Erm, This is my first EVER attempt at writing, it doesn't really come naturally to me (evidently), I'm more of a….'scientist' although I'd use that term loosely. But I thought I'd give it a go and some reviews would be cool just to know where I need to improve and stuff. Wonderful! Here it is then D:
Disclaimer: I don't own skins or the characters or what have you.
SOY SAUCE
CHAPTER ONE:
Emily's POV
"Eurgh!" I huffed as I tried to reach for the soy sauce on the top shelf. I was fed up of being so short. I could never reach anything in the super markets, it's a nightmare. I continue huffing and puffing trying to reach the infuriating bottle taunting me from the top shelf when a slim pale arm reaches above me from my right hand side. I look to my 'knight in shining armour' (yes, it was a matter of life and death) to see the most beautiful electric blue eyes I have ever seen gleaming back at me.
"Erm, thanks" I muttered. We stared at each other for far longer than was socially acceptable before she grinned crookedly and responded "You're welcome" and sidled off. I stood, shocked, for about 3 minutes just looking at my (new favourite) bottle of sauce thinking about tall, blonde and beautiful.
"What is so fascinating about that sauce?" came the questioning inquiry from my new best friend, Effy.
"Errrrr, it's a new brand(?)" I half asked.
"Right, well, you don't need sauce, you're saucy enough" she quipped "now let's go get some booze, there's only one way I'm gonna survive this stupid flat party and that is intoxicated… to the max!" I giggled and followed her to the alcohol aisle, constantly aware that I was in the same super market as my new favourite heroine. Okay, so perhaps I was over reacting but she was hot, really hot, like seriously hot.
I've recently moved to Sheffield, to start my new life at university, in fact, it was still freshers week. My flat mates and I had been invited to a flat party in the halls adjacent to ours, only because they all fancied the pants off of Effy, but it was bound to be shits and giggles… well hopefully. I had applied to study psychology, same as Effy, who was also my flat mate, naturally we'd become friends. Although I have a feeling that it has more to do with the fact I'm a push over and she's more of a queen bee type character, but I'm not going to complain. I'm just grateful I've made some friends.
"Em!" I quickly snapped out of my day dream as Eff began waving her hands in front of my face dramatically getting the attention of a few other shoppers.
"What?" I hissed, provoking a smirk from my friend.
"I was saying how I think I'm gonna get with James, but appaaaarently Alex knows you, form Bristol, he has a crush on you, so I think that's you sorted for the night, aye?" She winked. I did remember Alex, he's a twat, one of those 'lad' types, so up himself, in English he was always bragging about who he'd fingered in the club the night before, we all know the only person he was getting with the night before was himself, he was such a bull shitter, not my type, at all.
"Great, I can't wait to see him again" I replied sarcastically, dreading this party more and more as the minutes passed.
"Or there's my other friend, I think you'd actually really like them, I know they'd like you" she continued, a layer of mystery now cloaking her voice.
"whatever" came my distracted reply as I began loading things onto the conveyer belt.
"Her names Naomi, I know her from back in London, she's hilarious, good taste in music, passionate, and hot, like seriously hot, if I didn't like cock so much I would definitely go there….. maybe I will" this earned abashed looks from myself and the cashier who started fiddling with his crucifix and muttering things under his breath.
"What are you implying, Effy?" I glared at her, annoyance evident in my husky voice.
"What? I've seen the way you look at girls, I don't wanna assume you're straight just because you've never said whether you are or not, sorry." actually sounding apologetic.
"Sorry. I'm not, I dunno… it's confusing okay. I think I'll just come home by myself this evening, yeah?" I laughed.
20 minutes later we'd managed to lug our numerous bottles of alcohol back into the flat, arms still intact, never had I been more grateful for the naughty bar than on days like this. "Honey, we're home" Effy yelled into the flat, producing giggles from myself and several others in the kitchen.
"where have you guys been?" asked Freddie, one of our flat mates.
"Just out" came Effy's short answer, winding him up, playing a game. Instead of seeing it escalate I answered
"We went to the shops, get booze and soy….stuff, to the shops… is where we went…" I rambled, I was getting pretty fed up of the blonde invading my mind, I'd probably never be able to eat soy sauce again without seeing yellow and azure in the back of mind…. Okay, so maybe Effy was right, well, she wasn't wrong. I snapped my attention back to Effy and Freddie and wish I'd stayed in my day dream bubble, the tension was unbearable, Thea, another flat mate was stood in the kitchen doorway and I seized my chance to evade my current situation by sparking a conversation with her. "Thea! How are you? Are you going to the society fair tomorrow? I wanna join up to some stuff, we could go together?" I rambled, she nodded and blushed
"Yeah, I'd like that, there's a couple I'd like to join". Thea is a shy person, until she gets alcohol down her neck anyway, I figure that's the cause' for her blushing. It didn't seem like a conversation was gonna come easy so instead I decided to go and get ready.
