A/N- Wassup? It is TOBN here with a new chapter of Just Friends! Yay for me updating!
I absolutely LOVE this episode. If I said I liked the previous episode, I LOVE this episode! I think every chapter will start with me saying what I loved in each episode. LOL! Anyway, I love the end scene, when they [Ethan, Benny and Rory] walked in the school all cool looking and decked out in their crocodile-accessories and they totally forgot about the alligator in the closet.I laughed. It is a cliche, but who cares? Whoo!
Shoutouts to the one and only...
MBAV fan66- My heart stopped when I wrote it! I myself got scared for Benny's safety, and I knew what was happening! I am so weird ;) Oh well. It would suck if Benny died. But luckily, no one died. YAY! And looks like Jacob is gone! Vanquished! Gone forever! OR SO WE THINK! ;) Thanks for reviewing and have a fang-tastic day!
So with that, let us get ready for Flushed! Drop a review and ENJOY!
Disclaimer: I do not own MBAV or its characters. Just this plot twist, Mark, and Sky! Thanks for knowing that people!
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Just Friends: Chapter 4: Flushed
Sky walked to Benny's house, her shawl flowing in the spring wind.
The weather had finally started to look good; it was mid-April and people have already started to book vacations and open pools!
Sky had a pools in her backyard. They had got the money from a inheritance involving Sky's deceased great aunt, and minus expenses and mortgages, they had been able to buy a hot tub and a reasonable sized pool. Sky was more than ecstatic when the pool people said they finished her pool the previous day. Now Sky invited all her friends from school for a pool party later. She was super psyched!
But of course, there was still school, and Sky was going to pick up Benny, who texted her to come early.
He was recovering from the "evil car scene", and he was ordered to be in a wheelchair for a few weeks, until his leg can handle its own.
Sky happily skipped up the porch stairs when she rang the doorbell. When the door opened, she almost burst into laughs.
"This. Is. Not. Funny."
"You're...*laugh*...right! This is hysterically funny!"
Benny's hair was slick wet, like someone stuffed his head in a toilet. Sky stifled her laughs.
"Explain?" She managed to say. Benny frowned, but Sky could see the hint of amusement in the spellmaster's eyes.
"I was taking a shower when the water turned off. It was so annoying! I couldn't get to wash my hair, so I was hoping that you would help me dry this up." Sky smiled sympathetically.
"Oh...I am so sorry B." She said. Benny shrugged.
"Eh? What can you do?" He said. Sky laughed.
"Okay wet-hair. I'll go get a towel and we can dry this off before school..." She yawned a bit as Benny rose an eyebrow.
"Tired much?" He smiled. Sky nodded tiredly.
"Yeah, it's just that I have been having the same water-issues as you. I am pretty sure the whole neighborhood is having these problems. So I had to take a shower at 5:00 am so the water wouldn't run out. Luckily, I was right on time. Then the pool people called while I was eating breakfast and we had a thirty minute conversation about pool repairs and expenses. I sent them a check, with parent's permission, and by the time it was six, I was ready to relax. Then you texted me, so I went here. It is..what..*yawn* 7:25?" Benny nodded.
"I am so sorry Sky. You can crash here if you want? School doesn't start for 2 hours anyway." Sky smiled.
"Thanks B." She mustered before staggering towards Benny's living room. Benny rolled himself to the living room, his wheelchair smoothly travelling. He smiled.
"So Sky, you want to..." He stopped and smiled.
Sky was already on the couch, sleeping soundly.
Benny smiled as he went to get a book to read. But he couldn't pay attention to it.
The only thing he could pay attention to was Sky.
Her hair wrapped neatly around her shoulder, not making a noise as she slept. Benny flinched as he tried to ignore the urge to do it, but he kept staring, absentmindedly scratching his wet hair. All of the sudden, Benny just couldn't take it anymore.
He rolled up to her.
He took a deep breath.
He kissed her.
The one-sided kiss was sweet, but short because when Benny realized he was kissing her, he yelped quietly in surprise. He was shocked that Sky didn't feel anything, but he automatically knew it was wrong.
I kissed my best friend...while she was asleep...I took total advantage of that! He though quickly, mentally scolding himself.
His thoughts were totally interrupted when a beep emitted from his phone on the table. He quickly rolled over to it to open his phone. He gasped.
