"Zane!" I squeaked and ducked behind the couch. I could hear Laurance pound down the stairs. He had gotten madder than I had expected. I had pranked him, replacing all his Attack on Titan and other gory anime posters with Lalaloopsy posters I had found for a couple bucks on the internet. And took a picture of his room and posted it on my popular Instagram account.

I took quiet breaths as Laurance reached the living room. I thanked Irene I was small enough to fit between the couch and the wall. It was a bit cramped none the less. "Zane where are you!? Come out One-Eye and I'll be easy on you!"

Bullshit I spat in my head. He never goes easy. I usually had to hide out until Garroth got home for Laurance to calm down enough so that I would get out unharmed and even then, it sometimes took Garroth holding him back. I mean, the man acts like I murdered his family every time I mess with him. Talk about overreaction. Laurance pounded around throughout the house, slamming doors, knocking down a chair, and making a total mess of the place. I sat in my little spot, drenched in sweat, fearing for my life. I knew from experience to not mess with Laurance in his "other form" and by the sound of the footsteps he was currently in that form.

I was screwed the second I sneezed. I froze and mentally cursed out the dust bunny that had gotten in my nose. I heard Laurance laugh with delight and approach the living room again. I dashed out from behind the couch and bolted for the kitchen.

I slammed right into Laurance who grabbed my collar, "Just the guy I wanted to see." I took a step back.

"Now Laurance, let's calm down. It was just a little joke, okay? Just a joke!" I made strange sounds as he tightened his grip on my shirt. Then, he took a deep breath. He shifted back into his original form but still held me where I was.

"Well it wasn't very funny, now was it? The posters would have been fine but, no~" He drew out the last word, "You had to go and post about it."

I took in a sharp breath and yanked myself out of his grasp. I thanked Irene he had calmed down this quickly, "Sorry, okay? I won't do it again. I'll help take down the posters. Any idea who I can give them to? I don't want them anymore." Laurance took another deep breath and shook his head.

"I don't know. Give them to Jeffery I guess. Sorry about the outburst, I kinda just exploded," He held out a hand. I shook it gladly. I hated getting in fights with my "friends" it made things awkward and I wasn't the best with awkward.

At that very moment Garroth burst in, "Zane oh my Irene!" We turned towards him. He was showing us the picture I had posted, "This," Garroth actually had tears in his eyes, "Is your best prank yet!" I smirked as laughter started to bubble in my chest. At the same moment, Garroth and I burst out laughing, leaning on one another for support. Laurance giggled a little to himself.

"They're still up if you wanna-" Laurance started to speak but Garroth was way ahead of him. He rushed upstairs. I could hear him laughing. I went to the kitchen to fix myself something to eat when Aphmau texted me.

*text = Zane, text = Aphmau*

hey Zane

Hello, Aphmau. What's up?

can u come over Lucinda said she has a new spell she wants to show us

No problem, want me to bring my brother and his boyfriend?

There not dating. Be nice

*They're

And, yes they are. They act like they've been married for decades.

Jerk. And thats because they have know each other 4 that long

*That's

*Known

You know what? Just, see you ltr.

*Later

And, bye.

I smirked as I put my phone away. I walked out of the kitchen, snack forgotten, and went upstairs. Laurance and Garroth were sitting on Laurance's bed, talking.

"Hey guys, Aph wants us over to see a new spell Lucinda's been working on," I spoke. They jumped and Laurance quickly nodded.

Garroth shook his head, "Sorry, I got work to do. Maybe later."

Laurance on the other hand, gave me thumbs-up, "Alright, no problem One-Eye. Be ready in a sec. Wait for me downstairs."

So I did. I just sat on the couch, on my phone. I was replying to comments on the YouTube video that had been posted about me and cats. I still can't believe that went viral. I looked up at a creak on the stairs. Laurance was in his spring coat and had his shoes on. Laurance had also done something with his hair.

"Let's go," I stood and opened the door. I followed the other boy as we headed to Aphmau and Aaron's house. We opened he door to find Aphmau and Aaron on the floor with Dante, Travis, Lucinda, and Katelyn.

As soon as we walked in, Aphmau dashed towards me, squeezing me in one of her famous bear hugs.

"Ahhhhhh! Zane! Im glad you came!" She yelled looking as enthusiastic as ever. I gave her one of my small smiles, obviously hidden by my mask, but the crinkles near my eyes gave it away.

"Hey, Aph," I replied hugging her - because that's what BEST FRIENDS do! I'm looking at you Gene. She let go of me to beam at Laurence.

"Hey Laurence! I see Zane told you about this. To be honest I was expecting him to not even tell you guys and come over here himself."

"Hey!" I opposed crossing my arms and grumbling slightly at the knowing smirk she gave me.

"Speaking of which, where is Garroth?"

"Oh, he couldn't come. Said he was 'busy with work' or something, so he's staying home," Little Laurence replied, pointing a thumb back at our house's direction.

"Ah, I see. Well, why don't you guys make yourself comfortable, I'm sure you guys want front row seats to Lucinda's new spell." I chuckled and looked around Lucinda's living room where everyone was situated. Lucinda was getting some sort of potion prepared while Travis tried (and failed miserably) to help. Aphmau walked back to Aaron and Katelyn while Dante looked patiently outside for someone, probably his brother seeing as he wasn't around, not that I'm complaining.

When the potion was ready, Lucinda passed Dante the bottle, "Drink a little of this, it will protect you from the effects of this spell." The bottle was passed around until Aphmau fumbled with it. The whole room gasped as it splashed right onto Laurance's lap.

"Aphmau!" he complained. The potion had turned his pants a shade lighter than before. Maybe there was bleach in there. Glad I didn't drink it then.

"Okay," Lucinda clapped her hands, "Only Zane and Laurance haven't taken the potion so would you please move back? It should be fine."

We nodded and I scooted behind Aphmau, and Laurance sat next to me. He smiled at me. I raised an eyebrow. Was he attempting to perform social interactions?

I gave a small attemt of a smile from under my mask. Laurance's smile got three times bigger.

"Alright! So this is what my spell is supposed to do," Lucinda interrupted, "This is a teleportation spell. I can think of a place, zap up the object, and transport it there. Haven't tested it on a living thing yet, that's why I took precautions."

Lucinda placed a book on the floor and got out her wand. She started doing a short chant and a white must quickly gathered around the book.

Suddenly there was a huge crash outside and Lucinda jumped. The wand stopped pointing at the book and the last thing I saw as mist blocked my vision, was my friends terrified faces.