I opted to have my long red hair down, with slight make-up, not too much, I'm not Katie. I put on a WarPaint band t-shirt which clung in the right places and flowed in the rest. I had dark grey skinny jeans, and battered up converse to complete the look. Just as I finished there was a knock on the my bedroom door, Effy was leaning on my door frame, looking as enigmatic as ever "Pre-drinks soiree?" she questioned holding up a half empty bottle of vodka. "Let's roll!"
Everyone was getting very drunk, very quickly and before long it was time to move onto James' flat party. We all stumbled, hand in hand towards their halls. Effy, fired off a text for us to be let in and James came down "Effffffy, you're ere'! So glad you could make it, babes. And Emilio, how ya doin'?"
"Good, thanks James, yourself?" he bought be into a bone crushing hug
"Call me Cook, yeah? Not James!" We were lead into an exact replica of our kitchen, apart from the fact there were about 100 more people than you'd find in our kitchen, which should be impossible but somehow we managed it!
About an hour later and we'd all split up, I could see Effy shamelessly flirting with Cook who was lapping it up but I didn't miss the fact she was staring at Freddie the whole time, who was also flirting with some random in order to piss off Effy, there's definitely something going on there, and I want to find out. Thea had managed to get into a game of poker, which she was losing by miles, which ended in a very drunk, and much more confident version of herself to come out. And I? Well I was sat contented in a corner cradling a bottle of beer. Before long Thea slumped herself down next to me, well, practically on top of me.
"Hey, Emsy" she slurred
"Y'alright, Thea? win anything?" I replied.
She stared at me with a funny look on her face before saying "No, not really, bit drunk though" this made me chuckle and sarcasm couldn't hold itself from my voice "No? really?". We continued to chat for a bit before I decided to go and get another drink.
I was mulling about trying decide what to drink, I didn't want to mx but I was feeling painfully sober so I took a couple of shots and poured myself a shit mix.
"soy sauce!" someone said from my left, I knew exactly who it was before I looked. I turned and grinned
"My hero is an ordinary student?" I quipped
"Well I wouldn't say ordinary" she replied adding a wink on the end. I giggled and introduced myself "Hey, I'm Emily, thanks for earlier again, unfortunately I'm cursed with short legs" this caused her to look at my legs
"I can see that" which earned a wallop to her left arm from me.
"Oi, you can't go beating me up, I've just met you….."
"AND THIS IS CRAZY, SO HERE'S MY NUMBER…"
"Cook, shut up, so Emily, I see you've met Naomi"
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, FUCK!
"Oh, I didn't realise YOU were Naomi" I stammered, wide eyed.
"Been talking about me, Eff?" she said with a smile on her face.
"Actually I was saying how I think you and Emily would really get on, similar interests… and stuff." This time there was no sense of subtlety in her voice. For once in her life could Effy be mysterious when I fucking want her to.
"Well, Eff, I'm afraid to tell you we've met already. Gotta say though, I love WarPaint…and stuff" oh my God! I wish the world would just swallow me whole right here, right now. My ears felt as if they were burning and I had no doubt that they would be the same colour as my hair. To add insult to injury the worst human in the world appeared, Alex. "Emilyyyy, I heard you'd be here, how are you me lover?"
"I'm not your lover, Alex" I chanced a look at Naomi to see that she was holding back a giggle.
"Not yet anyway, babe. How about I get you a drink" he said blatantly looking down my top. I looked at Effy with my eye brow raised, at least she looked awkward.
"How about no" was my retort although it seemed to go on deaf ears, he was pouring me a drink, I look around again and caught Naomi's eyes, there was something there, she looked…angry?
"Look, wanker, why don't you fuck off yeah, she said no!" okay, I was not expecting that.
Alex's face contorted into a look of indignation "I've heard about you, you're that dyke, how about YOU fuck off"
I could see that Naomi was about to get really angry, as she was about to step forward Cook moved across her line of attack "Look Alex, get lost for a bit yeah?"
He was scared of Cook so quickly complied. "Thanks" I said. I tried to catch Naomi's eyes so she'd know it were directed at here too but she was looking intently at the floor.
"Well, that's a bit awkward" Effy said in a funny and I assume rarely heard voice because it got a giggle from everyone.
"So how do you two know each other?" I asked the two girls
"College" was Naomi's brief answer.
"Right, well I have to go, see you round guys" Things had quickly deteriorated and I couldn't stand the awkwardness. Effy and Cook nodded and resumed pawing all over each other, Naomi looked disappointed, but I didn't give a flying fuck, she was the one who was pissy with me.
I found Thea practically passed out on a couch and picked her up (thank you naughty bar) and headed towards our flat.
"I love you, you're my best mate you are" she slurred before promptly vomiting all over our shoes.
"Great night!"
Thanks, so reviews? Mehhh, I don't know how this works. Urmmm, I listened to music writing this.
Bon Iver- Woods
6 Day Riot- Take Me
Daughter- Still
Dresses- Blew my Mind
Thank you for reading!