I've finally started an Until Dawn story!
I've been plotting it for years now, but never knew how to start it before.
I hope you all enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Until Dawn. Until Dawn belongs to Supermassive Games. Only Skye belongs to me.
Washington Lodge
1:30
The empty bottle was placed down on the counter, a groan escaping the one who set it down. Blue-green eyes were unfocused, and long, black hair hung to the young woman's mid back.
"D... Done!" One of her hands shot up in the air, before slamming down onto the counter in front of her. The force jostled the empty glass bottle, causing it to fall over on its side and roll right off the counter. It clanked against the floor, but didn't shatter against it.
"That a girl, Skye!" A slurred cheer came from her left, followed by a hand clapping her on the shoulder. "Told ya I'd show you how it'sh done!"
The weight caused Skye to tilt to the right, almost far enough for her to fall out of her seat, but she managed to not topple out of it. Sluggishly, she looked to her left. "Josh... Tha's not nice..." Her voice was starting to slur just as much as his was. "I ne-nearly fell over!"
A fit of laughter escaped him, pulling his hand back so he could pick up his bottle and down the rest of it, not that there was much left in it. He slammed it down, and it tipped over, landing on its side. It didn't roll any farther though.
A groan came from across the bar, followed by a light thunk. It caught their attention, and one look over showed that a blond male was now laying with his face against the counter.
"Chrisssh, are you okay..." Skye tried to reach over to shake his arm, but she couldn't quite reach, so she ended up just kind of wiggling her arm on the counter to try to reach him.
"He'sh fine." Josh waved his hand dismissively in Chris' direction, or at least tried to. It turned out to be more of a flail, his hand slamming down on the table as a result. Set off balance, he swayed for a moment, before settling in place in his chair once again.
A few giggles burst from Skye, her hand lifting to her mouth to try to cover it and muffle her giggles, but it didn't work at all. "'S what you get!"
"What'sh that mean!" Josh wiggled a finger at her, only causing her to giggle that much harder.
"Nearly knocking me over!" Skye shook her head at him, only to groan as everything started to spin.
Thunk.
"Joshh?" Skye turned her head, albeit slowly because the room still hadn't stopped spinning, to see what made the noise.
Josh was now slumped over the counter, face to the cool surface.
"Okay, night night..." Skye pushed herself up from her seat, wobbling as she slid off of it. "Couch..." She stumbled her way away from the bar, in the direction of the couch in front of the fire place. After almost slipping and falling on her face, she made it to the couch and collapsed onto it on her stomach with an arm hanging over the edge.
"Comfy..."
Within seconds, sleep claimed her.
2:00
"Hey... Did you see that?" Beth called over her shoulder, trying to see through the slots of the shutters on the window. "Dad said it'd just be us this weekend."
There was no reply to what she said, causing her to look over at the bar. "Josh?" She moved away from the window to find Chris passed out on that side of the bar.
She rounded the corner to find Josh on the other side, passed out as well. She reached out to pick up the empty bottle beside him and look at it. "Once again, dear brother," The bottle was placed back down, and she grasped his shoulders to jostle him. "You've out done us all."
All that came from him was a groan, and he remained slumped over the counter.
A glance over her shoulder showed Skye on the couch not too far away, in the same position she was originally in. "And you took her down with you."
A piece of paper on the bar caught Beth's attention, and she grabbed it, tilting her head slightly to read it.
Hannah
You look so damn hot
In that shirt…
But I bet you're even
Hotter out of it.
Come to the guest room
At 2:00am :)
Mike
XXX
"Oh my god. What'd our naive sister get herself into now?" Beth asked, turning her head to look at Josh. With a shake of her head, she set the note back down. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw something move by the window, and she ran out of the room to find the others.
6:00
The feeling of someone shaking her shoulder was what pulled Skye out of her drunken sleep. Slowly, her eyes fluttered open. Everything was blurry and unfocused, but after a few blinks and a minute of waking up, it cleared up.
"Mnn..." Another shake of her shoulder reminded her that she hadn't woken up on her own. Her gaze drifted over to find Sam. "Sam...?" She pushed herself up into a sitting position, hand pressing to her head as the entire room spun around her. "What's going on..?"
The words that next came from Sam's mouth were enough to knock any sleepiness right out of her.
"Hannah and Beth are missing."
"Wait, what?" Her eyes widened, and Skye jolted up from the couch, swaying somewhat in the process, but thankfully, Sam caught her arm to stabilize her. "What happened?"
"A stupid prank." At that, Sam sent a look over her shoulder, before focusing on Skye again. "I'll fill you in later, but we're going to go look for them."
"Of course." Despite being a little wobbly, Skye didn't hesitate to follow Sam.
The others were already getting ready to head out, lacing up boots, pulling on coats, hats, gloves. Sam was already dressed and ready to go out into the snow.
Skye, albeit slowly, pulled her shoes, then her coat. As she zipped her coat up, her attention finally drifted to look over everyone else.
Chris and Josh looked like they felt as bad as she did. There was something more to Josh's expression than just hungover though. Upset, concern, worry. Skye couldn't imagine how he felt right now. Sam looked worried and perhaps a little annoyed, but determined. Ashley seemed to be avoiding eye contact with Josh and Sam. Jessica seemed normal, but there was a subtle hint of something beneath that. Skye couldn't place what it was at the moment. Emily's lips were in a tight line, her expression giving almost nothing away. Mike's hands were shoved in his pockets, shoulders somewhat hunched down into himself, gaze on a window. Matt was rubbing the back of his neck, appearing to be a little awkward.
"Everyone ready?" Sam asked, taking the time to look over each person present.
Each gave their confirmation with a nod or a 'yeah'.
"Let's go then." Sam was the first one out the door, followed by Josh and Chris. Ashley went out shortly after, followed by Jessica and Emily. Matt scooted himself out as well, leaving only Skye and Mike left to leave.
Skye reached up to rub her face, breathing out a sigh before looking to the door once more. She caught Mike's gaze, and there was something in his eyes that was gone almost as soon as they locked eyes.
Remorse? But for what?
A few seconds after making eye contact, Mike was out the door, giving a brief glance over his shoulder. Perhaps making sure that she was keeping up with the rest of them, given her sluggish movements.
Skye was out the door last, letting it close behind her as they began their search. Unfortunately, despite hours of repeated searching, there was no sign of Hannah or Beth.