Hours later Seth wakes up and groans at the pain in his head. He looks around and realizes with bit of an extra sinking feeling that he's in his own room. His stomach though picks that moment to make him revisit his meal yesterday. Seth bolts to the bathroom and gets sick. He groans and after a few dry heaves his stomach calms. He leans against the tub in his bathroom and tries to figure out what happened.
The last thing he remembers is Punk stopping Hunter and Randy from leaving the party with him. He isn't certain how he got home. He isn't even certain what happened. He rubs his face feeling like he wants to get sick again. If he's home.. then his father's know.
He looks up when he hears Dean enter the room. Dean sighs looking down at Seth and then gives him some gravol, "come on kiddo takes these."
Seth takes them gratefully and whispers, "I'm dead arn't I?"
Dean frowns down at him looking more disapointed then anything, "Shower and then we want to talk to you."
Seth nods and takes the water bottle Dean hands him. He drinks it as Dean leaves. He showers and brushes his teeth. He then goes down stairs after dressing. He pauses before entering and can hear Roman pacing and Dean moving around the kitchen. Seth swallows and bites his lip walking into the kitchen.
Roman narrows his eyes and crosses his arms, "You went after we told you no Seth."
Seth nods, "yes sir."
Dean frowns, "and you drank, after I said not to."
Seth shakes his head, "I didn't though.. I swear. I didn't drink anything."
Roman glares, "Tell us why we should believe you after you lied to us, had Aj's sister cover for you and I had to go out at 3am and carrying you inside the house while you where out of it?"
Seth fidgets and whispers, "I didn't drink."
Roman shakes his head, "Some how with everything else you did last night and the state that you came home in.. I don't really believe you."
Seth shakes his head and whispers, "I promise.. I didn't drink."
Dean this time holds up his hand and shakes his head, "I don't want to hear it Seth."
Seth's head drops and he feels tears prick his eyes.
Dean sighs, "you had to have known all of that was a bad idea Seth."
Seth nods and whispers, "yes Sir."
Roman shakes his head, "I'm disappointed in you Seth."
Seth winces and rubs his arm.
Dean nods and sighs, "your grounded and I think.. this weekend.. other then home work.. your cleaning. I want the house spotless by the end of Sunday."
Seth nods and whispers, "yes sir."
Roman nods, "get to work"
Seth turns and leaves the kitchen.
Monday doesn't come fast enough for Seth. His whole weekend is spent cleaning or doing homework. He even works on some things that aren't even due yet because there's nothing else for him to do. His father's didn't listen to him and other then telling him to work or go to bed there isn't much that's said. He walks into the school and Aj immediately barrels into him and hugs him.
"you scared the piss out of me," She proclaims and whispers, "and the look on your dad's faces... I thought they'd kill you."
Seth chuckles, "yeah.. what happened. I don't remember much."
Aj quickly fills him in what happened at the party and then shrugs, "we couldn't get you out of the car and you got sick on yourself.. So we had to take you home. Your dad, Roman, had to carry you in."
Seth nods and runs a hand through his hair, "yeah neither of them where happy when I got up.. i don't remember drinking though.. "
AJ nods, "Punk thinks Randy put something in your drink. You're just lucky that Punk showed up when he did."
Seth nods and follows AJ into the chem lab, "Yeah I am."
Seth see's Punk at their station and comes over and sits by him, "thank you"
Punk nods and looks at him, "you ok?"
Seth chuckles "worst thing I have is dishpan hands."
Punk nods, "yeah Aj told me that your dad was pissed."
Seth nods, "both where." chewing his lip.
Punk chuckles and runs his thumb over Seth's bottom lip, "you look nervous.. why?"
Seth blushes and whispers, "I guess cause I owe you."
Punk smirks and whispers in Seth's ear, "for what?"
Seth looks at him, "saving me"
Punk grins brightly, "Tell you what.. I'll take payment in the form of a kiss."
Seth blushes and looks at him, "really?"
Punk nods and grins, "yup not now.. but soon."
Seth beams and nods, "I'd like that."
Punk smirks and then looks at the board as the teacher walks in. Neither boy sees the glares coming from the back of the class room.
The next couple days pass by uneventfully. Seth isn't allowed out of the house so he just mulls around the house, working on homework and reading things. Seth wasn't allowed on the internet, had to hand over his phone and couldn't watch TV. He was going stir crazy. He finally caves and goes into the kitchen looking at Dean who's currently working on his newest project for work. Dean works for home for an internet design company. Roman was a criminal lawyer.
"Dad?" Seth askes wondering if he's busy.
Dean looks up and cocks his head, "Hmm?"
Seth fidgets, "I'm extremely bored can I do something... "
Dean smirks, "I think that's the nature of being grounded Seth."
Seth nods, "I know..."
Dean thinks and taps his pen against his lip, "you could always re-clean the kitchen."
Seth winces, "anything but that..."
Dean smirks then sighs stretching his arms, "I tell you what.. for every hour of work you give me.. I give you an hour of TV time. That includes extra school work, cleaning or something that Roman or I ask you to do."
Seth nods and bounces on his heels, "alright is there something you need done?"
Dean shrugs, "Kitchen needs cleaned and the dishes need done."
Seth groans and mumbles, "I'm always going to have dish pan hands."
Dean smirks, "yup."
Seth walks over to his father and hugs him gently, and Dean returns it. Seth then moves around the kitchen starting to feel like things where at least getting better.
