Thank you to everyone who is patiently awaiting the next chapter. I almost uploaded it at the same time as chapter five, but I realized that I had continued on past a difficult group of paragraphs, leaving a gaping hole in the story. I'm still having problems with that gap. I've got an idea of what is supposed to happen, but I can't seem to write it. Therefore, I'm putting it up anyway, so turn away if you're disturbed by gaping holes. I do intend to re-upload it the very hour that I get it fixed.

"There's a party tonight," Jennifer volunteered. "Are you up for it?"

Raziel shook himself out of his mood. "Of course," he said, interested in this newest distraction.

Jennifer and Raziel walked past the line of cars that were already parked outside the house that the party was at. People were already starting to get drunk and act in inappropriate ways. Raziel paused for a moment, considering the situation.

(A/N This is the hole that will not be filled.)

Jennifer glanced through her drunken haze at Raziel. He was grinning wildly as he listened to another drunk ramble on about some story or joke. Jennifer was a bit too far-gone to really care. Then she noticed something odd about Raziel. The realization snapped her into instant sobriety.

Raziel had shifted back into his wraith form. His eyes were narrowed in an expression of drunken bliss. He flickered, and suddenly he appeared as his handsome self again. Jennifer grabbed his arm and muttered some excuse to the others as she dragged the drunken Raziel away.

They staggered down the street. "That was a lovely party," Raziel remarked, brushing away some stray hair with one claw.

"Yes it was," Jennifer said, trying to clear her head.

Raziel suddenly stopped. "Where are my pants?" he asked.

Jennifer stared at him. She could not think of a sane answer.

Raziel sat down on the curb. He held up one claw as if preparing to make some profound statement, and then belched.

Jennifer stared at Raziel in horror. She could deal with him speaking without a mouth, but her mind reeled with the sheer impossibility of him being able to belch. She wanted to scream at him, 'how did you do that?' but her mouth would not obey her brain's command. Raziel calmly gazed up at her and blinked.

Jennifer could not take it anymore. She mastered her concentration and forced Raziel to turn into the plushy. She then picked him up and carried him home.

Raziel awoke and wondered why he had been sleeping in doll form. He shifted to human and immediately gritted his teeth in pain. He had never wondered what a hangover felt like, but now he didn't have to. Raziel shifted again to his hated blue carcass and relaxed in relief. A shadow of the pain sat behind his eyes, but it was only a reminder. He could ignore it now.

Raziel wandered into the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coffee. He stared at it in frustration.

Jennifer was standing in the door, holding her head but waiting patiently for Raziel to get out of her way. She could sense that he was grumpy.

"What happened last night?" Raziel asked.

"You got drunk at the party," Jennifer said.

"Did I?" Raziel asked uncertainly. "I don't remember anything."

"You were really drunk," Jennifer pointed out. "Forgetting is what alcohol is for. That and making a fool of yourself."

"I didn't, did I?" Raziel asked, his eyes flashing with worry.

"You slipped into wraith form, but it was dark and everyone else was so drunk that they didn't notice." Jennifer sighed.

Raziel folded his claws together and stared at them. "Perhaps I should take this as a lesson," he said.

"Don't give it up completely," Jennifer said, pursing her lips into a smug smile. "You make a strange drunk."

Raziel wandered into the bedroom. The shades were already drawn, so the room was cool and dark. He flopped down on the bed, wondering if his mood would improve after he had rested another couple of hours.

"What's bothering you, Raziel?" Brightflame asked.

Raziel rolled his head back so he could look at the dragon. She stared back at him. After several minutes of this, Raziel finally blinked. He shifted to his plush form and stumbled over the blankets to sit against Brightflame's side. "I have a headache, that's all," Raziel finally said.