Sezzi: Hi! Sorry it's been a while since we updated but neither of us typed any up.
Aari: And whose fault is that?
Sezzi: Actually, no one's fault, 'cos Reene had the book, but I have the account. Unfortunately, I had no computer over the summer holidays so even if Reene had typed any up, it still wouldn't be posted.
Taru: She's right y'know.
Aari: Aaah!!! #hides behind couch#
Sezzi: Since when did we have a couch?

Chapter 7

Reene stares glumly at the floor and considers her options.

A) Disappear out – Problems: 1) Sezzi will carry out her threat. 2) That would leave Tala locked in my room, Sezzi holding the only key [How did she get that?]{I have my ways}

B) Disappear me and Tala out – Problems: 1) See A1. 2) I don't think I could manage to move him, two people's so tiring.

C) Stay here and ignore Tala – Problems: 1) I need to find the first aid kit. 2) I want my coat back. 3) I'll be bored.

D) Pick the lock with one of my daggers/a pin – Problems: 1) I have no pin/don't want to break one of my daggers.

E) Stay here and talk to Tala – Problems: 1) I don't want to surrender to Sezzi's matchmaking. 2) See 1&2 for C.

Reene's thoughts were somewhat less organised, but you get the gist.
Tala, on the other hand, had thoughts going along a different line.'Okay, why are we in here again? No wait, Sezzi, right? Right. So why'd she lock us in here? Gee, Reene looks nice…stupid hormones. Stupid Sezzi.'
Tala is frowning, with an eye twitching, and Reene is making violent gestures in midair.
"#hiss# Damn Pixi." Reene, well, glares.
"Are you okay?"
Reene glares even more and turns her back on Tala, whose face falls.
"Oi brat! Can I at least have the first aid kit?" she yells. A first aid kit lands on Tala's head, then falls off. He rubs his head absentmindedly.
"Y'know, that actually hurt."
Reene snorts and picks up the first aid kit. "I think you dented it." {I have a thing with hitting people on the head}[Nah?]
"Y'think?" Reene holds up the box. "Oh yeah, I did. Now how about that."
Reene opens the first aid kit. The only thing inside is her coat, minus the daggers and death threats.
"SEZZI!!!!" she yells.
"WHAT, OH VIOLENT ONE?!?!"
"WHY IS NONE OF THE FIRST AID STUFF IN THE BOX?!?!"
"YOU DIDN'T SPECIFY YOU WANTED ALL OF IT!!! ANYWAY, WE'RE USING IT!!! HILARY FAINTED!!!"
"WHY?!?"
"SHE SAW REI AND TY!!!"
"OH!!"
"YEAH!!"
Tala uncovers his ears, wincing. "You two are loud." he complains.
"No we're not." Reene huffs.
"Yes you are."
"Not."
"Are."
"Not."
"Are."
"Are."
"Not."
"HA!"
Tala scowls, and changes the subject. "Why are we in here anyway?"
Reene blushes slightly. [GYAH! #strangles Sezzi#]{#grinning madly} "Sezzi." [Note to self, kill Sezzi]
"Any reason why?" he asks,
Reene blushes more. Tala raises an eyebrow. "O….kay."
A click is heard, and the door opens. Reene strides over to it….and trips over the tripwire in the doorway. Tala smirks and offers her a hand, which she takes. They go and find the others.
"She up yet?" Sezzi calls position of lying spread-eagled on the floor with her head in Kai's lap.
"No." Max sighs "Y'know, I still can't see the….why are you grinning like that?"
Sezzi points at Reene and Tala, who have just entered. More specifically, she is pointing at their hands, which are joined. Max's jaw drops, and he stares. Reene and Tala hurriedly unlink hands. [About bloody time!]
"First aid kit, daggers, now!" growls Reene quietly.
"Say please." says Sezzi, smiling. [Run for your lives, she's up to something!]
"Now!"
"No!"
"NOW!" Reene lifts her axe. {Where'd that come from?}
"Fine!" Sezzi throws the daggers at her, which causes several people to duck as sharp object whizzes towards their heads. [Sezzi=lousy shot]{AM NOT!!}Reene winces, lets go of her axe and grabs her shoulder.
"Owie." she says [#glares# I do not say 'owie']{Artistic license.}
Tala looks at her. "Why is there a piece of tile in your shoulder?"
"Oh god, not you too."(No offence to any Christians reading this.)
Tala looks confused. Max breaks out of his stunned state and grins. Reene leans against the wall and bites her lip.
