Chapter 10

Inception123- I update about every 2-4 days. I'm normally pretty quick about it. But sometimes when I have major writers block it's about 5 days. Actually, I dislocated my knee so I've been busy with doctors appointments and such, but I've still managed to update quickly. Trust me, I won't be having writers block anytime soon. I have great plans for the next few chapters…mwahahahahahahahaha.

Izzie08- yeah we know we're obsessed because we look it up on the internet…seriously I check Wikipedia every day to see if there's word of season 2 or an update about it

2theleftx2- Yeah sorry for not updating it's just that there was a lot to write and with all the doctors appointments and stuff I just managed to finish. Next chapter or the chapter after will feature the winners.

Alfie: Welcome to We Love Mara Land population: Jerome

So true…now only if Mara was in We Love Jerome Land

They all swarmed around me, leaving their food. Trudy came out and sat on the couch with the rest of them. First I pulled out the DVDs and handed them to Nina. "The newest seasons of those shows you've been talking about. I figured you probably missed them, being here in England". She smiled and hugged me.

"Thanks".

"For Trudy some cookie molds", I smiled at her, passing them to Alfie to give to her since she was far away.

"You wanna test them out tonight?" Alfie asked hopefully, causing us all to laugh.

"Thank you sweetie", she said, wiping away a tear.

"For Amber, a makeup kit", I handed to her. She squealed excitedly and hugged me.

"Oh my gosh, thank you so much! I love makeup!" she said clapping her hands.

"Alfie, here you go", I smiled as I gave him the costume.

"Awesome! Thanks", he said with a wide smile.

"Mick, here's a football. Apparently it's the kind the pro's use", I said, tossing him the ball. He easily caught it.

"Thanks", he said as he started kicking the ball around. He accidently hit a vase and it shattered onto the floor. Trudy shook her head at him and we all laughed really hard.

"For Mara, I got the Vampire Academy series", I said, handing her the heavy set of books.

"Oh thank you so much!" she thanked me. I nodded and smiled.

"Patricia, I got you this bracelet. It seemed like your style", I shrugged handing her the bracelet.

"Aw thanks this is awesome!" she said, inspecting the bracelet.

"No problem. Uh, Fabian I got you new strings for your bass and the Beatles Greatest Hits bass book", I said, tossing him the stuff.

"Thanks. This is cool", he said, eagerly flipping through the book. Then they all jumped up and tackled me with hugs.

"Wait-Jerome. Here", I said, handing him the picture. He tightly clutched onto it, looking at the picture. Mara walked over and put her arm on his elbow. He came over and gave me a small hug. I hugged him back and we went to eat while Trudy started to make cookies. It was a really good night. We all hung out, worry-free and really happy. We tossed around the football while we chatted about random stuff.

"How'd you get the money for all this stuff?" Mick asked.

"Shooting range. Bet a guy three hundred pounds. Whoever got all five bull's eyes won", I said, tossing the ball to Patricia. She tossed it to Mara, who then tossed it to Jerome. Jerome chucked it at Alfie, who dodged it causing it to hit Amber. She stumbled and slipped off the couch.

"You shoot?" Jerome asked with raised eyebrows.

"Yeah Mike taught me", I answered.

"Mike, as in Mike Charlsbury?" he asked.

"Yeah. Mitch's older brother", I clarified. He nodded and we started laughing at Amber, who was furiously yelling at Alfie. She stomped back to her room, and Alfie followed, mumbling out various apologies.

"Cookies are ready!" Trudy yelled, bringing out a tray of cookies. They were in various letters; N, F, A, P, J, M, and H. We all attacked the chocolate chip cookies, each of us eating whatever letter our name was. The A's, however remained untouched. Then we heard a shout.

"Do I smell cookies?" Alfie yelled, running into the living room. When he saw the tray he grabbed about four A's and stuffed them into his mouth. When he saw our weird looks, he asked "What?" but since his mouth was full it came out more like "Wa?"

"Alfie you pig!" Amber said, coming out behind Alfie. He turned around and sheepishly blushed. We all started laughing. About ten minutes later, Victor came out.

"It's ten o' clock, and you all know what that means. You have five minutes, and then I want to hear a pin drop!" he yelled at us. We all got up and went to our dorms, except Jerome. He went into Mara and Patricia's room. I paused on the way to my dorm and listened.

"Here Mara, I picked this up for you. You know, to make you feel better", he said, handing her the heart shaped box of chocolates and rose.

"Thank you Jerome!" she said, throwing her arms around him. "You're the best friend I've ever had". Oh no. Jerome's gonna be crushed.

"Yeah. You're my best friend too", he said sadly. "I better go to bed". He got up and left. I quickly ran back into my room. I changed into black gym shorts and a blue shirt. I have an awesome plan to get the two of them together. I yawned as I crawled into the soft gray covers of my bed and quickly fell asleep.

The next morning, I woke up early as always. I quickly got ready and went downstairs, set the table, and did tonight's science homework. By the time I finished the last couple questions, Trudy woke up and started cooking. I started on the Geometry homework. When I was on question 15, everyone was finally down. I folded the paper, put it in the book, shoved the book in my backpack, and proceeded to eat the eggs and bacon upon my plate. After eating, I put the dishes in the sink and walked to class with Jerome and Mara. Alfie was with Amber, Patricia, Fabian, and Nina. Mick was with some of his friends from other houses.

"So when are we gonna pull the prank on Victor?" I asked impatiently. I was itching to get back at Victor.

