A.N: Ohhh the suspense. LOL. And I'm not sure how many chapters are gonna be in this story. Just whenever I feel like it's finished I suppose…
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Chapter 13: Drunk
Serena got ready for Mina and Lita's party. She wore blue jeans, and a pink tank top. She tied all of her hair in a pony tail. She went to a full length mirror in her room and examined her outfit. Hmm…
"I like it," Ami said, looking at Serena's clothes. "I've never seen you put your hair in a pony tail before! It's really cute."
"Thanks! You should come with me," Serena said, going to the closet to pick out a pair of shoes.
"No. I don't belong in parties," Ami said, picking up a book.
"Aww… you're coming next time though! You never know! You might find that you like it. And you might find a SOMEONE as well," Serena said, smiling as she put on a pair of pink shoes.
"Yeah, maybe. Who's taking you to the party?"
"Brett is. We talked the other day. We're just friends. Hey! Maybe you two should go out or something!" Serena said, looking serious.
"What? No no.. I don't even know the guy," Ami said, shaking her head.
"Well then GET to know him! All you do all day is study! You need a social life besides one with me."
"I happen to ENJOY studying very much," Ami said, sounding hurt.
"Yeah, so much it's abnormal," Serena joked, while Ami stuck her tongue out at Serena.
KNOCK KNOCK
"That'd be Brett! Oh! I'll introduce you two," Serena said, running to the door.
Serena opened the door and grabbed Brett by his arm, and dragged him inside.
"Wha…" Brett said as Serena pushed him into the room.
"Brett, this is my roommate Ami, Ami this is my friend Brett," Serena introduced, smiling.
Brett looked a little confused, but he smiled and greeted Ami anyways. "Hi Ami," he said, shaking her hand.
Ami blushed and smiled.
Brett stood there, looking from Ami to Serena. "Soo… should we go?" he asked.
"Oh yeah. Okay. Bye Ami!"
"Bye Serena! And nice to meet you Brett," Ami said, waving.
"Nice to meet you as well," Brett said, giving a nod of the head.
Serena and Brett headed out the door together, talking as they made their way to the elevator.
"So, what do you think of Ami?" Serena wondered, smiling a little.
Brett looked at Serena's little smirk, and his eyebrows raised. "What are you up to Serena?"
"Oh nothing," Serena said, smiling even bigger.
"You're trying to get me with Ami, aren't you?" he asked, smiling.
"Maybe….. " Serena said, pushing the down button.
"Well I guess I don't mind…" Brett said, thinking about it.
"You don't! Oh my gosh Brett, that would be so awesome! You and Ami. Aww.. picture it! Plus, she's GOT to get out more," Serena started rambling.
"Whoa! Hold it! I need to get to know her first, before you make wedding invitations for us," Brett joked as they stepped inside the elevator.
Serena laughed. "Oh, you're gonna like her, trust me."
"I'm taking your word for it." Brett said, as the door closed.
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Brett and Serena arrived at Mina's house around 7: 50 p.m. A few people had already arrived.
I hope Darien's not gonna show up, Serena thought as she greeted Lita and Mina.
"So, what kind of party is this?" Serena asked, looking around the house.
"It's a tequila party. We're gonna have shot games and stuff," Mina said, looking excited.
"Whoa… wait.. I'm too young," Serena said, looking afraid.
"No you're not! You're like what… 19 or something? You're gonna have to start sooner or later," Mina said.
"Umm… I dunno," Serena said, giving Brett a worried glance.
He smiled reassuringly at her. "Don't worry Serena. If you don't want to drink, you don't have too. I'm driving, so I'm not going too."
"Okay…" Serena said, looking a little uncomfortable still.
Serena took a seat on the couch, while Brett talked with people.
Around 8:20, people gathered around the living room .There was two shot glasses on the living room table, with drinks already poured in it.
