Chapter 6: Birthday
The end of my junior year came went with nothing new. I went on living all the same getting exempt from semester exams for my straight A's. Viv and Aiden, much to the packs dismay, were still rather close but he was going on vacation which meant I got Viv for her birthday which I was all to happy about. What Viv always spends her birthday with me not the damn Amoeba.
I had ordered a large pepperoni and mushroom pizza for me and a meat-lover for Viv along with a couple 12 packs of coke and a little whiskey as well since Viv does like her alcohol. Her presents, which I went a tinny over board with, all sat under the coffee table to be opened at 8 sharp as usual two hours after the official festivities had begun. I dressed in a fun outfit deciding to try on some new extensions I had recently purchased. I ran downstairs setting everything out in the living room where we would lounge dance and sing are heart out to our fave bands and end it with a horror film after presents. I was our new tradition after the fire.
"Oh damn Cyn loving the hair." Viv said running down and giving me a hug and kiss on the cheek before opening a 12 pack and grabbing her and I a coke before we could sit down the door bell rang.
"Can one of you that it's my date." Esme yelled from upstairs. I opened it figuring the birthday girl should save her energy. To my surprise and horror it was the Five.
"Oh hey Midget we thought we would come to see Viv." he grabbed a piece of the green in my hair, "Or is it wood nymph now?" Ulf raised an eyebrow. I smirked with a shrug.
"More like pest." Rafe growled pushing past me.
"Hey don't hate appreciate!" I yelled after him pointing to my back as I let the other boys in.
Esme ran down the stairs, giggling. "A woman should have plenty of men around on her birthday," she declared.
"Just great now I have to order more pizza!" I huffed as I went into the kitchen to make the call ordering a couple more pizzas and some cheesy bread. I stepped into the living room to see Gabriel.
"Gabriel." Her voice was suddenly husky. "Come to take me somewhere good." She crooned the last word.
"Actually Cynthia invited me." He looked at me with a smirk everyone gapped at me evidently appalled.
"Like hell I did-"
"Language" Esme interrupted.
"Well I didn't, Gabriel deliberately tripped me at the store when I was getting stuff to make the cake and that's the only reason he even knew Viv's birthday was today." I snarled irritably remembering the incident. I cracked the eggs and had to go but new ones. I always get stuff to make the cake from scratch. I used to always help Esme bake the cake back when we were younger.
Everyone shrugged off my annoyance and began to dance and mingle as music streamed through the large house. I had been dancing with Viv when our song 'Teenagers' by My Chemical Romance, my favorite band, came on.
"Oh snap!" we shouted together as we started to sing.
"They're gonna clean up your looks with all the lies in the books to make a citizen out of you!" Viv started off.
"Because they sleep with a gun and keep an eye on you, son so they can watch all the things you do!" I sung in her face as we began to jump up and down.
"Because the drugs never work" Viv
"They're gonna give you a smirk 'Cause they got methods of keeping you clean!" Me
"They're gonna rip up your heads, your aspirations to shreds another cog in the murder machine!" Viv did a front flip off the ledge of the fire place. I winked at her to assure her that I would show her up in my next part.
"They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me they could careless as long as someone'll bleed so darken your clothes or strike a violent pose maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me!" I ran backwards onto the back of my lounge chair and pointed at myself at me and back flipped off landing gracefully with a bow.
Vivian moved to stand behind the couch where the others were sitting watching except Gabriel who was leaning against the door frame of the living room with his stupid smirk. She leaned down putting an arm around William and Finn "The boys and girls in the clique the awful names that they stick you're never gonna fit in much, kid but if you're troubled and hurt what you got under your shirt will make them pay for the things that they did!"
I put a hand on my hip and waved my finger around theatrically "They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me they could care less as long as someone'll bleed so darken your clothes or strike a violent pose maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me."
"Ohhh yeah!" Viv moved towards me pumping her fist with acceptance.
"They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me they could careless as long as someone'll bleed so darken your clothes or strike a violent pose maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me!"
"All together now!" Viv screamed at me.
"Teenagers scare the living shit out of me they could care less as long as someone'll bleed so darken your clothes or strike a violent pose maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me!" We shouted together. We both fell to the floor in hysterics once we finished. Everyone ate pizza and continued to sing and dance. I had just finished rubbing down Artemis down who had just come in from her evening walk 8 o'clock rolled around. I stuck my fingers in my mouth whistled loudly getting everyone's attention as well as grumbles.
"If you would all find a seat it is present time. My presents are last, because I may have a little overboard this year but hey you only turn 17 once." I said with shrug taking my seat.
"Cyn you always go over board when it comes to Viv." Esme said sitting next to Gabriel on the couch to my left.
