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My eyes flickered open as I let out a long yawn and sat up from my bed. I remembered that everything was back to normal and that I didn't have to worry about Denman anymore. But something in the back of my head told me that today was an important day. I shot a glance at the calendar on the wall. August 26th it read. Wait a minute, today's my...

"Happy birthday!" my mom shouted as she came into my room with a plate of my favorite breakfast, the traditional pancakes and bacon. It wasn't like Cleo's, who told me hers was pancakes with peanut butter and banana and some other stuff. It was such a weird combination, but I didn't complain. "How's my sixteen year old?" my mom asked with a grin plastered on her face.

"I'm great. Thanks for the breakfast Mom," I said as she handed me the plate. I started to devour everything on it.

"Oh, and the girls wanted me to tell you to meet them at the JuiceNet Cafe."

They better not be planning anything. I thought. "Okay, thanks Mom." After eating my breakfast, I threw some clothes on and made my way downstairs. I bumped into Kaylie on the way.

"Hey Will!" she said happily. "How does it feel to be sixteen? I feel so good right now!"

"I feel the exact same way I did yesterday," I joked.

"Way to kill the mood," she said as she playfully punched my arm. "Where are you going anyway?"

"The JuiceNet. Mom told me that the girls wanted me to meet them there."

"Okay, cool! I'm going to spend the day with Carrie!" Carrie was this girl that my sister started to hang out with not long after we came to Australia. I have yet to see her, but from what I've heard, she's pretty nice. "And Will, I don't know if you noticed, but you're starting to pick up the Australian accent. It suits you!"

"Really?" I asked in astonishment. That quick? I wasn't complaining though. I loved having an accent. When I lived in the states, I would always complain about how the American accent is so bland. "That's awesome!" I grinned. "Well, enjoy your time with Carrie!" I said as I opened the front door and began my trek to the JuiceNet. As I approached the entrance, everything was dead silent. I slowly walked in inspecting the place to see if anyone was going to jump out. After I let my guard down, I heard a barrage of voices.

"Surprise!" they all screamed as everyone leaped out of their hiding spots. The gang was all here, including Wilfred who was the owner of the JuiceNet, and a few other people that I got to know in the neighborhood.

"Happy birthday Will!" Lauren grinned as she leapt into my arms and gave me a peck on the lips.

I was then approached by Lewis, Rikki, Cleo, and Emma. "Happy birthday Will!" they all said at the same time.

"Thanks guys!" I said happily. Even if I didn't like to make a big deal of my birthday, what the guys did for me was just too nice. "Yo Wilfred!" I called over to him.

"What's up?" he called.

"Give us a round of smoothies!"

"Coming right up! And don't worry, they're on the house!"

That's why I love this neighborhood; there are so many nice people in it. Well, besides Zane, but that's beside the point. "Thanks Wilfred!" Everyone was having a good time. People were smiling and laughing. As the gang and I sat at our usual booth, Zane walked in.

"Hey Will, I heard it was your birthday!" he called over to me. "If this is seriously how you celebrate a birthday, you really need to get a life!" I didn't feel like dealing with Zane, so while my hand was under the table, I clenched my fist together and blew up the smoothie next to him all over his face. "What the?!" Zane yelled.

"Hey Zane!" Rikki called. "You got a little something on your face there," Rikki smirked. We all then started to crack up. Zane didn't know how to respond, so he just stormed out of the JuiceNet. After our laugh, we received our smoothies and began to gulp them down. Lauren gently leaned her head into my shoulder. She looked up at me and smiled. I smiled back and kissed her forehead.

"Get a room you two!" Emma said.

I chuckled a little at her comment and took a sip of my smoothie. Suddenly, I saw Kaylie walk in with an unfamiliar face with her. I smiled and waved her over.

"Hey guys!" Kaylie said jubilantly. "This is my friend Carrie!" Carrie was a brunette with blue eyes. She was the same height as Kaylie, so I could easily tower over her.

