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Born to Die
Four
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Hilary stared at her room in a state of shock. What had she done agreeing to join Tala and Kai at a party? Hilary shrugged her backpack off, walking further into the room, wiping her mouth. She had no idea what the fuck she was going to wear. What was she meant to wear? Hilary felt the sudden urge to send Kai a message and tell him she wasn't coming. Hilary scratched at the side of her neck as she walked over to the table and sat down in front of her laptop, running her finger over the mouse pad. She needed to email Mariah straight away. Hopefully Mariah would be online, China was only four hours ahead and she definitely needed Mariah's help to plan an acceptable outfit. She got into her email and there was one brand new un-read email from Mariah sitting there.
Please, if you won't admit he's handsome then I will put you in my lesbian's folder and you can prove to me that you're not by admitting he is. I think you should take the first sip out of anything Rei drinks. Roofie's are indictable by taste you know! AND YOU ARE THE ONE WHO PUT THAT IN MY MIND BTW! My mom is annoying me! Please just let me stay with you!
Hilary closed her laptop lid and pushed it away. Perhaps she would be better off not talking to Mariah considering Mariah's current state of mind. Everything she owned was either Black, dark grey or dark blue. Hilary sighed, dropping her head onto the table. "Fuck!" Hilary said as she pulled her head back up grabbing it as she recoiled in pain. "Oh fucking hell!" She groaned as she stood up. Maybe she shouldn't even bother going. She wasn't exactly the type of person who partied every weekend or drank a lot. Actually scratch that last part. She wasn't the type of person who liked drinking in front of lots of people. She sat back down and opened her laptop up. Mariah needed to be online right now. Hilary opened Skype up and scrolled down the list and double clicked on Mariah's name.
Are you there? Please be there. I'm going out to a party tonight and I need help.
Hilary leaned back in the chair and took a deep breath. Why was she even worrying like a freaking psycho anyways?
You're going to a party? You?
Hahaha, very funny. Tell me what should be nice to wear?
And who are you going to the party with? IS IT A CERTIAN TALL, DARK HANDSOME PERSON I KNOW OF?
MARIAH, JUST TALK ABOUT CLOTHES!
Fine. Something short. And tight. Or let your boobs do the talking.
Hilary looked down at her chest and back up to the laptop screen.
Um, okay? I guess I'll find something.
IF YOU HOOK UP WITH KAI, SEND ME A MESSAGE. I WANT TO KNOW STRAIGHT AWAY!
Hilary slammed the lid shut. Mariah was crazy sometimes. Hilary leaned back into her chair. What the fuck has she gotten herself into?
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Warm? Check.
Comfortable? Check.
Not looking like a desperate skank? Check.
Looking like she had no idea what she was doing? Check.
Hilary sighed. Tala had text her five minutes ago saying she should come upstairs to Kai's room for some drinks. She wondered how he had gotten her number. She tossed her hair over her shoulders. She looked... alright, she guessed. She was wearing a long-sleeved black velvet dress that was kinda short, knee high stockings and her Dr Martins. Hilary shrugged her shoulders at herself and walked out of the bathroom. She pulled on her jacket and put her key card to her room in the inside pocket. She sat down in front of her laptop.
I'll video call you tomorrow when I wake up.
Hilary closed her laptop, grabbed her phone and left her room. She hadn't really spent a whole lot of time with Tala or Kai. They were both a lot like each other though Tala seemed a little less... standoffish than Kai. The elevator dinged and Hilary pressed the button to Kai's floor. Hilary had never been to a party before. Well, birthday parties didn't count. Hilary got out of the elevator and walked down the silent hallway to Kai's suite. She stopped in front of his door. Maybe she should just get back in the elevator and go back down to her room. Yes, that sounded like a good plan. Then she could sit all night on Tumblr and eat Doritos. Hilary raised her hand and knocked on the door. She could hear the television blearing and then the door swung open.
"Hello..." Tala said, leaning against the door, shirtless.
