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The number of hints a guy had to drop about an event he wanted to go to was turning out to be a lot. Capricorn picked up on it, sure, but the earth sign had elected to ignore them. Mostly because it was funny, but also to see how long it'd take for the others to actually pay attention to Scorpio.

"Apparently Americans shoot off fireworks every year on some day in July."

"Okay?"

"And apparently it's this whole thing where you go outside and stuff."

"Scorpio, it's August."

"Yeah Sag, I know, I'm just saying. They're supposed to be a lot prettier in real life than on YouTube."

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"Aquarius, do you know what a timerain is?" The dark-haired boy inquired, eyebrows raised as if he didn't spend way too long on google to set this up.

"I can look it up." Aquarius exited the game she was playing, and the two other people in the living room, Gemini and Libra, turned to listen. "Oh, it's a type of firework."

Scorpio nodded. "Oh, nice."

"Why'd you ask?"

"Just been hearing it a bit recently." He shrugged, like the liar he was, and just kinda walked away.

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"Hey Sag?" Scorpio and Sagittarius were just chilling in Sagittarius's room, enjoying each other's company on their phones. "It's been real boring around here, yeah?"

"I mean I guess." Sagittarius didn't look up from his phone.

"I don't know man." He was trying to think of the eighth words to say.

Meanwhile, Capricorn, who's next door, was just sitting there, covering his mouth trying not to laugh. He found how many times Scorpio had done this hilarious, and was just waiting for him to come out and say it.

At this point, it wasn't funny because it was a joke type of funny, just how stupid the situation has gotten.

"Hey S-" Just as Scorpio was opening his mouth to say something, Sagittarius stuck his earbuds in, and just started watching YouTube. The water sign sighed and turned back to his own phone.

—•— —•— —•—

Taurus and Virgo were just lounging in the kitchen, talking about anything and everything.

"I regret so much."

"Well what'd you expect, it was rated tv-mature."

"I'm mature." Taurus raised an eyebrow, and Virgo rolled her eyes. They both cracked a grin. "More mature than you, anyway."

"Sure."

"But anyway, I'm surprised Sagittarius hasn't done that thing were you stuff what little hair you have into like three tiny ponytails on the top of your head. You know?"

"Like the YouTube and TikTok boys?"

"Exactly!"

"To be honest, he probably has."

Virgo laughed. "Probably, yeah."

"Speaking of TikTok, Scorpio gives so many eboy vibes, I'm just waiting for him to part his head down the middle."

Virgo snorted, shoulders shaking from laughing. "Honestly though." She nodded. "Speaking of Scorpio, he's been talking an awful lot recently."

"I mean, it's a good thing." Taurus shrugged. He didn't pay the black-haired boy all that much attention, but Virgo was definitely right, now that he thought about it. "Maybe Sagittarius's finally rubbed off on him."

"Maybe. What he's been saying hasn't really made much sense, though."

"How so?"

"Just kinda asking random questions here and there." Virgo shrugged. "Eh, I'm probably reading too far into it. It's Scorpio, after all."

"Yeah." Taurus shrugged. "Ooooooh, I'm gonna teach you how to play go fish!" He stood up and scrambled for the deck of cards in the cabinet. "A game humans play all the time. Looks really fun."

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Sagittarius and Aries eventually ended up messing with the earth signs in go fish, enjoying themselves. They had mixed two decks of cards — well, it was more like Sagittarius just kinda did it and Virgo was powerless to stop him, despite how much she wanted to, and Taurus just watched it happen — so that the round wouldn't be over in two minutes.'

"Queen?" Aries asked Taurus.

"Go fish."

Aries grumbled, and took yet another card.

"Soon you'll have the whole deck." Sagittarius joked. Aries just made a face at him, and Taurus asked him the next question.

"Four?"

"Damn." Sagittarius slid his card across the table to Taurus, who smugly added it to the matches pile.

"Jack, Virgo?"

