"Yes," he replied.
"Why are you so calm? What if they kick us out?" I complained, grabbing my purse and pulling Orion out of the room. We reached the stairs. The lights were still off and thanks to the gloomy weather, the place looked as if it was in the middle of the night.
"I swear, this gloomy weather is such a pain in the—" I began, reaching the bottom of the stairs when the lights turned on.
"SURPRISE!"
I froze in place as my eyes grew wide at the scene before me. The room was decorated with arrangements of purple and pink balloons, each of them with either gold or silver stars. There were gold and silver ribbons that hung from the ceiling and a gigantic purple and pink banner that said, 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY CELESTIA & SIA.'
There were stacks of purple and pink gifts on the kitchen island and dozens of pink and purple roses in a large vase. I turned my attention to the five guys in front of me; Orion slipped his hand out of mine and walked over to them.
They were all in formal attire, wearing dress shirts and black pants. Finn wore a light green shirt and stood next to Hunter who was sporting a sunset orange shirt. Theo's shirt was a dark red, Caio's a light orange and Cairus’ a dark teal. The twins each held an oversized teddy bear; one was white and the other a light brown, both with red hearts on their chests.
Arielle flew to land on Orion's shoulder; she wore a little necklace and a mini party hat.
"BRU-REE!" she cheered, fluttering her wings with excitement.
"What..." I tried to ask what this was all about, but I couldn't find the words.
Theo walked up to me, brushing his hand across my cheek. I hadn't even realized I was crying as I took in the entire scene.
"Happy Birthday, Celestia. I know we’re three months late, but better late than never," Theo grinned.
I noticed the ends of his hair, which had been black previously, were now a light blond, giving him a nice ombre look from red to yellow.
"Your hair?" I asked, lifting my hand to touch the silky strands.
"I heard a certain unicorn shifter didn't like that my black ends didn't fit in the rainbow. I thought it was a good time to get a new look," he teased, winking at me.
I smiled, glancing at the others.
"We would have celebrated sooner if SOMEONE didn't delay us," Hunter emphasized, glancing at Orion who rolled his eyes.
"She deserves a teddy bear. Sia too," he mumbled.
"Teddy bear?" I asked, looking back at the massive bears Caio and Cairus held. Finn laughed, walking over to me and patting my head.
"It's really hard to get stuff delivered here. We had to pull some strings and Orion had to use his enchanting looks to allow us to go through the gate to Alevon to get all this stuff ordered and prepared to be delivered," Theo explained.
"Flawless looks, huh?" I giggled.
Orion shrugged, "If it gets me what I need to make you happy, I don't mind," Orion replied.
"You guys got one for Sia too? She's gonna be thrilled," I whispered, overcome by their thoughtfulness.
The twins moved up to me, pulling me into a teddy bear hug.
"Don't cry, Celestia. You deserve a birthday party," Caio comforted.
"Yes, Dearest. You're supposed to be happy. Not sad," Cairus soothed.
"I am happy. So happy...that I can't stop crying," I sobbed.
The twins moved away and Finn and Hunter took their places, giving me a group hug.
"You can't ruin your makeup until you see our surprise," Hunter advised.
"Exactly," Finn agreed.