Summer was feeling confident after she and Felix had spied on her twin and Emmett so successfully, and that could only mean one thing -- the friends were on their A-game tonight, and it was time to shift their skills from spying to matchmaking instead. After a quick pow-wow, they’d decided to go the simple route: simply cutting in on Casper dancing with his date and dancing him around until Summer could drop him off with someone better. She flashed Felix a signal that it was go-time, then all but skipped over to her Halloweentown pal, making sure to look especially excited to see him.
“Casper, Peyton, hi! Mind if I cut in?” she asked, blinking innocently at the blonde freshman who, as far as Summer could tell, was a nightmare. She didn’t wait for the girl to open her mouth to object, though, Summer almost instantly said, “Perfect, thank you!” before tilting her body to place in between the dancing pair, reaching out to put her hands on Casper’s shoulders and block his view of his date. “Having fun yet? I know there haven’t been any fireworks, but this is still fun, don’t you think?” she asked him, still looking, she hoped, like the picture of innocence.
Cheerleading wasn’t hard. No sport was hard, no matter what stupid Courtney Linguini said, and that was part of why Peyton had decided to search for musicals with athletes for her outfit for Halloween. Finding an early Lin Manuel Miranda gem in Bring It On: The Musical had just been an added perk that helped persuade Kaz to her cause. Every year, the two of them went all out with their costumes, picking a pair of characters and really being their characters for the night. It was a great acting exercise, and it was so fun to compare stories at the end of the night and see how confused people had been. Right now, Peyton was making her best attempt at confusing the audience by not dancing like everyone else around her, but superimposing a cheer in the middle of whatever song was playing at the Ball. She was sad her pom-poms got in the way of her ability to do jazz hands, but other than that, her fake-o routine was kind of fun. At least, it was until she waved her arms dramatically and felt them whack against what she could only assume was someone’s face. Never breaking character, Peyton took a split second to decide that she was past the ‘bitchy, pre-character development’ stage of her night and was able to slide immediately into ditzy-but-meant-well cheerleader stage instead. “Oh my gosh, like, are you okay?” Peyton fawned in a squeaky voice, not even bothering to check who she’d hit. “I like, so didn’t break your nose, did I? Broken noses are like, so heinous. And like, make it hard to breathe when we’re practicing our cheers!”
Grace: Sighing to herself, Grace looked over her shoulder to notice Casper was asleep, at least she thought he was. She then gently got up, careful not to wake him up. Grabbing her blanket, she then make her way out and over to Asher's tent. "Ash" she whispered hoping he hadn't fallen asleep.
Asher: Asher lied down in the tent he was assigned, he didn't even know where Ayla was so he was pretty content with being by himself. He closed his eyes and tried to sleep for a moment but, he was restless, and it came as a pleasant surprise when he heard his girlfriend whisper his name, "Yes?" He asked, getting up and moving out of the tent. "Hi." He grinned.
Grace: Grace smiled brightly when she heard Asher's groggy voice. As soon as he was infront of her, she jumped into his arms, attacking him with kisses. "Hi, I missed you." she sighed placing her forehead against his then looked in his tent. "Oh Ayla isn't in here?" she asked as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Asher: Asher chuckled as she jumped on him, he wrapped his arms around her, smiling as she kissed his face. "I missed you too love." he spoke softly, closing his eyes as their foreheads touched before he nodded in reply to her question. "Yeah, I don't know where she went." he widened his eyes before pecking her lips once more, "What made you wanna come over here?" He asked, smirking. He already knew the reason.
Grace: Grace giggled softly as she looked from his smirk back to his stare, "Why do you think I came over here" She smirked while placing her hands on his chest, pushing him back into the tent as she placed a deep kiss against his lips. "You were a very good boy and smiled for me. So now you get a reward" she said brushing her lips against his.
Asher: Asher widened his eyes in fake shock, "Well, well , well.. " He chuckled, keeping his arms wrapped around her petite waist as she pushed him back. Asher kissed her back just as deep, "Oh God, now I know to be a good boy for you always." He said against her lips, kissing her again roughly, moving his hands down to her ass.
