I was thinking of doing a Mega-Update today, but due to unconsidered circumstances, I was only able to finish this one.
I understand I haven't made updates in my previous fics in a long time, and I was thinking about updating them, but my mind has been all over this one, I guess I just didn't have the attention span to do so.
But, I promise I will update To LoveEd and The New Mega Man sometime during this week. Now that I have gotten that out of the way...
Enjoy.
A day has passed since the whole trouble with Mary.
Joe and Cupa had an awkward atmosphere around them, but they got over it rather quickly.
Joe was sitting on the couch, recovering from last night's nightmare. He rubbed his eyes and head, hoping for his headache to disappear.
The girls noticed his behavior, and grew concerned.
"Have you seen him lately? He's been real out of it lately…" Cupa whispered to Andr.
Andr nodded. "Yeah, he doesn't look well…"
Cupa looked over at Joe, and saw the bandage on his right cheek. A wave of guilt coursed through her, as she looked back at Andr.
"We should do something to help him."
Andr raised and eyebrow. "Last time that happened, you went weird, and Joe-kun came back with bruises."
Cupa looked to the floor, gripping the bottom of her jacket.
"I-I know it was my fault, so it should be fair to do something for him to pay him back…" she said.
Andr looked over at Joe as well. She saw him slumping over himself, messing with his hair in frustration.
"Maybe another picnic over at the lake?" Andr suggested.
Cupa shook her head. "We can't do that too often. We need something that will really raise his spirits."
Andr raised her hand to her chin, thinking.
"There must be something we can do...He hasn't gotten much sleep from his nightmares, and gathering is taking a toll on him…" Andr said, thinking.
"Yeah…" Cupa said back, thinking as well.
In that moment, a knock came from the door.
Andr looked over, and answered the door to a villager dressed in a typical brown villager robe.
The villager bowed. "Good afternoon. Is Joe home?" she asked.
Joe heard his name, and rose from his seat. He walked over towards the door, in sight of the villager.
"Rose? What brings you here?" He asked.
"Ah, Joe. How did you recognize me?" the villager named "Rose" asked.
Joe chuckled. "You have three braids in that hair-thing of yours. Usually everyone had four."
Rose went a little pink, then spoke. "Well, I came here with an invitation for you and your friends."
Joe tilted his head to the left. "Invitation?"
Rose held her hands together, in front her chest. "Yes, We are celebrating the birthday of Emily. She is turning five today. We are having a huge celebration, and Emily wanted to invite you."
Joe was taken aback at this.
"Little Emily? She's turning five?" he asked.
"Yes, and she wanted to personally invite you, but she has preparations. You know us and our traditions." Rose said, smiling.
Joe laughed a bit. "Well, I don't want to make the little girl sad on her birthday. You two want to come?" he said, looking at Cupa and Andr.
They nodded, looking about as excited as Joe.
"Yeah, sounds fun!" Cupa said.
"Maybe it would let you unwind a bit, Joe-kun." Andr said as well.
Joe nodded in consideration. "Yeah, I guess you're right." he said, scratching his head. He turned to Rose. "How long until the party?" he asked.
"A bit from now. It'll give you time to prepare." She said.
Joe smiled. "Perfect!" He said, then turned to the two girls. "You two get ready, I need to go get some things first." He said.
The girls then nodded, as they went on to prepare themselves.
Joe then turned back to Rose. "Alright, we will see you all then."
Rose then bowed. "Thank you for accepting. I'm sure Emily will be overjoyed."
"N-No need to bow…" He said, as Rose walked towards the village.
He closed the door, and went to his chest. He pulled out his sword, in case of any random monsters, then headed out the door.
Meanwhile, the girls watched him as he went out with his sword in hand.
"What do you think hes going to do with that?" Andr asked, brushing her hair with a brush Joe made for her.
"Who cares? He finally cracked a smile. Maybe this way he can relax a bit!" Cupa replied, who was checking her outfit.
Andr then nodded, but then caught the brush on a snag in her hair.
Joe walked through the forest, knowing where he was going.
He approached a cave, lined with torches.
"Wonder if they're home…" He said to himself, entering the cave.
He walked through the stone tunnels, following a path of torches.
He stopped when he heard a noise. He turned around, and found nothing.
He then turned around, but only to be met with a familiar face.
"Hey! Whats up?"
