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This story is rated T for foul language

Chapter 16

Ari's POV

"Ariana, dear, can you wrap some lights and garland along the railings please?"

"Yes Grandma Weasley." I wave my wand and wrap a string of bright Christmas lights mixed with dark green garland all the way up the railings. "Anything else?"

She shakes her head as she puts some baubles up around the lowest floor. "No that's alright dear, you've done enough. Thank you for your help. Now go get ready!"

I grin and give her a hug. "Thanks! If you need anything else just give me a call!" I run upstairs and rush into my room. I look at the dresses I picked out for Brittney and me last night with a huge smile. I had apparated to Grimmauld place with Ginny last night to get our dresses from my closet back home. One dress is a rich green, strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline, along with white heels and pearl jewelry. The other dress is a deep red, strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline, along with gold heels and gold jewelry. Both dresses are the exact same, just different colors. While I had an idea as to who would get what dress, I made sure that I could let Brittney choose her dress and either would still flatter her.

I picked a green dress and a red dress for two main reasons. One: Because Brittney is rather pale and the green will look good against her skin while red will be more dramatic, and two: Green is one of Freddie's favorite colors while red and gold are the Gryffindor colors. So, with either dress, she is going to be a knockout.

I was going to get her a blue dress since Freddie absolutely loves the color blue and it would have made her eyes stand out, but I remembered that Bella wore a blue dress to the party last year and I want to keep his mind as far away from Bella as possible. It hasn't even been a year yet since she died so I'm a bit nervous with how he's going to be tonight, which is why yesterday, I had tried to divert Brittney's obvious pressure on him to ask her with a joke. I wanted him to ask her because he wanted to, not because he felt like he had to or he was pressured.

I hide the dresses in my closet and run out of my room, making sure to shut my bedroom door before I rush up to Brittney's room. I fling open the door and grin at Brittney, who is lying on her bed reading my Hogwarts: A History book. "Bri! Let's go get ready!"

She shuts my book and jumps off her bed with a grin. We run down the stairs and race into my room. I shut my door and walk over to my closet. "Are you ready to pick your dress?"

She nods her head energetically and sits on my bed. I walk into my closet and pull out the two dresses, slowly walking out and revealing them to her. As soon as she sees them she smiles. "I want the green one."

I nod and hand her the green dress and its accessories. "How do you want to do your hair?"

She shrugs her shoulders as she continues to eyeball the dress. I tap my chin thoughtfully as I run through all the hairstyles I am able to do. "Hmm… How about we put it into a braided bun?"

She nods her head and sits down on the floor in front of my bed. She points to her head and says, "Work your magic! No pun intended…"

I shake my head and chuckle lightly. I brush through her thick hair as she continues to read my book. "So Freddie, huh?"

James' POV

"Teddy have you seen my gold tie?" I rummage through my bag again and let out a frustrated grunt.

Teddy walks in and tosses a gold tie to me. "Here, you can borrow mine."

I pick the tie up off the ground and breathe a sigh of relief. "Thanks Ted. Hey, is Victoire coming?"

He pokes his head into my room and nods. "Well, yea. She is my girlfriend James…"

I shrug my shoulders as I look in the mirror and tie my tie around my neck. "Alright well I just wanted to ask…"

I smooth my deep red shirt and take a calming breath. I'm not sure why I'm so nervous about this party but, for whatever reason, I am. I pull on my black pants and button them up. I pull my black belt through the loops on my pants and fasten it shut. I slip my feet into my black loafers and take a seat on my bed as I continue to look at myself in the mirror. I run my fingers through my messy black hair and groan. "What the hell am I going to do with my hair?"

After multiple attempts to brush my hair down, I finally give up and decide to leave it as is. I roll my sleeves up to my forearms and button them securely in place. I hear the front door open and mum and grandma laugh loudly. A guest must have just arrived…

I take another calming breath and sit on my bed. "Hey Ted, who just got here?"

"It's just Landen and his dad. It looks like Luna, Rolf, Lorcan and Lysander are coming up the path though." He pokes his head in my room again and frowns. "What's wrong with you?"

I throw my hands up in the air and groan. "I don't bloody know! I'm nervous and I don't know why!"

He walks in and sits on the bed next to me. "There's no reason to try and impress her… She's already daft enough to be friends with you, and she went out with you before. Things will work out in the end, I promise."

