Chapter 3: Good morning sunshine.
"WAKE UP!!!!" Myst shrieked loudly into her two sisters' ears. "WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!" She jumped around hyper.
"G'way." Annuna mumbled.
"Pith ofth." Sazza mumbled into her pillow, smearing the words.
"Why?!?!?!? It's only 5:30!!!" Myst shrieked again.
"Go bother someone else." the triplets' room mate, Alyssa Freed blearily blinked at her before shutting her eyes and going back to sleep for a couple of hours.
"Fine." Myst huffed, stalking out the door and down the stairs towards the boys' dorm.
"Hey boys!" She shrieked happily. This was met by three pillows.
"Hey! G'way! Sleep!" snores punctuated this comment, which came from Darien Tufankian's bed.
"Sleep?" Llewellyn Gwenedd seemed to like this idea his heavy breathing joining his friends. The triplets' friends' roommate, Daniel Hotchcroft, who happened to be a heavy sleeper, ignored any sounds and continued to sleep, snores and all.
"Myst why must you wake us a sparrows fart DAILY?" Ashe Dialoz appeared not to like early morning wake up calls either. He grabbed his wand and mumbled a spell towards Myst, who yawned and stumbled towards the nearest bed, collapsed on it and soon fell asleep, her breathing joining the others.
Sazza, having noticed the lack of her annoying younger sister, had climbed out of her nice warm bed, dragged Annuna out too (after all if she couldn't sleep why should 'Nuna?) crossing over to the boys dorm to the triplets' friends' room.
"Shh!" Annuna hissed at her younger sister. "Look." She pointed at Myst and Ashe, Myst lying, asleep on his bed, his arm around her.
"Not a bad idea, eh?" Sazza winked at her sister. Annuna blushed and whacked her back. "No I'm serious! What if we were looking for Myst, got tired, walked to what we thought was our bedroom, went to what we thought was our beds and just happened to, err.fall asleep?"
Annuna grinned devilishly. "I like the way your mind works." She yawned and strolled leisurely towards Llewellyn's bed. She raised a wrist to her forehead and fell backwards, stubbing her toe along the way. Llewellyn jumped, realized it was Annuna, blushed and wrapped her into a hug.
Sazza stifled a giggle and tiptoed over to Darien's bed. She tumbled into it and was out like a light. Darien blinked blearily, looked around, noticed Sazza and was quite happy to hug her too.
Over in the corner, nearest the door, Ashe grinned and buried his head down into Myst's short hair and soon found himself asleep, like the rest of them, And dreaming peacefully.
"The boys haven't come down yet." Harry and Ron told Hermione and Ginny. "Neither have the girls." Hermione replied. "Well, let's go check on the girls, then we'll check on the guys." Hermione, Ron and Harry nodded at Ginny's suggestion. They climbed up the stairs and only Alyssa was there, sitting up in bed, blinking at the empty beds next to her. "Where are the triplets?" Hermione looked concerned. "I- I dunno." Alyssa was scared. "All I remember was me, Sazza and Annuna yelling at Mystic for waking us up at 5:30 in the morning. Speaking of which, when I find her, if she's not already dead, I'm gonna kill her." The four older students exchanged glances. Stuff checking on the boys, they had to find Dumbledore. (They have checked everywhere) "Chocolate Frogs!!" Harry and Hermione shouted at the same time, dashing up the moving stairs to Dumbledore's office, Ginny and Ron only a few steps behind. "Professor! Professor Dumbledore!!! The Gryffindor triplets! The Basinger Triplets! They're missing!" "Missing?" Albus looked at the quartet over his moon-shaped glasses. "Are you sure?" "Yes sir. We looked everywhere. Quidditch Pitch, Kitchens, Library, Great Hall, Hagrid's Hut, Other Common rooms. Everywhere." "Very well. Come on, then. Let's see if their friends know where they are." He tossed some powder into the fireplace. "Minerva, could you please meet me in the Gryffindor Common Room? The Basinger triplets are missing." Albus, McGonagall, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Harry trooped up the stairs into the boys dormitory. They found Daniel Hotchcroft taking photos of the beds. and what was in them. "Mr. Hotchcroft? What are you doing?" McGonagall asked primly. Daniel jumped. "Err. you see. that is." He gestured helplessly at the beds. Myst was asleep in Ashe's bed, her head on his shoulder, his arm wrapped around her. Llewellyn had his head resting on Annuna's stomach and was holding her hand. Darien was hugging Sazza and she was leaning back on his chest. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny blushed and grinned at the site. "Well, the Basinger triplets appear to have been found." Dumbledore chuckled lightly. The seven people left, Hermione holding Daniel by the ear, telling him off for taking photos of people who were asleep. Ron closed the door behind them.