Joe jumped, and fell back on his rear, looking at the face.
"Jesus Lily, don't scare me like that…" he said.
The person was Lily, but she was hanging upside down by her feet, as if she was walking on the ceiling.
Lily grinned, still upside down. "I thought it would be funny!" she said, laughing a bit.
Joe picked himself up, as Lily detached herself, but her footing was off, causing her to fall head-first.
Luckily, Joe had caught her in the nick of time, preventing her injury.
"Thanks. that would have been a real headache." She said, smiling guiltily.
He looked at her, and noticed she was wearing the Wayfinder he made for her as a necklace, and couldn't help but smile.
"So, whatcha need?" She asked, her hands behind her back.
Joe snapped to reality. "O-Oh, I was wondering if you and Nia would want to come with me to a celebration at the nearby village. They said I could bring some friends over." he said.
"Sure!" Lilly said, a bit of a spring in her step. "Not sure if Nia wants to though. She's been stuck in her book." She said, looking into the tunnel.
Joe chuckled. "Well, I guess we'll find out then." He said, as Lily walked down the tunnel, him following after.
They walked until they reached a door in the middle of a stone wall, as Lily burst through the door again.
"I'm hoooome! And I brought company!" she announced.
Nia had jumped from the sudden outburst, and dropped her book.
"What did I tell you about that!?" Joe could hear Nia say.
"I brought company!" Lily said, then moved over to show Joe to Nia.
Joe waved toward Nia. "Heyo."
Nia looked a tad surprised. "Joe? What are you doing here?" She asked.
"I came to ask if you wanted to come over to the village with me and a few friends for a party. Lily agreed to come, and I was wondering if you wanted as well." he said.
Nia went a bit pink. "A-A party?" she asked.
Joe noticed her thinking, and noticed she had her Wayfinder strapped to the strap of her skirt.
"It doesn't sound bad…" she said, her hand on her chin.
"What!? You don't want to come get food with me, yet when Joey comes here, you jump the gun!?" Lily yelled.
Nia grew annoyed. "Because you always wander off, and I always have to end up getting the food."
"I get curious, so what?" Lily replied, her hands behind her head.
Joe then stepped forward, interrupting the argument. "Well, since we established you want to come, so should we get going?" He said.
"Yeah! Let's go!" Lily said, but had Nia's book meet her face again.
"Can you wait two seconds?" Nia yelled. "I need to get ready, I've been in my book this whole time." She said, going to a nearby chest.
Joe then nodded, as he stepped back, allowing Lily to enter the home as well, with the door closing in front of him.
He waited about five minutes, as the door burst open again, making Joe jump.
"Lets go!" Lily said, her feet out, showing she kicked the door.
"I see why that can be annoying…" Joe said to Nia, who walked out along with Lily.
Nia sighed. "She does it every time…"
Joe could only chuckle, as he led the way out of the cave, the two spider-girls following after.
The group had reached out of the cave, looking at the sunlight.
The light got to the girls, as they were not quite adjusted to the light, them being underground most of the time.
"Gah! Too bright!" Lily yelled, covering her eyes.
"Oh, a little sunlight won't hurt you." Joe said, walking ahead, taking in the fresh air.
"Well, we're not used to it…" Nia grumbled.
Joe chuckled. "Well, get used to it. It'll be your friend for a while."
They walked on, until they approached Joe's home, which they saw Cupa and Andr outside the door.
They walked until both girls looked over, with Cupa opening her mouth in joy.
"Cupa-chan!" Lily screamed in joy, sprinting towards Cupa.
"Lily-chan!" Cupa yelled back, bringing Lily in an embrace.
This surprised Joe. He had no idea they knew each other.
"You guys know each other?" Joe asked.
Cupa nodded. "Lily-chans a good friend of mine!" she said, as Lily let go.
Nia looked over at Andr, and smiled.
"Good to see you again, Andr." Nia said.
"Same to you, Nia-chan." Andr said, smiling as well.
Meanwhile, Joe was lost in confusion.
"W-Well, at least you all know each other…" Joe said, scratching his head.
"Where did you meet these two at?" Cupa asked.
"E-Erm…." Joe stammered. He didn't want to mention that he nearly died when he met them. "I-I found them when I was gathering the other day…They helped out getting some iron." He said.
"Really? Well, thanks for helping him out then!" Cupa said, facing Lily.
