Faith was feeling just slightly overwhelmed, if in a good way, at all of it. In previous years she'd never done anything to note her birthday, letting it just go by without a mention. But this, it was new and she had to admit, she kinda loved it, far more than she'd ever thought she would.
When Sarah came over, she hugged her friend, with the same goofy grin on her face that had been there all night so far.
"Thank you," she all but bounced. "I'm thinking I might stay this age. At least until I reach 30." Most women might flinch at the mere idea of being 30, but Faith considered it a real achievement to live even this long. "Second Slayer ever to do this," she lowered her voice in a confiding sort of way that maybe had a trace of pride in there.