"On behalf of RCM/CBT Globalnet/Sanyoid, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Big Time Rush's Elevate has sold over 500,000 copies and to present them with their first U.S. gold record." Griffin announced, revealing the framed gold record as he smiled for the pictures.

"So we all get gold records?" James burst with excitement.

"It's a tough economy, fellas, so we only made one." Griffin said, causing the boy's smile to fade.

"What?"

"But you can come visit it here at the studio any time you like." Gustavo offered.

"No, you can come to the crib and see it any time you like." Carlos tugged the frame toward him.

"I actually already have a spot for it on the wall." Gustavo explained, pulling it back toward him.

"Yeah, well, I need it near me." James declared, trying to snatch the record from Gustavo's hands.

"Guys! Why don't you talk about this later?" Dani suggested still smiling at the camera.

"When there's no camera around." Kendall added as the flashes stopped, the press watched them confused.

Slowly, they all let go of the frame, causing Dani to let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank you."

"Okay, it's later!" Carlos exclaimed, grabbing back onto the record as Kendall pulled Dani out of harm's way before he went to break the group up.

Kelly even tried to jump in and grab the record, but it was no use; none of them were backing down.

...

The five teens made their way into the lobby, with Carlos, James, and Logan leading the pack as they bickered about there only being one record.

Kendall came to a halt, causing Dani to stop too, since her hand was intertwined with his.

"That definitely went well." Dani jokingly stated.

"I think it was great."

"You're lying."

"Absolutely." Kendall admitted, causing the girl to let out a light chuckle.

"So are we still all set for my Cabana birthday lunch?" Dani asked.

"You know it."

"You know, this is actually the first time I'm actually doing something for my birthday in years. I'm really excited."

"Me too!" Kendall said. "I have your gift upstairs right now, ready to be wrapped."

"Can't wait." Dani grinned. "So, I'll see you at 2:00?"

Don't be late."

"I will be there." Dani said, leaning in and placing a kiss on his lips. "Love you."
"Love you."

Dani sent the boy a smile before she turned and made her way up to her apartment.

...

Dani was sitting on the floor of her apartment being crafty alone since all the guys were busy, Camille was with Logan, things between her and Jo were still awkward, and Lucy was gone.

The sound of knocking on her door caught her attention, causing her to set the paint down before she stood up off the ground.

She slowly opened the door to reveal Jo standing there.

"Jo, hey." Dani smiled lightly. "I wasn't expecting to see you... here."

"I just wanted to come and wish you a happy birthday." Jo said, holding a gift bag out to the girl. "I also got you a gift."

"You didn't have to..."

"Dani, just take the gift." Jo ordered, causing the Jennings girl to let out a chuckle as she grabbed the bag from the girl.

"Thank you. Really." Dani's face softened, sending the girl a smile of appreciation. "Did you want to come in?"

"That would be great."

Dani stepped out of the way, allowing the Taylor girl to step into the apartment before she closed the door.

"Please ignore the mess. I really wasn't expecting anyone." Dani said,

"No judgement." Jo chuckled, looking at the girl's work station on the ground. "What exactly is it?"

"Just something I'm working on for the guys," Dani answered.

"Oh."

"Yeah. They were all kind of upset when they didn't get their own gold record this morning," Dani explained.

"Well, that's really sweet of you. They're lucky to have you." Jo said, looking over at the Jennings.

"Yeah, well, I'm even luckier to have them."

"So, any plans for the big day?" Jo asked as the duo sat down on the couch.

"Well, me and Kendall have plans at 2 for a birthday lunch. Other than that, I'll be right here." Dani guestered around her apartment.

"What? No big time celebration from the guys?"

"It's okay." Dani shrugged. "Honestly. I would be happy just sitting around watching movies and eating sweets with my friends than partying big time."

"Sounds very Dani of you." Jo teased, causing them both to chuckle. "Well, if you don't have plans later, maybe we could do a movie night. Like old times, you know, with Camille, of course."

"That sounds nice." Dani smiled, nodding her head. "I would love to."

"Let's say 7?"

