Looking through Claire's adoption papers, Boss came across her birth date. To his surprise, her birthday was today. He picked up his comm and called the rest of his squad over for a meeting in his office.

Claire tried to hobble her way out of the medical bay on her crutches only to find Bullet waiting for her right outside the door.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Outside."

"Your leg's not fully healed kid. You're not going anywhere."

"But I want to see the stars."

Bullet shook his head and pointed to her bed without saying a word. Claire understood his message and went over to sit down. Just then Scorch walked in with a present in his hands.

"What's that?" she asked confused.

"It's your birthday, so I got you a gift."

"Birthday?"

Scorch narrowed his eyes.

"Didn't you ever celebrate your birthday?"

"No."

Walking over, Scorch handed her the gift. A few seconds later Fixer came in.

"Hey Fixer," Claire said shyly.

Fixer shook his head.

"I can't believe you have never celebrated your birthday before."

Claire shyly watched them as she held on to Scorch's gift.

"Go on kid. Open it."

"I can wait," she nervously said as she stared at the gift.

"Come on. I want to see if you will like it," said Fixer excitedly.

Claire looked down at the gift before opening it. It was a small, black box, and inside there was a necklace with a black gemstone on it and a phenix carved into it.

"It's… It's beautiful," she said in awe as she held it in her hands.

"Nothing really special. It's just a souvenir Scorch managed to pick up from the ladies."

Scorch rolled his eyes before looking at her.

"Don't listen to him. That's just some rumor that went around that Fixer somehow still believes. Here. Let me help you put it on," said Scorch. He then reached behind her and clasped the necklace together. Just then Sev came in and noticed Claire's new necklace she now had on. Boss came in right behind him. Sev knelt down beside Claire's injured leg and grabbed ahold of it.

"W-what are you doing?" she asked scared.

"We're taking off your cast today," Boss said.

"But how will you know it's healed?"

"That's what we are about to find out," Sev replied darkly.

Sev pulled out his equipment and began using it to cut off her cast. Claire then began to freak out due to her fear of sharp items. Scorch and Fixer quickly came up beside her and held onto her shoulders in an effort to calm her down as the cast was finally removed. Then Sev examined her leg before poking it which caused her to wince.

"How is it?" asked Boss.

"Her leg is completely healed. The infection is gone. She has a little bit of bruising, but she should be able to walk," Sev stated.

"Can I go see the stars now," asked Claire with hopeful eyes.

Boss smiled before nodding.

"Today is going to be your day since it's your birthday, but tomorrow you will start your training."

"T-training?" she asked scared that they would turn out to be just like her parents. She didn't want to go through that horror again.

"Relax kid," said Fixer. "We just need to get some muscle mass back into that leg. We can't have you limping around for the rest of your life."

"Oh. What will I be doing?"

"Ever heard of water therapy kid?"

"No."

"You'll like it. Trust me."

Claire smiled feeling a bit more relaxed. As they led her out of the room, she stumbled a bit. After a few steps she began to get better at walking, and soon her leg merely felt as if it were asleep. She followed them to the front of the deck on the ship. Her eyes widened in awe as she gazed out at the stars and the planet below them.

"What's that planet down below?" she asked curiously.

"Kamino. It's where we were born."

"And it is where you will be staying while the delta squad is on their next mission," came an unfamiliar voice.

Looking towards the voice, Claire spotted a young man who seemed to be around the age of twenty five.

Hey. Sorry it took so long to update. Lots of stuff to do. I hope you enjoy this. I know the characters may be a little out of character, but I tried to keep them as themselves as much as possible. Let me know what you think, and if you didn't like the story, you can get out and read a different story. I'm just messing with you. :) Seriously though if you don't like it, you don't have to read it. It's definitely a rule you should know. :)