Chapter Two: O-o-h Child

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Thor slammed a shot down in front of Peter and gestured at him to drink it. He had been a nervous wreck ever since they had found Gamora's location. Granted, it was just a couple hours ago, but he was acting weird. Thor thought that he would be happy and overjoyed but he looked anxious and was being rather withdrawn. So he decided he would get Peter drunk. Zen-Whoberi was about 500 jumps away, so they needed to refuel before continuing on with their journey. According to their computer, the team should be there by morning.

"Thor, I really don't want to drink." Peter said while pushing the shot away from him. Thor rolled his eyes and gladly took the shot himself. He sat back down next to Quill and playfully punched his shoulder. Peter just glared at him.

"You look pathetic." Nebula informed Peter, who grunted in reply. Suddenly, Thor had an excellent idea. Well, most of his ideas were excellent but this one was rightfully so. He quickly stood up, grabbed Nebulas arm and pulled her out of earshot from Peter.

"Okay, we need to do something to snap him out of this foul mood."

"I agree. But what do we do?" Nebula asked as she folded her arms across her chest. She glanced over at Peter, who was currently huddled up in a ball on the couch. Pathetic.

"We get him drunk obviously. But then we play a game that I learned on Midgard. It is quite fun. However, we need more than just the three of us."

Nebula nodded and said "Okay. I will go gather them."

Thor turned back to face Peter who had his hands over his eyes but was peeking through them, watching Thor. He quickly shut them when he realized he was being watched. Thor rolled his eyes while walking to the kitchen to gather some more alcohol and glasses. He tutted to himself as he examined their vast collection. They certainly liked to drink, and Thor respected that very much. He decided on a handle of vodka and rummaged around for a mixer, grabbed some glasses and then went back into the common room. Drax, Rocket, Groot, Mantis, Nebula, and Quill were all sitting around in somewhat uncomfortable silence. It was almost like they were missing something. Thor then realized that they were indeed missing someone. He met Gamora previously for a couple of hours and had noticed her impact on them even in that short time span.

He put the drinks down on the table and smiled at everyone. Oh, this was going to be entertaining.

"My dear friends, we are going to play a game I learned on Midgard. It is a drinking game full of honesty and embarrassment." Thor chuckled to himself and continued, "The game is 'Never Have I Ever'." Peter sat up, took a deep breath then poured himself a shot. This was going to be a long night.

"What is it that I have never?" Drax asked, clearly confused about the premise of the game.

"Let me explain the rules. You say something that you have never done, and if your friends have done it, then they drink."

"So, like if I said never have I ever peed in the shower then everyone who has peed in the shower would drink?" Rocket asked as he looked around at his friends quizzingly. Thor nodded at him in approval.

"Yes! Great one." Drax said as he drank from his cup.

"I am Groot."

"What? Groot, the toilet is where you are supposed to use the bathroom, not the sink?" Mantis cried out, clutching her chest.

"I am Groot." Peter stared at Groot.

"Dude, I didn't even know you peed."

Thor sat down in the open spot next to Drax and poured himself a drink. He was definitely not prepared for the insanity that was about to occur.

"Can I start?" Mantis asked. Thor nodded and sat back in the couch, holding his drink close.

"Okay. Never have I ever… laughed so hard I peed!" Rocket, Drax, and Quill drank. Nebula raised at an eyebrow at them, what was the backstory behind that? She decided that she did not want to know.

"Drax, since you're next to Mantis it is your turn." Peter said. It appeared that Peter was now coming out of his shell a little bit.

"Hm." He looked puzzled, but then he came up with: "I have never kissed another male." Drax seemed relatively pleased with himself for that one because Nebula and Thor both drank. As he figured, Thor got a lot of weird looks from everyone else.

"What the fuck." Peter said, which was clearly a statement and not a question. Thor answered him anyways.

"It was during my time on Midgard, I believe it was around 2011. Jane had gotten me into some fancy nightclub and this guy kept buying us drinks all night. Normally I would have told him off but he was also buying me drinks. The three of us ended up going home together that night. Jane later told me that he was some famous actor but I forget the name. Started with a C?" The room was eerily quiet. Peter couldn't quite process this information. Not that he was homophobic at all, but he just couldn't see Thor with another guy. Nebula and Rocket were nodding at him, apparently, they were not surprised. Drax had no facial expressions while Mantis seemed happy just to be there. Tree didn't seem to understand what was happening.

