Chapter V:
A Birthday Wish
The next morning, the sun was up bright and early. Birds were singing, butterflies fluttering over the fields of flowers, squirrels and chipmunks chattering about in the trees, and Hitomi just woke up half asleep. "Ugh, today is not a good day." Said Hitomi to herself. Hitomi fell back on her bed, but then jerked back up. "Today's my birthday!" screamed Hitomi in delight. A frown appeared on Hitomi's face. "But no one will want to celebrate it with me, besides Amano, Merle, and Allen." said Hitomi stuttering, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. She curled herself up in her bed, and started to cry.
"YAY!" yelled Cordillia, "Today is going to be the best day ever!" she said twirling around. "And why is that?" asked Joey. "Because we're going to the Philly!" said Cordillia. "We're going to Philadelphia?" asked Joey. "NO JOEY!" yelled Cordillia, "I forgot what it's called. Let me call Hotaru." A tear of sweat appeared on Joey's forehead. Riiiiiiiiing!!!!!! Riii.. "Hello?" "Hotaru, where are we going again today?" asked Cordillia. "We're going to the Philippines Cordillia. Let me guess.. You told Joey we were going to Philadelphia." Said Hotaru. "Um. No." said Cordillia nervously. "Wait, is it going to be cold in the Philippines?" asked Cordillia. "CORDILLIA!" yelled Hotaru. "What?" asked Cordillia. "I told you, it's tropical climate." Answered Hotaru angrily. "Okay, Joey, pack a sweater and pants." Said Cordillia. "No! Cordillia, it's HOT in the PHILIPPINES!" screamed Hotaru into the phone. "Oh, okay.. Joey, pack two sweaters." Said Cordillia. The other line hung up. "Hotaru? Hotaru? Are you there? Hotaru?" asked Cordillia.
Hitomi's phone rang. "Hello?" she answered. "Um, Hi Hitomi," Hotaru said with a slight tone of unsureness in her voice, "I just wanted to say." Hitomi's face lit up. 'I can't believe it! Hotaru remembered my birthday!" she thought. "Well," Hotaru said, "Cordillia, Joey, Seto, and I are going to the Philippines for a while, so don't try calling." "Okay," Hitomi answered disappointed. "Bye," Hotaru said and hung up. Hitomi hung up the phone and looked out the window. She stared into the bright sunlight. She remembered how Van used to hold her, the way he used to tell her that everything was O.k. The way he used to make her feel so special, like the luckiest woman, no person, in the whole universe. A tear dripped down her face. She felt a cold hand wipe it off her cheek. She turned around quickly, but no one was there. "Hhhhha! Oh.Ohhh my gosh." Hitomi said shocked as her eyes brightened looking at all the balloons, flowers, presents, cake, and decorations. A big banner was displayed across the room. It said, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY HITOMI!' Hitomi gasped, and dropped to her knees and began to cry. 'Who did this for me?!" she yelled, " No one would do this for me. Anyone. Is anyone there? Anyone?. V." Hitomi's eyes began to fill with water. "V, Van?" she finally forced out. "No, It can't be. He's. He's gone, forever."
"Joey, are you done packing yet!" Cordillia screamed from Downstairs. Upstairs, Joey yelled back, "Almost. Are you sure we're suppost to back these warm clothes." "Of course," Cordillia replied, "Don't forget your parka."
Diiiiiing, Di-Diiiiiing! Diiiiin, Di-Diiiiiing! "Hold on!" Cordillia yelled. "Mmmm.." Hotaru sighed, as she pushed open the door. Seto was about to walk in, but Hotaru pushed him out of the way, and walked in. She dropped her bags at the entryway. "Get those too," she demanded. Seto got up, from the floor, and smiled as he grabbed the bags. Hotaru glared at him, and walked to the second floor.
"May I help you Mr. ." the butler asked. "Mr. Kaiba," Seto said. "Excuse me Mr. Kaiba." "It's OK," Seto said. "May I ask what your intensions of being here are." "Well," answered Seto, "I'm here to see Cordillia. We are." "Mr. Kaiba! Ms. Chase is engaged. May I ask Sir, how you got through security." The butler interrupted. "Well, let me have you know, I am not having an affair with Coridllia!" Seto snapped back. The butler put his arm on Seto's back, "Let me lead you to the exit. Please wait outside while I alert Ms. Chase." He pushed Seto out, and looked at the security guards, "Please give Mr. Kaiba extra attention." And slammed the door.
Upstairs, Hotaru walked down the hall to the master bedroom. She opened Cordillia's door. Inside, was Cordillia and Joey, standing in big, bulky Eskimo suits. "Joey! Put on your hood!" Cordillia yelled as she through it on, "Sorry for making you wait Hotaru. We couldn't find Joey's heated jacket, but don't worry. We did find his snow boots. Do you have any chains for our tires, I'm not sure if we have any. Joey, don't forget your thermal underwear." Hotaru closed her eyes, and hit herself in the head.
