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At nine oclock, the three roommates and the one Teen Titan were relaxing in their rather comical party set up. The few curtains were securely drawn and the main light was switched off, with only flamboyant fairy lights draped messily instead. The large, flat-screen television was raucously booming out horribly too positive pop music, which Starfire had delightfully selected. All of the modern furniture had been sloppily shoved to the several corners, leaving an immense space for the comfy two single mattresses and the vast double one. A practically hidden coffee table was pressed unneatly against the plain wall, generously filled with many differing fizzy sodas, varying crisps, cool ice cream, delicious chocolate and countless sweets. Three thick, soft duvet were efficiently put to use, especially with Elliot Knight. Starfire was wearing fluffy, pink pyjamas and sat on her stomach as she swung her long legs around, continually excitedly checking the many possible options for melodious songs, peacefully resting on the single mattress to the end of them all. Elliot was on his back on the comfy mattress with a large, soft duvet over him, serenely flicking through a thick volume, whilst Wally West was laying besides him, his two hands gently braiding with his long, silky black hair with a brotherly beam. They were lapsed in a comfortable silence (other than the ridiculously loud music, of course), merely relishing the tranquil time. At least, most of them were. Jinx was boredly crossing her arms and glaring irritatedly at her fellow friends- why were they being so dull? Where were the humiliating sleepover games?
Dramatically, she cleared her throat and announced elatedly,"Right! Let's play something good!"
"I'm alright,"Elliot grumbled cantankerously.
"I'm kinda happy at the moment,"Kid Flash dismissed cheerfully, now enthusiastically moving onto his third tidy braid.
"Awh c'mon! Elliot, stop being so boring and moody, and Wally, stop being so sissy and acting like a baby- you're braid Elliot's hair, for God's sake! You two are so dumb,"Jinx retorted exasperatedly.
"Friend Jinx, what is it you want to play?,"Starfire enquired brightly, carelessly discarding the advanced television remote and whizzing to sit besides her.
"Well, most games are better with four people,"she hinted spitefully.
Elliot completely ignored her snide comment but Wally smirked thoughtfully. Perhaps it would be quite entertaining. Flash proudly studied the three, neat braids using up all of his smooth hair on the left side of his luxurious black locks, before grinning roguishly.
Elliot hissed startledly as his precious book was smacked mischievously from his pale hands and he was abruptly tugged by the arm to the middle single mattress, basically face planting it. Wally smirked amusedly as Elliot embarrassedly picked himself up, glaring vehemently and hissing spitefully as he immediately dragged the comfy duvet that he was initially using over him as he grudgingly sat along with the others.
"What. Was. That. For?,"Elliot hissed vexedly.
"You're hanging out with us instead of being all moody and lonely,"Flash teased amusedly,"Mind sharing the blanket?"
"Yes, yes I do actually. There's loads, get another,"he replied defiantly.
Wally merely ignored his unsatisfactory response and eagerly pulled half of the warm duvet off of Elliot and draped it over himself too. Elliot hissed indignantly, but even through his skillful, vexed facade, Wally could easily tell he was actually fairly comfortable and perfectly content with it. Starfire clapped her hands joyously and Jinx grinned maliciously.
"Okay. Elliot is going first,"she asked wickedly.
"I- errr- what do you mean?,"he questioned nervously.
"Well, Elliot, out of all of us, kiss, marry or kill,"Jinx said diabolically.
Elliot instantly froze and blanched, before blushing profusely. He could never answer that. Wally smiled amusedly as Starfire cocked her head in agog, unbridled curiosity and Jinx grinned malevolently, revelling this more than she really should. Elliot shook his head vigorously after a few minutes of stuttering incoherently. Terribly suspiciously, Jinx nodded diabolically to a snickering Flash. Kid Flash spun around swiftly and before he could even react, Wally West began energetically tickling the poor boy. Elliot Knight burst into his forced, inhumanly dazzling laughter and squirmed frantically with an alluringly charming beam. Starfire gawked surprisedly at the incredibly stunning beauty of it, just like Jinx and Wally. After all, although Elliot had inherited much of his natural traits from his simple father, he had evidently succeeded in snatching actually quite a lot from his enchantingly seductive, demonic mother: his rare, beautiful smiles; his cool, soft texture of his ghostly pale skin; his enticing laughter; his luxurious, black locks; the same narrow facial features; finally, of course, his pointed ears. As Starfire had only really seen him hiss, pur, and his usual cantankerous demeanour, she was absolutely dumbfounded, whilst Jinx had unfortunately only seen it a few times, so was still awed. And Flash...well he was as spellbound as always- it never got old for him. Ever.
"O-o-kay! Ha ha ha ha I'll do-o- ha ha ha -it! Ha ha ha,"Elliot gasped breathlessly through his hysterical giggles.
