OK Guys - here is a part 3! This isn't a fast moving or dramatic story - it's almost pure fluff as a nice break from chasing criminals in Black Widow...

I'm just trying to capture a little of each kid in their own level of mischief and the Moms trying to wrangle them! I would guess I'll have one more chapter but as I've not written it yet I can't rule out two! (you know what I'm like...). Thanks for the reviews as always - some Jude and Jesus in this one as was requested.


"I totally hooked up with one of the guys in the band too. It was a pretty awesome concert." Kelsey boasted taking a sip of her glass.

"You did one of the guys in the band?" Mariana asked through a laugh. "Which one?"

"Well - i sorta did. And he said his name was Roadie. I dunno, he was carrying a guitar."

Mariana exchanged a confused look with a third friend.

"Kelsey - the roadie isn't in the band - he's the dude who hauls their crap around."

Kelsey crinkled her eyebrows. "Oh well...I got backstage and stuff anyway..."

"And you met the band there?" The third girl asked excitedly.

"They were on stage - duh!"

Mariana rolled her eyes. "So you missed the concert because you were screwing their roadie?"

Kelsey shrugged. "Whatever - if you're jealous and stuff."

"I'm not jealous! Just if you're gonna pretend to be rad you should at least get your story straight first." Mariana replied defensively as the other girls laughed.

"Right...well I bet it's still more fun than you had last weekend."

"Hey girls -" one of their classmates interrupted. "We've got some games going on out the back. Fancy joining? Got a bottle from Garner's supply."

"Drinking at school? Dangerous! I'm in...but I doubt Mariana is with her Moms chaperoning."

"I...well..." Mariana stuttered. She didn't want to be thought of as any less fun than the others. She spotted Kasey and Evan out the corner of her eye.

"Just give me a sec..." she jumped up and ran over to her sister dragging her into the corner away from Evan.

"What? What is it?" Kasey asked slightly exasperated as Mariana batted a confused looking Evan away.

"I need a favour..."

Kasey raised an eyebrow. Favours for Mariana could be dodgy.

"I'm gonna go home a little before the end of the party so I'm back before Moms. Can you cover for me at the end of the night?"

"I...uhm..." Kasey stuttered. "I'm not sure that's the best idea..."

"Why? Are you getting off early too?" she noticed Evan urging Kasey on with his head pointing towards the clock with it.

"Are you guys sneaking off?" Mariana asked with a beaming grin.

"Well...I mean...just for a tiny bit...we're coming back before the end..."

Mariana folded her arms. "So there's no reason you can't cover for me then?"

Kasey sighed. "I guess not. But why?"

"Look some if the others are gonna have a few drinks and I don't really want a car ride home with Moms after."

Kasey sighed again. "You have to not do anything stupid! I'm not covering if you get caught."

Mariana bobbed up and down clapping. "You're the best!" she pulled her into a hug as Kasey reluctantly tensed up.

"Again - don't do anything stupid - and don't drink too much. Really!" Kasey warned.

"I won't!" she bound off back towards her friends as Kasey re-joined Evan to leave.

"I'm in..." she chimed with a smile as the boy pulled her into a side hug.

"Cool." Kelsey responded dazed. "But your Moms not gonna be snooping around for you?"

Mariana shrugged. "They said they were gonna keep out of our way during the party - my sister is covering for the end."

"Then let's get this party going!" the boy clapped his hands. "We're gonna play "Never Have I Ever"."

"Oh I rock at that game!" Kelsey added excitedly as Mariana rolled her eyes.


"Going trick or treating with Jesus is awesome!" Jude beamed as he and Connor continued to make their way through their stash. They had already eaten about a third but were determined not to be outdone by the other. "He has all these tricks to get more candy from the people. You have to avoid some houses though because he's got in trouble with them before. We got chased out of like 3 yards. It was way cool!"

Connor laughed. "I wish I could have come with you guys but my dad is really funny about it - it's like 'our thing' even though I'm like 14 now. I think next year I'm gonna ask to go without him...we could go together! That'd be cool!"

Jude nodded enthusiastically. "We'll get so much with 3 of us! That is if Moms let Jesus out next year. He sorta looks like he's in trouble..." Jude looked over to see Stef and Lena looking sternly at Jesus who was grasped firmly in the hand of an angry looking man.

