Author's Note: From a hand covered in shaving cream, to a bowl of warm water, to plastic wrap on the toilet bowl and a rubber band over the sink sprayer, all of us have probably either been pranked, or seen a prank in our time. I was lucky enough to have brothers and a sister who loved pranks and never got mad about them, so we had a healthy little war going. Sometimes months would go by with nothing, and sometimes three or four pranks would happen in the space of a day. You never knew who was going to be hit next, and you were always ready to laugh and roll with the punches. I tried to infect this story with that spirit. None of the pranks are truly mean, and I hope they're all funny. Several of the ones here I actually found online, so I haven't played them myself. A few are really corny, and I just love them. So... Happy April Fools... happy hunting!

Prank Wars
April Fools Day
A Love Shots Story

From my Holiday Series... Somewhere in Story 3 or 4...

Usagi slipped into the room as quietly as she could and made her way to the cupboard where all the treats were hidden from the children. It had taken a lot of work to keep the secret. With so many little ones running around, there were constantly eyes watching in the kitchen. As carefully as she could, she slipped open the cupboard door and moved the cans of vegetables to the side before reaching in and snagging the bag of Oreo cookies.

Sniggering mischievously, she opened the clip sealing the package and slipped out the plastic tray before pulling her secret weapon out of her back pocket. Looking over her shoulder carefully to make sure she wasn't being observed, she uncapped the tube, before using a butter knife to scrape the filling out of the cookies. She formed them into little balls which she carelessly popped into her mouth, then replaced them with the contents of the slim tube, barely suppressing her giggles as she imagined the look on Shingo's face when he bit into the cookies.

As quickly and quietly as she could, she slipped the tray back into the package, replaced the clip and hid it behind the vegetables again. After the knife was washed and put into the drawer, she hid in the shadows to wait for her unwitting victim. Glancing at her watch, she saw that it was nearly time. Shingo couldn't resist his Oreos after trainings. He thought no one had seen the crazy obsession he had with the cookies, but he should have known better. Big Sister was always watching.

Grinning from ear to ear, she hid in the slim space between a large shelf and the kitchen wall, her communicator held up carefully to record every moment of the action. Satisfied Shingo couldn't see her, she watched, barely containing her guffaws as Shingo stole into the kitchen just as sneakily as she had only minutes before.

His hand went to the cupboard door and he looked around nervously to make sure no one was watching him. Then, just as Usagi had done, he slid the cans to the side and took out the package before pulling off the clip and opening it. When the first cookie reached his mouth, Usagi could barely stop herself from guffawing loudly. She snickered as quietly as she could when he sank his teeth into the cookie.

A moment passed before Shingo's tastebuds apparently caught on to the prank and then he was spitting and hacking, trying to rid his mouth of the spearmint toothpaste that had infested his treat. Usagi broke into peals of laughter as she came out of her hiding place and recorded every moment of his reaction. Shingo ran to the sink and grabbed the nozzle of the sprayer, pulling it to his mouth and rinsing away the mixed taste of toothpaste and chocolate cookie.

Within a few minutes the kitchen was crowded as the other teens in the house came in to investigate the noise. Usagi sat on the floor, holding her sides as she fought to breathe through her laughter. It had been perfect. The perfect prank. Served Shingo right for putting salt in the sugar bowl.

Haruki moved quietly through the house, Setsuna at his back, her hand clenched tightly in his as they tiptoed down the stairs. Everyone was sleeping, for which he was grateful. He knew this prank was going to be epic. First they went to the meeting room. It was large, and in one corner were half a dozen computers where any of them could research for homework, or if they had an enemy to track, or for simply playing games if they needed to get rid of stress.

Setsuna was new to the prank wars, but she was game to help him, and extremely excited about being involved. He thought it was sad that she had no brothers, sisters, or handy cousins to torment. She would have been good. Her idea for this prank was incredible, and something he had never thought about before.

She pulled out the roll of electrical tape and he grabbed a pair of scissors from the table, making tiny squares of tape. He chortled at the thought of what they were doing as he handed her each piece. She would hurry off when she had several, then return to his side for more. When every computer had been tampered with, they hurried to the TV room and fiddled with the remotes for several minutes. Then they made their way down to the control center.