"I was on Earth for a while. Are you sure you do not remember the guy's name?" Nebula asked while glancing over at Rocket, who nodded at him again. Thor thought for a second before coming up with an answer.

"I believe it was Chris Pine?" Nebula's and Rocket's facial expressions told him that they did not recognize the name. "Anyways, I believe it is my turn."

The game lasted an hour or two, and some juicy secrets were revealed. Peter apparently had a domination fetish, Mantis has never kissed anyone, Rocket had a girlfriend who died at the laboratory he was made in, Nebula had a crush on Scott Lang for a little bit, and Drax cries at sad movies. Tree had no interesting secrets, but he admitted that he missed Yondu. Pretty much everyone except for Thor were piss drunk right now.

"Quill," Drax inquired, his words slurring slightly, "Tell me more about this sexual choking thing you like." Unfortunately, Rocket decided to take a big swing of his drink at this exact second. He thought it was hilarious and couldn't help but spit it out due to laughter.

"Yes! I am very interested in this!" Mantis chimed in, nodding at Peter.

"Whoa, guys, thats private," Quill said. He then shook his head and laughed at himself. "Ah, what the hell. So like she's riding you, right? Then she grabs your throat and squeezes just tight enough so that you feel lightheaded but not like pass out headed. Best. Orgasm. Ever." He laughed at himself, clearly drunk off his ass.

"How the fuck did you figure that out?" Rocket asked as he poured himself another drink. Peter looked sheepishly at him, grimacing slightly.

"No. Don't tell me." Nebula said. He glanced at her and shrugged his shoulders.

"Goddamnit, Peter!" She cried as she whacked him on the arm. "I do not want to know about my sister's sex life."

"Why not? It's pretty good." Peter boasted, clearly proud of himself. Rocket snickered and said,

"Hey, remember that time I caught you guys? That was hilarious!"

"You walked into my room after you heard her screaming. What did you think was happening?"

"Fair enough."

"I too have walked in on them," Drax said, "It was an interesting experience."

"I am Groot."

"You did not!" Peter cried, throwing his hands on his face.

"I am Groot."

"You two were fucking in the shower and didn't notice Tree?" Thor questioned.

"Wait. Was it that time Gamora fell and busted her ass?"
"I am Groot."

"No? Then when was it?" Peter was clearly distraught at the idea of Groot accidentally walking in on them and they did not even notice.

"You guys were not very good at keeping it a secret." Mantis pipped up, shaking her head at Peter. He groaned and dragged his hands down his face in agony.

"Can we talk about how Nebula had a crush on that Ant-Man guy?"

"Hey now, Scott Lang is a very attractive man," Thor said, defending Nebulas crush. That had come out when Drax said he never fantasized about a coworker. Nebula had asked if one of the Avengers post-snap counted.

"He is funny. He was innocent and…" She trailed off, deep in thought about Lang.

"Anyways," Rocket said, "As much as this disgusts me, I would like to learn even more about Peter's love life. I had a creepy dream the other night about that time you said if you put a black light to your ship then it would look like a Jackson Pollock painting. When I was on Earth I saw one of his pieces. Dude. Come on." Thor swore he saw Peter blush at this.

"I was a fuck boy… I'm not proud of it."

"Quill, having sexual intercourse with a man is okay. But why did you not drink when I said never have I ever kissed another male? Do you make love without kissing? Poor Gamora." Drax said blankly. Peter looked so confused; his head was cocked to the side and his mouth was half open.

"I believe fuck boy means he had sex with a lot of women without having an emotional connection with him." Mantis said, filling Drax in on the lingo. Peter nodded and then leaned back and closed his eyes. Everyone else kept talking about he began snoring. Eventually, even Thor grew tired.

"Well, this game was quite entertaining and I am glad to say that I learned some new things about everyone." Thor said, getting up from his seat.

"Thanks for distracting him," Rocket whispered to Thor as he motioned towards a sleeping Quill. Thor nodded and patted Rocket on the back.

"Good night everyone. We have a big day ahead of us tomorrow." Nebula said as she walked out of the common room. Groot, Drax, and Mantis followed her.

"What are we going to do about him?" Rocket asked, gesturing at Peter, who was now spread across the entire couch.

"I'll take him to bed." Rocket stared at him before shrugging and walking towards his own room. Thor picked Quill up and slung him over his shoulder. He easily walked down the long hallway towards Peter's room and then gently sat him down onto the bed.

"Rest easy little one," Thor said as he turned out the light.