"Hey do you know what happens when you put this kind of candy in your drink?" Connor asked excitedly dropping in the small white ball. It fizzed and spun as Connor grabbed a straw and stirred it. Bubbles protruded and formed a tornado shape up from the dissolving blob.

"That is so awesome!" Jude exclaimed as both boys had their chins on the table watching it from glass height.

"Hey what about this one?" Jude dropped one in of his own but nothing seemed to happen. He dropped in a few more but his mouth dropped as he was disappointed with the result.

"Hey - it may taste weird though..." Connor suggested as Jude shrugged and gave it a sip.

He screwed his face up with a smile and shivered. "That tastes crazy!" He laughed as he dropped more in and stirred them slightly, trying it again.

"Hey if it's changed the taste of the drink - imagine what the candy must be like!" Connor added as a gleam flickered over his eyes. Jude immediately tipped the glass high enough to suck up a mouthful of the small gummy mess.

"That's amazing!" he garbled through a full mouth as Connor quickly followed suit.


"You threw eggs at a moving car?" Stef roared over the music at a cowering Jesus.

"Do you have any idea how dangerous that is?" Lena added as the man squeezed Jesus' arm slightly tighter.

"I didn't mean to...I was trying to throw it across the road and the car came out of nowhere..."

Stef flicked his head with her middle finger. "That's because it was a road - genius!"

"We are so sorry about this sir, he will clean it up right away..."

"Oh he's already cleaned it up. He may wanna get a start on all the houses in my neighbourhood though..." The man chimed in.

"Please tell me he's joking!" Stef folded her arms and stared at Jesus sternly.

"It was a dare..." He replied sheepishly.

"Get over here!" Stef ordered pulling him away from the man's grasp and tugging him behind her.

"We really are so sorry - I can assure you he will be punished." Lena responded calmly to the man.

"If there is any damage to my car I will be personally hunting him down through this school!" The man threatened.

"Absolutely, I'm the Vice Principal here just give me a call - " Lena began to guide him through the hall towards the exit as Stef swung around to Jesus.

"Exactly how many houses have your terrorised tonight?" She demanded as Jesus shrugged.

"I dunno - a few..."

"A number Jesus."

"Maybe 6 or 7. We were going for the full lot but Jordan started to tease me and so I threw one across at him when the car came by..." Stef's eyes widened and she rubbed her forehead as Lena returned.

"I hope you realised that that gentleman now thinks this is associated with the school?" She pointed towards the direction he just left in.

"Well you're the one who said you were the Vice Principal - not me..." He replied cowering slightly. Stef motioned a strangling technique.

"Tomorrow morning you are coming here at 7am to clean up every house you egged."

"Seven?" He protested. "Can't I just do it after school?"

"No - they may well have cleaned up themselves by then."

"Well they probably will have done tonight..." he added. "Can't I just do it now?"

"Nuh-uh - you're not leaving our sight..." Lena responded with her arms folded. "And you're gonna write apology letters to each of them to post in their mailboxes."

Stef looked around the room, wincing as the noise escalated. There was a screech and a crash followed by some laughter as another chaperone pushed themselves from their post to go and deal with it.

"You know come to think of it Lena...I could just supervise him now..." Stef suggested hopefully.

"You're not leaving my sight either...you're not getting out of this so stop trying! We're short staffed as it is tonight with the Morrisons bailing last minute. Pamela is pretty useless too." She whispered back sternly with a raised eyebrow as Stef's pose echoed that of Jesus.

"Fine. Where's Jordan anyway? Next time I see him I am confiscating that damn camera!" She took her disappointment out on her son.

"I dunno, he ran off when the guy stopped the car. I had the eggs and stuff so couldn't get away as fast."

"How much stuff did you have exactly? And how did you sneak it here?" Lena challenged scrutinising him further.

He shrugged putting his hands in his pockets. "A few boxes...I found them at school..." his eyes darted to a different spot in the room as Stef pulled his chin up to redirect his eyeline to hers.

"You mean you stored them at school to collect tonight?" He flashed a guilty smile in affirmation as both of his Moms shook their heads.

