hard on this! Oh and just by the way she doesn't own Outlaw star. Some company dose. But once I take over the world she will! XD Gean and Jim in unison- oh lord Miaka-0.0 OMG yami! You did evil disclaimer thingy without even being asked! Yami Miaka- hey I did didn't I *shrugs All-0.0 Miaka- ok so I've wasted enof of your time. Pleas enjoy this fic! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!" the crew of the outlaw star all stood around a ridiculously large cake, waving their hands in the air. James Hawking, the center of these festivities blushed a deep crimson. "Aaww I didn't know you guys cared." He said, cutting into the oversized cake. "I feel so loved. This looks rely good!" "Hurry up so we can open your presents!" Melfina chimed. "I can't wait for you to see what I got you!" she gave him a big smile and indicated the brightly wrapped gift box. "I'm just sure you'll love it!" "Well then lets hurry up with this cake!" Jim said, popping a large bite into his open mouth. It was Jim's 20'Th birthday. A real cause for festivity. Everyone at the gathering seamed to radiate happiness for him. Jim smiled. "Thanks melfina this is great! I love it!" Jim said without really looking at the gift. "And thank all the rest of you to! I'm going to go get some fresh air ok," Jim said, searching for an excuse to escape the festivities. "Alright I'll go out with you," volunteered the Aisha Clan Clan, of the Catarl Catarl. "No that's alright Aisha, I'd like to go out alone for a minute." Jim said apologetically. "Alright, come back in soon" was the only reply. Once outside Jim pulled out a pack of cigarettes and promptly lit one up. After taking a long drag he sied, glade to be alone for a while. He really did enjoy the company of his friends but sometimes they could be just too much. Especially lately it seamed. Maybe it was just the growing depression he had taken to hiding. He wasn't sure but lately he had just not wanted to be around people. He stood up, finished with his cigarette. "Heh, I wonder how long I'll be able to keep my little smoking habit away from the others." Jim laughed. He could just imagine Melfina's lecture. "Smoking is bad for you and causes cancer, I can hear it now" Jim laughed a little at the idea of Melfina's angry face. He loved her dearly but she only seceded in looking ridiculas when angry. "I guess I should be heading back in" Jim said reluctantly. Just then he caught the site of a strange looking woman dressed in a long blue cloke. She stood completely still and tall, looking out over the land below the hill she stood on. She looked familiar somehow, although Jim had no idea why, since he couldn't even see her face, for it was covered by the hood of the baggy cloke. He shrugged it off and decided to go back inside before someone came out to get him. Unseen to Jim, the woman walked over and placed a neatly gift-wrapped box on the crate he had just bean sitting on. She chuckled lightly gazing back up at the Outlaw Star. "It's bean a really long time. Happy birthday, Jim" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miaka- wow! 0.0 your actually still reading this! So what did you think? Did I do good!? Pleas R+R. flames will be used to burn my finals that are coming up. Yami Miaka- my hikari would love to hear from you all so pleas drop her a review. Miaka- ok so this is going to be a romance. Just so you know. I'm accepting suggestions for couples. I'll even take shonen ai! But I will NOT do a lemon not mater how requested it is! The couple that gets asked for the most or that I like the most will be the one that I right. Gean- ^_^ I wana be with the sexy girl that just showed up Miaka- o.0 how do you know what she looks like? She's whareing a big baggy cloke! Gean- oh ya =/ well then I just wana be with a sexy girl! ^_^ Melfina- =0 WHAT ABOUT ME!? All- in shock from seeing Melfina yell. Miaka- ^_^; we're going by what the readers say remember? Because the readers are gods and goddesses remember!? *Menacing look * All - -_-; oh ya. Miaka- ^_^; so pleas review! And thanks for reading!