Hi all!

Last year on my birthday, another birthday-themed story was posted on my account. That was by one of my best friends, AngElle. Unfortunately, this time, this one is all me. xD

I got the idea for this last night before bed, and I wrote it up during French class. :P But hey, I learned the lesson, so it's all good. I hope you enjoy!

What I Want For My Birthday

By: Bighoggi14

It's my birthday tomorrow. Like any normal teenager, I've been waiting with bated breath for the last month now, waiting patiently for it to come.

My friends know about it, of course. Ever since Ulrich's birthday two months ago, they've been waiting just as patiently as I have. I mean, it isn't every day you turn sixteen.

"Odd, what do you want for your birthday?"

A question I've been hearing all this last week.

"I don't know, doesn't really matter," I would always reply, no matter how much it pissed them off.

"Come on, you have to want something!" they would invariably reply, and I would just shrug.

"No, not really." A lie, one of the biggest I've ever told. But they can't know what I want. I'm not going to tell them, I'm not going to tell anyone.

It's not appropriate to want her. She's one of my best friends, and she's already taken by another of my best friends. They're happy together, as far as I know, and I wouldn't dare even think about breaking them up for my sake.

I may be self-conceited and have an ego larger than the moon, but I'm still not selfish.

I would take her away from him just for myself, it would tear us all apart.

"So, Odd. I haven't asked you yet. What do you want for your birthday?" She asks me.

"I don't know. Whatever," I reply. A lie, just like I had to everyone else. But then she surprises me.

"That's a lie. You have to want something." I stare at her for a moment before I reply again.

"No, not really." The same answer I had given everyone else.

"Is your life perfect?' She asks me, looking deep into my face.

"Huh?"

"Answer the question. Is your life perfect?"

"No."

"Do you have everything you want in life?"

"No."

"Then there must be something you want!"

"No!" I say, exasperated.

"Just tell me what you want, Odd," she says calmly.

"I want you, Aelita, okay?" As soon as I realize what I just said, I clap my hands over my mouth.

"You want me?" I nod slowly, realizing that there is no way I'm going to get out of this one.

"Like how? How do you want... me?" I can't figure out how to describe it in words, so I do without.

I pull my hands away and quickly press my lips to hers.

It's only the briefest of touches, and I pull away almost instantly.

"I... I... I'm sorry Aelita. I shouldn't have don't that. You... you and Jeremie... I'm sorry."

And about five minutes later, I've already put a mile between the two of us.

And even if you didn't like the pairing, I'd still like a review.

Tell me if you liked it, please?