"Aww, man... I forgot to say it...", Marth whined to himself.
He changed the month on the calendar to June, now that May had finally ended. Marth looked at the date and an enormous grin came to his face. He ran over to the desk and rummaged through a box of crayons. After finding a bright red crayon, he ran back to the calendar and drew a large smiley face on June 1st.
"How could I have forgotten?! What a day this'll be!" Marth said happily. He quickly made up his bed neatly and picked up his most prized possession. "Good morning, Pan-Pan! Guess what day it is?" he said to his plushie.
Marth ran to the bathroom to brush his teeth, then came back to his room. It took him at least 10 minutes before he found an outfit that he wanted to wear. Marth put on a long sleeved light blue shirt, navy blue pants, a cerulean vest, and a dark blue cape. He put on a pair of blue socks and a pair of boots that were also blue. Marth headed over to a mirror and brushed his hair neatly. After checking himself over to make sure that he looked nice, Marth headed down to the kitchen.
"Wow! Good morning, Marth!" said Eliwood. He lowered his newspaper to take a gander at Marth's outfit.
"Morning, sport! Planning something today?" asked Corneilius. He took a sip of his coffee.
"Baby bro! You look so cute!" chirped Ellis. She pulled out a chair for Marth at the table.
"Oh, um... Eliwood? What does Roy like to eat for breakfast?" Marth asked timidly.
"He'd eat anything, Marth. Roy's not really picky about breakfast. Now try to get him to eat his veggies..." Eliwood joked.
Marth took out a large bowl and poured some cereal and milk in there. He also got a plate of four pancakes and four pieces of French toast. He poured some maple syrup on top of them and then he put some butter on top. Marth got another plate and put four pieces of sausage, bacon, and toast. Not sure of which kind of jam Roy would like, Marth put a different kind on each piece of toast: grape, orange, blueberry (Marth's absolute favorite), and strawberry. Getting another plate, Marth got a hefty serving of harsh browns and scrambled eggs. Satisfied, Marth put all the food onto a tray. A feeling that something was amiss, Marth got a glass of plain milk, chocolate milk, and orange juice. Now he can take all of this to Roy. The only problem was how would he get all of this to Roy without spilling anything?
Slowly, Marth walked towards Roy's room. He eventually got to Roy's room without anything spilling. The first obstacle was overcome, now here's the second one: How is Marth going to open the door and hold the tray at the same time? The tray was pretty heavy, too heavy to hold with a single hand. Marth held the tray with one hand (which was shaking from the weight), and reached for the doorknob with the other hand. He finally got it opened! Now with both hands on the tray, Marth walked slowly inside.
Roy was still fast asleep, unaware of Marth or his good deed. Marth walked to the side of the bed and placed the tray on the nightstand. Roy must have caught the aroma, for he groaned in his sleep and turned over. Marth snickered slightly and he walked closer to the bed. He poked Roy slightly on his side to wake him up. The younger prince stirred a little in his sleep before turning over again.
"Wake up, Roy!" Marth chirped happily.
"Ugh... Wha... Who-who-who's there...?" Roy mumbled sleepily.
"Guess what day it is?" said Marth.
"I... want that... pretty pink dress... It's too big for you..., Marth... I... look better in... pink than... you...", mumbled Roy.
"Ugh... yeah, sure... I guess", stammered a very flustered, very surprised Marth. He poked Roy a couple more times before the sleeping prince finally woke up.
"Huh? Wha? Oh! Good morning, Marth!" said Roy.
"Guess what day it is! Guess what day it is!" Marth shouted happily. He jumped into Roy's bed and began to bounce on it.
"Uh... I dunno. What is it?" asked Roy.
"Silly Roy! It's your birthday!" replied Marth. He was grinning from ear to ear as Roy began to flush at the fact that he nearly forgot his own birthday.
"Hey, now! Look at all this food! Is all of that for... for me?!" Roy asked as he glanced at the nightstand.
