CHAPTER 1 - PARTY ANIMALS

A/N:

This story is a story of fiction. I wanted to follow the correct timeline that Orange Is The New Black follows but since I'm not very familiar with it, I decided to create my own timeline instead. Having my own timeline also helped me put plotlines that I wouldn't have been able to if I didn't. I hope that's okay with you, guys/gals.

Also, please don't be confused as I won't be putting any dates here. Just try using your imagination. But just for your information, though, the first chapter took place on September 19th, Friday.

Another thing, English is not my first language so please forgive any grammatical errors (and also some trivial errors or any other errors) you'd find as you read.

Hope you enjoy this! Reviews would be very much appreciated.

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The whole cast of Orange Is The New Black (OITNB) had just finished filming the third season of the hugely successful show and the female cast decided to celebrate it through a private party at The Rooftop Bar in New York. After months and months of working, everyone knew they would go their separate lives for a while and do their own thing so they figured it best to have one last party together before they'd be back in each other's arms again for promotional purposes for OITNB.

Laura Prepon, who was smoking at one corner at that time, couldn't help but smile at the sight of all of her friends, friends she never thought she'd have because she was used to hanging out with a bunch of guys. Everyone was having a great time dancing, laughing, and some even singing. Leading that was Natasha Lyonne who was, unsurprisingly, her usual playful self. She was dragging everyone to the dance floor, and started dancing around them whenever she would successfully get someone to get up.

When almost everyone was dancing like crazy, she then proceeded to ask Taylor Schilling to go to the dance floor with her. She was sitting alone at a table, not bothering to talk to anyone. Laura didn't fail to notice that Taylor was having one of those moments where she preferred being left alone. She read a "You okay there, Chapman?" from Natasha's lips, and Taylor did her best to smile, gesturing Natasha to just go and have fun. Everyone knew, especially Natasha, not to push Taylor when she was having that kind of day so she left her alone. It was then that Natasha started looking around, and stopped when she found where Laura was. "Hey Prepon, get your ass in here!"

"I'll be right there, I'll just finish this one up," answered Laura as she held her cigarette up.

She then saw Natasha go up to Uzo Aduba, who was talking to Kate Mulgrew and Yael Stone at another table, and whispered something to her. Uzo then looked at where Taylor was sitting, got up, and went near her. Uzo was one of the only few people who could get to Taylor during those moods and Laura knew that was the reason Natasha went to her. But then after seeing Uzo go back to her and Kate's table, unsuccessfully cheering Taylor up, she knew then that her blonde friend was really not okay. So she finally decided to go near her.

"Hey," Laura said as she sat across Taylor, bringing with her two shots of vodka. She gave her the other one and took the other one for herself.

"Hi, thanks" answered Taylor with a smile, a genuine one, unlike the half-hearted smile she gave Natasha and Uzo. She then took the vodka straight up.

"Having one of those days, huh?" Laura looked at her intently, despite the semi-darkness. Taylor seemed surprised by her question. "Yeah, I, uh, saw, you know." She somewhat pointed at Natasha and Uzo. "Kind of... noticed."

Taylor sighed and almost rolled her eyes, who looked annoyed, more at herself than anyone else. "Yeah, am I that obvious?"

"Girl, you basically shooed Tasha away," Laura chuckled.

Taylor then put her hands all over her face. "I'm sorry, was I being mean? I'm just really... tired maybe. I don't know. Ugh. Sorry. It's really annoying, actually. Of all the time there is in this world, my freaking mood picked this night," she said while shaking her head.

"Come on, we all have our days. I'm sure Tasha understands. And you really can't blame yourself there, babe. Those mood swings are, ugh." Laura gave her a reassuring smile, letting her know that it really was okay. Knowing Taylor, she would beat herself up for this again. She didn't need any more of that.

"Yeah, maybe she does. I hope so. I'm just gonna go apologize to her later." Taylor paused for a while and looked down before looking back at Laura. "Thank God you're here. I would go crazy otherwise."

Laura squeezed Taylor's hands which were locked together on the table. "Well, I'm always here whenever you need me, girl. What are friends for, you know."

Taylor then smiled and realized that she actually felt better already. "Thanks, honey."

"Now, what are we waiting for? Let's go dance!" Laura stood up, still holding Taylor's hand and urged her to stand.

"No, no, no," Taylor laughed as she kept shaking her head. "You go, I'm just gonna stay here. I'm only gonna ruin everyone's mood right there."

"Na-uh. You're not staying. Come on, girl. This may be the last time we'll all be seeing each other in a long time. Let's go party!" Laura put her hands up and swayed her hips a little causing her to laugh at herself. Taylor was laughing, too, and then she suddenly stood up. "That's my girl!"

-o-o-o-

It wasn't hard for Laura to get Taylor back to her good mood and soon enough both of them were swaying to the music and laughing at each other's silliness. At one point, they even danced to Milkshake and did the choreographed dance they did during an episode of their show. A few hours and drinks later, both were already drunk, especially Taylor.

"Girl, I'm tired," Laura told Taylor. She was laughing so hard at her because she had never seen her this drunk. "Let's go sit for a while, okay?"