I nod to him and sigh. "Thanks Teddy…"

He pats me on the shoulder and smiles at me before leaving my room. I take one last calming breath and exit my room too. I slowly walk down the stairs and into the living room. Al, Lorcan, Lysander and Landen are all sitting on the couch already so I take a seat in one of the many chairs that grandma set up around the house. Landen is wearing a blue shirt with a black tie, black pants and black loafers. Al is in a white shirt with an emerald tie, black pants and black loafers. Lorcan and Lysander are wearing blue shirts with white ties, black pants and white loafers.

The front door opens again and Uncle George, Aunt Angelina, Roxanne and Freddie all walk in. Freddie, who is wearing a black shirt with a green tie and black pants and loafers, takes a seat in the chair next to me. He is tapping his toes on the ground nervously and making noises with his mouth so I lean over and smirk as I whisper "What are you so nervous about, mate?"

He looks at me and sighs. "I haven't been out with anyone since Bella and I'm bloody nervous! Is it obvious?"

I shake my head with a small smile and he breathes a sigh of relief. I turn and start talking to Al when I hear Freddie say "Bloody hell…"

I look over to him with a grin; sure his nerves have gotten the best of him, and see his eyes are locked on the stairs. I follow his gaze and my grin fades as my mouth drops open. Standing at the bottom of the stairs is a tall, skinny, bloody gorgeous brown-haired girl in a green dress that almost matches Freddie's tie perfectly. The dress falls just below her knees and her hair is set in a bun at the base of her head just below her ear. She has on a large pearl necklace, big pearl earrings, and white high heels. I nudge Freddie with my elbow and say, "Bloody hell is right…"

Ari's POV

"Ari, are you sure that I should go down first?"

I take in her nervous expression and nod. "Bri, I want you to be the first thing those boys see."

She nods at me nervously and takes a deep breath. She takes a step down and turns back to me. "By the way, I love your new hair color. It really is great."

I flash her a smile and then motion for her to continue down the stairs. I watch her walk down the remainder of the stairs and I smile when I hear Freddie say, "Bloody hell…"

My smile grows as the living room grows silent. Brittney glances up at me apprehensively and I give her two thumbs up. She nods to me then turns back to the living room and strikes a corny pose. I clasp my hands over my mouth to stifle my laughter as Eli steps up next to me. He is wearing an outfit he borrowed from Teddy: a black shirt, a white tie, black pants and white loafers. His light brown hair is combed neatly to the side and he's managed to cover the small cut that sits next to his eye. He catches sight of his sister before she walks to the living room and grins. "You are good."

I shake my head. "That's wasn't me. I just picked the outfit. That right there, all that gorgeousness, is Bri. While normally awkward, get her into a party and she becomes someone totally new."

He touches my hair and smirks. "Speaking of someone totally new, brown? You guys really do look like sisters now."

My hair is done the exact same way as Brittney's. It is pulled into a bun with a single small braid running through it, set at the bottom of my head just below my ear. And now, instead of my normal strawberry blonde hair color, my hair is a dark brown thanks to a temporary color change spell.

I shrug my shoulders and frown. "I was tired of being blonde… Figured I could switch it up, just for this week. Does it look bad?"

He shakes his head and plants a kiss on the top of my head. "You look gorgeous sis." He extends his arm out and gives me a smile. "Are you ready?"

I link my arm through his and nod. "I guess…"

He frowns. "What is there to be nervous about?"

I sigh and shake my head. "I know I'm just being paranoid, but what if something happens tonight? Like another attack?"

He squeezes my arm reassuringly and smiles. "Well I guess we will deal with it then. Until then, try to enjoy yourself."

I purse my lips and nod. We descend the stairs slowly, my grip on his arm getting tighter with each step. We get to the bottom stair and Eli leans over. "If you squeeze my arm any tighter, you're going to break it off. Are you going to be alright?"

I loosen my grip on his arm and nod. "Yea, sorry. I'll be fine... I just need some air."

Much to my relief, everyone in the living room is so occupied with Brittney that they don't even notice me and Eli come down the stairs. He and I are almost through the living room and safely outside when Al sees us. "Eli! Don't you look nice! Who's your date there?"

I close my eyes and silently curse myself for not making us walk faster. I open my eyes and we turn around. Al's eyes widen as he realizes that he's looking at me. "Ariana?"

Landen looks away from Brittney at the mention of my name. "Holy sh-"

James cuts Landen off before he can finish his shock filled profanity. "I didn't recognize you with brown hair… I like it."

I nod sheepishly as I feel the heat rising in my face and I begin to sweat. "Oh, um… thanks. You know, we were just heading outside so I'll catch up with you lot later."

