Ceilings…were…interesting. Have you ever noticed that if you connect some of the dots…they formed a picture? Weird…
Anyways, that's where I am right now. On my bed in the Room of Requirement, with Jack sitting on my stomach, asleep. Ducks really are cute when they're sleeping…everyone else, well…we all sort of split. I heard some things about animal training and starting on studies and such…meh. I guess I wasn't all too up for any of that…I prefer laying here lazily, and thinking. Gr, but thinking made me depressed…and I'd connected all the dots…now what?
I let out an eep as I was knocked off my bed by a tackle, and Jack rolled off with me. I caught him quickly, cuddling him and making sure he wasn't hurt. I looked up from where I now laid on the floor to the culprit…David's wolf. Should have known…
"Shadow! No!" Came David's voice…and I didn't move. I saw as the beast's face disappeared from my sight…and his was replaced with it. "I'm…sorry. He seems to really like you…and he doesn't jump on anyone else…" David said, looking ashamed. "Maybe…we have the same taste in girls…" he said with a small grin, and I blushed, quickly turning my head away. Ok…maybe I could get along with David's wolf…maybe…I let out a few coughs to break the silence that had brewed, and then I felt as he grabbed me gently and lifted me back onto the bed. Even when gentle…he was REALLY strong…
"Why…" I began as I'd straightened myself up, but shut my mouth quickly. He was looking at me, stroking the wolf's head which was on his lap. The wolf itself sat on the floor beside my bed. 'Think of something, you HAVE to think of SOMETHING,' I thought, and then opened my mouth again. "Why…did you name your wolf Shadow?" I asked, and he looked thoughtful for a moment…thinking over my question. Yes! He may be strong, smart, charming, and just…AIE! But…he could be dense. Just like me…
"Well…he looks like a shadow, doesn't he?" David asked with a laugh, and I smiled. Wow…he defiantly wasn't the brightest crayon in the box if it took him awhile to think of that. Oh well…he was smart to extent…
"Well, yea, but…couldn't you think of something more creative? Er…not that Shadow isn't creative or anything…" I mumbled. I hated sounding rude. He smiled, teasing Shadow with scratches behind his ears.
"I'm not too creative, I have to admit…but…I think Shadow fits him fine," David smiled, and I nodded. "That wasn't what you were gonna ask, was it?" David said, rubbing Shadow's head roughly.
"Er…what?" I asked, blood rushing to my face.
"You paused…you had to think about your question. You're smart…and by the first word, I could tell you had a question planned…you rushed out the last part…" he said. Jeez…maybe his brain did work faster then she thought. I didn't say anything, and he nodded, standing. "Well, if you ever feel like asking me…come find me. If it drives me crazy for too long…" he said, beginning to walk out with Shadow following. "I might have to force it out of you," he said, looking back with a wink, and then he left. I fell back on my bed.
"Sarah, pass me that streamer please."
"Maggie, we don't need that much helium!"
"Nathan, stop eating the snacks!"
"Mickey, don't lean that far, you're going to fall off the balcony!"
"You guys, what happened to the CDs…"
Yes, that was all of us. Well, except Ren and Lucky. See, Ren's birthday is today. Lucky was the distracter while we set up, and we were almost finished.
"There," I said, walking down to the main floor. There was a balcony-loft-like thing where we kept the DJ turner and the lights and the bubble machine. I smiled. This would be awesome!
"LET'S SEE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING!" We all suddenly heard from outside. We all looked around and dove into our hiding places that we'd picked out earlier. Maggie flipped off the lights, and the portrait swung open.
"Jeez, Luck, do you really need to ye-what happened to the lights?" Ren asked as she suddenly realized she was standing in pitch dark.
"Here, let me get that for you…" Lucky said, flipping the light switch, and everything turned on as everyone jumped out.
"Surprise!!!" Everyone called, including Lucky, and Ren let out a scream. Everyone stopped, staring at her, and then laughing. She laughed as well.
"THANK YOU EVERYONE!" She called as she ran around the room. She danced underneath the bubbles, she twirled in the streamers, and she tasted the food. She was just a fast blur in the whole thing.
"Leeeeeeeeeeeeeet's get it started, in heeeeeeeere," Ren sang along with the Black Eyed Peas song, and the party began.
"Cake nooooooow?" Sarah asked, sitting on one of the large couches on the upper part of the room.
"Not yet…" Lucky said, looking at her.
"Pleeeeeeeease?" She asked.
"No!" Lucky and Maggie chorused. Sarah pouted.
"Fine! But if I become a party pooper…I'm blaming it on you!" She said, and the other two girls rolled their eyes.
