.::*At Noon*::.

.::*`At Jesse�s Party`*::.

Jesse sat down on the couch next to his friend Chris and said, �What should we do now? We still have about 20 minutes before the party actually starts.� Chris shrugged, replying, �I�m not sure. Want to put on some jams?� Jesse nodded and stood up, lifting his CD case as he did. He pulled out a mix CD that had rock songs on it and put it into the CD player. His sister passed by and turned up the music. Seconds after they put a CD on, the doorbell rang. Both Jesse and Chris stood up and walked to the door. Jesse grabbed the door handle and opened the door. There stood Greg, Matt and Frankie waiting for the party to start. Jesse invited them in and they all walked to the living room. Before any of them could sit down, Kelsey entered the room, holding a rectangular shaped gift and Timmy�s hand. Timmy was all smiles as he said, �Kel-Kel here!� Jesse waved and said, �Thank you for Kelsey�s introduction Timmy.� Timmy let go of Kelsey�s hand and proudly walked out of the room to try and taste test the cake. Kelsey joined Jesse, Greg, Matt, Frankie and Chris, saying, �My parents and annoying older siblings couldn�t come. Aaron had some sort of Shakespeare play to star in and she wanted every one to be there. My excuse not to go was your party. Here.� She handed Jesse a gift and kissed his cheek saying, �Happy Sixteen.� Jesse blushed and said, �Can I open it now? Since I don�t have a clue what it is.� Kelsey laughed and Jesse continued, �I�ll open every one�s gifts now in that case!� He sat down on the floor with six gifts surrounding him. Chris sat on the couch next to Matt and Frankie. Greg was sitting next to Kelsey on the love seat and they were all waiting for Jesse to start.

He picked up Frankie�s gift and tore it open, excitedly. Frankie had given him a new orange cell phone cover for his cell phone and a karaoke CD for his karaoke player. Frankie smiled and said, �Your original orange cover is looking pretty used, so I got you a new one. And the karaoke CD is for your karaoke player, you said you wanted another one.� Jesse smiled and said, �Thank you Frank!� He set the gifts on the coffee table and opened up Chris�s gift. Chris got Jesse hair gel and a DVD. Jesse laughed, �Hair gel?� Chris nodded and said proudly, �Yeah! Now you can spike your hair like me!� Every one let out a small laugh as Jesse said, �Thanks, I�ll try.� He set the gifts next to Frankie�s and opened Matt�s gift next. Matt had given Jesse 4 Nintendo 64 video game. Jesse examined them carefully, as if trying to beat the game without playing it. Matt broke Jesse�s examination saying, �I asked them to give me all the hardest video games off of the Nintendo 64 collection. These were the only four they had left.� Jesse nodded and said, excitedly, �Can�t wait to play them!� He set them down carefully next to the other gifts and opened up Greg�s gift. Greg had gotten Jesse twenty-pound weights and a book on how to get better muscles. Jesse smiled and said, �Do you really think I�m that wimpy?� Greg shrugged, replying, �Well, you could be buffer than you already are.� Every one laughed once again and Jesse held up Kelsey�s present. As if he had X-ray vision, he started guessing, �It�s a CD and cassette set from Dave Mathews Band?� Kelsey shook her head and replied, �Open it.� A small lip glossed smile appeared on her face as Jesse nodded and tore the package open. He looked at it questioningly and said, �It�s a used open tape.� He looked at her and Kelsey said, �Watch it to find out if it is used.� Jesse stood up and put it in the VCR, then sat back down, grabbing the remote. He turned the TV on and pushed play. Kelsey�s face appeared on the TV, saying the opening, �Jesse. Over all the years I�ve known you, we�ve always been so close. We�ve always been there for each other and probably always will be. I�ve made you a tape for your sixteenth birthday. I hope you love it, just as I loved making it.�

Then, two babies appeared on screen, both looking at each other, the baby girl giggling and the baby boy looking at the baby girl as if she were crazy.

Suddenly, the age of the two children changed to a year old. The boy smiled and said, �Kelsey my girl.� The girl argued, but in the end, the boy ended up with a kiss on the nose, an, �All better?� and a girl for keeps.

The kids went to two years old, and were sitting in the sand box watching fire works from a very far distance. They were singing �Twinkle Twinkle Little Star� and ooh-ing and ahh-ing. The screen paused for a few brief seconds, and then three year olds came onto the screen.

They were at a picnic, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and peanut butter cookies. The boy smiled; making the already smeared peanut butter, smear further across his face. The girl picked up a napkin and wiped his face, making him somewhat cleaner.

The picture faded to four year olds both wearing overalls and back packs. They were holding hands and the girl said, �We�re going to go to school!� She squealed and the boy replied, �School! School! Time for school!�

Then, five year olds appeared on screen. They were wearing green, red and white for Christmas colors. The boy smiled happily and said, �Look Kelse-y! Look what I got!� He held up a super hero action figure and said, �Look what it does!� He pushed a button, making it say heroically, �Mr. Incredible to the rescue!� The girl squealed with joy and said, �Look!� She held up a horse and said, �I named her Jessica. Jesse for short.�

Swiftly, the same two children changed to six year olds. The girl, now identified as Kelsey, was dressed up in a dress, while the boy was dressed up in half a tuxedo. They had chocolate Easter eggs in their hands, and smudged on their cheeks. Kelsey smiled and said, �Thank woo.� She swallowed a piece of the chocolate and the boy said, �Thank woo Mr. Easter Bunny.�

As the two children changed ages repeatedly, they grew into pre-teenagers. And were now 14 on a soccer field with four other teenagers. One of the tallest of the boys kicked the soccer ball into the goal and whooped. He ran over to Kelsey and Jesse and gave them high fives. Greg pointed to the screen, �That�s me!� Frankie pointed at the goalie and yelled, �Look! There I am!� Chris smiled adding, �I look good on camera.� Kelsey and Jesse laughed as Matt finished, �I look a little pale.�

The memorable video finished with the two kids at fifteen dressed up nicely. Jesse wearing a full tuxedo and Kelsey wearing a black dress with diamond studs down the back. Jesse adjusted her corsage while she pined a flower onto his tuxedo jacket. Jesse was heard muttering, �Thanks for going to the dance with me.� Kelsey smiled and nodded as she kissed his cheek.

For end credits, Kelsey�s face reappeared on the screen finishing, �Even though there have been little fights, violent competitions and so much more, you are one of my very best friends and almost like a twin brother to me. I just want to say happy sixteenth birthday and I love you with a great deal of my heart.� The video faded out to black and stopped and rewound itself. Jesse looked at Kelsey and said, �Thanks Kels. That was great.� Frankie wiped his eye and said, �I�m not crying. I just got something in my eye.� Every one nodded replying in sync, �Sure you do Frankie.