Joe could only sigh, as Nia made a "I know you lied" smile at him.
After the heart-warming reunion, Joe stepped forward.
"Alright, we shouldn't leave Emily waiting. She's waiting on us." He said, looking over everyone.
After receiving a "Yeah." form everyone, Joe walked forward, leading the group of girls.
After walking into the village, the group found the whole village working, readying for the celebration. Flowers, oddly-shaped clay pots, and extravagant dresses worn by all the villagers, including the ones with jobs.
They all see Joe, and greet him warmly.
"Ah, Joe! Emily has been dying to see you!" Said the priest.
"Well, isn't she busy with preparations?" Joe asked.
"She's being fitted in her ceremonial gown. You can go see her if you like." The priest replied.
Joe nodded. "Thanks." He said, before walking on.
After a few steps, Joe felt a tug on his sweater.
He turned and found Cupa was tugging on his sleeve, and she looked confused.
"I never asked, but...who's Emily?" She asked.
Joe smiled. "She's this little girl I played with for some supplies, while her mother was working on her house." He replied. "I've been helping out for a bit looking after her, because her mother is a farmer, so shes always busy."
Cupa then smirked. "You've been a babysitter?" she said, while the other girls giggled and smirked as well.
Joe turned a bit pink. "Hey, you wouldn't have had those cookies the other day if I didn't."
"Its not that were making fun of you, we just didn't imagine you working with children." Andr said, giggling.
Joe scratched his head. "I try to be delicate, sue me…"
"We didn't mean anything out of it, so calm down." Nia said, grinning.
Joe chuckled, then turned around, walking forward.
They walked until they found a group of villagers, about four, with a smaller, much younger one,, being fitted in a white robe.
The little villager turned around, and was overjoyed to see Joe.
"Joe-Nii! You're here!" she little girl yelled, before plowing through the other villagers, running towards Joe.
Joe crouched down with his arms out, ready for a hug.
"Happy birthday, Emily!" He said, Emily lunged at him, hugging him.
The girls couldn't help but giggle, since Emily's arms couldn't fully reach around Joe, only stopping at his sides.
Emily raised her head to Joe with happiness all over her face.
"Didja come for my birthday, Joe-Nii?" she asked.
Joe then picked up Emily, supporting her with his right arm.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world!" Joe said, smiling.
Emily then proceeded to hug Joe again, making their faces rub against each other.
In that moment, another villager walked up to the two.
"Ah, I see you got the invitation from Rose." said the villager.
Joe chuckled. "Yeah. I didn't want to miss your daughter's birthday."
"I thought you would be too busy with gathering and such, so I guess Rose invited you herself." the villager said, smiling.
"Come on Elizabeth, I'm not that dense." Joe said.
Cupa and Andr couldn't help but roll their eyes.
"Well, I hate to be the one to interrupt, but Emily needs to be fitted in her dress. I'm afraid you'll have to wait until after the ceremony to play with her again." Elizabeth said.
"Awww, do I have to?" Emily whined.
"Don't worry, you can play all you want after." Elizabeth replied.
Joe tilted his head in confusion. "Speaking of ceremony, what is the ceremony about anyway?"
Elizabeth then giggled. "Well, We perform the ceremony every five years or each one of us. This is little Emily's first one, since she's turning five. We perform it as a way of a milestone of life."
"Oooh, alright." Joe said.
"Speaking of ages, how old are you, Joe-san?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yeah, come to think of it, we never really asked your age…" Andr said.
Joe looked around. "D-Did you want to know that much?"
In that moment, everyone nodded at the same time, staring at Joe, awaiting his answer.
After looking at everyone, growing nervous at their faces. He sighed.
"...Nineteen…" he said.
In that moment, all the girls giggled, along with Elizabeth.
"Well, at least we know you're still young. Maybe a year later, we could have a celebration for you." Elizabeth said, smiling.
Joe was a bit embarrassed, as he scratched his head with his free hand.
"Wow, you're old, Joe-Nii!" Emily said, looking at Joe.
"H-Hey, I'm not that old!" Joe said back to Emily.
"Well, we should have Emily go back to her preparations." Elizabeth said, looking at Emily.
"Awww…." Emily said, as Joe let her down.
She then walked over back to the group, with the other two villagers going back to work.