"Why don't you have some candy, then?" Ellie asked, plopping down next to Sarah.
"I already ate all of it…" she mumbled.
"ALL OF IT?!?" The three girls cried, their eyes almost popping out of their heads. Sarah shrunk, and then got up heading for the stairs.
"Hey…look at that…limbo…I'm gonna…see ya!" Sarah called, and she ran down the stairs and onto the dance floor, where Ren was currently trying to go under the limbo pole. It was set up on stands, so no one needed to lower it.
"Whoop!" Ren called, getting out from the other end and raising her fist in triumph.
"We just started playing, no need to celebrate just yet…birthday girl…" David smirked. He was next in line.
"Oh, oh, lets see you beat me, Frosty!" Ren called, and he laughed.
"Oh, now it's on," he said, and sent his upper body backwards and under the bar. He smirked at Ren on the other side, completing it successfully. She just glared, before she went to get in line behind Sarah who'd just joined. She looked off to the side…where I was standing.
"Come on Mickey, play!" She called, beckoning me over with frantic waves of her hand. I shook my head, wide eyed.
"No way! I'm wearing a skirt, Ren!" I called back, looking at the pleated skirt that ended at my mid thighs. Lucky had talked me into wearing it…
"So am I!" Sarah called, laughing.
"But yours doesn't hang off you, you stick!" I called back, and she stuck her tongue out, bending backwards as she followed Nathan under the limbo pole.
She stuck her tongue out of me as she went to the back of the line, passing the pole that magically lowered itself a few inches. Ren didn't go under.
"Come on, Mickey…pleeeeeeease. It's my birthday…we'll make sure NO ONE looks, I promise!" Ren called, and I looked at her, pondering the idea.
"And if they do, I'll cream them!" Maggie screamed from above, and I laughed.
"I…guess…" I said, and Ren and Sarah cheered in glee. Ren ran over, taking me by the hands and I let out a yelp, startled. She pulled me over, and then got out of the way. I looked at her, and she made a game-show-lady-hand-gesture at the bar, and I took a deep breath.
I leaned back and went under, making it. Yay! And so game one of Ren's birthday bash began!
A little while later it was simply just Ren, David, Red, Sarah, and me…ok, so basically, four people got out. The bar was really small now…and Sarah had just gone. My turn…
I leaned back and began to go over and…no surprise! I fell! Hurray…
I closed one of my eyes slightly, aka winced, and then slipped out from under the bar and stood.
"Looks like I lost…woo for fifth place," I cheered, and Sarah and Ren laughed. I walked away, dusting off my skirt, and leaned against the snack table, near the chips and dip. Woo! Chips and dip!
I began to eat as I watched Red get out, and then Sarah. It was down to Ren…and David.
"Go Ren! Kick his ass!" Sarah called, and I laughed.
"Yea…show him!" I called, and then made a very dull expression. That was…lame. Sarah looked at me, laughing.
"Nice one…" she laughed, and I glared at her…or tried.
"Oh shut up…" I said, and she just smiled, popping a carrot into her mouth…thinking it was a chip. She spit it into a napkin.
"Ah, ew…" she said, rubbing at her tongue with another napkin. "Who in gods mind put the carrots on the same plate as the chips?" She asked, continuing to rub her tongue. I just laughed, and ate some more chips, watching the 'competition'.
"Come on, David, beat the girl down!" Chris called.
"Yea, don't let her beat you!" Red called.
"We're all riding with you, man!" Nathan called, and then slinked next to Red. "Dude, five bucks says Ren wins…" he said, and Red gave him a look, as if asking 'didn't you just say we were with him all the way?'.
"…You're so on…" Red said, smirking, and Nathan nodded.
"Woot! Go Frosty!" He called, and Red just laughed.
"Ren! Ren, Ren, Ren! Ren, Ren, Ren…Ren's the girl, playing limbo, she's got her wit and ambition. And one day she just might become…limbo champion!" All the girls chorused.
"Go Ren!" The girls upstairs called.
"Shut up! You're ruining our concentration!" David called.
"No!" All the girls countered, including myself. Minutes passed, and they were on the final limbo level.
"I think it's gonna be a tie…" I said, looking at Sarah. She nodded.
"Possibly…they're both good…" she said, looking very O.o
Ren went under…and David went under. None of them fell, and the bar fell to the ground. Now Sarah and I looked VERY O.o
"How…?" We both said in unison, and I shook my head. "Weird…" she said, scratching her head, and I nodded.
"Hmmm…well, it seems like a tie…" he said, and she nodded.