One text from: Anonymous
He gulped. "Oh boy..." He muttered softly as he opened the text. His worst fears were confirmed when he read the first line.
What can I say? I am ALWAYS watching.
And I was now.
Oops! Benny the Survivor slipped up! But I may have had something to do with that ;) Nice hair by the way. What shampoo did you use? Thought so.
Benny face palmed himself. Of course the Shadow had something to do with that weird urge to see Sky. There was new shampoo in his bathroom when he was showering, and he, without thinking because he was so tired and he thought his grandma bought it, used it. How could he have known it was a botched one? Then again, this was one of the reasons he called Sky. He was lusting her due to the spell. As soon as he explained it to Sky...
I don't suggest telling Sky.
Benny growled. Was the Shadow here or something? He continued to read on.
Why you ask? Because she won't believe you. The shampoo...not there anymore. I mean, you must know, you went there two minutes before Sky came.
Benny snarled once more. How did the Shadow know that? Well, it was true, because when he teleported up, a spell he perfected so he could travel upstairs without using some elevator for wheelchair people, the shampoo wasn't there. So Shadow got there first.
And Shadow watched Benny the whole time.
What the hell?
He continued to read.
And now, if you can't tell, you know there is only one more thing you can do.
Lie.
Well actually, you don't have a choice. Because I am making you.
I wasn't betting you would survive the crash, so the least you can do is do exactly what I say.
Benny gulped nervously. The Shadow was blackmailing him now?
I want you to ignore Sky. And when I say ignore, I mean turn the other way when she walks by. I mean it. IGNORE!
If you don't, then this picture isn't only going to her. It is going VIRAL.
BUT, I am feeling kind. So here's the deal.
You can leave Sky a clue. Not a direct note, nothing obvious or easy. If she figures out, you are allowed to explain yourself. But I am still gonna send that pic to her though. Just for the fun of it :)
Forward the clue to me. If it is too easy, I am sending that pic. If I send it back, you are okay.
Good luck spellmaster!
~Shadow
Benny shuddered. What was he supposed to do? He then thought of an idea.
He quickly rolled over to Sky's phone. He opened it, knowing her password from when they first met. He went to her notes and started typing.
When he was done, he left the note app opened and rolled out. He knew that the clue was pretty hard, but was sure Sky remembered it from summer camp all those years ago. He threw a jacket and took one last look at the sleeping Sky. He took a deep breath on rolled out. He sighed as he forwarded the message to the unknown number.
He waited one minute.
Two minutes.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
He was really starting to worry; what if he was too late?
Exactly thirteen minutes later, a beep emitted from his phone. He looked at it and took a sigh of relief.
"ACCEPTED. GOOD LUCK BITCH"
Benny sighed once more.
This was gonna be a tough day.
Sky groggily woke up. She looked around. It was 8:45, so she had 15 minutes to get ready.
She scanned the room for Benny, but she couldn't find him. She shrugged. Maybe he had to leave...
She opened her phone to see that the note app was on. She squinted to see a string of numbers.
19-11-25,
19-8-1-4-15-23
14-15-9-18 / 13-1-9-12
9-7-14-15-18-5 / 21!
13-25 / 6-1-21-12-20
~2
Sky rose an eyebrow.
What the heck is this? And more importantly...who did this and why?
Sky walked to school and caught sight of Benny. She smiled as she walked towards him. He caught her stare and frowned. He had an apologetic look in his eyes and sighed as he rolled the other way. She frowned.
"Benny?" She questioned.
But he...ignored her.
Sky shrugged. Maybe he is late for something... She finalized, not wanting to believe he was actually ignoring her.
She then caught sight of Sarah and Erica. She smiled.
"Hey guys! You aren't gonna leave, are you?" Sarah and Erica exchanged looks.
"No...why?" Erica questioned. Sky shrugged. "No, it's just Benny has been...ugh! What is that smell? It smells worse than horse poop!" A scent wavered through the air. Sarah blushed a deep red before storming towards the girl's washroom. Erica and Sky looked at their fanged friend walk away. Sky frowned as she faced Erica.
"What is her problem?" Erica sighed. "Gas. She drank WAY too much, and now she is gassy and nauseous" She explained. Sky nodded in disgust. Erica frowned. "I know. So gross." Erica smiled.
