Hide and Seek
Libra was hosting a sleepover for no reason.
"Okay everyone," said Libra. "Now that we're all here, we need to decide what to do."
"Is it pizza time yet?" asked Taurus.
"Er, not quite. How about we-"
"Hide and seek!!!!" yelled Pisces.
"Okay," blinked Libra. "That wasn't what I had in mind, but-"
"Who's it?" asked Gemini.
"Aries," said Saggy immediately, earning her a strange look.
"Yeah I am!" yelled Aries, jumping on the couch. "Y'all have thirty seconds to hide! One! Two! ..." Everyone ran off in a different direction. Gemini tripped over Leo on his way up the stairs.
"...Thirty!" screamed Aries, and looked around. "You all had better be ready, because I'm coming!" She ran out of the room
Once she was out of the room, Saggy crawled out from under the couch and moved all the furniture around. Then she ran out again.
Upstairs, Gemini hid under the bed. This is the best spot, he thought. It's so obvious that no one will ever look here. He rolled over. I'm such a genius.
Aries ran into the room and immediately looked under the bed, ignoring several other prominent hiding spots. "Found you! Haha, under the bed is sooooo obvious!" Gemini grinned sheepishly.
Meanwhile, Pisces was hiding in a closet upstairs, with Cancer. "We definitely have the best spot," he told her.
"Do we?" asked Cancer.
"Totally." He wriggled around a little, giving himself some more room. Unfortunately, he stirred up a cloud of dust, making him sneeze.
"Shh!" whispered Cancer.
Aries ripped open the closet door. "Found you Pisces!" she grinned triumphantly. Cancer glared at Pisces, who had developed a sudden interest in the ceiling.
"Come on," complained Pisces. "I had the best spot!"
"That's what Gemini said," shrugged Aries. "And he was the first I got out."
Pisces made a pouty face, but he and Cancer followed Aries away from the closet.
Once they were gone, Scorpio shifted into a more comfortable position. That's right, Scorpio was in the closet THE WHOLE TIME!
Outside, Saggy was trying ton convince Aquarius to ring the doorbell.
"It will drive Aries nuts," she insisted. "You'll have plenty of time to run, and Aries will go crazy."
"I mean... I don't know..." hesitated Aquarius.
"I'll pay you in bugles."
"Done."
"Wait ten seconds," instructed Saggy. "I'm going to run around and ring the back one right after you." She ran off.
After counting slowly to ten, Aquarius ran the doorbell.
"THE PIZZA'S HERE!" screamed Taurus's voice from inside the house.
When Aquarius turned to run, he tripped over and fell on his face. Saggy had (somehow) tied his shoelaces to the railing. Taurus ripped open the door and blinked. "Aquarius? What are you doing here? Where's the pizza?"
"Found you!" screamed Aries, pointing to Taurus and Aquarius as she ran in panting.
"Oh well," shrugged Taurus and wandered off. Aries ran back inside to keep looking.
"Hey can someone help me untie my shoelaces?" called Aquarius after them
A floor down, Libra was hiding in the basement with Virgo. "How come she hasn't searched here yet?" wondered Libra.
"Maybe she's doing the upper floors first?" offered Virgo. "Although I haven't heard her stomping around for the past few minutes."
"You're right, she must be on the upper floors," decided Libra.
"Or," suggested Aries, "She could be sneaking around the house listening for people talking." Libra face palmed. "Gotcha!"
"I bet you're feeling very proud of yourself right now," said Virgo.
"Yes, actually, I am, my ideas are usually trash. Thanks for being so cooperative!" Aries led them back upstairs, and missed catching Scorpio who was eavesdropping from behind the boiler.
Leo and Capricorn were hiding in the guest bedroom when Saggy came up to them. "Guys, I need your help screwing with Aries."
"Ooh, fun." Pisces rubbed his hands together.
"I'll pass," grunted Capricorn.
"What you need to do," instructed Saggy, "Is slam that door shut thirty seconds after I leave. Then, I'll slam one shut upstairs and Aries won't know where to go."
Capricorn got up. "You guys can do that if you want to get out." He walked out of the room.
Saggy turned to Leo and winked. Leo grinned.
Seconds later, Saggy and Leo slammed the door right behind Capricorn. There was nowhere to hide so Capricorn just facepalmed as Aries ran into the hallway. "Gotcha!" Capricorn shrugged and left.
Then Saggy pushed Leo out of the room. Aries raised an eyebrow. "Um, found you Leo? Didn't you hear me?"
"It was-" protested Leo, but he was cut off by Aquarius running into the guest room and pushing Saggy out into the hall.
"Crap," said Saggy cheerfully. "Guess I lose."
"Found all of you," said Aries, pointing at everyone. "I think."
"Looks like I win," noted Scorpio, walking out of the bathroom. At that moment the doorbell rang.
"Pizza!" yelled Taurus, appearing out of nowhere and running for the door. After accidentally tipping the pizza deliverer 100$ she brought the pizza back into the main room. "Finally."
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