"I'll be here."

Jo sent the girl a grin before she made her way toward the door with Dani behind her.

The Taylor girl stopped in her tracks, turning around to face the Jennings girl before she quickly wrapped her around the girl.
"Happy Birthday, Dani."

Jo sent the girl one last smile before she headed out the door.

...

Dani was having the best time at her birthday lunch as she sat in the cabana across from her boyfriend.

He pulled out a gray velvet box, opening it to reveal a gold necklace.

"Kendall, it's beautiful." Dani gasped, looking at the necklace. "But it's too much. I can't take that."

"You can and you will."

Kendall took the necklace out of the box before he pushed himself up out of his seat, making his way behind the girl.

The blonde girl lifted her hair up, allowing the boy to clasp it around her neck, making her smile lightly as the boy made his way back to his seat."

"Happy Birthday."

"Thank you. This is the nicest thing anyone has ever gotten for me." Dani touched the gold around her neck. "I promise I won't ever take it off."

"Ever?"

"Never." Dani smiled. "I can't wait to show it to the girls tonight. But first, I should send a picture to my mom and Nana. They are going to absolutely flip."

"But you can't show them your necklace." Kendall started, causing the girl to raise her eyebrow. "Because it's dirty and tarnished."

"But it's a brand-new necklace."

"Here, look. I'll show you."

"Okay." Dani mumbled, carefully taking it off, and went to hand it to the Knight boy.

Instead of him grabbing it, it dropped into his plate of food.

"Oops. Let me go get this cleaned, and I'll have it back to you by tomorrow."

"I'm pretty sure I have a jewelry cleaner in my apartment." Dani stated. "I can go do it real quick and be back in about ten minutes."

"No!" Kendall shouted. "You can't clean your own jewelry on your birthday. My mom has a cleaner, and I'll go clean it and be back in ten minutes."

The girl didn't even have the chance to respond before the Knight boy quickly ran away from the cabana.

...

It was nearly 20 minutes after the Knight boy had disappeared that Dani felt as if something suspicious was going on with him, so she made her way up to the apartment.

On her way there, she ran into Camille, who was also looking for Logan, and that's when they realized the boys had given the girls the exact same necklace.

"I'm afraid the super friends are super bad boyfriends." Kendall declared.

"No, you're not."

Kendall and Logan quickly turned around at the sound of the new voices, causing them to finally realize their girlfriends were standing behind them.

"Uh, why are you here?" Kendall asked, standing up from the chair.

"We're friends. We talk."

"And after you disappeared from our date with the necklace, it wasn't hard to figure out that something was going on."

"And you saw how much I loved that necklace and didn't want to hurt me and tell me it wasn't mine." Camille smiled at the Mitchell boy.

"And you may have been confused about when my birthday was, but you did everything you could to still make it the best day ever." Dani spoke. "And I really appreciate that."

"But I abandoned your cabana lunch."

"I wouldn't expect anything less when it comes to us." Dani chuckled, causing the boy to smile.

"But we only bought one gold necklace." Logan pointed out as the two boys held up the broken jewelry.

"No, you bought two gold bracelets." Camille said.

The two girls held out their wrists, causing the boys to carefully wrap the two pieces around their girls wrists, only for them to fall to the ground.

Dani and Camille watched as they hit the ground, causing them to look back up at the boys.

"We can fix that." Logan quickly assured.

Dani couldn't help but let out a chuckle as she watched Kendall place duct tape onto the gold jewelry, securing it onto the girl's arm.

"We're so lucky."

"We have super boyfriends."

"Well, what can we say?" Logan grinned, sharing a look with Kendall.

"You can say you're going out tomorrow to get these fixed." Dani said, sharing a chuckle with Camille.

"Yep. First thing in the morning, we're going right to the jewelry store." Kendall assured the girl.

"We will do that." Logan agreed.

...

The sound of a knock at her door made a smile grow on the blonde's face, causing her to quickly swing the door open to reveal Jo and Camille.

"Oh, no, you can't wear that." Camille said, causing Dani to raise her eyebrow as Jo hit the Roberts girl. "I mean, you look really comfortable."