Annuna, Llewellyn, Sazza, Darien, Myst and Ashe awoke with a start.
They looked at where they where sleeping, what they were sleeping on and who they were sleeping with and blushed.
Myst whacked Ashe on his arm, struggling to sit up. "This is your fault!"
"What'd I do!"
"I was perfectly awake before, but you grabbed your wand and-"
"Myst you're bring unreasonable!" Annuna burst in. She turned to Ashe. "Can't you shut her up!?"
"Yes." He muttered muttered the spell on her again and Myst began to slur her words, finally slumping back down next to Ashe. "But I don't like doing it. It makes her yell."
"Yep. At least I know how to shut up 'Nuna."
"Oh yeah?" Annuna was not impressed with Llewellyn.
"Yeah."
"Go ahead shut me up." Annuna was convinced he wouldn't be able to stop her talking and started to chatter on about the weather.
"OK." Llewellyn leant forward and kissed Annuna. He pulled back. Annuna was bright red and was gaping like a fish.
"Hmm. I'd better remember that one." Ashe rubbed his cheek thoughtfully.
"Me too." Darien agreed.
"Hey! I don't talk that much!"
"You're a girl of course you do."
Sazza glared. Annuna glared. And Myst looked furious in her sleep.
"I think we should wake up Myst." Sazza continued to glare.
"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to die?" Ashe asked before waving his wand and waking up Mystic.
Myst glared at him. "You did it again." She accused.
"Err.Ashe.unless you do want to die.run. Fast. Anywhere. Outside. Now!" Sazza yelled after him as he took off part way through her comment. Myst was hot on his heels, murder in her eyes.
The triplets met up for breakfast that day, at around nine o'clock, thankful that it was a Saturday and there were no classes they had to attend. Myst piled food onto her plate nonchalantly, ignoring Anunna, still mad at her for telling Ashe to shut her up. Instead she talked to Sazza. Meanwhile, Sazza tuned out whatever Mystic was saying and watched Darien in what she hoped was an inconspicuous way. Anunna stopped apologizing to Myst, noticing Sazza's glance and mischievously elbowed Llewellyn in the side. "Hey!" Anunna blushed, remembering what had happened earlier that day, but gestured towards her sister. Ah ha." Llewellyn grinned. The two jumped; startled as the Great Hall doors banged open, and laughter rang throughout the Hall. They turned and saw Ashe coming in, his clothes transfigured into a pink, frilly dress, a lot of make up in the wrong places all over his face, and his copper coloured hair was lengthened and curled. He stormed up to Myst and squeaked with a girl's voice; "CHANGE ME BACK!" Myst looked up at him innocently. "Now, why would I do that?" she asked, taking a bite out of her eggs and toast. "Please?" he begged going down onto his knees and holding his clutched hands in front of him. "Hmm. Sazza? 'Nuna? Change him back?" She asked her sisters. "Umm. No." Anunna pretended to think for a moment, tapping her cheek with her hand. "Gee, I dunno." Sazza smiled sympathetically. "Nup. He - sorry, she - looks better as a girl." She grinned devilishly. "Well there you have it. 'Nuna? Levitate him for me?" She requested to her sister, smiling sweetly. "Sure." Anunna grinned evilly. "Wingardium Leviosa!" She cried, waving her wand. Ashe floated up into the air and as 'Nuna turned her wand, rotated slowly.
