"You don't think about going out tonight in this, are you?" Itachi looked at me from head to toe.
"What's wrong with my outfit?" I asked looking at myself in the mirror – a t-shirt, jeans and sneakers.
"First off, you'll boil in these clothes. Secondly, one of them has taken an interest in you. You have to show off more than your fingers." Itachi scolded me and I had to retreat back in my room, quite angry.
So what if one of them might have a thing for me? I am not a skank. Nevertheless I opened my wardrobe and searched for something more fitting. After a few minutes of scanning, I grabbed a pair of denim shorts, which wrapped around my hips very nicely, and a white V-neck tank top. I got out of my room and looked at Itachi.
"Better?" I mumbled, crossing my arms before my chest.
"Much better." He spoke and smiled at me sympathetically. I just rolled my eyes as a response and sat on the couch.
We were supposed to have a video call with our boss and waited for him to contact us. One Red Bull later the TV started ringing and Itachi clicked 'Answer' with the mouse, two video images forming on the TV screen. I could see Mr. Parker and he could see us.
"Hello, Percy, Itachi. How are you feeling?" Our boss spoke. He was always polite – this was the reason why I actually liked him. He was never rude.
"Good, we have some news." Itachi said and looked at me as he knew I was dying to tell him about my success.
"We got invited to John's private party tomorrow evening and tonight we are going out for a few drinks with him and his company." I beamed from the inside and Mr. Parker smiled proudly.
"Good job, Percy. But are you not supposed to be minors? Drinking at the age of 19?" The boss said ironically, but let it slide. "I am expecting you to call me whenever you have some progress, alright?"
"Yes." Itachi and I both spoke and Mr. Parker looked at us and then at our surrounding.
"Do you like your flat?" He asked curiously.
"Very much." Itachi said.
"I like the spare room the most." I laughed, remembering the huge amount of weapons and ammunitions.
"Good. I will be telling you goodbye now, have a good time tonight and be careful." As he finished his sentence the connection went off and I looked at the clock.
"We should get going." I told Itachi and he nodded.
"I'm driving." He simply said and I rolled my eyes. Of course he would, he knew where we were going, after all.
It was close to where we lived, so we got there earlier and waited outside for the others to come. I decided to have a smoke while waiting and soon Simon and Roger joined us. We walked in the bar and sat down on the reserved table. A few minutes later Lewis, Daniel and John came as well and we just simply started drinking.
I actually haven't drank alcohol in weeks and I couldn't help myself but enjoy its taste. However, I couldn't help myself but wonder how no one wanted to check our ID. I did not dare to ask, though, because I would sound and look ridiculous to them. If someone did try to check them, I would give them my real ID and tell the others that it is a fake one, because this is why they all could probably order alcoholic beverages with no additional worries.
It was rather fun, actually. We all talked about whatever came to our minds, they told us many stories about themselves and their families. Everyone but John, who was quite reserved in front of us. I came to the conclusion that Daniel had a thing for me as he always seemed to try getting closer to me. I kind of stuck to Itachi most of the time.
If I have to be honest, I had never been in a relationship. I did not know how to act when in one, and I did not know how to respond, different than cutting them off, when I see that someone is trying to approach me. This was probably the only thing where I was very poorly educated and had no experience. Back in the condo, I actually felt embarrassed that Itachi knew more than I did about these things. When he told me to change my attire, I felt my face heat up when I retreated back in my room.
Both Itachi and I shared stories we thought up at the moment with them – how we first met, stupid things both of us have done and all kinds of similarities. We both tried our best to follow each other's trace of thought, so we don't mess up. Later, we had some discussing to do, regarding our past.
"So, Itachi, are you thinking about joining a club at school? Like, sports?" Daniel questioned him and Itachi stood silent for a moment.
"I haven't thought about it. Perhaps, if something catches my eye." He answered, tapping his finger on his chin.
"If you want you can join us in the basketball team?" Simon literally invited him.
"Yeah, you have the structure, just need some training to do and I am sure you will catch up quickly." John added, charming him in.
"Are you all in there?" Itachi asked and they answered positively. "I have trained basketball years ago, I will need a few trainings before I join you on the grounds."
"Sure thing, we can help you recover your knowledge." Lewis said and grinned and we all drank a shot for Itachi's invitation to the school's basketball team. For all I knew, he was probably very good at it – during our trainings we all had to do all kinds of sports, starting from running and ending with hockey and boxing. It was a must for all of us to know the basics of each sport, hence it might come in handy during a mission. Such as today.
"Persis is such a strange name. How do your friends call you?" Daniel asked me as I did not participate in their topic and he thought I was feeling left out probably.
"Yeah, it is. It's Greek. And, well, everyone who's close to me calls me Percy." I explained, taking a sip from my Cuba Libre.
I was the only one on the table who was downing cocktails along with the shots. The boys had a glass of whiskey with ice in their hands.
"That's cool." Lewis spoke. "At least your name is interesting. I, personally, hate mine." He laughed and this is how the name topic began, along with long explanation on what each of their name meant.
At first both Itachi and I thought that they would be very stupid and narrow-minded. They were not. They were smart and would not discuss meaningless topics. All five of them were very well-informed about everything we started talking about, which made me feel good. At least this mission would not be a waste of brain cells and I could actually learn something interesting from them all.
When we were done with our drinks and bill, Itachi and I took a taxi, because of the alcohol in our system. We had to leave our car in front of the bar and return to it tomorrow before school. When the cab arrived, both of us climbed on the backseat and my partner told the taxi driver our address.
When we were in our apartment, I laid down on the couch, too tired to do whatever it was. It was already 1 AM and I wanted to cry of the thought that I had to get up after six hours.
"I don't wanna go to school." I whined and Itachi just stared at me, actually astonished by how a 21 years old girl can act like a baby.
"Come on, you will get your doze of sleep soon." He tried to make me feel better, but I knew better. Tomorrow evening we were going to a party, which meant that we had to go to school on the day after that wasted. Probably after school I would sprawl down on my bed and sleep for a good two days, which, of course, Itachi wouldn't let me.
Never the less, I did listen to him and prepared myself for bed. When I was ready, I went to Itachi's room and knocked on it, opening it afterwards. He was pulling up his pajama pants.
"Can you wake me up earlier tomorrow? Around 6:30? I want to take a shower in the morning." I mumbled, yawning as he put down some things on his nightstand.
"Sure. Sleep well, Persis." He told me and after wishing him a good night's sleep I retreated back in my room and laid in bed, immediately falling asleep. Thank you, alcohol.
