Disclaimer: I own nothing but the smiles and happiness the fairies feel when they see how amazing I am.

Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: *looks at the story before him* I have to say, I never expected to make a stand in this fandom. I literally just did a few one-shots, thinking that was the end of it. The Total Drama fandom has been my career for three years now and I didn't think I'd write anything else. I am so glad I discovered this ship and the passion I have for these guys. TD may be my life… but EAH is an amazing fandom too.

Man that was deep. Attention audience: KCL gave me back my cider! I can now drink the whole jug! WHOO! *shakes it around and takes a swig* Also, I want you all to recognize her. This fic wouldn't exist without her. She asked for Number 68, which led to its sequel (number something I don't remember), which led to this. I cannot thank her enough for being an inspiration. One day, when she gets an account and writes Kittystair (hopefully), I'll be able to support her as much as she has supported me.

Also, one more thing. Marketing biz and all that lovely cheese. My other big fic for this fandom, EAH Time Loops, is up and ready to go! That one is more audience involved. I can use my own brain, but it'll be funnier if I have random suggestions to add. Feel free to check that out when you got some time in you're… I guess it depends on what species you are. If you're an animal, claws. If you're a pony, hooves. If you're human, hands.

Prompt 19: Should Have Known

Alistair should have known something was going on.

The moment he woke up that morning, he felt no stress. Nothing major was going on that day. He could relax, hang with Kitty, and just care about nothing else.

He passed Kitty in the hallway with a smile. "Hey Kitty. Our date still good?" he asked. Kitty smiled at him, making him fill with happiness.

"Yep. I sure am," she said, pecking him on the lips. "I hope you have something special planned, considering what today is. See you later."

As Kitty slipped down the hallway, Alistair froze. Something… special? He thought to himself. But… are we celebrating something? Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap.

He should have known Kitty wouldn't give him a day off.

Normally when he felt stress, he'd go to Bunny. She always seemed to have things in her mind and was willing to help him figure things out. But for some reason… Bunny wasn't the first one to enter his mind. While Bunny was helpful, forgetting anniversaries wasn't in her area of expertise.

Alistair would have assumed (normally) that his next choice would be Cupid. After all, she did know how to handle messes like his. However, Cupid didn't feel right to him either.

The person Alistair had thought of… was Lizzie Hearts.

As he made his way to where Lizzie normally hung out (the grounds), he realized why Lizzie entered his mind over the other two. While Bunny was great to talk things out to, romance wasn't her best subject. Cupid was great at romance, but Alistair didn't know her that well to talk about his relationship with her.

Lizzie was the best of both worlds.

He found her playing a game of croquet with Maddie. Alistair hid a smirk. He knew that Lizzie would be dying to take a breather from a game like that. Maddie and Lizzie were always tied, no matter how many games they played. It drove Lizzie off the walls sometimes.

"Hey Lizzie!" Alistair called, approaching the two girls.

"Yes?" Lizzie asked, turning to face him.

"Can I talk to you? It's important…" he said, rubbing his head.

Lizzie sighed in relief. "I'd love to. Maddie, mind taking a short breather?"

"Do flies need permission to spin?" Maddie giggled. "I was going to ask for a break too. The Author of this chapter needs me to work out some kinks in the other story he's writing anyway." Alistair and Lizzie were both confused by this sentence, but figuring Maddie was Mad, they moved on pretty quickly.

"So, what was so important you had to see me?" Lizzie asked with a smile.

Alistair rubbed the back of his head. "Well… this morning, Kitty mentioned something about today being big and special. Thing is… I don't remember anything we've done that's worth remembering. I thought maybe, you know, since you know Kitty well and you take hearts seriously, you could help?"

Lizzie nodded seriously. Then smiled. "You really don't remember, do you?" she asked. Alistair blinked. Lizzie knew too? What was he missing?

"Um… no? Am I missing something?" he asked.

Lizzie giggled. "Alistair… today is the day Kitty met you for the first time, several years ok in Nursery Rhyme School. Today's the day Kitty fell in love with you. Heck… today's the day you got together."

Alistair blinked. Their one year anniversary. He forgot… about their anniversary. And it was bigger than just that. It was everything important that tied them together. And he had… forgotten.

"Curses," he muttered. "Thanks Lizzie. I feel like a jerk now, but thanks." He was about to make some last minute preparations when Lizzie grabbed his hand.

"Wait," she said. "I think I have an answer to your problems."

A few hours later, Kitty had walked to their bench, excited. She know how much this day meant to her and Alistair. She was hoping for something big and special. Kitty admitted she may want too much… but she knew Alistair would pull threw.

However, when she approached the bench, she saw Alistair simply sitting there with a smile. Kitty hid her crestfallen face as she approached. He must have forgotten she thought to herself sadly. When she got close, she sat down and curled up next to him.

"Hey Kitty. I've been waiting for you," he said.

Kitty gave him a half smile. "Yeah. I've been waiting to see you," she said, a little crushed.

They sat in silence for a few moments. "Hey Kitty?" he asked.

"Hmm?"

"My lucky number is sixty-eight."

Kitty furrowed her brow. Sixty-eight? What was that about? "Why's that?" she asked him.

"That's how many days you loved me before we were separated," he said. Kitty froze for a second. Wait… was he… "Six years, we waited until we reunited again. Eight weeks after we reunited… we got together."

Kitty blinked. He… "That's not all," he said. "I remember the first day we met. You were timid back then, a lot more than normal. You were wondering who would talk to you? You were shy and new. So, I came over and introduced myself. And I said something to you that you never really forgot."

"'From the great friendships formed through good laughs and bellows," Kitty said, crying a little, "they all began once by a simple… hello."

Alistair smiled. "I remember you smiling," he said. "It was so long ago, we were both so young back then… but I can't help but feel that we… were meant to be. Kitty, I may not give you much. But… I do love you. More than anything. And… I want to wish you a Happy Aniversary. I didn't get you anything… and I'm sorry."

However, Kitty brushed that aside, turned around, and hugged Alistair as tight as she could. "You gave me the only thing I could ever want," she said. "You." Alistair smiled and wrapped his hands around his girlfriend. They should have known that an anniversary didn't take gifts or treasury, just each other's company.

BN: *a monsoon could not compare to the flooding in the author's home town due to his excessive tears* WAH! THIS WAS SO GOOD, DANGGIT! I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH! Forget everything else I've ever done, this is the crowning jewel! I quit, I retire, that's the perfect piece to my crown, I don't want it ruined. *leaves*

KCL: NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE! I LOVE THIS SHIP TOO MUCH!

*rushes back faster than he left* I do too! *fangirl and fanboy screams could be heard all across the world* This chapter was more leaned toward Alistair, but I felt that this was something a lot of couples tend to overate. Just because it's your anniversary doesn't mean you have to be showered with gifts, as this chapter proves. I wanted to prove the point that if you are truly happy together, all you need is the presence of your other. No gifts, no dinner. Just memories and the love you two have. I found that this ship was amazing to write, not only because this ship is able to bring out the fullest of the experience, but also because this stands up to a lot of what I believe about couples. Kittystair should be able to blossom without fancy gifts, and I felt as though Alistair had a great anniversary, much better than whatever Kitty wanted originally.

Like? Of course you did. No way you can hate this one. Leave a review to tell me how much you squealed in this chapter. Or forget to leave a review and keep squealing, like me right now. (I swear I'm going to lose my voice. MORE CIDER!)