"Where's Ruby? I thought she said she'd be here earlier than us?"
"She's going to miss the celebration."
"Celebration?"
"Scarlett, wait. Not yet…...."
*Poof*
"........Oops."
"Were those Glitters for us?"
"Ruby, you're back. Where have you been?"
"Not getting glitter in my hair, I can assure you."
*Piff*
"Or ingesting sparkly ribbons.
*Huuaaack*
I think I just swallowed one."
"Aaah, I see where you've been. And what might his name be?"
"I don't know."
"Ruby, nobody hugs a stranger as tight as you did."
"I just tripped, and he caught me leaning."
"Or...….Scarlett's party bomb scared you, making you instinctively clutch tight the closest thing you had."
"Making sure he was ok too."
"Aww."
"Darius, don't give me that look.
Where is the guest of honor?"
"And where's Sage?"
"Here I am. I was just grabbing the Ice...…Cream?"
".....Looks like you need a hand with those, Sage."
"I.....oh...…uhhhhh…. thank you, Ruby.
Here, grab these and help me put them in the Fridge."
"Sage, don't you think you're going just a tadbit overboard? This is a lot of Ice Cream for just Jacklyn and us. I know we like our sweets, and I told you 'small,' but..."
"Haven't you heard? The whole team is coming over."
"Why? Can't Jacklyn ever get a break?"
"Should she? We are not the only ones celebrating her Birthday, you know."
"Birth...day? How do you…."
"I'm surprised you don't know your own friend's birthday, but I can also see what led you to forget."
"He kidnapped me."
"Looks more like you kidnapped him."
"We're on a Mutual agreement; and don't bother Calling behind our backs. As long as we're together, people will believe that Gunfire is not the answer."
"I don't have time to call them, when I am busy making my own to the Bakery. Ordered us a cake with sixteen candles and it should be arriving any minute by the back door."
"How do you know her age?"
"You don't?"
"I do. It's just...….not relevant."
*Huuh*
*Ooof*
"There, it's up there.
Ruby, everything is relevant. What about Rainbow?"
"Of course I knew hers."
"See.....relevant."
"What else do you know about us in those Files you were holding?"
"Only what's relevant."
"............Wait. You said relevance means everything."
"I did?
.....Help me take these Fruit dishes and Candy trays to the counter."
"You really do care about everything."
"Everyones unique in their own light. You can't dim it."
"Huh. Maybe we were wrong about you."
"Maybe you were.
Only time will tell."