Lita stood near the table, and started talking. "Alright everyone, and welcome! We have a newbie to alcohol today! That would be Serena!" Lita said, pointing to Serena. She looked confused, and scared at the same time. Her eyes wide. "Alright Serena, come here," Lita said, gesturing her to come to the table.
Serena shook her head," No… I don't think I should."
"Aw come on Serena! Two shots is not gonna do anything to you," Lita said.
"I…. fine," Serena gave in, and headed towards the table. Lita handed her a shot glass.
"Alright, on the count of three! One…."
Serena looked quickly at Brett. He was smiling reassuringly, nodding his head. Then she focused back on the shot glass.
"Two…." Everyone started counting.
Serena held her breath…
"Three!"
And she drank it in one big gulp, slamming the glass cup down on the table afterwards. Her face screwed up after the taste registered. Egh.
"Alright, one more!" Mina shouted.
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Darien was late. He'd been taking a nap, having the dorm room to himself for the first night. He jerked up, and suddenly remembered the party. Crap! He yelled at himself as he got up and ran to the closet, randomly grabbing some clothes and throwing it on.
He looked at the clock; 10:18 p.m.
He knew that Mina and Lita's parties always lasted past midnight, so he calmed down a bit.
He grabbed a jacket, and headed out the door.
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Darien arrived at the party around 10: 40 p.m. Lita and Mina came and greeted him. He quickly skimmed through the crowd, some were drunk and dancing, and some were sober and watching, laughing.
"Ah, you threw an alcohol party, nice," Darien said, smiling.
"Yeah. Me and Mina have to be sober, we have to clean up and watch the guest," Lita said, looking at the people in the house. "Oh! We inducted Serena tonight! We always make newbies take two shots."
"You what!" Darien said, looking worried. He looked back at the crowd, trying to find her.
"Chill out Darien! She's fine! There's a lot of people that are sober, if anything happens, they'll watch her. Plus, she's with Brett and he's not drinking," Lita reassured Darien.
Darien nodded, and walked in towards the crowd, keeping an eye out for Serena. There were a few people sitting on the couch, talking. Darien felt someone tap him on the shoulder, he turned around and saw Serena.
"Hi Darien… so… glad you made it," she hiccupped in between, smiling.
"Serena… you're drunk," Darien said, grabbing her arm to keep her steady.
"No.. no no no.. I'm not drunk.. I'm just… tipsy s'all," She said, swaying back and forth, her eyes looking a little bit cloudy. She all of a sudden threw her arms around Darien's neck, and rested her head on his chest.
Darien was a little surprised, but didn't object. He just wrapped his arms around her.
"How much did you drink?" Darien asked, whispering in her ear.
"I… I dunno…. Maybe 3 glasses of tequila or something…."Serena said, sounding tired.
"Three! Serena.. that's a lot! Especially since you've never drank before," Darien said seriously, pulling apart from her, and looking in her eyes.
Serena blinked lazily at him, and smiled. "I'm f..fine Darien… you dunno how to have… fun," Serena said, almost falling. Darien grabbed her, and steadied her.
"Maybe I should take you home," Darien said, looking worried now.
"I don't want to go home! I'm having.. hiccup fun," Serena said, frowning.
"Alright… okay. Serena, I want you to have a seat right here," He said, showing her to a seat on the couch. "Don't go anywhere! I'm gonna be right back, okay?"
"Yeah…" Serena said, closing her eyes.
Darien looked at her to make sure she wasn't gonna try to get up, then he went looking for Brett.
Brett was talking to someone when Darien went up to him.
"Hey, you're Brett right?" Darien asked, quickly.
"Yeah…" he answered, looking puzzled.
"I'm gonna take Serena home. She's too intoxicated," Darien said, looking serious.
"Oh… god is she alright? When I left her last time she wasn't drunk yet," Brett said, looking worriedly in the crowd.
"No, she's fine. But I'm gonna take her home. She lives right across the hall from me, it's less of a hassle," Darien said.
"Okay… " Brett replied, still looking worried. "Thanks. Take care of her."