"Right. You...park yourself here." Stef dragged a stool out from the side next to their stationed position.

Jesus' eyes widened. "I thought you just had to be able to see me - I have to sit with you?!" He exclaimed, horrified.

"You got it." Lena replied firmly.

"But...but...it'll look like I'm in a time out! I'm at school - everyone'll see me..."

"Suck it up Frankenstein." Stef replied folding her arms.

Jesus huffed and slumped over to the chair. He wondered if his siblings were having more fun.


Callie sat quietly in the music room practicing her latest picking pattern. Her face was highly strung in concentration as she cursed herself for getting it wrong a third time. She could faintly hear the music from the school hall but it didn't stop her from enjoying her serenity.

"So - is this how Anchor Beach kids rock out?" A voice caused her to jump and cease her play, twanging the strings in a cringing chord.

"Woah - sorry, didn't mean to scare you..." the voice responded, edging his way into the room. He had a Phantom of the Opera costume on so half of his face was obscured.

"Why'd you come sneaking up on me then?" She replied accusingly pulling the guitar close to her body.

"Sorry - my bad. I just got a little lost. I'm visiting my cousin and she dragged me to this party so her parents would let her come. Ditched me as soon as we arrived."

Callie studied him. She hadn't seen him before.

"Who's your cousin?" She asked suspiciously.

"Emma Grant - she's a junior."

Callie nodded, recognising the name from the drama group.

"You sounded pretty good before I interrupted you. Assuming you're not back here because you need the practice?" He parked himself down at the table next to her. He sounded kind of quirky but also quite daring. There was a sense of confidence in his voice.

"I just needed some space. My Moms are chaperoning - I've got like a bazillion siblings and I just came out of a relationship. Just needed some time without everyone asking me if I'm enjoying myself or if I'm OK! the relationship was getting quite serious and he was moving again anyway so we called it off. Just wasn't what I was into, you know? Becoming too routine." Callie laughed before pulling back and realising she was divulging this quite freely to a complete stranger. "Sorry - I mean, not that you care about the details." She said through another nervous laugh.

"It's OK - I did ask. I know what you mean though. Sometimes relationships lose the spontaneity. You realise you're just going through the motions!" He smiled wisely. Callie began to feel slightly awkward and moved to get up.

"Anyway, I better get back - I have to lie to my Moms for my sister who's snuck off to a party. She's always getting herself into stupid situations like that but she's cool - I don't mind." She stopped herself again realising once more how easy these words were flowing.

"Sounds like you're going through the motions there too..." he teased sticking his tongue out slightly. He had a wonderfully toothy smile with glistening white teeth. Callie folded her arms and gave him her own back.

"What exactly do you mean by that?"

The boy shrugged. "Simply that you seem to be doing a lot of things by the book for someone who comes to a party only to hermit themselves in a music room.

"Meaning...?"

"I'm wondering my chances of persuading you to reconnect with your slightly more spontaneous side...which I think is pretty keen to come out."

Callie's smile grew wider even though her tone was skeptical.

"And how would you suppose I do that?"

"Well..." the boy got to his feet. "How about a tour of your school?" he suggested producing his arm from under his cape for her to link.

She kept hers firmly folded.

"You want me to be spontaneous and wild by being a tour guide for the place I spend every working day?"

"Who said you were giving the tour? You may never know where you end up when you're being shown something from someone else's point of view..." his teeth were now hidden by a closed mouth smile but his sparkling blue eyes made up for the missing glint.

"OK - but I do have to check into cover for Kasey. How about I'll grab us a drink and then I'll take you up on it. Not leaving the school though - just in case you turn out to be a creep. And no singing lessons or dingy tunnels to your secret chamber under the theatre."

"How about we check by my cousin on the way so she can vouch for me not actually being a deformed stalker? She may reveal my other dark secret though..." he admitted as Callie finally took his arm and he guide her out.

"Which is?" she turned to him.

"I am a total dork...and my name is Randy." he laughed.

"Callie." She replied as they made their way to briefly return to the hall.

Next chapter: Randy and Callie have some harmless fun, Brandon gets caught out and the party mischief doesn't go unnoticed by Stef and Lena.