Ella POV:

"Ella! Wake up!"

I woke up to chocolate brown eyes staring into mine eagerly.

"What the hell Nudge?" I groaned, rolling over.

"You need to get up! I need to show you something!"

"What time is it?"

Nudge chuckled nervously and looked away from my tired gaze.

"...It may be...um...10:52?"

Sitting up wearily, I stared at her in shock and then leapt out of bed.

"Nudge! It's Friday! I need to get ready for school!"

I ran around my room in a hurry, trying to find clothes, but stopped when I saw that Nudge was holding back laughter.

"What's so funny?"

Nudge shook her head, grinning.

"Ella, look at the calendar!"

Raising my eyebrow at her, I sighed and turned to find a big red heart drawn over today's date.

"Saturday, September 17th." I read out loud.

Nudge giggled and shook her head again.

"Read more, silly! What's on Monday?"

"Nudge's 16th Birthday"

"Yes! Ella, aren't you excited!" Nudge yelled, throwing her arms in the air.

I mockingly rolled my eyes and did jazz hands.

"Hell yea I am!"

"Yay!" Nudge bounded over and crushed me in a bear hug.

"That reminds me, what do you want for your birthday?"

At that, Nudge went stiff and pulled away.

"Well...there is one thing that I want..."

"Do tell?"

Her face turned tomato red. A record number of times at this point.

"Um...Ella...can...you...maybe..."

"Go on?"

She averted my gaze.

"Get me some makeup?"

"Sure, is that all you want?" I asked confusedly.

She nodded, seeming hesitant. She then suddenly hugged me again.

"Don't leave me."

"Of course!"

Nudge pulled away and smiled.

"Should we go tell the others?"

"Of course! They need to know about this special occasion." I winked at Nudge, who winked back in response.

"Shall we?"

We linked arms and walked downstairs.

I wonder what Nudge wasn't telling me?

A/N: UPDATE. YES. IT'S HAPPENING. I decided to keep writing this story because I had a lot of new ideas for it, and plus it's a blast to write. Sorry for the super long

wait! (Seriously, I am.) I hope you guys enjoy! (Iggy is still a killer. His father is still a threat, etc...I understand that these ast few chapters have been mostly fluff,

don't worry, things will get interesting once again! Will Nudge confess her feelings for Ella? What is James' plans? All shall be revealed eventually! (: )