A/N: Special thanks to fanfar3 for the review and to everyone who added alerts!

Playlist: Raise Your Fist Again (feat. MC Da Mouth of Madness) – Angerfist, In a Million Years (Nosferatu Remix) – Angerfist

"Consider your origin; you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge." – Dante Alighieri

The next month passed quicker than anyone could have imagined. Priestly's body healed from the gunshot wound extremely well and now all he had left was a pretty badass scar if he did say so himself. His birthday and graduation were rapidly approaching and for that Priestly was thankful. He couldn't wait to get his car back and not have to worry about school anymore. College was still up in the air but he definitely wanted at least a high school diploma. His relationship with Tish was stronger than in had ever been, the two almost inseparable. He was even beginning to talk to some people, finally feeling comfortable enough to communicate with a few select people. All in all life was going well, he was even getting along pretty well with Brian. They hadn't butted heads in at least two weeks, but that of course could change at any moment.

Priestly heard a knock on his door and walked over to it before opening it slightly to see who it was. Seeing Brian on the other side he swung it open all the way. "Hey what's up?"

Brian entered the room, his hands stuffed in his pockets. "Tish asked me if she could go out tonight and I wanted to ask you about where you'll be."

Priestly's eyebrows rose slightly, "Oh, uh. We're going to a party, I'm DJing again."

Brian nodded, "And where is this party?"

Priestly didn't respond, just stared at him for a moment. "You don't have to worry about her you know I'll watch her."

Brian tried again, "Where's the party Priestly? How many people are going to be there, because I get the feeling this isn't a regular party."

Priestly just stared at him not answering, he didn't want to get Tish in trouble but he also wanted her there with him. "Everything's fine, Lax and I will watch Tish."

Brian was quickly growing impatient. "Stop telling me not to worry about her. She's my daughter I'm always going to worry about her, now tell me or she doesn't get to go."

Priestly huffed, "I'm not giving you the location but it's a rave."

Brian frowned, "Like with all the people and lights and drugs and things? Stop making me pull teeth and just tell me."

Priestly crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, "It's a rave. There's usually a few thousand people, there's loud music, drugs, the works. I'm the DJ tonight so Tish will be with Lax and I up top, not in the crowd."

Brian looked shocked, "And I'm supposed to just say ok to this?"

Priestly shrugged, "I've been going since I was thirteen and I'm ok." He saw Brian's expression and rolled his eyes. "Ok, bad example. Look, you know I would never put her in harms way. She's with me the whole time and Lax is always floating around. People know she's with me and there's not a lot of people stupid enough to touch what's mine."

It still grated Brian that Priestly referred to Tish as 'his'. "So where is it?"

Priestly let out a small laugh, "You know I'm not telling you that. You have to trust me Brian. You've seen me and Lax, would you fuck with us?"

He definitely had a point, Priestly and Lax alone were slightly intimidating but together he could see them as a force to be reckoned with. "Will Lax be dealing?"

Priestly stared at him for another moment, "I have to get ready."

Brian took the hint and walked to the door. "She's my baby girl Priestly."

Priestly met his eyes, face serious. "She's the love of my life Brian."

Brian nodded and stepped out into the hall closing the door behind him.

By the time Tish got to the rave there were people everywhere and she waited by the door as usual for Lax since Priestly didn't want her wandering around alone in the crowd. He found her shortly after she arrived and escorted her to the stairs and on her way up after they passed the large man who guarded the stairs she heard someone calling her name. She paused and turned to see her friend from her old high school. She walked back down the stairs and told the large man to let her up.

The girl squealed and ran forwards, grabbing Tish into a hug. "Oh my God, what are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here?" Tish asked after hugging back. The pair finished walking up the stairs and across the catwalk.

"I started coming to these a few months ago." Tish instantly noticed her intense gaze pointed at Priestly. "How are you up here with Azrael? I've been trying to get up here put he never picks me."

Tish shrugged, "I'm just lucky I guess."

Lax walked over to the pair and smiled brightly at the new girl. "Hello there, how are you tonight?" he asked in a flirty tone.

The girl giggled slightly and grabbed his extended hand, "Hey, I'm Amber."

"Lax, nice to meet you."

The girls' eyes widened, "You're Azrael's promoter right? You like, know him?"