"Yep! I wasn't sure what you'd like, so I asked your dad. Thought I'd bring it to you!" said Marth. He kept bouncing on the bed, unable to contain his cheery mood.
"Wow! Thanks a bunch, Marth! I'm gonna dig in right now!" exclaimed Roy. He picked up a spoon and begin to scarf down the cereal.
"So, how do you feel now that you're five?" asked Marth.
"Hungry", Roy replied with some pancakes in his mouth. He already finished the cereal.
"I... ugh... I can see that, silly-billy", chuckled Marth. "So, what would you like to do today?"
"I'd hate to change the subject, but I'm... I'm... I'm so sorry for yesterday! I didn't mean to get you back. I've been a real brat since I've came here. Please forgive me", said Roy. He looked down at his plate, feeling very ashamed.
"Well, you're not the only one who's been a brat... I'm usually not that mean, so I kinda surprised myself when I made you be my servant", said Marth. He stopped bouncing on the bed and now looked as ashamed as Roy.
"Truce?" asked Roy. He extended his hand out to Marth, who shook it eagerly. They both smiled, happy that they can finally be civil to each other.
After Marth left the room, Roy finished up his breakfast. Marth headed to the kitchen for his breakfast, while feeling very happy that he and Roy are finally friends. Roy came into the kitchen a few minutes later, fully dressed. He had on a bright red shirt, white pants, and a purple cape. He also had on boots that were the same color like Marth's. As Roy came over to the table, everyone looked up at him in a cheery mood.
"Morning, guys", said Roy.
"Good morning, Roy!" said Corneilius.
"Hey, Roy! Today's your birthday?! How cool!" said Ellis.
"Morning, Birthday Boy! You're already getting to be a big boy, huh?" said Eliwood. He seemed even more cheerful than everyone else.
"I've just thought of something that I wanna do today!" Roy said to Marth. He took a piece of toast and put a glob of strawberry jam on it.
"Oh? What's that?" Marth replied happily.
"I wanna go check out the town! Me and Dad just got here and I think that it'd be so cool!", said Roy. He ended up getting some chewed up pieces of toast in Marth's face, for he had the whole thing in his mouth while talking.
"Sounds like a plan, then! We can do that later today!" said Marth as he wiped his face.
After breakfast, the boys were in Marth's room. Marth took out a lot of paper and a box of crayons for them to draw with. He and Roy were talking about each other's drawings and getting to know each other a little more.
"Wow... you're such a good drawer! These are so cool!" said Roy. He pointed at Marth's drawings of pandas.
"Th-th-thank you! Err... what's your favorite animal?" asked Marth.
"My favorite animal?"
"Yeah, I'm just wondering... For me, I like kitties, puppies, bunnies, pandas, and penguins! Pandas are my number one favorite!" said Marth. "Who wouldn't like pandas?! They're so cute, cuddly, fluffy, and just plain CUTE! I like any cute animals, not scary ones."
"Heh, that's cool. My favorites are cats, dogs, lions, tigers, alligators, snakes, and dragons! Dragons are my absolute favorite! I just looooove dragons! They're big and scaly and scary-looking and they can fly and they can burn down an entire village with their flames! I love 'im a lot because they can breath fire and I love fire a lot!" Roy said very excitedly. He was beaming at the thought of dragons. Marth, on the other hand, looked terrified about that.
"Y-y-you like scary animals instead of c-c-cute ones?" Marth asked timidly.
"I don't think that they're scary; I think they're cool", he replied. Roy continued to draw what appeared to be a long red dragon that was breathing fire.
"Well... as long as you're happy... then that's all that matters, eh?" said Marth. He began to draw a pink bunny alongside a large panda.
Later that afternoon, both fathers took Ellis, Roy, and Marth down to the village. It was a fairly large, bustling town. There were many beautiful homes and numerous shops that sold many things. As they passed by some shops, Marth caught sight of a toy store across the street. His baby blue eyes lit up with sheer joy. Wow! I wanna get some more toys! Marth thought to himself. The temptation to run in there and buy many toys for himself and only for himself was too strong to resist. He ran like mad to the store, leaving everyone else behind.