"And you guys don't." Dani stated, glancing down at the pair's outfits. "Where are your pajamas? We always wear them for movie night."

"Yeah, about that." Jo trailed off, sharing a look with Camille. "I may have lied earlier."

"The guys planned something, didn't they?" Dani asked, causing the girl to nod, making the girl chuckle.

The girl quickly closed the door before opening it back up.

"Wow, that was fast." Camille gasped.

"I had a feeling something was going on. The Palm Woods have been too quiet." Dani stated, causing the duo to nod in agreement. "Well, what are you waiting for? Lead the way."

Camille and Jo let out laughs as they looped their arms through Dani's, quickly dragging the girl toward the elevators.

As they stepped out of the elevator, they made their way out to the dark pool area.

"Why is it so dark out here?"

Suddenly, the lights came on, and Dani let out a gasp.

"Happy Birthday, Dani!" Everyone exclaimed.

Everyone that the girl had ever loved and cared about was standing there in front of her to help the blonde girl celebrate her big day.

"Are you surprised?" James asked as the four boys approached the girl.

"Definetly." Dani nodded, glancing around at the directions before she glanced back over to her friends. "You guys did all of this for me?"

"Of course. You're our best friend, Dani." Logan replied.

"We'd do anything to see you happy." Carlos added, causing the girl's smile to grow.

"Shall we?" Kendall asked, offering the girl his arm.

"We shall." Dani chuckled, wrapping her arm around the boy's before the other three led the way.

"We present you the birthday girl, Dani!" James declared, causing everyone to cheer for the girl.

"Thank you all for being here; I really appreciate it." Dani pouted as she looked around at all the familiar faces, causing them to smile back at the girl.

"Now let's party!" Carlos exclaimed, causing the sound of music to fill the pool area as everyone began to dance.

The girl felt a tap on her shoulder, causing Kendall to let go, allowing the girl to turn around, making her let out a gasp.

"Mom!" Dani exclaimed, wrapping her arms around the woman.

"Happy Birthday, baby."

"What are you doing here? Is everything okay?" Dani quickly asked, pulling away from the woman.

"Dani, I'm fine." Debbie chuckled, placing her hands on the girl's cheeks. "I came here to celebrate your birthday with you. I've already missed a few; I would hate myself if I missed another."

"I'm so glad you're here, mom."

"Me too." Debbie grinned. "I also brought someone with me. I hope that's okay. They just really mised you."

Dani looked at the woman before she glanced over in the direction the woman looked.

"Oh my god, look at you." Dani gasped, looking up at the boy. "When did you get so tall?"

"Mom said it was a growth's spurt." Luca said, causing the girl to chuckle.

"Yeah, I can tell." Dani nodded, pulling her little brother into a tight hug.

As the siblings pulled apart, Dani made her way around the pool, greeting everyone who came.

She was surprised to see her favorite neighbors standing near the pool; they were currently in town for a show the following night.

"Charlie!" Dani exclaimed, jumping into the boy's arms. "What are you doing back so soon? You just went back to Japan."

"Well, I couldn't miss my best friend's birthday, now could I?" Charlie teased, smiling at the girl. "No, I was just in Connecticut visiting my mom for a bit. But I seriously have to leave tomorrow."

"I'm glad you're here." Dani grinned.

"Dani, come on." Camille said, rushing over to the girl and grabbing her hand.

"Okay." Dani chuckled, grabbing onto Charlie and pulling him with her as his sister dragged the girl to the front of a small stage. "What's going on?"

"Just watch."

Dani turned her attention back to the stage as the music cut off.

"We just wanted to take a moment to say a few words about our best friend, Dani." Logan spoke into a mic.

"If you guys didn't know, we've only known Dani since we moved into the Palm Woods 2 years ago." James started. "We were all 16-year-olds with dreams to make it big."

"Now we're all 18." Logan added. "And it's been amazing getting to know... you. You mean more than the world to us, and we couldn't have asked for a better best friend."

