The Basement (Ch. 1)

"OW!" Ash yells as Gianna, Gigi as we like to call her, throws a shoe at her.

"Why?" Gigi shrugs as Maddie smirks on Facetime.

"Did you HAVE to throw a shoe at me?"

"Yes." Gigi says with a straight face. Luna burst out laughing.

"That… was… the best… answer… ever!!" she says between fits of laughter. Ash just groans. She scratches her nose with her middle finger. Gigi raises her's in response.

"That's what I'd like to do to 7th grade year," says Ash.

Gigi enthusiastically nods as she shoves in another pretzel. She waves to Ash and when she arrives by her, picks up her hand and begins painting her nails.

"Yo, Gigi can I have some?" Luna asks.

"NO! Get your own!" Gigi yells between chewing, with pretzel dust flying out of her mouth.

"Fine. Ash, you got M&M's?"

"Yeah, what kind do you want?"

"You got KINDS?" Luna yells.

"Yup."

"The foot kind that are only mine."

"You're disgusting. Laurel what kind do you want?"

"Whatever you want Luna," she replies sweetly.

"CHOOSE, LUNA OR I WILL CHOOSE FOR YOU," yells Gigi.

"O.K. scary. I choose…," Luna says, tapping her chin with her middle finger, 'pondering'."I think… the kind that's MINE!"

"Luna, I will murder you, now choose some damn M&M's!" shrieks Gigi.

"Fine I will choose some freaking normal M&M's!" Luna shouts back.

"Why do they always argue about food?" Laurel asks.

"CAN YOU GUYS FUCKING SHUT UP ABOUT FOOD! YOU'RE GOING TO WAKE UP MY FUCKING PARENTS!"

Ignoring Maddie, Ash responds to Laurel, "They are both flipping idiots who have enormous stomachs."

"DON'T USE NO NO WORD, DIPSHIT!"

"FUCK OFF!"

"YOU FUCK OFF!"

"GUYS, MY PARENTS ARE UPSTAIRS, SHUT UP," Ash yells. "Luna I will get you some M&M's. While I'm up there does anyone want anything else?"

"FUCK YOUR PARENTS!" Maddie yells,"MY PARENTS ARE WAKING UP BECAUSE OF YOU BITCHES!"

"I have Christian ears, guys." Laurel says. Everyone shuts up.

"Finally. Does anyone want anything else while I'm upstairs?"

"You have any soda?" Gigi asks.

"Yup, I'll bring it down and get your own if y'all want." Ash replies.

"OYSTER CRACKERS!!" Luna yells. "Also, don't run into a wall." As Luna runs past her up the stairs, tripping on the way, to go and grab all the M&M's and oyster crackers. She curses as she falls.

"In the pantry on the left, I'll get the soda from the garage."

"So what did Ash mean by saying she would flip off 7th grade year?" Laurel asks, questioningly.

"Oh… well…" Maddie goes."It's best we forget."

"NO, we should tell her," Gigi exclaims.

"Maybe…" Maddie gives in a little.

"YEAH WE SHOULD!" Luna yells from upstairs.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP! I HAVE SLEEPING PARENTS!" Ash whisper yells from the stairwell.

"Oops." Luna runs back down the stairs with her food and collapses on the ground.

"NO TOUCHY TOUCH! MY FOOD, YOU HAVE NONE! GET YOUR OWN!" Luna yells as Gigi goes to grab some.

"O.K. scary," She sticks her tongue out as she discreetly steals some while Luna is chomping away.

"WHERE THE FUCK DID MY NUTELLA M&M"S GO!" Gigi tries to stifle a giggle. "GIANNA FREAKING SEVERIAN, GIVE ME MY FOOD BACK!"

"NO!" Gianna shoves the rest into her mouth and chews. She then opens to chewed up bits of nutella M&Ms. "You want some?"

"DON"T MAMA BIRD ME! I DON'T CARE, I GOT MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM!" Luna yells as she grabs all of her treasures.

"So… should we tell Laurel what happened?" Maddie asks.

"Yeah, she deserves to know. 7th grade year was a wild one," Gigi responds. "Whoa, it's weird to think that was like 3 or 4 years ago."

"Yeah, even though I wasn't really in it, I know kinda what happened." Luna says, sorting through all of the food she grabbed.

"Ok, we have root beer, pepsi, and coke."

"WIth rum?" asks Luna jokingly under her breath.

"Always," replies Ash with a grin.

"Move your butt, Ash, or I will move it for you," orders Gigi as she tries to get the soda on the ping pong table.

Ash rolls her eyes as she moves and pours herself a cup of root beer.

"Laurel, if you want I can get something," says Ash.

"I'll have root beer, please."

After they all get their soda and sit down, Laurel brings up the topic of the night. "Soooooo… What were you guys saying about 7th grade?"

"Why? Why did you guys have to bring that up?" Maddie asks. "I mean, no one wants to remember THOSE days."

"As I recall, nothing bad happened to you, you just caused it," Ash points out.

Flustered, Maddie responds," I was… uh… speaking on ALL our behaves."

"Sure…" Gigi mumbles under her breath.

"Hey, nothing happened to me, at least I don't think?" Luna says, for she has the mind of Dory.

"Yeah, you were lucky not to be drafted into the War of Broken Promises." Ash remarks, looking pointedly at Maddie, internally thanking Jesus that she was on facetime, not there in real life.

"Anyway, where should we start?" inquired Gigi.

"Well, I think it started with Naveen..."