Henry
The next day Henry woke up with Jordan, Reyna, and Coralyn circling him
"Happy birthday dude!" Jordan said
"What?" he said as he sat up.
"it's your birthday, is that so hard to understand?" Coralyn said.
"funny enough it is Jack's birthday too." Jordan said
Jordan and Coralyn got up and walked out of the room talking about some big party.
" the Head Master is ordering a party for everyone. It's funny that we barely got any school." Reyna said.
"yeah. What's the party about?" Henry said.
"it's like a Valentines dance. Not much but still gives everyone a break." Reyna said
"do we have to go with someone?" Henry asked
"no I don't think so, why?" Reyna asked
"just wondering if you would go with me." Henry said
"sure since you "Claimed me". Reyna said laughing at him.
"oh shut up." Henry said
Ever since Henry had kissed her she had been teasing him about it, especially since he had done it so weird.
Reyna got up and left to the lunch hall. Henry got dressed in his usual basket ball shorts and an orange T-shirt.
As he walked down the hall he heard something behind him. he turned and found no one. He shrugged it off and started walking again.
When he came into the great hall everyone looked like normal kids in normal clothes. Jack waved at Henry, who ran over and sat next to Reyna.
"Happy birthday!" jack said.
Jack looked completely Goth except for he didn't wear the make up and wore a pink shinny party hat.
"Back at ya." Henry said laughing
Jack grinned and stuffed his face with chocolate cake. Elizabeth laughed and jack grinned. He almost chocked himself, but he finally swallowed it down.
The head master stood up and coughed fro everyone to pay attention to him.
"greetings students. As you know there is going to be a party celebrating all April birthdays, and a great job to all our students that had to go through that terrible test. And that is why this Friday we will be celebrating." The head master said
And to his replay a mighty roar of cheers rang through the room. Every body didn't care and they got out of their seats and yelled.
"whoa, Whoa. I haven't told you kids the best part," the head master said and the room went deadly quiet. "your fellow teachers and I have decided to give to give you kids the whole week off."
The head master tried to say something else but it was drown in the cries of the joy. The kids got up and ran out of the main hall.
Henry laughed and grabbed Reyna's hand and dragged her with him. jack, Elizabeth, Jordan, and Coralyn fallowed them.
"where to?" jack asked
"to the mall, duh." Coralyn said
She grabbed Jordan and took off running and everyone else fallowed.
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Jack pulled Elizabeth behind him. jack could see that Elizabeth was laughing. Elizabeth was practically glowing with a golden aura. Jack laughed and ran after Coralyn and Jordan.
When they got to the mall the girls spilt up and left the boys. Jack fallowed the wrest of the boys out to go shopping, fun.
They first went into a gothic store where jack bought tons of black skinny jeans and black band shirts. With a few white shirts and Jordan made him buy black vests.
Jack decided to wear his black jeans, a white shirt, a black vest and his black converse to the party. Henry also got black jeans and a white shirt. Then they had to go to the sports shop were Henry got neon orange toddies.
Jordan got Navy blue skinny jeans and a red t- shirt which was what he was going to wear to the part. Jack, Henry and Jordan even brought along Antonio who was Goth and who hated to be called Tony. So naturally jack called him Tony.
He always wore black, black, and black, with black converse, jack couldn't argue, his dad gave him everything black. Tony was the same age as jack, well now jack was a year older than Tony. Jack still couldn't believe that tony liked Anna. People, even Jack, thought that tony like Goth girls, but no he liked Anna. Anna had fire red hair, with pale skin and with few freckles on her nose, she had grey startling eyes and she was smart, smart enough that you could see the gears working in her head.
Jack admired that Anna was confident which was something Tony desperately needed.
Jack kind of judged Tony for liking Anna since they looked nothing alike, but was quite surprised to find out that tony had asked Anna to the dance.
Sometimes people would confuse jack with Tony, they had the same shaggy longish hair, about the same height, but that was were the similarities ended. Tony had pale white skin and bags under his eyes he was way too skinny and had pale blue eyes, he never smiled. Jack knew that if Anna were to tell him to jump off a cliff he would do it. Jack understood the determination except he would do it if Elizabeth told him to do it.
Jack, Jordan, and Henry would tease Tony about his feelings which tony would reply in a snap. The boys would start laughing. Jack tuned around to see the girls in a fancy dress shop. Coralyn wouldn't look at any of the dresses. Jack saw Elizabeth in a dark blue silky dress, jack stopped smiling and felt his jaw drop. The girls finally made Coralyn get in a dress and when she came out in a fire red dress, she looked as if she was going to kill someone.
Reyna stepped out in a neon orange dress with satin pleats. Jack looked at Henry and his mouth hung open. Anna walked out in a sea green dress and jack saw that Tony was trying very hard not to look. Jack looked for Elizabeth who had disappeared and when she reappeared she was in a starlight white dress. It suited her a lot better, then the blue one. Elizabeth turned her head and saw jack, jack quickly looked away and when he turned back the girls were laughing at him. he turned around making sure they didn't see his red face. Jack quickly walked away, with Jordan, Henry and Tony fallowing him.
