AN: Sorry for the delay. I mean, I think, like, two people read this. ^^; But, um, on with the story!
*The Duke*
I opened my door, cutting off knocking that hadn't paused for at least a minute.
"Oh, hey, Honey," I said, smiling and trying not to blush like I always did when I saw her.
"Hey," she said, grinning. She looked around. "No Pipsqueak?"
I shook my head, then sighed. "He's never around anymore."
She didn't say anything for a moment before sighing overdramatically and flipping her ridiculously long, namesake hair over her shoulder. "So dramatic. C'mon, you have other friends!"
I smiled. "Yeah, I know."
She rocked back on her heels for a moment before saying, "Wanna hang out? I was just about to grab Granyt and Jewels."
I nodded. "Yeah, sure." Part of me wished she wasn't going to get them, but the other part was grateful.
"Then c'mon," she said, gesturing for me to follow her into the hallway.
I stepped out, locked up, and followed her down the hall to Granyt and Jewels's room. She knocked on the door.
"Hey, Honey!" Jewels said when she opened it. I looked around her to see Granyt at her desk, leaning over a beaker.
"Hey, Jewels!" Honey said brightly. "Do you and Granyt wanna come hang out with us?"
Jewels shrugged, still smiling. "Sure." She turned around. "Granyt, are you almost done?"
"Yeah!" Granyt yelled back. She poured half of another test tube into the beaker, causing miniature fireworks to appear and explode above the container.
"YES!" Granyt cried, jumping up and down. "IT WORKED!"
"Oh, Granyt, you're making me think of a song," Honey said, grinning. Jewels giggled, obviously knowing what she was talking about, though I had no clue.
Granyt took off her smock and gloves and walked over. "What song?"
Honey grinned wider as the bespectacled girl locked the door. "Only if everyone agrees to sing it with me. First you, then The Duke, then Jewels."
"Okay," we all said together, though I seemed to be a little more worried then them.
"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag," Honey sang, starting to walk down the hallway and making us follow her.
"Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?"
Granyt took it over, just like Honey wanted, though the older girl was rolling her eyes.
"Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?"
I took it, managing not to laugh.
"Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing"
Jewels took it, looking like she liked the song, unlike me. And Granyt.
"Do you know that there's still a chance for you
'Cause there's a spark in you?"
Honey took the next line just before we reached the stairs and stopped us before we could actually go down them.
"You just gotta ignite the light"
Granyt leaned against the rail a bit as she sang her line.
"And let it shine"
I took it again, suddenly enjoying this much more than I should've been.
"Just own the night"
Jewels took it, her usually soft voice building to more than I'd thought it could.
"Like the 4th of July"
Honey finally started going down the stairs, predictably dancing more than walking. The three of us followed, singing with her, but walking.
"'Cause baby, you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
"Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own"
Honey spun down to the first floor as she took it back.
"You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced"
Granyt took it, following her into the lounge, which was, thankfully, empty.
"If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow"
I tilted my cap as I sang, trying to feel a little less like a girl.
"Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road"
Jewels took it, her signature soft smile not matching the surprising intensity in her voice.
"Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know"
Honey half-spun, half-sprinted to the couch.
"You just gotta ignite the light"
Granyt ran over to her, adding a small spin at the end.
"And let it shine"
I ran up to them, resisting the urge to do anything too spazzy, like imitating their twirls.
"Just own the night"
Jewels ran over, her ever-present cloak-like jacket flying behind her.
"Like the 4th of July"
Honey jumped onto the couch, dancing as we all sang the chorus again, with Jewels and Granyt trying to get the other to do their respective moves. I just stood by, ignoring the urge to join in.
"'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
"Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own"
Honey jumped onto the back of the couch as she took the next line, making me worry.
"Boom, boom, boom"
Granyt stopped trying to do the tango with Jewels long enough to sing the next one.
"Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon"
I ran over to Honey as I sang and she stumbled.
"It's always been inside of you, you, you"
Jewels sat down on the arm as she took it again.
"And now it's time to let it through, through, through"
We went back to the chorus with Honey still standing on the back and Granyt now perched next to Jewels on the arm.
"'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
As you shoot across the sky
"Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go, oh, oh, oh
You're gonna leave 'em falling down-own-own"
Honey did a couple of quick steps on the 2-inch thick, 5 feet tall ledge as she sang the next line.
"Boom, boom, boom"
Granyt leaned into Jewels as she took it, seemingly enjoying herself more than she had been.
"Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon"
I sang the next line, still waiting for someone to fall.
"Boom, boom, boom"
Jewels closed us out, leaning back into Granyt.
"Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon"
The girls collapsed into a giggle fit and, sure enough, Honey fell. I managed to catch her, resulting in a very noticeable blush on our parts and more giggling on Granyt and Jewels's.
"Sorry," she said nervously as I set her down.
I shrugged it off, knowing I was blushing like crazy and not sure what I would wind up saying if I tried to talk. I wasn't quite ready for the probable I'm in love with you.
Granyt seemed to notice the extreme awkwardness and walked over, with Jewels following behind.
"C'mon, what do you guys wanna do?" the self-proclaimed scientist asked.
We both shrugged, staring at out feet.
Granyt rolled her eyes, grabbed our arms, and started walking. Jewels followed, still giggling.
AN: Anyone surprised that one of Granyt's experiments worked? Anyone enjoying the Honuke tension? Any other comments? Just R&R, please!
Song: Firework by Katy Perry (dur hur). Video: .com/watch?v=QGJuMBdaqIw&ob=av3e Lyrics video: .com/watch?v=5TI18KxwbMk