Alright guys, I'm amazed at how many reviews I've gotten on this story already... and you guys are just so nice! Sorry about the sorta-cliffhanger on the last chapter, but this one will (hopefully) clear everything up.

Twirlgirl: Heh, I'm glad you don't mind that it's Rily...ish. The underage drinking... I just wanted to put Lily and Ray in a situation that they'd be curious about but would have some repercussions. Thanks for being cool about it. :)

-YESTERDAY-
Chapter 5
by Ellie

She let out a small laugh as she heard my question. "You don't remember?"

She paused, walking over to us, handing Ray the food. "Well, I guess you wouldn't, huh?"

Ray reached into the bag, pulling out some fries and was eating them like he'd never had food before in his life.

I managed to grab a few, but when I put them in my mouth... it was then I realized that I've never tried chewing something that literally had no taste.

Then I got a new small fear: would I ever be able to taste again?

No, no, of course I would... I mean, this has to be temporary...

Audrey sat down in the chair adjacent to the couch we were on, and kicked her feet up. "So, hmm... what happened last night..."

Hurry up, Audrey...

"Oh, yeah, you two were all over eachother for quite a while."

Great.

My face suddenly felt warm, and I didn't dare look over at Ray... but he was probably feeling the exact same way.

His frie-scarfing had come to a halt.

"But I went outside with some of the guys, so I only have second hand stories to what else happened-"

"You don't know what happened?" Ray asked quickly, cutting her off.

She shrugged. "Well, like... I heard a lot of things... like, that little fight that you got into." She looked at his eye and let out another small laugh, "But I also heard you got a few good hits in..."

"Who did I get in a fight with?"

"Rick."

Ray glanced over at me, then back at Audrey. "Who's Rick?"

"Um... how would you describe Rick..." She paused again, "He's tall... short black hair... really cocky..."

I really had no idea, but I took a stab at it. "Was he the guy with the Yeager?"

She nodded her head. "Probably."

Ray still seemed confused. "Why did I get in a fight with him, then?"

"Oh," she started laughing again.

God, would she just get on with the story... me and Ray aren't laughing with you, that should tell you something... "Well, I guess what happened was that this guy was trying to get Lily into a room with him."

My heart started racing.

What did he...?

She continued, "But I guess you somehow overheard some of this conversation and didn't like it... and that's when the fight broke out."

So he got in a fight with this guy...

Because he was trying to get me in bed?

If it was possible for me to feel even more sick, I just achieved it.

"And that's what-" I coughed, my throat feeling extremely dry. "That's what you heard?"

"Yeah," she nodded. "But, you know, every party has its fights... it's inevitable. You only walked away with a black eye, though, that's good. I'm actually surprised that he didn't beat the shit out of you."

There was a small delay before Ray replied, "Uh, thanks."

"No, I didn't mean it like that, it's just he's a pretty big guy, you're relatively... small..."

I started trying to piece everything together.

Ok, so... me and Ray were all over eachother.

Then Rick - that was his name, right? - well, Rick... started trying to get me in bed.

So Ray ended up getting in a fight with him.

But...

"Why were me and Ray in the same bed?"

"Oh!" She laughed. "You two kinda... just kind of passed out. Me and some of the guys didn't want you guys lying all over the place, so we just put you two in the guest bedroom."

I didn't even realize that a grin formed on my face.

That means that me and Ray... nothing happened.

"What about our clothes?" He asked.

And Audrey laughed again. "Uh, you two did drink a lot... and Ray, you did find the toilet... but Lily in turn found you."

And my smile faded.

I... I puked on Ray?

"So we just got your clothes, they're actually washing right now."

I looked over at him, and he was grimacing.

"Sorry," I muttered.

"Yeah," he replied.

"Alright," Audrey said, standing up. "I'm gonna clean... you two should take showers, Lil, you can wear some of my clothes, Ray, you can just wear whatever you were wearing yesterday, they'll be dry by the time you guys are done."

She paused. "And, we'll, uh... think of a good excuse to tell your parents. Black eyes are a little ominous."

Ray nodded, and Audrey walked off to the kitchen.

All of a sudden I felt really uncomfortable, sitting next to Ray.

Not a strange occurrence today, though.

But I didn't like feeling like this.

We didn't even say anything to eachother while we got up, taking separate showers.

It was just... weird.

Alright, only one more chapter...! Sorry about the delay for this one. I was supposed to get this up on Friday night. :o