Grace: Hearing Ashers comment, Grace smiled into the kiss. Feeling his hands against her ass cause a small moan to slip between her lips. "You really should" she said pulling away for a moment as she unbuttoned her shirt to reveal her lace, see through bra. She then giggled as she tugged at his shirt, "This has got to come off"
Asher: Asher bit onto his lip as he heard her moan, he missed that sound. He nodded in response to what she had said, releasing his lip and then pressing them together after she had taken her shirt off. He quickly did the same and moved one of his hands to her breasts, squeezing them together. "Fuck, I've missed you." He kissed her lips again gently.
Grace: Grace moaned once more a little louder this time at the feeling of Asher's hands against her breast. She then wrapped her arms around his neck as she kissed him deeply, "Mm, I've missed you too baby. More than anything" Smirking, she then pushed him down, straddling his waist as she moved her hips against his in a teasing manner.
Asher: Asher took in the sound of her moaning, he kept his hand on her boobs, kissing her back deeply before he replied,"I'm here now, no worries." He reassured her, letting out a groan as she grinded her hips against his. He moved his lips to her neck, kissing down it softly.
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper was almost drifting off until he heard a sudden noise come from the tent next to him. He wasn't sure if he was just dreaming the noise, so he took a second to take everything in, trying to reopen his eyes. The noise suddenly happened again, causing his eyes to widen. A disgusted look appeared on his face as he realized what it was, "OH GOD!" he yelled, taking his pillow and placing it over his face so he could try to block out the sound.
Grace: Grace smiled as she tangled her fingers in Asher's hair and pulled slightly. "Good. I'm glad to finally have you back in my life. And i'm never letting you leave again" she said in a breathy voice. When he began kissing down her neck, Grace tilted her head to the side small moans slipping from her lips. She keeping quiet but it had been a long time since she felt Asher's touch.
Asher: Asher bit onto his lip as she pulled at his hair, letting it go before he spoke. "I won't leave again. I need you." He spoke softly, peppering kisses down her neck again, gently sucking on her skin. He listened to her moans, smiling against her skin before moving down lower to her breasts.
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper continued to hear the moans, the sounds unable to be blocked out, and he quickly rolled his body over to noticed a missing Grace. "OH HELL NO!" He angrily stated, ripping his sleeping bag open and quickly rummaging to unzipper the tent. As his feet shuffled on the ground, he came up to the front of their tent, sticking his ear to the side to make sure he got the right one. Hearing more girl moans, he sighed deeply, unzipping the tent aggressively. Inside revealed the mystery culprits, "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE?! YOU BOW CHICKA WOW WOWING?!"
Grace: Grace had a bright smile on her face as she watched Asher kiss down her chest. Right as another moaned slipped from her lips, she heard another male voice and the zipper to their tent. She then jumped off Asher's lap as she covered her chest and looked around for her shirt. She then looked up at the male standing in the entrance of the tent. "Casper?! What the fuck I thought you were asleep!" she said angrily.
Asher: Asher widened his eyes at Casper, blinking a few times to take in what just happened, he wanted to laugh but he stopped himself, focusing on what he was missing out on. "Why would you go on and ruin this for me?!" He frowned, glaring at the boy.
Casper the friendly ghost: "Would it kill ya to keep your voice down Mary? Enough with singing to the angels, OKAY!" he jokingly answered back before looking over to Asher, "Oh shut up, like you were really "gettin some" anyway!" Stepping into the tent, it wasn't long before he jumped to lay down on both of their bodies, making himself feel comfortable. "Ew Grace you're all sweaty!"
Asher: "Fuck off!" He yelled at Casper, shoving him off of him, he moved to the corner of the tent away from him.
Grace: Grace sighed while sitting up and glared at Casper. "Well no shit Sherlock. You get sweaty when you're about to have sex!" she said as she grabbed her shirt and covering herself with it after remember her bra was see through. "Could you please get out!" she yelled once more
Casper the friendly ghost: "Oh hell no, you're both so busted! AIDENNNNN!" He yelled, pausing for a moment before continuing, "AIDEN COME HERE! IT APPEARS A LIVE PORNOS GOING ON! IT'S CALLED ALL HAIL MARY ONE OH ONE!" he teased, giggling at his joke shortly after.