"Very good game…" she said, and he nodded a 'yes'. "New game! Let's play spin the bottle!" Ren called suddenly, and everyone froze. The only thought in my mind was… 'Oh no…'
I groaned, sitting in my place in the circle next to Nathan and Daniel. Basically, the circle went so. Nathan, Lucky, Tom, Sarah, Red, Ellie, David, Maggie, Chris, Ren, Daniel, Me. We tried to do it as boy girl as possible, but it doesn't really work when you have an even amount of people.
I began to hyperventilate quietly. It could be worse…we could be playing suck and blow…or…or…seven minutes in heaven. I took in a loud, deep breath, and Nathan looked at me alarmed.
"Mickey, calm down," Ren said, looking at me wide eyed. Easy for her to say! She was the one who'd selected the game. I began to breathe through my nose, and I looked a lot less stressed…but a lot more retarded…I sighed. Oh well…Ren had smiled, accomplished, and then made an 'ahem' sound in the back of her throat.
"Alright, since I'm the birthday girl…I'll go first…and we'll go around clockwise…" She smiled, reaching for the empty, Crush© bottle in the middle of the circle. She spun it. It spun and spun and spun and…landed on Sarah. Ren snapped.
"Oh darn," she laughed, as Sarah crawled in on her knees. Ren kissed Sarah on the cheek, and then went back to her seat. "Ok Daniel, your turn," Ren smiled, very Megumi like. (You know, Megumi from Rurouni Kenshin?...anyone?...nevermind…)
Daniel grabbed the bottle, and spun it. Around and around it went…landing on…Ellie. Hmmm…well I'd sort of somehow seen that coming. How, you may ask?...I have NO idea, so don't ask.
Daniel and Ellie both crawled in on their knees, and kissed each other quickly on the lips. I looked at Ellie's face…and, I think for the first time in the whole time I'd known her, I saw her blushing. Now that was scaring. If she was blushing…I was going to be SUPER blushing! Like, REDZONE blushing!
I groaned as I took the bottle, and spun it. I closed my eyes, peeking them open just a bit when I heard the glass on the tile stop…Lucky…thank god! Yes!
I crawled in and kissed her on the cheek, letting out a sigh of relief. That was a close one. Now I just had to pay attention when the boys spun…just because I'd finished hadn't meant that everyone else had.
So next was Nathan, he got David. What was with the same sex things…anyways, they passed. Girls were much more affectionate then them, huh? Then Lucky went…she landed on Red. I'd saw her eyeing him since we'd gotten here…she went for those types of guys, ya know? They went in and a quick kiss on the lips happened. Well, not that quick…it lasted longer then Daniel's and Ellie's, I'll tell ya that. Then it was Tom, he got Ren. Quick kiss on the lips, shorter then Ellie's and Daniel's. Ok, no attraction THERE. Then Sarah, she got Ren as well, so they had another kiss on the cheek. Red spun, he landed on Maggie. He kissed her on the cheek. Hmmm, defiantly no attraction there! Ellie spun, got Maggie, another kiss on the cheek.
I began to hyperventilate again…it was David's turn. My palms were sweaty, and I quickly wiped them on my jean skirt, and watched as it spun. It spun, and spun, and spun, began to slow down, and then stopped…on me. I looked at him, and he began to crawl towards me. I moved slowly towards him, and then when we met, he paused, and then kissed me.
I was wide eyed at first…I mean, my last kiss had been my first kiss when I was 15, for heavens sake! I wasn't big on dating…anyways, after a few seconds, I closed my eyes and kissed him back. I kissed him back! Me! I mean…Jesus Christ! I kissed him back! It was…very…mmmmmm…
I heard a giggle. My thoughts ended…but the kiss didn't…
"Hey you guys, we can play seven minutes in heaven next if you want…" I heard Ren giggle, and the kiss ended then. My face must have been beat red.
"Finally! You guys have been kissing for the past three minutes! I'm surprised you didn't run out of air!" Lucky laughed, and I blushed…even more…
I shrunk back into my spot, stood up. I opened my mouth, closed it, and then ran away and into the hall. David sat back in his spot, and he looked slightly flushed as well but…he was smiling.
"Erm…we'll be right back…" Lucky said, standing. All the other girls did, too.
"Yea…uh…bathroom," Maggie offered, and then they all ran out of the room after me. The boys sat there, and then Nathan grabbed the bottle and began to spin it…and then a pillow hit him in the head.
"Don't even…" Red muttered, and Nathan laughed nervously as he sat up.
"So David…what was it like?" Nathan asked, looking at him with a smile.
"It was…I don't know how to explain it…without taking a long time…" he said, smiling a bit.