"Sonorus." Myst pointed her wand at her throat and put on an announcers voice. "Ladies and Gentlemen! Teachers and Students! Headmaster and Prefects! I present to you, Lady Ashley! Notice her lovely copper curls! Her fashionable pink, frilly dress is currently in stock at Hair-Raising Costumes! She has style, she has class, Lady Ashley! Note her lovely make- up! Available in stock at Zonkos! Thank you, Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys and Girls. Lady Ashley is proudly presented by, The Basinger Triplets, complimentary of Anunna, Sazza and Mystic!" Anunna cut off her supply of magic and let 'Lady Ashley' drop undignified to the ground, red in the face with fury. "Myst, dear. Can I have a word?" "Ladies and Gentlemen, We'll be right back." Myst cried in her announcer voice as Ashe dragged her outside. She waited a moment, then shouted in her raised voice; "No, I will not go out with you!" Back in the Hall everyone was laughing their heads off, Anunna and Sazza included. Outside)
Ashe muttered the counter-spell for the voice-raiser (quietus) and began to argue with Myst. "Please, please, please?" "Please, what?" Myst asked nonchalantly. "Please can you change me back to being a boy?" He gave her puppy-eyes and stuck out his lower lip. Myst secretly thought this made him cuter, but she remained firm. "Hmm. No." "Please." No." "Please." "No." "Please." "No." They were still at it half an hour later when Sazza, Nuna, Llewellyn and Darien came out. "Please." "No." "Please?" "No!" "PLEASE!" "NO!" "Pl-" "Okay, that is it! You asked for it!" Myst leapt onto the back of Ashe, wrapped her legs around his waist, her left arm around his neck and proceeded to give him a noogie. "Mercy!" Ashe cried, trying to pull her off. Sazza and Llewellyn stood in the doorway and laughed, while Nuna and Darien tried to help Ashe pull Myst off. Keyword: tried. Myst stopped giving him a noogie, but still clung here. A devilish thought had flit through her mind whilst she'd noogied him. An exchanged glance was all it took with her sisters. "Ashe." Myst whined. "Uh oh." Ashe muttered under his breath, rubbing his head. "I'll turn you back to a boy." "THANK THE LORD!"
"If. you give me a piggy back to the Common Room." Myst finished smugly. "WHAT!" Ashe roared. He calmed down enough to say, "And if I don't?" "You stay a girl till you do." Myst replied, quite calm. "Brilliant. Lug a heavy brat - Ow!" - He cried as Myst hit him - "Or I stay a girl for, probably, ever. Okay." He sighed. "I'll give you a piggy back."
"SCORE! AND THE GREAT, TALENTED, BEAUTIFUL, SMART, WONDERFUL -" "Don't forget modest." Ashe muttered, earning an evil glare. "- LOVELY, BRILLIANT MYSTIC BASINGER HAS SCORED A POINT AGAINST THE SMELLY, ANNOYING, GIRLISH -" here Ashe bounced her " - uh, that is HANDSOME, SWEET, MERCIFUL, CARING ASHE DIALOZ. Hmm. Yes, that'll do. Didja get that, Nuna? Yes, I'm talking to you again." "Yup, all down. Now if you'll excuse me, I believe Llewellyn owes me a ride too." "What! Why?" "You kissed me." Annuna hissed. "Oh." Llewellyn blushed a furious red and sighed, then proceeded to allow Nuna to climb onto his back. "You kissed her!" Myst demanded. "Why wasn't I informed of this!" "Shut up, Mystic." Llewellyn growled. Sazza looked pointedly at Darien. He grinned and scooped her into his arms. "Mush, doggie, mush!" Myst shrieked and tugged on Ashe's copper curls. Ashe gritted his teeth and put his arms around Myst's legs, so she wouldn't fall, moved away from the others and spun her around wildly, making them both dizzy. "I'm like a bird!" Myst sang. Ashe rolled his eyes and started towards Gryffindor Tower, Darien and Llewellyn behind him.