I wave to them and quickly make my way outside, managing to get out of the house just in time. As soon as the crisp air hits my face, I double over and vomit against the side of the house. Eli looks at me with a worried expression as he pulls out his wand and cleans the puke off of the house. "Ari, are you sure you're going to be alright?"

I wipe my mouth with the back of my hand and grimace. "Ugh… I'll be fine. I just need to go brush my teeth. My mouth tastes repulsive…"

Eli nods and helps sneak me back into the house and up to my room. He sits on my bed as I aggressively brush the vomit taste out of my mouth. I spit out the toothpaste and scowl. "Alright, I think I'm okay now."

He shakes his head. "WHY are you so nervous about this?"

I pull him up off my bed and sigh. "Because if there were ever a perfect time to attack us, it would be now… Everyone is here and there is definitely going to be drinking, so everyone will be extra vulnerable…"

He laughs as we walk down the stairs. "I'll make you a deal. How about tonight, YOU get to be the kid and I'LL be a hundred year old deadbeat and do all the worrying. That way, it's still getting done but you get to have a good time."

I let out a chuckle and pull him into a hug as we get to the bottom floor. "That's really kind of you to call me a hundred year old deadbeat, but I don't think that's how this works. Now go have some fun. I will be fine, I promise."

He looks at me for a moment then sighs. "Alright, fine. But if you get sick again, come find me okay?"

I roll my eyes and nod with a grin. "Fine! Now would you get out of here already! Better yet… Hold on." I had just seen Spencer Darkbloom, a chaser for the Gryffindor quidditch team, walk into the kitchen. I grab Eli's arm and drag him behind me as I look for Spencer. I find her in the kitchen talking to her brother and fellow teammate, Alec. "Hey Spence, this is my brother Eli. He's-"

Eli clasps one of his hands over my mouth and extends his other hand out to her. "Hi, I'm Eli. Would you like to go dance?"

She lets out a light laugh and nods. "Yea sure."

He releases my mouth and holds out his arm to Spencer. She links her arm through his and they leave the kitchen, but not before Eli can turn around and wink at me.

I roll my eyes and turn to Alec. "Sorry to have interrupted your conversation like that Alec."

He looks at me and then turns away, only to turn back around again with wide eyes. "Ariana?"

I nod with a smile. "The one and only…"

"Damn, I didn't recognize you with brown hair!" He pulls me into a quick hug then releases me. "What have you been up to this winter holiday?"

I shrug my shoulders and lie. "Nothing much. I went to visit my brother and sister but that's about it. How about you?"

He flexes his arm and wiggles his eyebrows with a grin. "I've been working out."

I roll my eyes and laugh. "Oh Merlin…"

He looks around with a frown. "Where's your date?"

"I didn't come with one. How about you? Are you here with Ashlynn again or did you finally decide to ask Rose?"

He nods with a laugh. "Wouldn't you know it, I finally work up the nerve to ask Rose and she ends up getting sick the night before!"

I hold my arm out to him with a grin. "Well that's no good! I guess we better get our dateless asses outside and find some people to dance with then!"

He laughs again and grabs my arm, wrapping it around his. We walk outside while he tells me about his classes.

We get into the enormous white tent and join the large crowd of people inside. I feel my stomach get a little uneasy at the sight of so many people but I take a deep breath and power through it. A rather fast song is playing overhead, so Alec spins me around and pulls me into a dance. We bounce and spin around sporadically, completely ignoring the beat of the music, and laughing the entire time.

The music changes and Alec and I stop our "dancing" but continue our laughing. "That was so much fun Alec!"

He nods his agreement and grins. "I missed this Ariana. The Ariana who was with us on the quidditch team this term was so serious…"

I grimace at his honesty and the few memories I have from quidditch season. "I know… I'm sorry… To be honest, I don't even really remember the season that well. It was all a rather stressful blur."

He smiles at me and pats me on the shoulder. "Hey, I'm just glad you're back."

I nod bashfully as we walk to an empty table and take a seat. I look around the tent and see Eli dancing with a laughing Spencer. Eli catches me looking at him and smirks. I grin at him and wiggle my eyebrows, to which he responds with a wink.

A few feet away from them, sitting at a secluded table, are Freddie and Brittney. They are just sitting next to each other, talking. James takes a seat next to me. "What are you looking at so intently?"

I nod my head toward Freddie and Brittney and smile. "They really are adorable, aren't they?"

