HAPPY BIRTHDAY LLOYD (Lloyd)

[Danni Rogers]

While Lloyd was busy at work, Danni and her eight month pregnant belly decided to throw Lloyd a small birthday bash. She knew Lloyd had never really had a birthday and wanted it to be different. She had put up streamers and balloons, baked a cake and had got him presents which where placed on the dinning room table.

Now it was the to wait for him to come home and see everything. She waited in the bedroom, wanting him to call out her name in wonderment when he came into the home and saw everything. She wanted the surprise to sink in.

[Lloyd Doom]

He finished up the last of the paperwork, leaving it on Marcus' desk though he wasn't in the office. There was no telling where the man was, but he didn't care. It wasn't like any of the other employees could enter the room, only he and his brother knew the charm. It was his birthday, but that didn't matter to Marcus and as far as he was usually concerned it didn't matter to him, either. Doom's had never made a big deal of birthdays. (Or any holiday for that matter) He was now a year older, and Marcus would be tomorrow, and it seemed as though neither of them noticed nor cared.

Without giving it much thought, Lloyd stepped into the fireplace behind Marcus' desk and grabbed a handful of floo powder. He arrived at his and Danni's house instantly, stepping inside without giving it much thought. His eyes found the scene and he wasn't sure how to react. After all, he had never had a birthday party. "Danni?" he called out, voice caught between surprise and excitement.

[Danni Rogers]

Danni heard the sound of the fireplace first but waited for Lloyd to call out for her. She had her act all planned out. She first shoed Haven and Vlad to go great Lloyd. As good puppies they listened and ran off to go see Lloyd. Next she finished folding the towels, giving her a excuse to leave the bedroom. She waved her wand and zipped the towels into the closet they belonged to as she passed it in the hallway.

She looked at Lloyd with a worried expiration. "What is it? Is everything alright?" She asked making sure to not glance at the decorations in place. She took his hand in hers, concern clearly on her face, as if he had called her in a panic instead of in shock and excitement.

[Lloyd Doom]

Soon, Haven and Vladimir were running across the floor to greet Lloyd. Vladimir sat patiently in front of him, Haven wiggled in front of him, fighting the urge to jump. He knelt down briefly, to pat each of them and give them each a quick kiss on the head before he was standing again, waiting for Danni. He started his walk into the house, eyes scanning everything, landing on the presents. He couldn't stop the smile that was finding its way onto his lips. He'd had many birthdays technically, but in some ways this was his first.

He heard Danni approach and turned to face him, the surprise on his face again as he caught her expression. "Of course everything's all right," he replied, humoring her act for a minute as he approached her, "But I suspect somebody broke into our house and left some presents. And apparently had a party," he teased, eying the decorations, allowing her to take his hand. He chuckled before he said, "Is all this for me?", dropping the act.

[Danni Rogers]

Danni frowned and her eyebrows creased in. "All this? No it's not. I thought of all people you would remember what today was." She said her act still going on. Weather he could tell she was joking or not would be up to him. She went into the kitchen and with a flick of her wand had the over baked pizza make itself come out of the oven, cut itself into slices and land on the two plates she had out.

"Though I do suppose sine it's your birthday and all it wouldn't hurt to celebrate it." She said with a smirk and looked up at him. "The people that broke in a threw the party forgot to eat their pizza." She said with a joke as she handed him a plate. "You know, this makes use seven years apart now, until I turn 18." She joked

[Lloyd Doom]

Lloyd watched her as she spoken, catching her frown and her creased brow. He caught onto the act, which was actually strange for Lloyd being that he wasn't always the fastest of his brothers. Nevertheless, he played along, following her into the kitchen as he furrowed his own brow, feigning deep thought. "Today," he mused to himself as she flicked her wand. The smell of pizza hit his nose. A smell that he didn't catch often enough. After all, such meals hadn't been allowed in the Doom home. "Today... I'm not sure what today is. What is today?" he joked lightly.

"Oh!" he said when she spoke again, acting as though he'd only just put it all together, "That's right. It is my birthday," he returned her smile, chuckling when she spoke. "Their loss," he teased as he took the plate. He gave her a kiss on the forehead, he supposed it was a silent way of saying thank you since he wasn't quite sure how to say it out loud. He laughed at her next words, "I suppose you're right. Does that make me old now?"

[Danni Rogers]

Danni blinked giving him a blank look. "Oh that's right! I guess I forgot." She teased and couldn't help but smile when he kissed her forehead. She lead the way to the dinning room, sitting on the side of the table that wasn't covered in presents. "You won't believe it but I got Marcus to get you something." She said with a smirk. "His very easy to control when he thinks your going to turn him in."

Danni laughed "I don't date people who are seven or more years older than me." She said of course teasing him once more. "So yes that does make you a old man." She said before taking a bit of the pizza. "What are the plans for another year?" She asked

[Lloyd Doom]

She blinked, staring at him blankly before speaking again, voice teasing as the words slipped passed her lips. "I may have forgot, too," he teased back, allowing her to lead him to the dinning room. She sat on the side of the table, the side that wasn't covered in presents. It was strange for Lloyd, having a birthday. After all, he'd never had one before. Ever. He wasn't complaining, though. It felt nice knowing someone cared enough to go through the trouble of arranging it. His eyes moved back to Danni, a smile on his face as she spoke. "Marcus?" he asked, unable to believe that that man would spend money on something like a present. "I'll believe it when I see it," he said with a smirk of his own.

"Seven or more..." he mused, counting on his fingers, "Are you sure I'm seven years older?" he teased, pretending to do the Math still as he spoke, "Maybe you miscounted somewhere. If I am, what does that mean?" he asked playfully. He took a bite of his own pizza, mulling over her question for a while before he answered, "I'm not sure. As long as it's spent with you, I think I'll be okay. I don't tend to think... ahead, though," he confessed. Which was the truth, definitely.