"WAKE UP!!!!" Myst shrieked loudly into her two sisters' ears. "WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!" She jumped around hyper.
"G'way." Annuna mumbled.
"Pith ofth." Sazza mumbled into her pillow, smearing the words.
"Why?!?!?!? It's only 5:30!!!" Myst shrieked again.
"Go bother someone else." the triplets' room mate, Alyssa Freed blearily blinked at her before shutting her eyes and going back to sleep for a couple of hours.
"Fine." Myst huffed, stalking out the door and down the stairs towards the boys' dorm.
"Hey boys!" She shrieked happily. This was met by three pillows.
"Hey! G'way! Sleep!" snores punctuated this comment, which came from Darien Tufankian's bed.
"Sleep?" Llewellyn Gwenedd seemed to like this idea his heavy breathing joining his friends. The triplets' friends' roommate, Daniel Hotchcroft, who happened to be a heavy sleeper, ignored any sounds and continued to sleep, snores and all.
"Myst why must you wake us a sparrows fart DAILY?" Ashe Dialoz appeared not to like early morning wake up calls either. He grabbed his wand and mumbled a spell towards Myst, who yawned and stumbled towards the nearest bed, collapsed on it and soon fell asleep, her breathing joining the others.
Sazza, having noticed the lack of her annoying younger sister, had climbed out of her nice warm bed, dragged Annuna out too (after all if she couldn't sleep why should 'Nuna?) crossing over to the boys dorm to the triplets' friends' room.
"Shh!" Annuna hissed at her younger sister. "Look." She pointed at Myst and Ashe, Myst lying, asleep on his bed, his arm around her.
"Not a bad idea, eh?" Sazza winked at her sister. Annuna blushed and whacked her back. "No I'm serious! What if we were looking for Myst, got tired, walked to what we thought was our bedroom, went to what we thought was our beds and just happened to, err.fall asleep?"
Annuna grinned devilishly. "I like the way your mind works." She yawned and strolled leisurely towards Llewellyn's bed. She raised a wrist to her forehead and fell backwards, stubbing her toe along the way. Llewellyn jumped, realized it was Annuna, blushed and wrapped her into a hug.
Sazza stifled a giggle and tiptoed over to Darien's bed. She tumbled into it and was out like a light. Darien blinked blearily, looked around, noticed Sazza and was quite happy to hug her too.
Over in the corner, nearest the door, Ashe grinned and buried his head down into Myst's short hair and soon found himself asleep, like the rest of them, And dreaming peacefully.
"The boys haven't come down yet." Harry and Ron told Hermione and Ginny. "Neither have the girls." Hermione replied. "Well, let's go check on the girls, then we'll check on the guys." Hermione, Ron and Harry nodded at Ginny's suggestion. They climbed up the stairs and only Alyssa was there, sitting up in bed, blinking at the empty beds next to her. "Where are the triplets?" Hermione looked concerned. "I- I dunno." Alyssa was scared. "All I remember was me, Sazza and Annuna yelling at Mystic for waking us up at 5:30 in the morning. Speaking of which, when I find her, if she's not already dead, I'm gonna kill her." The four older students exchanged glances. Stuff checking on the boys, they had to find Dumbledore. (They have checked everywhere) "Chocolate Frogs!!" Harry and Hermione shouted at the same time, dashing up the moving stairs to Dumbledore's office, Ginny and Ron only a few steps behind. "Professor! Professor Dumbledore!!! The Gryffindor triplets! The Basinger Triplets! They're missing!" "Missing?" Albus looked at the quartet over his moon-shaped glasses. "Are you sure?" "Yes sir. We looked everywhere. Quidditch Pitch, Kitchens, Library, Great Hall, Hagrid's Hut, Other Common rooms. Everywhere." "Very well. Come on, then. Let's see if their friends know where they are." He tossed some powder into the fireplace. "Minerva, could you please meet me in the Gryffindor Common Room? The Basinger triplets are missing." Albus, McGonagall, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Harry trooped up the stairs into the boys dormitory. They found Daniel Hotchcroft taking photos of the beds. and what was in them. "Mr. Hotchcroft? What are you doing?" McGonagall asked primly. Daniel jumped. "Err. you see. that is." He gestured helplessly at the beds. Myst was asleep in Ashe's bed, her head on his shoulder, his arm wrapped around her. Llewellyn had his head resting on Annuna's stomach and was holding her hand. Darien was hugging Sazza and she was leaning back on his chest. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny blushed and grinned at the site. "Well, the Basinger triplets appear to have been found." Dumbledore chuckled lightly. The seven people left, Hermione holding Daniel by the ear, telling him off for taking photos of people who were asleep. Ron closed the door behind them.
