I'm never gonna look back

Woah, never gonna give it up

No, please don't wake me now

This is gonna be the best day of my life

Two days later...

Michela woke up and got tackled by her twin brother, which happens every single birthday.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELA!"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASSIMO!"

The twins laughed and walked out of their room together. It was a Friday which made it amazing because Fridays are always awesome. They obviously were greeted with a big happy birthday from their mom because like how could you not? They both got dressed at record speed and went to camp, they both have plans after camp seeing as Massimo is going out with his friends and Nicholas gave Michela a very serious: "You better be coming over with Justin after camp" text. Michela and Massimo finally arrived at camp. Michela ran up to Okan.

"Hah! I'm finally an adult!"

Okan looked at the new adult and smiled in amusement.

"Happy birthday Michela,"

They hugged. Michela and Massimo were both wished happy birthdays. Michela walked up to Justin and smirked.

"Soooo, I am being kidnapped by you later right?"

Justin looked at Michela, amusement shining in his eyes.

"Now it just sounds wrong coming out of your mouth Michela,"

Michela laughed.

"Well, I received an amazingly beautiful birthday text from Nickey at midnight telling me that I'm coming over with you after camp,"

Justin laughed.

"Happy birthday Michela,"

Michela smiled

"Thanks, Justin...what did Nickey get me?"

Justin smirked.

"You expect me to tell you?"

Michela shrugged.

"It can count as your birthday gift to me,"

Justin chuckled, he was sad that she thought that he was not going to get her anything.

"Well, he didn't tell me, so even if I WANTED to, I couldn't,"

Michela smiled.

"Smart."

Justin smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, I guess he thought that I would tell you,"

Michela smirked and shrugged.

"You probably would have,"

Justin shoved her a little,

"I would not have told you,"

Michela smirked

"You surrreeeee, I can be VERY convincing,"

Justin rolled his eyes while Michela chuckled.

After Camp

Michela and Massimo hugged before she turned around to walk next to Justin.

"Off to the Belasco house!"

Justin chuckled at her geekiness.

"Yeah, off we go...I don't know if anyone will be home just yet,"

Michela looked at Justin, her head tilted.

"Why wouldn't he? He asked me to come with you after camp,"

Justin shrugged.

"Nicholas texted me saying that he left something at Ashley's so he had to go get it,"

"And he will take twenty or more minutes?"

Justin raised his eyebrow at her. Michela sighed and chuckled.

"Okay, good point,"

They laughed.

When they finally get to the Belasco house

Michela and Justin talked the whole walk, it was very nice for both of them. When Justin opened the door, the lights were off. Michela rolled her eyes.

"I guess Nickey didn't get back y-"

"SURPRISE!!!!!"

Michela shrieked and jumped back, crashing into Justin. Justin held her steady while she was still in shock. Nicholas smirked.

"Karma!"

Michela glared at him but smiled.

"Thank you, guys!"

She saw that the whole group was there and smiled even more. She walked up to Nicholas and sighed dramatically.

"I guess you win this year..."

Nicholas laughed.

"Finally!"

Everyone laughed. Jesse tackled Michela in a hug.

"OPEN MINE FIRST!"

Michela was completely lost by what he said as she was hugging him/carrying him.

"Open what?"

Ashley rolled her eyes at the oblivious teenager.

"Your gifts idiot,"

Michela's eyes widened.

"GIFTS?!"

They all laughed at her surprise at the pile of presents on the table.

"OH MY GOD! PRESENTSSS!!"

Michela jumped over the couch and sat down. She looked over her shoulder.

"Well?? Hurry up and get your butts over here and let's do this!"

Everyone laughed more. They all gathered on the couch and floor. Jesse gave Michela her gift that was wrapped. Michela looked at Jesse and smiled. She tore the paper off and gasped. It was a beautiful bracelet with the word 'sister' on it, on the back was the word 'hero'. Michela looked at Jesse and hugged him.

"I love it, Jess,"

Jesse's eyes brightened and he hugged her back just as tight.