"Yeah I do. Hang on a sec, I actually need to have a word with my boy." The girls watched him walk over and tap the DJ on the shoulder who stopped moving and turned to see who was touching him. He lowered his headphones to his neck and listened to what Lax was saying.

"Your girl's here fucker."

Priestly turned and smiled at the sight of Tish before noticing the other girl next to her. He felt apprehensive for a moment but then relaxed, he knew Tish wouldn't spill his secret. When Tish looked his way he beckoned her over with the curl of his finger.

Tish smiled and walked over to her boyfriend who squeezed her tightly. She saw him turn slightly after a moment to look at the other girl before cocking his head in question.

"She's a friend from my old school. I won't say anything."

He nodded and slipped his headphones back on and faced the crowd. Tish stayed by his side wrapping her arms around his waist. She felt Priestly's hands pull her forward and grab her close after a while and released a soft groan when his hands began to wander. She knew she should stop him, but the music and crowd and everything was just too much, she couldn't imagine what this would be like on ecstasy it was overwhelming straight. Her breath started coming in short pants when she felt his hands on her smooth thighs, his thumbs slowly working there way under the hem of her mini skirt.

Priestly couldn't stand this any longer; he pulled off his headphones and grabbed Tish's hands pulling her backwards. He looked at Lax and jerked his thumb towards the crowd silently telling him to take over. Lax smirked and rolled his eyes before doing as told. Priestly drug Tish to a door and pulled her through it, locking it behind him. He pushed her against the wall unable to wait any longer and rubbed against her, his arousal obvious. Tish grabbed his head and stared at the mask for a moment, it was strange that she couldn't see him at all. He raised his hands to remove it but Tish stopped him. "Leave it on," she panted.

Priestly quirked his head before nodding, underneath the mask he was grinning widely. The word 'kinky' popped into his head; if she wanted to have sex with DJ Azrael and not him he'd let her. He rubbed his hands down her body, enjoying the curves while she arched into him and held him close. He lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his narrow hips in one quick motion. Not wasting any more time he unzipped his pants, hiked up her skirt and pushed her underwear aside before claiming her against the wall.

She panted and moaned as he moved, the music setting a quick pace. Her arms held him close and eventually she screamed in release, the sound lost in the loud music. She felt Priestly tense and stop before sagging against her a moment later. He lifted his head from her shoulder and stared at her through the mask.

She smiled and kissed the front of his neck, "I love you."

Priestly carefully set her down and zipped himself up while she fixed her underwear and lowered her skirt. He walked to the door and turned to her one more time before exiting.

Tish watched him walk up to Lax and grab his headphones from the smirking man. Lax glanced at her and looked back at Priestly before shoulder bumping him and walking away and down the stairs into the crowd.

Tish walked back to her friend who was practically vibrating with excitement. "Oh my God you just slept with DJ Azrael. Were the rumors true? Is he amazing?"

Tish smirked, "Rumors are true, it was amazing."

Amber squealed, "I hope he picks me next week! Did you get to see his face? Do you know who he is?"

Tish fought down her jealousy at her friend's words, "He never took off the mask."

Amber groaned, "It's driving me crazy, I want to know who he is. I bet that one guy knows."

Tish nodded, "Probably, Lax knows him personally. Speaking of, I think Lax likes you."

Amber smiled, "He's hot but I have a boyfriend, how do you know him?"

"I've only known him for a short time, we met through a friend. You should spend the night tonight and we can hang out tomorrow."

The girl grew excited, "Definitely."

Many hours later Priestly finally signed off to many cheers and walked over to Tish, Amber, and Lax. Lax grabbed his shoulder, "You ready to go fucker?"

Priestly nodded.

Amber stepped forward excitedly when Priestly walked up and attempted to get in his personal space. "Hi, I'm Amber." Priestly nodded once to acknowledge but took a step back when she tried to touch him. He was still very uncomfortable with touch and this girl kept trying. He continued backing away until Lax grabbed the girl gently, "Come on we'll walk you and Tish out."

Lax glanced back at Priestly who shook his head at the girls boldness and stepped forward back to where he was before. Lax spoke up knowing Priestly was expecting to leave with Tish. "I'll give you a ride home Azrael, come on let's walk the girls out." He let them get a few feet ahead before whispering into Priestly's ear. "That girl Amber is staying with Tish tonight, I'll bring you to your house since you can't ride with them."