"Then start explaining…they won't be back for awhile…" Red laughed, and the other guys did as well.
Damnit…why could I never find the bathroom!
I glared, and then spotted the door…I knew it was the right door because I saw that tapestry I had hidden behind a few weeks back. I ran in and headed to a stall, running in and locking myself in. I sat down on the toilet seat, bringing my feet up and hiding my face. Oh my god…why did I do that? I kissed him back…kissed him back…for three minutes! I mean, yea, I liked him, but…
"Mickey?" I heard Sarah's voice call into the bathroom, and I held my breath. Don't find me, don't find me, don't find me…
I had a thing for doing this…when we had sleepovers, my friends would get in fights…about silly things and what not…and I'd always walk away and hide. In a bathroom or a closet or something. It took them awhile to find me usually…and they were mad at me, usually…I just had a thing for hiding from people when I was upset or embarrassed.
I heard five sets up footsteps begin to walk down the isles of toilet stalls, and saw shadows as they looked for feet. I made sure I was on the toilet seat as much as possible.
"Found her!" Sarah called, as her head appeared under the door. I shrieked, almost falling off the toilet and onto her head. She screamed as well and her head disappeared. I put a hand over my heart, taking a deep breath. Now THAT had been scary.
The door opened and I saw Lucky. She smiled at me.
"Come on, Mickey, it wasn't that bad…" Ren said, popping up besides Lucky.
"Easy for you to say! It's not like you just kissed this guy you really liked for three minutes in front of all of your friends!" I cried, hiding my face in my hands. Ren began to grin.
"So you REALLY like him?" She asked. Ah Damnit…
"No! No, I didn't say that!" I cried.
"Yes you did!" Lucky called.
"No I didn't!" I called back. I shrunk back as they all gave me a look. "Ok, so maybe I did, it's not like I meant it…" I muttered. Lucky laughed.
"If you hadn't meant it…why would you say it?" She asked, raising her eyebrows.
"Uh…I…uh…" I stuttered, looking away and blushing.
"Ok, we'll stop bothering you about this…" Lucky said, and I smiled. Yay…
"Yea…hey, how about we tell David about our little talk in the bathroom when we get back?" Ren asked, tilting her head to the side.
"NO!" I cried, and she smiled at me, triumphantly.
"Oh?" She asked, moving a little into the stall.
"Ok, ok, so I like him, alright? So what…it's not like…it's not like you don't like Nathan!" I called back. She shrugged.
"Yea? So? Lucky likes Red," she smiled.
"Hey! Why are you dragging me into this!" Lucky cried.
"I dunno, we're just bringing it all out…" Maggie said, nodding.
"Well…well…Ellie likes Daniel!" Lucky called. Ellie's eyes widened.
"I DO not!" She called.
"So who does that leave me with, Tom?" Sarah asked, looking at everyone.
"No!" Maggie called.
"No, you see, Tom is Maggie's…you get Chris…" Ren giggled.
"Yea, the cold hearted…" I began, and then mumbled off.
"What if I don't want Chris?" She asked.
"Too bad…unless you'd like to date Flaun, then I suggest you start to like Chris," Ren said.
"…Flaun?" Sarah asked, blinking.
"Yea, that's what I named your fuzz ball…thing…" Ren said, blinking.
"Why? He's my pet!" Sarah called, stomping her foot.
"Because it's your birthday present to me…having a nameless pet pisses me off…" Ren said, crossing her arms.
"He's still my pet," Sarah said.
"I like it…" I said.
"But…but…" Sarah said.
"So it's decided, Sarah's pet is now named Flaun!" Maggie declared. Everyone cheered. Sarah stood there.
"Oh…fine…his name is Flaun…" she mumbled. Everyone cheered again.
"Ok, so back to the party, then?" Ellie asked.
"Yea!" Lucky called.
"Just…no talking about this, alright?" I asked meekly, and everyone nodded.
"No one will know what was said in this bathroom!" Ren said, stomping her foot for affect. It echoed in the empty bathroom.
"Most defiantly," Lucky agreed. I went out of the stall, and then we left the bathroom, heading back to the party.
"Oh really, then what?" Red asked, leaning in like a little school girl.
"Well…" David began, and then the door opened. We all walked in, and there was a very odd…awkward…silence.
"New game!" Ren called, and I almost fell over. "Hey Mick, how about we play seven minutes of heaven?" She asked, making a gesture with her eyebrows. I blushed, letting out a little squeal and running away. Lucky quickly followed me. "Ok, maybe that wasn't the best suggestion…" she giggled, and then turned to the guys, plopping down in her old spot on the floor.
