Rangers:
Red: Jared Scott
Blue: Omar Ellis
Yellow: Jennifer/Jenny Callahan
Green: Hunter Jacobson
Pink: Katherine/KZ Walker
Black: Arthur/Artie Carter-Scott
White: Gwen Anderson

"I'M SURPRISED that my folks allowed this sleepover to happen." KZ said.

KZ entered the living room with Gwen and Jenny. Jenny was carrying soda cans for the others and Gwen was carrying a bowl of potato chips. On the floor was Hunter, Omar, Jared, and Artie. The seven were having a sleepover at the Walker home, they were all crashing in the living room in their own individual sleeping bags.

Upon sitting down, Jenny sat close to Hunter and handed him a drink. Hunter holds her hand and kisses her on the forehead. Gwen sat next to Artie with a smile on her face, Artie smiles back at her. Jared watches as KZ sits down next to him, the two have just recently fixed their tensed relationship back to the way it use to be, so now the two were as close as they use to be.

"It doesn't surprise me," Artie said, "Your folks were cool to take in us Scott's when our house was destroyed."

Jared nods.

Gwen is handed a can of soda from Jenny, "If we'd stay at my uncle's place, all the boys would have been questioned." She said.

Jenny nods slightly, "I mean, my folks knew Omar as long as Jared and I have so they wouldn't have any problem with Omar staying. Also, they wouldn't have an issue with Jared or Artie since they are family. So, Hunter probably wouldn't have been allowed over." Jenny said.

Hunter shrugs, "I'd rather be here that at my house. My mom would have been too embarrassing. She tends to be up in our business. Asking if we need snacks and even suggesting movies to watch." Hunter said.

Omar took a hand full of chips and ate them, "Doesn't sound that bad." He spoke.

Hunter turns to Omar, "Believe me. My mom wouldn't leave us alone, and then there is Danny. He would spy on us, so any of our secrets he'd find out." Hunter said.

KZ turns to Hunter, "Well good thing we're here." She said.

Jared nods, "I agree. Besides, dad said he didn't want anything crazy going on at the Scott home since it was just rebuilt." Jared said.

Omar smirks, "And I know my dad wouldn't have agreed to girls staying the night. I mean, I know Beth wouldn't mind Jared staying over." He said.

Jared ignored Omar's comment and just took a sip of his soda.

Gwen leans back on her sleeping bag, "So what do we do at sleepovers? I never been to one as a kid."

Jenny nods, "Me either." She said.

KZ shrugs, "Well it all depends. The sleepovers I've been do we played prank calls, stayed up past midnight, watched scary movies, and ate a lot of junk food."

Hunter rolls his eyes, "Let me guess, you were eight." He said.

"I was nine thank you very much." KZ said.

Jared grins, "Well when Brooke would have friends over, they'd watch movies or play games." He said.

"Like what kind of games?" Omar asks.

Artie turns to Jared, "Since when did you notice the games Brooke and her friend's play?"

Jared turns to Artie, "How else do you think I got the chips for our all night horror film marathon?"

Artie nods, "Ah. I see." He said.

"So," Gwen smirks at Jared, "What kind of games?"

Jared shrugs, "I mean board games. Simple games like Clue or Twister. Then they'd play twenty questions. I think I even heard them playing truth or dare." Jared said.

Omar grins, "Let's play that."

"Truth or dare? What are we, children?" Hunter asks.

Jenny nudged her boyfriend, "Oh come on, wolf. It would be fun." She said.

Gwen smirks, "Unless, he's chicken." She assumed.

Hunter glares, "Am not!"

Gwen crosses her arms on her chest, "Then put those words into action." She said.

Hunter then turns to Artie, "How do you put up with her?" He asks.

Artie turns from Gwen to Hunter, "I have no idea what you mean." Artie said.

KZ then claps her hands, "So who is going first?"

Jenny raises her hand, "I'll go first!"

KZ smiles, "Okay then. Jenny, truth or dare?"

Jenny thought about it, "Um- truth." She said.

Gwen pouts, "Boring!"

Artie nudges his girlfriend, "Sh. It's not your turn."

Gwen smiles.

KZ was thinking about it, "Okay- um. Is it true that you had a crush on Omar when you were kids?" KZ asks.

Jenny flustered, "Uh- um. Yeah, a small one." She said.