The boys followed the girls to Tish's car to make sure they got out safely. After Tish and Amber slid into her car they watched Lax and DJ Azrael climb into Lax's car before driving off. A couple miles down the road Priestly removed his mask and sweatshirt. "I'm fucking tired."

Lax nodded, "Me too. I'm just gonna stay with you tonight ok?"

Priestly yawned, "Whatever dude."

When they got to the house they sat outside and smoked before quietly climbing in Priestly's window. Priestly showered and climbed in the bed, Lax doing the same before falling asleep.

Morning came too quickly for everyone and Tish and Amber slowly walked down the hall towards the kitchen a little after eleven. Tish paused outside a door and turned to her friend, "Hang on I need to wake up someone." She pushed open the door and barely stopped herself from bursting out laughing. Priestly and Lax were both lying in the bed clothed with only boxers. The covers were twisted around Priestly's legs and he was on one far side of the bed while Lax was spread out across the entire thing.

Amber poked her head in and sucked in a breath. "Oh my God they're hot." Tish had to agree, they both looked delicious lying on the bed. They both were in excellent shape, and the tattoos and piercings gave them a bad boy vibe that would make any girls panties wet. Her heart skipped a beat at the angry scar on her boyfriend's side but she pushed away her dark thoughts, he was alive and that was all that mattered.

Amber suddenly frowned, "Lax is gay? Didn't see that coming."

Tish couldn't help it she burst out laughing which made Lax startle awake and sit up wide eyed and Priestly fall off the bed at Lax's sudden movement. He sat up on the floor and glared at Lax, "What the fuck man?" He followed his gaze to the door where Tish was laughing and her friend looked confused.

"What are you laughing at?" growled Priestly.

Tish reigned herself in a little, "Amber thinks you're Lax's boyfriend." She burst into laughter again at their expressions.

Lax looked at him and shrugged, "I'd do you."

Priestly picked himself up off the floor and rolled his eyes at Lax.

"What? You're hot."

Priestly shook his head, rubbed his eyes tiredly and yawned as he stretched, "Why are you in here, what time is it?"

She finally got her giggles under control, "It's after eleven, you two get dressed and lets have some breakfast." She closed the door still giggling.

Amber glanced at her as they walked down the hallway. "So what was that? Why are they in your house?"

Tish tried to come up with a short version. "Priestly's my boyfriend, he's living here for a while and Lax is his best friend. He stays over here sometimes."

Amber frowned, "Doesn't your boyfriend care that you were with DJ Azrael last night? Actually where was your boyfriend last night?"

Tish bit her lip and tried to think of any excuse. "No, he's cool about it. He knows DJ Azrael is an on the side thing, he knows I love him. He was here, he must have had homework or something."

Amber thankfully accepted her lie and smiled, "They're so hot. They look like brothers."

Tish smiled, "I know it's weird but they're not related at all."

Susan and Brian were talking in the kitchen with Tish and Amber when Priestly and Lax walked into the kitchen. Brian greeted them before they walked out onto the patio to smoke. Priestly grabbed the crossword puzzle and a pen before heading out.

Lax lit his cigarette and looked at his messy haired friend. "You still doing those brainiac?"

Priestly filled in a word on the puzzle, "Yeah, unlike you I actually use my brain."

Lax laughed, "Oh shut up you self righteous prick. I still haven't given you shit for doing a whippit."

"How the hell do you know about that?" Priestly asked with a slight blush.

The older boy smiled, "Brian's a little bit of a gossip."

Priestly shook his head, "It was a one time thing."

Lax's smile widened, "Whatever you say dude. Just funny that you're in high school doing whippits. It's like what the news always talks about."

"Shut up fucker I've caught you doing stupid shit more than once. What about the time you burnt your lip and cheek from that Flaming Jägerbomb?"

Lax faltered slightly and absently rubbed at where the burns had occurred. "That doesn't count you were doing them too."

"Not when they were still on fire you idiot."

The door swung open and Amber and Tish came out onto the patio before Lax could fire a retort. Tish slid in next to Priestly who was still working on his crossword puzzle.

Amber sat down on an empty chair and smiled at Lax. He was about to say something when his phone rang, he pursed his lips together and grabbed it out of his pocket and flipped it open. "Talk… yeah, I know he did a good job last night he always does… you decided to make it a two-day?... I don't know if he wants to again… I'll call you back after I talk to him." He hung up his phone and looked at Priestly, "DJ Azrael was at the rave last night, they want to make it a two day and they want him again."

