thefolder | [open] Birthday Party Extravaganza for (1) Campbell Saunders

Who: Maya, Cam, and the rest of ya'll.
What: A BIRTHDAY PARTY EXTRAVAGANZA okay no it's not an extravaganza, it's actually just a party for Cam's birthday.
When: December 5th.
Where: Cafeteria area.

At ridiculous o'clock on the morning of December 5th, Maya enlisted Hyokomon and Strabimon to help her tape invitations on anyone and everyone's door. All of the invitations were hand-written, although they seemed to be in three or four different handwritings, and they all said exactly the same thing:

YOU'RE INVITED TO CAM'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
TODAY AT 1PM IN THE CAFETERIA

In retrospect, there were definitely easier ways of inviting the whole city to a party but Maya didn't care. This way meant that only dedicated people would show up to the party. Maybe. That was Maya's hope, anyway. She didn't usually mind being around people, but the fact that she was performing a song she'd written for Cam was kind of. Embarrassing. She'd done it before, at Battle of the Bands, but that had been decidedly less personal than "Jersey Boy." As in "the song she never showed to anyone."

Most of the party preparations had been handled by Neku, because funnily enough freshman band geeks don't plan that many parties, and Maya was eternally grateful to him for it. Mostly because she'd been working nonstop on the stupid song and there wouldn't be much of a party if she'd had to plan it. If her plan failed miserably, then at least there was food. And probably the people here were less gossipy than the kids at Degrassi, so the whole city wouldn't know she'd made a fool of herself.

A girl could hope, right?

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The very pretty girl is closer. Salamon gasps and slides his face behind his ears, gulping. Cam slowly moves his leg out of the way. "He doesn't talk a lot. C'mon, just say hi, okay?"

"...Hi," says Salamon, muffled by fur.

"Yep. Definitely shy. That's okay," she straightens back up, smiling to herself, "Bearmon is the same way." She's just about to change the conversation when she hears a tiny, muffled voice. Yang's smile brightens, "Hello!"

Now she turns to her partner, "Your turn buddy! Come on." She nudges her bear partner. He eventually sighs and mutters a hello of his own, though it is in such a soft voice it's almost impossible to make out with all the noise around them. Yang sighs and gives Cam a 'well, what are you going to do look.'

With both Salamon and Bearmon acting like this, Cam smiles indulgently and bends down, pushing Salamon out from behind his leg so he can talk to both of them at the same time.

"Hey, it's okay. I've got a hard time talking to new people too." He looks at Salamon. "Especially blonde girls."

Salamon yelps.

"It doesn't get any easier, but it can get a little less hard if you, er...does that make sense...?"

He tried, and he lost it.

"Oh, come on all of you. What's the matter with talking to a blonde girl. We aren't THAT different." Oh, Yang had every idea of how intimidating she could be, but she wasn't even TRYING it right now. She didn't need all three of them being awkward.

"Besides, it does get easier with experience. That's what you're trying to say right? Or at least finding something in common."

"Exactly," Cam confirms with a stammer. "You get better, it takes practice! I'm not saying anything bad, blonde girls are great!"

Uh. Sidetrack. He glances at Salamon and Bearmon.

"Soooo, yeah."

Yang winks, "Yeah we are. I totally recommend blondes."

No shame there Yang, no shame at all. She rests a hand on her hip and smiles at the small group of boys now around her. Well, okay, maybe Salamon wasn't a boy it was hard to figure out.

"Yeah," replies Cam with a lovesick smile, but a moment later he panics and quickly says, "I mean, not like that, with you. Not that you're not-- I mean, you know, but I've already, uhm, there's a blonde girl I, I'm dating the vocalist."

He jerks a thumb over his shoulder toward the stage, which is now empty. Smooth, Cam.

As nervous as Salamon is, there's a strange sense of solidarity when you're partner's just as much of a disaster as you are.

Yang does this on purpose, poor Cam. She watches in amusement as he flips out for a second trying to back track. Oh why does she do this to poor boys who are in way over their heads? She doesn't say a word, looking past Cam's shoulder at the empty stage. "Uh-huh." She throws an arm over his shoulder, clearly this girl does not understand the concept of boundaries, "Oh Cam, relax, I was just teasing. I'm sure you have a wonderful girlfriend. Kudos for dating a blonde though."

With Yang's arm over his shoulder, Cam is astutely aware of her chest, which well. Doesn't do anything to him, but he's just aware of it, it is there and he cannot deny that.

Barely, he manages to stammer out, "th-thanks," and swallow down a lump blocking his throat.

Campbell Saunders, professional disaster.

It's a good thing Yang can't read minds or she'd have a field day right now. As it stands, she's enjoying herself enough without adding the observation of her chest into the mix.

"Welcome." She releases him, still smiling and with almost a bounce in her step. "I have to say though, I'm sorry you revealed you had a girlfriend. I didn't bring a present so I thought maybe a birthday kiss would suffice. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to think of something else, huh." She'd only decided that a few minutes ago actually. She may have been flirty, but she wasn't a heart breaker. She was new and didn't want to upset people. "Guess there's always the offer of boxing lessons if you're ever interested."

Very steadily, Cam starts to flush. He's only ever kissed Maya, and it took him long enough to get comfortable with that! Kissing someone else, the thought of it, it just about wraps him up in a blanket of awkward.

"B-boxing works," he chokes, and gosh is that a squeak in his voice? It very well might be. He wants to get away from that conversation topic fast as possible. "I just know a little from hockey."

Because honestly, you have to know how to punch someone in hockey. It's required.

"Great!" Yang is not deterred either way. Besides, she was mostly just teasing. Mostly. Cam was certainly proving fun to mess with if nothing else. "We can work out the details some other time."

Her eyes dart around her and she grins. "Well, I think I'm gonna go check out some more of the party guests and maybe hit up the food table." She brushes her hair back, "See you around?"

Just about composed, Cam nods and tries returning the grin. It probably looks more than a little awkward.

"Yeah, go on, I gotta talk with others too. Go food."

Go food? Well, Cam would like to shrivel up right there.

You make it very difficult for her not to giggle as she turns to leave.

Bearmon, apparently feeling some sympathy for Cam and Salamon at the end there. Gives them a wave as the pair departs. He doesn't say anything, but his eyes speak volumes of 'sorry about her.'

A welcome gesture, that's for sure. Cam just tries to smile, and he and Salamon stand there for a moment after, quiet.

Salamon opens his mouth.

"Not a single word."

And closes it.

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