He chuckles at me and sighs. "You are such a girl…"

I roll my eyes and smack him on the arm. "And you are such a prat!" I look at his clothes and laugh. "But you're a prat with a good sense of style. How is it we managed to match?"

He smirks and nods to my hair. "Even our hair matches…"

I touch my hair and laugh. "Yea I guess you're right."

"So why'd you change it?"

I shrug my shoulders. "I just wanted to change things up I guess…"

He nods. "I didn't mean to offend you when I brought it up earlier."

I shake my head with a laugh. "You didn't. I was just feeling a bit ill is all…"

He looks at me with a raised eyebrow and a worried expression. "But you're alright now, right?"

I nod warily, earning a grin from James. "Good…" He grabs my hand and pulls me to the floor for a dance. I let out a laugh as he spins me around in a circle and almost runs me into someone.

I manage to yell out a quick "Sorry!" before James twirls me around again. I laugh again as I narrowly dodge running into Teddy and Victoire, who are dancing as well. "Sorry Ted!" I cling to James tightly and laugh. "Jamie, please no more spinning! We're going to injure someone!"

He rolls his eyes with a smirk. "Big baby…"

I laugh and smack him in the chest with one hand as I continue to grasp his shoulder tightly with the other. "I almost ran into three people! I actually feared for my well-being and the well-being of others!"

He rolls his eyes again and pries my hand off of his shoulder, spinning me around calmly. "That better?"

I nod my head with a smirk. "Much better."

He chuckles and places my hands back on his shoulders then weaves his arms around my low back. "Yes, it is."

Someone clears their throat loudly. I look in the direction of the noise and sigh. "Yes Eli?"

"Freddie says we are starting the game early this year. Are you two coming?"

I nod. "I am. Jamie, are you?"

He releases my waist and nods. Eli smirks at me then walks away. I turn to James with a laugh and curtsey. "Thank you for a lovely, and slightly dangerous, dance Jamie."

James laughs and bows. "My pleasure Ariana. We will have to do it again sometime." He holds out his arm to me. "Would you care to join me on my way back to the house?"

I loop my arm through his and smile. "Thank you kind sir! We will have to make a quick detour though. I want to go invite Alec to come play with us."

He points to the table we had been sitting at. "Looks like Al's already doing that."

"Oh… Well then, to the Burrow!"

I pull off my heels and we skip arm in arm to the Burrow. Once we get inside I drop my heels off by the stairs and release James' arm, pushing off his chest and sprinting up the stairs. "See you at the top, loser!"

I hear him laugh as he kicks his shoes off and run up the stairs behind me. "Oh no you don't!"

I can hear him getting close so I wave my wand at the set of stairs he's on and turn them into a slide. I stop for a moment and watch him slip down the slide. He glares up at me so I stick my tongue out at him and wiggle my fingers in a wave then start running again. I suddenly hear a loud "POP" behind me followed by "You didn't think you were the only one who could apparate, did you?"

He grabs my wrist and spins me around to look at him while grabbing my other wrist. "Are you going to cheat every year?"

I grin at him. "Are you going to take it easy on me every year?"

He laughs and releases my wrists. "I never take it easy, especially on you."

I put my hands on his shoulders, bring my lips right next to his ear and whisper with a smirk, "Good. I wouldn't want it any other way." At that moment I kick his legs out from under him and push on his shoulders, forcing him to the ground. I wiggle my eyebrows at him with a grin and jump over him, propelling myself up the last flight of stairs in front of me. I can hear him get up off the floor and clamber up the stairs behind me. I let out a giggle and jump up the last two stairs. I turn around and cross my arms to wait for James, but only for a moment because he comes up the stairs fairly quickly. I flash him a smug grin. "Took you long enough to get up here! Merlin! Didn't Ginny teach you that you should never keep a lady waiting?"

He rolls his eyes with a smirk. "Good thing I only kept you waiting then, huh?"

I crack a smile as I smack him on the arm. "Prat…"

"Cheater…"

I flip him off with a grin and take a seat between Eli and Freddie. James plops down between Al and Brittney and leans back against the couch behind him. Freddie tosses him a firewhiskey, which James catches with a grin. "So what game are we going to play?"

Freddie grins at us. "I was thinking we would play a little bit of truth or dare. What do you lot think?"

Everyone in the circle looks around at the others before nodding our approval. Landen comes out of the bathroom and grins. "Did they agree?"

Freddie nods and hands Landen a firewhiskey. He accepts it graciously as he takes a seat between Al and Roxanne. Al reaches across the circle and grabs two bottles of firewhiskey from Freddie, giving one of the bottles to Roxanne. Eli grabs a bottle and inspects it carefully. "What is this?"