"You five should go over to the square. The ceremony will begin in a few minutes." Elizabeth said, looking at the group.
"Alright, we'll be on our way." Joe said.
"Sounds exciting!" Lily yelled out, as Joe walked back, with the rest following.
"What do you think is going to happen?" Cupa asked.
"We won't find out until we see it, right?" Joe said, as he kept walking.
Cupa and Andr looked at each other, then shrugged.
They seemed to be thinking the same thing, saying it in unison.
At least he's smiling.
A few minutes pass, as Joe and the group walk to what seemed like a stage. They all sat down near the stage, getting the best view.
Joe sat down first, sitting criss-cross as usual, as Cupa sat to his right, Andr to his right. Nia and Lily sat down wherever seemed fit to them.
The rest of the audience went quiet, as the performance began.
Emily walked out, with her dress fully made, and a circlet made with flower petals and stems.
She stepped forward, as her mother and the Priest walked forward.
In that moment, A thought stuck Joe's mind.
How in the hell can they give birth if they are all female? I guess it makes about as much sense as the gender neutral logic of Minecraft...but everyone besides me are female…Man my head hurts…
Joe let his thoughts go, as he continued watching.
The performance went on, as the Priest walked forward.
"We gather here today, to celebrate Emily's fifth birthday, marking the first half-decade of her young life." The Priest announced.
Elizabeth then stepped forward. "As our tradition, we celebrate the first half-decade more extravagant than a normal birthday."
The priest nodded. "We shall celebrate little Emily's fifth birthday, by allowing her to perform the ceremonial dance."
Emily then walked up to the stage, and readied herself.
In that moment, a beat of a drum could be heard, along with the sound of windpipes.
Emily then began her dance. Her movements seemed well practiced, but a few slips here and there. She was young, so she couldn't master the movements yet.
A few moments pass, as everyone watched Emily dance. There were a few smiles, a few giggles, and some silent moments.
The dance lasted several moments, as the sun was setting. As Emily wrapped up her dance, she was showered with applause.
Joe stood up, clapping, and was followed with everyone else standing up and applauding.
Emily turned bright red, in a happy sense of embarrassment.
The applause died down, as torches were lit, surrounding the village with light.
Joe then sat back down, and was joined by the group.
"Wow, she did such a good job!" Cupa said, her face bright with joy.
"It must have taken Emily-chan a while to learn that…" Andr said.
"I'm sure as hell impressed. That was both cute and beautiful at the same time." Joe said, chuckling.
In that moment, several villagers held out baskets of food, and were giving it out to people sitting down.
Everyone had received plenty of food and drink, and were talking among each other. It looked like any regular birthday party to Joe.
"Joe-Niiiiiii!"
Joe turned around and found Emily, running with her arms out for a hug.
He turned himself, and was nearly knocked over from Emily's impact.
"Didja like the dance? Huh? Didja?" Emily asked, with her face buried in Joe's chest.
Joe picked up Emily and sat her in his lap. "Sure did! You were great up there!"
Emily then smiled, as she rubbed her face against Joe's chest.
"How long did it take you to learn that, Emily?" Cupa asked.
Emily put up seven fingers. "This long."
"I'm guessing seven days?" Andr asked.
"Yep!" Emily chirped. She then looked at he girls. "Joe-Nii, who are they?"
Joe chuckled. "These are my friends Cupa and Andr, the ones I told you about. The ones over there are Lily and Nia." Joe said.
Emily stared at the girls, who all looked at her back, confused.
"They're really pretty…Which one are you going to marry?" Emily said, looking at Joe.
Everyone besides Emily then flinched in surprise.
"H-Hey, don't ask a question like that…" Joe said, a bit pink in the cheeks.
Cupa and Andr giggled, while Lily and Nia seemed to be on their own buisiness.
"Yeah Joe-kun, which one of us do you like?" Cupa teased.
"Hey, don't support her like that…" Joe said, his pink face turning red.
The girls laughed at Joe's embarassment, except Emily, who seemed a tad confused.
About an hour passes, as Everyone is stuffed from the food.
"Man, I can't eat another bite…" Joe said, his hand on his stomach.
Cupa was laying down, mostly from her filled stomach.
"Too much food…" she managed to say.
Lily and Nia seemed to be talking, while Andr looked to Joe.
"Joe-kun." She said, pointing below him.
