Well, I hope everyone likes my new surprise, because there's more where that came from! Here's No. 2 of HDYK!

How Did You Know

Redone by LuxUmbra2012

Chapter 2

Beginnings 2 of 2

What the hell is he talking about? Vent out on him? Feline punching bag? I don't understand what he's getting at. I feel tons better after this, so I just wanna get outta here before something decides to anger me further. And why the gorilla motion? Wait… I get it. Hit him? He wants me to hit him? Why?

"Just let it all out. Don't worry about me. I'm cool with it."

*Normal POV*

Aeris was surprised. Leo was offering her a free chance to vent out her frustrations on him… in the usual manner that he was so used to. Frowning, she spoke up, "Look, I understand what you're saying, and I really appreciate the fact you've cheered me up from Spencer standing me up like that. I even appreciate the notion of revenge, which you know I'm gonna be a part of, but you've done enough. Thank you." Now it was Leo's turn to be dumbstruck (A/N: Which really isn't saying much…). She denied a free shot. (Is the apocalypse coming?) Leo thought, perplexed by her refusal. "Now, where's the Jeep? Let's just get out of here." "It's fine, just do your damage and we can go."

Why was he insisting on her to strike him? This wasn't his usual tactic. Normally, he'd say something stupid, somewhere along the lines of a 'your mom' joke. But he stood fast on his offer. Nonmoving. "Just do it. Come on, ya know you want to." At this point, it wasn't worth it. Her frustrations were at Spencer, not Leo. Besides, he didn't do anything to even provoke her in the first place. THAT is when he deserved a blow. "Again, thanks, but no thanks. Let's just get outta here…" With that she turned her back and began walking off in the direction Leo approached her from. "I know she's hurting… and if that rage isn't let loose, god help us all." Leo thought. "How can I piss her off enough this time? She's practically hit me over everything else…"

It was tough for him to think, even harder about what to say to entice her into venting her frustrations. But nothing truly came to mind when trying to anger her, nothing he hadn't already said before and was struck for it. He had used it all, 'your mom', 'periods', 'foot-long', everything in the book. It seemed practically futile to think of anything he could do to anger her in the absolute slightest. He had nothing… Nothing that could possibly work at getting her angry. With a sigh, he accepted his defeat and followed after her. As he passed through JC Penny again, taking in another sight of his dad's suffering, his mother's frantic purchasing, and the small tears the older male shed when he saw the price of all the things his beloved had claimed 'she just had to have'.

Out in the parking lot, he thought and thought hard on any possible factor to at least let her vent out some frustrations out on him. But alas, nothing came to mind. He was virtually stumped. Before she entered, she stopped him for a moment. "Can you answer why? Why did you want me to hit you?" "Because you got upset and pissed over that douchebag Spencer and I wanted to just help you vent out. You get calmer after you've punched something." "I'll be calmer after I've punched Spencer. But I do understand your point, and it's thoughtful of you, for once, to try and help out. In fact…" She stopped, since at that point; Spencer had arrived out of the mall with his actual date. When the two cats hid behind a nearby van, they overheard Spencer speaking about how he callously blew off his other date and bring flowers to 'that pink one' the next time he saw her. "There's the asshole with his actual date!" "Oh, instead of you get all violent and making a scene, I got an idea. Why don't I and the guys prank them a little? And when I say a little, I mean to start a war." That there was a red flag being raised. The last time he, Dante, Shawn, and Ronny got into a prank war was a year ago, and that war was so disastrous (even though they won with an 'El Mongo' stink bomb in history class) it was a bloody miracle that they weren't expelled. But to see Jason taking tomato baths till his fur turned red was hilarious to her, despite Leo's resulting ambush by Jason and his crew. So she had to weigh the options… Take matters into her own hands and revenge herself on Spencer? Or let the prank master General and his military grade pranksters do the job for her and let them get their asses whooped in her stead? Eventually, she came to a conclusion.

"Alright… you have been green-lighted to get them for me."

"Sweet. They won't know what hit 'em."

"But under one condition."

"And what was that?"

"There's one prank I want you to do for me. Something I've always wanted to do, but never got around to it."

"And that would be?"

*whisper* *whisper* *Whisper* *Whisper*

"Oh… ok… OH! That one? Oh hell ya we can do that one!"

Aeris smiled. Leo maybe a total dumbass, but he was one to keep his word. And from what she told him, he wouldn't fail to disappoint.