I pop the lid off for him and take a sip before giving it back to him. "It's firewhiskey. Just try it… I think you'll enjoy it."

He takes a sip of it and winces as the liquid runs down his throat. "Is it supposed to feel that warm?"

I nod with a laugh and steal another sip from his bottle. He frowns at me as he snatches the bottle out of my hands. "Why don't you get your own?"

"Because the last time I had firewhiskey, I was pissed after only two."

Landen chokes on the drink in his mouth as he recalls the event. He takes a moment to recover and when he does, he looks to Freddie. "How about we get started?"

Freddie places an empty bottle in the middle of our staggered circle and waves his wand at it. "Okay, I just placed a spell on the bottle that will let us know when you're lying. Rules of the game: we can't involve the adults at all, nothing we say can be repeated outside this circle, no repeating truths to the same person, and each person gets one pass. Once you've used that up, if you want to pass again you have to remove an article of clothing. Got it?"

I roll my eyes with a laugh. "What's with you and making us strip?"

He rolls his eyes with a sigh. "Fine, no stripping. But that means no free passes at all." He claps his hands together with a grin. "Good! Who wants to start?"

Landen grabs the bottle with a smirk. "I'll go first." He gives it a spin and waits for it to stop. It lands on Brittney. "Truth or dare?"

She looks around the circle and smirks. "I don't think you all know me well enough yet… Truth."

Landen grins and taps his chin thoughtfully. "Truth huh? Hm… What's the craziest thing you've ever done?"

Brittney laughs and shakes her head. "Oh gosh… there have been so many! Let's see… Oh! The craziest thing I've ever done was streak through a Quodpot semifinals game."

Eli grimaces loudly. "Oh gross! That was YOU?"

I let out a laugh and point at her. "I remember that! I was going to go with you but chickened out at the last minute!"

She laughs and nods her head. "I know, you jerk! I looked like an idiot out there!" She picks up the bottle and grins. "My turn… Whose it gonna be?" She twists the bottle aggressively and watches it intently as she waits for it to stop. She gets a devilish grin on her face as she looks up to see who the bottle is pointing at. "Truth or dare?"

James looks around warily. "I don't like the way she's looking at me… Truth…"

She taps her chin for a moment and then snaps her fingers. "I've got it! Who was your first love?"

He takes a drink from his firewhiskey and frowns. "I haven't had one yet."

Suddenly his pants light on fire. His eyes widen and he jumps up. "What the hell?"

Freddie smirks at him. "You better tell the truth James…"

"Fine! Fine… It was… Ahrirhnr…"

Brittney smirks as the fire on his pants extinguishes, leaving no trace of the fire ever even happening. "What was that James?"

He throws his hands up and grunts. "It was Ariana, alright?"

I can feel the heat rising in my face so I examine the floor intently. Eli nudges me with his elbow and hands me his firewhiskey with a smirk on his face. I accept the bottle graciously and take a big drink. I hand him back his bottle and Eli says, "Alright James. It's your turn, right?"

I shoot Eli a thankful glance as James spins the bottle. We all sit in a rather awkward silence as the bottle spins around. The bottle stops on Landen and James breathes a sigh of relief. "Truth or dare?"

Landen takes a swig of his firewhiskey and looks at James bravely. "Dare."

James grins deviously. "I dare you to switch outfits with one of the girls here."

Landen points to Roxanne with a smirk. "Roxie, give me your clothes."

She groans. "Why me?"

"Well one, because you're in a long dress so I won't feel too exposed. And two, because blue really makes my eyes pop."

She gets up and steps out of her dress with a laugh. "Two very valid points. Here…"

He grabs the dress from her and quickly changes into it then hands her his clothes to change in to. Once they've both changed, Landen gives the bottle a spin. It spins for a few moments before landing on Eli. Linden grins at him. "Truth or dare?"

Eli smirks at Landen. "Dare…"

Landen laughs. "I dare you to… dye your hair green."

Eli waves his wand at his hair then it changes from a light brown to a forest green color. He spins the bottle and it lands on me. "Truth or dare, Ari?"

I take a deep breath. "Truth."

"Alright… What is your biggest fear?"

I laugh. "Frogs."

The bottom of my dress catches on fire and I mutter a few very vulgar profanities before saying "Fine, its people dying because of me."

Landen frowns at me. "Why would you lie about that?"

