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Rachel was sat on her bed playing with Dorian when someone knocked on the door "Who is it?" she asked.

"Rach it is me" came a voice behind the door

"Me who?"

"Me me"

"Sorry don't know anyone called Mimi"

"Rachel it's me"

"Me who!"

"Tiegan you chica tonta" (silly girl). Tiegan heard a noise from inside.

"Got any ID?" Rachel asked

"What? Rach what you want me to do chica put it under the door?"

"Don't be tonta see I learn uh don't be silly stick it through the letterbox" Rachel said sticking her hand through a piece of metal with a hinge connected to a whole in her door.

"Rach what in the name of all that is holy is that? And where did you get it?"

"Isn't it cool? They have em in England instead of the boxes on the lawn, I found it on eBay was only 3 bucks uh I think, I'm not good at the whole dollars to pounds thing"

Rachel walked into the kitchen as Ororo was taking a largish box out of a bag. She walked up to the table and knelt on a chair to get a better look at what was inside the box "Aww cool we get cake!" Rachel said excitedly then went to stick her finger in the cake (as ya do) and Ororo slapped her hand. Rachel pulled her hand to her chest "What'd ya do that fer!" she said and stroked her hand like it was an animal.

"I'm sorry Rachel but this cake is for Jean," Ororo explained "and I think you've been round Logan too much your starting to sound like him"

"What she gets a whole cake! Dude so unfair" Rachel said folding her arms and sulking

"She's not going to eat the whole cake Rachel, its for her birthday that's why it says happy birthday Jean on it" Ororo said pointing at the pink writing on the cake.

Rachel leaned over and read the cake "ooh yeah I didn't see that, wait it's her birthday? Aw man nobody told me I coulda got 'er summert"

"You would have got Jean a present?"

"Sure, I saw Bobby teasin Rahne with a worm earlier I woulda asked him fer it and give it to Jean fer a present, I'd a wrapped it up too" Rachel said while staring at the cake and assorted sugary and chocolaty things Ororo had taken out of the other bags.

While looking at the sweets an evil little scheme began forming in Rachel's little brain. She smiled (inwardly otherwise she'd a looked like an idiot like me the other day when I couldn't stop laughin when I was walkin down the street and a man crossed the road in front of me so he wouldn't have to walk past me BUT that's not the point and it also has nothing to do with the story, SO on with the story) Rachel tugged on Ororo's sleeve, she looked at Rachel "Can I help?" she asked sweetly giving Ororo the puppy dog eyes. Ororo caved and said she could help.

Scott and Jean walked into the completely dark mansion. Jean paused looked around then at her watch "What's going on?" she said

"What do you mean?" Scott asked

"What do you mean what do I mean?"

"I mean what do you mean"

At the side of the stairs out of sight of Scott and Jean Rachel and Tiegan stood waiting "Not to worry this is just one of those brake in communications just chat amongst yourselves till they sort it out" Rachel whispered

"Rach who are you talking to?" Tiegan whispered

"No-one Teeg, well I hope its not no-one Teeg but uh no-one Teeg"

Suddenly the lights turned on and everyone who lived at the institute (except Rachel) shouted, "Surprise!" Jean turned round and looked up there was a large banner which read 'Happy Birthday Jean' in huge pink letters then small and with childlike handwriting 'ie poos' was written in red next to it. Everyone moved aside and looked at Rachel "What?" she asked everyone except Jean who seemed not to have noticed, pointed at the banner "that wasn't me!" Rachel said defensively. Someone could be heard whistling. They turned to the person who was (wouldja believe it) Bobby, he had a red marker pen in his hand. When he saw everyone looking at him and Rachel stood with her hands on her hips tapping her foot, he looked down saw the pen and tried to hide it behind his back and carried on whistling. Jean only then saw Rachel "What are you doing here?" she asked

"Duh I live here. Its so hard to find good help these days" Rachel replied.

A few hours later and Ororo brought out the birthday cake; well actually Rachel was carrying it. Jean leaned towards Scott "Why is she letting the monster carry my cake?"

"Jean! Rachel said she wanted to help" Scott said, as Rachel got closer to them with the cake.

"Ok lets sing happy birthday" someone most likely Bobby. So they all started singing happy birthday to Jean though they were all drowned out by Rachel shouting at the top of her lungs "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, I WENT TO THE ZOO, I SAW A BIG FAT MONKEY. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS YOOOOOU!"

"Why you little!" Jean said then moved towards Rachel, who was still holding the cake. Rachel screamed, turned and started running away still holding the cake.

She ran through the rec room door down the corridor and into the kitchen. She then placed the cake on the floor a little way away from the door and went and stood against the wall next to the door. "Raachel Auntie Jeanie wants a word with you" Jean said as she got close to the kitchen. As soon as she turned to go into the kitchen Rachel stuck her foot out and Jean fell head first into her birthday cake.

Well you probably don't need to know that after that Jean screamed and cried and said Rachel had ruined her birthday. What did Rachel have to say about that? I hear you ask. (or is that just those voices again? Oooh lots of random crap from me in this chapter, aren't ya lucky? ) Anyway "Successful days work then Dorian has been avenged!" was Rachel's response. Then Bobby said, "I think she's been watching Home Alone too much"