Omar seemed shocked, "You did!"

Jared turns to his buddy, "You didn't notice?" Jared spoke.

Jenny got pinker, "You knew!"

Jared nods, "Yeah. It was pretty obvious when we were ten." He said.

Jenny was so embarrassed.

Hunter holds her hand, "Hey, mouse. It's okay. That was the past." Hunter said.

Jenny nods, "Okay." She turns to the next target, "Gwen, truth or dare?"

Gwen smirks, "I like a challenge. Dare me!" Gwen says.

Jenny nods her head, "Okay. Um- I dare you to dump a hand full of ice in your pants."

Gwen blinked a bit confused, "Whoa. A bit dramatic."

Hunter grins, "What you chicken?" He asks.

Gwen shakes her head, "Nope. I just didn't expect that from your girlfriend." She said.

Gwen left the living room and got a hand full of ice. She returned to the living room, where she sat down on a towel on top of her sleeping bag that KZ got. Then in front of the six others, Gwen just dropped the ice cubes in her pants. Gwen yelped at first, which caused a few snickering from the others. Even Artie, who felt a bit bad, was laughing.

"O- Okay," Gwen's body shook, "Omar, truth o- or dare?"

Omar shrugs his shoulders, "Dare."

Gwen adjusted herself, "I- I dare you to get makeup put on your face by one of the girls."

Omar nearly screamed, "What?"

Jared and Artie were laughing so hard, "Oh god!" "Damn!"

Hunter nearly rolled over on the floor, "Tough luck."

Omar sighs, "Okay. One of you be gentle." He looks at KZ sitting in front of him.

KZ put on foundation that matched Omar's skin tone, then KZ put light blue eye shadow on Omar's eye lids. Then she put on eye liner as well as blush. Then KZ put on a bright red lip stick. As he was getting his makeover, the guys were laughing and even the other two girls. KZ had to keep herself together from not laughing. Once done, they were laughing more and Omar just pouted.

"Oh, you make a pretty girl." KZ said.

Omar glares, "I hate you." He directed it to Gwen.

Gwen winks, "Love you too."

Omar turns to Jared, "Okay, truth or dare?"

Jared raises his hands, "I'm not stupid. I pick truth." He said.

Omar swears under his breathe, "Damn."

Artie laughs, "Jared wasn't going to pick dare after we just made fun of Omar." Artie said.

Omar then thought about it, "Is it true that you don't have a plan after we graduate?" Omar asks.

This changed a sudden atmosphere in the room. KZ snaps her attention to Jared, from once laughing to sudden seriousness. Jenny seemed puzzled as well as Hunter, Artie seemed a bit shocked, and Gwen shrugs her shoulders. Jared suddenly felt uncomfortable with everyone staring at him for what Omar had asked, and Omar didn't think that he was right until Jared seemed a bit uncomfortable.

"Yeah," Jared looks away, "It's true."

Jenny frowns, "I thought you wanted to go to college."

Jared shrugs, "No college would accept a kid with a record of fights in his transcripts, no matter his grades." He said.

"You wouldn't know unless you try." KZ said.

Jared awkwardly rubs the back of his neck, "Uh- Artie, truth or dare?"

Artie noticed how Jared wanted to stop talking about it, "Uh truth."

Jared thought about it, "Is it true that your first impression of me was an ass or were you just looking for trouble?" Jared asks.

Artie turns to his brother, "So you want the truth?"

There was a moment of silence.

Artie sighs, "At first I thought you were an ass, because here I was being shipped away from my mom and step-dad to live with my real dad. Then come to find out my dad has his own family, a wife and two kids. So when I found out about you and being old by a couple of days it made me hate you. I thought you were an ass because you had what I thought a perfect life was. Though, you were right about one thing. I was looking for trouble, but now I'm glad I was shipped to my true home." Artie said.

Jared had a smirk slightly.

Artie smiles, "Hunter, truth or dare?"

"Dare!" Hunter yells while staring Gwen down.

Artie grins, "I dare you to have your finger nails painted by your girlfriend."

Hunter frowns. Jenny grabs the nail polish and began painting his finger nails green. While this was happening, Jared and Artie exchanged a look. The two brothers smile at each other, they had always had a rocky relationship as brothers but have become closer. Though, the others were laughing at the grumpy Hunter as his girlfriend was painting his nails.