"So where were you this morning?" Sky blushed. "Benny's." She murmured. Erica nudged her.
"Oh my gosh!" She squealed. "You guys had sex. I can tell. That look says it all." She laughed as Sky blushed even harder.
"NO!" She yelled. Suddenly, Sarah came running back. Sky and Erica took a step back.
"You are not coming anywhere near me until you fix your gas problem." Sarah sighed. "Can we not?! I..." She lowered her voice to a whisper.
"I saw Kate in the bathroom before I went. Suddenly, she started screaming. I peered over the stall,"
"Perv..." Erica muttered under her breath, getting a nudge from Sky. Sarah rolled her eyes as she continued.
''And get this; she was gone. Just a shoe and...this." She pulled something out of her pocket and Erica and Sky gasped, Sky grabbing the thing out of her hands.
"What the hell is this?" Sky murmured as she put it towards the light.
It was a big tooth.
"Whatever it is, it totally wiped out Kate." Sarah shuddered.
Suddenly, three ringtones were heard from the girls' phones. They took them out and gasped.
Hello! It is me again ;)
So! How did you like my gift? Kate LOVED hers.
Wanna know who needs a dentist appointment? Gather the gang [who won't ignore you] and go downstairs to the school basement. There will be the answer.
And Sky...you are smart. You should figure this out. Especially those numbers.
~Shadow
Erica and Sarah looked at Sky, who threw her hands up in defeat.
"What?"
"What was the Shadow talking about when she said numbers? And 'ignore you'?" Sarah and Erica questioned in unison. Sky swiped her screen as she opened a note from the app she saw earlier.
"When I woke up this morning in Benny's house," Erica smirked. "Sex!" She singsonged, getting yet another nudge from Sky. She shut up quickly as Sky continued.
"Well, this note was here. Any ideas?" Sky showed them the message.
19-11-25,
19-8-1-4-15-23
14-15-9-18 + 13-1-9-12
9-7-14-15-18-5 / 21!
13-25 / 6-1-21-12-20
~2
Erica and Sky shrugged. "I dunno." Erica said. Sarah gave her a look and smiled at Sky.
"We will figure this out. But first, we need to crack this case first. C'mon."
And with that, Sarah, Erica and Sky ran off to gather their friends.
The three girls met up in the basement stairs. Ethan was with Sarah, while Rory was with Erica. When Erica, Ethan, Sarah and Rory saw Sky alone, they exchanged confused looks.
"Where's Benny?" Ethan questioned. Sky shrugged innocently.
"He won't talk to me! When I went up to him, he totally ignored me and rolled the other direction. It's like I done something to him!" She almost yelled. Rory rubbed her back.
"It's okay Sky. I am sure you did nothing wrong." Sky sighed.
"Whatever. Let's just do this quickly." Sarah held her back by the shoulder.
"Wait! How about Mark?" Sky smiled sadly.
"He had a dentist appointment, so he is coming to my place after school." Erica stifled a giggle.
"Poor you!" She cooed, making Rory nudge her. She hissed in pain.
"You have super strength! Nudging his not a good thing to do!" Rory grinned. "But you are strong too hun! I mean-" And with a swift nudge, Rory shut up.
"Not cool..." He murmured as Erica kissed his cheek.
"Better?"
"Better!" Rory exclaimed. Everyone rolled their eyes as Sky turned on her mini flashlight. The light shone over the stairs as they all crept down.
Suddenly, everyone gasped.
It was...an alligator.
Except, this one was a mutant one, a slimy green one. Everyone started to panic, voices thrown everywhere.
"We are SO dead!" Ethan's.
"What the fuck is that doing here?" Erica's.
"Okay, is it just me, or does this 'gator looks like it won't say 'later'?" Rory's. Obviously.
"This is not good!" Sarah's.
"We need to get it in a closet or something." Sky's.
Everyone turned to face Sky. "What? That is not even CLOSE to safe!" Ethan almost screamed. She shushed him.
"Really Ethan. We have three vampires, a spellmaster, and a seer who happens to know telepathy. What chances does a alligator have against us? Besides, we need to trap this thing before it gets anywhere else. If you guys aren't coming, I am."