Hilary frowned. "Why don't you have a shirt on?" She asked as she walked past him. She stopped as she saw Kai standing in his kitchen with no shirt on either. "What are you two doing?"
Tala draped an arm over her shoulder. "We're making drinks." He said, walking over to Kai.
"Then why don't you have shirts on?" Hilary avoided looking at shirtless Kai by looking around. Everything was neat. Not a speck of rubbish or clothes except for Tala's jacket and shirt that were slung over lounge chair. Hilary walked over and sat on the sofa. They were watching some Russian program that looked confusing. Hilary took a mental note to not mention to Mariah that she had turned up to Kai's to find him half naked with Tala because that would set Mariah off into a frenzy that would never end.
Tala stood in front of her. "This is for you." He said, handing her a cup.
Hilary looked down, lifting the cup up to sniff it. "What is this?" She asked as she took a cautious sip, regretting it almost instantly. "Holy shit."
Tala laughed as he sat down on the other end of the sofa. "It's my special mix. Vodka, whiskey and coke."
Hilary crinkled her nose as she took another sip. It wasn't... that bad. "Bit strong, don't you think?' Hilary coughed.
"That's the whole point." Tala said. "The more alcohol, the better."
"Right." Hilary said, nodding her head slowly as she took another sip. "Is it just us going?"
Tala raised his eyebrows. "Do you always have to do everything as a team?"
Hilary frowned as she heard Kai snort from behind them in the kitchen. Was Tala trying to imply something? She knew that he and Tyson didn't exactly get along but he sounded... Hilary decided that she wasn't going to think about it. Boys were already complicated enough. "No." She said, turning her attention to the television. She was starting to enjoy the drink Tala had given her.
"You're different." Tala said. "You've changed."
Hilary stared at the television. Had she changed? "You've changed too." She said, turning her head to him. "You've gotten more obnoxious." She poked her tongue out at him.
Tala leaned across and grabbed the cup out of Hilary's hand. "I'll make you another, smartarse." He said as he got off the sofa. Kai still hadn't joined them, Hilary could see him still standing in the kitchen with his back to her. She wondered what he was doing. It didn't sound like he was cooking. Hilary seriously regretted agreeing to go to this party. Tala returned with re-filled cups in his hand, sitting back down on the sofa, much closer than he was before. "You don't have to sit on top of me." Hilary said as she grabbed a cup out of his hand.
Tala laughed. "Aw, come on now. I don't weigh a whole lot." He said, raising his cup to his lips.
Hilary raised her eyebrow. "Are you sure?" She asked. "You're looking a lot rounder in the face than from when I first met you."
"That's harsh, considering I'm making you drinks with all the niceness in my heart."
Hilary paused. "You have a heart?" She asked.
Tala stared at her. "Kai, you never told me how much of a meany Hilary is."
Kai chuckled as he turned around. Hilary stared at his naked torso. Holy god. She took a good swig of her drink and turned her head to the television. "Can't handle the heat, Tala?" He asked. Hilary watched him out of the corner of her eye as he sat down on the recliner and passed Tala something before sticking something white to his lips and lighting it up.
"What are you doing?" She couldn't help but ask. Kai smoked dope? Holy, maybe she was glad she turned up to this after all.
Kai looked at her. "What does it look like?"
Hilary looked at Tala who was lighting up his own. "Nothing."
"Sounds like your getting all judgemental, and to think I thought you did it." Tala said.
Hilary turned to him. "What?"
"You're always spaced out and you know..."
Hilary raised her eyebrow at him. "You know what?" She bit out.
"Weird."
Hilary slowed turned her head. "I'm weird?" She asked. "Of course, because you are the poster child for normal."
Kai chuckled. "I think you're annoying her, Tala." Hilary turned to him, daring him to say anything. "Who knew you were an angry drinker?"
Hilary rolled her eyes. "When are we leaving?"
"We'll leave after these drinks." Tala said, standing up. "Do you want to come help me get dressed?" He asked, winking at Hilary.