Amber's eyes lit up, "Are you going to call him? No one's ever heard his voice."

Lax's lips twitched, "I'll ask him later." He looked at Priestly, "Do you think he'll say yes or do you think he's been DJing too much?"

Priestly shrugged, "He'll probably say yes, providing the company is right."

He saw Tish's small smile out of the corner of his eye. Amber spoke up, "So you know him?"

Priestly looked at her, "You could say that." It was hard to keep a straight face with Tish and Lax looking like they wanted to burst out laughing.

"And you're ok with Tish sleeping with him?" Priestly couldn't help it, he burst out laughing and laughed harder when Lax started laughing and Tish just shook her head. Amber watched confused as Priestly and Lax laughed hysterically.

He finally got a hold of himself, "We have an open relationship."

Tish giggled next to him, "Yeah."

Lax shook his head and stood, "I should go take care of business, I'll be back." He pulled out his phone and walked away around the side of the house.

Amber waited for Lax to get back before looking at him excitedly, "Do you think we'll be able to get back up there tonight? I want to bring my boyfriend."

An amused smile spread across his face, "If you have Tish with you I think you can all get back up there. He seemed to really like her."

Priestly couldn't stand this hilariously awkward conversation any longer; he collected his puzzle and pen and walked inside the house.

Tish watched him leave before turning to Amber who was looking at her excitedly, "You'll go again right?"

Tish sighed, "Sure." She rose and walked into the house and looked for Priestly, finding him in his room digging through a drawer. "So you really want to DJ again tonight?"

He turned and looked at her, "I don't mind DJing, it's pretty fun. Especially with you there."

She walked over and sat down on the bed, "But you'd rather be rolling."

He laughed slightly at her terminology. "Yeah I would but I can't do that shit forever, I know it's killing me slowly. I'm not done with it but I'm trying to slow down. DJing lets me still be there but without the drugs."

"I'm glad you're slowing down."

He walked over to the bed and sat down beside her, "I'm doing it for you, I know you want me to stop."

She smiled at him and pulled him on top of her as she leaned back, "I love you."

"I love you too," he said with a grin as he started to kiss down her neck.

She pushed at his shoulders, "We can't do anything right now, Amber's here."

He glanced at his watch, "We'll be quick."

Tish waited by the front doors of the abandon warehouse for Amber and her boyfriend. She adjusted her mini skirt over her fishnets and pulled up her corset top as it started to shift down. Every time she came she tried to be a little more daring and this was definitely the most daring thing she had ever worn. She had on black sneaker with fishnet stockings and a hot pink skirt with a black strapless corset top. Her makeup was bright and her long hair was pulled up into a messy bun.

"Tish!" She turned to greet Amber and smiled brightly. "I want you to meet my boyfriend. Tish turned and felt her heart stop.

"Hey Tish." Tish just stood there, mouth hanging open staring at Winston who was raking his eyes over her entire body.

"Hey Winston, how did you two meet?" she asked carefully.

Amber answered, "We met at the movies a few weeks ago. How do you two know each other?"

"Our parents know each other."

Amber smiled widely, "Great! Now come on, let's go try to get up there. Winston can't wait to meet DJ Azrael."

Tish frowned, "You know he doesn't talk right?"

Winston shrugged, "Doesn't matter I just want to meet him."

Tish released a sigh, "Ok let's go." The three walked through the crowd and to the stairs and waited for Lax to spot them. It took a while but eventually Lax saw Tish and walked over to tell them to let her and her friends up. Tish grimaced when his eyes landed on Winston and narrowed dangerously. Winston looked at him, mirroring his expression, "How do you know DJ Azrael?"

"I'm his promoter you fucking dumbass."

He waited for Amber and Winston to walk up the stairs before grabbing Tish, "What the fuck is he doing here?"

She sighed heavily, "He's Amber's boyfriend if you can even believe it and apparently he's a huge DJ Azrael fan. I had no idea."

Lax groaned, "You know this is bad right? He's on his turf and it's gonna get ugly."

Tish looked at him, "I know but I don't know what to do. I'm not worrying about it right now though. Where is he?"