Without hesitation, Sky went to attack the mutant alligator. Everyone exchanged fearful looks before sighing in defeat to defeat the alligator.
"Okay, I am gonna trap it to the ground momentarily, Ethan, telepathically open the closet door, Erica, Sarah and Rory; you guys are in charge of getting that thing in. I'll help. So will Ethan."
Everyone nodded as Sky gave out orders. Sky whispered a spell and the alligator struggled against invisible bearings on the ground.
"NOW" Sky yelled. Ethan telepathically opened the door as Rory jumped on the alligator's back.
"Rory?!" Erica yelled.
"Don't worry! I saw this on Crocodile Hunter!" He yelled in some weird accent. Erica held the mouth shut as Sarah held its tail and dragged it towards the closet.
With all the strength they had, they finally were able to trap the alligator in the closet. Ethan quickly locked it with three locks and Sky placed a lock spell just to be safe. Everyone hi-fived.
"Yes! Team Whitechapel for the win!" Rory said.
Erica got a buzz from her phone. So did everyone else and gasped.
"Great. Way to ruin our victory." Sarah muttered as Ethan read the text aloud.
So I see you guys are playing Crocodile Hunter now? Impressive.
But it isn't over. Have you read the news? They caught another alligator. Great! Now they can't breed.
BUT! There is always a but.
But, there is one more alligator. And it is heading for a certain pool party after school.
Enjoy your pool date Sharpay and friends! (High-School Musical 2. Yeah I did. LOL!)
~Shadow
Sky sighed as she shut her phone in fury.
"That bitch is dead. Everyone. My place. After school. And bring Benny, Ethan."
And without protest, Sky stormed off.
Sky and her friends, including Benny and Mark, were huddled around in Sky's living room. Benny, not liking the idea of being tricked to going to Sky's house, went outside to see the pool.
"So, what is the plan?" Rory asked. Mark smiled as he pulled out a small vial from his pocket.
"This," He shook the small pink liquid. "Will cause the alligator to explode. But,''
"What is with everyone with 'but' today?" Sky muttered as Mark continued.
"We have to mix it with soda and stuff it in the alligator's mouth." Ethan groaned.
"Great! And who's gonna do that?" Sky raised her hand.
"I will. Doesn't sound hard." Everyone looked at her. She shrugged innocently. "What?" Mark sighed.
"This will be dangerous Sky. Really, maybe you should ask Sarah, or Rory, or Eri-" Sky suddenly snapped.
"What, so you are thinking I can't be capable now?" She snarled. Mark rose his hands in defeat. "I did not say that!" He protested. Sarah held Sky back from punching her friend.
"Whoa Sky! What's gotten into you?" She almost yelled. Sky sighed.
"Benny! And this stupid message on my phone!" She exclaimed, slamming her phone onto the table. Mark rose in curiosity.
"Let me see." He stated. Sky nodded as she pulled out the message on her phone. He studied it, as with the others.
19-11-25,
19-8-1-4-15-23
14-15-9-18 / 13-1-9-12
9-7-14-15-18-5 / 21!
13-25 / 6-1-21-12-20
~2
"19...11...25... what do those numbers have in common?" Mark muttered. Ethan snapped his fingers.
"Well, for starters, all the numbers are under 26." Ethan said. "It never goes above 26." Sky read the numbers over and nodded. "You are right." She muttered. Rory smiled.
"There are 26 letters in the alphabet!" He said. Erica rolled her eyes. "How is that possibly relevant...wait." She grabbed Sky's phone and started typing below the message.
"19...S...11...K...25..Y...Guys! The first three numbers spell Sky!" Sarah looked over the note and nodded.
"Oh my gosh every letter is replaced by a number!" Sky smiled. "Benny. He must have been thinking of camp!" She smiled fondly at the memory. Ethan kept going.
"The first word is...Shadow." Everyone exchanged nervous looks as Sarah continued.
"N...o...i...r..Noir. Then there is a slash, so I guess that is a space. Then..um..the word 'mail.'. What does that mean?" She pondered. Sky snapped her fingers.
"Noir means black in french. So it says...blackmail." Everyone gasped. "Shadow...blackmailed Benny? With what? I mean, what does Shadow have against Benny that could make him give in like that?" Erica muttered. Sky shrugged. "Let's keep going."
