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p dir="ltr""Night, wait!" Rocky calls, softly placing a hand on her shoulder to stop her from leaving the house. He had been meaning to talk to her all night yet couldn't bring himself to do so./p
p dir="ltr""Rocky, I have to get home. Grounded, remember?" Midnight kindly reminds. She caught the glimpses he kept shooting her during dinner as if he wanted to speak to her./p
p dir="ltr"The camping trip date had been set. So, she got no say in the matter of avoiding psycho killers living in the woods./p
p dir="ltr""I know, but I wanted to let you know..." Rocky trailed off, averting his gaze to the ground. He couldn't form the right compliment to do her justice. He also didn't want to offend her since he knew she didn't care for the blue color she bore./p
p dir="ltr"Midnight hadn't turned from the door. She just wanted to get home to remove the evil dress from itching her body to death. "Rocky, please? This dress is killing me."/p
p dir="ltr""You should really think of taking up ninja training!" Rocky blurted, forgetting the compliment he wanted to give. He shook off his crush on the girl that he kept blatantly denying./p
p dir="ltr""What?" The question leaves her lips as she gently turns to face the blonde boy. Her eyebrows are up in the air, barely missing his breath get caught in his throat./p
p dir="ltr""You got the movement part down. You're also sneaky. Easy to miss when one least expects it." Rocky answers, thinking on what his grandpa said having met the girl prior to his death./p
p dir="ltr""I'm a born empacifist/em! I don't fight for fear of what bad could come of it. I can live without making a further fool of myself. Goodnight, Rebel." Midnight shoots, rushing from the house./p
p dir="ltr"Rocky sighs, seething at his hesitant manner./p
p dir="ltr""Should have just told her she's beautiful!" Baby calls, playfully nudging the green ninja./p
p dir="ltr"Rocky jumped, swinging on the redhead. "I've told you not to sneak up on me."/p
p dir="ltr""Oh, don't be a baby! You can't even compliment someone you like. Cowardem!" Colt /emcomes into view, smirking as his brother grew pink all over./p
p dir="ltr"Rocky scowls, glowing at the two. "How long did it take you two to finally date?"/p
p dir="ltr"Colt turns pink with embarrassment. He should have seen the twist of backtalk coming from his brother./p
p dir="ltr"They continue bickering as Midnight is bitterly beating herself up./p
p dir="ltr""You grew uncomfortably silent during the last bit of dinner. I know you love the outdoors, so what is bothering you, Night?" Samuel calls, stopping her upon their arrival into the pink house./p
p dir="ltr""I already told you. A psycho killer could come for us." Midnight repeats, wanting to avoid her real reasoning. She guessed she could light up by the thought of camping with some of her favorite people yet what bothers her isn't too much she worries over. She does, but she doesn't./p
p dir="ltr""Night, don't be childish. Your friends will back you up if it comes down to that. You heard the promise they swore." Samuel gently reminds./p
p dir="ltr"A ripple of guilt angrily nips at Midnight. Yeah, her friends came to her aide too much. She'd already gotten hurt one too many times while managing to lend half of them detention. She began twirling about the thought of taking up fighting since Rocky had a point. She couldn't always rely on them, now could she?/p
p dir="ltr""They shouldn't have to promise me anythingem!/em" Midnight replies, ready to storm off to her bedroom. She adds to him over her shoulder, "I cannot wear want your woman wants so expect me to return to my taste!"/p
p dir="ltr"Samuel groans, wishing he had a guide to raise a teenage girl. Unluckily, it wasn't easy like everybody made it out to be. He jolts from his thoughts when the doorbell rings, seeing him rush to open it./p
p dir="ltr""Emily and I are here to sleepover!" Barbie beams, gesturing to the blonde girl./p
p dir="ltr""First door on your right. The yellow door in the middle is the bathroom." Samuel notes, pointing a finger in the direction. He doesn't question what brings Emily over since he knew she wasn't friends with Midnight. Then again, the man could be wrong in his views./p
p dir="ltr"Barbie steers Emily in the direction. She carried a purple sleeping bag tucked under one arm while Emily had one of a white-pink like the plain girl she is./p
p dir="ltr""Night! Look who wants to join our take down of the man?" Barbie beams, opening the pink door on the right. Her face lit with a smile./p
p dir="ltr"Midnight is on her stomach in her bed. Her head was resting in the palm of her hands, reading an Archie Digest of a comic strip. Her eyes slowly trail up to the pale green eyes of Emily, "So you want to be friends since you broke up with Rocky?"/p
p dir="ltr""Midnight, you know my darkest secret. I practically tongue raped. For that, I apologize. Can we start over as friends?" Emily softly answers, seeming nervous to be in her presence./p
p dir="ltr""Fine. Why are you gals here? Did my step-father ever approve of your barge in sleepover?" Midnight wonders, returning to gazing down at the humor of the comic which brought her great joy. For some reason, she recieved a warning from Colt that Birdie is planning on using Emily for something brash yet he didn't know what./p
p dir="ltr"She chose the time as one to make friends with the girl. Why? So she could gain the upper hand to stop what was to come her way./p
p dir="ltr""Oh, I harrassed him afterschool. He was hesitant to approve, but I told him of your invitation awhile ago so he was convinced." Barbie reveals./p
p dir="ltr"A look of realization happened across Midnight. Yawning, she closed her Archie Comics book. She had stripped from the silk blue dress to a soft pink snug fitting cotton top to match a bit of a darker pink pajama bottoms- slightly dragging on the floor. She got up from her bed, starting for her closet. She had been meaning to gift Barbie and London with their own special article of clothing./p
p dir="ltr"Of course, she had gone on to make two extras for the likes of Rocky, Tum Tum, Light, and Sasha./p
p dir="ltr""Babs, this is for you." Midnight smiles, heading over a lavender wrapped package./p
p dir="ltr""Okay, I'm here." London pops into the room with a light blue sleeping bag. He wore a light pink tee shirt with bright blue pajama bottoms./p
p dir="ltr""Oh, here. This I meant to give to you when you first got here." Midnight yawns, placing a hand over her mouth. She handed the boy over a light pink wrapped package./p
p dir="ltr""How did you have the time? Haven't you been gone from the house?" Emily wonders, earning a smug smirk from Midnight./p
p dir="ltr""Wouldn't you love to know my tricks?" Midnight laughs, smiling as the two unwraps their gifts./p
p dir="ltr"Barbie is star struck by a lavender leather jacket with the word 'emcupid/em' embroidered in white cursive lettering on the back. She saw the pink hearts etched above the lettering while the below held arrows scattered about in red./p
p dir="ltr""Night-" Barbie begins as a gasp comes from London./p
p dir="ltr"The strongboy /stronggripped a light pink leather jacket in his palms. On the back the word 'emwit/em' was embroidered there in cursive white lettering with a chef's hand at the top of the 'w' while the bottom 't' held a magnifying glass./p
p dir="ltr""How do you come up with these things?" London is amazed by her crafts and art./p
p dir="ltr""Magic." Midnight giggles./p
p dir="ltr""Pure talent!" Barbie takes a sharp intake of breath. She pulls on the fitting jacket then proceeds to wrap Midnight into a hug. She loves the gift to pieces./p
p dir="ltr""Exceptional instincts. Thank you, Night." London pips up, tucking the jacket under his arm./p
p dir="ltr""Who's ready to share scary stories?" Emily decides to change the topic./p
p dir="ltr"The others agree, getting ready for the sleepless night. They'd regret not sleeping./p
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