«Alex, watch out!!» I instinctively duck, and a pillow flies over my head. I quickly pick up another one, hurling it towards my attacker. It hit Leo square in the face, sending him flying back. I see Amethyst getting the same treatment by my brother. Sean is clutching a pillow, holding it up in front of his face. "That's so unfair, you two have magic to do this!" Will jumps forward, picking up another pillow. "What are you talking about? We are just natural talents when it comes to pillow fights!" He kicks the pillow out of Sean's hands smacking him in the face with the one he is currently holding. I almost double over laughing. Suddenly, I am hit in the back of my head with a pillow. I whirl around, watching Amethyst pick up another one with her telekinesis. I keep laughing as I snag a pillow from the ground. I lift my hand over my head, adding a bit of magic to my muscles. Amethyst pulls her pillow back, charging a shot with her telekinesis. We release at the same time, pillows hurling towards each other in a blur of white.
It is the most quiet explosion ever.
In one second, we all watch the pillows move towards each other, faster than pillows are supposed to move. In the next, the world is covered i white feathers. I can hear Leo, sneezes coming out between the laughing. Amethyst just stares. "Well, I guess winter came back." Will is brushing the feathers out of his blonde hair, grinning widely. Suddenly, a knock sounds from the hall. I run to get it, trying to brush the feathers off as best I can. I open the door, and a familiar face greets me.
"Mina!" I exclaim. "You're here!" Mina smiles shyly, cocking her head to the right. "Yeah, I couldn't miss out on the sleepover, could I? Dad needed to get home and rest, anyways." She walks into the house, looking into the living room, one eyebrow raised. "Is it snowing?" I close the door, rushing to help her with her jacket. "More or less. We were having a pillow fight, you see. Me an Will against the other three," I grin. "We were totally owning them." A protesting voice chimes in from the living room. It is Amethyst, who is still covered in feathers. "I was about to whoop your butt! You were just lucky Mina interrupted." She winks at Mina, before she goes into the kitchen, laughing. I giggle a little, too. Mina lets out a small sigh. Not a tired sigh, rather the one you sigh when you know what you're going into, but still enjoy it. "Are you all high on sugar, or what?" A fit of giggles from the living room confirms her question. She slowly shakes her head, starting to walk towards the room. "I suppose we should just get it over with."
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"And then the whole thing went BOOM!" Mina's hands are flailing, showing the size of the explosion. I am clenching my stomach, laughing so much that I have tears in my eyes. Leo shakes with laughter, trying not to fall over. Amethyst and Sean are keeping each other up, laughter making it hard for them to concentrate. Mina keeps serious for a few seconds, before she starts laughing, too. We are sitting in circle on the floor, hot cocoa in mugs and even more candy in bowls. We are all high on sugar, trying not to show it. As the light fades, we pack ourselves in our sleeping bags (bed in my case) and keep talking into the night. Will is sleeping, he's for work tomorrow. Sean yawns in the middle of a sentence. «I guess it's time to sleep.» I hear a confirmong grunt feom Leo's sleeping bag. «I suppose so.» I let out a small giggle. «Sweet dreams.» I hear Mina reply a faint «Sweet dreams.» before a comfortable silence falls over us all.