"they were amazing." Tony said in a very serous tone.
They laughed at the comment and then Henry replied
"that my friend was goddesses come to earth." Henry said
Tony nodded and the boys walked around the whole mall before they fond the girls in a café. They left and spent the wrest of the day in the mall.
The next day and the day after that were the same. That Wednesday when they were in the café James, a 16 year old red head and his two friends came over and started flirting with the girls.
"so how about-" James started talking to Reyna
"sorry I've already got a boyfriend. " Reyna said
"okay, how about-" James said facing Coralyn.
" sorry, but I have a bf too. Actually he is sitting right here." Coralyn said.
Reyna and Coralyn got up and walked next to Henry and Jordan.
"well how about you, cutie?" James said looking Anna up and down.
"well I-I um." Anna frantically said and James smiled scooting in and Anna scooting away from him. Tony stood up and glared at James.
"She's with me I just haven't asked her yet. " Tony said
James glared at tony with disgust but Tony's blank face scared him off Anna. James looked at Elizabeth and a pleasing look filled his eyes. Jack made a fist and glared at James.
"well how about you?" he said putting his arm around Elizabeth
" Sorry but how can I say yes when your stupidity is blocking my way, I guess no. plus I am waiting for him to ask me." Elizabeth said
James got up and he and his friends left.
"sorry." Tony said
" no you're fine I should thank you." Anna said
"yeah, no problem." Tony said he got up and left.
Anna got up and ran after him bugging him about the question.
Jack planed to ask Elizabeth, and now Elizabeth had made it clear that she was waiting for him, unless there was someone else. No, jack wouldn't trouble himself with all the drama but he did know one thing and that was there BETTER NOT be someone else. Jack started to glare at the napkin until he heard something like laughing; he looked up to see Elizabeth trying very hard not to laugh.
"What, I'm just thinking!" jack snapped
"Of course you are." Elizabeth said with a hint of sarcasm
"I Am!" jack said
"Whatever!" Elizabeth quickly said
Jack sighed and leaned back in his chair. He again started to glare down the napkin. No way would it be better doing its job, than jack doing his.
For the rest of the day jack, Henry, Jordan and Tony spent the rest of the day together. Jack kept thinking that he was totally going to rock the party. Jack stopped in his tracks. Henry was the first to notice him. Henry stopped and looked at jack with confusion. Jordan and tony soon noticed the absences.
"What is it?" henry asked.
"Why is it that we have more days off than school days?" jack asked
They looked at tony who had been attending the school more than they had.
He shrugged and added: "I guess kids like that there isn't a lot of homework or school. Or it's because the teachers are too lazy. No one really knows why, we all just roll with it."
"But why?" jack asked again
"I don't know!" Tony snapped
Henry looked at jack. His friend seemed to be in deep thinking. Jack was not at all satisfied about his answer but he rolled with it.
"Now what?" Jordan asked
"What do you think?" tony asked
"We spy." Both Henry and Jack said at the same time.
The mall was getting more and more crowded and kids pushed by them. The two boys were smiling wickedly.
"What?" Jordan asked
"Jordan, please. We have nothing to do so we go see what the girls are up to." Henry said
"IF it is something fun, cool or plain awesome we "Mysteriously" appear." Jack said
Jordan stared at both boys, his eyes going back and forth.
"Not what I was expecting but sure let's roll with it." Tony said
Jordan stood there still, his feet must have been planted and they would have to rip him off the ground.
"What!" Jordan exclaimed
"What do you mean, we explained it, or do we need to spell it out?" henry said
"We are not going to spy on the girls." Jordan said
"I think it's a good idea." Tony said
"Not helping! And how do you do it anyway?" Jordan snapped
"Do what?" Jack asked
"That thing, where you both think the exact thing at the same time and you two say it." Jordan said
"Magic." Jack said with a teasing smile
"I have known Jack for a very long time."
"Super long, like millennium years long." Jack added.
"We are practically brothers. So I understand him." Henry said, and as he did he gave jack a look of pure annoyance
"Though there are times when I wish I didn't know jack, at all." Henry said
Jack smiled one of his well learned wicked smiles.
"It is true. I am so beautiful that people find me so annoyingly handsome." Jack said
Jack posed himself like a super hero and stood there, Jordan looked at him with a look of confusion.
"jack , what are you doing standing there like an idiot?" Jordan asked
"shh, you are killing the glory," they stood there a while longer until jack added "okay lets go."
As the left to go find the girls Jordan kept asking why jack had done that. Jack would only smile.
As they walked they passed, a boy. The boy had blonde shaggy hair, he was skinny with pale blue eyes, and he had a nasty scar from the side of his face that disappeared under his shirt.
As they passed him, jack saw the boy smile evilly at them. Jack pushed them all, not telling him what he had just seen.
Once they spotted the girls they hid and ran past, in and avoided stores. The girls must have seen them running past and hiding because they turned a corner and disappeared around the corner. Jack and Henry were the closest ones to the girls.