"Marth...? Marth! Where're you going?!" cried Corneilius. He ran after Marth, wondering why the prince of Altea suddenly decided to run off like that.
Marth reached the toy store, very flushed and breathless. He's an excellent runner, but he tires very easily due to the fact that he rarely gets any exercise. He opened the door and headed inside with his father on his tail.
"There you are! What did you see that made you run all the way over here?" asked Corneilius. He chuckled as he patted Marth's shoulder. Marth was still trying to catch his breath from the run. All he did was look up and smile.
"Good afternoon, your Highness! And good afternoon to you, Prince Marth!" said the toy store owner. The owner was a pretty young woman who had long green hair. She bowed to Marth, which made him feel a little awkward. Whenever he goes into the village, Marth could never get used to people addressing him as "Your Highness", "Sire", or "Prince Marth". He always flushed when people do that.
"I guess Marth wants to pick up a gift for his new friend. My friend, Lord Eliwood, came over yesterday and he brought his son. Today's his son's birthday", said Corneilius. He smiled at Marth.
"Ah! I see. Do you want to take a look around?" asked the owner to Marth.
"I-I-I... um... Well... err... Yes...", Marth stammered.
"I'll get everyone else then. Stay in here, ok sport?" said Corneilius. He walked outside, leaving Marth behind.
"What is your friend's name, your Highness?" asked the owner.
"Ugh... uh.... It's R-R-Roy..." stammered Marth again. His face flushed even more.
"Hmm, what does he like to do?" asked the owner. She looked down at a very flushed Marth.
"He likes to play outside a lot. That's what he told me...", Marth said quietly.
"Well, I believe that we have some outdoor toys for him. They're right over there", said the owner. She pointed over to where the outdoor toys were. Marth headed over there, looking through them.
Ellis, Roy, Eliwood, and Corneilius came into the store. Roy's eyes lit up, scanning all the toys that were there. Ellis walked over to where Marth was while Eliwood and Cornielius talked.
"Hey, Marthy. Did you find anything yet?" asked Ellis.
"Hmm... I wanna get him something nice", said Marth.
"Wow... Look at all these toys... It's like heaven...", sighed Roy. His eyes looked dreamy and pretty distant.
"I'll look around here and you can look around the rest of the shop", said Ellis.
"Ok!" said Marth. He had one thing on his mind and only one thing: plushies. He ran over to where all the plushies were and he too had the same dreamy, distant expression on his face.
There were numerous plushies, all in different sizes, colors, and animals. Marth realized that they had some new plushies in stock, ones that he didn't have yet. He looked at all the ones he didn't have, thinking about what he should name them. After looking at all of them, Marth took all of the new plushies over to his dad. He had at least 52 plushies: 4 cats, 5 frogs, 3 dogs, 17 bunnies, 9 bears, 6 pandas, 2 lions, 3 tigers, and a dragon. Marth felt like he just came across a priceless treasure.
"Dad... I want all of these", said Marth.
"Whoa there, sport! Looks like Pan-Pan wanted some more friends, eh?" said Corneilius.
"Yep! They're so cute too! I want them!" Marth said happily. For 10,000 gold, all of those plushies now belonged to a very delighted Marth. He jumped up and down, definitely happy.
Ellis bought Roy a red kite after seeing him examine it. Roy seemed like he would enjoy having a kite, for he loved to run around. Eliwood bought Roy a baseball set, knowing that he would love to play baseball. Corneilius bought Roy a bicycle, for Roy would enjoy zooming around on it. As they all left the store, everyone seemed excited about giving Roy his gifts. Marth, though, felt extremely guilty. He just wanted stuff for himself, but neglected to get something for Roy. He sighed, feeling angry with himself. Man... why'd I hafta be so greedy? It's Roy's special day. He deserves to get things today, not me! Marth thought to himself.