"KZ, truth or dare?" Hunter asks.

KZ shrugs her shoulders, "I choose dare."

Hunter thought about it, "I dare you to tell someone in this room your middle name."

KZ shrugs her shoulders and stood up. She walked over to Gwen, whispering the name into her ear. Gwen went from a blank stare to a devilish grin on her face, upon KZ parting from the other girl and sat back down. Hunter was frowning more.

"You didn't say it!" He demanded.

KZ nods, "I told Gwen."

"But out loud." Hunter said.

"But you didn't say that." KZ said.

Hunter glares, "I'd assume you'd tell Jenny or Jared."

Jenny turns to Hunter, "KZ already told me." She said.

"She what?" Hunter spoke.

Jenny nods, "When she found out about the story of my stutter, she told me her middle name." Jenny said.

Hunter was speechless, "What?"

Then Jared stepped in, "And I just asked her after we started dating and she told me." He said.

Hunter turns to Jared, "Seriously?" Hunter spoke.

Jared nods.

KZ sticks out her tongue, "You'll never know."

Hunter sighs.

---

A LITTLE bit later during the night the teens were eating pizza in the living room, now they were in more of PJs clothes instead of their casual clothes, which was good for Gwen who had gotten really cold from the ice in her pants. The gang was listening to music in the background, which was just for extra sound in the room but were just talking.

"Gwen, what are you doing after we graduate?" Artie asks.

Gwen shrugs, "I always planned on just escaping everything, so maybe I'll just pile all my stuff into my old station wagon and just drive off." Gwen said.

The others seemed shocked, "You can't be serious?" Omar asks.

Gwen nods, "Dead serious. I never had any interest in college and going to work right afterwards seems depressing. Also, if I just stay with my uncle and aunt just feels like I'm a burden." Gwen said.

Artie holds her hand, "Well I hope you decide to stay around for a while longer." He said.

Gwen shrugs, "Maybe. So, Sparky, what's your life plans?" Gwen asks.

Artie seemed a bit on the spotlight, "Oh um- I like video games and I know dad wants me to go to college, so I applied to the community college. Get my requirement classes then transfer to a bigger college to get my degree in computer animation." Artie said.

Jenny smiles, "Seems like you have your life all thought out."

"What about you, Jen?" KZ asks.

Jenny thinks about it slightly, "Well like Artie, I'm just going to go to the community college here for four years. Then I plan on going on those volunteer trips to help others who have less." Jenny said.

Jared smiles, "Sounds nice."

Jenny nods.

Omar grins, "I got a letter in the mail saying I was accepted to Academy of Art University in San Francisco. I plan on getting a degree in directing since I love watching movies so much." Omar said.

Hunter chuckles, "Maybe use our lives as a story for your future film." He said.

Omar ponders on it, "I like it."

Gwen laughs, "I just want a pretty actress to play me." She said.

Jenny nudged her boyfriend, "What are your plans Hunter?"

Hunter rubs the back of his neck, "Well college is a go since my mom is all about her children getting a college education. Afterwards, I want to join an Olympic swim team and maybe earn a gold medal." Hunter said.

KZ smiles at him, "I wish you the best of luck for that."

Hunter shrugs, "It's just a dream."

"But its your dream." Jenny said and kisses him on the cheek.

Hunter nods, "So what about you, KZ?" Hunter asks.

KZ smiles, "Well the soccer season went well and I was able to get a scholarship for Meadowedge University, which there I'll be likely either just getting a general business degree until I figure out future plans or just get a teaching degree." KZ said.

"Wow, a soccer scholarship!" Jenny was impressed.

"That's awesome!" Gwen said.

KZ smiles, "Thanks."

Omar turns to Jared, "So what about you? Have no ideas for a future?"

Jared sighs, "I'm not going to college because they won't accept me."

"Are you so sure?" Artie grins.

Jared gives him a confused look, "What are you talking about?"

Artie pulls out a letter from his bag, "I think you should read this."

Jared looks at the letter, "Did you apply to a college?"

"No," Artie grins, "You did."

Jared seemed confused. He unfolds the letter and is met with the biggest surprise every. He read the words at the top probably three times to make sure he wasn't making it up.

"Oh god." Jared says stunned.

KZ took the letter, "What?"