"Soooooo, what were you boys talking about while we were gone, hmmm?" She asked with a smirk.
"We weren't talking about anything…" they all said, looking to the side.
"Uh huh…" Maggie said, sitting down in her old spot.
"Liars!" Lucky called from upstairs.
"Music!" I called, and then drowned out our voices with "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, which had just started playing.
"…I didn't get kissed…" Maggie pouted.
"Me either…except for Ren!" Sarah said, pointing at Ren.
"Hey, it was fates call…but I could always hook you up with someone," she said, glancing around evilly.
"No! We're fine!" They both called in unison. She laughed evilly.
"Mwaha, I thought you'd see it my way…" she smiled, and they just looked at her O.o
"Alright, well since none of you want to play seven minutes in heaven…" Ren began.
"Hey, I never objected!" David called.
"Well…you don't count…unless you can count our two embarrassed friends upstairs into it…" Ren smiled, crossing her arms. He stood and saluted her.
"Will do, come on Red," he said, grabbing Red by the arm, and pulling him along. They skipped away merrily into the sunset…kidding, they pranced up the stairs…ok, so they walked. Have some imagination, people!
"AH!" Two screams came, and then Lucky and I ran down the stairs. I ran one way and Lucky ran the other. David and Red followed.
"You get her and I'll get Mickey!" David called, running one way.
"Get away! Get away!" I called, picking up pillows and throwing them back at David. He dodged them. Damnit!
"More ammo!" Lucky called to her imaginary army, flinging carrots and chips at Red as she was chased in a circle around the food table.
"Ow! My eye!" Red called, stopping. Lucky stopped.
"Oh no! I made him blind! Oh no!" She called, freaking out and running over.
"Ha!" He called, tackling her to the ground.
"AH!" She screamed, and Red smiled.
"So…up to playing seven minutes of heaven now?" He asked, raising one of his eyebrows.
Meanwhile…
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Get away!" I called, running up the stairs again. He followed. Damn me and running into corners.
"Mwahahaha, you have no where to run now!" David laughed. I looked at him very O.o as I backed into the furthest banister. Ok, bad experience with banisters…I took a step forward.
"Hey…look…a…a…there!" I called, and he looked. He LOOKED! I made an attempt to run past him, and he turned and caught me around the waist. Damn…a trap. I knew he wasn't that stupid…
Well, he wasn't that smart because he lost his balance and we fell…that was pleasant…at least I wasn't on the bottom…
"Erm…" I said, looking at him and blushing. "Let go…" I said, realizing he had a tight grip around my waist.
"Nope, not until you say you'll play," he smiled.
"No! I don't wanna play…" I said.
"Well then I have no choice but to torture you until you give in…" he smirked.
"…torture?" I asked, wide eyed. He smirked.
20 minutes later…
"Will you guys give it up, already? The idea is dead!" Ren called.
"No!" Both the boys called.
"I will break her!" David called.
"And I will break her!" Red called.
"No they won't!" We both called. We were still in the same position, for both of us. Finally, Ren and Sarah got tired of it and pried David and Red off of us.
"Jeez, you guys, seriously…" Sarah said as I hid behind her.
"Yea, looks like you guys seem to like two particular girls, huh?" Ren asked, smirking. I almost wanted to kick her.
"That's right…" David said, and he walked towards me and Sarah. "I need to tell you something…" he began, and then my eyes widened. "Sarah," he suddenly said, picking up her hand. "I'm in love with you," he cried, and threw a head to his forehead, dramatically.
Sarah made an annoyed face (IE: -.-) and pushed him away.
"I'm sorry, Romeo, but you're just not my type…" she said, raising her eyebrow at him. He laughed.
"No problem, no problem…hey, are we gonna have cake yet?" He asked, scratching the back of his neck. Actually, I don't think any of us had thought of that.
"Yes…cake. Cake!" Ren cheered, and everyone quickly ran over to the table. She proudly picked up her knife, and cleared her throat.
"Today is July 12…my birthday," she said, holding a hand to her heart. "Such an amazing day…such an amazing day. It really and truly is. I am now 17 and can join all my friends in celebrating this amazing day. I'd like to thank the people who couldn't make it…" she began, and let her hand fall. She began opening her mouth again, but Sarah cut her off.
"Cake now!" She cried, and Ren gave her a look.
"Fine! But now you guys will never here the end of my speech…" she said, and then noticed her knife was missing. And that Sarah had just handed her a piece of cake. The first piece of her cake. She made an annoyed face (refer to IE above), and then took a fork and walked over to one of the couches. And so…the party progressed…
