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A heart-shaped waffle was tattooed at the base of my throat.

Sid! What did you get up to last night?

Woof?

Sid! You literally just said the word woof! Wake up! What did you do last night?

Sleep. Me sleep, he mumbled, rolled over, and started snoring again.

"Cole!" I hissed as I stared at it. "Bastard better hope it's a temporary tattoo, that's all I have to say!"

As I used up the last of the soap to scrub it off, one thought went through my mind.

All right, then, brother. You might have fired the first shot in the prank war, but I'm going to fire the last one.

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Cole

After I woke up the next morning, I dragged myself to the bathroom, did my business, and went to wash my hands - and had to do a double-take at what I saw.

An empty soap dish? Who uses the last of it and doesn't replace it?I grumbled to myself.

Letting out agrr!of irritation, I turned to the linen closet to get a fresh bar. As I opened the door, something landed on my shoulder, and I turned my head to see what it was.

"Ahhhh!" I hissed as I batted the huge black spider off of me.

My heart running a mile a minute, I did a little skippy-hop dance backward until my butt hit the counter. Ignoring Topaz's snickers, I frantically brushed my hands all over my body to make sure there weren't any more of the evil little creatures on me.

Not real, boss, Topaz giggled.Look. See? It's not moving.

Pressing my hand against my thumping heart, I cautiously moved closer and saw that it was indeed not real. It was a rubber toy hanging from a string of what looked like dental floss.

He got you good, boss!

Which one? Ash, Wyatt, or Jay?I snarled as my hands clenched into fists. Or was it all three?

Jay?he shrugged, not as concerned as I was to figure out who to target.

As I grabbed the bar of soap and turned back to the sink, one thought went through my mind.

There's going to be hell to pay for this, little brother, and you're never going to see it coming. Let the prank war begin.

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Jayden

After I woke up the next morning, I yawned my way to the bathroom, did my business, and washed my hands. Looking into the mirror above the sink, I had to do a double take at what I saw.

"Whoa!" I gasped.

My eyelids were coated in blue and purple eyeshadow, my cheeks were heavily painted with dark red blush, and my lips were stained hot pink.

"Wyatt!" I hissed through clenched teeth as I stared at my reflection. "The second you brought home that make-up kit supposedly for Posy, I knew you'd do this to one of us! It was only a matter of time!"

As I lathered up my whole face, one thought went through my mind.

So you want a prank war, do you, boy? Well, I'm about to show you how it's done.

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