Izam belched loudly, then laughed as Rage threw a fistful of popcorn at
him. Ni Na gently shoved him, but rested her head on his stomach again.
Emi looked across Rage at the other couple on their futon. They seemed
even more mismatched than she and Rage. Ni Na was a sweet, New Ageist girl
who was 'one with her inner self', while Izam seemed to want to be one with
a burrito. She was the brains and looks, and he seemed to be anything else
left over. Emi sighed and pulled herself closer to Rage. She couldn't get
past the bias that she had formed against Izam ages ago. It was stupid
now, but the line between them was so clear that Ni Na and even Rage knew
better than to try and get either to cross it.
Izam turned his head and looked over at Emi, after she let out a loud sigh. She was such a little kid. Always needing attention from Rage, always needing to be held, be in conversations...How dare she assume that she can just become one of them without asking! His mind went from Emi to Rage. How could Rage do this to him? It was always the three of them, and occasionally a fourth Rage picked up.
Ni Na lifted her head, disturbed by the extended silence.
"I know! Let's try using my Ouiji board!" she suggested happily. Ni Na almost never missed a chance to bring out her old wooden Ouiji board, and she didn't miss this one.
"Come on Nin, tonight?" groaned Izam. Ni Na looked a little hurt. Emi nudged Rage fully awake and sat up.
"Let's play! I never used a 'Ouiji' board before!" Emi said excitedly. Izam rolled his eyes, while Ni Na allowed a smile.
"It's not playing Emi-chan, it's contacting the spirits. Here." She said, taking her old board out of its box. The board was definitely used frequently at one time, but now its not-so-frequent use made the board give off a musty odor. Izam covered his nose. Emi looked intrigued. Ni Na proceeded to take out the board, unfold it and pulled out 'the eye'. Everyone sat around the board, watching Ni Na as she closed her eyes and placed the 'eye' in the center of the board. Her fingers were placed on the outside of the 'eye', but barely touching it. Emi placed her hands on an edge, followed by Rage, then Izam after some persuading. "Think of a question to ask the spirits" Ni Na instructed.
"Will Emi and Izam ever get along?" Rage joked. Emi leaned into him and smiled, then noticed that Izam had pushed the 'eye' towards 'No'. Ni Na sighed heavily, and fiddled with the gem on her necklace.
"I wish you would be serious Izam." She murmured, then she began to pack up her board.
"Oh Ni Na, I'm sorry. Why don't you keep it here and we can try next Saturday?" she asked. Ni Na shook her head.
"I'm bust next Saturday. I can't be in the Burning Zone at all." She said, closing the board's box.
"Then how about Friday right after school? We can all hang out for a bit and you can still get your stuff done on Saturday!" Emi suggested. "Besides, Rage really likes it when you two are over!" Rage muttered something and looked away. Ni Na smiled.
"All right Emi. We can be here around..4 PM. Okay?" she asked. Emi smiled and nodded.
Izam turned his head and looked over at Emi, after she let out a loud sigh. She was such a little kid. Always needing attention from Rage, always needing to be held, be in conversations...How dare she assume that she can just become one of them without asking! His mind went from Emi to Rage. How could Rage do this to him? It was always the three of them, and occasionally a fourth Rage picked up.
Ni Na lifted her head, disturbed by the extended silence.
"I know! Let's try using my Ouiji board!" she suggested happily. Ni Na almost never missed a chance to bring out her old wooden Ouiji board, and she didn't miss this one.
"Come on Nin, tonight?" groaned Izam. Ni Na looked a little hurt. Emi nudged Rage fully awake and sat up.
"Let's play! I never used a 'Ouiji' board before!" Emi said excitedly. Izam rolled his eyes, while Ni Na allowed a smile.
"It's not playing Emi-chan, it's contacting the spirits. Here." She said, taking her old board out of its box. The board was definitely used frequently at one time, but now its not-so-frequent use made the board give off a musty odor. Izam covered his nose. Emi looked intrigued. Ni Na proceeded to take out the board, unfold it and pulled out 'the eye'. Everyone sat around the board, watching Ni Na as she closed her eyes and placed the 'eye' in the center of the board. Her fingers were placed on the outside of the 'eye', but barely touching it. Emi placed her hands on an edge, followed by Rage, then Izam after some persuading. "Think of a question to ask the spirits" Ni Na instructed.
"Will Emi and Izam ever get along?" Rage joked. Emi leaned into him and smiled, then noticed that Izam had pushed the 'eye' towards 'No'. Ni Na sighed heavily, and fiddled with the gem on her necklace.
"I wish you would be serious Izam." She murmured, then she began to pack up her board.
"Oh Ni Na, I'm sorry. Why don't you keep it here and we can try next Saturday?" she asked. Ni Na shook her head.
"I'm bust next Saturday. I can't be in the Burning Zone at all." She said, closing the board's box.
"Then how about Friday right after school? We can all hang out for a bit and you can still get your stuff done on Saturday!" Emi suggested. "Besides, Rage really likes it when you two are over!" Rage muttered something and looked away. Ni Na smiled.
"All right Emi. We can be here around..4 PM. Okay?" she asked. Emi smiled and nodded.