Reluctantly, Wally pulled back hesitantly and the awestruck three awaited for him to eventually breathe normally and compose himself. Finally, Elliot did so and sat up flusteredly, now frowning nervously. Starfire continually gaped incredulously, Jinx smiling stunnedly, and Wally beaming fondly, which elicited Elliot to fidget uncomfortably.
"What?,"he hissed uneasily.
"I just...did not know you possessed such…,"Starfire trailed off.
"Yeah…,"Jinx drifted off too.
Wally smiled affectionately and explained fondly,"Ellie, it's your laugh and smile. It's...amazing."
"O-oh ,"Elliot stammered disbelievingly.
After all, how could anything about him be amazing? He knew exactly what every person muttered furtively to their varying companions and he fully adamantly agreed with each word whispered vehemently. 'Monster', 'freak', and 'weirdo' were definitely some of the best describing words he himself would give him. Definitely not amazing. Flash frowned dolefully as he seemed to decipher his gloomy musings and he comfortingly dragged him in tight, reassuring embrace. Elliot melted into it immediately, purring affectionately. Wally gently tucked the right part of his soft, black hair behind his elvish ear, as the right side had been tenderly trapped in three thick braids. A puckish grin replaced the sweet smile instead. He leaned closer to his pointed ears, fondly seeing it perk up interestedly.
"Right. Now, do the thing,"Wally West demanded snickeringly.
Elliot Knight blushed profusely again and peeled away embarrassedly. Right. Kiss, marry or kill either Jinx, Kid Flash or Starfire. The horrible answer was terribly obvious. With a shaky breath, he assumed it would be best to simply swiftly get it over with.
"I- ughh -would umm...err, you know...kiss...Jinx...and- ummm -sorry Starfire...kill you...and ummm…,"Elliot admitted blushily.
"And marry me,"Flash finished pleasedly, wrapping his unharmed arm around the abashed, poor former villain.
Elliot nodded timidly, hunching smaller as Jinx sniggered amusedly and Starfire smiled confusedly. She didn't understand what their evidently close relationship really was. Brothers? Friendship? Or...something else? She shook her head dismissively- she, as a foreign alien. would never truly know -and turned excitedly back to Jinx. After all, it was clearly personal and she herself could never relate. Jinx cleared her throat theatrically again, stealing back all of their once diverted attention instantly.
"So. Wally, you're next,"Jinx prompted elatedly.
"Oh, Marry El, kiss Starfire and kill you, Jinx,"Wally West sniggered mockingly, completely unfazed.
Jinx scowled irritatedly as she harrumphed with a bruised ego and replied maliciously,"Marry Star, kiss Elliot and kill you Wally West."
"Ah, I would marry the Jinx, and instead kiss both the Wally and Elliot. I do not think killing is necessary,"Starfire said sweetly, comically and cutely oblivious.
"Awh, that's sweet, Star but I don't mean literally,"Jinx corrected amusedly.
"Oh, well that makes the sense! I was worried I'd have to plan my wedding to you, kiss all of you and stop the Elliot from killing me!,"she exclaimed relievedly.
Elliot cracked into a small smile as Wally burst into fitful laughter and gigged excitedly,"I can only imagine if that was true! I'd marry Ellie, be killed by Jinx and kiss Star!"
"Wait, has everyone here had their first kiss?,"Jinx asked curiously.
Starfire nodded enthusiastically, Wally amusedly did a thumbs up and Jinx agreed too, all gossiping excitedly about with who and where at. Meanwhile, Elliot Knight sighed dolefully and leaned away, feeling horribly excluded. He hadn't ever had once a partner, nevermind a first kiss. Elliot bowed his head elusively, feeling all the others look at him agogly as the surprising realization swiftly crashed down on them. Flash placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, eliciting him to gaze up warily.
"Wait Ellie, haven't you had your first kiss? Have you even ever been in a relationship?,"Wally West enquired inquisitively.
Elliot shook his head and replied bitterly,"Nobody would ever date me. Open your eyes, look at me. It's no wonder why."
"Friends! I suggest we play the spinning maneuver of the bottle!,"Starfire exclaimed elatedly.
"You mean spin the bottle,"Wally corrected teasingly.
"Star, that's a great idea! Cat boi, you should go first, cos, you know...anyway, I'll get a bottle,"Jinx declared keenly, springing to her feet gracefully and sprinting eagerly to the small kitchen.
Elliot gawked horrifiedly, especially as Jinx shoved a slightly crumpled plastic bottle into his pale hands and they shuffled energetically in a circle. He shook his head weakly, glaring flusteredly at each of them. Wally winked mischievously and held out his tensed hands in a clear warning. Elliot scowled defeatedly, in no mood whatsoever to being tickled anymore, and looked at the uninteresting mattress as he hesitantly placed the plain bottle in the middle of their sloppy circle.
