A light hurt my eyes and I rolled on my stomach, only to bump into someone's figure. I immediately knew who it was, since I remembered yesterday's events. I peeked at him, to see the blue eyes already staring at me. Shoving my head back into the mattress, I felt my cheeks heat up.

He let out a deep chuckle and my whine accompanied it.

"Looks like someone's shy?" He rubbed his hand up and down on my back in a comforting manner. But it still kinda didn't help. I wasn't shy, I was embarrassed. I acted like a needy kid in front of Uncle Ronan and Leo. How am I going to face them today? No. I'm not coming out of this room ever again.

Suddenly a pair of arms hoisted me up, so I was sitting on his lap as he leaned on the headboard. I moved to hide in his chest, but he made sure that we were making eye contact.

" Why are you hiding again, What's wrong?" I shook my head but then remembered our conversation from yesterday. 'From now on, I want you to tell me everything, how you feel, what you want to do, what you don't want to do.'

"I'm sorry," I apologised again, watching as his gaze softened even more. He rubbed his thumb on my cheek and then moved it over my hair, threading his fingers through it. It felt nice.

"Everything is forgotten, Little Angel. We won't speak of it if you don't want to. Or Are You perhaps apologising for your outburst?" He asked, raising one of his eyebrows. I nodded.

"No, Matthias. You shouldn't. You should not have raised your voice at me, that is right. But you should have said what you were feeling. How are you feeling now?"

I opened my mouth to answer 'im fine' as I would until now. But for once, I decided to actually think about it. Papa wants to know how I feel, I want him to trust me. My eyebrows furrowed as I found the answer, shoving my head in his chest.

" 'Mbarassed" I muffled. He kept massaging the back of my head with his fingers softly and I relaxed again.

"And why is that? Are you embarrassed to show your feelings to your papa?" I smiled, almost giggled. The word 'papa' sounded so funny when he said it, probably because he had a deep voice.

"Becausee, Uncle Leo and Ronan must have thought I was a crybaby" I uttered and he chuckled in return.

"Oh trust me, baby. Your Uncle Leo is the one who's a crybaby." He laughed this time and it made me smile and giggle too. My mood immediately changed.

"Why?" I asked curiously.

"You should have seen his face last night, he looked like a wet squirrel," I laughed at that even more. He then suddenly flipped me back onto bed and bit my cheek playfully. "Papaa" I whined and tried to push him away and thought I succeeded when he moved back but then he bit my stomach and I giggled even more. That's when I realised that I was changed into pyjamas, since I remember being in my normal clothes yesterday.

"Noooo," he finally let me go.

"Okay, go and freshen up in the bathroom, Leo left some clothes there and we all will be downstairs in the living room." He helped me up and I raised my chin, starting to walk towards the bathroom, but then I felt a playful whack on my bottom and I giggled, quickly shuffling towards the room.

By the time I got out of the shower, feeling all fresh and new, papa wasn't in the bedroom anymore and I made my way downstairs towards the living room.

When I skipped into the room I was surprised with all the balloons and signs saying happy birthday.

"Happy birthday!" I jumped when Uncle Leo popped out of nowhere, holding a cake in his hand with the candles lit up. And I smiled for the 100th time today.

"Uncle Leoo!" I said as he put the cake down so that it would be easier for me to blow them.

I glanced behind him and saw Papa sitting on the couch and Uncle Ronan was making his way towards us.

"Uncle Ronan!"

"Quick blow the candles or they will melt into the cake, But think of a wish first!!"

I closed my eyes, clasping my hands together.

'I want Papa, uncle Leo and Uncle Ronan and me to always be together and happy.'

I blew the candles out, and uncle Leo let out a 'Woohoo' sound making me giggle.

"Time for the presents!!"

He led me towards the couch and Uncle Ronan gave me a small pat on my back as he lifted me to sit on the couch, next to papa.

"I'll go first! So, Little Prince" Uncle Leo began as he sat the cake on the table and retrieved a paper from his pocket. Unfolding it, he passed it to me. I stared down at the paper confused, seeing some 'bla bla bla' and in the end a signature of Uncle Leo.

"What's this?" I asked and looked at Uncle Leo and then papa who just rubbed his eyes with his hand, shaking his head.

"It's a house!" I choked on my salvia.

"A what?"

"A house, Well, this house." My eyes widened and I stared at the paper again.

"I think you liked this place a lot, so I just gave it to you. It will be yours when you turn eighteen. You can change everything that you don't like until then though, like for example this color of furniture doesn't go well with the wallpaper so-"

"Leo, that's enough," Uncle Ronan interrupted and he quickly apologised.

"Opss, sorry. Well how do you like it? I will also buy you other gifts when we go out this evening"

"I love it, thanks! uncle Leo!!' I exclaimed and hopped from the couch hugging him. He picked me up and squeezed me to his chest as if he was about to squash me.

"I'm about to cry" he fake sniffled and I giggled looking at papa, remembering his comment about Uncle. He just rolled his eyes, giving me a wink.

We heard a cough and I glanced at Uncle Ronan who was awkwardly rubbing his neck.

"I didn't exactly know what to buy for you, but you can go and check it outside."

***

A darn motorcycle. This is SO cool.

I stared at a black, fine, motorcycle which was smaller than the normal ones, probably because I'm still 9, but this was sick!

"I LOVE IT!!" I exclaimed checking it up from front to back. Ronan let out a chuckle of satisfaction and Leo just shook his head, mumbling something under his breath, I couldn't hear it.

"Let's head inside so that your papa won't get lonely," he quickly pushed us inside.

"Hah, is someone jealous?" Uncle Ronan shot him a look and smiled when uncle Leo whacked his shoulder.

"I'm not. He liked my gift more."

"Sure, baby"

I walked back to papa who was now standing, a large gift box placed next to him, on the couch. He motioned me with his hand to come over and I curiously asked him

"What is in it papa?"

"Why don't you see it yourself, hm?"

I nodded and sat on the couch with my legs folded underneath me and I took a hold of the head of the box, and It moved. I gasped and quickly took it off, Only to be met with a pair of brown eyes staring at me. "A DOG!!" I cheered as it hopped onto my lap and started wagging his tail, showing his tongue. Papa chuckled. I couldn't believe it.

He was black, with Orange paws and a little orange tint on his chin.

"It's a doberman, he will be useful to you in future when you grow up," Papa explained and I quickly picked up the puppy, bringing him in for a hug.

"Thank you,papa. I really- really like him!" I sniffled smiling at the little creature even more. Papa patted my head as I leaned on his standing figure with the puppy still in my arms.

"Happy birthday, Little Angel," he said as he crouched down and kissed my head.

"Well, now we all know who won the best gift award," I heard Uncle Leo mutter and I giggled.

Silly, Of course it would be papa.

This chapter is a little rushed, sorryyy, I am running out of motivation a lil. It was not easy to write 6 chapters this quickly. But I think I did pay for my disappearing for now. MWAHHHH.