"He's up there, I better go warn him." Lax turned and walked towards Priestly as Tish walked over to join Winston and Amber. They watched as Lax walked over and DJ Azrael pulled his headphones off his ears and placed them around his neck. He listened to what Lax was saying before whipping around to face them. Tish couldn't see it but could feel the heat from his angry gaze directed at the younger boy. Lax continued talking to him and Tish could see his hands clenching into tight fists at his sides. Finally Lax turned away and walked towards the group.

"When can we meet him?" asked Winston.

Lax eyed him carefully, "You wait your fucking turn boy, he's busy in case you didn't notice." He turned to Amber and greeted her politely before looking at Tish, "Tish he wants to see you. I have to go make my rounds." He turned to Winston and Amber, "Stay away from him. I'll come back in a bit."

Tish walked forward and Priestly looked down at her but he made no move to touch her, apparently he was pretty pissed. She kissed his neck and stood on her toes to talk to him, "I'm sorry, I didn't know he was Amber's boyfriend." Priestly just stared down at her and she felt nervous looking at him and not being able to read his expression. "You're going to hurt him aren't you?" Priestly didn't move, just kept staring down at her before looking away. She bit her lip nervously and wrapped her arms around him, trying to soothe away his anger. It took quite a while but eventually he loosened up again and began moving with the music and pulled Tish around to the front of him. Soon his hands were working up and down her body as he grinded into her.

Winston watched in shock as DJ Azrael groped and grinded against Tish. Apparently she knew him pretty well, or vice versa. Azrael couldn't keep his hands off her and he felt jealousy surge up inside of him. He liked Amber a lot but she was no Tish, and apparently she and Priestly were over because she was here with the DJ. He felt his anger double when Azrael held her closer with one hand and rubbed her stomach and breasts with the other. He glanced at Amber who seemed to be in her own world, not noticing anything that was going on.

"I'm going to talk to Amber, I'll come back in a little bit."

Priestly nodded and released her before slipping back on his headphones and focusing on the music.

"Are you two doing ok?" asked Tish when she got to the pair. Amber nodded happily but Winston just glared.

"You seem to be pretty close to DJ Azrael."

Tish shrugged, "He likes me and what he wants he gets."

Winston glared at the man who he still wanted to meet and looked back at Tish. "Apparently so. Have you seen his face, has he taken off the mask?"

Tish shook her head, "He never takes it off." Winston nodded and looked for Amber who had wandered away. Deciding now was his chance he grabbed Tish and pulled her forward, giving her a bruising kiss. Tish's eyes widened and she froze for a minute before fighting against him and finally getting herself free. She opened her mouth to yell at him but a hand suddenly shot past her, attached itself to Winston's neck and shoved him into the wall. She jumped back in shock and stared at Priestly who was still holding a struggling Winston against the wall.

Winston struggled against the hand around his neck and felt fear creep in when the DJ brought his face close to his. He couldn't see eyes or anything, just a red mask with black depthless eyes. "I'm sorry, I didn't know she was with you." He felt the fingers tighten around his neck and began to panic as he lost oxygen. "I'm sorry, please you're choking me."

Priestly suddenly dropped him and watched detached as he struggled for breath. He turned to his right to see Lax standing there staring at him with a serious face. "What do you want to do?"

Priestly looked down at him again before pointing to the backroom. Lax nodded and began dragging a struggling Winston to the back. Priestly began to follow but stopped when a small hand wrapped tightly around his bicep, he looked at the hand then turned to look at his worried girlfriend.

Tish hated that she couldn't see his face. "Please don't hurt him." She stared at the mask and hoped her words meant something. He gently removed her hand from his arm and ran the back of his fingers softly down her face before turning and walking towards the back room.

When he walked into the room Lax was staring down Winston who was sitting in a chair crying hysterically. Priestly sighed heavily, he wanted to kill the kid but apparently he was just pathetic. It felt like it would be the equivalent of kicking a chihuahua that barked too much, satisfying but guilt causing. Lax pointed to the sniveling boy, "Stay" and walked over to Priestly. "What do you want to do with him?"

Priestly lifted his mask so his mouth was free, "I don't fucking know. I want to break his fucking legs but I almost feel bad. He's just really… sad."

Lax let out a snort, "I know. You got fucking shot and didn't cry and here he is. It's your call fucker."