"Nope."

Sagittarius grabbed a card from the pile in the middle. "Hey, so, I heard they'll be doing this whole thing with fireworks a few blocks away." He slid the new card into his hand.

"Oh really? When?" Virgo asked, eyebrows raised.

"Tonight. I think it's for some birthday or whatever."

"Someone's going all out," Aries said.

Taurus shrugged. "I'm not complaining."

"Aries, you got a seven?"

"Motherfucker,"

Virgo smirked, and added Aries's card to her ever-growing pile. Not as big as Taurus's of course, but still.

"Anyways, I vote we go." Aries turned to Sagittarius, nodding.

"Yeah, I find the big booms satisfying." Taurus agreed."

"Alrighty then, I'll talk about it with Capricorn and Cancer," Virgo said. "right after you guys lose horribly in go fish."

—•— —•— —•—

"Pi, pass me the bug spray."

"After I'm done I told Leo he could have it."

"What if I say please?"

Pisces sighed, and handed Aries the bug spray. Leo furrowed his eyebrows and dropped his jaw, clasping his chest all dramatic-like, acting betrayed. I mean, he was betrayed. Aries stuck out her tongue at him and started to spritz herself. No one liked mosquito bites.

Capricorn elbowed Pisces's arm. "Quit making googly eyes." He teased. Pisces just smacked him on the stomach.

"I am not!" Her eyes widened. "I barely even looked at her."

"Then quit being so obvious, unless you wanna confess your undying love to her." Pisces smacked him again.

"Quiet down!"

Capricorn held in a laugh and shook his head. He walked away, sitting down on the blanket Cancer had set up. Pisces just sighed.

Cancer was not ready to admit that fireworks scared her. They were just so loud, and reminded her of gunshots. Sure they were pretty, but they were just so close.

Capricorn offered her a mini water bottle, since he was next to the cooler. Yes, they brought a cooler — no way were they gonna pay for twelve people to get water if this took longer than planned, which it most likely would. Though Gemini was convinced it was just another way to make him suffer.

She took it, offering a smile in return. She was too nervous to be able to talk without blowing it. But she was blowing it anyway, especially with the human lie detector sitting next to her. It was scary how good Capricorn could pick up on body language.

Aquarius and Taurus were hanging out, Leo and Libra watching them — Leo was curious and Libra was watching I've died best friend — with Gemini third-wheeling the stalkers sitting behind the couple. Just waiting for them to get all PDA so they could yell at them for it.

Finally, the first firecracker was fired into the air, and Scorpio was physically incapable of holding back his smile anymore. He did it! He had no idea who had listened to him, but it didn't matter. I mean it kinda did, but like right now is the time to focus on the exploding colors.

Sagittarius saw his friend smiling from ear-to-ear, and knew he did good. He patted himself on the back, laughed at himself, and just enjoyed the fireworks.

Cancer's eyes were shut tightly, and she was not okay with this. After she finished her water bottle, she just started crumbling it up, stressing out. Not really knowing what to do, Capricorn awkwardly put his arm around her shoulder.

To pretend like he knew what he was doing, he just kinda kept on starting at the fireworks and offered her another water bottle. It was Taurus's, but like he knew he never stayed hydrated unless he was dying, so eh. He wouldn't even notice.

She took it and chugged it, barely noticing his arm.

Meanwhile, Aquarius and Taurus were swapping spit. Leo and Gemini threw their empty water bottles at them. "Get a room!"

Libra smacked Gemini with her full water bottle. "Shut up and let them just have this."

"Why'd you only hit me?!"

"Because Leo's horrible throw didn't hit shit."

"Shut up." Leo huffed. "It was the breeze!"

"Sure."

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A/N

Hello! Thank you so much for reading this! I really do appreciate it!!

I have nothing to really say tbh, other than stay hydrated I guess? Idk, I just know that I'm making myself write an AN at the end of every chapter, so-

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