Around the Meerkat Cabin [Shortly Before the Luau Ends, Friday Night]

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

John had snuck away from the campfire very sneakily like and had tiptoed back to investigate a certain cabin. Now, he's just waiting for someone else to show up after making a *handwave* call to him earlier this afternoon.

Cedric took a walk back over to the cabin sites after getting a call from John. He's not entirely sure what to make of the call but he's always willing to listen.

"Hey, you're Cedric?" John asks, keeping his voice low and sneaky like.

"Yes, I am. And you're the fellow who left me a message?" Cedric asks.

"That's me. I need a favor."

"A favor?" Cedric frowns at John. "What sort of favor?"

"I've heard you've got some skill in the magic department. I need that."

Cedric? Frowning again. "What for?"

John points at the cabin. "Can you make that thing go invisible?"

"What, the cabin?" Cedric's already shaking his head. "I don't have any reason to do that."

"Good for the brotherhood of men," John says very seriously.

"I'm not involved in this prank war."

John gets desperate. "I'll pay you."

"I don't need money."

More desperation. "I'll find a way to smuggle tea and crumpets over to you."

Cedric stops arguing and thinks for a moment. "That's quite the deal."

"Will you do it?"

Cedric sighs and says, "I suppose."

He heads off in the direction of the Seahorse cabin and retrieves his wand.

"If this gets me in trouble, I'll turn you into a rodent," Cedric says, wand at the ready.

"Like that's never happened before," John mutters.

Cedric points his wand at the cabin, speaks the incantation for the invisibility spell and watches at the cabin disappears.

"It's still there, not gone forever but you can't see it. I'll come and take the spell off when you're ready."

"Thanks!" John smiles proudly at...nothing.

[OOC: Meerkat cabin is invisible and the doors are locked. Nothing has been damaged. If the Meerkats get into their cabin, they will not be invisible. Spell will be lifted, I promise!]
[OOC2: Cedric totally modded with permission!]

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[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy smiled to Sam and turned to glance towards the Meerkat cabin.

...Which wasn't there.

"What the hell?" she said, sounding very, very confused.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn, following behind holding hands and being generally schmoopy with Dean, stopped short and almost ran into Buffy. "Where's the cabin?"

[likethegun]

Sam stared for a bit before glancing back at Buffy. "So I'm not the only one looking at an empty space?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Nope," Dean said, staring at said empty space. "We seem to be missing a Meerkat cabin."

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy stared a little longer as she slowly came to a conclusion, which was; "Those Stickbugs are so dead! WHAT HAVE THEY DONE WITH MY SHOES?!"

The last was shouted very, very loudly.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Oh, that wasn't a good yell, at all. "Buffy, I'm sure your shoes are fine. They're probably with the cabin."

"Um, whereever that may be."

[likethegun]

"Okay, let's try to think a little seriously here," Sam said, putting his hands up. "Cabins don't just up and walk away, not even here."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"I wonder..." Dean thought aloud. "Peter was hinting earlier tonight that the Stickbugs were planning a new prank." He was still staring at the empty spot. "Didn't think they'd have this in them though."

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

"Dead," Buffy repeated, her eyes shining quite disturbingly. "My best boots are.. were... whatever! In that cabin! Just wait until I get my hands on them!"

[likethegun]

Sam's eyes widened a little and he moved to step in front of Buffy, putting his hands on her shoulders. "You know, maybe we should focus on figuring out what happened to the cabin first, because then you'll know exactly how to get your boots back, right?"

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Sammy's right," Dean said, also stepping between Buffy and the path to the Stickbugs. "They made it vanish, we can make it come back. Just a matter of figuring out how."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Don't you mean where?" Dawn asked, still looking warily at Buffy. Dean and Sam just didn't understand the real threat there.

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy frowned up at Sam, feeling slightly betrayed, because shoes! And then she yawned. "Oh, excuse me!" Apparently getting up early meant getting sleepy early too. Well, early for her.

[can_be_more]

Aeryn didn't actually plan on spending the night in Meerkat, which is why she's headed towards Stickbug with John. It's hard not to notice, though, that something seems to be missing.

Which leads to the immediate question. "What did you do?"

[likethegun]

"Are you okay? Are you tired?" Sam asked, frowning lightly as he glanced between Buffy and the empty cabin space.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Nothing," he says innocently. "Bed."

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

Buffy looked embarrassed. "I guess I am." She gestured towards the cabin. "But it's not like I can go to bed, because, look! No cabin!"

[can_be_more]

Aeryn doesn't move, looking between the cabin and him in turn.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it's gone." John feigns shock. "Travesty."

[saltandammo.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Dean agreed. "That does make it a little difficult." He glanced over at his brother, thinking Sammy was either going to love him or kill him for this. "Unless there's a sudden rash of disappearing cabins, Sammy and me should still have beds. Why don't you bunk in with us?"

[can_be_more]

"You're lucky I'm sleeping in your cabin," she says, conversationally.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

"Bunk with you? Like, with you, with you?" Dawn started coughing. "Er, sorry. Swallowed a mosquito while my mouth was hanging open."

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," he says and takes her hand. "We'll figure out what happened to your cabin tomorrow. It might've been bunnies."

[1ordinarygirl.livejournal.com]

"...I don't have any pjs on me," was the only thing Buffy could think of to say.

[can_be_more]

"Oh, of course, how could I have not suspected the bunnies." Still completely serious.