He looked down, and saw Emily fast asleep. He couldn't help but smile.
"Had a big day today, huh?" Joe said quietly, rubbing Emily's head. "I'll go put her to bed. I'll be right back."
He then picked up Emily and stood up, making sure she was comfortable, and making sure not to wake her up. He walked over to Elizabeth, who was talking with the blacksmith.
"Hey, the birthday girls out like a redstone light. I'm gonna go put her to bed." He said, holdng Emily in his arms.
Elizabeth nodded. "Thank you. You were always her favorite you know."
Joe chuckled, tiltiing his head. "Well, I know her almost as much as you do." He said, a bit pink in the cheeks.
Elizabeth smiled in return, as Joe walked on. He walked until he reached Emily and Elizabeth's home, when he entered, and carried Emily to her room.
He then put her in bed, and tucked her in.
"Joe-Nii…" Emily said in her sleep.
Joe couldn't help but smile, and brushed her hair.
He then reached in his jacket pocket, and pulled out a Wayfinder, but this one was colored brown.
Not sure about her favorite color, but since shes a villager, I thought it would be a good idea. Good thing I made this a few days ago…
He then pulled out his own Wayfinder, which he was wearing as a necklace. He compared his dark-blue color of his to the brown color of Emily's.
An unbreakable bond…
He then placed Emily's Wayfinder on her nightstand, in perfectly placed for when she wakes up.
"Happy Birthday, Emily." Joe said, rubbing Emily's head, wrapping her tighter with her blanket.
He then tiptoed out the door,and out of the house.
He walked on, not realizing his Wayfinder was exposed, as it hung over his chest.
He stuck his hands in his pockets, walking forward.
He was lost in his thoughts as he walked.
What does Herobrine want with me? Does he want to kill me? Torture me? These nightmares are all tearing my mind to shreds...
He sighed.
Well...At least this made my day.
He walked on until he met with the crowd of villagers, but he noticed something about them.
They were all disoriented, stumbling around, all with smiles on their faces, and red cheeks.
"Huh? Is everyone alright?" Joe asked.
Elizabeth turned her head, and faced Joe.
"O-Oh! Joe! There you are! We've been waiting for you!" She said, but with a bit of a slur in her voice.
"Really? You have?" Joe asked, tilting his head.
"Yes! Yes! You're friends all need to talk to you...or something." Elizabeth said, hiccuping.
Joe shrugged. He walked over back to the girls, who were all acting very strange.
Cupa was looking around her, with a grin on her face, Andr was rubbing her face along the grass, practically drooling.
Nia seemed to be minding her own business, but was swaying back and forth.
Finally, Lily seemed to be laughing uncontrollably, with an empty bottle in her hand.
"Is...everyone alright?" Joe asked.
All the girls then jumped, and stared at Joe.
"J-Joe-kun!" Cupa said, standing up.
"Y-Yeah, its me." Joe replied, confused.
Cupa then stumbled over to Joe, and fell, leaning over him.
"H-Hey, are you alright?" Joe asked, supporting Cupa.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just a bit woozy…" Cupa said, trying to regain her balance.
Joe tried all he could to stand Cupa up, until a strong scent crossed his nose.
"Huh?" He said, smelling the air. The smell was coming from Cupa
No friggin way…
"Please don't tell me…" Joe said, his hand covering his face.
The girls titled their heads, while the villagers laughed.
"...You're all drunk…" Joe said.
"Drunk? So thats what this is…" Andr said, looking at her hands.
"This is fuuunnnn!" Cupa yelled, followed by laughter.
Joe helped Cupa sit down, while he scratched his head in disbelief.
"How in the hell is there even alcohol anyway…" Joe said.
In that moment, he noticed Cupa staring at him.
"Er...Cupa?" He asked.
Cupa then crawled over to him, on all fours, until she was very close.
"N-Need anything?" Joe asked.
She then picked up a bottle of red liquid off the ground near her and offered it to Joe, smiling.
"Take a drink, Joe-kun." She said.
Joe shook his head. "I-I'm good…" he said.
Andr then crawled towards Joe as well.
"Come on Joe-kun, don't be a party-pooper." Andr said.
Joe scoffed. "Andr, you didn't even know you were drunk until I told you that you were."
"Well, the villagers offered it to us, and I'm sure they want to offer it to you as well. You're actually quite the talk of the town here." Nia said, with her eyes closed and arms folded.
