"OW! Shit Teddy let go of my hair," I hissed as we finally made it through the door of the boy's dormitory. He's in so much trouble when he wakes up tomorrow… and dealing with the major hang over he'll have, is only going to make it worse. I'm going to scream, and jump on his stomach, and set off a bunch of fireworks just to piss him off. That's what he gets for drinking so much and trying to rip the hair from my scalp. "Tuck, a little help here?"
"Sorry Rie," my only sober/completely sane friend called from the bathroom where you could hear Teagan upchucking every five minutes. "I'm a little busy trying to make sure Teag doesn't drown herself in the toilet!"
"Let her!" I shouted. "Maybe she'll finally learn her damn lesson! OW!" Teddy yanked on my hair again.
"Here." Tucker joined Ted and I near the door and somehow managed to get Teddy's hand untangled from my mass of blonde waves. "Shit," he muttered as Teagan hurled again.
"Give her this," I tossed a small box at him. "Uncle George sent it to me. The pills stop the vomiting."
"Thanks Rie," he said, before returning to the bathroom. He paused in the doorway. "I'll give it to her and then come get Teddy to take care of him if you want. I'm sure getting our little partier to sleep will be much easier than dealing with Ted."
"Nah," I replied leaning Teddy against the wall. "I'll deal with him, just get Teag to bed so she'll have enough energy to fight the massive hang over she's going to have tomorrow morning."
"Kay."
I looked down at my very drunk best friend, he looked pathetic. His hair was an extremely mousy brown color, which I'd only ever seen when he was upset…Maybe he and Maddy didn't work out like he hoped, I'm trying not to be happy at that thought. Of course, it could have just been influenced by all of the firewhiskey (and whatever else he had to drink) he was tossing back earlier…Teddy didn't usually get drunk. Usually it was the two of us hauling Tucker and Teagan back up to the castle after a party.
"Bathroom's open," Tucker said carrying Teag over to one of the beds. "Looks like I got her out of there just in time, Ted's going green."
I don't know how the hell I got Teddy all the way up to the dorm without getting caught and then somehow managed to get him to the bathroom (he's not exactly light!) before he puked…but I did. And personally, I believe I should be awarded for the accomplishment.
He threw up more than Teagan ever did, I would know since I'm always the one holding her hair, how he even consumed all of the alcohol…I don't know. Tucker came back to the bathroom twice, offering the pills Teagan had taken and to watch him for me…I refused both and he went back to sleep. So I sat with Teddy on the floor of the boy's bathroom, not even considering how disgusting it was, and watched him puke for at least an hour. I'm not kidding…I timed him. After three minutes into the second hour, I took pity on him and gave him the medicine Teagan had been lucky enough to receive. He was able to walk a little better after that, I'm proud to report that he made it to his bed without running into anything…except a door…that was open, but that's not the point.
"I'm sooosorryRie," he slurred. I rolled my eyes and climbed up next to him.
"I know Ted," I replied. "Just go to sleep, okay?"
"Iamthoughhh," he said again. "Sosorry. I love you Rierie."
I was trying really hard not to laugh now…so Teddy was a funny drunk. "I know, just go to sleep. You're head is going to hurt so bad tomorrow."
"Idunntcuur!" Teddy said rather loudly. It's a good thing his roommates are all still down in Hogsmeade or they'd beat his ass. When he spoke again, he didn't sound very drunk, "I love you Victoire! You'rethe onlyone Iloveanymore."
"I know Teddy," I repeated for the third time.
"Promise?" He yawned.
"Promise, just go to sleep sweetie."
It took him about three minutes, and then he was out like a light. I swear, he snores louder when he's drunk…Which was part of the reason I was up all night staring at the ceiling.
Something about my best friend tonight was off. First, he freezes me out and then he gets drunk? Now he's confessing that he loves me? What event could have occurred that would cause Teddy Lupin, my responsible (he is, just a bit crazy at times) best friend, to get himself drunk at our Halloween party?
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"I'm going to get water!" I shouted over the pounding of some muggle song. "Be back in a sec." Katie twirled around once and nodded. Layla shimmied over and hip-checked my cousin closer to Brendan…causing her cheeks to flame the famous Weasley red.
"I'll get it," Andy offered.
