Forever

4.

Biana:
    "Okay, what do you guys wanna do now?" I asked. Now that all of us were together, we had to all decide on what activities to do.
    "What are some fun human sleepover activities, Sophie?" Marella asked.
    "Um...well there is truth or dare as you know, there's kiss marry kill, which would probably not be a good idea, and...yeah that's about all I know. I never really went to any sleepovers."
    "Yeah, well that's gonna change. So, as kiss, marry, and kill is apparently not an option, all in favor of truth or dare?" I asked.
    "Uh...remember what happened last time?" Fitz of course had to point out. "That was pretty..."
    "Weird" Keefe cut in, and Sophie nodded, smiling, even though she had only heard about it.
    "Yeah, but I was way younger then! How about we do a rule where kissing isn't allowed? Now all in favor?" Everyone agreed, so we got our sleeping bags out and sat on them in a circle. "Dex, why don't you begin? I asked.
    "Sure. Fitz, truth or dare?" He asked.
    "Dare." Fitz responded without hesitation. Dex grinned.
    "Drink this elixer," He said with a grin, pulling a small glass bottle filled with a greenish-silver liquid.
    "Are you gonna tell me what it does?" Fitz asked, taking the vial. Dex shook his head, and with hesitation Fitz drank it. Slowly he began to get shorter, and soon he was only a couple feet tall. All of us were laughing really hard; all but Fitz of course.
"You look like a munchkin from Oz!" Laughed Sophie.
    "I'm gonna get you for this Dizznee" Fitz glowered at all of us. "Keefe, truth or dare?"
    "Dare, duh."
    "Okay, I dare you to wear Biana's makeup." Fitz grinned.
    "Are you serious? That's so lame." But Keefe let himself be dragged into the bathroom, and when they came back Keefe had black mascara and bright pink lipstick on.
    "How do I look?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
    "Keefe, you look...fabulous" Linh said in between laughs. Tam was trying to hold in his laughter, snorting in the process.
    "Okay, Foster. Truth or dare?"
    "Truth, thank you very much. I don't feel like embarrassing myself tonight." Sophie answered. 
    "Do you like anyone?" Keefe asked, and everyone but Sophie and Keefe was trying to hold back smiles.
    "Um...no of course not. I mean not really. Do I have to say? Because I'm pretty sure that was one of the rules Biana made up..." Sophie rambled on, turning redder than I thought was possible.
    "Obviously you do, the question is who?" I said, smirking. "I'm just kidding, let's all stop embarrassing Sophie. I'm sure we'll figure it out soon enough. We know how bad Sophie is at lying." Sophie looked like she was plotting my murder, but everyone else was turning nearly purple trying to hold in laughs. "Fine, Sophie, go on."
    "Finally! Marella, truth or dare?" Sophie asked.
    "Let's go with...dare!" Marella grinned.
    "Sure. I dare you to speak in Fitz' accent for the rest of the night!" Sophie said smiling.
"Pleaseeee, that's easy," Marella said in a very exaggerated imitation of my brother's accent. "I always thought I'd make a very good Vacker." Everyone began laughing.
"Okay, Linh. Truth or dare?"
"Uh...I guess dare. But go easy on me!" Linh said.
"Okay. I dare you to go 'splash' Alden with water. And by splash I mean drench." Marella clarified with her familiar grin.
Linh looked shocked but, turning bright red, she went to the door. "Just so you know, Mar, this is totally not going easy on me. But whatever." She and Marella shared a shared a smile, and it shocked me that the nickname hadn't bothered Marella. Well, she and Linh were best friends, after all.
"What the heck!" I heard my dad shout from outside and Linh burst through the door a moment later.
"I can't believe I just did that! I feel so bad...should I apologize?" Linh was bright pink and she had a smile on her face, though I didn't doubt that she was feeling huge guilt.
"Nah, he had it coming for him," Marella said.
"Sure, let's go with that. Tam, truth or dare?" Linh asked her brother.
"Dare..." He said. "But don't make it involve Alden or Della, I can't be on their bad side."
"Hey, and I can? Fiiiine. I dare you to yell 'happy shadow thoughts; angry echoes beware!' At the top of your lungs." Linh smirked at her brother. "Do it."
Tam yelled it. "What did you say, honey?" My mom called from partway up the stairs. We all began laughing. "He asked if the Mallowmelt was ready, as I'm sure everyone was wondering." I covered for him, though mostly because I really wanted to eat now.
     "Sure, come in!" My mom responded. Then we all rushed downstairs.