Hilary felt her cheeks go hot. "Please, go find another girl to flatter yourself with." She turned back to the television and downed the rest of her drink. Tala was annoying as Tyson was. Hilary could feel Kai staring at her. This was a side of Kai she had never seen before. Sure, she always thought he acted different when he wasn't surrounded by people but this isn't what she expected. Tyson would never stop going on about Kai smoking dope, Max would probably lecture about the adverse health risks, Kenny would probably have a nervous breakdown and Rei... well, Rei was a pretty chilled out guy. You would have to be if you were dating Mariah or otherwise it would be world war three every other day.
"Oi, space cadet!" Hilary turned to Tala who was clicking his fingers at her. "We're leaving now."
Hilary stood up too fast that caused her head to spin slightly and walked over towards the door, putting her empty cup on the bench. Tonight was not going to be fun.
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Hilary was glad that they didn't walk far or Hilary was going to demand them to call a taxi. Hilary recognized a few kids from school as they made their way inside. Hilary watched as Megan McPherson walked up to Kai with a huge smile on her face.
"Kai! I'm so glad that you came." Megan said, fluttering her eyelashes as she spoke. "I was beginning to think this party was lame." Hilary restrained herself from rolling her eyes. Megan was a typical, stuck up queen bee right down to her hot pink toenails. Megan turned to Hilary. "What are you doing here?" She asked, giving Hilary a haughty look.
Hilary frowned. What was she doing here? What did it look like she was doing? Hilary went to open her mouth.
"She's here with me." Hilary froze as she felt Tala wrap his arm around her waist. Hilary looked up at him as he gave Megan a smirk. What the hell was Tala playing at?! Hilary turned back to Megan. She looked relieved that Hilary was apparently not competition for Kai anymore.
"Well, that's an interesting development." Megan said, giving Hilary a very obvious fake smile. "You two are cute together." The two girls standing behind Megan nodded in agreement. Hilary was seriously regretting coming tonight.
Hilary wrapped her left arm around Tala's stomach. "Thanks!" She said, mimicking Megan's peppy tone. Megan's eyes flashed something deadly as she realised Hilary was making fun of her.
"I was hoping if I could talk to Kai alone..." Megan said, looking Kai up and down.
Hilary felt Tala drag her around Megan and her friends leaving Kai behind. "Hey!" She said, pulling out of his grip. "What are you doing?" She asked as she pushed her hair out of her face.
Tala shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I couldn't let her push you around like that could I? Plus she wants Kai alone."
Hilary turned her head over her shoulders to see Kai going up the stairs with Megan and her two friends standing at the bottom of the stairs watching them. Kai was actually interested in Megan? Hilary turned back to Tala. That was just... Hilary didn't know if she wanted to go home and crawl under the covers and cry or punch the wall until dawn. Hilary breathed in and breathed out. Nope, she did not care. "So, we are going to drink or what?" She asked Tala who was staring at her.
Tala smiled. "That's the attitude!" He said, wrapping around her shoulders and directing her towards a crowded entry way. "Let's find Bryan and Spencer." Hilary forgot that Bryan and Spencer lived here too. They went to a private, all boys' school that was close to their school.
"They're here?" Hilary asked as they squished into the overcrowded kitchen. Whose house were they at anyways?
"Yo!" She heard Tala call out. Hilary could barely see in front of her. It was loud. Very loud. Loud from all the people that seemed to yell their conversations and the loud bass music that seemed to be coming from everywhere. Hilary was suddenly pushed into Tala who was apparently behind her.
"Ow!" She said, grabbing her arm where whoever that rude person was, pushed her.
"Are you okay?" Tala asked into her ear.
Hilary froze. Tala's arms were wrapped around her waist and he seemed to be holding her up as they stood in the middle of the large kitchen. Tala's mouth was dangerously close to her ear; his warm breath was sending a shiver down her spin. She nodded slowly. "Some jerk pushed me and my arm hurts." She said rubbing it.
