A/N: Soooo. I've been holding out on giving the next addition, because I wanted THIS one to be next. (And school has started and I'm pressed for time on writing)

Well, today is my birfday. I'm finally fifteen!

Misses, Kisses, and Birthday Wishes.

Prying one of her azure eyes open, Hikari glanced at the digital clock at her bedside. Noticing the date placed at the bottom of the bedside clock, Hikari's tired features melted into a grin, ear to ear. She threw the sheets form off her body and bounced from her bed, happiness bubbling in her mind.

As she slipped from out of her pearl pink nightgown and into her classic (and signature) pink skirt and black tank top –over yet another white tank top- and her white hat, she could smell the sweet scent of pancakes wafting up to her room from her kitchen downstairs. Her mother must've been making those blueberry pancakes she requested for her birthday.

Too excited for her own good, Hikari let a bubbly giggle slip loose and bounced up and down in pure excitement. Not able to stay up in her room any longer, she threw the door open and raced down the stairway. She bent her knees and sprung over five steps, aiming to land on the third to last step. But her body lurched forward; giving her extra momentum she didn't calculate.

She missed the third step.

And landed on the second step, and fell forward, flat on her face, earning a sickening crack.

"AAAAH!" She screamed in pain as she struggled to sit up, clutching her bloody nose. It filled her with hot pain, and the blood soon leaked through her fingers, spilling unto her lap. "Moooom!" She cried. Her nose, her poor bleeding nose, felt oddly disconnected.

Her mother soon came racing to the stairway and cried in shock. "Hikari!" she wailed and hoisted her crying daughter from off of the floor. She wrapped her arm around her blue-haired daughter and led her to the kitchen, where she directed her to a chair. Ayako rummaged through the drawers and finally found white padding and medical tape. She grabbed a hand-towel from off of the rack near the oven and crossed over to Hikari. "Sweetie, this is gonna hurt, but it'll feel better in the end."

"Mom, what are yo-"

Crack.

"Agh!" Hikari screeched in pain as her mother grabbed her nose and pushed it back into place. Her mother then held up the hand-towel to Hikari's bloody nose. Soon the checkered towel stained red, but the bleeding stopped. As Hikari removed the hand-towel, Ayako placed the white padding unto her daughter's injured nose and held it in place with the medical tape.

"That'll have to stay there for a couple days." Ayako nodded and turned to wash her daughter's blood from off of her hands.

"Mom, no! Not on my birthday!" Hikari wailed, springing off from the chair.

"It can't be helped, sweetie. I'm sorry." Ayako shrugged. "You should get going, I need you to run some errands. Here's a list of supplies I need."

"Some birthday." Hikari muttered under her breath, snatched the list, and shuffled out of her house. With a huff, she mounted her bike and sped off to Sandgem Town, leaving the blueberry pancakes behind.

…

"Hey, Hikari!" A bright and cheery voice called from behind the azure-eyed girl. Whipping around, Hikari was met by the Professor's assistant, Kouki, whose matching eyes were shining. "I heard it's your B-day! So HAPPY BIRTHDAY… what happened to your nose?"

"I.. uh… fell." Hikari muttered under her breath.

"Oh. Sorry about that. So what brings you to Sandgem?" Kouki questioned.

"My mom sent me to run some errands." Hikari muttered, observing the list her mother had given her. "But it's a really long list."

"Then let me help!" Kouki offered.

And Hikari let him.

…

"Thanks for all the help!" Hikari giggled, paper bags filled to the brim with merchandise in her grip.

"No prob!" Kouki laughed, paper bags also in his hands. The two exited the store and made way to Hikari's bike, a blue basket attached to the handlebars for carrying groceries and such. "It was sure nice to see you again, Hikari!" Kouki smiled. "I gotta get back to the Lab. Happy Birthday!" And with that the red-hat boy left Hikari with her bike and groceries.

Hikari smiled and was about to climb onto her when a gruff voice behind her said, "I got to Unova to train for a couple months and you've already moved on to a different guy?"

With elated joy, Hikari turned around to see Shinji, arms crossed, smirking. "Shinji!" She called and ran to him, wrapping her arms around him, not without receiving a grunt from the mauve-haired boy. "What are you doing in Sandgem?"

He fixed those onyx eyes on her, and then directed his attention to a tree behind Hikari. Frowning, he mumbled, "'syourbirthdayright?"

"Sorry, what?" Hikari asked, eyebrows knit together in confusion.

"Don't you have to get home with those groceries?" Shinji grumbled.

"Oh, right!" Hikari gasped. "I guess I'll be seeing you around!" She waved her goodbye and mounted her bike, speeding off from Sandgem and Shinji.

…

"Crap, crap, crap." Hikari growled at her broken tire. Previously, while bike riding, she had a hit a sharp rock, causing the front tire to blow out. "Officially worst Birthday ever." She muttered and picked up the paper bags, and leaving her bike behind, marched the rest of the way to Twinleaf, holding back tears of frustration.

…

When Hikari kicked the door open, the first thing she met was a pitch-black dark room. She stumbled blindly into her house, hoping to find the kitchen counter without problem. But before she could make another step, a yellow flickering caught her eyes. Entranced by the lights, she set the grocery bags onto the floor and moved forward.

Once closer, she found the sources of light to be two candles, a one and a five. Both were situated on a dazzling pink cake, at least that's what it seemed to be; the candles only gave off so much light.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR HIKARI! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU~!"

Hikari whipped around as the lights turned on, and was met by several familiar faces. Holding back tears of happiness, Hikari smiled at her friends. Satoshi, Takeshi, Nozomi, Yumoni, Kengo, Jun, even Haruka. And someone else, who met her cheery face with a smirk, whose mauve-hair and onyx eyes were to only thing she wanted to stare at.

"Happy birthday, dear." Ayako said. "Kengo, get the lights, please."

So Kengo did as told, and the room went dark.

And Hikari felt someone's lip press against her nose, and gruff voice whispered in her ear, "Make a wish."

Hikari smiled and thought to herself, Life's full of Misses, but those Kisses are worth it. So my Birthday Wishes will be that… my crazy hectic life will never change.

And the lights went back on.

And everyone laughed and ate cake.

And left as they gave their regards of a great year.

And Hikari took Shinji's hand.

And they kissed again.

"Happy Birthday, Hikari."

A/N: There.

And updates will now be on Fridays (and that doesn't mean tomorrow, sorry)

Characters:

Kouki- Lucas

Nozomi- Zoey

Yumoni- Leanora (or something)

Haruka- May

Ayako- Johanna

Satoshi- Ash

Takeshi- Brock

Kengo- Kenny

Jun- Barry

By the way, any fans of Barry/Jun/Peal, that have a DeviantArt should join the Berry-Bus-Club.