"Now that that business is over, let's get outta here. Plus… I got a good way to start off the war. Hint: It involves my insane driving."

Aeris paled. Normally Leo would be a safe driver, but his insane variant was exactly as it was described. In fact, everyone was caught in the car once during his insane driving on a rush to GameStop in order to get Gears of War: Judgment. When he finally parked, Aeris kissed the floor then decked Leo. Dante nearly voided himself out of fear. Shawn was hard to remove from his seat since he literally engraved himself on the spot. Ronny claimed to have nearly soiled himself. In short, Leo's fast driving was considered death on wheels. But… if he would somehow use this on Spencer for ditching his date, then this was an overkill but desperately needed for of revenge.

Permission granted" Aeris smiled evilly. She knew Spencer needed punishment, plus she was curious as to see how this would work. The two got inside and Leo turned on the ignition.

"Buckle your seatbelts and watch me scare the piss outta that douchebag Spencer." If there were more seatbelts, EVERYONE would quadruple buckle themselves to the seat. With a maniacal laugh, Leo drove out of the parking spot and shot past Spencer, a little too close for comfort. As Spencer screamed in rage at, from his position, the unidentified driver, Aeris laughed. Nothing funnier than near vehicular manslaughter, she thought. As he turned onto the highway, she thanked her friend for doing her that favor. He said that was only part of it. Once the situation was relayed to his friends, the true revenge would begin. The drive was quiet, since Aeris already knew where he came from. After all, she did join in on the fun before she left for her 'date'. But once Leo started telling about the bungee jumping, she started laughing at the descriptive ways he told how everyone handled the jump. It did Leo some good, since he cheered her up even more than before. She was happy again, and that was the telltale sign of success. Once they arrived at the carnival, she was quickly greeted by their friends, some consoling, some plotting revenge in her stead. But all in all, they were glad that she wasn't upset about it. They decided to continue their reign of fun at the carnival till the sun started to set. Ashley tried the tilt-a-whirl with Shannon, while the 3 guys tried At that point, Ronny remembered that he had to be home before darkness falls in order for their planned video game binge too take place at Ronny's house. And again, everyone clenched the seats and started screaming curses and prayers while a certain feline drove like crazy through traffic, laughing insanely and saying, "EAT YOUR HEART OUT, MARIO AND YOU KART DRVING PUSSIES!" and other phrases. But, just on time, he got the crew to Ronny's house. Again, the actions were mixed upon exited. Some smacked Leo for his insane driving, one vomited (Dante), and others kissed the ground, making promises to walk instead of going on a crazy ass drive with Leo. Aeris, yet again decked him for that insane bout, even though she was getting used to it. Still didn't excuse Leo for his insanity, even though he could be considered insane in other areas and aspects of life. After all, he is Leo Orlando Leonardo the 3rd. When wasn't he crazy?

As everyone grabbed their things, everything was set and the games began. And, true to his word, Dante was promptly killed first, by the gray and pink felines, within 10 seconds of spawning in. "DAMMIT! YOU GUYS SUCK SO MUCH!" he yelled out in fury. Everyone simply laughed at his misfortune, while Leo sneered and headshot Ronny who wasn't paying any attention. This in turn got a scowl from Ronny, who swore vengeance on Leo for even doing that. The gang simply goofed around, chugging soda, playing awesome video games. Hell, even though she wasn't a fighting game type of person, Aeris still handled well on Street Fighter X Tekken. (Grnated she teamed up with Shannon, a veteran online player who did most of the work and decimated Shawn and Ronny.) The day wa simply, to put in a single word, epic. Since it was Saturady, the gang stayed over to continue their binge. Leo surprisingly fell asleep first. "Hey… let's write on him!" "I'm a sensible high school student…" Aeris started, but finished with, "So yes, let's write on him." This elicited chuckles and a few giggles from Ashley, who seemed eager to try everything like this. By the following morning, Leo would be screaming obscenities when he saw his face in the bathroom, while everyone else would laugh at his expense. All and all, another Saturday at Ronny's, another well spent weekend. One everyone appreciated. After all, great friends do everything together for the sake of having fun and enjoying one another's presence. And even in school, this bond was strong to them all. After all, they were all best friends with each other. And that's how best friends rolled.

Hi, everyone, it's me Lux. I apologize profusely about the delay, but I got into a shitload of trouble and was removed from my computer for a few months. I hope this will prove that I'm not finished yet. So, this is LuxUmbra2011 saying, "Ja'ne!'.