"I never expected to see you drunk either Nia." Joe said, with a smug grin on his face.
"H-Hey.." Nia said, before falling to her side. "I didn't know it was alcohol until you said so…"
Joe sighed. "The only sober man in a village full of drunk girls and women? This can't spell anything good…" he said.
In that moment, Cupa poked Joe with the bottle.
"Come on, please? We only want you to have fun…" She said, with a slur.
"Yes, please! Have some fun with us!" Andr said, before laughing.
Immediately, nearly the whole village surrounded Joe, saying "Take a drink" or "Have some fun" Or other lines to provoke him to drink.
Joe sighed heavily.
"Man, thats not fair...:" He said.
"So...will you?" Cupa said, the bottle in her hand.
Joe looked at the bottle.
"...Fine…" he said, before taking the bottle.
In that moment, a roar of applause and cheers were heard.
Joe looked at the bottle, and sighed as he popped the cork.
"Cheers." He said, raising the bottle.
"Cheers!" Everyone else yelled, watching in anticipation.
Joe then proceeded to down the entire bottle within a few gulps.
He was met with astounded cries and laughs, as he wiped his mouth.
"How did you do that? I could barely swallow my first gulp!" Cupa said, her face brightened with surprise.
"Its a secret." He said, grinning.
An hour passes, as Joe has succumbed to the pressure of drinking, having three bottles of alcohol downed.
The blacksmith, obviously out-of-her-mind drunk, yelled at Joe.
"Hey! Joey! I'd like to see how much you can keep your alcohol." she said, a smug grin on her face.
Joe, who was slightly buzzed, grinned in confidence.
"Alright, I'm game." He said, before sitting at the table the blacksmith was sitting at.
The other villagers then pulled out several bottles of alcohol, all within arms reach.
Joe and the blacksmith stared at each other, each in a determined deadlocked state.
The rest of the villagers and the four girls surrounded the table, with the four girls behind Joe.
"You ready?" Joe said, with a slight sense of confidence.
"I'm gonna wipe the floor with you. If I win, You gotta find one hundred Iron ore for me!" She said, crossing her arms in confidence.
"Oh, a bet? Alright, but if I win, you gotta find five diamonds for me!" Joe said, and was immediately met with a roar of "Ooooo"s.
"You're on!" the blacksmith said, taking a bottle.
Joe pulled out a bottle as well, and popped the cork.
They both then immediately downed each of their bottles, almost in complete synchronizations.
"Bottle one, down!" the judging villager announced.
"Feeling a bit drowsy there, Joe?" the blacksmith said.
"Come off it, Jill, that shit ain't working on me." Joe said, grinning.
For the next few moments, they both then proceeded to down a bottle of alcohol each, on e after the other.
At around six for each, Joe noticed Jill swaying back and forth.
"Feeling a bit woozy there, Jill?" Joe said, red in the cheeks.
"S-Screw off…" Jill said, trying to keep her balance.
Joe then pulled two more bottles, and handed one to Jill.
"Come on, I know you're tougher than that!" Joe said, before downing his tenth bottle.
"How….are you….going this far?" Jill managed to spit out.
Joe then pounded his chest in pride. "Irish blood coursing through my veins. You look like a lightweight compared to me."
"L-Lightweight!?" Jill said, taken aback.
"Prove me wrong then." Joe said, shrugging.
Jill then immediately took her bottle, and gulped the whole thing down.
A moment passes, as she finally hit her limit, and fell backwards onto the ground.
"Luck of the Irish!" Joe said, clapping.
He then stood up, and stumbled heavily.
"H-Hey, I think we should get going." Joe said, with a slur in his voice.
"Yeah, I feel like I'm gonna collapse!" Cupa said, leaning on Joe.
"Alright...Alright Elizabeth, thank you for having us over, and thanks for the drinks." He said, waving to Elizabeth.
"Thank you for coming, I'm sure it made her day!" Elizabeth said back, waving back.
Joe then walked over towards his house with the girls following after.
He wasn't as drunk as them, but he felt buzzed compared to what the girls felt.
He turned to Nia and Lily.
"Hey...You two want to stay the night here tonight?" He asked.
Nia went red, and nearly fell. "W-What!? Why are you asking that!?" Nia said, in a embarrassed-slash-drunken roar.