Priestly watched the crying boy for another moment, "I'll just scare him and knock him around a bit. She doesn't want me to hurt him."

Lax let out a laugh, "You're so whipped."

Priestly groaned, "I know. Now shut up." Priestly kept his mask slightly lifted and walked over to the boy.

He walked over to Winston and stood in front of the chair with his arms crossed. He suddenly lashed out with a quick punch to Winston's face. "Beg."

Winston's head snapped backwards and he let out a loud cry as his face throbbed from the hit. "Wh... what?" he cried.

"Beg for your life."

Lax grinned from the corner, Priestly could be scary as fuck when he wanted to be and the scariest part was he could back up anything he said if he wanted to.

Winston started crying harder, "I'm sorry. I messed up, I'm so sorry. I'll never touch her again. I'm sorry."

Priestly reached into his pocket and pulled out his switchblade before swinging it open effortlessly. He held it loosely and brought the edge to the boys face, barely hovering over his skin. "Why do I feel like you're lying? Why do I feel like you aren't taking me seriously? Do you need a reminder that she's mine?"

Winston cried harder and began to shake, "Oh God, please don't hurt me. Please God don't hurt me."

Priestly leaned down so he was closer to Winston's face, "You touched what's mine. Tish is mine. I don't like people to touch what belongs to me. You should consider yourself lucky that you still have a tongue and fucking eyeballs."

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know she belonged to you. I'll never touch her again."

Priestly backhanded him hard and felt satisfaction when he hit the floor hard, blood oozing out of his mouth. "You make sure you don't because next time you'll be walking out of here with missing body parts. Now run home little boy."

Priestly watched him scurry out of the room before flipping his blade closed and turned towards Lax, "Think he got the message?"

Lax grinned, "You sadistic son of a bitch, you're my fucking hero. Now come on, you gotta get back out there." Priestly nodded and slipped his mask back down and adjusted his hoody before walking back out to face the crowd. He looked at Tish as he passed and saw her appreciative expression, she must have seen Winston was still in one piece before he disappeared. Looking around quickly he saw Amber had disappeared as well, apparently going after her crying boyfriend. He walked back to face the crowd and forced himself to relax.

Tish watched as Winston ran out of the room crying, a large bruise forming on one side of his face. She felt a surge of relief that that seemed to be his only injury. Amber chased after her boyfriend when he ran past leaving Tish alone. She turned to see Priestly emerging out of the room, he looked at her for a moment and she cast him an appreciative look before he walked back to his spot. Seeing how tense his posture was she walked forward and wrapped her arms around him. She looked at his mask when he looked down at her and smiled up at him when she felt him relax slightly.

Eventually the crowd started to disperse and Priestly got Lax's attention, he was ready to go home and crawl in bed with Tish. Lax walked over, "You ready to call it a night?"

Priestly nodded and grabbed Tish before following Lax down the stairs and across the warehouse. He stumbled a bit and Tish grasped his waist, "You ok?"

He nodded and kept walking, a concerned Tish watching him closely. When they finally got out into the cool night air Priestly stumbled again and grabbed his head with his hands. Tish stumbled with him and held him tighter, "Are you sure you're ok?" When he didn't nod just kept swaying she got Lax's attention. "Lax, something's wrong."

Lax turned and watched Priestly for a moment before lunging forward when Priestly's knees buckled, barely catching him before he hit the pavement. He wanted to remove his mask but there where too many people still around. "You with me still? Dude come on." He shook Priestly and felt slightly nervous when his head just hung limply in his arms.

He shook him harder, "Come on fucker, move or talk or something." Lax lowered his head and laid it against Priestly's chest before sighing heavily and looking at Tish. "He's breathing just fine, I think he's just exhausted."

A group of guys walked over quietly and the one in the front stood next to Lax and pointed at Priestly.

"Is Azrael ok?"

Lax looked up at the group, "He's fine, just partied a little too hard tonight. Help me get him to the car." The group surrounded the passed out DJ and carefully lifted him before following Tish to her car. She opened the door and they slid him in.

Lax stood back once they closed the door and turned to the guys that helped. "You guys roll?"

They all nodded and Lax pulled out a few baggies out of his pocket and handed them to the guys, "Thanks, we're even." The guys smiled in thanks and disappeared. Lax turned to Tish, "I'll follow you home to make sure he's ok. Take his mask off a few miles down the road. I think he's just exhausted, a two-day with no food or water for eight hours will do that."

