It was both Canada's and Hong Kong's birthdays, so Samantha couldn't be in two places at once. She chose to stay with Hong Kong to celebrate, but she was going to Vancouver the next day for her holiday.

She didn't want to completely ignore Matthew completely on his birthday, so she decided to give him a call. The only problem was that she didn't have his number or his Skype username.

Samantha browsed around her phone, looking for anything she could use to contact him. She pulled up Snapchat and pressed the video call button for Hope.

The girl waited patiently for her to answer. She plugged in her earphones. When Hope showed up on the screen, she grinned and waved.

"Hey, Sam. What's up?" she asked.

"Nothing much. Just wanted to say happy birthday to Matthew, since I can't be in two places at once," Samantha replied.

"Okay. Let me pass the phone to him."

Samantha could hear her call, "Hey Mattie!" from the other end of the phone. The girl looked away from the screen, not knowing how to start a conversation without it being awkward.

"Um...hey..."

Samantha heard Canada whisper, and looked back at the screen.

"Hi. I just wanted to say happy birthday to you, so...happy birthday!" she said happily.

Matthew smiled. "Oh, thank you! Someone else remembered my birthday. Yay..."

"Well, I have a present for you, but I'm coming to Canada tomorrow, so I'll give it to you then. I'm sorry if it's a little late," Samantha apologized.

"It's okay. I--"

"Who are you?" Kumajiro suddenly asked, poking his head up beside Canada's.

"I'm Canada!" he replied slightly crossly at the bear.

******

Samantha scanned the airport as she and her group headed for the exit. She held the wrapped box in one hand as she pulled her luggage with the other. Where was he? She had to give this to him before the group got to the car.

She then spotted a tall teenager with blonde hair with a weird curl at the side of his head. He was talking to two other girls, one with brown hair and one with blonde hair, presumably to be Hope and Annalise. Slipping away before the group could notice, she sprinted towards him and tapped his shoulder.

"Happy birthday, Canada," she said happily when he turned around. "Here. This is for you."

"Thank you so much," he said and took the box. He opened it, revealing it to be a white hoodie with maple leaves covering the bottom part, as if they were falling down from the top of the hoodie and making a pile at the bottom.

"Spreading the hoodie love, eh?" Canada asked, looking down at the short girl.

"Yep, definitely."