A/N: Hello, my lovelies! This is so angsty... Btw, this chapter's gonna be... for lack of a better word, interesting. Enjoy the interesting chapter! ;)
Roach sighed in his sleep and yawned, nuzzling into the warmth the person next to him provided. This person happened to be Luke, because Ghost had gone to the bathroom and had asked him to cover snuggle duty. He was still hacking, but was almost there. And he had practically raised Roach, therefore he didn't mind being used as his snuggle toy.
It also gave him a chance to check his temperature and stitches. He still had a low grade fever, but it was slowly going away and he wasn't worried about it. His stitches looked fine. While hacking, he had also been brainstorming over how to get Roach to go with him and Ghost to his check up, which was the day after tomorrow.
It was just so the doctor could look at his stitches and ask how he was feeling after the surgery. They wouldn't need to stay long, but with Roach's wild imagination, he would picture something terrifying and run away screaming bloody murder. The fact that he hated hospitals in general didn't help.
Luke knew he definitely wouldn't come to the hospital with them willingly... but he was hoping he could bribe him somehow. He really didn't want to sedate him and drag him to the hospital, then have to explain to the doctor why they had brought him an unconscious patient.
His thoughts were scattered when Roach whined and sat up slightly. He nearly jumped off the couch when he noticed the lap he was laying across wasn't Ghost's.
"L-Luke? Where's Ghost?" He asked, rubbing at his eyes with a yawn.
"In the bathroom. He'll be back in a few minutes." He smiled, patting his cheek.
He nodded and sat up fully with a grimace, his hand flying to his side.
"You okay Roach?" Keegan asked with a concerned expression.
Luke glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.
"He'll be fine in a minute, it's time for more pain meds." He said, setting the laptop aside and leaving the room to get them.
Roach licked his lips and looked for a drink. Then he saw a convenient glass of water on the table, so he did what any sensible person would do. He grabbed it and literally chugged it.
Kick gasped and said, "No! Roach that's not-" but by this point, the damage was done.
Everyone stared at him with open mouths and shocked expressions. Roach giggled and slammed the glass down onto the table with a dopey grin. Then he cheered and launched himself from the couch, running to the door and nearly knocking Ghost on his ass.
"Baby you shouldn't be running around! You're gonna tear your stitches!" He scolded, pointing an accusing finger at him.
The shorter man just ignored him and stood on his tippy toes to kiss him. He almost kissed him back, then tasted alcohol in his mouth and pulled back with a shocked look. Tears welled up in Roach's eyes and rolled down his cheeks.
"You don't love me anymore?" He asked pitifully, his pupils huge.
Ghost hugged him and gave the others a look that said 'what the fuck did you do?' over his shoulder.
"It wasn't our fault!" Archer said waving a hand at him.
Ghost ignored him and held Roach at arm's length.
"No baby, I love you. Don't cry... but what did you drink?" He asked, wiping the tears from his cheeks.
"Water!"
"Honey I don't think it was water."
"Of course it waaasssss!" Roach cheered, moving to run around him but Ghost grabbed him.
"No! Stay here." He said, dragging him back to the couch.
"But I wanna EXPLORE!"
"You can explore later."
He sat him down and sat beside him, but he tried to escape again.
"EXPLORE!" He yelled excitedly, jumping up and was nearly successful in his escape.
But Luke walked into the room, efficiently blocking his only escape route. Ghost sighed and dragged him back to the couch again, this time forcing him to lay down then sitting on his legs. Luke raised an eyebrow when Roach looked at him with a pout.
"Lulu! The grumpy banana won't let me EXPLORE!" He complained, pulling on his legs.
"What's wrong with him?"
"Yeah, that's a good question guys." Ghost said pointedly, glaring at the others.
"I had a glass of vodka on the table... and he chugged it thinking it was water..." Kick said in an ashamed tone, looking at the floor.
"So he's wasted?" Luke asked with a laugh.
"Yeah... sorry."
"Nah, it's fine. This is great. The only downside is the terrible hangover he's gonna have."
Ghost raised an eyebrow and looked at Roach, who was currently talking to Toad about 'scary hospitals'.
