AN: Sorry guys with school starting I haven't had a ton of time and my dad got a new job so he's always on the compute, and we only have one): I'll try to be better.
Chapter 11
Precisely 6 hours and 13 minutes later, we finally pulled up to our house. We had been sitting in the car so long, my legs weren't working properly. In fact, I don't think anyone's legs were walking properly except for, of course, my mom and Solomon. I had no idea how they did it.
"Alright, I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm exhausted." My mom said "Let's all get to bed." She made it clear from her tone that this was not a suggestion, but an order.
"It's a good idea boys, we're going on a run tomorrow morning." Solomon said
"Yes sir." The boys mumbled tiredly.
"Well, night Cam" Zach said as he kissed me quickly then followed Preston, Jonas, and Grant inside.
After everyone else was inside, the girls and I glanced at each other. "Are you guys thinking what I'm thinking?" I asked them.
Bex smiled excellently "Absolutely" she replied in her british accent.
"You know I am." Macey agreed.
"I hate when you guys do this!" Liz exclaimed.
We all giggled at our smallest and most brilliant friend.
"We'll explain inside Lizzie." I said as I threw my arms over her shoulders and led us all inside.
We snuck supplies quietly out of the kitchen and climbed up to our rooms. When we got there, we quickly but efficiently checked for bugs. Never make the same mistake twice. Once we were done with that, we sat Liz down and explained what was going to happen.
"Alright Lizzie, we're going to pull a prank on the boys." I started
"Oooh! I have an idea!" She immediately exclaimed.
That took less time than I thought. "Okay, what is it?" I asked.
"My cousins did this to me one time, we take those little medicine tablets and fill them with kool aid or antacid tablets, or both, then put them in the shower head. We just have to remember that they're there."
"You know, that idea isn't half bad. Although I must say it needs a little something more. Don't you agree Cam?" Bex asked.
"Maybe a little something like dye?" I asked mischievously.
"Something exactly like that." She said darkly.
"Macey, would you happen to have anything like that?" I asked her sweetly.
"Indeed I would my dearest Cammie." She said as she pulled a package out of her suitcase.
We went to work. We took what we needed to with us to the bathroom and filled the boys shower head with dye capsules. We worked quickly and efficiently, not making a sound. While we filled up the shower head, Bex and I took it upon ourselves to wreak havoc on the rest of the bathroom. We spread Icy Hot on the toilet seat and put a dye capsule into the top of the toilet effectively changing the color to a nice dark red color, hoping to terrify our dearest friends. Bex found a bendy straw from who-knows-where and placed it on one of the jets that fills the toilet when you flush and aimed it at approximately where we imaged the boys to be when they flushed the toilet.
"Are you guys rigging the toilet?" Liz asked us quietly.
"Maybe." Bex replied mischievously.
"Ooooh! I wanna help!" She disappeared into our room and came back with a bottle of hydrogen Peroxide and what looks like sodium iodide.
She poured a portion of the hydrogen peroxide into the tank of the toilet, where we put the red dye and then put the sodium iodide into the bowl of the toilet. She closed the lid and turned to look at us.
"Okay, almost done." Macey said as she pulled out a bottle and walked towards the sink.
As soon as we were done, we snuck quietly back into our room and shut the door. As soon as we were sure we were out of earshot, we began giggling. It was quiet at first, then it turned into full out laughter. As I looked around and my best friends in the world, I knew it was going to be the best summer ever.
Our night of fun wasn't over yet, Macey had something else in mind.
"So, I know we room together and all, but this is a great opportunity to have a slumber party, a real one, with all of us!" She exclaimed.
"She's right you know." Liz said with a smile on her face.
Bex looked at me with an expectant look on her face.
"Okay, but we can't draw too much attention, we don't want my mom or Joe to come up here and yell at us." I conceded.
The girls nodded eagerly in agreement.
"Cam, you and Bex go get ice cream or candy or anything sweet and chocolate. Lizzie and I will stay here and set up." Macey ordered.
Bex and I snuck silently back down the stairs to the first floor, only to encounter Grant sitting at the kitchen table.
"Why hello there ladies." He said with a smile.
"Hi Grant." Bex said as she moved determinedly to the freezer. I followed her example and went to the pantry looking for something salty to go with the sweet.
"What are you lovely ladies doing up so late?" Grant asked.
"We could ask the same of you." I said while grinning at him over my shoulder.
"True enough, if you must know I have insomnia" He answered with a soft smirk.
I turned at looked at him sympathetically. "I'm sorry." I said sincerely
He shrugged it off. "Comes with the job." He said nonchalantly "Okay, your turn." He questioned.
"Midnight snack." I said shaking a bag of chips at him as I walked towards Bex who had acquired ice cream and spoons.
"Well in that case," Grant said getting up. "Take some of these too." He said handing me a box of chocolate bars that were hidden in the back of the pantry. "Jonas hid them, but he hid them poorly so I figured he should pay for it." He smiled as he handed me four.
"Thanks Grant" I said with a genuine smile. I handed my treats to bex who had started shoveling ice cream in her mouth. "Insomnia you said?" I asked as I walked towards the fridge.
"Yeah, why?" He asked.
"My dad had really bad insomnia, he went to blackthorne too." I told him as I grabbed milk from the fridge, and cinnamon and honey from their places in the pantry. "He used to make this whenever he couldn't sleep." I confided in him.
I a mug of milk in the microwave for 20 seconds then put in a dash of cinnamon and a little honey. I mixed it and handed it to him.
He tentatively took a sip. A surprised look came across his face. "It's really sweet." He stated as he took another sip.
"I know, and the honey is all natural so it isn't against Blackthorne's crazy strict diet." I said with a smile. "I better get back upstairs before Bex eats everything."
"Night Cam." He said
"Night Grant." I replied and turned towards the stairs.
"Oh and Cam," I looked back at him "Thanks." He toasted his cup towards me and I smiled.
"Anytime." I answered as I walked towards my friends.
AN: So I'm sorry it's so short, but I tried to just wrap this up and get it posted so you guys had something. I can honestly say that this chapter did not go where I expected it to! Enjoy and I'll see you as soon as I can! Thanks for all the reviews!
