Standing in front of the park's map, England pondered over where to go next. But when he saw that the park's maze was being circled in red on the map, he rolled his eyes and walked to the maze, a little worn out from all the trips. This better be worth it.

"Do scones taste nice?" As England met the first split in the path, the question came into sight. He was now in the huge maze and trying to find his way out so he can finally figure out what was going on. Then maybe give out a few of his knuckle sandwiches should the outcome be a total waste of time. He would seriously rather be at home, sitting on his sofa with his book and maybe a cup of earl grey or red tea than to be here, dealing with such a stupid question.

Of course his scones taste nice!

But England decided to follow the path with the answer 'No' stuck to it. Instinct, they just mess with your brain at times.

The path led to some more turning, and finally to another split with a second question stuck on the wall of the maze, "I look like a horse, but I am not a horse. Only England can see me because he is childish." England felt his eye twitched as he chose to follow the answer on the right. "Bloody hell… I told him that unicorns are real!" he shouted as he stormed down the path, scaring some pigeons as they flew up into the orange sky. It was already 6 pm.

"How many cards did you get today?" Well that was an easy one. There were only four cards in that envelop he got, and if he was not wrong, those were the only cards he got today. But in front of him, were the choices '3' and '5'. That got England speechless and thinking. Let's see, he woke up and went to the meeting and meet everyone else, but no one gave him any card. Then America dragged him to get THE burger, he did not give him any card either. The mysterious worker did give him the paper bag, but no cards. The girl gave him coffee and tea, no cards. After that, the person who banged into him outside the French restaurant left the envelope with the 4 cards. But that was all! He may be tired, but he was sure his memory did not fail him. So where should the last card be?

… Wait a minute. That mysterious worker gave him a tap on the back… Could it be…

England quickly reached for his hack to see if he could feel anything, and was not sure if he should freak out when he felt a card on the spot where the worker tapped him. The card was fixed on the shirt using double sided sticky tape, and it was a miracle that the card did not drop after all those running… Ah well, at least he solved the mystery.

England followed the path with the option '5' and found himself facing a last split after 4 to 5 minutes of walking and turning. But this time, there was no question, not even options.

"Bloody hell. What now? I rely on my luck?" England was close to snapping. As fun as this was, it was twice as frustrating. He preferred reading Sherlock to actually being one and looking out for every little clue here and there. Then again, it is in his gentleman blood that he should not and will not give up or back down when facing obstacles. So he calmed down and thought of the things he obtained and what he did to them. Who knows? Every little detail may be a big clue.

That was when he remembered the 5th card he just got his hands on. Surely the card was given to him for a reason, so he lifted it to eye level, and started reading it. The handwriting was rather tidy and neat, and the card had a faint sweet smell of… What was that called? He remembered getting the same smell when he visited… Who did he visit again?

"Heck, I will remember it later." Ignoring that question, England read the contents on the card, "What day is it to day? To the left: 23/4. To the right: A special day."

…The last time he checked, today was 23 of April… So he should be turning to the left? As far as he could remember, there was nothing special today, nor was the date marked on his calendar, where he would always label the important days… Oh well, left it is.

"AHHH! ENGLAND! WRONG WAY-!" America suddenly popped out from the right path and shouted. Behind him, several hands appeared and forcefully dragged America back behind the walls before England could see him.

"Huh?" England quickly spun around, but was surprised to see no one there, "I thought I heard America… Ahh damn! I hope he had lunch after all!" Suddenly remembering that he was supposed to deliver the lunch, England exclaimed.

"Aiyaa! Keep it down aru! You are spoiling the surprise!"

"But I can't help it! He got the simplest question wrong!"

"Fusososo, guess he can be blur at time too!"

"Oii Spain! Why the fuck must I join this?"

"Ve~ So when are we going to start?"

"Please be patient, I am sure England san will be coming here soon."

"He better! Even the awesome me came!"

"Brother, keep it down!"

"Da, he is coming this way~"

"Hurry up and get back to your stations!"

Deciding to trust that voice, England turned back and walked down the right path instead, still trying hard to remember what was so special about today. Before he knew it, he was already at the end of the maze; a rather big and tall gazebo made of metal and painted white...Well, that was how he remembered it to be.

But what he saw, was far from his memory remembered it. The gazebo was still there alright, but it was decorated in red, blue and white ribbons and balloons. In the middle of the gazebo's roof was a banner, but before England had the chance of reading what it was, a loud sound was heard as some confetti flew in and disrupted his sight.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ENGLAND!" The countries shouted as they came out of hiding, immediately filling up the empty space.

"…" England was stunned and did not know how to react at all.

"… America, big brother don't want to doubt you, but are you sure you got the dates right?" France asked.

"Of course I did! I have been planning this since last month!" America insisted.

"Da, but he doesn't look elated at all." Russia smiled and pointed at England.