"You have been there for us through it all. Whether it was scolding us through some of our not-so-great schemes or cheering for us during our best moments," Carlos continued, causing the girl to smile. "We can always count on you to be there."

"You make all of our lives better every single day. We wouldn't be us without you. You're the glue of Big Time Dani." Kendall spoke, causing the girl to let out a laugh as she quickly whipped away a tear. "And we love you so very much."

"This one's for you." Logan said, pointing at the Jennings girl, causing her to raise her eyebrow.

The sound of an unfamiliar beat rang from the speakers, causing Dani to begin bobbing her head as Kendall began singing.

Right now, it feels like it's the encore
Like we just lived through one more
We just set foot in the door

The crowd clapped along with the boys as Carlos spun in a circle before sliding to the front, singing the next part.

I know, you think you've seen the whole show
But this is just the intro
It's not goodbye, it's hello, here we go

Dani began jumping around with her friends in the crowd as all four boys sang the chorus.

The night is young
And we're just getting started
We're just getting started
And the best is yet to come
And we're just getting started now
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now

James was up next to sing his verse.

Right now, it feels like it's the last page
But we're just warming up the stage
I've found the key, unlocked the cage

Logan slid to the front.

I know, it's feeling like the sunrise
But it isn't even midnight
Oh girl we got a lot of time, lot of time, I'll make you mine

The night is young
And we're just getting started
We're just getting started
And the best is yet to come
And we're just getting started now
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now (Time to set it off, so let's begin)
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now

I, I, I know that I just met ya
Feels like it's been forever
But it's only getting better, and better, and better, and oh

As James sung the bridge, Kendall stepped to the edge of the stage, holding his hand out toward the girl, causing her to grin at him as she stepped onto stage with them.

He quickly spun the girl into a circle before she was pulled to the middle, with Carlos and Logan wrapping their arms around the girl as the group all jumped on stage together to the last chorus.

The night is young
And we're just getting started
We're just getting started
And the best is yet to come
And we're just getting started now
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now (Time to set it off, so let's begin)
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now
Whoa, whoa, oh oh whoa
And we're just getting started now

As the song ended, the crowd burst into cheers as the grin never left the girl's face, causing her to pull the boys into a group hug.

...

As the night wound down and the party was finally over, the Jennings girl found herself sitting on her floor, surrounded by her best friends.

"I'd say this was a pretty great day." James spoke, causing the others to nod.

"It was literally the best day ever." Dani admitted, smiling at the group. "Thank you for making it one to remember."

"And it looks like you still have a few gifts." Carlos said, nodding to the four wrapping gifts sitting neatly on her couch.

"I totally forgot about those." Dani gasped, quickly pushing herself up off the ground, going to receive the gift before placing them on the ground in front of her.

"Who are they from?" Logan asked.

"Me."

"You got yourself presents and wrapped them?" James asked, raising his eyebrow. "Don't you know what they are?"

"I do, but it's a good thing they're not for me."

Dani carefully pushed the boxes toward the four boys.

"Wait, you got us gifts?" Logan questioned.

"But it's your birthday." Kendall reminded the girl, causing the boys to nod.
"Just open them." Dani chuckled, causing the boy to share a look before they all shrugged, quickly unwrapping the gifts.

"Gold." The four boys gasped.

"I saw how sad you guys were earlier when you didn't get your own gold records, so I made you these." Dani explained, motioning to the records.

"You made these?" Carlos asked.

"For us." James added, causing the girl to nod.

"That's the nicest thing anyone has ever done for us." Logan spoke. "Thanks, Dani."

"Yeah, thanks, Dani."

"Thanks, Dani."

Kendall wrapped his arm around the girl's shoulder, quickly placing a kiss on the girl's head, causing her to send him a smile.

"Also just an fyi, it's just an old record I painted." Dani explained. "So your voices definitely won't come from these if you try to play them."

"Lived and learned." James stated, causing Carlos to quickly nod, making the others laugh.

"How about that movie?" Jo suggested, causing the Jennings girl to glance over at the Taylor girl, making her nod.

"That sounds amazing."