Tish nodded and jumped into her car and began driving away, removing Priestly's mask a few miles away. Priestly stirred slightly, "Wh.. What happened? Where are we?"

Tish felt relieved, "On our way home, you passed out. Did you eat or drink anything all night?"

Priestly shook his head slightly then closed his eyes and promptly fell asleep. Tish smiled at her sleeping boyfriend and continued driving home. When she got home she waited for Lax to walk up to the car.

"Did he wake up?"

Tish nodded and grabbed his mask, "Yeah but then he fell back asleep. Do you think you can get him to my room?"

Lax looked doubtful, "I can try." Thankfully Priestly was awake enough that he could at least help Lax support him but he was asleep enough that he didn't even realize they were moving. Lax and Tish got him to her room and laid him down before Tish walked Lax back outside.

"Thank you."

He waved it off, "You don't have to thank me, I'd do anything for him." He was surprised when Tish grabbed him into a tight hug.

"I know, and thank you for that. I'm glad he has you."

Lax blushed slightly and hugged her back, "I'm glad he has you too, now get back in there and get some sleep."

Tish stepped back and smiled before closing the door and walking back to her room. She switched off the light, changed into her pjs, removed Priestly's shoes and fell asleep.

Tish woke up the next day around noon and quietly removed herself from the bed and walked out of the room, hoping he would keep sleeping since he obviously needed the rest.

"Morning mommy, morning daddy," she greeted happily.

"Morning baby girl, where's Priestly? He's usually up first."

Tish got herself a bowl of cereal and walked over to the table, "He's had a long couple days, he actually passed out last night."

Susan's eyes widened, "Is he alright?"

Tish nodded, "He's fine, he's still sleeping."

Brian looked uncomfortable with what he was about to say but spoke anyway, "Was he on anything?"

"Not that I know of, he just forgot to eat or drink last night. He actually told me he's trying to slow down with everything."

Brian looked surprised, "Huh. Good for him."

They all looked up when Priestly stumbled into the kitchen in a black tank top, black pants, and a glowing belt. He sat down at the island and laid his head down on the cool marble and closed his eyes.

"You ok?" asked Tish as she walked over to him and gently rubbed his back.

He didn't move, "Hungry and thirsty and so fucking tired."

Tish grabbed him a glass of water and made him a bowl of cereal before sitting down next to him. He lifted his head and drank down the water and started on the cereal.

Susan stood and walked over to him gently touching his arm, "Are you sure you're ok honey? You look shaky."

He offered her a tired smile, "I'm fine. I'm going back to bed after this."

Brian stood and walked over to the island, joining everyone else. "So how often do you DJ?"

Priestly shrugged, "Only once in a while."

Tish spoke up, ignoring her humble boyfriend. "He's really good at it. People request him and everything. You can't tell anybody though ok?"

Brian frowned, "Why not?"

Priestly finished his cereal and yawned widely, "You just can't please. I don't want people knowing. I'm going back to bed. Love you beautiful." The three watched him shuffle out of the kitchen before Brian turned to Tish.

"Are you sure he's ok?

Tish glanced in the direction he had disappeared before looking back at her dad. "Last night was... intense."

Susan and Brian frowned, "What does that mean? Nothing happened to you did it?"

"No, no." Not unless you count Winston trying to shove his tongue down my throat. "It was just a long night and Priestly got worked up. I think the adrenalin just drained him."

Brian hated that he always had to practically beg for information from the two. "What did he get worked up about?"

Tish shook her head, "Nothing. Everything's fine, I'm going to go check on him." She turned and left the kitchen before her dad could ask anymore questions and walked to her room where Priestly was passed out on top of her bed face down. With quiet steps she moved towards the bed and frowned at his pale face and still shaking hands. She climbed onto the bed and laid down next to him, gently rubbing the side of his head. He had been doing too much lately and on hardly any sleep, he needed to slow down. Or maybe that was the problem. She briefly wondered if he was going through withdrawal but that couldn't be it, he didn't do ecstasy enough for that and he still smoked pot regularly. Maybe it was honestly just exhaustion because she was feeling pretty tired too. She pulled the covers over herself and snuggled closer to Priestly before closing her eyes and falling back asleep.