Five minutes later, all four boys burst into the room, their faces covered in smeared clown makeup.
All they saw were five girls cracking up in the corner of the room, as Macey got them ready for the day.
Grant was the first to speak.
"Really Cam, Bex, Mace, Lizzie!" I was quick to reply.
"So the Blackthorne boys finally figured out their predicament had something to do with us. Why'd it take you guys so long?" Grant tried to make a grab for me, but Macey held out the hot curling iron in his direction, her eyes narrowed, and silently challenging him to come closer.
Grant had received enough curling iron burns from Macey to know that she ment business, so he backed up towards the door.
Liz came over from behind Macey's shoulder, and took a picture of their scowling faces. She laughed softly, and pulled up the picture on her desktop. Giving the boys a clear view of the screen, so that they could see the pictures of their sleeping faces.
Macey chose to speak next.
"This is what you guys get for dumping Liz's creation all over us. AND FOR MAKING IT PINK AND GLITTERY. I THINK YOU SHOULD BE PRETTY DARN HAPPY. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLE LOT WORSE FOR YOU IDIOTS."
They were all backed up against the wall now, because Macey had been advancing with her curling iron.
"Aww, come on Macey! It was a prank! We didn't expect you guys to come back and do this. Did we?" Grant butted in.
"Well, I did, and I figured there'd be some retaliation knowing you guys, but all we want to know is how to get this stuff off of our faces, before class starts. You guys do have a way to get it off, right?" His voice sounded a little alarmed.
"Here's the deal. We'll give you the stuff after breakfast. Maybe, if you behave, and follow our rules. Dad has already given us permission to get back at you, and we just want the prank to be public, like you pranking us was."
"But, you guys pranked us back during our prank!" Zach interjected. I shot him a look. The boys faces were covered in shock.
"YOU DID WHAT?"
"Grant. How do you think Joe and daddy were there at the exact time we were. I figured that the flagpole thing was a prank. We just got you back for it."
"I'm so gonna get you!" Grant yelled, he ran past Macey, but straight into Bex.
"Oh, really." She flipped him onto the bed, and tied him down with the rope that I had behind my back.
"See boys, if you do exactly what we say, this doesn't have to get any worse. And we always keep our promises, so you will, if you behave, be able to get this stuff off of your face Now, you boys can try to find another solution. But Liz is the only one that could create the formula to remove it."
"Come on boys, you can stay in here until I get done with the girls." Mace said, pulling me back into the chair for more hair curling and eye makeup.
The boys all sat down on the bed, and waited for the hour, until Macey was finally ready to lead us all down to breakfast. We put Bex behind them so they couldn't run.
And we walked into the cafeteria.