Tea, Yugi, Joey, and Tristan met up after school and walked to Hitome's
house. It was a little bit ugly and broken down, and they would have never
thought it festive enough to be the site of a party if it weren't for the
three ballons tied around the rotting mailbox and the blasting techno
music.
Joey, who was still beaming with excitement about the party rang the doorbell several times in about two seconds. Someone who was certainly not Hitome opened the door.
"Hi! We're here about a party?" Said Tea.
The person shrugged and walked away from them with the door open. With a little less certainty the four friends stepped over the threshold and walked into the living room. They found that there was a table with a punch bowl, cups, plates, cake lots of kinds of chips and a big icebox full of mostly beers but a few sodas. There were not definite party activities assigned but certain groups had formed. There were a lot of people watching a spy movie, smoking what looked like cigarettes but were a little too short, giggling and shoving a lot of food in their mouths. There was also a large gathering of people on the patio in the backyard, holding little ballons and breathing their contents every once in a while. This was the group that most interested Tea.
She split off from her group and walked out on the the patio. She was anxious to learn the dances the people there were doing and show off her own moves. Not knowing where to go, Yugi followed her. Joey and Tristan headed straight for the snack table and got to work eating as much as they could.
Tea watched the dancers for a moment. It was kind of cool to look at; there were flashing lights, and some of them had glow sticks in their mouths. A lot of them were holding brightly colored ballons. Yugi thought that they were breathing them to make their voices sound high and squeaky, but then Tea pointed out that some of them were on the ground and helium ballons would just float away. Even though Yugi was a little nervous about it they joined the group of dancers.
Yugi thought that he would be laughed at for his odd style of dance but no- one laughed. Well, no-one laughed at him. Plenty of people were laughing, especially those who were breathing ballons.
Tea was repeatedly offered little pills by people who were dancing with her. Tea smartly turned down the persistent offers. When Yugi was finally offered one he turned it down and took Tea away from the patio.
Yugi and Tea moved back the the living room and found that Joey and Tristan had had their fill of snacks and were currently stuffing their pockets with potato chips.
"Hi guys. What do you think of this party so far?" Asked Yugi.
"I think we're about to leave..." said Tristan. "It's not as much fun as Joey bargained for."
Joey looked sad about that statement.
"Yeah..." He said.
"Oh well, I guess I'll just have some punch before I go." Said Tea.
As she was reaching to ladle some punch into a cup, Tristan grabbed her wrist. "Hang on there, Tea. Never drink the punch at this kind of party." He pulled her over a few steps to the cooler. "You want to get something which no-one's messed with."
"Oh," she said.
"Okay let's see here," Tristan said as he looked through the cooler... "Beer... beer... beer... wine cooler... beer... beer... beer... ahh here we go! A grape soda!" He reached in and handed it to her.
"Thanks a lot, Tristan. I'm sure you saved me a lot of trouble there." Said Tea gratefully.
"I don't believe that!" Said Joey crossly. I'm sure the punch is fine!
"Joey! Stop!" Yugi and Tea shouted at him. But it was too late, he had already gotten a cup of punch and was drinking it.
"See! It's fine!" Joey retorted grouchily just before passing out.
THUD
"Is he going to be alright?" Asked Yugi.
"Yeah, I'll just take him home." Replied Tristan with a sigh. He walked out of the house carrying Joey on his back and muttering things to himself.
"Let's take off too." Said Tea to Yugi.
"Do you want to go home?" He asked, expecting her to say yes.
"No, um.. not quite yet. Let's go someplace else, it's still light out."
Joey, who was still beaming with excitement about the party rang the doorbell several times in about two seconds. Someone who was certainly not Hitome opened the door.
"Hi! We're here about a party?" Said Tea.
The person shrugged and walked away from them with the door open. With a little less certainty the four friends stepped over the threshold and walked into the living room. They found that there was a table with a punch bowl, cups, plates, cake lots of kinds of chips and a big icebox full of mostly beers but a few sodas. There were not definite party activities assigned but certain groups had formed. There were a lot of people watching a spy movie, smoking what looked like cigarettes but were a little too short, giggling and shoving a lot of food in their mouths. There was also a large gathering of people on the patio in the backyard, holding little ballons and breathing their contents every once in a while. This was the group that most interested Tea.
She split off from her group and walked out on the the patio. She was anxious to learn the dances the people there were doing and show off her own moves. Not knowing where to go, Yugi followed her. Joey and Tristan headed straight for the snack table and got to work eating as much as they could.
Tea watched the dancers for a moment. It was kind of cool to look at; there were flashing lights, and some of them had glow sticks in their mouths. A lot of them were holding brightly colored ballons. Yugi thought that they were breathing them to make their voices sound high and squeaky, but then Tea pointed out that some of them were on the ground and helium ballons would just float away. Even though Yugi was a little nervous about it they joined the group of dancers.
Yugi thought that he would be laughed at for his odd style of dance but no- one laughed. Well, no-one laughed at him. Plenty of people were laughing, especially those who were breathing ballons.
Tea was repeatedly offered little pills by people who were dancing with her. Tea smartly turned down the persistent offers. When Yugi was finally offered one he turned it down and took Tea away from the patio.
Yugi and Tea moved back the the living room and found that Joey and Tristan had had their fill of snacks and were currently stuffing their pockets with potato chips.
"Hi guys. What do you think of this party so far?" Asked Yugi.
"I think we're about to leave..." said Tristan. "It's not as much fun as Joey bargained for."
Joey looked sad about that statement.
"Yeah..." He said.
"Oh well, I guess I'll just have some punch before I go." Said Tea.
As she was reaching to ladle some punch into a cup, Tristan grabbed her wrist. "Hang on there, Tea. Never drink the punch at this kind of party." He pulled her over a few steps to the cooler. "You want to get something which no-one's messed with."
"Oh," she said.
"Okay let's see here," Tristan said as he looked through the cooler... "Beer... beer... beer... wine cooler... beer... beer... beer... ahh here we go! A grape soda!" He reached in and handed it to her.
"Thanks a lot, Tristan. I'm sure you saved me a lot of trouble there." Said Tea gratefully.
"I don't believe that!" Said Joey crossly. I'm sure the punch is fine!
"Joey! Stop!" Yugi and Tea shouted at him. But it was too late, he had already gotten a cup of punch and was drinking it.
"See! It's fine!" Joey retorted grouchily just before passing out.
THUD
"Is he going to be alright?" Asked Yugi.
"Yeah, I'll just take him home." Replied Tristan with a sigh. He walked out of the house carrying Joey on his back and muttering things to himself.
"Let's take off too." Said Tea to Yugi.
"Do you want to go home?" He asked, expecting her to say yes.
"No, um.. not quite yet. Let's go someplace else, it's still light out."