Blaine was at the dining room table completing some homework when his sister walked in. After giving each other hellos, the younger Anderson disappeared into the kitchen—only to scream at the sight she saw. Blaine thought something had happened so he rushed in and saw Jenna staring at a cake-battered Nick and Jeff.
"What happened?" Blaine asked.
"Why are they here?" Jenna asked.
"They needed a place to bake a cake and told me to stay out," Blaine said walking to his sister, "which I should have because you two are obviously not scraping that bowl properly."
"Of all houses," Jeff said to Nick, "we choose his." Jenna and Blaine left the kitchen and sat down at the table.
"Idiots..." Blaine muttered.
"Why did they have to come here?" Jenna said, "of all the houses in Ohio."
"Just let it be."
"If they do anything to mess up the kitchen-,"
BOOM!
"-I'm gonna kill them!"
Jenna and Blaine ran to the kitchen. There, Nick and Jeff stood covered in chocolate cake mix along with the rest of the kitchen.
"Oh my God," Blaine said.
"What happened?" Jenna exclaimed.
"Someone left the cake batter on the stove," Jeff said.
"Someone turned on the stove instead of the oven!" Nick said. Jenna started hyperventilating. Blaine tried to calm her down, but instead she grabbed a nearby spatula and started chasing the blonde and brunette around the kitchen. She shouted threats while the other two tried to apologize and Blaine just attempted to keep everything in order. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson heard the commotion and walked into the kitchen finding the mess and their kids. Mrs. A put two fingers in her mouth and whistled.
"What is going on here?" she asked. All four teens started shouting at her. She took a wooden spoon from a drawer and beat the counter with it.
"One at a time," she said calmly, "We'll start with you two." she pointed at the chocolate covered boys.
"I needed to bake a cake for my brother who is in the hospital again and my mom told me if I bake in her house she'll lock me in my room for a week," Jeff said, "so Nick and I came here."
"We were getting the pans ready when I put the metal bowl of batter on the stove and Jeff turned that on instead of the oven," Nick explained.
"That explains a lot," Mrs. A said, "plus it's you two."
"Why were you chasing them around with a spatula?" Mr. A asked.
"They messed up my kitchen," Jenna said.
"Your kitchen?" Mrs. A asked.
"Fine. The kitchen." Mrs. A rolled her eyes at the answer.
"No matter whose kitchen it is, you're all going to clean this up," Mr. A said.
"Nick, Jeff, you guys come with me and get cleaned up," Mrs. A said. They followed her out of the kitchen while her husband handed Blaine and Jenna a mop, bucket and sponge. Blaine started moping the floors while Jenna sponged the walls.
"This would've been a great science experiment," Jenna said. Blaine gave her a look and she continued sponging.
"This is why I don't let them in my house," David said.
"This is why I don't let them near my house," Thad said.
"I couldn't help it, they bribed me," Blaine said.
"Oh no no no no no," David replied shaking his head.
"You don't give in to bribes," Thad added, "especially from them! Remember the apple tree?"
"Yeah, yeah I know. Not that I care, but where are they?"
"Talking to Headmaster Gorman about something," Thad said copying David's notes onto looseleaf.
"You two have quite a reputation at this school," Headmaster Gorman said to the two boys that sat in front of his desk.
"We sure do," Nick said.
"What would that be?" Jeff asked.
"Let's just say that if this were the Middle Ages, you two would be known as the Village Idiots," Mr. Gorman said.
"What?" Jeff said.
"What could we have done wrong?" Nick asked. Mr. Gorman sighed and took out a rolled up piece of paper from his desk, that when unraveled, it touched the floor. He began reading off a list of things that Nick and Jeff had done.
"Playing Baseball in the hallway; Playing football in the hallway; playing loud music in the hallway; disrupting of several classes due to bringing a kiddie pool in the hallway-."
"That was for our goat," Jeff interrupted. Mr. Gorman continued.
"Bringing a Slip N' Slide in the hallway; throwing Mr. Thad Hardwood into an apple tree; Hiding Mr. Wesley Montgomery's gavel on a chandelier causing more disruption." The list went on. As the Headmaster continued, Nick and Jeff were sliding down in their chairs.
After their meeting, Nick and Jeff walked out shocked.
"I can't believe we did all that," Nick said.
"All in one semester," Jeff added.
"I think we should take a break," Nick said.
"We should. But what I would like to know is why we never got detention for half of those things."
"We're Warblers," Nick shrugged, "we can get away with anything."
"Or maybe it's because we're so incredibly good-looking."
"I'm sure that's it," a voice said. They turned around to see Wes with his arms crossed.
"Hey," they said casually.
"Hey nothing. Do you two realize that if you pull another stunt like what you have done the past semester, that I could strip you of your Warbler status?" Wes asked.
"What?"
"That's not fair!"
"What you two are doing is not fair to others!" Wes said, "look, I know that this is just how you are, but tone it down a bit? Because, to be honest, I truly don't want to kick you guys out."
"You care for us!" Jeff said placing a hand on his chest.
"OF COURSE I CARE! YOU TWO ARE THE ONLY INTERESTING THINGS AT WARBLER'S PRACTICE!" Wes shouted. He walked away.
