A/N: Chapter 33!

I listened to your reviews and I'll try to add more characters to make it more interesting than just the five of them.

Warning: Sexual References

Akiza looked at the calender that she had hanging next to her bed. She noticed a week was left in the month. When she turned the calender over, she looked at one of first days of the month.

Although she hardly ever wrote or drew on her calender, one date had a red, badly drawn, cake with candles on it. Underneath the cake was written:

"My Birthday."

Akiza sighed. She didn't want to bug her friends about the day.

Since the trial, everything seemed to stay as it was before. It was almost as if nothing had happened.

Despite it sounding like a bad thing, that's all Akiza had wanted. She wanted things to stay as they were before the trial had even been mentioned.

Now, it seemed like her Birthday was going to be another bump in the road.

"Will they think it's another secret?" she wondered.

Akiza flipped the calender over to the next month. She was always forgetting to turn it and, one month, she didn't flip it until the month was nearly over.

Akiza bit her lip as she walked out.

Later that night...

Yusei, Akiza, Leo, and Luna had gotten done with their homework early and decided to watch a movie together. It was getting to be about 8:30.

Akiza was sitting next to Yusei on the left side of the couch, with a blanket covering their legs. The twins sat on pillows on the floor.

Akiza started to wiggle.

"What's wrong?" Yusei asked.

"Oh, it's just that it'd be nice to have something soft for my other side. It's jammed into the couch arm."

"Here, why don't I get your pillow from your room?" Yusei asked.

"Okay," Akiza said uncomfortably, "Just don't look in my stuff and don't complain when you see how messy it is."

"All right," he said.

Yusei came in and turned on the light. He went up to her bed and grabbed her pillow. He then noticed the calender. He went up and read the date with the cake and "My Birthday" written on it.

"Akiza's Birthday's coming up," he said, "I wonder why she hasn't told us yet?"

Yusei took the pillow, shut off the light, and went back to the movie.

"Thanks Yusei," Akiza said as she set the pillow next to the couch arm.

Yusei sat down next to her.

Once the movie finished, it was about 9:30. They usually went to bed around 10-10:30. It was the perfect opportunity for Yusei to ask the question.

"Hey you guys," he started, "When's your Birthdays?"

"Our Birthday isn't for a few months," Luna sad.

Yusei turned to Akiza.

"Akiza?"

"Yusei, why are you bringing this up now?" Akiza asked in an annoyed mood.

Her eyes got big.

"Yusei! Were you looking at my calender? I told you not to look at any of my stuff!"

"Sorry," he said, "It's just that it was right there."

"Why Akiza? What's wrong?" Leo asked.

Akiza made an upset face.

"My Birthday's in about a week and a half," she said.

"It is?" Leo and Luna asked.

Leo got a big grin.

"All right! Birthday cake," he yelled.

"Leo, there's more than that," Luna said.

"How come you didn't tell us?" Yusei asked.

"Well, we just had the trial and I didn't want you guys to have to do more work for me," Akiza said.

"More work?" Yusei asked, "Nothing's really changed since the trial!"

"I know," Akiza said, "And I'm happy about that. However, I didn't want to force you guys to get me a gift."

"Speaking of which," Yusei said, "What do you want for your Birthday?"

Akiza blushed.

"Oh, you guys are enough for me," Akiza said.

"Akiza, that's a "I want something, but I don't want to admit it" gift," Leo said.

"Yeah," Luna said, "There must be something you need."

"No," Akiza said, "There really is nothing."

"C'mon," the three of them said.

"Well, there is something," she admitted.

"Is it sex?" Leo asked.

Everyone's eyes got big.

"No," Akiza said, "I'm too young. Plus I want to stay a virgin for a while."

"Me too," Yusei said as he gave her a hug. "Now tell us, what is it that you want?" he asked slyly.

Yusei gave her a puppy dog look.

"Oh fine. I want a little TV to put in my room. I had one when I lived with my parents. It was one of the things that I used when they wouldn't speak to me, due to my powers."

Yusei, Leo, and Luna rubbed their chin.

"How much would a TV like that cost?" Luna asked.

"Not much," Yusei said.

"Please don't go to too much trouble," Akiza said nervously, "I could ask you for something else. We could go out to eat or something instead."

"Why don't we do that on the night of your Birthday as well," Yusei said.

Akiza sighed. She pulled Yusei close.

