Resonance
It wasn't too long of a wait was it? School has started now so it will probably take me even longer to update but I'll try
I jumped to my feet so fast that I never thought I could move that quick. I smacked the light switch violently until the lights came on and I sprinted up the stairs.
"Dad!" I screamed. "Dad our basement is haunted!"
My dad was sitting on the couch watching TV and his gaze tore away from the screen to look at me confused. "Our basement is what?"
"Haunted! Our bloody basement is haunted!" I shouted.
"Shut up Lynelle!" Jaxon called from his room upstairs. "I'm trying to write a paper!"
"Then go stay in the dorm that dad is paying for!"
My dad stood up and went downstairs to see my pale friends looking dazed and confused.
"Really guys, a Ouija Board?" He asked, picking the dumb thing off the floor. "You couldn't just watch a movie?"
"Sorry Mr. Hendrix," Mai said sheepishly.
"Lyn why are you screaming?" Mom asked, coming down in her purple fuzzy robe. Obviously I woke her up and my dad was on duty to make sure we didn't do something stupid. Too late.
"Sorry ma." I apologized.
"Mrs. Hendrix can you band Ouija Boards from ever coming into the house?" Joe asked, wrapped in the purple blanket I had abandoned in my haste to escape the basement.
Mom rolled her eyes and walked back upstairs, probably wondering why teenagers were so stupid.
"I'll put this upstairs on the kitchen counter for you Mai. You can get it on your way out." Dad said, going back upstairs as well.
"Well, that was interesting," Brysen said after a wave of silence went by. "Too bad Ciara wasn't here for it. She would have tried to have another conversation with it."
"By interesting you mean terrifying?" I asked, trying to pull my blanket out of Joe's grip. "Give me my blanket!"
"We can share." Joe said.
"No, it's mine!"
I finally tugged the blanket out of his hands and wrapped it around me protectively. "I don't feel safe in this basement."
"So, does anyone know who Edward Elric is?" Scarlett asked.
"Isn't he that one guy from that one show that Lynelle had a crush on and we kept telling her that he was just a silly cartoon character and that she needed a life?" Mai asked.
"Oh yeah!" Brysen explained.
Ed gave me a confused glance while I buried my face into my blanket in embarrassment.
"Oh please guys, I'm sure that there's other people named Edward Elric." I said.
"Yes, but not in this basement," Scarlett pointed out. "I mean unless one of us has changed our names or something and none of us know about it."
"I think you're over thinking all of this." I muttered.
"Am I now? Dude, a ghost just told us that she wanted to kill someone named Edward Elric," Scarlett said. "I mean I think we should think about this. Just don't hurt yourself too much Brysen."
"Yeah we should think about this- hey!" Brysen glared.
"Got any thoughts, Ed?" Mai asked curiously.
Ed shrugged nonchalantly, "It's odd I guess."
I could tell that the gears were turning in his head. He was trying to figure out how this was scientifically possibly. I don't think he's come up with anything.
"Well!" Joe raised his voice, "Let's do something else."
I lifted my head and looked at the wall clock. "Well it's only eleven and you all are going home at one; how about we-"
"Go crash Lisa's party!" Scarlett grinned widely. "Please!"
I rolled my eyes, "Like my parent's will let me go."
Scarlett stood up and trotted over to the basement window. "They don't need to know."
My home was built with a semi-above ground basement so you could open the windows and crawl out if you wanted to- not that I've tried this.
"Yeah! Your dad will come down at one because that's when we need to go but we'll be back by then. We can crash the party for an hour and a half." Mai grinned.
Where is Ciara when I really need her? She'd be the voice of reason and talk my psycho friends out of this stunt. Too bad she got herself grounded at the last minute.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Ed said, obviously not liking the idea of sneaking out.
"We won't get caught," Scarlett said. "I promise!"
"You guys can go ahead if you want too," I said.
"You're coming too." Brysen said, pulling me off the couch by my wrist.
After many moments of struggling and basically shoving Ed and I out the window I found myself trudging down the sidewalk in the late-October air. I felt my stomach drop with each step I took because I could only fathom the consequences of this adventure.
"Look there's her house." Scarlett said, pointing to the house that had strobe lights flashing. "Her parents must be out of town."
"Obviously," Mai rolled her eyes. "Leggo!"
"Leggo?" Ed muttered from beside me. "As in those toys?"
I rolled my eyes over to him. "No, it means lets go."
Honestly you'd think that he's been around us long enough to know this stuff but no- Ed is…well clueless in a sense.
The crew and I walked up the long drive way that was littered with red cups that had God-knows-what in them. The front door was ajar so Brysen simply pushed it open and we where in. The music was ridiculously loud, people where grinding all over the places, making out on the couch and alcohol was being drank like water. All in all it was disgusting and I wish I wasn't here.
"Come on!" Scarlett shouted over the music.
She took my wrist and dragged me through the huge home. Lisa's parents where doctors-surgeons to be exact- so it's not a surprise that they live in a bloody mansion.
"Lyn!"
I cringed when I saw a drunken Steven stumble over to me. He was the last person I wanted to see. We dated freshmen and sophomore year until he left me because- and I quote, "I wasn't doing what he wanted to do". Awesome huh?
The brunet boy in front of me finally reached Scarlett and I and grinned at me in a drunken manner. "I didn't know Lisa invited you."
