*Shorts Series: Don’t mess with a master - 2015
Flashback? Memory? Dream? Who the hell knows…
“Your brother is terrible. An absolute menace I tell you. Do you know what he did just now Elodie?? He offered me a glass of soda. And you know me, I love sugary drinks so of course, I accepted. And do you know what was bloody in that drink? HE FILLED IT WITH SOY SAUCE. He has what’s coming to him, I promise you that much.”
Jess was, to say the least, annoyed as she walked into her best friend’s room. Who does that to a person? That was just pure evil. Though calling Dorian DeLoughrey pure evil wasn’t a far stretch. Had you met the guy? How was her best friend related to such a grotesque animal, she would never know. What she did know was that she wasn’t going to let this pass. Annnd that’s when she got her mind wrapped around a little idea that involved orange hair dye.
The very next day - because Jessica wasn’t exactly known for waiting - she got what she needed. Dye to make her enemy… well… no he deserves that term - so yes, the enemy ginger like that Ron fellow from Harry potter. God, he deserved every bloody thing he was going to get. Though… it required a little begging Elo to keep her brother busy as she snuck into his bathroom and added the dye to his shampoo AND conditioner. She always knew Dorian was the type to have a million and 5 hair products and when she went out into the main hall - seeing gel and all other types of products, she knew she wasn’t wrong.
Jessica smiled as she slipped the dye into the two bottles, mixing the bottles as much as she possibly can to activate the serum or whatever made the dye work. Well… technically she didn’t necessarily understand how the dye was activated all she knew was that Dorian was a blonde, and something orange would probably work wonders.
“Orange chicken? Carrot top. Cheeto. Fanta head. Lobster… yeah I think that’s good for now,” Jess mumbled to herself thinking about exactly what nicknames she would give to Dorian once he was a ginger.
What she didn’t expect, however, was while she was filling the bottles, to hear the door to Dorian’s room open. Yeah… she was…fcked… “Bloody…fck…” Jess muttered as she slowly moved over to the bathroom door, peeking outside… hoping… it was Elo. Was it? No. In the other room, Jess heard Dorian DeLoughrey on the phone. “God yeah, sorry, my sister was being such a little freak asking about what cologne I wear… dude I have no idea. Yeah… I’ll be there in a few, let me take a quick shower and then I’ll meet you and the other boys for a quick game,”
Fck… Sht… FCK. Jess quickly got her phone out, texting Elo a big SOS - mentioning that she was stuck in the devil’s room and he was in there. Jess frowned when she heard Dorian getting closer and so… she hid in the only place she could. The shower - with the curtains closed. “Come on…” Jess mumbled, trying to get a response from Elo who hadn’t said anything. Though thankfully, after a few seconds, she finally got a I told you not to do this… message.
Texting back quickly, Jess replied Elo I realllllyyyy don’t need a life lesson right now, I need a big distraction… PLEASE.
"No I know I know. Kara is pretty cute, I don’t know. We’ll see - I’m pretty sure she’s into me,
Jess rolled her eyes as she stood still in the bathroom, and the fear of god ran through her as she saw his hand enter the shower and him reach to turn on the shower, thankfully without opening the curtains. If she had to guess, he was trying to let the water heat up because the moment the shower turned on, she was instantly drenched in ice cold water. Jess wanted to scream, but covering her mouth, she stayed quiet… though then she did hear a scream… not one that was her own though.
“Woah… hold up Jenson… Something’s wrong. I’ll call you back,”
She heard Dorian leave the room in a hurry and immediately stepped out of the water, drenching wet. Thank you elo… next time… 2 seconds earlier, please… A sigh left her lips as Jess slipped out of the bathroom and out the door, soon sneaking into Elo’s room that was right across the way. She would have texted Elo she was out safely, but alas, her phone was… well… wet. So instead, stripping down and changing into one of Elo’s tops and bottoms, Jess quickly walked downstairs to see Elo screaming about some spider and Dorian being in only a towel, clearly annoyed that the girl was just screaming about that.
“God Dorian, lighten up. I’ll help her with the spider… in the mean while… have you ever heard of wearing pants? And you know… a top. Really clothes in general. I hear it’s all the rage in America,” Jess muttered playfully. Her hair was slightly wet, though it seemed he wasn’t asking questions with the annoyance he felt at his sister soon turning over to her.
"Whatever Pierce. Do you have a home or something, or are you forever just stuck here like a pest?
With that, Jess watched the man walk back upstairs and mouthed “THANK YOU” to her bestie who sighed and shook her head with a soft laugh. “Don’t expect me to do that again, Jess.” the girl said, bringing a soft smile on Jessica’s lips. “Don’t worry, I don’t think Dorian will try anything with me after he looks in the mirror in an hour,”
1 hour later
Jessica and Elodie had become invested in watching an American show called the “Bachelorette” when they both heard the scream. And yes, she meant scream - one directed at Elodie. Jess waited patiently, a interested look on her features as she found Dorian running downstairs to the living room, once again in only a towel.
“ELODIE WHAT IS THIS? WHY IS MY HAIR… ORANGE? IT’S FCKING ORANGE”
“DORIAN language,”
Jess watched as Davina came out of her room, though the woman herself seemed surprised at her son’s new look. Jessica, on the other hand, couldn’t contain her laughter. “Dorian… is that some… sort of new… soccer thing? You know what, don’t tell me. I need to go grab something from the car and then, Dorian… let’s talk about that” With that, Davina left the room and Dorian clearly didn’t look happy with anyone left in the room, though soon, she found his gaze meeting hers. After all. this was probably because she was laughing her ass off. “You… you did this.”
Jessica gave him an innocent look… “Me? How would I do that Dorian? Why would I do that? I mean… it’s not like…” Jess started, going closer to him with a soft smile. “…you pranked me first. Though I do have to say, Carrot Top, Orange isn’t the best look,” He looked angry, though the mischievous look on Jess’s features simply caused him to sigh. “Jessica Pierce… I am… GOING TO KILL YOU”
Sht… The man tried to grab her though in the last moment she ran away from him - using the dining table to put distance between them so every time he ran in one direction she ran in the other. “I BARELY DID ANYTHING, YOU PERMANENTLY CHANGED MY HAIR COLOR”
“Don’t be so dramatic, DeLoughrey, it’ll grow out,” Jess replied, continuing to put distance between herself. The issue, of course, was that he was faster than her. Her benefit was that he was wearing a towel so all she had to do when he caught up was pull the said towel down and then, well, run for her life. Suffice to say Jess lived to this day so we all can guess who won that round. Never prank the master, Dorian.
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