I don't own WordGirl

After school finished, Becky had a lot of things going through her mind. She had to catch Chuck, the Butcher, and Dr. Two-Brains. Not only that, nut her head was aching for thinking too much about Tobey's birthday present. She couldn't get him any robotic contraptions or anything that had to do with robots. Hmm she thought as she stopped in her tracks, I can get him something artsy. No he is not good at art she remembered of the time that he tried to paint a banana from the fruit bowl at their art lesson. "Oh Bob help me," Becky suddenly said, "This is too hard. I can't figure out the right present for Tobey. I don't even know what he likes."

Bob squeaked as he gave her a suggestions. Becky gave him a confused look. "I can't give him bananas as a present Bob. Maybe when it's your birthday, I can get you some," Becky said as she gave him a friendly glare. Bob clapped his hands.

Becky let out a puff of breath. "Maybe something will come up. I mean, he has to like other things rather than robots," she said as she stopped in her tracks and saw Violet and Scoops happily waving their invitations that Victoria gave them. Becky let out a defeated sigh. "You know what, I am not even going to bother asking what they're so happy about," she said as she walked away from them. As she was walking out of the school doors, she stopped in her tracks as Victoria blocked her path.

"Why so blue Beck?" she asked while waving an invitation in front of Becky's face.

"What do you want Victoria?" Becky asked with irritation.

Victoria smiled as she held the envelope with two delicate fingers, "I have one last birthday invitation."

"So?" Becky asked as she raised an eyebrow.

"I am not going to give it to you," she answered.

Becky almost laughed at Victoria's stupidity. "Yeah I know that already," she said instead, "don't you think that out-doing Tobey will hurt him."

Victoria threw her head back and let out a laugh, "no!" she lied, "I just want people to come to my bestest party."

"That means that you are out-doing Tobey and 'it's best party' not bestest which is not a real word by the way," Becky said as she secretly cringed at Victoria's choice of words. Guess she wasn't the best in her grammar.

"Out-doing me on what?" a voice suddenly asked as Tobey approached the two girls.

Victoria turned her head and looked at him. She gave him a smirk and giggled as she walked away from Becky saying, "it's going to be the best!" Then she turned around and gave Becky one last look, "mark my words Becky."

"What is she talking about?" Tobey asked Becky.

"Oh you know Victoria. She is just being herself," Becky said as she waved a hand in the air.

"I really do not appreciate people talking behind my back," Tobey said with a grave look and tone in his voice.

"But I wasn't talking about you," Becky shook her head, "I was thinking of out-doing the guests at your party with my present that I'm going to get you on your birthday."

"Hold on," Tobey said, "you were actually thinking of getting a better present than anyone else?" Tobey asked as she nodded at him. He did not smile of course, but he felt this type of warmth that felt like a possible good friendship. "Well," he swallowed, "that's very considerate."

"What would you like for your birthday anyway?" Becky asked.

"My only wish is for WordGirl to show up at my birthday party," Tobey dreamily answered.

"How did I know that he was going to say something like that?" Becky whispered to Bob.

"What did you say?" Tobey asked.

"Nothing," Becky quickly answered. "Why do you want WordGirl to be at your party?"

"You wouldn't understand Becky," Tobey said, "she is different than regular girls of course."

Duh Becky thought. "And other presents you want excluding WordGirl?"

Tobey looked at her with a serious expression. "To be happy," he said surprising Becky herself.

"How come you are not so happy?" she asked him.

"Look at me," Tobey said as he spread out his arms widely as if he was showing Becky something extravagant. "I built robots to get WordGirl's attention, I get grabbed by the ear and grounded because of it, I live with my poor, widowed mother, and I have no dad or friends at all. This birthday party that my mother had been planning forever means so much to her but more to me. It would help me make friends."

"Oh, well I am your friend," Becky said. Kind of.

"But one is not enough," he said as he held up his index finger at her, "I need more. Especially WordGirl," he said as he stared off into space with a dreamy expression on his face. "anyway," he said as he stepped back into reality, "I will see you tomorrow then...uh...Becky."

"Okay sure," Becky said as she waved at him. She walked home, felling bad and deciding what to get him. She did not understand what Victoria had against Tobey. They never socialized with one another. Maybe it was an academic competition or whatever. Tomorrow was not going to be such a good birthday for Tobey.

The spoiled, the envious, and the criminals are the three major factors of ruining a special birthday.