A War Within Two Worlds

Happy Birthday

Victor's POV

Mini and I lead everyone into Wyn, Claire, and Olive's room. Wyn was still sound asleep. While Olive and Claire on the other hand were awake and ready to pounce.
"1...2...3."
"Happy birthday!" We all yelled. Miss Peregrine glided over and kissed her on each cheek.
"You remembered!" She beamed.
"We'd never forget." Emma patted her head.
"For the itinerary for today, we have a rather large breakfast, an hour of down time, and then we'll spend the day at the beach! We'll come home for dinner and a surprise." Miss Peregrine smiled sweetly. Wyn beamed as Emma planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Hurry up, I'm starved!" Enoch said, but he sounded more playful than anything.

Breakfast was swell. We had French toast, eggs, bacon, and various fruit Fiona grew. Mini made what she thought were secret pancakes for her and Fiona who both thought French toast tasted too much like eggs. Fiona and Mini seem to be getting close, which was good, but I wish they'd just choked down the breakfast Miss Peregrine gave them, why did they need to make their own thing on my sisters birthday? I heard Wyn make an exited gasp as I stride into the kitchen, "thank you, he'll love it!" She took a pancake in her bare hands and ran outside, Fiona was not too far behind her.
"She has a pet squirrel. Don't talk Enoch, he thought he got them all." She winked.

We went to the beach in our swimming suits. Mini was wearing a royal blue two piece she got from Emma.
"You look stunning." I told her while we were wading in the water. Miss Peregrine was lounging under her umbrella dressed in a navy swimsuit.
"You don't look too half bad yourself." She smiled. "So when is Bronwyn's actual birthday? I've lost track of the days since I've entered the loop." I never remembered the days. Luckily, Horace had a dream of today's date and immediately told me and wrote Charlotte and Abe. I didn't tell Mini where they were, though. I was afraid she'd go with them and get herself killed.
"December 18th, so you've officially been here about 3 months." I smiled.
"When's your birthday?" She asked.
"June 2nd." I remembered the party my mon threw for my tenth birthday, she got me my own puppy, who ended up dying a month later when one of the cows stepped on him. "My mom always threw the best parties." Which was true, despite the death of Rover.
"Sounds lovely." She smiled.
"When's your birthday?"
"July 8th."
"Victor! Come play!" Before I could even say anything, Mini was running to the shoreline and picking up my sister and spinning her around as she giggled.
"How's the birthday menina?" She asked.
"I loved it when you speak Spanish." I said putting my arms around her waist.

(We were far away enough from Miss Peregrine, who knew we were dating, but thought the young ones didn't know and should stay that way)

"Well I don't speak Spanish." She said putting down Wyn. I rolled my eyes, "fine, Portuguese."
"One day you'll have to get it right." She sang.
"Ay Mini, we're going to play football!" Hugh called. Bronwyn ran off into the ocean with Fiona, who was trying to coax some of the fish into saying hi. Mini and I jogged over to where Hugh and Millard were watching Fiona.
"She's amazing isn't she?" He marveled.
"Ok lover boy simmer down." Millard teased.
"Where's Horace, Enoch, and Emma?" Mini asked.
"Emma went back to the house to grab sunblock for the two."
"So.... ready?"

I carried my sister on my back as she told me about her day, as if I wasn't there with her.
"And then we built a huge sand castle!" She exclaimed.
"I know Winnie, I was there." I chuckled.
"Oh yea. But did you see the huge wave that crashed it?"
I looked ahead and saw the house lights flicker on, Miss Peregrine didn't feel like walking so she flew back. The sun set an hour ago and we were all starving, we've never had dinner this late.
"That's so cool!"
I looked back and saw Mini and Enoch talking. It was funny, Enoch seemed to have a little crush on her. Mini never believed any of that, after dinner, she and him would go into the basement and talk about the days events.
"Victor?" Wyn whined.
"Yes?"
"I'm hungry."
"We'll be there any minute."
"But I'm hungry now."
I made eye contract with Hugh, who had Claire on his back.
"Race?"
"You're on."
The little girls cheered and Hugh and I took off.
"Duck down!"
Wyn hurried her head into my shoulder and giggled. Hugh opened his mouth and bees flew into my face to obscure my vision, but yet I prevailed. I could tell Hugh's arms were getting tired and he started to lag behind. I took the lead and ran to the front steps and set Wyn down.
"We won!" She cheered. Miss Peregrine opened the door and smiled, "right on time."