Only one computer in the house would be easy to use the next morning. He laughed at the thought. They'd agreed not to tamper with the main computer because there was always a chance of a droid attack and they needed Artemis ready to work his magic.

Still, the couple giggled as they made their way up the stairs, talking in whispers about what would happen when everyone realized what had been done.

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Setsuna was up before anyone else the next morning, in spite of her midnight stroll. She made her way to Haruki's bedroom and knocked on the door. He answered with a grin on his face and followed her to the kitchen where he made the first pot of coffee of the day. When he had a cup in hand, sitting at the table, they both waited for the frustrated sounds. It didn't take long.

Within twenty minutes Shingo and Usagi were both yelling. Shingo because they'd covered the sensor to the computer mouse, and Usagi because she couldn't get the remote to work so she could watch her favorite Anime. Both of them chortled in delight.

Rei walked carefully around the runner in the upstairs hallway and waited at the end of the hall for an unwitting victim to appear. She had been dragged into the prank war when Jadeite had decided to pretend milk had spilled all over her laptop. She wasn't sure how he had managed the feat, only knew it had something to do with glue. But she had been upset until she realized there was no damage to her laptop. After that she'd seen the humor in the constant pranks the teens played on one another.

Now it was her turn to be prank-master. She purposefully dropped her books and then cried out as if she was in pain, hunching over on the floor. She used her hair to hide the fact that she was grinning and carefully watching for someone to come around the corner.

It was Nephrite who fell into her trap, running straight for her. "What's wrong? Are you hurt?"

Then his feet hit the long runner of carpet and loud popping sounds echoed through the hallway. He jumped to the side and ducked, looking around wildly for what had caused the sounds. When Rei couldn't hold in her laughter anymore, Nephrite glared at her before he finally broke into chuckles himself.

"Got you," Rei giggled.

"You did. Now it's my turn to get someone, wanna help?" he asked.

Rei nodded, still giggling, and left the bubble wrap under the carpet, just in case no one else had heard their laughter. This was fun.

Kenji hadn't wanted to get involved in the prank war. But when Ikuko had run screaming out of the bedroom after one of the kids taped fake bug cut outs and put them inside the lampshades, he decided enough was enough. He sent them all down into the training room with Luna and Artemis for an intensive two hour workout, then he, and Ikuko, got to work.

After purchasing the sixteen products and several rolls of duct tape, he crawled along the floor and attached the prank items to the bottoms of the chairs, making sure they were taped down tightly. He grinned up at his wife as she handed him supplies, then he sent a message to Artemis to let him know it was ready. He stood at the head of the table after carefully inserting his earplugs, and making sure Ikuko's were tightly in her ears as well, and put on a stern look.

When the teens filed into the room, he made them stand. "We need to have a talk about these prank wars," he said finally, then motioned everyone to sit.

The air horns all sounded at once, making a nearly deafening sound. The teens jumped up, startled, and then started to laugh.

"I win," he said succinctly, and taking Ikuko's hand, he led her out of the room while the teens plotted their revenge.

Mamoru walked carefully, holding the tray as he moved into the bedroom he shared with his tiny blonde wife. He settled the tray over her hips, making sure it was completely steady.

There were a ton of wonderful treats on the tray and he couldn't wait to see the look on Usagi's face when she realized all the work he had gone to. The glass of orange juice, the bowl of her favorite cereal with the spoon already submerged in the milk, the blueberry muffin sitting to the side.

It all looked perfect.

"Usako," he said, gently shaking her shoulder. "Time to get up and eat."

Usagi opened her cerulean eyes and stared up at him. "Ten more minutes," she whined. "I'm tired."

Mamoru smiled down at her and leaned over to gently kiss her. "Come on, sit up and eat. You need the energy."

She grumbled and groaned until she saw the tray and then sat up eagerly. Thankfully her movements didn't cause anything to tip over. She grinned at him and reached for the spoon he had tucked into the sugary stuff she thought made a good breakfast. She lifted it, but nothing happened. Again and again she tugged on the spoon until the contents of the bowl came out all at once in a frozen, bowl shaped block.

