Revolutionaries Don't Fall In Love

Sweet Sixteen (Pt. I)

Jazmine got excited over a lot of things. She was excited when she had to get her wisdom teeth removed, she was excited when she broke her arm and Riley had drawn all over her cast and was beyond herself with excitement when she first got her period (though that didn't last long at all)

But the thing that excited her the most was birthdays. Jazmine would begin getting on everyone's ass about it a month in advance and her parties were always something that their whole class would look forward too, and this year, being the long awaited Sweet Sixteen meant that she couldn't go a few hours without mentioning it somehow.

Which was why Huey could not for the life of him come up with a reason as to why he had forgotten to buy her birthday present.

They were at lunch on thursday when realization hit him like a bucket of cold water. Maybe he had forgotten because he was trying so damn hard to keep Jazmine out of his thoughts, which he deemed virtually impossible. It seemed that as soon as he came to terms with the fact that he maybe-probably-kinda had feelings for her the more and more she'd assault his train of thoughts.

"So, what are you planning to get her anyway?" Caesar asked as they made their way to the mall. Huey shrugged, not knowing the answer himself. He couldn't just give her anything sparkly and cute like he always did. She had given him a good, thoughtful gift when it wasn't even near his birthday and he had to at least try to actually please her.

"I'm stumped." Huey sighed. "I has to be something she actually likes and doesn't bust my budget". God, for the first time ever he wished Cindy was there with them, she'd know what to pick, though the girl didn't care too much about price tags.

"I've got an idea," Huey looked at Caesar hopefully. "A passionate kiss," He smirked and Huey rolled his eyes. After he admitted to Caesar that he was maybe-probably-kinda right about the whole thing he had to endure relentless mocking and 'I-told-you-so's, and that wasn't really unexpected, but it sure was annoying.

"Can you stop being a dick for like, five minutes? I'm serious." Huey shot at his friend.

"Me too! Look, honestly I think there wouldn't be a better time for you to grow a pair and make a move, that for me would be the best present." Huey hadn't even put too much though into it, or rather he avoided thinking about it. After all, it was one thing to acknowledge his feelings for the girl, but actually confessing? A whole different level.

"Okay, whatever, now think about something materialistic." He looked at the stores and felt like the more they walked the more he was lost.

"Look man, Jazmine likes things with emotional value. She likes to keep stuff as memory. If you can think of something that, i dunno, is special to both of you in a way..." Caesar shrugged.

"What did you get her?"

"I'm not telling you," He shrugged and Huey shot him a look. "Sorry man, I had three years of missed birthdays to account for, can't have your ass copying me." Huey rolled his eyes and went on a mission to find the perfect birthday gift.

And damnit, even if he had to spend all day at the stupid mall, he'd come up with the perfect gift.

***

Jazmine woke up on cloud nine friday morning. For the first time in a long time her birthday coincided with a good day to have her party, she had already handed out invitations, her hair was properly moisturized and the new outfit her mom had bought fit her perfectly. She couldn't even count how many Birthday messages she had gotten and how many pictures she was tagged in, and it was only seven a.m.