I blanched and started scooting away with out a word.
"Scram Steven." Scarlett glared, putting herself between me and him. I love my friends, they always are there to protect me and I'm there to do the same.
"Lyn we got trouble," Mai said, forcing me to turn my attention to her. "Ed's gone and I think Lisa sunk her fake claws into him."
"What do you mean by that?" I asked, "Did he willing go?"
"Don't know. One minute he was beside me and the next minute he wasn't."
"Lyn I was talking to you." Steven called as I was began to walk away with Mai.
"Well I don't want to have anything to do with you." I said over my shoulder before turning into the living room where all the grinding was happening.
"Damn it why does he gotta be so short?" Joe muttered, joining Mai and I on the search for Ed. Brysen was somewhere in the house causing mayhem like only he could do and I could only hope that no one gets hurt in one of his stunts.
I finally wiggled my way through the crowed and found Ed looking at Lisa like a deer in the headlights. Her skimpy clothing caused him to blush but I could tell he didn't like the way she was trying to push up on him; it just wasn't he character.
"Ay Lisa!" I called, walking over to them with my head held high. I might let my guard down when I'm around Steven but I never let it down when I'm around Lisa. This girl knows how to use mind tricks to the fullest and I refused to be trapped in it.
"Why are you here?" She glared, brown eyes blazing at me. "I definitely didn't invite you."
I let a smirk play on my face, "Well that's just too bad. Now would you step away from Ed and let the boy breath?"
Lisa flipped a few dirty blond locks over her shoulders and placed her hands on her slim waist. "Why do you always feel like you gotta come over and 'save' him from me. I'm just having fun and you act like you're his mother!" she paused and smirk tugged at her lips, "Is it because you like him? I'm a treading into your territory."
I scowled, "I'm not acting like his mother, I'm acting like his friend. He obviously doesn't want you getting all up on him, ight?"
Lisa turned towards Ed and gave him a mock sweet smile. "Edan, is it true that you don't want me as Lynelle says 'all up on you'? Is it true that you want anything to do with me. It would break my heart if you did."
I was tempted to shank this girl on the spot but at this current moment in time I was weaponless.
"W-well," Ed stammered quietly.
"Hm?" Lisa said, leaning closer. "Speak up dear I couldn't here you. The music is so loud."
Ed glanced over to me and all I could do is shake my head. This was all ridicules and I wanted nothing more then to go to sleep.
"No answer huh?" Lisa smirked, leaning back. "I think you're reading him wrong Lynelle."
"I'm not reading anything wrong!" I snapped.
"Am I making you mad?" Lisa asked, cocking her head to the side "innocently".
Calm down Lynelle. Count to ten. Uno, dos, tres, quatro, cinco, seis, siete-
"Ed how about I show you around the house while Lynelle tries to become my civilized. How about we start with my room?"
Screw counting, I let her count how many of my knuckles leave a bruise on her face!
Ed shook his head and moved away from her. "No, I think it's time for me to be heading home."
He turned away from her and grabbed my forearm before wiggling through the sea of teens to the front door.
"You found him." Mai sighed in relief.
"Yeah he was with Lisa." I muttered bitterly.
"Oh," Mai deadpanned. "Are you alright Ed? Still got your sanity?"
"I guess?" Ed answered. "Where's Scarlett, Joe, and Brysen?"
Mai shrugged, "I'm on front door duty. You know so if the cops come I can warn you guys."
"LOPEZ!"
"Oh shoot was that Lisa?" Mai asked, eyes darting over to the entrance of the living room.
Ed ran a frustrated hand through his black hair, "What did Scarlett do now?"
"Fight, fight, fight!" We heard the crowed shout.
Mai, Ed, and I bolted away from the door and into the living room where we had to stand on top of the coffee table to see what was happening. Scarlett straddle Lisa's waist while she threw punches.
"The next time you decide to make out with the guy you know I'm dating and bother my friends in the same night you'll think twice won't you?" Scarlett shouted, throwing punches with each word. "I'm sick and tired of your conniving ass!"
"Shoot Scarlett snapped," Mai said wide-eyed. "What do we do?"
"What can we do?" I told her. "I would not intervene in any fight Scarlett is in. She's from the freakin' south side of Chicago! She was born a fighter!"
From the open window on the other side of the room sirens could be heard and everyone froze.
"Everyone scatter!" Someone shouted.
And scatter we did.
I tried to keep my friends in my sight but it was extremely hard when people where running around drunk and confused.
"Lyn, don't stop running to we get to the back of your house!" Scarlett shouted from behind me.
I saw the rest of the crew running in the direction of my house as well. All of us are relatively fast but obviously a police car is faster.
"All you of stop." The officer demanded from his microphone.
"What do we do?" Mai asked.
"We have to stop." I growled, slowing down my sprint to a jog and then to a walk.
The officer patted us down for drugs and made us take a breathalyzer. None of us had taken a sip of alcohol while we where there so luckily we wouldn't be charged with underage drinking charges. We where placed in the back of the police van and taken to the local station where we sat in silence; waiting for our parents and hoping God would just strike us down now.
Author Corner:
1.) Seeing as I've never been to any parties with drinking at I had to use my imagination and what I've seen in movies to write this chapter. Hopefully it came out good :D
2.) Ed has been scarred for life, huh?
