Ok, here?s where the fun begins. Ready for this chapter? Usual disclaimers apply. Enjoy!! The Parent Trap: Chapter 2 - Let the Pranks Begin It wasn?t easy for Usagi to come up with a plan to get back at Rini for the incident at the lake on poker night. But after much planning, and tracking down what she needed, she set her little surprise into motion. Rini woke up one morning like she always does. As soon as she was dressed, she walked out of her cabin and walked to the restroom cabin. Shortly after she went in, what could be described as a bright flash came from every window to the restroom. The whole camp gathered around the cabin, wondering what happened. They got their answer when Rini came out. When she came out, Rini was covered from head to foot in black dirt smudges that would suggest she was in a pile of coal dust. There were black marks on her cheeks, her pink and blue shirt and bluejeans. With her appearance she only had one thing to ask the whole camp, ?Who put the cherry bomb in the toilet?? This got the camp laughing at what happened, despite protests from the adults that it wasn?t funny. Rini then turned to the person most likely responsible for the incident........ Usagi. When she looked at Usagi, she had this innocent look that said ?What? I didn?t do that.? It was this look that gave Rini the final clue as to who the culprit was and said only one thing, ?You realize of course, Usagi, that this means war.? Usagi just kept up her look of innocence before Rini went back into the restroom to wash up and get cleaned. While she was cleaning up, Rini was trying to come up with a plan of her own, ?Darn that Usagi. This was my favorite shirt. Moms going to kill me. What kind of manners did Usagi?s mother teach her anyway?? After Rini was cleaned, she went to the cafeteria for breakfast and sat with Mika and Melissa. Mika asked, ?What happened to you Rini?? ?Usagi happened that?s what. She wants a war, she?s got one,? Rini said. ?Careful, Rini,? Melissa warned, ?Don?t get into trouble.? ?Don?t worry, I won?t get caught,? Rini stated. Just then an idea came to her and asked her friends for help, witch took a little convincing to do I might add. Late that night, Rini, Melissa and Mika sneaked out of their cabin to perform a little mischief. Mika said, ?I can?t believe you talked us into this.? ?Me too. This is your fight, not ours,? Melissa said. ?Relax,? Rini said, trying to calm their nerves, ?We?re just going to do the job, then get out. There?s this dance tomorrow, and the rules say that if your cabin is a mess in the morning, you don?t go.? With that the trio stepped in Usagi?s cabin and got to work. The next morning, Usagi was the first in her cabin to awake. She sat up, stretched....... and saw the cabin in total disarray. Clothes hung over half open drawers, pictures, and other belongings littered the floor, and string was hung from every possible spot possible in the entire room. Usagi had only one thing to say to this, ?RINI!!!!!!!!? As soon as everyone was awake, the entire cabin set to work at cleaning the mess that Rini was most likely responsible for, ?I?ll bet she even got her friends to help her too.? Despite their efforts, inspection came before they could finish and said the cabin couldn?t go to the dance. Usagi decided to let Rini have her fun for that night, ?But come tomorrow, Rini won?t be so lucky.? Rini woke up the next morning, but when she went outside like she always does, ?splash.? A bucket of chocolate fell from a bucket above the door and landed on her head. Rini just stood there, nodding her head, ?Usagi. It can only be Usagi.? As weeks went by, Rini and Usagi kept playing pranks, one after the other. The councilors, and fellow campers soon became aware of little war between the two pink haired look-a-likes. The councilors gave both the girls stern warnings countless times but they never listened to what the councilors said and continued their pranks to no end. The camp was now a month into its activities. Both Rini and Usagi have been relentless toward each other, never letting up. Finally, one night, Usagi decided enough was enough, she was going to pull the biggest prank she pulled yet. One that she hoped would end this war once and for all. Now the only problem was, what should she do? For days Usagi thought of anything she could. But every time she got an idea, it just didn?t seem to hold water, ?No, too messy. No, to gross. No, already tried that. No, can?t find the supplies. Definitely not that, too inhuman.? Finally, days after thinking and rejecting, Usagi came up with the ultimate prank This prank was sure to frame Rini, and get her into serious trouble, and maybe even boot her out of camp. Only problem is, how to get the keys to the camp jeep. Usagi discovered the keys were in Marva Stewart?s office, and getting to them would be tricky. When she got to the Mrs. Stewart?s office building, she sneaked into the office, staying low to the ground so she wouldn?t be seen the secretary. She got past with no problems, and got into Mrs. Stewart?s office and began searching for the keys. Luckily Mrs. Stuart was out somewhere, so finding the keys to the jeep shouldn?t be too much of a problem. After an hour of searching, Usagi found the keys in a desk drawer. No sooner did she find them, did she hear Mrs. Stuart outside the office. Usagi wasted no time, and opened a window to the outside, and