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10. The Innocent Prank

Karina walked into the dressing room that belonged to Hey Violet. 5sos were continuing their tour after a week of break and Karina was there to support, as always.

"Hey, you made it!" Casey grinned, standing up and pulling Karina over to him to give her a hug. Karina was also good friends with Hey Violet. She did spend so much time backstage after all.

"Of course, why would I miss a show?" Karina smiled, taking a seat again. "Have any of you seen the boys? I told them I wasn't coming." She giggled, shrugging her shoulders.

"They're at soundcheck!" Nia shouted from the bathroom. "Wanna go help us prank their dressing room?" She laughed, running a brush through her bright red hair.

Karina shrugged. "What are y'all planning to do?"

"Think about it, cups full of water, lined up all around the floor, all around their stuff, all over their counters, cups of water in every inch of the room. That should piss them off, no?" Rena explained, tying up her shoes. She then came around to hug Karina, who blushed a little.

Ashton and Karina were still on speaking terms, but Ashton now seemed much more comfortable around Nina. Karina even caught him a few times gazing at the blonde. She was still salty over this whole entire stunt, but if Ashton could gaze at other people, then Karina could too. She just didn't realize that the people she was gazing at weren't only boys.

Karina stepped away from Rena awkwardly, her mind racing.

Really Kari? A crush on Rena, Ashton's friend?

Although it worried her a bit that she wasn't aware of her sexuality anymore, she brushed it off and figured she could find out some other day. It wouldn't hurt to crush on girls anyway.

"Sounds good." Karina agreed with the plan, walking out of the dressing room with Casey behind her. Casey really liked hanging out with Karina. He thought she was funny and full of life and maybe a little bit pretty. "Feels good." Casey said, pointing finger guns at Karina as she shook her head at his lame pun.

And five minutes later, their plan went into action. The five friends were rushing around stealing plastic cups from catering and filling them up with water. They made sure to line them up correctly, because Miranda was feeling a little OCD. They tried their best not to tip any of the cups over, walking around on their toes and hissing every time they came close to falling.

The door to their dressing room opened and we all panicked. Luckily, it was only Dave, the 5sos security guard. "They're on their way!" He warned the group, turning off the lights and helping them leave the dressing room. They ran off the opposite way of the long hallway, hoping to get as far away from the dressing room as possible. They didn't get too far though, Dave could still see them, but that was Karina's fault, because she had bumped into Nina. Or maybe it was Nina's fault.

"Excuse you!" Nina shouted, standing up off the floor. Casey came around to help Karina. "What are you doing here? They said you wouldn't be here." Nina whined, huffing and running her hands through her silky hair. Karina had dyed her hair too many times and she was jealous of the beautiful, thin, silky, virgin, hair that Nina owned.

"Surprise, bitch." Karina laughed, grabbing Casey's hand. "Let's go!" She shouted, purposely bumping Nina's shoulder whilst taking off with Casey.

Nina stomped her foot and made her way to the 5sos dressing room. Halfway to the room, she met up with the boys. Ashton swung his arm over her shoulders and sighed. "I thought you guys said Karina wasn't going to be here." She crossed her arms over her chest and pouted. Ashton's heart skipped a tiny beat at the mention of her name, but he got over it.