"I told you, you shoulda left him out in the streets!"

"Come on! The kid weighs a ton! There was no way I was dragging him all the way there!"

Ouch..... Head hurts.....

The one voice scowled. "Fine. But wake him up."

Goddess no.....

Kyle nudged Nash. Nash looked around and realized he was in a room at the Vane Inn. Then he realized his head hurt. A lot.

"Kyle? Why am I in here? The last I remember...."

And then he did remember. Kyle smiled.

"Y'know, I did tell you that no one could hold that much beer."

Nash shook his head."... I told you that I didn't know, so it was okay, didn't I?"

Kyle laughed. "Yeah. It was pretty funny. But you gotta get out of here. Jessica's in a real bad mood cause I went out drinkin last night."

Nash had seen Jessica in a bad mood before. He didn't even want to imagine Jessica in a real bad mood. "Very well... but the next time you think of offering me a drink, brigand, don't."

"Awww. I thought we had fun Nash." He grinned broadly.

"Kyle...just save it, okay? I have a pounding headache."

"Hah. That's called a hangover. That comes from drinking too much." He spoke as if he was talking to a four year old.

"I know that! I'm going to my room."

"Just have some coffee and sleep it off Nash." Kyle picked him up. "And off you go!"

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Nash got into his room. He looked into a mirror and realized his hair was a mess. He reached around for a comb. What the hell got into my mind, going off drinking with that idiot?

He winced as he heard knocking coming from his door. Mia poked her head in.

"Hey Nash."

"Oh. Hello Mia. Why don't you come in?" And stop talking so loud. My head hurts.

She sat down. "Guess what? Sean offered to cover for me, so I can go to the carnival tonight!"

Nash put on a half hearted smile. "Oh did he?" Sean had known Mia almost as long as Nash had. From what Nash had been hearing, Sean was currently also trying to court Mia.

"Yea. He is just so nice, isn't he?"

How can she be so oblivious?! "Yeah, real nice guy...." he muttered.

"Well, do you want to go to the carnival with me? It is the last night... and well, I've never been to a carnival before..."

Nash looked a little shocked. "What, never?" He laughed. "Everyone's been to a carnival..."

Mia just sighed.

Mia's mother was very protective, and as such, Mia never saw much of the outside world. Thinking about it, it wasn't much of a suprise she'd never been to a carnival.

"Well...ok I guess. We'll go tonight."

She smiled. "Okay! Great! I have some stuff to do, but afterwards I'll stop by here."

Nash nodded. "Okay, I'll see you later." But right now, I need sleep.