"Wow my ninja skills are improving greatly." Jack thought to himself
The girls had disappeared into one of the many fashion stores. Jack and henry spotted Coralyn and ran into that store. The two boys got lost in the entire girly close store. One of the shop workers gave them a very, very nasty look. The boys quickly left and waited outside.
They waited for a very long time, jack leaned back, till jack heard someone yelling for Henry
Jack looked to see Reyna and Elizabeth making faces at them. Jack got up and ran after the two girls. They say him running and took off. Henry fallowed after and soon both of the boys had lost the girls.
After the two boys couldn't find the girls they found the nearest arcade and went in. to their surprise Tony and Jordan were already there with Coralyn and Anna.
The lights were flashing and making it very hard to see anyone very well. He heard someone laughing at him through all of the video game music, and turned to sorta see Elizabeth.
He walked over to her.
"come." She said
He followed her deeper to see that the arcade not only had video games but laser tag, bumper boats, bowling and other games that you could only find in a casino. Jack heard a roar of screams and looked up to see a rollercoaster on the roof.
They walked deeper and it started to look more like a carnival, then a game center, and other entertainment places
"This is the biggest entertainment spot on all the nearest campuses." Elizabeth said
"I can see why!" jack exclaimed.
They walked further until they saw a pay desk.
"How much is this place?" jack asked
Jack was expecting it to be forty dollars or something very high price.
"Ten dollars." Elizabeth said plainly
"You're kidding, right?" jack aske
"No. it really is ten dollars. They get a lot of kids, with very little pocket money. So ten dollars work for them." Elizabeth said
Soon after jack payed, he turned to see that Elizabeth had disappeared and henry was running towards jack.
"Jack, come on Jordan and I are going to play Laser tag, come with us." Henry yelled over to him.
Jack nodded and took off after henry and Jordan.
They ran into the laser room and got in line. Jack looked up the line to see the same kid with the scar. Jack had a very uneasy feeling about that kid.
"So where are the girls?" jack asked
"I don't know. One minute Reyna is behind me playing a very violent zombie killing game and the next time I look back she's gone." Henry said
"Yeah, that happened to me too except with Coralyn." Jordan said
"Weird. I was with Elizabeth getting the wrist band and the second after she's gone. Where do you think they are?" jack asked
"I don't know. I just hope that they aren't were I think they are." Henry said
Jack was about to ask but the line moved up. It was their turn next and the boy with the scar walked in before them. Once they were inside jack started to put on his vest until he heard a familiar voice.
"This is going to be awesome!"
Jack turned to see Coralyn, Reyna and Elizabeth putting on vests.
"Elizabeth!" jack said
She turned with utter shock, "Jack! What are you doing here?" she asked
"Playing the game, you too I see." He said
"Yes, oh Too, bad we are on opposite teams. Looks like you are going to die!" Elizabeth said
"In your dreams!" jack replied
Then suddenly cool sci- fi sounds came on and the room went dark, with different lights hitting everywere. Jack scooted over to Henry and told him that the girls were here
"it is what I feared! We are going to have to win." Henry said
The presentation came on explaining the game and the vest. Jack and henry talked about tactics until they were all let out.
Jack and henry were separated and jack went jumping to foam blocks but had to go back when he was shot by someone. He found henry and Jordan and followed them. The trio advanced and hit every target. They were doing good till Reyna came out of no where and got henry. Apparently they had walked into an ambush. Jordan and jack got hit with lasers a lot. Henry was able to advance until he was caught by Coralyn and they all had to retreat. The game ended so shortly after.
When jack exited he saw the girls in line for the walker bumpers. Jack ran over and got in line. Jack saved spots for his other friends and the girls let people go in front of them until they were next to the boys.
"Ready to get crushed?" coralyn asked
" what do you mean? We're gonna be beating you!" Jordan said
"Let's see about that." Coralyn said
They moved up and the guy stopped them.
"The girl can go the rest of you wait." He said pointing to Reyna
Henry started to protest but Reyna cut him off. She walked in disappeared in to one of the many boats. Henry looked very disappointed but let her go anyway.
They talked and talked, it seemed that was all they ever did.
They heard a shriek and they all ran to the metal bars surrounding the pool.
A young girl with fire red hair squealed as her friends soaked her. Jack watched as the girl neared Reyna and hit her straight in her face. Reyna put her hands in front of her face to block the squirt, but that didn't work.
Jack laughed and was glad that after the girl was finished squirting Reyna, she gave them a thumbs up.
Just then out of nowhere a boat came with surprising speed and hit straight into the front Reyna's bumper boat.
Reyna looked as if she had just watched herself die as she fell back into the water. They climbed at the rods and yelled her name. The pool was meant to be deep and jack didn't know if Reyna could swim or not.
"Reyna!" Henry yelled
The life guard looked as if he hadn't seen anything. Jack glared at the guy who just gave him a wicked smile. They waited and waited, it seemed that the other players hadn't notice the girl who had fallen in. jack looked at henry who was clenching the rods so hard that his knuckles were going white.
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