"I fail to see how this is great."
"It's great because we get to see him wasted. Think about it. We've all known him for forever and not one of us has ever seen him drunk. This is a historical moment that will most likely only happen once, so enjoy it."
"That's true..." Soap muttered.
Price just grinned.
"No. This is bad! You all know damn well he's gonna be upset later when he realizes what he drank! He'll probably have a panic attack and Luke, since you think this is so awesome, you can deal with it." Ghost snapped.
"Dude, loosen up. He'll live. John's gone and to be honest, he really does need to get past his issue with alcohol." Luke replied, rapidly typing information and codes into the computer.
"Ghostie!"
"What is it, sweetie?" He sighed.
"Lemme up!"
"No."
Luke grinned and sat down on his legs beside Ghost.
"Oi! Get off meh!" He complained, whacking Ghost's arm.
"Nope, you're a nice chair."
"Plus you need to sit still. You'll tear your stitches." Archer chirped.
"The room is spiiiiiinning..." He slurred, smiling sloppily.
"It's too bad I can't give him his meds now... those usually knock him right out." Luke sighed disappointedly.
"Trust me, he'll be out in a few minutes. He can't lay down without falling asleep."
"You preposterous turd! I will NOOOOT! You're suuuch a... a stupid head!" Roach giggled cutely with a hiccup.
Ghost sighed and patted his cheek.
"Sure you won't, cutie."
Roach giggled and kissed his hand.
"Oh yeah, I remember now. That's definitely his weakness. Whenever we got into an argument, all I had to do to stop it was make him lay down. It was funny... and very entertaining." Luke laughed.
"Screeeeew you, Lulu."
Luke pouted and pinched his leg. Roach whined and squirmed uncomfortably.
"Staaaaahp it..."
"Then be nice to me, brat."
"I not brat."
"Yes. Yes you are, and it's naptime." Kick giggled.
"I second that motion." Merrick grumbled.
"Same!" Keegan said.
"Same!" Ghost laughed.
"SAME!" Toad and Archer chorused.
Roach just made a face and poked Ghost's cheek. He laughed and covered his eyes.
"Go to sleep, you drunken turd."
He whined, trying really hard to keep his eyes open. Ghost clearly wasn't helping.
"'M no' drunk..." He mumbled.
Everyone laughed at that.
"Yes you are, Roach, so go to bed. The sooner you sleep, the sooner the hangover of death will be here..." Keegan said eerily.
Roach's eyebrows flew up and his unfocused eyes widened.
"The wha-"
Ghost covered his mouth.
"Shhh. Go to sleep." He said, literally laying on top of Roach.
It took all of his self control to avoid smiling at his expression. He tried to speak but the words were muffled behind Ghost's hand. He smiled and kissed his cheek, pulling his hand back.
"Not gon' go to slee... p..." Roach mumbled, his eyes closing against his will. This just wasn't fair.
Ghost laughed and patted him on the head.
"Sure you're not."
*5 Minutes Later...*
"Ugh, both of the couples are out." Merrick grumbled, looking up from his book and shaking his head in disapproval.
He was referring to Ghost and Roach, and the fairly new couple- Toad and Archer. Both were adorable together and suited each other well. And both were currently snuggling and out like lights. It was just too cute...
"What are we supposed to do now?" Kick asked boredly.
There was a pause. Then they all looked at each other with wicked grins.
"We take pictures, of course!" They cheered.
Let's just say there were a lot of pictures available for blackmail use after that day.
A/N: Lol, drunk Roach is just adorable. Hahaha... you know what happens next chapter, right? HANGOVER TIMEEEE! And more Logan. I'm trying to avoid putting too much Logan torture in this because I feel like you guys will get bored with it. And they will find him soon, by the way!
*Also! Do NOT drink! It's okay every once in a while, but don't get addicted. Teachers and other adults aren't feeding you shit when they say it kills people and pulls families apart. And yes, I do actually know how bad it is. My parents got divorced because of my dumbass alcoholic 'father' and I've never met him sober. So NO drinking! It's bad! BAD BAD BAD!*
Please review! ;)
