Happy Birthday!

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(Y/N) Has been dreaming of coming to the Mushroom Kingdom ever since they were 7. Now, they're 16, and their birthday is coming up. (Y/N)'s friend, Danny, has also had this aspiration. Although, since he is 3 months older than (Y/N) is at 17, he was randomly more mature at times, even though (Y/N) was more energetic and laid-back, and made fun of him for being just 7 inches shorter and 7 pounds heavier than them. He doesn't think it could ever happen because they both were humans living on Earth. (Y/N), however, thought anything could.

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"Hey Dan Dan, whaddya wanna do today?" (Y/N) hastily says over the phone. "Whoa, calm your jets, (Y/N)!" Danny says back. "Don't tell me to calm my jets! You know I HATE not doing anything!!" "True, true..." He complies. "Hey, maybe I should come over. Aren't you excited about that switch I got you? We could have TONS of fun!" You say, a bit more calmly. "Sure, but won't your clingy parents stop you?" You randomly start singing. "♪ It's raining, It's pouring...♫" "O-Oh, they're sleeping?"*

That was the thing about you two. You almost always knew what the other was trying to tell you. But on rare occasions, you two couldn't understand squat to save your life.

"Yeah, they're sick, so they're in bed." You explain. "B-But what if they find out?" "I'll just say I forgot a binder at your house!" "(Y/N)..." "Don't worry! I'll be fine! By the way, I'm at your door." "What? Oh, wow." He hangs up, and seconds later, the door opens.

"(Y/N), you really are something, ya' know that?" He says slightly worriedly. "I know that. Thanks!" You reply. "Anyways..." You continue, "Guess what I got!" You say, practically bouncing up and down. "What?" he inquires. You pull two copies of 'Super Smash Brothers Ultimate' from your bag. "(Y/N), seriously!? Thank you so much!!" He pulls you into a huge bear hug, which took you by surprise because usually, Danny hated physical contact, let alone hugging, so you took the opportunity to squeeze Danny as hard as you could. "Stop it!!!" He pleaded. "I can tell this is going to be a good day!" You say cheerfully. "Not for me! I can't breathe!!" He says, muffled.

You let go chuckling, and he pushes away and pants heavily.

"(Y/N), NOT funny! You know I HATE people touching me!" He says, exasperated. "Well, why'd you hug me then?" You shoot back playfully. "... Well, uh..." He stutters. "Uh huh. Now c'mon! Let's go play some Super Smash Bros. Ultimate!" You cheer. "Can't say no to that!" He cheers back.

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You both were in his house, playing on a custom map of Rosalina's Comet Observatory. Danny was playing as Pikachu since Eevee, who was his favorite Pokemon, wasn't playable. You were playing as Bowser, because he was your absolute favorite video game character EVER, although sometimes you switched over to Pokemon trainer to play as Charizard, your favorite Pokemon.

It was a 3-stock match, and both of you were on your last one. But Danny had a homerun bat, although he had 77.7% damage. You dash at him but roll backward, making him accidentally swing. You took the chance and used Bowser's side special, smashing him off of the screen.

"♪Haha! I win, yet again!♫" You taunt in a sing-songy voice. "Yeah, yeah, I know..." He says, playfully. Suddenly, you get a weird idea. "Hey, let's go get some ice cream!" You propose. "W-What?? It's the middle of September!" He said, flabbergasted. "Oh, don't be a Flummox, Danny, you know I'll eat ice cream any time of year!" You say, playfully punching his shoulder.

"Ow... What's a Flummox?" He inquires painfully. "Oh, it's someone who I think is confused or is misunderstanding something."** You clarify. "Oh." He says flatly. "W-Well, I'm still not in the mood... How about we play on your switch?" He says, trying to change the subject. "Ok, let's play..." You trail off as you search for something you both would want to play. "Ooh, how about 'BOX BOY & BOX GIRL'?" You say a bit loudly. "Yeah, sure, but next time, could you, ya' know, NOT destroy my ears?" He says. You then burst into laughter, and that makes him burst into laughter, and pretty soon, you both were laughing so loud that Danny's sister had to come down. "Would you be quiet, you Chicken Nugget!" She yells.

That's what Danny's friends called him, but only because he came up with the name. He also came up with the name "Crispy", for his sister, Christie. She soon realizes you're there too. "Oh, hey (Y/N)." She greets. "But still, Danny, be more quiet plz." "Please..." You correct. "Ok, grammar Nazi." Danny shoots. "Hey! I would never ever be a Nazi!" You shoot back, making him facepalm and you and Christie to chuckle. She goes back upstairs, and you two play "Box Boy + Box Girl" until you both decide you should go before your parents wake up.

You make it home safely and unlock the door, and come inside, just to see your mom right behind it. You decide to play it cool because if she saw you any kind of stressed or panicked, she would just get more annoyed. "Where were you!?" She practically yells. "I was at Danny's house because today-" "I don't care! Why were you outside of this house in the first place!?" She cuts you off. "Because today's his birthday, and I wanted to give him a gift!" You explain. "Oh, today's his birthday?" She asks. "Yeah! Also, why can't I leave the house for two hours?? I'm sixteen!" You finish.

Your dad comes around the corner, and says sternly, "Because we your parents, and the boy isn't!" He says. Also, your parents are Haitian, so your dad doesn't know English that well, (Which annoyed you, because you would always correct him, and he would always keep saying things wrong) although your mom is almost perfectly fluent. "Well, I should have the right to visit my friends! And who said that Danny, who has a NAME, was my parent?" You rant, and before they could say anything else, you storm into your room.

"One day..." You start to whisper to yourself. "If I could get into the Mushroom Kingdom, I could leave my clingy, naggy parents behind. One day, it could all be over. One day..."


"My dream will come true."


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*This makes sense to us because we have a joke, wherein the song, there was the line, "The old man is snoring! He went to bed, and bumped his head, and couldn't wake up in the morning!" And we joked that the old man got either KO'd or died. I know, kinda dark. (I came up with it.)


** Flummox is a word, and it means to "perplex (someone) greatly; bewilder."

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