Aiden: Aiden ran in shortly after, looking at him. "What the hell is going on here, someone better either be on fire or dead!"
Asher: Asher looked down as Aiden ran in, he stifled a laugh. "No one's dead."
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper just smiled and sat up, opening his arms to show what was around, "I caught these two little criters, matin!" he tattle tailed, flashing Grace a evil look, "I'm still cleaner than you!"
Grace: Grace rolled her eyes, "Oh my god, can you not?!" she said as she finally slipped her shirt on. "We're adults. If we want to have sex, we can have sex" Grace glared at Casper, "Shut up!"
Aiden: "I thought I said no sex on this trip?" Aiden glared at everyone involved. "If I'm not getting action, nobody is getting action"
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper egged on, "YOU TELL EM BRO!"
Asher: Asher couldn't help but laugh, "Goddamn it. I don't know what to tell you Aiden." He shook his head waggling his finger.
Casper the friendly ghost: "Sooooo what are you gonna do for their punishment?" he wiggled his body a bit, getting excited for the news he was about to hear.
Aiden: "Well for one, I don't even know why Grace is in this tent?"
Grace: Grace rolled her eyes some, looking at Aiden in disbelief, "Are you kidding me right now?! Just because you're not having sex, we can't?!" She then threw her hands in the air while looking at both Casper and Aiden. "Punishment?! Are you serious?! I was in her because I wanted to.." she paused looking over at Asher for a moment then looked back at Aiden and Casper, "I wanted to spend the rest of the night with my boyfriend!"
Asher: Asher nodded in agreement, sitting back against the tent.
Aiden: "That's nice, get your ass back in the other tent"
Asher: Asher rolled his eyes, looking over at Grace.
Grace: Grace looked at Aiden, "I'm 20 years old! I can do whatever I want!"
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper purposely rolled his body back onto grace, "Now you listen like a good little 20 year old, ya her!"
Grace: Grace looked at Casper and rolled her eyes, "I suggest you shut up!"
Casper the friendly ghost: "Make me!" he argued playfully, playfully booping her nose. "You're gonna get in troubbbbbleeeee haha!"
Grace: Grace's face turned a deep red as she smacked Casper's hand away from her nose, "Leave me alone! You ruin everything!"
Aiden: "Shut up and go wait in the tent" Aiden growled
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper sat up, "Here, I'll show you an example!" He helped, before getting up and exiting the text, popping his little head back in, "Here's your queeeee!" he whispered.
Grace: Grace rolled her eyes as she got up and angrily made her way to the tent her and Casper where sharing. She then sat down on her side and rolled her eyes. "This is fucking stupid. You're treating us like we're kinds."
Aiden: "Because you act like children" he laughed, walking in. "When you act like a kid, I'll treat you like a kid"
Grace: Grace rolled her eyes once again, "Well hurry up and tell me what my "punishment" is so I don't have to see your stupid face anymore"
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper smirked, looking back an forth from Aiden and Grace nosily, "So what ya gonna do to fry her?"
Aiden: "I'm not gonna fry her, but I do want you and her to spend every minute together" he smirked
Casper the friendly ghost: "WAIT WHAT? NO! HELL NO! I need my alone time with Devin!" he confessed, taken back by his brothers hurtful words.
Aiden: "Oh that's true, so you can drop her off with me when you want to do that" he laughed.
Casper the friendly ghost: "Hehehehehehe!" He evily giggled, looking over at grace with a EAT THAT face.
Grace: Grace glared at Aiden and shook her head, "Yea uh how about no? I'm trying to spend time with Asher too, HELLO!" She crossed her arms, "Seriously, fuck you both" she said holding up both middle fingers to them before laying down to face the wall of the tent and pulling her cover over her head.
Aiden: "It's nice to want" he shrugged, looking at her. "I don't care"
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper crawled over to her body and gave her a soft, comforting hug, "Aww ma poor babyyyyy!" he kissed up, holding on tighter.
