They ended up having to cut Erik out of the dress.

Lauren wanted to ask but she could sense that Erik was scarlet under the mask... so she didn't push it.

Dinner was quite that night. It was Amanda's turn to cook so everyone was focused on their food. Due to the lack of a dinning room they sat in the living room again.

After dinner Lauren escaped clean up duty by retreating to the lake with a bottle of bleach and blue hair dye. Erik stayed to help Amanda.

"I wonder what her natural hair color is." Erik mussed. Stacking the dishes

"Brown." Amanda said. Starting the water in the facet.

"Interesting."

after a few minutes of silence, save for the clank of dishes. Amanda said

"I found...a rater interesting sketch book today."

"Which one."

"mademoiselle blue hair dying in painful ways. They where very vivid Erik."

He smiled beneath the mask.

" I think," he said

"I think I was drunk. And venting when i filled that notebook."

"I see."

"What notebook?" Lauren said coming back with blue hands and reblue hair.

"Nothing" they said in unison.

"Now thats not fair."

"I know." Erik said.

"Then I won't share." Lauren said

"Share what?" Erik said with a drawl he was getting tired of her games.

"My treat." Lauren grinned and returned with a small box. Amanda gasped.

"COOKIES!" Lauren took one out of the box and sniffed it.

"Chocolate chunk chip." She said

"Alll the way from the good ol' States." She bit into it and moaned.

Amanda eyed the cookie.

"Now." Lauren said.

"What Notebook?" Amanda eyed the cookie. Looked at Erik.. Stared at the cookie. Lauren held it under Amanda's nose.

"Coooookkkkiiiieeee..." Lauren said.

"ERIK FILLED AN NOTEBOOK OF PICTURES OF YOU DYING IN PAINFUL, GRAPHIC, MEAN, BLUNT, MORBID WAYS...can i have the cookie?"

"Amanda!" Erik yelled,

Lauren gave Amanda the cookie.

"Sorry Erik! But look! COOKIE!" she broke it in half and gave one half to Erik who bit into it cautiously. But then quickly devoured the rest.

"Thats all?" Lauren said

"Tons of people hate me Erik!...do I care! I HAVE COOKIES!"

"I don't hate you Lauren..." Amanda said looking at the box of cookies, Lauren gave her another.

"YAY!"

"wanna cookie Erik?"

"No." Erik Lied.

"I'll give one to you"

"Whats the catch?"

"Nothing!" Lauren lied.

"Your Lieing."

"You just owe me a favor! And you can have the entire box of cookies."

"a Favor?"

"Yep to be called in when ever. And what ever."

"Nothing;...Gay right?"

"Nope." Erik Eyed the cookies...

"Deal!"

They shook hands. Erik went off to his room to enjoy what he thought was the better deal. While Amanda and Lauren went off to their room to eat another box of cookies.