Annuna, Llewellyn, Sazza, Darien, Myst and Ashe awoke with a start.
They looked at where they where sleeping, what they were sleeping on and who they were sleeping with and blushed.
Myst whacked Ashe on his arm, struggling to sit up. "This is your fault!"
"What'd I do!"
"I was perfectly awake before, but you grabbed your wand and-"
"Myst you're bring unreasonable!" Annuna burst in. She turned to Ashe. "Can't you shut her up!?"
"Yes." He muttered muttered the spell on her again and Myst began to slur her words, finally slumping back down next to Ashe. "But I don't like doing it. It makes her yell."
"Yep. At least I know how to shut up 'Nuna."
"Oh yeah?" Annuna was not impressed with Llewellyn.
"Yeah."
"Go ahead shut me up." Annuna was convinced he wouldn't be able to stop her talking and started to chatter on about the weather.
"OK." Llewellyn leant forward and kissed Annuna. He pulled back. Annuna was bright red and was gaping like a fish.
"Hmm. I'd better remember that one." Ashe rubbed his cheek thoughtfully.
"Me too." Darien agreed.
"Hey! I don't talk that much!"
"You're a girl of course you do."
Sazza glared. Annuna glared. And Myst looked furious in her sleep.
"I think we should wake up Myst." Sazza continued to glare.
"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to die?" Ashe asked before waving his wand and waking up Mystic.
Myst glared at him. "You did it again." She accused.
"Err.Ashe.unless you do want to die.run. Fast. Anywhere. Outside. Now!" Sazza yelled after him as he took off part way through her comment. Myst was hot on his heels, murder in her eyes.
The triplets met up for breakfast that day, at around nine o'clock, thankful that it was a Saturday and there were no classes they had to attend. Myst piled food onto her plate nonchalantly, ignoring Anunna, still mad at her for telling Ashe to shut her up. Instead she talked to Sazza. Meanwhile, Sazza tuned out whatever Mystic was saying and watched Darien in what she hoped was an inconspicuous way. Anunna stopped apologizing to Myst, noticing Sazza's glance and mischievously elbowed Llewellyn in the side. "Hey!" Anunna blushed, remembering what had happened earlier that day, but gestured towards her sister. Ah ha." Llewellyn grinned. The two jumped; startled as the Great Hall doors banged open, and laughter rang throughout the Hall. They turned and saw Ashe coming in, his clothes transfigured into a pink, frilly dress, a lot of make up in the wrong places all over his face, and his copper coloured hair was lengthened and curled. He stormed up to Myst and squeaked with a girl's voice; "CHANGE ME BACK!" Myst looked up at him innocently. "Now, why would I do that?" she asked, taking a bite out of her eggs and toast. "Please?" he begged going down onto his knees and holding his clutched hands in front of him. "Hmm. Sazza? 'Nuna? Change him back?" She asked her sisters. "Umm. No." Anunna pretended to think for a moment, tapping her cheek with her hand. "Gee, I dunno." Sazza smiled sympathetically. "Nup. He - sorry, she - looks better as a girl." She grinned devilishly. "Well there you have it. 'Nuna? Levitate him for me?" She requested to her sister, smiling sweetly. "Sure." Anunna grinned evilly. "Wingardium Leviosa!" She cried, waving her wand. Ashe floated up into the air and as 'Nuna turned her wand, rotated slowly.