"Hey I only get one Vivian I might as well spoil her. Besides she got me that new signature Mikey way bass for my birthday." Yeah I play bass but not very well, yet I'm still learning how to move my hands efficiently. You see I have really small hands so it's harder to play a guitar let alone a bass.
"Okay then I guess our presents can go first." Finn said dumping them out across the coffee table.
Vivian groaned when she found a scant, lacy slip. "Don't tell me," she said. "You went shoplifting at Victoria's Secret." The Five collapsed into hysterics, and Willem pushed another gift into her hands. Esme and the boys howled with laughter as Vivian opened box after box of provocative gauzy underwear.
"Oh Cyn these would so match your eyes." Viv joked holding them out to me.
"Honey if someone got the chance to see those they wouldn't notice that they matched my eyes they'd be a little preoccupied." I informed; lazily cleaning out my nails. Everyone began to roll at that one including Gabriel although his laugh was more distinct and rougher in my opinion.
"Well, you will be pleased to know my presents are far more pleasant." I spoke after the laughter died down grabbing the presents from under the table.
"A little overboard?" Gabriel questioned raising an eyebrow at me.
"Okay so maybe a lot overboard." I told him sheepishly scratching the back of my head.
The first bag Viv opened were a pair of red wedges and an American flag scarf. "Those are specifically for the Fourth of July." I informed Viv and I always wore different colors on Fourth of July. I wore Blue and white where as she wore red and white it was another one of are traditions that had been around since we were little.
"Kinda like the Union Jack scarf you wore last year." Viv smiled at me recalling my outfit last year.
"What can I say I love the Brits and our political system might be better if we still were a part of Britain." Everyone rolled their eyes at my obvious love for England.
Next came a purple scarf and slippers that I bought just because they were cute. Then she opened a panda bear phone case. "Yay!" Viv hugged me excitedly. She accidentally broke her old case last month when it fell out of her hand while she was making out with Aiden after sending a quick text. The next few were just pillows and some rings. The last one however had a bit more significant value it was a silver heart locket with intricate swirls that opened up to a picture of us on one side and on the other side was 'Cyn loves you' .
"Aw I love you to Cyn." She hugged me tightly as I helped her put it on.
"You better love me." I poked at her neck pointedly.
"I still think are presents were better." Ulf said crossing his arms. "Yeah right." I huffed sarcastically crossing my arms over my chest in the same manner.
"Doesn't matter it's time for more dancing!" Esme sang grabbing Gabriel's arm and pulling up from the couch I went to the back to grab the cake that I had made for Viv. It was a giant cupcake cake. The giant part meant it was rather heavy. Well shit.
"Um can someone come help carry the cake?" I asked towards the living room entrance. I heard Gabriel call I got it and he waltzed in and came next me and grabbed the cake.
"Wow, you really out did yourself." He complimented as he looked down at me. Damn me and my shortness. I must always look so weak and fragile.
"Thanks." I said as we walked back to the others. I fell to my knees laughing at the sight I saw. Viv was hovering over Rafe who was groveling on the ground holding his crotch. Rafe glared at me icily.
"Oh go fuck yourself." I responded flipping him off.
"Language!" Esme shouted from a corner obviously bored once Gabriel disappeared.
"Whatever. Cake time!" I shouted as Gabriel placed the cake down and inserted a 1 and a 7 candle at the top. We all sang happy birthday rather clumsily to Viv.
After cake and ice cream everyone filed out and Viv took her gifts upstairs leaving me alone cleaning up the living room. Not that I really minded it gave something to do, but when I when I came back to the living room after grabbing a trash bag I did a major double take. There stood Gabriel gathering up trash and putting it all in a pile.
"Oh I thought you um left." I spoke confused on why he was still here and cleaning up my house.
He grabbed the garbage bag from me and continued to put all the
trash I joined in and it took maybe five minutes to finish what should have taken me an hour.
"Not that I don't appreciate the help but why are you still here?" I asked sitting down in my lounge chair as Gabriel sat in the one next to me.
"I just wanted to tell you that I didn't mean to trip you the other day. I wasn't watching what I was doing." He spoke gruffly fiddling with his hands almost nervously. What the hell? Gabriel wasn't the nervous type or the apologetic type for that matter. Well at least the Gabriel I know now isn't. "Um I should probably go." He stood up and headed to the front door.
"Oh right." I got up and showed him out. Much to my surprise he leaned forward at the and brushed our lips together sending a chill down my spine. Wait I don't get chills!
"I will see you around Cynthia." He waved getting on his motorcycle and driving off.
And why did his lips warmth seem to linger on my lips. I'm not some lame school girl. I repeat what the hell?
I'm so sorry for the delay I have had some family issues but no worries I will try to update sooner.
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