corrupted highness - mgc - 5sos - 1D

Chapter Twenty Seven; Happily.

"... made it so you had to walk away."

MICHAEL

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Michael, happy birthday to you!", they all sang.

Alex was carrying the cake, while Marcia, Lia and Kylie walked behind her.

Calum, Luke, Ashton, Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis were standing at the table next to me, singing as loud as always.

Because of the circumstances we'd decided to make my birthday to something smaller than we'd usually done.

Me and the boys never got each other gifts but Alex and the girls had insisted and Marcia had already given me her present.

It was a t-shirt. A long sleeved t-shirt; grey and white. Nothing special she'd said, and then we'd f.ucked.

Great way to start the morning.

"Happy birthday, dude!", Luke dunked me in the back and Calum smiled.

"How does it feel to finally be nineteen?", Niall asked, making me cringe a bit.

It'd been about two weeks since I actually turned nineteen, but as we'd all been upset and mad at each other we decided to celebrate it this weekend instead.

Alex called my name, commanded I'd blow out the candles.

Which I did, seconds later.

Alex looked pleased and smiled at me. And then Calum put his arm around her, making her giggle like crazy and he kissed her cheek.

Did he really have to do that in front of me?

But then I remembered he could do whatever since I was with Marcia.

Yet, I couldn't help but wonder if she knew he was into her. She must, right?

 Calum's words echoed in my head. "So what if I'm in loved with her?", and it hurt. God it hurt and I regretted everything I'd ever done to not be the one Alex loved the most in the world.

Alex handed me her gift, smiling. "You'll love them, I promise".

I promised myself I'd open hers first, and as Kylie and Lia gave me theirs I could barely wait to open Alex's.

"Open them now!", Kylie said, and Lia just smiled towards me.

I was glad she was actually smiling. And I didn't doubt for a second it was all because of Ashton, and if you asked me; they were on their way to become a couple again.

I reached towards Alex's gift and opened it slowly. Inside the big box, there was three smaller boxes.

I opened them in order of size.

In box one there was a huge poster of me and her, and the others of course.

But her and I were in focus, or at least she was the one I focused on. On the picture; Ashton were kissing Lia's cheek, Kylie, Louis, Liam and Niall made silly faces into the camera, Calum, Harry and Luke were laying on the ground and then there was me and Alex. All up in each others arms, hugging and I was laughing as Alex was just smiling very big. My favorite picture of us all together.

The poster was about the same size as the posters in my room, and I loved that she'd really thought through the present.

"Thank you so much, I love it", I told her and smiled.

Alex smiled back at me. "Now open the rest!".

The second present was the book 1984 by George Orwell, which I remembered she'd told me was her favorite book, and as I opened the last present I promised myself I'd read it as soon as I got the chance.