Mark continued the next sentence. "I...g..n..o...ignore. The next word is ignore. Then the letter...u. Ignore u...the letter u as in you! You as a person." Mark concluded. Rory decided to end it off.
"M...25..y! My...f..a...u..fault. My fault. Signed, B." Sky put the whole sentence together.
"Sky, Shadow. Blackmailed. Ignore you. My fault. Signed, B." The gang sat in silence.
"What does that even mean?" Rory wondered. Suddenly, a beep emitted from Sky's, and only Sky's, phone.
She opened it and jumped in her seats.
Nice work Sky! Here's you reward; Benny has a little explaining to do ;)
~Shadow.
Sky realized that there was a picture attached to the text. She shakily opened the text and winced.
It was a sleeping Sky...and a kissing Benny.
"Oh my gosh you were having sex!" Erica murmured. Sky gave her a teary look, making Erica mentally slap herself and hug her.
"We will find out what happened. But I promise you that this isn't Benny's doing.''
Suddenly, a shriek came from outside. Sky, Sarah, Erica, Ethan, Rory, and Mark got up at once, all thinking the same thought.
"Benny..." Sky murmured as she dashed outside, the strings on her bikini flowing in the wind. When they all got out, they gasped in shock.
Benny was in the water, suffering as it got chased by a mutant alligator.
"BENNY!" Sky pulled off her robe and dove in the water.
"Sky?!" Mark exclaimed. "Sky?! That is not safe!" He yelled. Sky ignored him, giving him a thumbs up.
"You need to get rid of the alligator! I am saving Benny!" She exclaimed. Mark nodded, unsure about the whole thing, but agreed anyway. He tossed Ethan the vial and smiled.
"Get some soda and mix it with the liquid in the vial, then plunge it inside the alligator. Now!" Ethan nodded as he rushed inside and came back out with a bottle of soda. Rory grabbed it and took a sip, but Sarah sternly took it away.
"Rory!" She hissed. Rory shrugged. "What? It is pretty hot outside!" He protested innocently. Sarah shook her head as she started to mix the liquid in the vial and the soda and mixed it. Mark however, was helping Erica fight off the alligator.
Meanwhile, Sky was getting Benny back to the other side of the pool, him growing unconscious slowly as he gasped for air. He had been pushed off his wheelchair and into the deep end of the pool, and because of his leg, was unable to swim away from the alligator. She brought him to shore and started doing CPR. She sighed; as awkward as it was, she decided mouth-to-mouth was the best way.
She pressed her soft lips against Benny's, breathing air into him as she pressed firmly against his chest so that he could start breathing. Sky let out sigh of relief as she heard Benny's lungs breath.
"S-Sky...Shadow...spell...shampoo...kiss..." He muttered, but Sky silenced him.
"It's all good. Your note said it all. Clever by the way."
Over on the other side of the pool, they heard an explosion. Green skin splattered everywhere, including Sky and Benny. They seemed grossed out, but laughed it off after.
"Good job guys!" She yelled.
And with that, she got Benny's wheelchair and rolled him inside.
Erica, Sarah, Rory, Ethan and Mark were in the pool, playing Marco Polo. Since Benny couldn't swim, Sky stayed with him in the shallow hot tub. She smiled.
"...So you are saying Shadow gave you botched shampoo that made you think I was irresistible?" Benny rolled his eyes.
"I am glad you understand. Sorry by the way." He said. Sky gave him a hug.
"I will always understand. I am your best friend after all." They laughed when Sky's phone beeped. So did Benny's. They were nervous, but when they opened it, they sighed in relief.
School Musical Tryouts for the Rainbow Factory! Tomorrow 12:30 pm in the School auditorium.
Sky laughed.
"You trying out?" Benny asked. Sky shrugged.
"Imight, but I know who will for sure." They looked at Mark and smiled.
"This is gonna be the best musical ever." Benny said, and Sky laughed along, even if he might have said it sarcastically or not.
Because she was gonna fix the two of them..and whatever they might have been hating each other for.
She would, or her name wasn't Sky Bryans.
A/N- And now you obviously know what episode is left. LOL for Mrs. LOL! Whoo! Gosh this is gonna be fun, especially since Mark is such a musical person! This will be interesting.
So drop a review and thanks for reading!
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