Had this idea for a Toradora story in a while, finally got around to writing it. Hope you like. :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Toradora!

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAWASHIMA!"

"Aww, you guys!" Ami giggled as she addressed her schoolmates who had just all shouted birthday greetings together to her. "You didn't have to go through all this trouble for me!"

"Of course we did!"

"It's not every day we get to go to a celebrity's birthday party!"

"We want you to have the best day ever!"

Ami giggled again, gazing around at her party guests with a bashful look - which was as false as ever. The vain model had only invited all her fellow school students to her birthday party so as to receive plenty of gifts from them. Her insincere modest expression hid how she viewed everyone around her as beneath her status. She relished the sight of so many gullible smiling faces around her…

…with the exception of the fierce scowl that was being directed piercingly towards her by Taiga.

The young student was sitting at a table in the middle of a room that had been decorated for her special day. It was filled with colourful bunting, balloons and banners. All of her many party guests were each clutching a birthday present. So many of them were begging her to open theirs before anyone else's.

"Open my gift first, Kawashima!"

"No! Open my gift first!"

"Open mine!"

"Mine! Mine!"

"Hold on, hold on!" Ami held up her hands to calm down her excited guests - before suddenly pointing to a certain one she had set as her target. "I think I'll start by opening my gift - from Takasu!"

Ryuuji gulped and pressed his hands nervously around the box in his hands. It was carrying something Ami had demanded him to make in time for her special day. Despite urges not to be a pushover by Taiga, Minori and Yusaku, the shy boy had worked hard to fulfil the orders of the celebrity. Now he was about to give her exactly what she had wanted off him.

"Here you go, Kawashima," Ryuuji said softly, trying to ignore the burning glare he was getting from Taiga as he placed the box onto the table. "Happy birthday."

With a crafty glint in her eye, Ami's smile widened. She lifted the lid off the box before peering side - resulting in a gasp of false astonishment escaping her.

"Oh my gosh!" she cried over dramatically. "Takasu, this is amazing!"

Reaching into the box, Ami lifted out what it held inside. She held it up for all her other guests to see - beginning loud sounds of awe out from several of them.

It was a home-baked cake that had been made to look like her.

"Wow!"

"That cake is incredible!"

"It looks just like you, Kawashima!"

Ami's eyes glistened as they vainly took in the cake that had been baked into the likeness of her face. She set it on the table before turning to send a false look of gratitude to the one who had taken the time to make it. There was no genuine appreciation in her voice as she spoke to Ryuuji.

"I'm speechless, Ryuuji! You really went through the trouble making this cake to look like me?! I really don't know what to say!"

Ryuuji forced a smile. It sounded like Ami had plenty to say - and none of it was heartfelt. He had only gone through so many difficult hours and sleepless nights to make her this cake because she had demanded it off him. She knew that the gentle, soft-hearted boy was too kind to say no - and had decided to take advantage.

"Here!"

All eyes were taken off the cake as Taiga suddenly spoke up. The small girl stood in front of the table Ami was sitting at. She held up a package in her hand, offering it to the blue-haired girl.

"I gotcha a birthday present too! I thought this would be perfect for you!"

"A birthday present from the Taiga tiger?" Kôji whispered in disbelief.

"What could Ami possibly get for her birthday from the Palmtop Tiger?" Hisamitsu wondered.

Ami took the package Taiga was holding in her hand. She held it before her, trying to hide how irked she was by how small it was as she held her fake smile.

"My! What a small gift!" she exclaimed. "Though I shouldn't except anything big from such a small girl!"

"Oh, trust me!" Taiga sneered with a fold of her arms. "This little gift from me is gonna leave a big impact on you!"

Ryuuji raised an eyebrow at Taiga's words. He looked down towards the small girl he had the responsibility to take care of. What was she planning for the conceited model she was always clashing with.

Equally curious as to what Taiga meant, Ami started to open the gift from her. She tore the wrapping paper away and opened up the parcel - before letting out a gasp upon discovering what she had pulled out from inside.

"Wha-" she stammered. "What - What the hell is this?!"

The others all gaped and gasped too. They were all staggered and bewildered took see what the famous model had been given for her birthday from the Palmtop Tiger. All of them stared at it in disbelief - while Taiga looked on, feeling very pleased with herself.

"It's a muzzle!" she stated simply. "I thought it would be perfect for you - to keep all the crap you spew out from flying outta your mouth, you dumb chihuahua!"

Ami's gaze fell onto Taiga. Her eyes began to fill with fire as she clenched her teeth. She was outraged by the gift she has received from the small girl - which had clearly been simply to insult her. How dare a tiny little girl like her be so rude to a famous fashion model like her?

"You…" she snarled at Taiga, rage building up inside her.

"Uh, Kawashima!" Ryuuji exclaimed uneasily. "Calm down!"

"You…"

"Let's just take a moment to settle down here!" Yusaku added, equally as nervous over what Ami's outrage was leading to.

"You…"

"YOU SHOWED HER, TAIGA!" Minori screamed supportively to her friend. "WAY TO GO!"

"Kushiedia!" Ryuuji cried, horrified at how unhelpful the eccentric redhead was being.

That was enough for Ami.

"YOU! C'MERE YOU!"

With a loud furious roar, Ami doing up from her chair and leapt towards Taiga, trying to grab her.

Taiga jumped back quickly out of reach just in time.

SPLAT!

Gasps and cries of shock filled the party-decorated room as the vain birthday girl lay flat down on the table - with her face in her own birthday cake.

"Kawashima!" Ryuuji cried.

"Are you alright?!" Kitamura asked

Ami lifted her face up from the splattered cake. Her face and blue hair were covered in frosting, cream and sponge. The cake which Ryuuji had worked so hard to make for was no longer in her likeness. It was in a terrible mess - as was the young model.

"Nooooo!" she groaned. "My face! My cake! My dignity!"

"Wow!" Minori made no efforts to stifle the amused giggles escaping from her. "I've heard of having an egg on your face - but you've ended up with cake on your face!"

"You sure wouldn't be able to do any modelling like that!" Yusaku pointed out.

"TAIGA!" Ryuuji roared like a fierce dragon at the small teenager who had just caused the birthday girl to splatter her face into her own birthday cake. "LOOK WHAT YOU DID! WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELF?!"

Taiga smirked. She gazed down with relish at her egotistical rival who she had caused to be covered in frosting and sponge from her own ruined birthday cake. It was a beautiful sight she would never allow to fade from her memory.

There was only thing Taiga could think of to say.

"Happy birthday, you stupid chihuahua!"

Thanks for reading! Hope you liked and it gave you some laughs! :D

Bye for now!