Sshh, Be Quiet

All ten had agreed to play strip poker, and they listened as Johnny laid down the rules.

“Okay. The only way you take off clothes is if you lose a hand. If you fold, you don’t lose anything, but if you stay in, and you lose, clothing starts to go, starting with shoes, socks, over shirts, etc. Got it?”

Heads nodded, and giggles were heard as Johnny dealt the first hand. Around the table once, Steph, Korynn, Emily and Jimmy had folded. They sat and watched as they went around the table again. No folds, and Brian won the first hand. Lisa, Jenna, Zacky, Johnny, and Matt all took off a shoe and tossed it.

After vast amounts of nakedness and body parts being shown that may not be shown on a regular basis, they decided to wrap up playing and eat lunch. After lunch, it was more sitting around, bored. Eventually, the group gradually began to slowly split up and wander around the house to check everything out. Lisa went down into the basement to check it out. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary for a house that was supposedly haunted, though it was extremely dusty. She searched through dusty boxes, looking for anything weird. As she looked under a shelf, the basement was plunged into pitch black darkness.

“Hey!” Lisa shouted. She had stood up straight too quickly, forgetting about the shelf. A soft 'thunk' was heard and she felt the piercing pain shoot through her skull. Almost as fast as standing up, she had fallen to her knees. “Oww, fuck!” she cursed, then groaned in pain as she rubbed the back of her head as the pain continued to shoot through it.

“Oh, shit,” a voice rang out from up the stairs, then the lights turned back on. “Lisa? You ok?” someone asked, rushing down the stairs.

Lisa turned and saw Brian and Jimmy standing there. She blinked back the painful tears that started to fill her eyes, not wanting to cry in front of the men she considered idols of hers. As soon as she met both pairs of eyes, she could see the concern filling them.

“What the hell?” she asked them.

“It was Syn’s idea,” Jimmy said.

Brian reached over and punched Jimmy on the arm. “Dude, you were the one that turned the lights out. Come on, Lisa, there’s ice in the freezer.”

Lisa stood up, trying to ignore the throbbing pain that shot through her skull. As she followed the two men, she felt a tickle on her scalp and winced in pain as she involuntarily scratched it. She groaned again when she felt the dampness against her fingertips.

“Shit, I think I’m bleeding,” she said.

In the kitchen, Lisa sat in a chair, wiping the small amount of blood from the tips of her fingers. While Jimmy went to the freezer for ice, Brian walked behind her, asking her to point out the spot. When she pointed, Brian gently parted her hair and could see the red substance matting into her hair.

“It's not a lot. Just a tiny cut. Jimms, come on man.”
“Fuck you,” Jimmy replied, wrapping the baggie full of ice in a dish towel.

Lisa grabbed the ice, and held it to her head. “I’m gonna go lay down,” she said.
“Go relax, but try not to fall asleep right now, in case you have a concussion.”

As Lisa walked away, Brian and Jimmy cursed at each other for deciding on playing the prank.

“What happened?” Steph asked as she entered the kitchen.

“Well, Brian here wanted to play a prank on your friend, but she ended up with a cut on the back of her head,” Jimmy said.

“You hurt my friend!?”

“Hey, I didn’t mean to. She’s fine, she went to lay down.”

Steph turned and ran upstairs. Jimmy smacked Brian again.

“Nice idea, dude,” he said.

“What’d I do?” Brian asked.

“This whole idea,” Jimmy said, walking away.

Brian sat at the table, and started to regret this whole decision. He thought about just calling the whole thing off and letting everyone go home. He began to mumble to himself. Matt walked in the kitchen, and he heard Brian grumbling. He could make out some of the words, then decided to speak up.

“Dude, we’re not calling this off. So a prank didn’t go right? It’ll be forgotten by tonight,” Matt said.

Brian turned. “Well, Steph and Jimmy seem pissed at me, and Lisa probably is too.”

“Drama, drama, drama. It’s only been a day. Trust me, I know us, it’ll be forgotten within a couple hours.”

“You’re right. I’m gonna go talk to them and see how she’s doing.”

Brian got up from the table and headed for the stairs. In the living room, Zacky, Korynn, and Emily were on the couch, watching something on TV. In the dining room, Jenna, Johnny, and Jimmy were playing cards. Brian headed upstairs to his bedroom. He peeked in first, seeing Steph sitting on Lisa’s bed. Lisa was laying there almost completely face down, with the ice pack resting on the back of her head. They were talking quietly.

“Lisa?” Both girls turned to Brian. “You ok?” he asked.

“Yeah, just a bad headache though,” Lisa said. “I’m done wandering this house for the rest of the week.”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to get you hurt. We were just gonna come down and scare you.”

“Oh, that’s even more comforting,” Lisa said, rolling her face back into the pillow.

Steph began to giggle.

“Remember, Steph, the one that was with me, he’s your roommate,” Brian said.

“So? Umm…you suck,” she said, sticking her tongue out. “I’ll leave you two alone though. Just, no making out.”

“Steph!?” Lisa shouted, muffled by the pillow.

“What, he’s just the person that you called your lover before.”

“Dude!” Lisa shouted again.

Steph laughed as she walked out of the room. Brian chuckled at the comment, used to that type of attention from the fans. He didn't mention anything to Lisa though as he laid in his bed. He wanted to keep Lisa awake, but she hadn't been showing any odd signs of having a concussion.

“You're forgiven,” Lisa mumbled. “It's not like it happened on purpose. Shit happens.”

“That's good to know,” Brian said, smiling at her even though her back was to him.

She shifted to face him and the two talked for a bit. They talked about life, or any general subject until Lisa finally decided to succumb to the pain and had fallen asleep.

Notes

I planned to update this a lot sooner, but I've been busy. I was out of town last weekend, then I've been working a lot. Sorry folks. But please, keep the amazing comments coming. You guys are awesome. =D