&quot;You first,&quot; Emily prodded. &quot;I'm nervous. The answer has to be a number of some kind.&quot; &quot;Alright,&quot; said Lona. &quot;How many boys have I made out with?&quot; The Wonderball's swirled blue exterior shimmered. The effect was three dimensional, even while staring at it's hard surface. Emily rotated the ball so that both girls could see the glass window at its pole. The answer cube emerged from within the soupy red liquid inside with its response - 11. &quot;Lona!&quot; hissed Emily. &quot;My lord, girl.&quot; Lona, not expecting the right answer, felt her cheeks flush. Emily was excited. &quot;Alright, my turn - how many boys will I make out with this school year?&quot; The answer cube appeared, after only a few seconds - 0. &quot;Bummer, Em.&quot; &quot;That's so stupid!&quot; yelled Emily, shaking the ball. &quot;Why would I not make out with any boys during senior year? I mean, am I going to be dead, or like, in a coma or something?&quot; She and Lona laughed in mutual disbelief. The answer cube, meanwhile, returned to the window with its response - Yes. 2008-07-09T03:43:33Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/32923 <p>Oh its my turn to comment. Great story!!!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=77950 2008-07-09T03:43:33Z problematique <3 http://ficlets.com/authors/user_9678 <p>Ooohh, I shuddered at the end. Was not expecting it. Nicely done.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=74754 2008-06-29T04:22:59Z From the ashes http://ficlets.com/authors/phoenix5785 <p>This is really kewl I like this and congrats n.n</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=74538 2008-06-28T03:38:32Z Yujji http://ficlets.com/authors/lil_shadow <p>Wow&#8230;this was excellent! Cute and fun at the beginning, and AWESOME twist at the end. This is true entertainment. Congrats on being featured!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=74312 2008-06-27T07:15:34Z Reverie http://ficlets.com/authors/reverie <p>I almost forgot. I used your description of the Wonderball verbatim because it created such a vivid image, I felt I had to call that back to tie the stories together. Hope you don&#8217;t mind.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=74275 2008-06-27T04:22:58Z Seeker65 http://ficlets.com/authors/seeker_65 <p>This just begged for a Twilight Zone/Outer Limits type of prequel. I hope you enjoy it. It&#8217;s nice to have such a solid start.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=74272 2008-06-27T04:19:29Z Seeker65 http://ficlets.com/authors/seeker_65 <p>congrats on being featured&#8230; I wish I could write as good as you! Could you do me a favor and read my orphanage series and tell me what I can do to make it more interesting?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=74229 2008-06-27T00:14:54Z Twitch http://ficlets.com/authors/twitchchik9 <p><strong>wipes black masquera tear from face with shredded tissue</strong><br />this is such a sad story,the main character is about to be cut down in the prime of her youth before she even experiences the plesure of being felt up in the back of a limo on the way to her senior prom and the writer dosent have the capacity to make me care less.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=73975 2008-06-26T06:11:49Z Not You http://ficlets.com/authors/littlealibye <p>The answer cube should only respond in numbers. But it says yes. What?</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=73588 2008-06-24T19:36:09Z User 9748 http://ficlets.com/authors/user_9748 <p>Wow! One of the better featured ficlets I&#8217;ve read in a while!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=73528 2008-06-24T14:34:17Z Emmyful http://ficlets.com/authors/user_emmyful <p>very entertaining!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=72869 2008-06-22T01:11:40Z tulsatrey http://ficlets.com/authors/tulsatrey <p>Very cool Eckhouse, loved that last line, especially in terms of a question not being directed at the ball itself.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=72849 2008-06-21T23:26:21Z atllta http://ficlets.com/authors/atllta <p>The last line sold me! Very Twilight Zone.<br /><strong>Hums the Theme-Song</strong></p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=72414 2008-06-20T17:52:35Z ALRO613 ♪ LoA ♫ http://ficlets.com/authors/alro613 <p>Definitely needs a sequel, need to know if the ball is correct or not, or whether there&#8217;s some way out&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=71449 2008-06-17T19:39:47Z grazulis http://ficlets.com/authors/grazulis <p>awesome thats all i can say</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=70691 2008-06-14T05:38:28Z noflagdiva101 http://ficlets.com/authors/noflagdiva101 <p>awesome thats all i can say</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=70689 2008-06-14T05:35:01Z noflagdiva101 http://ficlets.com/authors/noflagdiva101 <p> OMG thats sooooo good!!! scarrryyyy!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=70119 2008-06-12T02:12:34Z LovingYourHeartbreak♥ http://ficlets.com/authors/xoxo <p>Better late comment than never, aye? :P I loved this ficlet. I could almost sense something when the other girls started laughing, but the ending STILL caught me off guard! great job</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=69999 2008-06-11T17:28:22Z Blossom Ruoquen http://ficlets.com/authors/stainedglasstears <p>Chiming in to offer congrats and agreement that this is both excellent and excellently creeptastic.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=69621 2008-06-10T18:16:07Z JMBauhaus http://ficlets.com/authors/jeanjeanie <p>Wow, great job. The last line is really creepy, but the rest just feels natural. Nice!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=69494 2008-06-10T00:58:26Z Music-Hearted http://ficlets.com/authors/musicxhearted <p>Heh. So much for the answers being numbers. Don&#8217;t you hate it when your magic toys suddenly stop following the rules told you by the nice Chinese gentleman who sold them to you? :)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=69257 2008-06-09T06:41:54Z ZorkFox http://ficlets.com/authors/zorkfox <p>very cool series, I&#8217;m proud to be a part of it. Nice work everyone!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=69137 2008-06-08T22:31:15Z Phil Sporlan http://ficlets.com/authors/phil_sporlan <p>I absolutely love this, because it seems so realistic. I can visualize it all in my mind right nbow. Amazing!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=69126 2008-06-08T21:10:02Z More Than Meets The Eyes http://ficlets.com/authors/cappygrl95 <p>Very creepy. Yeah about what pyropunk said, that would be extremely scary. Terrifying last line, and even more so if the girls did notice it..that would be horrible. Congrats on getting featured!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=69094 2008-06-08T20:09:26Z Nissakit http://ficlets.com/authors/nerissa <p>Nicely done</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=68971 2008-06-08T08:06:54Z Bilfurd http://ficlets.com/authors/bilfurd <p>Very good. And I like how the type of answer changes at the end.</p> <p>Congrats on being featured!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=68938 2008-06-08T03:04:07Z Jay Cee http://ficlets.com/authors/jayc <p>wow, I saw this featured and actually read the end first.. But it&#8217;s much better fom the begining!! haha.<br />~<br />very good and grats on being featured.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=68758 2008-06-07T16:43:50Z .:band baby:. http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbaby <p>hey i didn&#8217;t even notice that pyropunk thanks for pointing that out. that really makes me wonder.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=68675 2008-06-07T01:28:28Z i live NYLSC http://ficlets.com/authors/josie <p>awsomely chilling.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=68673 2008-06-07T01:25:13Z i live NYLSC http://ficlets.com/authors/josie <p>Wow. This had a very chilling effect and I loved the ending. Congrats on being featured!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/32923?basename=68303 2008-06-05T21:31:44Z Dr. Mousse http://ficlets.com/authors/gathkalvr