The feud had smoothed over in a few days. Though Erik refused to walk into a room first.
Lauren had bought several conditioners to fix her hair.
They where sitting down to tea and Lauren was sitting outside the house bleaching her hair. Erik didn't let her do it in the house.
"What are we going to do today?" Amanda asked,
"I was going to play a pran-...I was going to go play today, in the opera house.." Lauren said loudly, so she could be heard from outside.
"Uh huh," Amanda said.
"What are you doing today Erik?"
"Staying here. Why?"
"Your pathetic!" Lauren said
"You need a life!"
"I have one! I stay here and play music!"
"Oh come on!" Lauren said walking in with blonde hair.
"You need to do something!"
"Why is your Hair blonde?" He asked
"It needs to be lighter so the blue shows up. Your getting off subject."
'No I am not."
"Are so."
"are not!"
"SHUT UP!" Amanda said. They sat in quiet for a bit till Lauren broke it.
"Whats the date today? Erik doesn't have a calender."
"Its July the first." he said
"WHAT!" Amanda and Lauren shouted.
"we don't have much time!" Lauren said
"We need to go shopping. "
"Where can we get fireworks?"
"No idea."
"We need face paint"
"We need food."
"Where can we set off fire works?"
"Where can we get barbecue stuff?"
"What are you two talking about!" Erik asked.
"The forth of July!" Amanda said
"Yeah? What about it! Its no different from May the Fifth."
"Yes it is. Thats Mexico."
"What?"
"Okay." Lauren said
"The fourth of July is America's Independence day."
"and the fifth of May is Mexico's"
"I see." Erik said
"And what does one do on the fourth of July?"
"Get drunk." Amanda gave Lauren an odd look
"I am kidding!"
"riiighht," Erik said
"anyways!" Amanda said.
"We are going to have a bash! Aren't we Lauren!"
"YAY!" Lauren said.
"Lets go shopping now!" Amanda said excitedly.
"I'll stay here thanks." Erik said.
"Oh no you don't." Lauren said
"Lauren if the man wants to stay let him stay!"
"Thank you!"
"Well Then." Lauren said.
"Have fun moping."
"I will. Thank you." Erik said.
They went above ground, Amanda commented that Lauren was still a blonde. Lauren screamed and ran into the nearest shop and bought a hat. They went on and bought the works. Fireworks, Roman candles, Hot dogs, charcoal, even a small camping grill, face paint, red white and blue hats, and noise makers.
Amanda and Lauren decided to buy outfits for the fourth. Lauren got a white halter, Red Bandanna, and dark blue cut off jeans. Amanda got a red tank top, a short blue jean skirt and a white hair band.
They also bought Erik a outfit. Baggy blue jeans, a tie-dye red white and blue shirt (that was hard to find!) and they all got matching flip-flops. They ran home before dark. The sun was just setting behind them as they dashed into the opera house. They got several odd looks from some ballerina's but Amanda stuck her tounge out and Lauren flipped them off. The girls tisked and walked off. They made it about three cellars down when Erik jumped out at them, Making them scream. They made him carry all the stuff down.
Erik was rooting through the stuff as Amanda was making Dinner. Lauren was explaining to Erik about the revolutionary war.
Erik was still rather confused about the shot heard around the world. How could a single gun shot be heard so far? He never heard it.
Lauren of course played off this telling him it was true, that even the king of england heard it! Until Amanda slapped her upside the head and told Erik it was a figure of speech.
Dinner was good. As usual. And they all sat in the living room eating..Erik had still not bought a table to eat at.
"So on this day," Erik said
"American's get drunk, Light things on fire, scream, throw candy at little children, wear odd clothing, and-"
"What has Lauren been telling you!" Amanda said.
"its true!" Lauren said.
"No its not!"
"You've never been to my families parties have you?"
"no! And now you said that..Can I come next year?"
"YES!" Lauren said.
"Back on topic!" Erik said.
"Sorry." Lauren said.
"They do all this because they are different from England."
"Duh." Amanda said.
"FREEDOM!" Lauren yelled.
"Shut up Lauren." Erik said.
"Well just because you live under a tyrant-"
"Shut up Lauren" Amanda said.
"Bite me." she grumbled and took a bite of her food.
"What was that?" Amanda said
"This is great Amanda!" Lauren said with an innocent smile.
