Tamed

Chapter 14. A little payback

"AAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!"

The walls of WICKED trembled as a scream reverberated through the hallways.

"What the hell was that?", Joseph shot up from his bed throwing away the sheets. Natalie jumped down from hers and ran towards the door to scan for a possible source of the scream.

"Is someone hurt?", Marshall asked, still sitting on his bed with his feet down.

"No clue", Natalie shrugged, but soon her ears registered hasty footsteps approaching. Within seconds Jason and Boon burst into the room like a hurricane, laughing and swiftly ran past Natalie almost shaking her balance which she quickly regained as she grabbed the door for support.

"What on earth is happening here?!"

"Jason...", Joseph began, but immediately got cut off by Boon. "Sssh" he placed his index fingers on his lips and they both jumped on their respective beds pulling the covers over their head.

"If anyone asks, we were sleeping the whole time" Jason said and hid behind the covers.

"Snoring" Boon added

"Snoring like bears" said,  Jason peeking through the covers.

"Hibernating" Boon winked at Jason

Joseph, Marshall and Natalie exchanged looks. The other boys were nowhere to be seen.

"Did you guys hear a scream?", Owen asked as he walked inside the room with a damp towel which he threw on his bed much to Natalie's irritation.

"Boys!" Natalie muttered under her breath, shaking her head. Suddenly someone shoved her from behind and she almost hit the wall.

"Get out of the way, Scott," Just as she turned around to get back at her nemesis, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Who the hell did this!!!!?" Nathan yelled, pointing at his hair.

Jason and Boon pulled off their covers, yawning and stretching. And they weren't exactly being the best actors that they thought they were.

"Warlock's holy Dragon!!!!!" Jason cried, a fake shock registering on his face.

"Why is your hair dyed pink?"

Joseph and Marshall tried really hard to stifle the laugh which was escaping their mouth.

"Pink? Pink?"Jason's tone had become really high pitched, "Out of all colors, Pink? Why would you do that to yourself, man?"

"Whoa!!!!" Boon blurted out "Could those dark circles get anymore darker? Didn't you get enough sleep after the trial, buddy?"

Nathan shot daggers at the fellow trainees. His hair was completely pink and there were dark circles around his eyes. His nose flared with anger as he breathed heavily.

"You did this, didn't you? You wanted revenge!" He swiftly turned around, scowling at Natalie.

"Me?" She gave him a look of disbelief. "Are you insane? I have better things to do than lurk behind you to take revenge. Even if I did want to take revenge, it won't be by dying your hair pink. Although I must admit you have a stark similarity with Rabbity babbity from The Tales of Beedle the Bard", she snorted.

"You!" Nathan clutched her arm, clenching his teeth.

"Leave her alone mate", Marshall approached them, shooting Nathan a warning look. His voice was firm. Natalie liked this new side of Marshall. He was no longer the shy Marshall who hid away in diffidence. He pulled Natalie out of Nathan's grasp. "Don't you ever touch her." Marshall and Nathan shot daggers at each other.