I hope this chapter lives up to your expectations.

"So, what do we need?" Zeke asked as he pushed the shopping cart through the store. Troy held the cook book so that he and Chad could see it.

"Um...lets see 8 tortillas, page 206." Troy started to flip the pages.

"What are you making?" Chad asked.

"We're making enchiladas."

Chad groaned, "lets just buy the tortillas in one of those value packs."

"But Chad-" Troy started.

"No, we're buying them," Chad interrupted. "I'm not making tortillas. Better yet, why don't we just buy enchiladas and say we made those."

"Because Chad, it's the thought that counts," Jason said as he picked up taco mix. "Let's just use these, they can't be too different. What's next?"

"1 pound of hamburger."

"This is taking forever," Chad complained. "Lets split up. Me and Troy, Jason and Ryan, and Zeke since your good with this stuff, go by your self." Each of the boys were given a few things to get and then split up.

"Okay," Chad said, "1 medium chopped onion. How do you buy a medium chopped onion?"

"In a can," Troy said as they ran to the canned foods section.

When they arrived at the canned foods, they noticed that there was no canned onions. "Must be out," Chad said. "Do you like onions."

"Not really."

"Okay skip 'um." He said. "Next?"

"Tomato sauce."

"That's in a can," Chad said. "We're in the right spot. Carrots...beans...tomatoes...ah! Tomato sauce! But what kind do we get?"

"I don't know just pick one."

Chad shut his eyes and said, "inney...meany...minny...you. What's next?"

"Sour cream."

"You have sour cream," Chad said as he looked at the book.

"How do you know?" Troy asked.

"Because I saw it in your fridge yesterday."

Troy rolled his eyes, "that's all we have to get right."

"Yeah, lets go find the others."

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"Chad, get me a 10-inch skillet," ordered Zeke.

"What's a skillet?"

Zeke rolled his eyes, "a pan Chad, a pan."

"Oh." Chad looked at all the Bolton's pans and bit his lip. "Troy pass me a ruler."

Zeke slapped his forehead with his hand. Troy who was watching Ryan toss the salad passed Chad a ruler. Chad then proceeded to take every pan out of the cabinet and measured them until he found one 10 inches across. He passed the pan to Zeke who, after giving him a dirty look, said, "go help Ryan with the salad."

"Boys, what are you doing in there?" Jack entered the room as Troy opened the flour by popping it and both turned white. Everyone went silent as Jason took the duster that was in the closet out and dusted the flour off of Jack's face. Jack spit flour out of his mouth and looked at Troy. "What are you doing?" He sneered.

"Opening flour?"

"Anyway, don't forget that banquet tonight." He turned and walked toward the living room. "I bet its home ec homework! Ugh!"

The five boys glanced at each other before Troy ran from the kitchen, leaving a trail of flour as he went. The other four followed and stopped in the hallway outside the living room.

"What banquet?" Troy asked.

Jack looked over his flour covered newspaper. "Your mother's banquet tonight. You know the annual one."

"Oh yeah," Troy said his heart sinking. "What time is that at?" He crossed his fingers behind his back hoping that his father would not say-

"Seven."

"Great." Troy smile was forced and his voice a little high pitched. "I'll be there."

Jack gave him a funny look. "You okay son."

"Never been better," he said. Once he turned around he bit his lip and let out a breath. The four others rushed to the kitchen so they would be there when Troy trudged in.

Troy walked in and whipped the flour off his face. "I should just break up with her now. She's going to think I hate her."

"Troy don't think that way," Jason said.

"Pretend to be sick and once your parents leave, a miracle will occur and you'll get better," Ryan said.

"That won't work," Chad said.

"Why not?"

"Because my parents would stay home thinking I was going to die," Troy said. "She looked so happy when I asked her this morning."

Chad smiled. "I got an idea."

"What is it?" Troy was starting to get excited. Chad walked over to him and whispered in his ear. "Anybody else got an idea?" Troy asked hopefully.

"No Troy this will work."

"It better," Troy said.

"What are you doing?"

They turned their heads and saw Mack standing in the doorway, Bailey and Keisha right behind her.

"What do you want? Cookies," Chad threw a bag of oreos at her which she caught easily. "Milk?" He grabbed the carton and threw that at her too. This time she didn't catch it and milk was all over the floor. The three girls jumped as he threw juice and crackers at them. They turned and ran up the stairs.

"What time is it?" Jason asked.

"Six," Ryan replied.

"We're doomed," Troy moaned, sitting in a chair.

"Hey Troy?" Troy looked at Chad. He was holding a bowl of orange juice up above his head, which he dumped on Troy, who yelled from the coldness of the drink.

Troy stood up and stepped on the container that the juice had been in before Chad put it in the bowl and slipped in the milk. As he went down, he grabbed a hold of Ryan, who in turn grabbed Jason. All three grabbed a handful of soggy crackers and chucked it at Chad, who ducked, making the crackers hit Zeke.

Zeke opened the refrigerator as Chad laughed at the three on the ground. He grabbed a bowl of green jell-o and dumped it down Chad's shirt. While Chad danced around from the jell-o, Zeke tossed Troy whipped cream. Troy grabbed it and sprayed it in Chad's face. Chad grabbed Troy and pushed him to the ground. As Chad and Troy wrestled, Jason grabbed Chocolate sauce and Ryan grabbed honey. They poured the sticky substances on the two boys and Zeke put a cherry on the top of each boy's head. None of them heard the door slam.

The kitchen was a mess when Elaine walked in.

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