Hey guys! It's Ryan here! I hope that all of you are having a fantastic day/night! I hope you enjoy!
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Garroth's POV:
      Today, Aphmau is turning 7 years old like I did 4 months ago.
      I'm going to go to the party at her house in about an hour. I already have her gift wrapped up and ready to give. My gift for her was a flower crown that I made for her. Her old one broke, so I thought that she would like this one. My mother taught me how to make flower crowns when I was younger. In the center of the largest flower, I glued in a purple gem. Aphmau's favorite color is purple.
          For the party, I decided to wear a plain blue t-shirt, some black jeans, and some black converse. Nothing too special. It was just a party. Right? I shouldn't worry about it. This is just Aphmau, my bfsb, aka my best friend since birth.
           I combed my hair, brushed my teeth, and continued to get ready. Finally, it was time to go, and I suddenly got worried about how Aphmau would like her gift. It wasn't anything big. It was just a flower crown. Hopefully she likes it.
           We got to Aphmau's home, which was a pretty normal sized, not too big of a home. It had a very large yard though, and the inside of the house was always comforting and inviting. It was cozy unlike my large mansion of a house, with a modern, dark colored theme. I always preferred Aphmau's home to my own.
           My father didn't come in with me, he just let me walk myself to the door, and then he drove off in his limousine. He would pick me up later.
           Even before I had the chance to knock, Aphmau opened the door up, with a large grin on her face, stretching from ear to ear.
           "H-Hello Aphmau!!! H-Happy B-Birthday!!!" I stuttered a bit because well, Aphmau looked so pretty... Like a princess. I smiled, remembering the sweet memory.

           Of course she was wearing a purple dress. Her hair was down and it was curled today.
          "Y-You look really p-pretty today A-Aphmau," I said, feeling my face turn red. This keeps happening to me. Why? Last time I remembered, I didn't eat anything spicy.
           "Aww thanks Garroth! I'm glad that you came! Do you want to go hang out in the treehouse?" Aphmau asked.
          "Isn't there other kids here?" I asked, stepping inside and setting the gift on the gift table.
          "No. Katie is being tested for her blue belt in karate, and Laurence is out of town to go to Cadenza's fashion design competition for youth. It's just you and me," Aphmau explained. It really was just us. Zane was sick, and so was Vylad.
           "Oh, okay princess Aphmau," I said, smirking at the word princess.
           "Come Sir Garroth the Knight, my guard, let us retreat to the palace to dine on the most fancy of all meals- pizza."
           "Right this way m'lady," I said, taking Aphmau by the hand, walking her to the "palace."
45 minutes later...
         "Okay, the last present to open is Garroth's," May said. She handed the purple box with white ribbon to Aphmau, and I could tell that Aphmau could not anticipate any more waiting.
I just hoped that Aphmau liked the gift.
           Aphmau gracefully untied the ribbon and let it fall onto the countertop. She slowly lifted the lid of the box to reveal the flower crown. Now I was anticipating her reaction. Aphmau stayed silent, but her eyes widened, and her jaw dropped.
           "Oh my! Thank you so much Gar Gar! This is beautiful!!!" Aphmau yelled, wrapping her arms around Garrotj tightly. After all these years, she still has the nickname of Gar Gar for me, and I still call her Aphmoo.
           "Y-You like it?" I whispered into her ear, hugging her back.
          "Like it???? I LOVE IT!!!!!!!" Aphmau yelled holding onto my hands and spinning me around.
          "I'm really glad you like it, Aphmoo," I said.
          Aphmau lifted the flower crown to her head, and started to spin around in glee.
        "Did you make this yourself?" Aphmau asked.
        "Yeah. My mom taught me how to," I said.
        "Can you teach me?" Aphmau questioned, smiling wide.
        "Of course! Happy Birthday Aphmoo!" I shouted.
         May turned on some music, and me and Aphmau began to dance. Aphmau twirled around like a ballerina, while I tried to dance to the best of my ability.
         I smiled. I want to be with my best friend for the rest of my life.
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Ok guys, this is all I'm posting for this "Growing up" thing here. I will be making this its own book soon. I love all of you guys! Bye!