"I don't think you should go through with this. You could get in a lot of trouble", Mara warned us warily.

"The only picture I had of my mum, and he let the exterminators break it. No way is he getting away with this", I hissed fiercely.

"Jerome. Why?" she asked, turning to him.

"I don't like it when people mess with my sister and my, uh, best friend", he answered, his voice dropping at best friend. He was still bummed from last night. I have to make them a couple, and fast. A couple of Mara's friends waved her over.

"I have to go. I'll talk to you later, yeah?" she said to us, walking away. Jerome and I simultaneously waved as she walked away,

"When are we gonna do this?" I asked, kicking a stray rock out of the way.

"Tonight? No, I'm not sure. We need some time to set it up. Maybe during lunch tomorrow", he rambled.

"Tomorrow during lunch…we can skip fifth period to set up", I said.

"Since when do you skip class?" he asked, his voice high with surprise, to which I responded to with a small shrug.

"There are things more important in life, I guess", I said, a blank expression across my face. "People need to learn they can't get away with messing with me, my family, or my friends".

He gave me a weird look. "You're starting to scare me". Then he gave a small laugh to let me know he was kidding, but the weirded out expression stayed on his face.

"I just hate that people think they can get away with stuff", I explained, clenching my fist at the thought of all the times Mitch and I got beat up. "Back home, Mitch and I got beat up a lot. We were sort of outcasts. And I just hate that people think they can get away with it. But one day, when I go back home, I'll show them all. Nobody messes with Hailey Clarke", I said, my arms crossed. Jerome didn't say anything, but rather kept walking. Our walk to class was quiet. I took a seat next to Mara. The whole time, I was planning the prank. Jerome explained how it would go down the night before. Finally, lunch arrived. The three of us quickly rose out of her chairs and started to make our way back to house.

"Jerome?" Mara asked. I felt bad, but I really wanted to know what they were talking about.

"Yeah?" he responded, going back to her.

"Do you maybe want to eat together?" she asked hopefully. Damn it Mara! Why now? Out of all the times I've tried to set you guys up, why now?

"Maybe tomorrow. I have to go with Hailey and Alfie. Revenge calls", he said, cocking his head to the side.

"Oh, alright. See you later", she said sadly. From the expression on Jerome's face, I knew what was coming.

"Want to maybe help us out?" he offered, holding out his hand.

"Me? Do a prank? No, I could get in trouble!" she pointed out.

"Oh come on Mara. Take a risk. Live a little", he said charmingly.

She hesitated. He stretched out his hand a little farther and beckoned her with his fingers. "Fine. But don't be mad if I screw it up".

As she walked over, I smiled at the sight of the two hand in hand. "Welcome to the team Mara", I said with a smirk. She blushed, and then blushed deeper as she saw me glance at their intertwined hands and give her that 'ooooh' look. She quickly pulled her tiny hand out of Jerome's as we snuck back to the house. "Got the stuff?" I asked.

"Yeah. Let's change", Jerome said. I gave a small nod. We weren't gonna wear the spy suits, but we were gonna wear the gear. I put on the night vision goggles, the black beanie, and lastly the war paint. I made two black stripes under each eye. I also slipped my pocketknife in my pocket. It had a silver and red handle with a black blade. Mara caught me holding the knife, and freaked out.

"What do you think you're doing with that?" she whisper yelled.

I rolled my eyes. "Relax. I'm not gonna stab anyone. Just for pranking purposes". I passed her the war paint and she looked at it unsurely. Jerome took it out of her hands and put it on for her. Alfie and I had to bite our lips to contain our laughter at the two of them. Let's go.

"Are the goggles, the beanies, and the paint really necessary?" she asked.

"No, but they make it a lot more fun", Alfie grinned. We tried the front door, but it's locked. We only had about 20 minutes. Victor and all the teachers had a staff meeting that would end in about 20 minutes, so we had to work fast. I gave them the 'one minute' signal and went to the tree that lead to my bedroom. I started climbing, and before I knew it I was prying open the window. I quickly got it open, and ran downstairs, sliding down the rail. I opened the front door, and we all crept upstairs. I went in first, and used the squirrel thing to cover the 'not-so-hidden' camera he had. There was a tea bag sitting on the desk. I took a small needle, and cut a miniscule hole. I then took the laxatives, crunched them up until they were powder and put it in the mix. I then set it back into place as Mara spread Vaseline all over the knobs of the drawers and the door handle. After we were done, we helped Jerome and Alfie set up the feathers and tar bucket. I put the string attached to the bucket at the end of the room, so it was hidden behind a cabinet while Alfie made it so right when Victor sat, he'd be doused. Last but not least, the skateboard. I quickly set it into place right as we exited.

"That was fun!" Mara breathed out.

"A burst of much needed adrenaline", I added on.

"Wait- I need to fix my hair", Jerome said, running down to his room while taking off the beanie. We followed him down there, and watched as he obsessively styled his hair with the purple bottle of hairspray.

"Victor's coming back! We don't have time for your obsessiveness!" I yelled. He finished coming it, gave me a glare and the three of them ran through the door. I then locked it, ran upstairs, and climbed down the tree. We all jumped into a bush right when Victor came back and unlocked the door.

"Wait guys- how are we gonna watch?" Alfie pointed out.

"I got that covered", I smirked, taking out my laptop. "I hooked up a bunch of cameras last night. So we could see, record, and put it on the internet".

"Genius child", Jerome said proudly, ruffling my hair. Mara's watch beeped, signaling us it was time to go back to class. It would have to wait until later. But this was going to be epic.