"So…" Sezzi searches for a way to break the tension. "D'ya think Hilary likes Kenny or Max more?"
Reene stands up. "Your twisted matchmaking has caused enough trouble for today."
"I dunno, I got those two together #points at Rei and Tyson#, got Tala to consider his feelings, got you to consider yours, and got you to blush indirectly. I'd say I did pretty well."
"And that's not trouble."
"Nope, it's cute!"
"I refuse to be cute."
"Too late!"
Reene growls, and tries to stalk off, picking up her axe, dropping it, picking it up, dropping it etc. In the end she gives up and starts fixing her shoulder with Tala's help.
"I…ow…don't…ow…need your help Tala!"
He raises an eyebrow as tries to got the tile out. "Liar. Hold still, I'll pull it out. 3…,2…" He pulls.
"What happened to '1'?" Reene winces.
"You would have tensed." Tala shrugs. Reene's upper arm/shoulder is bleeding onto his hand. He pulls the sleeve of her t-shirt out of the way and tries to bandage her arm.
"You've not done this before, have you?" asks Kenny as Reene winces for the umpteenth time, and the bandage falls off for the fifth time. Tala scowls and tries again. There is blood all over his hands and Reene's t-shirt.
"Do you want me to do the bandaging?" Kenny persists
"I can manage." Frowns Tala, pushing away Reene's increasingly feeble attempts to stop him. She is sitting down with her back to Tala, who is kneeling down, holding the bandage.
"I'm quite sure you could manage Tala, it's just that with the tile gone she's bleeding more, plus she's had the wound for a few hours and I don't want her to pass out from blood loss." {Freakily, Kenny sounds like our mate Rand(not his real name)}
"I won't pass put Kenny." half growls Reene dangerously.
"Of course you won't." says Kenny absently. Trying to show Tala how to bandage.
"Are you patronizing me?" Reene asks in a dangerous tone.
"Reene, stop trying to pick a fight, we're just trying to help, plus with your shoulder like this there's no way you could fight." Kenny says in the tone of a scolding teacher {Or a mother. #snickers# that's our Chief, the mother hen.}A split second later he regrets what he said, for Reene now has him pinned to the ground by her working arm.
"Care to prove it?"
"W..What?"
"That I can't fight."
"I d..didn't say that."
"You did, now I'm gonna prove you wrong."
"Blood loss is making you irrational." Comments Kenny. He doesn't know what he's trying to achieve, except would Reene please not hit him.
"Let him up Reene." calls Max. Sezzi joins in.
"I doubt you really want to kill him."
"I don't."
"So you'll let me up?" asks Kenny
"I didn't mean I don't want to kill you, I meant I don't doubt I want to kill you."
"Ah, errr……"
Tala, Kai, Sezzi and Rei grab Reene.
"Reene, you can't kill him." comes the unanimous cry.
"Why not."
Sezzi whispers something to her, she blinks before replying.
"You're hopeless."
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are too."
"Not."
"Are."
"Not."
"Are." All the boys sweat drop, Reene grins. "Ha, you stopped so I win….OW!" Tala attempts to make her let him bandage her arm. "OI!"
Somehow, Reene manages to hit Tala there. Tala sort of crumples.
"Wow, that hurt him?" Sezzi asks.
The boys glare at her.
"What? How could one kick from an injured girl (who is being held down by four people) hurt the big bad Russian?"
The boys sweat drop again, then go red.An explosion is heard from the kitchen. Reene raises an eyebrow.
"Friends of yours Sezzi?"
Sezzi shrugs "Probably. Lets go see!" She grabs Reene's wrist and drags her off. Somehow a bandage is wrapping itself round Reene's shoulder. The others follow at a slower pace, with Tala limping, Rei carrying Tyson and Kenny dragging Hilary, trying to convince Max and Kai to help. (Ain't gonna happen)

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Sezzi: Whe-hey! Finished! #jumps on couch#
Aari: Oof
Taru: OO A talking couch!!!!
Sezzi: Oo Taru, you're weird.
Taru: Thank you.
Aari: I don't think it was a compliment.
Taru: Who asked you Mr Couch.
Sezzi:…..right, I'll get started on the next chapter…..#inches away#