"I don't wanna... let's keep dancing!" Taylor said, almost slurring her words. She held on to Laura's arm to keep her from walking away.

"Wow, I thought you were tired?" who fixed Taylor's hair. It was a mess, probably from all the head banging she'd been doing.

"What?" Taylor almost yelled on Laura's ear. "It's too loud in here, I can't hear you."

"I can see that. I'm almost deaf with all those yells you're doing to my ear," Laura shook her head, laughing. Silly Taylor was so fun to watch it was enough entertainment for her for the night. She then decided to stay on the dance floor even though she was feeling a bit worn out from all the dancing. Besides, she was having so much fun with Taylor she didn't want to miss even just a second of it.

-o-o-o-

A few minutes later, everyone else left at the bar started coming up to them.

"Hey, everyone's here!" Taylor said excitedly. She was squealing like a little child making Laura laugh even more. "Come on guys, let's dance!"

"Yo, Prepon! What'd you do to Chapman, huh?" asked Tasha who was also laughing at Taylor. She loved calling her with her OITNB character's last name because according to her, it had a nice ring to it.

"I did nothing, girl. That's all her." Laura looked back at Taylor who was already dancing with Laverne Cox.

"Wow, some magic you must have there with you. She was in a not-so-good mood a while ago it was scary."

"I don't know," Laura shrugged. "Anyways, are you all leaving?"

"Yep," answered Samira Wiley. "We were gonna invite you both to go home, too, but it seems like you two are still having some fun."

"Yeah, Tay doesn't wanna go yet. I'll just accompany her for a while. Maybe I can convince her to go home after you all leave," Laura laughed.

Everyone then started saying their goodbyes to both Laura and Taylor, to the latter's protests. "You're all leaving? Don't leave me."

"I'm here, Tay. I won't leave you," Laura smiled at her.

"Aww, you're too sweet," then she kissed her on her cheek. "Okay now everyone go! It's too late, you should all go to sleep."

-o-o-o-

A few minutes after everyone has left, Taylor finally felt exhausted. "I think we should go home, too."

"Haha, you think?" Both started walking towards a table and sat there for a while. They first freshened up which somehow sobered Taylor for a bit. "Okay, you ready?"

"Yeah, let's go." The blonde stood up and started walking.

Laura walked behind her while looking for her phone inside her bag. When Taylor suddenly stopped, she walked right behind her and almost smacked her face at the back of her head. "Damn it, Schilling, you wanna break my face?"

Taylor laughed at her friend's shocked look. "Sorry, are you okay?" She examined Laura's face for a bit, still laughing.

"Oh, so this is amusing you now, huh?" Taylor's laugh was too contagious that Laura couldn't help but laugh, too.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Taylor was trying to stifle her laugh, though unsuccessfully. "Oh, you still look hot. No worries." She then tweaked Laura on the cheek.

"I know, you don't need to tell," Laura grinned. "Anyways, what's wrong?"

"I just realized that I didn't bring my driver with me. How am I supposed to go home?"

"Wow, you did know we were all gonna get drunk tonight, right?"

"I actually thought I wasn't gonna drink at all, biggest mistake of my life."

Laura chuckled. "Oh well, come on then. I'll just bring you home. I'll just tell Jackson to come back here to get your car."

"Are you sure that'll be okay? It's late and—"

"Girl, shut up. It's okay. Let's go." She walked past Taylor and when the blonde didn't start moving, Laura extended her arms towards her. Taylor looked at her friend's hand for a second and even before she could decide against it, she was already walking out the bar's door, hand in hand with Laura.

-o-o-o-

When they got inside Laura's car, Taylor slumped at the backseat followed by the brunette. "Girl, honestly I have never seen you this drunk. Well, not really drunk 'drunk', I mean you should see yourself in the mirror right now." Laura couldn't hide her amusement at the sight of a drunken Taylor. "Jackson, let's bring Tay at her place first," she told her driver and the car started moving.

"I actually don't need to see myself anymore because I'm feeling it, on every inch of my body." Taylor's exhaustion, drowsiness and all the drinks she's had combined were starting to take their toll on her and she could feel her body giving up and her eyes slowly closing. She looked at Laura who was looking at her very intently with a slight smirk on her lips. "What?"

"Nothing, you're just looking cute is all," the black-haired woman looked out her window. She was surprised how sober she felt because she was pretty sure she drank more than Taylor did. Maybe it was because she felt the need to take care of her co-star right now that she had fought off the urge to give in to her drunkenness.

"Hey, Alex?" Taylor softly whispered as she put her palm over one of Laura's hand.

Laura looked back at her friend, surprised. "Did you just call me Alex? How drunk are you? Really?"

"What? I did wh-? Call you what?" Taylor asked, obviously not thinking straight anymore because she had then closed her eyes as she had finally fallen asleep.

Laura softly laughed as she looked down on Taylor's hand on her. She smiled at this but then suddenly realized something. "Shit."

Jackson heard her and looked at her through the rear view mirror. "Everything fine?"

"I don't think we should bring her home. Let's just bring her to my place."