"Aiyaaa! America! You can plan a world meeting, and still get England's birthdate mixed up?" China facepalmed.

"I am telling you! I got the date right! Tell them Canada! We planned this together!" America pulled Canada out of the crowd.

"Huh? Who?"

"CANADA! He is right here!" America was eager to prove that he was right, and to do that, he needed backup.

"…Pfft- hahaha!" England's shocked expression slowly turned into chuckling, then laughing. At the same time, tears trickled down his cheeks. The others immediately stopped what they were doing and stared at England.

"E-England, are you alright? We are sorry we got your birthdate wrong, stop crying alright?" France tried comforting him.

"I am telling you! The hero is never wrong!" America insisted as England continued laughing.

"Everyone, please stop quarrelling. England san, are you alright?" Japan asked worriedly.

"Huh? I am alright." England finally managed to cease his laughing and rubbed the tears off his cheek, "It's just that…" He looked up at the group with a warm and grateful smile, "I thought all of you forgot." They had every reason to. The last time he checked, he was not exactly the most well-liked country around.

"I can't cook like France, have bad tempers, can never be calm like Japan or stern like Germany. Neither can I lead like America or beat China in a video game. I thought you won't bother remembering my birthday." Tears were rolling down his eyes again. That's why he forgot his own birthday. There was no need to remember a birthday, when there was no need to celebrate it.

The group was quiet. They did not know England would think of something like that, and they certainly did not know how to act in this kind of situation.

"We don't have to remember it." America suddenly broke the silence, and got all the other countries to stare at him angrily. "Because we never did forget about it." America finished his sentence, and went forward to give England a hug. "Yeah you cook badly, but we can always eat burgers!"

"No one can take your place in my heart England. Quarrelling with others would never be as fun as quarrelling with you." France gave England a charming smile and hugged him too.

"You may not notice me at times, but you were a great guardian. Thank you very much!" Canada went over and hugged England as well.

"Fusososo, I hate to admit it. But I can never beat you at sea." Spain laughed and tugged at Romano's sleeve, motioning for him to say something too.

"… Damn it. Thank you for not killing Spain bastard when you had the chance to…" Romano muttered and looked away.

"Aiyaa… Who will talk about tea with me if you are not here aru?" China smiled, "But I will pass the hug aru, my back won't be able to take it."

"That's right England san. You don't have to be perfect for us to remember you." Japan gave England a little nod, "We still have that culture exchange to do, no?"

"Ve~ Germany, should we say something as well?" Italy wanted to say something, but had no idea what to say.

"… Let's just keep quiet." Germany decided that Italy would probably say something wrong.

"Everyone…" England had turned from tearing to crying. "I-I don't know what to say."

"Then don't say anything!" America grinned, "Just being your own grumpy self is better than anything you can say now!"

England did not say anything, but simply nodded as a broad smile was painted on his face. How could be forget? They would always be there for him. There was no need to be perfect to have friends. If all puzzle pieces were the same shape, they won't be able to fit and become a big picture.

"Ahhh! England! My burger is all cold!" America exclaimed as he finally spotted the paper bag. "You sure took your time!"

"Who was the idiot who went about the bushes and came up with all these unnecessary stuff?" England rebutted, "Mind you, I could have been here much faster if you told me in the first place!"

"Everyone! I declare the start of the party! Let's dig in!" America ignored England's complains and turned to the others, who all agreed.

"AMERICA! LISTEN WHEN SOMEONE IS TALKING TO YOU!" England snapped and chased after America.

"Ahh~ here comes our usual jumpy and uptight Iggy~" France grinned as he watched the two run around.

"Isn't this great?" Canada giggled, "Only the England now can make brother laugh so brightly."

France looked at Canada meaningfully, then at the two again. Messing up Canada's hair, France laughed, "You know, America should be glad to have such a caring brother."

"You think so?"

"Oui. Come on, let's go get some food. Acting as the worker must be hard." France said as the two joined the others at the buffet table.

"Hey guys! Since England totally screwed the first one up, let's try the shouting again!" America announced as the others all looked up at once. "Alright, here we go!"

"1!"

"2!"

"3!"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ENGLAND!" Once again, everyone shouted with a smile.

Suppose this whole scenario was a puzzle, and each person was represented by a puzzle piece. Then everyone would have a different colour, a different shape and different content. But only because of their difference, were they able to come together to form such a masterpiece. Only when they bond together, can they shine. So say that one piece still has no colour, and stands out like a sore thumb. But without that piece, the puzzle would never be complete.

Every piece, is important.

OMG! I finally finished it! _

I thought this was never coming out of me...

Anyway~ Please do review~ I just did a 4000+ one shot in 3 hours!

I deserve some praises..? *thick skin ^^"'*

But i hope you feel all warm and fuzzy after you have read this. Remember, you can be as mean as England, and still damn awesome! Finally~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ENGLAND!

YOU ARE THE BEST! 3 (epic England fangirl here ^^"')