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Chapter 2
Surprise
I got up early Saturday to get ready. Gilbert told me to be at the park at 11 so I needed to get moving. I pulled on my (favorite colour) shirt and favorite ripped jeans. I ran into the kitchen and grabbed an apple before heading to the door and getting my jacket. "Mom I'm going out for awhile, and yes I have my phone" I yelled from the door. "Have fun honey. I love you" she yelled back. God was she ever embarrassing.
The park was only a ten-minute walk from my house. When I got there I saw Gilbert waiting for me at the top of a hill. He saw me and started waving franticly. I decided not to let him wait and started to run up the hill "Hurry up slow poke" Gil yelled at me from his spot atop the hill. "I'm…Coming…!" I said breathlessly. He reached out and grabbed my arm pulling me the rest of the way up the hill. I crashed into Gilbert and he caught me in his arms. I couldn't help but blush. He smiled and laughed his usual laugh, but that couldn't hide the light blush on his face. He stepped aside and I saw everyone. "WELCOME TO GAKUEN HIGH!"
All my friends were there. Liz, Bella, Lili, Francis, Antonio, Ludwig, Feliciano, and some other people I didn't know yet. Everyone was sitting on picnic blankets with their favorite foods and drinks. Liz ran up to me with another boy in tow. "(Name)! Welcome to the family!" She said smiling from ear to ear. "B-b-but…" I stuttered. "We thought it would be a good idea to invite you for a picnic" the boy behind Liz said. "My name is Roderich Edelstein,it's a pleasure to meet you (Name). Elizabeta has told me a lot about you." Roderick put out his hand for me to shake. I took it smiling; he seemed nice but really uptight. "Enough of this. Lets get to the food" Gil yelled pulling me towards a picnic blanket, "we have the best food ever!"
Gilbert was right the food he brought was great. But so was everything else people brought. There were wurst, pasta, cheese, pie, sandwiches, soda pop, and everything in between. "Man all this food is so good" I said after having another bite of my wurst. "I'm glad you like it" Ludwig said to me, "bruder worked very hard on it." I looked at Gilbert who was laughing at a joke Francis had just told. Out of everyone he seemed like the lest likely person be a good cook. I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks and I looked down at my plate and continued to eat. That wasn't all that happened though I got to meet some new people like Lili's brother Vash and Feliciano's brother Lovino. We all ate and laughed and had an over all good time. The best was yet to come though.
Brandon and Aidan were pranksters as I had learned at school that week but what they decided to do at the picnic was the best so far. They had rigged all of the coke bottles so that when someone tried to open one they'd get a coke and Mentos geyser in the face. The first one went up on the far side of the group followed by a loud "Dude!" Then one closer followed by a girl's shriek. And finally Antonio decided to open his. There was a Whoosh as brown fizzy liquid shoot out of the bottle. Then he was drenched in sticky, sweet, carbonated drink. We all held our breath to see how he would react. But instead of getting mad he started to laugh and chased Brandon around finally catching him in a hug making both boys stick together. We all just sat there laughing at their childish prank.
After a while Liz stood up to speak. She had already changed into a new top and skirt. "What would a picnic be with out games?" She asked. "So how 'bout we play a game of hide-and-go-seek!" We all cheered at the idea. Gil grabbed a handful of straws. "Who ever gets the shortest straw is it for the round" he said once we all gathered around. He went first grabbing a straw. "And it's not the most awesome me!" we went around the circle until a boy named Arthur pulled the short straw. "Bloody hell!" He exclaimed. He had an English accent so I could tell right away where he was from. "All right everyone hide, I'm counting down from 20." We all ran off to hide as soon as his eyes were closed. But I wasn't all that fast so as soon as I got to any good hiding spot it was already taken. "10, 9, 8…" I ran towards a large oak tree. "6, 5, 4…" I was almost there. "2, 1!" I dove for cover and landed on something… Soft? I realized a little to late that I had landed on top of someone. "Ready or not here I come!" Arthur yelled from the far side of the field. The person pulled me up on their lap holding me tightly so we wouldn't get caught. I turned my head slightly to see the boy who had gotten hit by the first geyser. "Hey my name's (Name)" I whispered as quietly as I could. "N-nice to meet you, I'm Alfred F. Jones" he seemed a bit uneasy having me on my lap. "I can move if you're uncomfortable" I said. "No Iggy would catch us for sure. It's fine really."
