Cody's POV
I was waiting to know what my punishment would be. But all they were talking about is how we should all join the dance this year. Mostly to see how I could have survived it last year.

"I say we make him wear the tackiest suit we can find." Piper suggests and I shoot him a glare.

"Let's go look for one in trash cans." Darby adds on before stuffing his face with some crackers.

"You all suck." I muttered as they all laughed.

"Oh..I have an idea." Lance speaks up and I glance at him. "Cody can try to become homecoming king." he suggests and I gag.

"Ugh no, I loss last year and Rebecca ended up dancing with some hot shot. I'm not making myself miserable again. It was like I was popular but not as popular as him so I was looked down on." I go on a rampage causing everyone to laugh or roll their eyes.

"That can be apart of his punishment but there has to be more to it." Meg says sitting down in a chair nearby.

"Well his sister is already trying to be homecoming queen." Howie speaks up before eating some oreos that Darby is now devoring.

"She is what?" I ask glaring at him and he steps away from my view.

"You act like she's a baby still." Patrick says shaking his head and I glare his way.

"She is a baby, my baby sister." I say scoffing.

"In your eyes maybe but she's in high school now, and you can't keep acting like this." Piper says while taking away the oreos from Darby. "Anyway, to add more to your punishment you have to get a date. And Darby will help you with that and multiple other things we think of along the way."

"Because you all can't think of anything really right now to actually punish me." I say rolling my eyes and sigh. "Don't let me down Darby." I mutter and he gives me a thumbs up.

"Oh believe me, I will." he says grinning and I groan dragging my hand down my face. "Speaking of a date, anyone not single in our friend group?" he asks looking around and it's like it's completely silent, with just cricket noises in the background.

"I don't know why you thought that would change with out a celebration party or something planned." Lance says breaking the silence, before sipping some pepsi from a can causing me to roll my eyes.

"Well, how about we all make sure to have a date or friend to bring?" Piper suggests and I see Meg inch on closer to Patrick, but of course Patrick is too deep in listening to notice.

"Done." Darby says before gulping down some soda from a cup. "You're my date, urm well friend." he directs to Piper who scoffs.

"You didn't even ask." Piper replies.

"Not like you had a date anyway." I say earning a glare from him.

"This is why you're going to suffer under our hands." Piper shoots back.

"I'm trembling in my boots." I reply shaking my hands and smirk.

"You're not even wearing boots dude." Darby says and some sighs go around with some face palms.

"I don't think he meant it literally." Howie says to Darby who says "ah" while nodding.

"Anyway, everyone get out." Meg says laughing then glares at us all in the end.

"What, why?!" Darby asks practically gasping and yelling.

"Is their too many of us?" Howie asks frowning slightly.

"Howie you're fine, Patrick is fi-fine." she stuttered as her face turned a bit pink. I smirked her way eaening a glare back from her. "Piper is fine, everyone else must leave."

"I think you favor the P's and Howie only because he walks you home!" Darby argued and stomped to the door opening it. "Let's go guys, obviously we aren't welcome here."

"When were we ever welcome anywhere?" Lance asks rolling his eyes as he gets up, going over to Darby.

"Meggy, how dare you kick us out. Especially me." I say getting up as well and get close to her where I can whisper. "Especially when I can help you get Patrick to be your date." I say smirking where only she can hear me, her face goes red and she shoves me.

"Ew, what did he say?" Piper asks making a face before walking over to the Lance and Darby. "Also sorry hun, I have to head on home."

"Same here, I got to feed the cat." Howie says going over to them as well.

"Oh..okay guys, well see ya!" Meg waves them goodbye and they leave, Howie closing the door behind them.

"You don't have anywhere to go Pat?" I ask and he shakes his head.

I shoot a look at Meg and wiggle my eyebrows. "You're supposed to be leaving Cody!" she says between her teeth, and I raise my hands up in surrender.

"I'll probably go too though." Patrick says getting up and Meg's face falls a bit before she recovers, showing a fake smile.

"Be careful out there." she says before shoving me out the house behind Patrick, who left on his own.

"Stop pushing me woman!" I yell then lower my voice. "Want me to get him to stay? Be your date? I can do that."

"Bye Cody!" she says between her teeth and slams the door in my face.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Sorry about it being a while I updated, my nana has passed and it has really flipped our lives upside down. I apologize beforehand if it continues to be a while before I update stories. But anyway there is about 7-8ish chapters left to do of this book or around there. That is all! ❤