QUOTE : I followed Aiden into the kitchen. My steps slowed as I saw everyone gathered around the table. “What’s going…?”<br /><br />Deacon and Luke stepped to the side. “Happy Birthday!” they cried in unison.<br /><br />My gaze fell to the table. There sat a birthday cake, decorated with eighteen burning candles and… Spider-man? Yep, it was Spider-man. Red and blue tights and all.<br /><br />“It was either that or My Little Pony,” Luke said, grinning. “We figured you’d appreciate Spider-man more.”<br /><br />“Plus he’s all wicked cool with the whole climbing buildings stuff,” Deacon added. “Maybe one day, when you decide to Awaken, you’ll be just as cool.”<br /><br />“I lit the candles,” Solos said, shrugging. “All by myself.”<br /><br />“I gave them the money.” Marcus folded his arms. “Therefore I was the key part of all of this.”<br /><br />“And we got grape soda.” Luke gestured at the bottles of soda. “It’s your favorite.”<br /><br />“This… this is… wow.