Grace: "But my thing is, you're gonna let him spend time with Devin. But wont let me spend time with Asher!" She said as tears filled her eyes. She then jerked away from Caspers hug and kicked her leg back some, "Leave. Me. Alone."
Aiden: "Well yeah, because he's not having sex with Devin"
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper sat back up and glared at him, "Am I though?"
Grace: Grace wiped at her face, "I thought the whole point of this trip was so you could bring this group back together Aiden. But no, you're making it worse! Just because you're not getting any, no one else can? Kindly fuck off I'm literally done with you. And if I see your face much longer, I will throw a rock at it."
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper put his hand up to his face and whispered in Aidens direction, "Don't worry, she can hardly even lift one!" He informed, with a wink.
Aiden: "Oh believe me, she's not gonna lay a hand on Summers property" he winked
Grace: Grace rolled her eyes as she got up pushing Aiden out of the tent before zipping it closed once again. She then looked over at Casper, "GO TO SLEEP!" she screamed at him looked as if she had been possessed and laid back down
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper just looked at her in shock, watching her as she layed back down. When everything was silent and calm again, Casper commented, "Orrrrrrrrrr you could just give my brother head?! You'll have Asher in no time!"
Grace: Grace sat up, throwing a pillow at Casper, "SHUT UP!"
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper giggled, holding the pillow hostage, "Hey thanks, now I can double fluff it!"
Grace: Grace held her middle finger up in Casper's direction as she closed her eyes trying to get to sleep.
Casper the friendly ghost: Casper smiled at her before getting comfortable in his sleeping bag. Finally satisfied, he yelled out randomly into the scilence, "GOODNIGHT MARRRYYYYY!"
Alice groaned, burying her face in her pillow. Between her coursework and the various people who seemed to have made her their prime target to harass this year, she was exhausted--physically and mentally. She was tired of always looking over her shoulder, terrified that Amycus or Lucius would pop out and hex her. The things that kept her going, though, were Frank and Casper.
At the thought of Casper, Alice sighed. Neither of them seemed to have it easy lately. He really had become her little brother, and when he had showed up during her run-in with Zach, she had forgotten all about the fact that Zach had tried to jinx her, her only thought 'don't hurt my little brother.'
Suddenly, she sprang up. They needed a break--a little bit of time away from the halls of Hogwarts. They needed to get away from the rumors and the people who seemed to love to torment them. She pushed herself off the bed and grabbed everything she needed (a jumper, her bag, and some money) before leaving Gryffindor Tower quickly, in a hurry to find Casper.
Ember finished her goodbye with Casper and departed the lobby. It was around midday, and they had made plans to go to Time Square. She had wanted to see it, so she thought why not? She shuffled into the crowded elevator and lit up the button with the floor number she needed. She mentally added up what she would need to go on this trip. She was sure there was a map in her bedside table, and her phone was on the bed. She looked at her shoes, they were simple flats, but she thought it would be a better idea to change into her Nike Free running shoes. The elevator stopped and she was distracted from her thoughts as a mother and a young boy left the elevator. The doors closed and they continued up. The elevator dinged, once again interrupting her thoughts. It was her floor this time though, and she gladly left the crowded elevator. She started down the hallway, lucky enough for her, her room was closer to the elevator. She slipped the key card into the holder that would unlock her door. The lock clicked and she walked into the elegant room. Each time she did she always found herself in awe of the amazing hotel. She couldn't believe people actually lived like this.
She walked through the hallway and turned into the living room. Once she passed through there she found herself in the bedroom. The grabbed her phone off of her bed and turned on the homepage. She had a message. She opened it and found herself smiling. It was her brother, he was asking her how New York was. She couldn't say she didn't miss the little brat. She tapped on the icon that would allow her to reply. She gave a decent reply, telling him that it was fun and really big and crowded among other things. She slipped her phone into her pocket and opened her bedside table and pulled out the map, which she also slipped into her pocket. She quickly changed her shoes and began back towards the door.
It didn't take her long to reach the lobby after she left her room. Maybe five minutes at the most. She walked down across the room where she had left Casper waiting. She found him nearby sitting on the couch and walked over to him. As she got closer and she smiled and asked, "Ready to go? I found a map."