"You are the best sister ever,"

Everyone 'awed'

"You are the best little brother ever,"

Everyone 'awed' even more at the moment while Ashley decided to be dramatic.

"What? So I'm not an amazing sister?!"

Everyone laughed. Jesse smirked.

"Nah, you are the second-best,"

Ashley dramatically gasped, hand over heart.

"Traitor!!"

Everyone laughed even more. Michela smirked.

"What can I say, I'm amazing!"

Ashley rolled her eyes.

"Whatever...open mine next,"

Michela chuckled. Ashley gave her the gifts. Michela looked at her with a raised eyebrow at the many gifts. Ashley smirked and shrugged. Michela laughed. She opened the first one and saw the pancake batter.

"PANCAKES!!!!!"

Everyone winced at the high pitched happy tone of Michela's voice. Ashley smirked and nodded.

"Yeah Mickey, try to beat that boys,"

Everyone rolled their eyes. It is honestly a mystery how someone could love pancakes so much. Michela opened the next and saw the star wars set. Her eyes brightened and smiled.

"Oh, I love this!!"

Ashley smirked proudly.

"Of course you do,"

"Thanks, Ash!"

The two girls hugged tightly, knowing that they will always have the others back. Brandon smiled.

"MY TURN!"

Michela smiled at his excitement. Brandon gave her the two packages, Michela eyed the squishy one and immediately opened it. She smiled hugely at the stuffed lion.

"Oh my god, stuffed lion!"

Michela tore apart the next one and shouted out in happiness.

"HELL YES! OBI-WAN BOBBLE HEAD!!"

She immediately pulled Brandon in a hug.

"Oh my god, Brandy! I love you so much!!"

Brandon smiled huger, feeling the pride swell up in him.

"I love you too,"

Ashley and Jesse huffed in mock offense.

"We didn't get an 'I love you'."

Michela and Brandon laughed. Michela smiled.

"I love you guys too,"

They both smiled back. Jake smirked.

"MY turn now,"

Michela rolled her eyes.

"Oh no,"

Jake rolled his eyes.

"Shut up weirdo,"

He gave her a present. Michela opened it and was surprised to see a book:

To the best weirdo ever

Love Jake and Bryce

Michela opened it more and saw it was full of written memories the three have had or just Michela and Jake or Michela and Bryce. Michela looked at the two and smiled hugely. She hugged them.

"I love it so much, thank you,"

Jake and Bryce smiled.

"You are very welcome,"

They then showed her a key. Jake smiled.

"A key to our apartment Ella,"

Michela smiled even wider.

"Obviously I will make sure to text y'all before I come over to make sure I don't walk in on anything I don't want to see,"

Everyone laughed at that, Justin watching Michela's laugh and how her eyes were almost sparkling from joy. Nicholas sighed.

"Okayyy...it is finally the most important gift of them all...MINE,"

Justin told Nicholas that he wanted to give Michela's present alone, as to which Nicholas teased him. Michela laughed.

"Okayy, whatever you say!"

Nicholas smiled. He gave her the gifts that he got her. Michela smiled. She opened the first one and gasped when she saw the cancer scrapbook. She opened it and the first thing she saw was a picture of her and Nicholas when she was 13 and he was 23, it was the day after she remet him and they decided to go to the park that day...they had a sweet old lady take a picture of Michela on Nicholas' back. The whole scrapbook was a third done, still many pictures to fill. Michela's eyes watered up and smiled at her best friend.

"I love it Nickey...thank you,"

Nicholas smiled and hugged his best friend.

"Of course you love it, it has pictures of me in it,"

Michela laughed and shoved him playfully. Nicholas smirked.

"Okay, now everyone close your eyes. This next one is for almost everyone...Jake and Bryce, care to help?"

Nicholas already told Jake and Bryce about the mugs. Everyone was confused but closed their eyes. When Nicholas set a mug in front of everyone, he smiled.

"Open them,"

Everyone opened them and smiled brightly, all surprised about the mugs.