"I-I'm not kissing anyone, you're kissing me,"Elliot hissed fearfully.
They all supposed that it was the best they could possibly receive and nodded exasperatedly as he took a shaky, steadying breath. Anxiously, Elliot reluctantly placed it down and hesitantly spun it around, urgently yearning. The other three giggled excitedly, knowing that whoever it landed on, they'd be Elliot Knight's first kiss. As the seemingly infinite seconds trickled by, Elliot frighenedly held his breath, watching it aim messily at Jinx, Starfire, Wally, rapidly back to Jinx… Finally, it stopped.
Like Elliot's heart.
Kid Flash smirked amusedly, immensely entertained to see his abashed best friend's amber eyes widen and look up panickedly at him. Flash chuckled softly and shuffled forwards relaxedly. After all, he'd of course played this vacuous game countless times and actually often purposefully kissed longer than he really had to, just so he could mockingly laugh at his poor victim's face. Elliot seemed to be immobilised, only able to create little strangled noises from his throat as Wally intentionally slowly lowered his head to Elliot's shorter level. With the ecstatic sniggers from the entertained two girls and Wally's sly smirk, Elliot closed his amber eyes fearfully. Wally gently cupped his pale face in his freckled hand, bringing him closer and kindly concluded to be tender. Flash swiftly planted a short kiss on his small, soft lips and pulled back rapidly, snickering amusedly as Elliot swallowed shakily and looked tentatively at the gamesome speedster.
"See? Could have been worse than your best friend, huh, EL?,"Wally teased, before excitedly diverting his entertained attention back to the plastic bottle,"My turn!"
In the end, Wally landed with Starfire, who was completely unbothered by the entire childish game and accepted it carelessly. Starfire was then stuck with Jinx and they immaturely did it, laughing excitedly the whole time. And of course, Jinx had gone next, nearly giving Elliot a heart attack as it slowly trickled by him, only to skim on Flash instead. Eventually, the three finally had enough to see Elliot was flusteredly reading his thick novel, and they all clicked amusedly. They weren't letting him turn away from the sleepover just like that. Flash swiftly annoyingly tossed the thick book from his pale hands again and grinned roguishly at Elliot's still slightly abashed, irked scowl. Wally elbowed him puckishly, resulting Elliot raising his eyebrows mistrustfully.
"Stop being so sulky, Elliot,"Jinx mocked hopefully.
"Yes friend, accompany us in the sleepover games!,"Starfire chirped brightly.
"O-okay, no more ki-kissing though,"Elliot stammered reluctantly, grudgingly sitting back with the others.
Wally smirked elatedly and asked brightly,"So, Ellie, truth or dare?"
It was now two in the early morning. Only Elliot Knight was presently asleep, curled up tightly and pressed against Wally West's chest, vibrating softly with each sleepy purr. Kid Flash had fearlessly taken the outrageous dare and was determinedly wearing a pink, frilly dress, that he had to endure in until he finally awoke again. He lay on his side on the comfy double mattress with the thick duvet draping slightly over him, though it was mainly wrapped comfortably around Elliot instead, who had actually safely stuck to truths for the entire game. Admittedly, Wally felt a little nauseous from all the fizzy drinks and unhealthy junk food he'd rather stupidly consumed but he was vacuously still picking at the tasty haribos. Rather comically, Jinx was wearing Wally's much too baggy khaki shorts and red Ted Baker shirt as a brave dare too and was glued to the cheesy romance on the large, flat-screen television as she kindly allowed Starfire to meticulously paint her nails. The two girls were greedily eating some delicious chocolate together, chattering and giggling excitedly as Wally glared irritatedly, feeling insolently left out.
"Are you going to see I exist again yet?,"Flash snapped boredly.
"Nope,"Jinx replied mischievously,"How's the dress?"
"Oh great,"he muttered annoyedly as she merely went back to Starfire only.
Later on, when Starfire and Jinx remembered the two boys were even in the same apartment, they turned around mildly to see Elliot, half his black, smooth hair braided into three, thick platts, wrapped tightly in the soft duvet, unconsciously purring loudly. He was practically being cradled by a fast asleep Kid Flash, who was wearing an embarrassing pink, frilly dress and smiling dopily. Jinx flashed a malicious smile and eagerly pulled out her sleek smartphone. Starfire gawked confusedly as her pale friend began taking many photos keenly of them. Surely they wouldn't desire this. She befuddledly tapped Jinx's shoulder.
"Why are you taking the pictures?,"Starfire asked mystifiedly.
She snickered triumphantly,"This, my friend, is called being smart. It's literally the best blackmail material ever, Star."