Darien nodded and headed back to the couch. Halfway there, he didn't see her. Why are you doing this to me Serena? He thought, looking through the crowd. He spotted her clumsily dancing with a random guy.
Darien made his way over there. "Serena, let's go, I'm taking you home," he said, pulling her a little forcibly.
"No! S-stop Darien… y-you're hurting me," she said, weakly trying to hit his hand away.
She wouldn't stop pulling, and tugging, so Darien lifted her up, and threw her over his shoulders. She was wiggling and flailing her arms and legs around, trying to get down.
Darien spotted Mina, and told her he was taking Serena home.
"Alright. See ya later Darien," Mina said, looking a little amused at the sight of Serena.
When they were outside, Serena started screaming. "Put me down Darien! P-put me down!"
"Serena stop!" he yelled back, reaching the car. He bent down to open the car door, then he put her in the car, buckling her up. She was still trying to fight him. Out of the madness of it all, Serena took a swing at Darien, and punched him in the eye.
"Argh," Darien yelled, stumbling back. Serena tried, at this time, to unbuckle herself and get out of the car, but she was too intoxicated. Darien quickly closed the door, and went around the car and got in.
He got inside, and locked the door. He looked at the rear view mirror, and looked at his eye. She got him in the left eye. It was throbbing, and already starting to swell. Darien looked at Serena. She had her arms crossed, looking angrily away from him.
"You're an asshole," Serena said as they drove off.
"Well you're drunk. And you make a really pathetic drunk," Darien said.
Serena frowned.
Sometime during the drive home, she fell asleep. Darien pulled into the parking lot. It's gonna be hard to carry her all the way back to the dorm he thought, giving a heavy sigh. He looked over at her. She looked so peaceful and innocent.
He got out of the car and went around to her side. He opened the door, and unbuckled her. "Hey, Serena, wake up," he softly said, patting her on the cheeks. She wouldn't even stir. "Shit," he said, quickly pulling her out of the car. Her body was limp. He had her in his right hand, as he closed the car door, then he picked her up. Her head fell back, and her arms swung around. She was blacked out.
She might have alcohol poisoning, he thought as he ran towards the building. He was starting to panic now. He somehow made his way to the elevator.
Inside, he put her down, while the elevator started up. He felt her pulse… still there. She was cold though. "Serena… wake up!" he said, loudly, gently shaking her. The elevator door swung open, and he picked her back up, and ran to his room.
He put her over his shoulder as he fumbled with his keys. I have to hurry, he thought, opening the door.
He ran inside, and put her on the couch. She still hadn't made a sound.
He went and took a wet cloth and put it on her forward. He splashed some water on her face. She stirred a little.
"Serena… Serena! Wake up for just a minute," he said frantically.
She moaned and started coughing. Darien quickly picked her up again, and brought her to the toilet ; he didn't get there in time. She threw up on the floor in the bathroom. He knew she'd be throwing up a lot, so he brought her to the toilet anyways. By this time, she was a little awake, and more aware then she had been. She grabbed the toilet, and threw up. Darien was by her side, gently stroking her back. When he thought she was done, he carried her back to the couch. He put a wet cloth back on her forehead.
He sat by her, watching her closely. She was asleep now. She got most of the alcohol out of her system. She looked like an angel, Darien thought. He smiled as he watched her sleep. You drive me insane, he thought.
Sometime during the night, Serena stirred up. She was still a little intoxicated. Darien watched her.
Her eyes opened a little, and she looked at Darien, her mouth opening.
"Come.. here," she said softly. Darien did as told. She slowly lifted her body up for Darien to take a seat. When he sat down, she crawled into his lap, and rested her head on his chest. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her. Serena pulled the blanket she had around her, over both of them. She sighed, and closed her eyes again. "I.. like you," she said quietly, falling back into slumber.
Darien looked down at her face. "I like you too," he whispered softly, and kissed her on the top of her head. Before he knew it, he was fast asleep.