"Well...I'm a bit worried something might happen on your way back. you never know what could happen in a dark forest, with two vulnerable-"
"Alright! We'll stay over…" Nia interrupted, turning red.
"You two alright with it?" Joe asked Cupa and Andr.
"It sounds nice, but...we only have three beds." Cupa slurred.
"Well, maybe he could craft some extra beds…" Andr replied.
They walked into his home, welcomed with a red-stone light that Joe made.
"I don't have the materials...even if I did, I don't think I could make a bed properly…" He said, thinking.
"W-Well when you say that…" Cupa said.
"I got it!": Joe said.
The girls then looked at Joe.
"Cupa, Andr, you share my bed. Lily and Nia can take your beds. Sound good?" Joe offered.
"Sounds good to me!" Lily yelled.
"But...where would you sleep?" Andr asked.
Joe chuckled. "The floor upstairs. Its alright, I've done it before." Joe said with a drunken smile.
"Well...if you really want to…" Andr said, twiddling her fingers.
"Well, lets go then! Before I pass out standing up…" Cupa said, as she and Andr stumbled upstairs.
Nia and Lily each then took a bed, and had trouble with the blankets, being drunk and everything.
Joe then laughed, as he went to them and helped each one in, and tucked them in.
He pulled the blanket over Nia, as she stared at him.
"Anything wrong?" He asked.
"Well…" Nia started.
Joe tilted his head.
"I don't know how to thank you...If you hadn't offered, me and Lily would have to sleep cold again tonight…" Nia said.
Joe chuckled. "Hey, wheres the tough Nia at? I don't seem to see her." Joe teased.
Nia then smiled, then lightly hit Joe in the arm.
"Night Nia." He said.
"Night...Joe.." She said, before peacefully descending into slumber.
He stood up, and walked to Lily and tucked her in.
"Night, ya Firework." Joe teased, poking at her hyperactivity.
Lily snickered. "Night, Joey" she said, before passing out.
He smiled, then walked upstairs, stumbling up the steps.
He reached the second floor, as he looked upon the two girl laying in his bed, fast asleep, holding hands.
"Best friends until the end, eh?" Joe said chuckling.
He walked over by the bed, and laid on the floor.
He stared at the ceiling, resting his head on his hands.
"Crazy day...Maybe the alcohol will help me sleep…" Joe said, before re-positioning himself in a more comfortable spot. He tossed and turned, looking for comfortable spot, until he felt something poke his shoulder.
He looked over and saw Cupa, awake, and Andr, with her head raised, both looking at Joe.
"Come on to the bed already." Cupa said.
Joe went red at that moment. "B-But, you two are already laying, there, a-and we would have to be very close in order to all fit…" Joe said, embarrassed.
"We don't mind, as long as we don't do any lewd things…" Andr said, smiling.
"I never expected to hear you say that, Andr." Joe said, his face blank.
Andr giggled. "Well, I feel veerrrry happy right now, so just come on up." she replied.
"Yeah, so get your butt up here" Cupa said, offering her hand.
Joe sighed.
Its a lot better than the floor…
He stood up, and walked to the bed.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Joe asked.
"Yes already, get in!" Cupa demanded.
"Alright, alright.." Joe said, as he squeezed in between Andr and Cupa, with Cupa to his left and Andr to his right.
They then both laid on Joe, and sprawled an arm across his chest.
"H-Hey, you didn't say anything about snuggling…" Joe slurred, the alcohol still affecting him.
"Its comfy this way." Andr said, digging her head between Joe's neck and his right shoulder.
Joe turned as red as a beet as this, and even more so when did the same to his left shoulder.
"Man...How did it get like this…" Joe said.
In that moment, Andr and Cupa raised their heads, giving a quick kiss on the cheek on their respective cheek on Joe's face, causing him to jump, and nearly have a nosebleed.
"Night, Joe-kun" They said at the same time, before both drifting to sleep.
Joe sighed, staring at the ceiling.
"What a crazy-ass day…" He said, before yawning.
He looked down at Andr and Cupa, both sleeping peacefully sleeping.
He chuckled.
"Night, girls…" Was what he said, before drifting off to sleep himself.
Holy Balls I'm tired. I lost my attention span a few times there, but I pulled through.
Thank you for reading, and I will hopefully see you in the next chapter.