Tala's hand pushed hers out of the way and replaced it with his. "Is that better?" He asked into her ear. His voice was low and doing dangerous things to her insides.
"Yes!" She squeaked, pulling out of his arms.
"He isn't bothering you?" Hilary looked up. It was Bryan with Spencer just behind him. Both had two drinks in their hands.
Hilary shook her head. Thank god they had arrived. "Hi." She said as Bryan handed her a drink. "Thanks." She took a large sip. She definitely needed more of the alcohol. She also needed a time machine to go back to this afternoon when Tala invited her to the party and change her words from 'yes' to a 'no'.
"Where's Kai?" Spencer asked.
"He's upstairs with a girl." Tala said with a smug smirk on his face.
Hilary downed the rest of her drink. "I need more." She said, giving the boys a smile. She did not want to think about what Kai was doing upstairs with that Megan McPherson but she knew it was not twiddling their thumbs. All three boys raised their eyebrows. "Seriously, where do I find the alcohol?"
Bryan plucked her drink out of her hands. "I'll go get you another." He said, giving her a smile. Hilary shifted her weight as she listened to Spencer and Tala talk to each other. In Russian which Hilary was kind of used too as Kai and Tala did a lot. She had the feeling Tala and Kai made fun of Tyson and the others in Russian in front of their faces. Did they make fun of her too? Bryan returned with re-filled drinks. "Here." Hilary sipped that one much slower. She didn't want them to think she was some crazy girl who got drunk and couldn't handle her alcohol. When Tala went for another, she gave him her cup. When Spencer went for another, she gave him her cup. When Bryan went again, she passed her cup. She lost count after that. It became very hard to concrete without hurting her brain.
"Another..." She said, the word slurring out of her mouth. She could feel Tala staring at her funny. "What?" She asked him.
He held up his hands in protest. "Nothing." He said.
"Isn't this what you're meant to do at parties?" She asked him, giving him a look. How could she not have realised Tala was kind of attractive? He was pale with dark red hair and light blue eyes. She had noticed some of the girls were standing around, looking at him with keen eyes. Tala laughed. "What? What's so funny?" She asked, laughing herself.
Tala leaned close. "You think I'm hot." He whispered into her ear.
Hilary pushed him away. "No, I don't!" She said. "God, you are up yourself!"
"That's what the ladies do call me."
Hilary snorted. "Yeah right, in your dreams."
"Just in yours sweetheart." He said, giving her a wink.
Hilary turned to Spencer. "How have you put up with him for this long and not feel the urge to kill him?"
"I usually ignore him. He stops when he works out he isn't getting any attention."
"You're meant to be on my side!" Tala shouted at Spencer.
Hilary was just happy Bryan had returned with more alcohol. They still hadn't seen the return of Kai or seen a glimpse of Megan which meant both were still upstairs. Together. Hilary gripped the side of her cup. Why was she even angry? Kai was totally out of her league and apparently he liked girls like Megan. This explained absolutely nothing to her. Hilary suddenly felt dizzy, very very dizzy. Hilary grabbed her head in an attempt to regain focus on the spinning world. Whoa, this was exactly like rollercoaster. Spinning and that feeling like she was about to lose her stomach. Hilary could feel someone grabbing her arms. "Where's my drink?" She asked, letting go of her head, looking around. Bryan and Spencer were looking at her with a weird look and Tala was holding her arms.
"Where's your drink?" Tala repeated. "You dropped it."
Hilary looked down at the ground, blinking a couple of times when she thought she saw four legs coming from her dress. "Oh no..." She said, looking back up at Tala. "Looks like I need another one..."
Tala shook his head. "No, I'm taking you home." He said. "Bye guys." He grabbed Hilary and pushed her towards the entryway out.
Hilary looked over her shoulder and waved. "Bye!" She called cheerfully, stumbling as Tala pushed her through the living room and out of the house. Hilary pulled herself away from him. "I don't need your help getting back." She said, walking away from him. She didn't need him to guide her back to the hotel, she knew the way back.