We sat there for what seemed like forever just talking about trivial things before Arthur caught us. "Awww man… Dude you caught us" Alfred wined. "You git. What are you doing here with (Name)?" He asked looking awfully suspicious. "(Name) needed a spot to hide that's all. Your so perverted Iggy!" He said in his own defense. "I am not! And what did I tell you about calling me by that obscene nickname!" Arthur yelled at him. I couldn't help but laugh at them. Arthur left in a huff to go find more people and Alfred and I went to sit down with the others who had been caught. Brandon and Aidan were the first to be caught, which was not surprising seeing as the two could never shut up. We sat down and Alfred started to tell me about his family, his brother and parents, and I told him about my family as well. After a while Gilbert came a sat down on the other side of me. "Hey libeling" he said smiling "what ya up to?" "I'm just talking with Alfred" I smiled sweetly at him. I wasn't sure what I said that was wrong but for the rest of the game both boys kept glaring at each other. It was quite unnerving actually. Finally Ludwig was found last, which was surprising since he was so big.
We were all kind of bored after the game and none of us really wanted to play again. Well sat and talked for a while then Antonio jumped up and ran to his bag producing a soccer ball. "Let's play football!" He yelled. We all jumped at the idea and divided into teams of six. I was on a team with Gilbert, Vash, Arthur, Lovino, and Francis. We played for a good hour and a half before we were so tired that we fell to the ground exhausted. I was sweating and my clothes clung to me awkwardly. I was really hot so I went to the cooler to get a bottle of water. Over on the far side of the field Brandon and Aidan were dumping the freezing cold water bottles on each others heads. It seemed like a good way to cool off so I crept up behind Gilbert and tossed the water at him. He yelped and spun around, water running down his shoulders. "Oh your gonna get it" he said and started to chase me around the field. He caught me eventually, grabbing me around the waist, and dumped his water bottle on my head. I was soaked and quite cold but I was laughing all the same. We had some more fun with our remaining water bottles each of us getting completely soaked before we started to pack up.
I saw Gilbert trying to fold up the picnic blanket with little success. So I went over and pulled the blanket out of his hands. "Hey I was folding that" he said crossing his arms. He had removed his shirt earlier because it was so wet and was now revealing his smooth pale skin and perfect abs. It was hard not to gape at times and with the little pouty face he was giving me I couldn't help but blush. "Your not doing it right" I said spinning around so my back was to him. "(Name) please…" he had put his head on my shoulder and wrapped his arms around me, which made it very hard to fold the blanket. In truth, though, that wasn't the most of my worries. I was blushing so badly. Why am I acting like this! I thought. "Will you just let me fold the darn thing" I tried to say as evenly as possible. "Fine…" he said releasing me. I quickly folded the blanket and handed it back to him without another word.
We all said our good byes and left for home. As I was walking back my mind kept drifting back to Gilbert. His perfect body, wet hair plastered to his head, big goofy grin stretching across his face, and that laugh. I tried to shake the thoughts out of my head. They were making you think of Him. They were not alike in any way but the tightness in my chest was the same as was the heat in my cheeks. I stepped inside the house and called to mom telling her I was home. "Your soaked honey?" She observed as I came in. I just laughed and told her I'd tell her all about it later. I ran up the stairs and into the washroom. I took of my soaking wet clothes and started running the water for a shower. As soon as I stepped in the tears started to fall down my face. "Why do they have to be so similar."
Who could this mystery man be? Well you'll have to wait and see ; D
Did you guys like the prank Brandon and Aidan played?
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