Parties and Pranks
Summary: A Birthday and Pranking Shenanigans
Evie's Notes: Happy Tuesday! I hope you all are having a wonderful week . Thank you so much your support of this story, it truly means the world to me 💜! I hope that you all enjoy the this new update 🌺.
One good thing about being a Sibuna was the ability to compartmentalize one's multiple issues. It was due to this exact skill that Lili was able to happily hum along to Missy's playlist as Alfie and her helped the Hathor residents decorate the house's sitting room for Poppy's surprise party. The housemates were determined to make this the best 13th birthday celebration ever. Maribel had laughingly allowed the kids to take control of the weekly shopping list resulting in bags and bags of crisps, bottles of pop and so much sugar! Jerome had taken Poppy to go visit their father for a few hours that afternoon, leaving the decorating team free reign of the house.
"Careful Jorge!" warned Missy as the boy in question ran by the buffet table a little too closely causing the extravagant carrot cake Lili had picked up from Poppy's favorite bakery to wobble precariously.
"Whoops! Sorry M" yelled back the boy, though he continued to tear through the house like a hurricane.
"Boys," scoffed the redhead, shaking her head in disappointment.
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The party was a roaring success. The Hathor and Geb residents had so much fun celebrating their friend's birthday. Poppy had been sure to invite some of the commuter students as well, resulting in a large crowd of sugar high 12 and 13 year olds loudly screaming along to the lyrics of pop songs at the top of their lungs. Maribel and the house's caretaker Lorenzo, had retired to the kitchen where it was moderately quieter but they were still close enough to the partying pre-teens should an issue arise.
Liliana, Mara, Jerome, Alfie and Amber enjoyed seeing Poppy so happy. For the Sibuna members of the group, they were happy to have a night free of worry regarding their latest mystery.
The party ended around nine o clock with Lorenzo and Mirabel ushering out the visitors despite the protests citing the importance of a good night's sleep before beginning a new school week. Giving the birthday girl one last hug, Lili headed out into the night back to Anubis house and all of its mysteries.
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Sunday night dinners with his dad was one of the most annoying things Eddie had to do each week. Strolling through the dark woods, Eddie slowly made his way back to Anubis House. Given that the sun had gone down and a chill had set in, Eddie opted to take the shortcut through the woods along the pond.
As he hurried through the dark wood Eddie was on edge. He eyed every corner and jumped at the creepy sounds. He couldn't be sure if it was the shadows or his brain playing tricks on him, but Eddie could have sworn that he saw the figure of a man dressed in black watching him through the trees. Even if it was just his brain playing tricks on him, Eddie knew he had to get home now! So launching into a sprint, Eddie raced through the woods ready to be safe in his bed.
Five minutes later, Eddie was home safe, sneakily closing the door behind him. True he wasn't close to breaking curfew, but he was really not in the mood to talk to anyone. Sneaking down the hallway, Eddie made his way to his room and collapsed on top of the covers. Luckily Fabian was out at the moment, likely sneaking around with Nina, so Eddie didn't even bother to change his clothes before falling asleep.
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As much as he tried Eddie could not shake the weird feeling that had haunted him ever since he spotted the gentleman in the woods the previous night. The sudden clanging of a locker next to him had Eddie jumping.
"What's wrong with you? You're as jumpy as Alfie after an all night Zombie marathon" teased Joy.
"It's probably nothing"
"What?"
"Just this strange feeling I've been having since last night"
"Hmm?" hummed Joy encouragingly as the pair made their way over to their next class.
"Hey guys!" chirped KT waving excitedly as she slid into the open spot on Joy's other side.
"Hey K.T., I don't know Joy, I've just had this weird vibe like someone has been watching me ever since I spotted this guy in the woods last night".
"Why were you in the woods? You were having dinner with your dad last night?".
"It was cold out and I just wanted to get home so I decided to follow the shortcut by the pond instead of taking the longer paved route".
"What did this woods guy look like?" wondered K.T.
"I didn't get a good look at him, but he was dressed in a dark suit and was lurking in the trees".
"Well that's not much to go off of... I guess just look out for any man in a black suit" chuckled Joy. "At least we know for sure it's not Rufus this time. Maybe it's the people who chased K.T."
"Don't even joke" shuddered K.T. "I still don't completely know what was going on there, but it certainly wasn't us being extras in a movie like Nina tried to tell me".
"A movie? Oh my gods that has to be one of her worst lies yet" giggled Joy.
"Trust me, I love my cousin, but she is awful at making up stories. I think as long as you are careful and aware of your surroundings you should be fine, Eddie" comforted K.T. as the trio made themselves comfortable on the Drama Studio couches.
"Thanks K.T." grinned Eddie. From there the conversation shifted to classes and bemoaning their homework load. Eddie allowed himself to relax and enjoy this time with his best friends.
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"Gods I am so bored!" bemoaned Lili. "I wish that there was something fun we could do, but it won't stop raining!"
"Lils, I love you, but Alfie and I really need to get this project done" sighed Jerome.
"Can't you take a little break?" wheedled Lili.
"Sorry but no," apologized Alfie. "We procrastinated far too much and now we're screwed"
"You would think we would have learned after the last hundred projects we've left to the last minute" chuckled Jerome
"Well fine, I guess I'll have to go stir up some fun trouble somewhere else" declared Lili.