"Hey, guys. I think there's a fire nearby." Roy said very calmly. The group looked at Roy, then looked around.
"Where's it, Roy? Where'd you see it at?" asked Eliwood.
"I didn't see it. I smelled it", Roy replied, still very calm. He lifted his head a little bit and sniffed the air. Roy looked around and then pointed towards his left. "It's over there."
The group ran over to where Roy pointed at and found out that he was indeed correct. A bakery was in flames as a crew of firemen were dumping gallons of water on the flames. Some anxious villagers watched the ordeal, wondering how it started. Roy was watching as well, but he reacted quite differently than the villagers. For one thing, he was extremely calm and relaxed unlike everyone else. The dreamy, distant look returned to his face as he watched. It seemed like he fell into a trance of some sort. Finally, the fire was put out after about fifteen minutes. Everyone felt relaxed now that the ordeal was over. Roy, on the other hand, suddenly looked around, feeling a little confused as if he just woke up from falling asleep.
"Excuse me, are you the owner?" asked Corneilius.
"Yes I am, your Highness", replied a man.
"I'll be gladly to pay for the damages. It's the least I can do for you", said the King of Altea.
"You will? That's mighty generous of you, Sire! Thank you so much. I must pay you back for your generosity!", said the man.
"Oh, it's no problem at all! You don't have to pay me back."
"I insist! You can have anything in my bakery for free", said the man.
"Hmm... I guess I'll take a... Eliwood, what kind of cake does Roy like?", said Corneilius.
"He's very fond of chocolate", replied Eliwood. He walked over to Roy and nudged him a bit.
"Ok then. I'll get the largest chocolate cake you have in stock. Roy deserves it for it's his birthday and he noticed the fire before any of us did", said Corneilius.
"Will do, Sire!" said the man.
"...Happy Birthday, dear Roy! Happy Birthday to you!" sang Marth, Ellis, Corneilius, and Eliwood.
"Blow out the candles, Roy!" said Marth.
Roy took a deep breath and blew out the five candles. He looked a little disappointed because he had to put out the candles. The thought of having cake and ice cream quickly cheered him up.
"Here you go, Roy! This is from me", said Eliwood. He handed Roy a large package that was wrapped in bright red paper. As Roy tore off the paper, his blue eyes lit up with joy.
"WOW! LOOK AT THIS! Hey, Marth! Maybe we could play baseball sometime!" shouted Roy.
"Here's one from me", said Ellis. She handed Roy a lighter package that was wrapped in orange paper. Roy quickly ripped the paper off and he began to bounce up and down in his seat.
"COOL! A KITE! I WANNA RUN AROUND AND PLAY WITH IT RIGHT NOW!" he shouted happily.
Corneilius walked out of the room and brought in his gift to Roy. Since it was too large to wrap up, he had a large red bow on the handlebar. "Happy Birthday, Roy!" said Corneilius.
"OH MY GOD! A BIKE! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" cried Roy. He was definitely happy with his gifts.
"Ooh, wait! Marthy has a gift for you too!" said Ellis.
The color drained from Marth's face as he remembered that he didn't get Roy anything. "I-I-I'll go get it. It's in my r-r-room..." he stammered. Marth disappeared into his room to get the gift. He came back a few minutes later with something behind his back.
"Look, Roy! Marth has something for you!" said Eliwood.
"I-I-I... um... got this for y-y-you... I hope you like it...", stammered Marth. He looked down at the floor, his face turning bright pink. He held the item in front of him and Roy's eyes lit up even more.
"Awwwww, THAT'S SO COOL!" shouted Roy. He jumped up onto his feet and begin to jump up and down. "WOW! A DRAGON PLUSHIE! A RED DRAGON! THANK YOU, MARTH!" Roy embraced Marth in a tight bear hug, so surprised about his gift.
"Well... you told me you liked dragons a lot, so I... um... got this just for you!" said Marth.
"Thanks, Marth! Thanks, everyone! This is the best birthday I've ever had!" cried Roy.