"Hey!" we replied in unison. The gang said happy birthday to Kaylie, seeing as she's my twin. Then, the introductions started. As they went down the line, it became my turn.

"I'm Will," I said casually. Carrie's eyes seemed to light up after I said that.

"So you're Will! I've heard so much about you!" she said as she batted her eyelashes at me. Wait, did she really just do that? I just brushed it off. I took a glance at Lauren and she looked a little angry at what Carrie did, so I reassured her by bringing my face to hers and kissing her on the lips. A small smile appeared on her face. I would never do anything to hurt her. She meant too much to me.

I saw Carrie scowl at Lauren. Kaylie didn't seem to notice it, but the rest of us did. "Hey Will," Lewis said before more tension could rise. "The girls and I have another surprise for you at my secret fishing spot!"

"Yeah!" Cleo added. "You're gonna love it!"

"What are we waiting for then?" Rikki asked. "Let's go!"

"See ya later Kaylie," I said patting my sister on the back. Before I could leave, Carrie grabbed ahold of my shoulder.

"I just wanted to say happy birthday," she whispered as she winked. I then realized that she had been rubbing my shoulder. I immediately shook her hand off.

"Uh... thanks," I said awkwardly. "I gotta go now." I turned towards the door and left the JuiceNet with the gang. Once we were out of earshot of Carrie, Lewis spoke up.

"The real surprise is at Mako," he grinned.

"I figured as much," I smiled. "Thanks for not getting Carrie suspicious." As soon as I said her name left my mouth, Lauren looked sadly at the ground. No. I refuse to let anyone be sad today. I mean, yesterday we just resolved the huge problem with Denman. We deserved to be happy today. I walked up to Lauren and scooped her off her feet and into my arms. I then looked her in the eye. "I'm not going anywhere," I said seriously. "I'm not going anywhere. I only love you." Our lips met and stayed together until Rikki coughed loudly.

"C'mon guys! You can do that later!" Rikki laughed.

"You're right," I grinned. I walked to the dock with Lauren still in my arms. "It looks like I'm gonna have to throw you in!" I smirked.

"No, please don't!" Lauren laughed.

"Too late!" I yelled as I threw her in the water. I chuckled to myself, and then jumped in with her. Not long after, the rest of the girls jumped in. Once their tails formed, we all grinned at each other. We knew what we wanted to do. Rikki stuck three fingers up. Once she counted down, we all sped off to Mako. Seeing as we were all neck and neck, I decided to take a shortcut. I swam through many obstacles with such precision, I started to amaze myself. I arrived at the moon pool before the girls. I couldn't wait to see their faces. Rikki swam in first, and then the rest of the girls followed.

"I won!" she cheered.

"I don't think so," I smirked.

Rikki finally noticed that I was there. "How did you get here so fast?" she asked in surprise.

"I know a shortcut," I laughed.

"Hey Will," Cleo smiled. "Look behind you."

I turned around to see that the ground had been set up. It had a radio for music, there was an endless supply of food, and there was a picture in a frame of all of us. Me, the girls, and Lewis. I remember that picture like it happened yesterday. We took this on the beach during a sunset. This was when we all first started to hang out. I turned to the girls with astonished look on my face. "Did you guys put this together?"

"Yep!" Emma said.

I swam over to them for a group hug. "Thanks guys!" I said happily. "This is the best present anyone has ever given me."

Suddenly, Lewis came in. "Come on out and dry off," he smiled. "Let's get this party started!"

"We gladly did what he said and got out of the moon pool. Once we dried off, we started to eat and talk about the great times we had together. I smiled. I knew for a fact that we were going to have many more great moments together, and I was going to make sure that I remembered every single one of them.

Chapter 20 down! Wow, I've come far! Hope you enjoyed the chapter! The next chapter will hopefully be out later today or tomorrow! Please review!

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