"And what kind of trouble could you turn up on your own?" wondered Alfie
"I don't know I'll probably just go prank Victor" shrugged the girl, her mind already swirling with ideas of shaving cream and pink dye.
"Haha, ok hon. Good luck with that" chuckled Alfie
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Lili indignantly.
"It just means that you have only ever really pranked with us. We don't have time right now, but if you want to mess with Victor we will come up with a prank for you tomorrow".
Lili stared at the two boys aghast. "You both don't think that I can pull a prank without your help?"
"Well… yeah. I mean we are the experts, so why don't you go sew for a bit while Alfie and I finish up this project and plan the prank".
"First of all, it's incredibly rude of you two to think that I need you to pull off a prank. I am fully capable of executing an incredible prank without your help and I will prove it" snapped Lili, before storming out of the room and slamming the door. Jerome and Alfie were about to be in for the surprise of their lives.
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The rest of her morning flew by and before Lili knew it, the bell rang announcing the start of her free period. Waving goodbye to her desk partner, Luke, Lili ran out of the room towards the library.
Bursting into the library, Liliana found Josie and Lindy working at one of the nearby tables. Dropping her bags down next to them she grabbed a seat at the table. "Hey girlies! How was your weekend?".
"Hey Lili! My weekend was great. Tessa and I had a sleepover and went to the mall".
"That sounds like fun Lindy, what about you Josie?"
"My weekend was fine. I mostly did homework and drove my siblings to their soccer games".
"What did you get up too?" wondered Lindy.
"It was Poppy's birthday so a bunch of us went over to Hathor to celebrate".
"Well I'm glad to hear that you had a fun weekend Liliana. So what did you want to talk to us about?" asked Josie.
"I was talking to the boys yesterday and they seem to be under the impression that I am only able to pull off pranks with their help."
"Hah! Unfortunately that sounds just like Alfie and Jerome. We clearly aren't going to let this stand though, what's the plan?" demanded Lindy.
"I was hoping you would say that" smirked Liliana. Leaning in, she quietly shared her game plan with her friends.
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Raising her hand to get Miss Valentine's attention, Liliana quickly excused herself to the bathroom. Rushing through the halls Lili noted that she had five minutes till the bell rang and the halls would be flooded with students ready to go home for the day, it was almost time to spring her trap!
Pushing her way into the girl's bathroom in the math hallway, Lili found herself face to face with her partners in crime, Lindy and Josie. "Alright ladies! Are you ready to do this?" cheered Lili.
"Hell yeah! Let's show those boys who's boss" cackled Lindy.
Having confirmed that the girls were still onboard with the plan, Lili pulled a screwdriver out of her bag and set to work unscrewing one of the bathroom grates. Reaching in she pulled out the large blue duffle bag that she had stashed in there before classes that morning. Unzipping it she pulled out the three pairs of roller skates and cans of silly string she snuck out of the house while carefully avoiding Victor and Vera's judging eyes.
Passing each girl a pair of skates and two cans of silly string, Lili instructed "Once you guys lace up your skates we can head to our positions. Remember, as soon as the bell rings start spraying and enjoy the havoc".
"I bet I can spray more students than you Linds" taunted Josie lacing up her skates.
"Oh you are on!" laughed Lindy making her way to the door.
Quickly screwing the grate back in place, Lili followed the girls out into the hallway and took her place near one of the classrooms. Checking her watch she counted down the seconds till the bell would ring. 10… 9…. 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… BRINGGGG!
The chatter of students filled the hallways as they exited their final classes of the day. Pressing play on her apple watch, Lili pushed off the wall and weaved through the student body spraying silly string and wreaking havoc to the beat of 'Kings & Queens' by Ava Max.
Spotting Jerome and Alfie by their lockers, Lili put on some speed as she bobbed and weaved her way over to them. She threw her head back laughing as she took in their surprised faces. She circled the pair, coating them in purple silly string.
Jerome took the prank the best and snagged her arm pulling her into a complicated spin. Lili rewarded him by tossing him one of the cans of green silly string from the holster on her hips. Shooting a silly smile at Alfie's dumbstruck visage Lili skated through Jerome's legs and then set off to continue causing chaos with her girls. The song changed to Reba's "Going Out Like That" as Lili joined up with the other two.
"What on earth is the meaning of all of this!?" demanded Headmaster Sweet as he stormed into the main hallway. "Lewis, Clarke, you have a lot of explaining to do!"
"It wasn't us this time Mr. Sweet" protested her friends.
"Well then who?" blustered the headmaster spinning to face the trio. Taking in her outfit and cans of Silly String, Mr. Sweet glowered. "Liliana Beth Wells" he growled.
Giving them the signal, Lili watched as her girls dumped out the baskets full of silly string they had stashed during their free period. As expected, the students dove to each grab a can before turning them on their teachers and friends.
Of course their prank could not last forever, as eventually all good things must come to an end. Mr. Sweet located the speakers Liliana was using and disconnected her Girl Power playlist before demanding that Lili and her co-conspirators report immediately to his office. Standing there, covered in rainbow string with a grin wide enough to cover the world twice over, Lili could not bring herself to regret her decision even with the inevitable punishment to come.
Her smile grew even larger when her boys dropped into deep bows proclaiming that they were not worthy to stand in presence of their Pranking Queen. The memory of their dumbstruck and awe filled faces stayed with her all the way to the headmaster's office. What they didn't know was that Liliana was just getting started.
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Next Update: Another birthday and an HOA staple, *the picnic date*
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