A Birthday Wish
The next morning, the sun was up bright and early. Birds were singing, butterflies fluttering over the fields of flowers, squirrels and chipmunks chattering about in the trees, and Hitomi just woke up half asleep. "Ugh, today is not a good day." Said Hitomi to herself. Hitomi fell back on her bed, but then jerked back up. "Today's my birthday!" screamed Hitomi in delight. A frown appeared on Hitomi's face. "But no one will want to celebrate it with me, besides Amano, Merle, and Allen." said Hitomi stuttering, tears starting to roll down her cheeks. She curled herself up in her bed, and started to cry.
"YAY!" yelled Cordillia, "Today is going to be the best day ever!" she said twirling around. "And why is that?" asked Joey. "Because we're going to the Philly!" said Cordillia. "We're going to Philadelphia?" asked Joey. "NO JOEY!" yelled Cordillia, "I forgot what it's called. Let me call Hotaru." A tear of sweat appeared on Joey's forehead. Riiiiiiiiing!!!!!! Riii.. "Hello?" "Hotaru, where are we going again today?" asked Cordillia. "We're going to the Philippines Cordillia. Let me guess.. You told Joey we were going to Philadelphia." Said Hotaru. "Um. No." said Cordillia nervously. "Wait, is it going to be cold in the Philippines?" asked Cordillia. "CORDILLIA!" yelled Hotaru. "What?" asked Cordillia. "I told you, it's tropical climate." Answered Hotaru angrily. "Okay, Joey, pack a sweater and pants." Said Cordillia. "No! Cordillia, it's HOT in the PHILIPPINES!" screamed Hotaru into the phone. "Oh, okay.. Joey, pack two sweaters." Said Cordillia. The other line hung up. "Hotaru? Hotaru? Are you there? Hotaru?" asked Cordillia.
Hitomi's phone rang. "Hello?" she answered. "Um, Hi Hitomi," Hotaru said with a slight tone of unsureness in her voice, "I just wanted to say." Hitomi's face lit up. 'I can't believe it! Hotaru remembered my birthday!" she thought. "Well," Hotaru said, "Cordillia, Joey, Seto, and I are going to the Philippines for a while, so don't try calling." "Okay," Hitomi answered disappointed. "Bye," Hotaru said and hung up. Hitomi hung up the phone and looked out the window. She stared into the bright sunlight. She remembered how Van used to hold her, the way he used to tell her that everything was O.k. The way he used to make her feel so special, like the luckiest woman, no person, in the whole universe. A tear dripped down her face. She felt a cold hand wipe it off her cheek. She turned around quickly, but no one was there. "Hhhhha! Oh.Ohhh my gosh." Hitomi said shocked as her eyes brightened looking at all the balloons, flowers, presents, cake, and decorations. A big banner was displayed across the room. It said, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY HITOMI!' Hitomi gasped, and dropped to her knees and began to cry. 'Who did this for me?!" she yelled, " No one would do this for me. Anyone. Is anyone there? Anyone?. V." Hitomi's eyes began to fill with water. "V, Van?" she finally forced out. "No, It can't be. He's. He's gone, forever."
"Joey, are you done packing yet!" Cordillia screamed from Downstairs. Upstairs, Joey yelled back, "Almost. Are you sure we're suppost to back these warm clothes." "Of course," Cordillia replied, "Don't forget your parka."
Diiiiiing, Di-Diiiiiing! Diiiiin, Di-Diiiiiing! "Hold on!" Cordillia yelled. "Mmmm.." Hotaru sighed, as she pushed open the door. Seto was about to walk in, but Hotaru pushed him out of the way, and walked in. She dropped her bags at the entryway. "Get those too," she demanded. Seto got up, from the floor, and smiled as he grabbed the bags. Hotaru glared at him, and walked to the second floor.
"May I help you Mr. ." the butler asked. "Mr. Kaiba," Seto said. "Excuse me Mr. Kaiba." "It's OK," Seto said. "May I ask what your intensions of being here are." "Well," answered Seto, "I'm here to see Cordillia. We are." "Mr. Kaiba! Ms. Chase is engaged. May I ask Sir, how you got through security." The butler interrupted. "Well, let me have you know, I am not having an affair with Coridllia!" Seto snapped back. The butler put his arm on Seto's back, "Let me lead you to the exit. Please wait outside while I alert Ms. Chase." He pushed Seto out, and looked at the security guards, "Please give Mr. Kaiba extra attention." And slammed the door.
Upstairs, Hotaru walked down the hall to the master bedroom. She opened Cordillia's door. Inside, was Cordillia and Joey, standing in big, bulky Eskimo suits. "Joey! Put on your hood!" Cordillia yelled as she through it on, "Sorry for making you wait Hotaru. We couldn't find Joey's heated jacket, but don't worry. We did find his snow boots. Do you have any chains for our tires, I'm not sure if we have any. Joey, don't forget your thermal underwear." Hotaru closed her eyes, and hit herself in the head.