"I can't believe I'm saying this, but Wes is right," Jenna said as she wrote a customer's name on a Lima Bean cup.
"I know he is," Nick mumbled.
"Take my advice, go a week without doing anything stupid."
"I don't know. That can be pretty hard."
"Yeah, we've got Jeff to worry about." Nick rolled his eyes.
"Sorry, but he has the attention span of a squirrel," Jenna said.
"That's true. But being 'idiots' is kind of our thing," Nick said.
"I have to agree. Life would be pretty boring without you two."
"So, what should I do?"
"See if you can go a week. Maybe that will ease your addiction," Jenna responded.
"I'm getting off of pranks not cigarettes."
"Still, you're addicted," she placed a hand on his shoulder, "and you need help."
Nick and Jeff took the younger Anderson's advice. They resisted from all gags and were quite helpful to a lot of faculty and students. Although Mrs. Victorians, the mean hall monitor, had some sort of suspicion so she threatened them with her umbrella.
"...and that is why we should not get a pet fish!" Wes said. All of the Warblers seemed shocked and appalled of what came out of the Asian boy's mouth.
"Okay Wes, thank you for that...disturbing input," Thad noted, "what other order of business must we take care of?"
"Well, first I would like to congratulate Warbler Nick and Warbler Jeff for going a week without being a nuisance," Wes said as he and the others applauded them, "next, we must decide—what Jeff?"
"Can we throw a party?" the eager blonde boy asked.
"Hah?"
"Come on! We deserve it."
"Well...I guess it wouldn't hurt..." Wes said. The blonde and brunette high-fived.
"Uh, do you know what you just did?" David asked his partner.
"No. But I am very afraid."
"How could you let them do this?" (Headmaster Gorman)
"The whole place is a mess!" (Mrs. Victorians)
"You better tell that a Capella group to clean this place up!" (French teacher)
"We're sorry!" Thad shouted over the yells of angry teachers. The short boy, his teachers and two other upper classmates were up to their knees in toilet paper and confetti.
"Mr. Gorman, Mrs. Victorians and Madame Tucker, we are so sorry!" Wes said.
"We only said a small gathering with non-alcoholic drinks, which there were, and no party decorations," David chimed in.
"Why did you let them do this?" Madame Tucker asked.
"They went a whole week without doing something...well like this..."Thad said.
"So Jeff asked if we could have a party to celebrate," David said.
"Obviously that got out of control," Wes added.
"We'll clean the whole place up," Thad promised.
"Just please don't penalize Nick and Jeff," David said.
Mr. Gorman stepped forward, "I am sorry Mr. Thompson, but this is the last straw. I won't penalize them, but you three must take away their Warbler status."
"Take it away from them good!" Mrs. Victorians said.
"Please Audrey," Mr. Gorman said, "this is their punishment and it must be done." The three teachers walked away. While the three Warblers sighed, so did an upset Nick and Jeff from around the corner...
Mr. Gorman was busy doing paperwork when Mrs. Victorians knocked on the door.
"Mr. Gorman? Nicholas and Jeffery would like to speak to you," she said.
"Send them in, please."
Mrs. Victorians left and Nick and Jeff walked in.
"Hello boys. Take a seat," the Headmaster said.
"We would much rather stand when we tell you this," Nick said. Mr. Gorman looked at them.
"Mr. Gorman-
"The party was my idea!" a voice said. Jenna had walked into the office.
"You?"
"Yes. I threw the party," Jenna responded.
"Why here?" Headmaster Gorman said.
"A couple of my friends and I wanted to throw a party and we couldn't do it at my house because my mom is in a hormonal state, so we used the senior commons."
"Okay. Then why did Mr. Harwood and his friends say that they did it?"
"Nick and Jeff took the blame for me. But I feel really bad and I don't think that they should have the privilege of being a Warbler taken away from them," Jenna said.
"Alright. But I can't give you detention, you don't go here," Mr. Gorman said.
"You could ban me from the school for two weeks."
"Deal!" Mrs. Victorians said.
"Not your decision," Mr. Gorman replied.
"Yes, go away Audrey," Jenna said. Mrs. Victorians disappeared out of the office.
"Deal, Miss Anderson." Mr. Gorman and Jenna shook hands and then she, Nick and Jeff left the office.
"Why did you stand up for us?" Jeff asked.
"I care," Jenna said shrugging. Nick sniffled.
"Are you...are you crying?" Jeff asked his friend.
"No. Just...crying," Nick responded. Jenna hugged the two boys.
"What would the Warblers be without you guys?" she asked when she let go.
"Normal," they said.
"Yeah I wouldn't like that," Jenna said, "I thought that would take longer. I don't have to be at the Lima Bean until later."
"Then...what could we do?" Jeff asked.
"Clean up the mess in my common room!" Mrs. Victorians yelled throwing a box of garbage bags at them. Nick went to catch it, but instead it hit him in the face and he fell to the floor.
"Idiot," Jenna said.
YAY! HAPPY! :D (I'm so weird...) I always get inspired from baking, it's the weirdest thing. Hope you liked it!
~TheAbsentMindedWriter~