This is Chapter Four!

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Chapter Four: Pranks and Problems

Nico sighed as he leaned back into the comfortable cushions of the Prop House sofa. Nobody seemed to be around today. Grady was helping Zora with a sketch, Sonny was, of course, with her precious Chad, and he hadn't seen Tawni all day.

Boy was he bored.

Even if Grady weren't here, he could have just asked Tawni if she wanted to try pranking with him again, but since he couldn't find her, he had nothing to do.

"Maybe I should go ask Zora and Grady if they want any help," he thought aloud, and deciding to actually move, he stood and walked toward the doorway of the Prop House.

Just as he reached the doorway, he collided with someone who was walking into the room. Reacting quickly, he grabbed the person's hand and hauled them upright before they could fall over.

Then he realized it was Tawni.

"Tawni!" he exclaimed in surprise, his grip on her hand tightening unconsciously. "What're you doing here?"

She gave him a strange look. "Uh, looking for a prop."

"Oh, right." Nico laughed sheepishly, and rubbed the back of his neck with a free hand.

"And you can let go of my hand now," she told him nervously, and he jumped, startled.

"Right, right, sorry!" He ripped his hand out of hers, sticking both in his pocket as hers swung back to her side.

"So…" Tawni said awkwardly, biting her lip.

"So…" Nico repeated just as uncomfortably as the blonde, hands clenching into fists in his pockets.

"Well…" Tawni raised her eyebrows.

"Hey, do you wanna prank with me?" Nico blurted out suddenly, and then flushed a little, embarrassed.

"Okay!" Tawni looked enthusiastic. "What should we do?"

"Here's the plan…" Nico began, and leaned forward, explaining his brilliant idea to the girl.

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Almost doubling over in laughter, Tawni and Nico just managed to run away from a furious, purple-faced and orange-haired Chad Dylan Cooper.

Quickly realizing he was gaining on them, they ran around the corner and ducked into a supply closet, closing the door quietly behind them. Chad ran past them, screaming threats and curses, and as soon as they couldn't hear him anymore, they let out all the pent-up giggles.

"Oh my God, we should totally do that again, did you see his face when he came out of that salon?" Tawni gasped, trying to breathe.

"A-And when he realized his hair was orange too!" Nico replied through laughs, clutching his stomach as he leaned against the closet wall.

After five minutes of laughing, they calmed down, giving each other shy glances.

"You're fun to prank with, Tawni," Nico told the blonde awkwardly, giving her a small grin.

"O-Oh…" Tawni smiled, flushing slightly. "Thanks, I guess."

There was a silence where they tried to avoid each others' gaze. Then Nico said, "Well, I think it's safe to go out now."

"Yeah," Tawni replied, and they both stood, turning towards the door of the cupboard.

It was then that Tawni realized hardly any light was coming through. There should be a decent-sized chink of light from the hall flooding through. Now that Tawni thought about it, it was almost completely dark inside.

Reaching out, Nico twisted the doorknob and pushed the door. Nothing happened.

Frowning in confusion, Nico tried again, still to no avail.

As he continued to do this, now rattling the door handle, the realization dawned on Tawni, who told him in a hollow voice, "Don't bother. We can't get out."

"Why?" Nico turned to face her, still looking puzzled.

"Because we closed the door when we came in here, and it must have locked. We're going to have to wait for someone to let us out."

Nico groaned, sitting down on an overturned bucket. "But that could be ages!"

Tawni shrugged. "What choice have we got?"

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