"Sonorus." Myst pointed her wand at her throat and put on an announcers voice. "Ladies and Gentlemen! Teachers and Students! Headmaster and Prefects! I present to you, Lady Ashley! Notice her lovely copper curls! Her fashionable pink, frilly dress is currently in stock at Hair-Raising Costumes! She has style, she has class, Lady Ashley! Note her lovely make- up! Available in stock at Zonkos! Thank you, Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys and Girls. Lady Ashley is proudly presented by, The Basinger Triplets, complimentary of Anunna, Sazza and Mystic!" Anunna cut off her supply of magic and let 'Lady Ashley' drop undignified to the ground, red in the face with fury. "Myst, dear. Can I have a word?" "Ladies and Gentlemen, We'll be right back." Myst cried in her announcer voice as Ashe dragged her outside. She waited a moment, then shouted in her raised voice; "No, I will not go out with you!" Back in the Hall everyone was laughing their heads off, Anunna and Sazza included. Outside)
Ashe muttered the counter-spell for the voice-raiser (quietus) and began to argue with Myst. "Please, please, please?" "Please, what?" Myst asked nonchalantly. "Please can you change me back to being a boy?" He gave her puppy-eyes and stuck out his lower lip. Myst secretly thought this made him cuter, but she remained firm. "Hmm. No." "Please." No." "Please." "No." "Please." "No." They were still at it half an hour later when Sazza, Nuna, Llewellyn and Darien came out. "Please." "No." "Please?" "No!" "PLEASE!" "NO!" "Pl-" "Okay, that is it! You asked for it!" Myst leapt onto the back of Ashe, wrapped her legs around his waist, her left arm around his neck and proceeded to give him a noogie. "Mercy!" Ashe cried, trying to pull her off. Sazza and Llewellyn stood in the doorway and laughed, while Nuna and Darien tried to help Ashe pull Myst off. Keyword: tried. Myst stopped giving him a noogie, but still clung here. A devilish thought had flit through her mind whilst she'd noogied him. An exchanged glance was all it took with her sisters. "Ashe." Myst whined. "Uh oh." Ashe muttered under his breath, rubbing his head. "I'll turn you back to a boy." "THANK THE LORD!"
"If. you give me a piggy back to the Common Room." Myst finished smugly. "WHAT!" Ashe roared. He calmed down enough to say, "And if I don't?" "You stay a girl till you do." Myst replied, quite calm. "Brilliant. Lug a heavy brat - Ow!" - He cried as Myst hit him - "Or I stay a girl for, probably, ever. Okay." He sighed. "I'll give you a piggy back."
"SCORE! AND THE GREAT, TALENTED, BEAUTIFUL, SMART, WONDERFUL -" "Don't forget modest." Ashe muttered, earning an evil glare. "- LOVELY, BRILLIANT MYSTIC BASINGER HAS SCORED A POINT AGAINST THE SMELLY, ANNOYING, GIRLISH -" here Ashe bounced her " - uh, that is HANDSOME, SWEET, MERCIFUL, CARING ASHE DIALOZ. Hmm. Yes, that'll do. Didja get that, Nuna? Yes, I'm talking to you again." "Yup, all down. Now if you'll excuse me, I believe Llewellyn owes me a ride too." "What! Why?" "You kissed me." Annuna hissed. "Oh." Llewellyn blushed a furious red and sighed, then proceeded to allow Nuna to climb onto his back. "You kissed her!" Myst demanded. "Why wasn't I informed of this!" "Shut up, Mystic." Llewellyn growled. Sazza looked pointedly at Darien. He grinned and scooped her into his arms. "Mush, doggie, mush!" Myst shrieked and tugged on Ashe's copper curls. Ashe gritted his teeth and put his arms around Myst's legs, so she wouldn't fall, moved away from the others and spun her around wildly, making them both dizzy. "I'm like a bird!" Myst sang. Ashe rolled his eyes and started towards Gryffindor Tower, Darien and Llewellyn behind him.