slipped out. However she forgot about the thorny bush right outside and yelped in pain when she landed on her butt. As soon as she got out, she ran for the recreation area as fast as she could. Step one of Usagi?s preparations was finished. Now for step two, getting a piece of clothing that clearly had Rini written all over it. That wasn?t difficult at all. She just waited till the cabin was totally empty and sneaked in. After a little searching, she found a name tag with Rini?s name on it. Usagi grabbed it and got out of there before she was seen. After getting to her cabin, Usagi took the tag and tore at it a little to make it look like it was ripped off of something. Now she just had to figure out how to copy Rini?s hair style. Usagi often wondered where Rini got the style from. Usagi knew it belonged to her mother, who Usagi never met. Usagi brushed the idea aside and got to work. It took Usagi days to figure out the style. Usagi was getting worried cause Mrs. Stuart must have noticed by now the keys to the jeep were missing. The hair style wasn?t as perfect as Rini?s, but it was close enough for the job. As soon as she was ready, Usagi set off for the jeep, name tag in hand, and made sure Rini was where Usagi last saw her, before getting into the driver seat. Rini has been worried for days now. Usagi hadn?t pulled any pranks on her in a while, and that was a scary thought, No sooner did Rini think this that a beep beep was heard. Rini turned to see a jeep heading in her general direction. And who should be in the driver seat but Usagi. Usagi?s original plan was to set the jeep near Usagi, put the name tag where it would be seen, and hide. However, as soon as Usagi started the engine, she lost control and it started speeding toward Rini. Usagi hated the girl, but even she didn?t deserve to get hit. Rini got out of the way, and the jeep kept racing along toward the lake. As soon as the jeep sped by, Rini took off in a mad dash to get into the jeep. When Rini saw Usagi?s face, she knew that Usagi couldn?t stop the jeep, and decided to rescue her. How Rini got to the jeep, she?ll never know, but she got on, pushed Usagi aside, and tried to reach the brake. The jeep at this point just drove onto the pier, and Rini and Usagi decided to jump off the jeep. They got off and landed in the water just as the jeep drove off and landed in the water itself before it sank to the bottom. Rini and Usagi swam to the pier and climbed out. As soon as they did, they were surrounded by fellow campers, and they all asked if they were alright. After Rini and Usagi said they were fine, they turned to look at Mrs. Stewart, who was M - A - D!!! Both pink haired children were now in front of the entire camp administration staff. To say the camp was not happy would be an understatement. Both girls were in trouble for causing chaos and damage to portions of the camp, and disrupting the activities of other campers. Mrs. Stewart was the first to speak after reading all the reports, ?You two are the most irresponsible kids I?ve ever had in this camp since I joined the staff here. And driving a jeep? That is the worst kind of trouble you can get into here. Normally I?d call you parents and have them come pick you up.? Both girls cringed, and secretly scowled at the other. Both knew they were in hot water, while Usagi was thinking, Mrs. Stewart continued, ?However, chances are you two would end up here next summer, and we could be having this little war all over again. So, I have decided on another suitable punishment for the two of you. For the rest of the summer, the two of you will be sleeping together, and eating together, in the isolation cabin.? Rini and Usagi were shocked, and outraged, ?WHAT!?!?? ?No butts,? Mrs. Stewart stated, ?Both of you go back to your cabins and pack your bags. I want you both in that cabin by supper time. Is that understood? This will either teach you two to get along, or make the rest of your camping trip miserable. How it turns out will be up to you two.? The Two girls reluctantly agreed and were dismissed to go pack. The walk to the cabin was humiliating to say the least. Not only were they escorted by the camp administration, but the entire camp followed. Rini got sympathetic looks from Mika and Melissa. As soon as they reached the cabin, Mrs. Stewart stopped the line and said, into a loud speaker, ?All right, the rest of you back to your activities.? The camp dispersed, and went back the activity areas. Mrs. Stewart looked and Rini and Usagi sternly, ?Alright you two, into the cabin.? Rini and Usagi walked up the stairs, and stepped inside. As soon as they were in, they got settled and began unpacking. The rest of that day was, to put it lightly, a nightmare for the two. They either sulked in their beds, or scowled at each other. Usagi was now reading a good book she brought with her and was getting to the good part when the light went out. She looked at Rini, who?s hand was on the light switch at her end of the cabin. Usagi reached the switch on her side and turned it back on, but Rini turned it right back on. This continued for about 5 minutes before Rini gave up, and thought as she was trying to go to sleep, So what did you think? Please send comments!!!!! Stay tuned for ch. 3 - Sibling Reunion. send comments to gbess@iname.com. Visit my web site at www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Courtyard/2058