"What does it say?" Jenny asks.

"I'm curious!" Omar says.

KZ was reading it and then hugs Jared.

"He was accepted to Norland Literary Arts." KZ says.

Gwen smirks, "And you thought you had no future." She said.

Jared looks from his girlfriend to his brother. Still holding the letter in his hands, he was beyond shocked and stunned. Confused as well.

 "I didn't send in an application." He spoke.

Artie smirks, "I know. I talked to Mr Nelson, who wanted you to apply to Norland Literary Arts since his freshmen year teaching you. So I went behind your back and did the application, I found a past essay of your and submitted it with it as well as getting a letter from Mr Nelson saying how talented and amazing you are. I even had dad write a letter about your maturity level and so on." Artie said.

Jared stares at the letter and had a smile, "Wow. I- I just thought I didn't have a future after high school."

Hunter smirks, "Looks like you do now."

Jared looks at the letter with a firm smile. He had never expected this, given how harsh the staff had been towards him regarding his fights but never really punishing the bullies. He never expected to see an acceptance letter in his hand with his name on it.

Jared looks from the letter to his team.  With such good news, he realized there was some things he needed to share with them, even if he'd rather not.

"Look I think I need to come clean with a few things." He said.

Jenny frowns, "Jared?"

Jared sighs, "Back when Artie and I got busted for fighting in school and we went to Mr Chang's office, there were of course after schools we had to go to but there was something else." He said.

Omar seemed confused, "But you told us there was nothing else."

"That's because I didn't want you to worry," He said, "If I get into another fight between now and graduation, I'll be expelled and removed from the campus. Then I'll be sent to Lynchburg Academy in Meadowedge." Jared said.

KZ frowns, "Why didn't you tell us or me?" She asks.

Jared shrugs, "Artie just joined the team and I decided to stay away from fights, which I have." He said.

Jenny sighs, "Oh Jared."

Artie frowns, "This was my fault. I thought have said something but he made me promise not to say." He said.

Gwen crosses her arms on her chest, "And what's the other thing?"

Jared looks at them, "I mentioned it to KZ but- since I have better news its nothing to seriously worry about. I had to take a test about whether or not I carried a genetic that could trigger schizophrenia like my mom, but my results showed I didn't have a high chance. Though it is possible that I could get it when I get older, there is no signs of it coming in my early or late twentys." Jared said.

Artie seemed the most shock, "Does Brooke know?"

Jared sighs, "I talked to her and dad about this. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I wanted to but you were with Gwen and I thought since you aren't related to my mom that it wouldn't affect you." Jared said.

"So what about Brooke?" Jenny asks.

Jared turns to her, "Brooke will take the test when she is eighteen." He said.

Hunter frowns, "Well since we are confessing shit, I'll tell you my dad is back in town." Hunter said.

"Seriously?" Jenny asks.

Hunter nods, "But I am not talking to him." Hunter said, "And that's all I want to talk about it."

Omar then speaks up, "I forgot to mention for college that I was also going to be learning more ASL, because I see a future with Violet and I think her parents to feel the same way." He said.

Jared placed a hand on Omar's shoulder, "And you wouldn't have known a simple hello if it wasn't for me."

Omar signed thank you to Jared and Jared returned with signing you're welcome. The two guys smile at each other best friends, and the others exchange smiles among each other.

Gwen then looks at the gang, "Fine! You've pushed me! I'll tell you my real plans."

"But we didn't ask," Jenny said.

Gwen looks at the others, "Back at Stone Canyon, I was a bit of an artist and I did get accepted at the local college here where I am planning on getting four year degree in some kind of art major, then transferring to a school where I could get a further degree in art. I want to become a comic artist, or maybe just some kind of artist." Gwen said.

Artie kisses Gwen, "That's cool, babe."

KZ looks at Hunter, "And maybe I've been hard on you about my middle name."

Hunter crosses his arms on his chest, "You think?"

KZ nods, "And I think you all should know."

"Really?" Hunter asks.

Gwen smirks as well as Jared and Jenny.

KZ nods with a smile, "At graduation!"

Omar laughs, "Perfect."

"I can wait." Artie said.

Hunter glares, "No! No way!"

KZ turns the lights off, "Night!"

"Night!" Everyone expect Hunter said.

"Wait! Guys!" Hunter shouts from the darkness.