A/N: I'm having too much fun.
"I am going to kill him." I heard Dana hiss. I tried soothing her anger as I tried to stifle my laughter. The most recent prank in our prank war was a small prank set up entirely by Jared.
I couldn't be more proud of him.
"Don't hurt him because his protective older brother might hurt you." I joked. She made a choked laughing sound.
"If I show Shannon this, he'll help me kill Jared." She spat, shoving the bottle in my face. It was an old medication bottle from when Dana had an ear infection. Jared had cautiously reprinted a very realistic label that had all of Shannon's information and VIAGRA typed largely on the front. The yellow bottle was filled with pills from mine and Dana's stock of Midol.
"I still doubt that, but Shannon might throw a punch or two at Jared." I shrugged, biting my lip to hold in my laughter. Dana was livid.
"I'm the one who's going to be throwing punches. And by the way, it's not like you're completely innocent. You were the one who started the Viagra joke." Dana snapped at me, her voice sounding like a lecturing mother's.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. You've got to admit, it's pretty damn funny." I smirked, taking the bottle of pills out of her hand.
"I'll get back at you two. You can count on it." She threatened, walking into the bathroom. Slamming the door shut, she left me alone.
I rolled my eyes and tossed the bottle on Dana's bed. I doubted Shannon had seen it yet, and the boys were out chatting with fans. Dana and I always found it better to wait in the tour bus because we could get crazy jealous. But we couldn't keep them from meeting their fans; after all, we had been just fans before.
The tour bus door opened and Shannon entered first, a relieved look plastered on his face. He was never really good with crowds and fans. Jared followed, loving the limelight, waving goodbye. I skipped past Shannon to kiss my boyfriend on the cheek. Jared hugged me and whispered how much he missed me.
"What the fuck?" Shannon interrupted us and I turned in dread. He held the bottle of pills that I carelessly threw away. He narrowed in on me and Jared, an angry expression replacing his tired face. At that perfect moment, Dana stepped out of the bathroom.
"Oh, don't you love what Jared left for you on my bed?" She said sarcastically, throwing a glare at Jared.
"Jared…" Shannon growled and chucked the bottle at us. We dodged but the bottle exploded, showers us with hundreds of Midol pills.
"Relax, Shannon. It was a joke!" Jared tried to laugh it off, but I could tell by the furious look in Shannon's eye that this joke may have gone too far. I put a hand on Jared's arm and stepped between him and Shannon.
"I accept full responsibility." I said, my voice wavering a bit. I was intimidated by this side of Shannon. Not many people could make him this angry.
"You better watch out." He said after a few moments of hesitation. He must not have expected me to pull that move. I released a breath I didn't know I was holding as he turned around and walked off the bus. I shot Jared a sideways look.
"Maybe we should call a truce on the prank wars…" I muttered, opening a cabinet in search of food. Jared nodded and walked past me to find something for him to eat. He pulled out a bag of veggie chips as I snatched some nachos. Dana walked over and took a handful of chips out of Jared bag and sat beside me.
"He's really pissed. I think you guys should apologize." She looked directly at me. I felt bad enough as it was without her blaming me.
"I'll go find him." Jared got up and turned to me. "You better come with. We should apologize together."
"And mean it." Dana added. I glared at her.
"I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it." I snapped. We hopped off the tour bus and spotted Shannon a few feet away, his shoulders hunched, hood up, and shivering in his sweatshirt.
"Shannon?" I called out, trying to sound apologetic. I wasn't the best apologizer but I really did feel bad.
"Fuck off." He muttered half-heartedly. We huddled closer, trying to stay warm in the chilly November air.
"Look, I'm sorry okay?" I snapped, the coldness making me bitter. Jared followed up with a real heartfelt apology while I just shivered.
"It's okay, guys. Don't do it again. I mean it." He added, looking at me. I was shocked. Why did they all think I was some sort of evil mastermind? Oh right, because I am.
"Let's go back to the bus. It's fucking freezing." I snapped and rushed back to the bus. I saw Shannon slip his phone into his pocket all secret-like. I was intrigued but figured it was nothing.