I shrug my shoulders. "I didn't want to be a prat and put a spoil the game." I quickly spin the bottle before anyone else can ask me any other questions. The bottle lands on Freddie. "Truth or dare, Freddie-o?"

He taps his chin. "Hm… truth."

"Okay, hm… Is it true that you and Jamie snuck into the Slytherine common room and tagged it fifth year?"

He looks at Al with wide eyes and shakes his head. "No! It's not true!"

His pants burst into flames and Al jumps up. "I KNEW IT!"

"Fine! It was us!" I pat him on the leg and smirk. He grabs the bottle and gives it a big spin. The bottle lands on Al, who looks around warily. Freddie grins at him. "Truth or dare?"

Al gulps loudly and sighs. "Um… dare?"

Freddie nods and his grin turns shrewd. "Oh Al… Wrong decision. I dare you to jump into the lake. Naked."

Al's eyes widen and then he narrows his eyes, looking more determined. He gets up off the floor and runs down the stairs. We all get up and rush over to the small, circular window to watch. For a few minutes, we don't see anything. Then suddenly we see a figure running toward the lake, articles of clothing flying every which way. Al launches himself at the lake and curls into a ball, creating a large splash as he lands in the water. We all clap for him and sit back down in our circle to wait for him. While we wait, Freddie decides to go get more firewhiskey and I decide to go get some food. We both get up at the same time and walk down the stairs together.

As soon as we get far enough away from the top floor, Freddie stops me and gives me a firm look. "Did you know?"

I roll my eyes. "Did I act like I knew?"

"I didn't think so… Was he yours?"

I nod my head and sigh. He watches me intently then smirks. "You still do, don't you?"

I groan at him. "I don't want to talk about this Freddie. With everything that's going on with Caledon, I can't afford to think about it right now."

"Wouldn't that make this the perfect time to think about this?" He grabs a handful of bottles and hands me one. "I'm not going to just drop this… You two need to talk about it."

I take the bottle from him but ignore what he's saying. Instead, I walk into the kitchen and grab a bowl of fruit. I'm pretty sure the only reason Grandma Weasley makes this is because of me and James, because nobody else really eats it. I sigh and grab another bowl for James and walk back up the stairs.

Once I get upstairs, I hand James his bowl of fruit and sit back down. Freddie claps his hands and looks around. "Now that everybody is back, let's get started again. Al, it's your turn to spin the bottle."

Al gives the bottle a twist and it lands on Roxanne. "Truth or dare, Roxie?"

"Truth."

He sighs as he thinks about his question. "Is it true that you made out with Peter Rallington in a broom closet in the arena last year?"

She looks at the bottle and frowns. "Ugh… yes…"

"WHAT?"

She glares at Freddie. "Oh calm down you tosser. It was one time…" With that, she spins the bottle. It lands on Freddie and she grins evilly. "So, dear brother, truth or dare?"

He glowers at her. "Truth…"

She taps her chin thoughtfully. "What do you really think of Ariana's new hair color?"

He grins at her. "You're a ninny who wasted a perfectly good opportunity. How are we even related? To answer your question, I love Ari's new hair color."

He spins the bottle and it lands on me. He gets a suspicious glint in his eye as he asks, "Truth or dare Ariana?"

I sigh. "Truth."

He nods with a devious grin. "Alright then. Are you still in love with James?"

I narrow my eyes at him. "Fine. I choose dare…"

He smirks at me. "Perfect. I dare you to kiss a frog…"

My eyes widen and I shake my head. "You git… You KNOW I'm terrified of frogs!"

Eli lets out a loud laugh before he clasps his hand over his mouth. Once he's calmed down he looks at me with a smirk. "Still? You're STILL afraid of frogs?"

I nod frantically. "Yes Eli! I'm STILL afraid of frogs! All because you thought it would be funny to put a load of frogs in my sleeping back when we were little! They were bloody everywhere! Literally the worst camping trip of my life… And I've been camping with Monroe so that should tell you something!"

Freddie clears his throat. "As thrilling as this all is, you still have a truth or dare to perform. You either tell us if you're still in love with James or you kiss a frog."

I glare at Freddie and make a mental note to kill him later as I get up off the floor. "I'll be right back."

I kind of felt like I rushed through the last chapter and stuffed it full of information, so I decided to give you a nice long, detailed chapter that breaks up into two parts. I hope you enjoyed it!

As always, I appreciate everyone who reviewed, who added the story to their alerts and all my other lovely readers! :)

I am working on the next chapter now and it should be posted soon.

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