"Please don't push yourself too far," Akiza said, "Don't get some dangerous job or something to pay for it!"

Yusei gave a reassuring smile.

"Don't worry about it," he said.

The next day, when they got home from school, Yusei talked to Martha.

"Don't you know someone with a small TV that we could get?" he asked.

"Well..." Martha said.

She whispered something to Yusei and he smiled happily.

A week or so later...

Akiza woke up and looked outside. It was dark outside, but Akiza turned on her lamp light. She then got dressed and went out to the kitchen table.

As Akiza sat down, she was given a stack of pancakes with strawberries on top. She smiled as Martha handed her her silverware.

"Thanks so much Martha," Akiza said.

"Don't mention it birthday girl," she said.

Akiza smiled as she ate her breakfast.

Leo, Luna, and Yusei then came out from their rooms.

"All right! Pancakes," Leo yelled as he sat down, "I'll take a dozen!"

"Well, lets start with these first," Martha said as she set some pancakes on his plate.

They finished up and then headed off to school.

The school day went as normal and when Akiza and Yusei got home, Yusei insisted on doing their homework as soon as possible.

"Why do we need to do that now?" she asked.

"Because we're taking you out for your Birthday," he said.

"But Yusei..."

Yusei put a finger on her lips.

"Don't worry Akiza," he said, "You deserve it."

Akiza smiled at him.

"Besides, I have a friend coming over. He insisted on it."

"It's not Crow is it?"

"No," he said, "It's someone that's a bit more serious than that."

"Hello? Where are we going?" Jack called.

"Hey Jack. I thought I told you not to come until about 5 o'clock," Yusei said.

"Nonsense," he said, "Besides, I have good news to tell you. I've got a girlfriend. Her name's Carly."

"Great, when can we see her?" Akiza asked.

"Not for a while," he said, "I especially don't want Crow to see her so soon."

Akiza and Yusei giggled.

Once the twins came home, they all headed out to the restaurant. It was a nice, little, Italian place in the city.

Once their food was ordered, the waitress gave them bread sticks to eat.

Jack grabbed one and started chewing on it loudly.

"You seem awfully uptight," Leo said, "You're not as fun as the last time I saw you."

"When in the world was that?" Jack asked.

"Um, I don't remember," Leo lied.

Jack finished the bread stick.

"So Akiza, since it's your Birthday today, I thought that I'd mention that my Birthday's coming up soon. Do you think I could have a little get together at your house Martha?" Jack asked.

"Sure," Martha said, "I'm sure I'll find something to do that night. That way, you guys can have your fun. Just make sure there's no alcohol."

"C'mon Martha," Jack said, "It's my 21st and I think I have a right to..."

"No," Martha said firmly, "You can do it somewhere else."

Jack grumbled and Leo laughed.

"What was that?" Jack said as he gave a mean look to Leo.

"Nothing."

Once they got their food and finished, they all got in the car and headed home. Akiza was holding a plastic container.

"Jack," Yusei said angrily, "Why did you insist on them to give Akiza a free desert?"

"Because I'm Jack Atlas and what I say goes."

Everyone rolled their eyes.

"So, when do I get my gift?" Akiza asked, "Is it a TV?"

"Oh, it's more than just a TV," Yusei said.

Akiza gave him a confused look.

When they got home, they all headed for Akiza's room.

"Let's put a sock on to cover your eyes," Yusei said.

"I'll get the sock. If you do it, you might end up in my underwear drawer," Akiza said.

They blindfolded her and then, Akiza heard Jack and Yusei struggling. She heard a thud and then she was told to take the blindfold off.

Akiza looked and didn't just see a TV. It was a customized TV.

It was divided in four sections. Each was painted a different color.

"Who painted that TV?" Akiza asked.

"The four of us did," Leo said, "Mine was the green part."

"Luna's was pink, mine was red, and Martha's was purple," Yusei said, "We got it from a friend of Martha."

Around the edge of the screen, both across and up and down, were the words, "We Love You."

Akiza traced the letters of the words.

"We painted that," Luna said, "To show how much we care about you."

Akiza was in tears. The four of them hugged.

"Ugh! Hugs," Jack said, "Forget it, I'm going home. I did my part in carrying the dang thing. Plus I got free food out of it."

Jack walked out as the four of them continued to hug.

A/N: I listened to the reviews and put Jack in the story.

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