HAPPY BIRTHDAY FELLOW OWL!!!!!!!

But you didn't have to drench me in chocolate. Bleh.

You're twelve now! My fourteen-year-old self feels old. Anyhow, celebrate! Have some cake! 

The CBers huddle in the darkened room. Some of them are hiding behind boxes and couches that were conveniently lying around, while a few others flattened themselves against the wall by the doorway.

"When is she going to arrive?" Esthelle inquired.

"She is due in exactly twenty-five seconds, according to my watch, which makes accurate predictions based on whatever camera line it is hooked up to," Savvy44x said quietly.

"You actaully had time to set up cameras in the hallway?" Owlgirl asked, surprised.

"Yup," Savvy replied.

"Hush now, if she's going to be here that soon, we had better get ready, fast. HSG, the lights!" Katydid oredered.

Horse Spirit Girl leaned out from her hiding place and flipped the light switch. The CBers were plunged into pitch black darkness.

They started counting mentally.

Seven...six...five...four...three...two...one...

The CBers tensed and turned their heads towards the door, preparing to yell out, "SURPRISE!"

But nothing happened.

They waited another twenty-five seconds. Maybe Savvy's predictions had been a bit off.

Nothing.

"Um...is it okay to talk?" Joan B. of Arc whispered.

"Yeah, I think so," Shadow Dragon whispered. "Just keep whispering." 

"Okay, where is St?" Dragonrider asked. "Savvy?"

"I...I don't know," she stuttered. "I mean, according to my calculations, she should have arrived at the door way by now."

"Maybe she was delayed?" Darth Kitty offered.

"I sure hope not," Booksy Owly sighed.

There was an awkward silence.

"Maybe she's not coming for another hour or so," Joan said.

"Aw, I'm so disappointed," Katydid whined. "I was really hoping to surprise her."

"HSG, turn the lights back on," Rose bud said.

"Okay," HSG replied, and ran her fingers over the wall, found the light switch, and flipped it.

Right as she did, the world went went from black to brown

"Aaaaaaaaah!" the Cbers screamed.

"The ceiling is crumbling!" Darth Kitty yelled.

"We're going to die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Dragonrider screeched in terror.

"Wait a second!" Booksy yelled amid the chaos. "This smells like....I think it's...chocolate!" 

Suddenly the rain of brown things...or was it chocolate...stopped.

And someone was laughing. 

Owlgirl turned around to the source of the laughter and gasped.

"St. Owl!" she cried.

St. Owl clutched her stomach, still laughing.  

"Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me! Ha! You didn't see that coming!" she laughed.

She whistled. "Anyway, I'm turning twelve today!"

"Yes, we knew," Savvy said as she attempted to eat the chocolate off of her head. "We were planning to surprise you."

"Oh! So that's what all teh sneaking around was about!"

Katydid cleared her throat. "Well, it turns out that instead of us surprising you, you surprised us! Anyway, let's continue the celebration."

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Twenty mintues later....

St. Owl picked the last bits of chocolate out of her hair. 

"Time to open these presents!" she announced. "Let's see...whose should I open first?"

"Ooh! Ooh! Mine!" Owlgirl yelled. "It's the one with snowy owls on it, wrapped in yellow ribbon."

St. Owl grabbed the present and picked up the card attached to it.

She opened it, and inside was a note:

Dear St.
Owl,

Happy
Birthday to an absolutely AMAZING CBer!

You are both
a loyal, kind, enthusiastic friend, as well as an inspiration in many
ways—especially in writing.  I appreciate
and share your love of books, Harry Potter, owls, writing, RPs, and more.

I hope you
have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (did I spell that right?) day,
because you most definitely deserve it.

I hope you
enjoy your presents and cards (both in real life and on the CB)!

Your Fellow
CBer, Bookworm and Owl Fanatic,

Owlgirl

Then St. Owl opened the present. Inside were two small items: a gift card 

"The first is an unlimited B&N gift card, " Owlgirl explained. "You can buy as much as you want with it. And the second is a package of four bookclips. See, they're angel owls, like St. Owl...."

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Happy Birthday, St. Owl!

Hope you have a good birthday and many more! 

Micna says babe.

Seriously, no kidding! 

Micna, that is just weird. 

Happy birthday! 

WOW BOOKSY IS THAT A CAKE?!! WHERE DID YOU GET THAT OH MY GOSH IT LOOKS LIKE THE REAL THING!

Happy birthday to you, St. Owl, and may you have many more!

*Lifts glass of butterbeer* To St!

*Raises glass again* To immortality!

*Raises glass again* To cake!

*Raises glass again* To gifts!

*And again* To twelve!

*And again* To the CB!

*And yet again* To the Admins!

*And again* To..... *wobbles* To The world!

*Toasts again* To.... To... the MULTIVERSE!! To the aliens! To Mars! To EVERYTHING!!!!!

Okay, I think I've had enough butterbeer.... Anyway, happy birthday, St! 

Well, I said it on the other thread, but I'll say it again. Happy birthday!!

Ooh, and thanks for the chocolate. Unfortunately it'll probably taste like feathers. Oh well. Still chocolate.

Booksy! That's such a fantastic cake! And Owlgirl, excellent retelling!

Oooooh, I must go and spend this gift card at once.

Note: Unless the italics come in between what St. is saying in regular, that is me-- Feather-- speaking. Therefore, St.Owl was not whistling, I was, and I was pretty stupid to do that really.

Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone!

Let's try that again...  

Happy birthday to you St!!!

Happy birthday, St. Owl!!!

*Brings in cast of my play*

*Proceeds to sing"Happy birthday" in four part harmony*

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday dear St. Owl!

Happy birthday to youuuuuuuu!!!!

*Pushes cast out of room*

Here's some ice cream!!!!!!