"So, we're all good now?" Dana asked as we rushed into the bus. She shivered at the blast of cold air we let in. Shannon walked right up to her and muttered something in her ear. A grin spread across her face and she gave him a quick peck on the cheek.
I had a bad, bad feeling about this.
The next morning I woke up with a crick in my neck. No matter how much I stretched, it was still there. I figured it was because I fell asleep while reading. Dana was fixing some breakfast for Shannon and Jared. I don't know why she insists on making breakfast when neither of us eats it. But it's important for them to get their nutrition.
"I'm going to hop online!" I leapt down from the top bunk and scrambled for my laptop bag. It was empty.
That didn't shock me. I usually left it randomly all over. I searched the bus for Damon, my laptop, but he seemed to have disappeared. Cue freak out.
"Have any of you seem Damon?" I yelled, the rolling motion of the bus throwing me off balance. I stumbled like a drunk person into the kitchen area, my eyes searching for my baby.
"Nope. Want some vegan oatmeal?" Dana asked, holding out a spoonful of slop. I looked away, my stomach churning.
"I want my laptop." I muttered, stumbling to Jared. He scooted over and put an arm around me.
"You can borrow mine until you find Damon. I'm sure he's around here somewhere." Jared smiled at me, ever the sweetie. I grinned up at him. He maneuvered around the table to where he always kept his laptop. He froze peering in the case.
"Where is it?" He turned around, a panicked look in his eye. Dana shrugged and Shannon just looked at him still half asleep. With a quite bang, he put his head on the table.
"It can't be mere coincidence that both Tiffany and I lose our laptops at the same time." Jared glared at Dana. She held up her hands like she was caught by the police.
"I swear I didn't take your laptop." She said, looking Jared in the eye. I heard Shannon snicker beside me. I elbowed him softly.
"What about you, huh?" I snapped, feeling less than happy with this. Shannon lifted his head and snorted.
"You guys still have your laptops, but as revenge, Dana and I hid them." He shrugged and put his head back down. Dana shot him a glare.
"You little liar!" Jared raised an eyebrow at Dana, sounding more amused than mad.
"No, I said I didn't take your laptop, and I didn't. Shannon hid it." She shrugged and turned back to the sink to clean the dishes. I felt like strangling her.
"I need Damon now, or I'll go crazy." I tried to sound menacing. She threw me a sly look over her shoulder.
"Go ape-shit." She remarked. I threw a dish towel at her head.
"Ladies, calm down." Jared pulled me back a bit. How he could stay calm right now, I'll never know. "Let's play the hot-or-cold game." He smiled.
"Sure. I know where your laptop is so let Shannon sleep." Dana put the towel over his head and we heard a small snore come from under it.
"In here?" We walked to the bunks.
"Jared, icy cold. Tiff, warm." Dana leaned against the beds, an infuriating smirk plastered on her lips. I wanted to smack it off.
I walked closer to my bunk, and patted the blankets on Dana's lower bunk. It was empty. I reached up to my bed and looked to Dana.
"Very warm. Almost on fire." She looked a bit sad that I was so close to finding my laptop. I climbed up and patted the bed. My pillow was oddly shaped. I patted it and connected with something solid. Sliding Damon out of the pillow case, I wondered how the hell I could have not noticed that.
"My turn." Jared walked to the front of the bus. Maxwell, our driver laughed at us. I shot him a glare, clutching my baby to my chest. I looked for Jared but found nothing.
"Wow, you're warm." Dana smiled at Jared who was next to Max. We glanced at each other and then at Max.
"Don't look at me." He grunted and kept his eyes on the road. But we saw him sneak a few glances over at the door. Jared stepped down and looked in the trash bin right next to the door. He pulled out his laptop and gave it a huge hug.
"Damn, if we didn't pull that prank yesterday, then you two would be in for it." Jared narrowed his eyes at Dana but his mouth smiled. Dana winked and plopped down next to Shannon.
"Wanna snuggled while we go online?" I asked, giggling like an idiot. Jared captured me in a hug and sat down on the couch, pulling me into his lap.
And we lived happily in electronical bliss.