Instantly Usagi was completely awake, giggling loudly. She reached for the orange juice and tipped it over. He grinned as nothing happened. The muffin was next, and since it was frozen, it was hard as well. She laughed and tossed it to him.

Catching it easily, he set it back on the tray and moved the whole thing onto the floor before he bent down to kiss her.

"That was perfect!" Usagi enthused. "You really had me going for a minute." She grinned at him happily and Mamoru couldn't help but pull her into his arms and hug her to within an inch of her life.

"I thought you'd get a kick out of it," he told her. "And since I didn't tell anyone else what I was doing, we can use it again."

"Brilliant," Usagi grinned, and tucked her face into the space between his shoulder and neck, warming her nose on his skin.

Ikuko knew it was corny and overdone, but she didn't care. When Makoto had come to her for revenge because someone had changed the labels on all her baking ingredients, Ikuko had told the girl of a trick she'd seen on the internet. They worked together, quickly and quietly making the preparations.

The first step was buying several candles. Their scent was heavenly and made Ikuko's belly rumble with hunger, but she was devoted to her task. They lit all of them and set them in front of a tiny fan that would blow the smell throughout the house.

Next they grabbed the construction paper and began cutting, dropping each piece into the baking pan they had chosen. They talked and laughed about ordinary things as they worked, knowing others might overhear if they discussed their prank out loud. It wouldn't do to spoil the surprise.

Then Ikuko went to the door of the kitchen and called out. "We've made some brownies if anyone is interested!"

There was nearly a stampede for the kitchen as the teens throughout the house converged and made their way to the pan on the counter. A long moment of silence followed before Haruki let out a bark of laughter. Quickly the others joined in.

"That is so corny!" Michiru said. "But it's perfect. I love it!"

"And," Makoto said, hurrying to the oven. "We actually made real brownies while all of you were out this morning."

Usagi rushed over and threw her arms and legs around Makoto, clinging like a baby monkey. Ikuko laughed as she was hugged next, then watched as Usagi made her way back to the tall girl and pleaded with her eyes for the first treat.

Shingo closed the bathroom door behind him and went to work. He'd seen the trick on the internet and couldn't help himself. He had to try. Taking the pen out, he carefully drew a large spider on the toilet paper roll and capped the pen, hiding it in his pocket. He even pretended to wash his hands before he left the bathroom, just in case.

Sure enough, since it was still early morning, there were several people waiting to get in. His unwitting victim was Ami. He almost felt bad about it. She really hated spiders, but he shrugged and walked past her, taking up a spot next to Haruka where he struck up a conversation about racecars so he could hear the screams.

Within moments Ami ran out of the bathroom and went down the hall screaming wildly. Shingo laughed, and watched as Haruka peeked inside to see what he had done. It did look like there was a large spider sitting on the toilet paper roll. He felt quite pleased with himself as he made his way down to the kitchen for breakfast.

Minako and Usagi had just checked to see if their prank was ready when the four kids came running into the kitchen. They'd been out playing in the yard, swinging on the old tire that had been hung in a tree. All of them were thirsty and ready for a drink, so Usagi and Minako made their way to the fridge and took out the cups they had prepared ahead of time.

Each child had a large clear plastic cup filled to the brim. With a smile, the two older girls placed them on the table, then went to get some veggies for the kids to snack on.

"Ohh! Juice!" Chibi-Usa shouted happily. She picked up her cup and took a sip.

Or tried to.

No matter what she did, or how hard she tried to sip from the drink, nothing came out of the glass. Finally, she put the cup back on the table and stuck her finger into the red drink. Except it wasn't a drink. The cup was filled to the brim with cherry jello. Chibi-Usa snorted a laugh as she watched the others try to drink before all of them realized they'd been had.

Finally, they were involved with the prank wars. She wondered what the four of them could come up with to prank the older kids. Wiggling her eyebrows she telegraphed the need for a meeting as the four of them laughed and giggled, then were handed cups that held actual juice.