"Thanks," I smiled. "But I think I'll come too. I need to sit down for a minute, my feet kill!" With that established I grabbed Andy's hand and pulled him through the crowd to the bar.
"Be right back," he said, moving past me to get to the bar. Why had it taken me so long to find this guy?! He was perfection in human form!
First of all, he never went to Hogwarts, so he didn't know what a huge loser I am at school. He grew up in California (he's a surfer…how dead on was I???) and went to some American wizarding school…which is a bit weird to think about since the only schools for wizards and witches I have ever heard about are here in Europe. Secondly, he was amazing. Pretty much perfect boyfriend material: he was nice to my cousins, funny, cute, not a complete idiot, and he wasn't just looking at the fact that I'm part veela. He also had an aunt that lives in France, which would win Grandmère Apolline's seal of approval. I wasn't so sure about how Teddy would react to Andy…but he was pissed at me anyways, so what did it matter?
"Hey Rie." Speak of the devil. Teddy stood in front of me, making an attempt to avoid my eyes once more.
"Hi," I said brightly. To be honest, I should really be a jerkwad to him, but it's Teddy so I can't. "Are you gonna stare at the floor all night?"
For the first time today Ted looked me in the eye, and grinned. "I guess not," he said.
"Good," I said. "Look Ted, I'm sorry. I was a total bitch earlier about the whole Maddy thing…"
"Don't even Rie," he said quickly. "I was being a jerk, and we both know it."
"That's true," I agreed, he laughed. It was nice to have Ted on my side again. All day had felt extremely weird; I was not used to fighting with him. "So we're good?"
"Hey, Victoire, I got your water," Andy interrupted, appearing next to me. Being boys, he and Teddy both looked each other up and down…sizing one another up.
"Thanks," I said, giving him a smile and taking the water. "Ted this is Andy, Andy this is my best friend Teddy." They nodded at each other, still sizing the other up. Boys. "We better get back to Kate and them, do you want to join us Ted?"
He shook his head. "No, thanks though Rie," he replied. "I think I'll just have a drink and find Tucker or something."
"Okay." I smiled again then hugged him. "I'm glad we're okay Ted," I whispered in his ear before kissing his cheek quickly. "See you!"
"Yeah, see you," he said softly. I glanced over my shoulder as Andy pulled me back into the crowd, only to see Teddy turn back to the bar to order a drink. Poor Ted, Teag and I really need to find him a worthwhile girlfriend instead of the tramps he usually dates. (While he is Remus' son, he seemed to inherit Sirius Black's dating style!)
[2 hours later]
"Where'd Teag go?" Layla shouted over the music. "She's been missing for like an hour!" I looked around the club that was currently packed with Hogwarts students.
"She's probably puking already!" I yelled, turning back to face her. "Who's turn was it to watch her?!"
"Tucker's!" Katie replied before Layla could say anything. "But he's too busy dancing with some chick over there." Katie turned Layla and I around, pointing to where Tuck was…dancing with some skanky looking brunette. Damn it! He knows Teagan needs to be supervised at all times when we're here! Otherwise she gets all lonely and the bottle of liquor is her best friend.
"Ugh!" I groaned, leaning against Kate. "Whatever, if she wants to puke, let her! I'm not the one that will have the massive hangover tomorrow." With that said, I twirled back around to face Andy, deciding to forget all about my friends' issues. It was kind of jerkwad-ish for me to just leave Teagan to puke without anyone to hold her hair, but hey, maybe she would finally learn her lesson.
"Are you sure that's what you want to do Rierie?" Layla asked, glancing around the room like my most likely wasted best friend would pop out of nowhere. "She might get herself into trouble."
"Her problem, not mine." I said, feeling extremely bitch-like. Apparently I wasn't the only one who knew this because Katie was shooting me a look that said: "You did NOT just say that." I sighed. Kate was right, as usual, even if she didn't even say anything. "All right, I'll go find Tuck and…"
"Victoire." What is with people appearing next to me all of a sudden today? Because it's starting to get really freaky. "We've got a situation," Tucker said, reaching for my hand.
"Teagan," I said knowingly.
"Yeah," he nodded, jerking his thumb over his shoulder at the bar. I looked past my friend's head to see our other two friends sitting on bar stools…and drunk. "And Teddy."