"Really?" Was he going to follow her the whole way back just so he could be annoying? "Because you do realise you are going the wrong way?"
Hilary turned around. Tala was standing a few feet away with a big smirk on his face. "Whatever!" She said, walking back the way she just had come. "You can leave me alone now." She said as she passed him.
"You see I can't do that." Tala said as he fell into step with her. "A whole bunch of people would have my ass if I just let you walk home in the middle of the night in a city you're not too familiar in and you ended up hurt."
Hilary rolled her eyes. "I'll be fine." She said. "I can handle walking to the hotel by myself."
"Well, maybe you should tell Kai that. And Tyson, and Max, Rei and short-stack."
"His name is Kenny!"
Tala laughed. "Whatever point is, even if they didn't threaten me to make sure you were okay when I saw you alone, it's my manly duty."
"Your manly duty?" Hilary asked, giving him a look.
Tala smiled at her. "Yes, my manly duty." He said.
"Don't you have to be a man first?"
Tala clutched the area over his heart. "Ouch, you just broke my heart." He said, sniffing loudly.
"You will get over it." She said, shaking her head which made her head dizzy again and Hilary lost her footing, tripping over her own feet.
"God, I am never letting you drink again." Tala said as he grabbed Hilary and threw her over his shoulder.
"Let me go!" She screamed as Tala kept walking. "I'm wearing a dress!"
"I know that..." Tala said as his arm shifted from her knees to mid-thigh. "You look very nice in it."
Hilary was thankful Tala couldn't see her burning face. "Thanks." She mumbled. Her head wouldn't stop spinning. She didn't know if that was from the alcohol she had drunk or the fact she was half upside down. She did know the alcohol felt like it was burning her stomach like crazy. "How much longer?"
"Just got here." Tala said as he carried her through the lobby and towards the elevators.
"You can put me down now." She said as she heard the elevator doors open. "I'm quite fine from taking it here."
Tala walked them into the elevator, putting Hilary down near the buttons. "Press what floor you're on."
Hilary stared at him. He wasn't going to leave her alone until she was tucked up in bed, was he? She pressed her floor and the doors closed. "Happy?" She asked as she leaned against the wall.
Tala leaned in close, one hand above her head on the wall. "Very." He said, winking at her.
"You think your funny, don't you?"
Tala gave her a look that sent a shiver down her spine. "I do." He said very quietly as he leaned even closer. If Hilary didn't know any better, he was going to kiss her! Tala's lips were suddenly on hers. Holy lord Jesus. Hilary didn't respond until she felt his tongue making its way into her mouth. Oh god, the boy could kiss. Hilary leaned in, her hands travelling up his chest into his hair. Hilary moaned as she felt his hands on the inside of her jacket, gripping her waist tightly. Now she didn't regret coming out at all. Hilary vaguely heard the elevators ding for her floor and suddenly Tala was pulling her out of the elevator and pushing her against a wall. Hilary stared at him. Was this happening? Hilary didn't have time to think as Tala walked over to her and pressed himself against her, his lips on hers again, making her head spin. "Left or right?" His voice was rough, Hilary could feel him breathing heavily.
"Um, er..." Hilary wasn't thinking which way her room was. "Right." She whispered as she tried to regain control over her body. Hilary followed Tala towards her room. She fumbled with the zipper to get her key card out. "I don't feel good." She said as she jammed the key card in and opened the door. Hilary rushed into the bathroom and heaved into the sink. Oh god, that was not fun.
"Are you..." Tala stood at the bathroom door. Hilary threw up a second time. "Wow, I've never made a girl vomit from kissing me before..."
Hilary groaned as she leaned against bench. "I would take that as anything wrong with your kissing abilities." Hilary said before she vomited again.
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A/n: So this chapter finally happened... I'm really sorry, had a bit of writers block and shuffling of what I wanted to happen and stuff... so here's a chapter and I promise it won't take another 4 months for another one! And if you want some Kai/Hilary stuff, I wrote a one-shot called Red...