"We are all family, these mugs stay here and whenever you come over you guys can use them,"

Michela, Brandon, and Ashley smiled and had small tears in their eyes from pure joy. Michela jumped onto Nicholas in a hug.

"Thanks, Nickey,"

Ashley hugged him after and so did Brandon. Nicholas smirked.

"Now for the last part,"

Michela tilted her head in confusion. Nicholas brought out a small present. Michela opened it and gasped in shock. It was her key to their house on a charm bracelet. Nicholas smirked at her surprise.

"Just in case someone tries to steal it again, it's on a bracelet so it's always with you...you can even decide to put Jake and Bryce's key on it too. It won't move around too much when you move your wrist, I know how much you hate when that happens."

Michela's eyes watered and hugged him.

"Thank you so much....this means so much to me,"

Nicholas smirked.

"Soo...I win right?"

Michela rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, you did."

Nicholas had a proud smile on his face from finally beating Michela at something. Michela smirked.

"Don't get used to it,"

Nicholas chuckled.

"Wouldn't dream of it, dearest Mickey,"

Everyone laughed while Michela rolled her eyes. The rest of the night was spent with laughter and smiles. It's safe to say, this was the best birthday up to date. Michela looked at her phone and saw that it was 10.

"I should head out, thank you guys so much for making this an amazing 18th birthday."

Everyone smiled and nodded. Everyone hugged her goodbye except Justin because he was walking her home. Michela raised an eyebrow at him.

"You're walking me home?"

Justin smirked and tilted his head a little.

"You got a problem with that?"

Michela chuckled.

"Nope,"

The two exited the house, not noticing the smiling crowd inside. Nicholas smirked at Ashley.

"I swear to god if they do not get together or confess tonight,"

Jesse smiled.

"So it is true! Justin and Mickey like each other!"

Nicholas, Ashley, Jake, and Bryce laughed. Brandon frowned.

"Waitt....so why don't they get together? And why did Justin date Kenzee? Ugh, I hate relationships,"

Everyone laughed even more at that statement.

With Justin and Michela

Justin looked at Michela, they were walking in comfortable silence. Justin smiled when they spotted the tennis club, seeing as Michela lives right there. Justin grabbed her bicep. Michela stopped walking and looked at Justin, the light hit his eyes perfectly and she smiled. Justin smiled back.

"I have to give you my gifts to you,"

Michela looked at him in shock, she was not expecting anything from him. Justin scratched the back of his head in nervousness. He grabbed his backpack and took out a thin long gift. Michela took it and ripped it open. She gasped in shock and awe. It was a beautiful sketch of her, a self-portrait kind of thing. She had a flower in her hair and had it down. In the background was everyone else. Michela looked at Justin.

"I love it...thank you so much, Justin, it's beautiful!"

Justin smiled softly. He mustered enough courage and got the box out of his pocket and hid it behind his back.

"Now close your eyes and turn around,"

Michela looked at him in confusion and nodded, trusting him fully. Justin relaxed a bit and took out the small box. He opened it and, with slightly shaky hands, put the necklace on Michela. Michela felt the cold chain go around her neck, both of their heartbeats quickened like they usually did if they were this close to each other. Justin whispered in her ear.

"Open your eyes now,"

Michela opened her eyes and gasped at the beautiful golden tennis ball necklace:

 Michela quickly turned around and jumped onto Justin in a hug. Justin stumbled back a few steps but caught her and hugged her back. They both felt warm and safe in each other's arms. Michela tucked her head into the crook of Justin's neck.

"Thank you, Justin,"

Justin felt like an electric shock went through his body, his hair standing up, but it was a good kind of electric shock. Justin smiled into the hug.

"You are welcome Michela, you deserve this,"

They stayed in the hug for a few moments before breaking apart. Michela smiled again. Then she decided to try her luck on her 18th birthday. She leaned in, Justin felt his breath leave, she kissed his cheek. She pulled away and smiled softly, her eyes shining.

"Goodnight Justin,"

She started walking away.

"G-Goodnight Michela!"

She smiled as she heard the goodnight, not realizing the effect she has on him.