"Teddy's drunk?! Teddy never gets drunk!"
"Well something caused him to tonight because I think he might've had more to drink than Teagan, and no one drinks as much Teag!"
"You're exaggerating," I said, sure that he was.
"I wish I was," he sighed, grabbing my hand tightly. "Now c'mon, we gotta get them back to the dorm before the puking sets in."
"Right," I agreed immediately. I turned back to look at Andy who looked like he didn't know what he should be doing in this situation. "It was really cool meeting you, but my best friend kinda needs me right now. See you around? Bye!" He looked confused and surprised all in one as I kissed his cheek quickly and ran off with Tucker.
"I'll owl you!" Andy yelled. Normally, I would laugh at the feeling of butterflies from a statement like that from a guy like Andy, but Teagan and Teddy were drunk, so I pushed all thoughts of the cute guy I had just spent the last couple hours with out of my head and focused on the task of getting my best friends back up to the castle.
"Victoire!" Teagan giggled. She jumped up and swung her arms out wildly, making an attempt to hug me. If she hadn't stumbled it might have worked, but instead I ended up with a nice red print on my cheek where her hand smacked the side of my face. "Oops!" Merlin she would have such a hangover tomorrow.
"Tuck you wanna get her?" I asked, looking at my friend hopefully. I'd gotten smacked too many times in the face over the past year by Teagan, most of them when she was drunk, and I really didn't feel like dealing with it again. "I'll grab Mr. Happy Pants over there."
"You sure?" Tucker said, glancing over at a very miserable-looking Teddy Lupin.
"Yupp, I got it."
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Super soakers were the weapon Tucker and I chose the next morning when waking up our very dear (and very hung over!) friends. That and The Complete Celestina Warbeck Collection! Currently, we had a whiny ballad by the name of: You Charmed the Heart Right Out of Me, on high volume. Tuck and I are such lovely friends.
"Wake up DEARIES!" I shouted, jumping on Teddy's bed and aiming the water gun at his face. "UP! UP! UP! UP!" The beds began to rock as I pounced from Teddy's to Tucker's where Teagan was currently asleep. I got her on the side of her face, which I could tell she did not appreciate at all.
"OH, MY POOR HEART! WHERE HAS IT GONE?! IT'S LEFT ME FOR A SPELL!" Tucker yelled along with the song, very off key and perfect for waking the two stupid heads.
"Shut upppp!" Teagan whined, hiding under the covers before I could squirt her in the face again. She used to the methods I used to wake the drunk and hung over up. Teddy, on the other hand, was not.
"Tucker you better shut the hel-VICTOIRE!" He shouted, wincing as I sprayed him.
"Don't Victoire me," I said loudly. "It's your own bloody fault you got completely wasted when you know it's a shitty idea. So don't even try to yell at me because I will just yell back louder."
"Sorry," he said, pretty quietly to.
"Whatever, no big deal. We should've left you guys alone anyways," I replied. I moved past Tucker to get Teagan. "Teag, let's go. You can't stay in those clothes for the rest of the day and you need food."
She sighed and got out of bed. "How much did I drink last night Rie?"
"I have no idea," I said, shaking my head.
"Great," she groaned, moving over to where I stood. "Let's just go." Teagan looked miserable. Her hair reeked of smoke, and firewhiskey, and she seemed to have lost her shoes somehow. I couldn't help feeling sorry for her, she is my best friend after all, and she looked like she'd had a really shitty night.
"Meet us down by the tree in an hour," I told the guys. I glanced over my shoulder to watch Teag make her way to the door. "Bring food…and chocolate. No sushi either guys, ok?" They nodded, Teddy once more avoiding my eyes…that's really starting to be annoying. "Come on dear," I said to Teagan, throwing an arm around her slumped shoulders.
"Hey Rie," she said once we were outside the dormitory. "Next time I drink this much, just go all Avada Kedavra on my ass, ok? 'Cause there's no way it could be worse than this."
I laughed. "Sure thing."
A/N: And so I know you guys probably hate me for taking so long to update this for you guys, and I'm soooo so so sorry! I had a severe case of writer's block and I just broke it this week. Anyways, I know this is somewhat short and not too information-filled, but it's important! Anyways, you should review because happy Caiti means more chapters!!!