Chapter 2- The wonders of Vodka

As the limo pulled up to my mansion I didn't want to get out. Really, I just didn't want the rain to drench me. It was a constant down pour at the moment.

"Miss. Gage?" Bret questioned.

"Mhm. I know." I grumbled.

I flung the door open and ran inside. I slammed the front door shut and skipped to the dining room table. I set my bag down. My clothes weren't too wet. My hair was though. I shook my head and water droplets flew on the table, chairs and floor. The table was a large oval that seated twelve, even though my brother and I were the only ones that used it. I sniffed the air. Sure enough my brother was preparing dinner.

It smelled yummy.

"Hmm." I sighed. I walked to the kitchen, And to the freezer. I took out a large- half-empty-glass bottle.

"Royal." My brother greeted me.

I turned to see my brother. He had shaggy brown hair that almost hung in his eyes grayish- blue eyes.

"Brenden." I smiled. "What's for dinner?" I asked.

"Chicken."

"Ah." So that's what I smelled.

"What did u get out of the freezer?" He asked suspiciously.

"Ice cream." I like.

"Mhm. Sure."

"Yup." I turned around and ran down the hall.

I opened the last door and ran down the ten stairs that led to my room. I flipped on the lights. The walls were red white and gold stripped, and the hard-wood floor was colder than I expected. I turned a switch on the wall that heated it and walked over to my laptop. I set the Vodka bottle on the desk and turned my laptop on. My brother being twenty-one could legally drink and usually had at least one bottle in the house at all times. Though unlike me he knew when to stop.

I took the cap off the bottle and took a sip. My throat had become immune to the burn the alcohol caused on its way down.

"Hmm."

I held the neck of the bottle and signed on the laptop. As soon as it was loaded a link popped up. It was my best friend, Emma.

She was requesting a video chat. I clicked join. My laptop had a built in web cam.

"Hey, Emma." I greeted.

"Royal! How was your first day at that new school?" Emma was about an inch or so shorter than me and had big bouncy brown curly hair down to her shoulders that complimented her green eyes.

"Um okay. I met a bunch of people. If I remember correctly they were , Violet, Aimee, Kaoru, Hikaru, Mori, Madison, Kyoya and Mitsukuni." I said.

I remembered Hunny first but saved him for last.

"Well, sounds like you made a lot of friends already."

"Oh my god. Violet, she was shot three times in the leg! I don't know how the hell it happened but seriously Im freaked!"

"Wow."

I took a sip of Vodka.

"Oh no, Royal! You know you shouldn't drink that stuff!" Emma groaned.

"Oh well."

She shook her head.

After talking to Emma for an hour she had to leave me to go too dance practice. I ran upstairs to eat dinner.

My brother and I were sitting across from each other at the huge table.

"How was school." Brenden asked.

"I met a girl that was shot three times in the leg." I said playing with my food.

"Wow."

"So what did you do all day?" I asked setting down my fork.

"Well I woke up at noon and showered, got ready and watched TV, made cookies and dinner."

"You're such a girl." I muttered. "I'm expecting a cookie."

"Go get one there on the counter"

Sure enough they were wear he said they were. I grabbed a cookie and ran back down stairs.

I flopped down on my king sized bed and grabbed my cell phone. It wasn't long before I got a text message.

Hey!!!!

It was from a number I didn't recognize.

Um hi? This is?

It was exactly thirty seconds before I got a reply.

Violet from school !!!

Ohhhh. Hi!

Whats up?

Not much you?btw how'd you get my number

I eyed my vodka bottle that was emptying by the minute. I picked it up and took another drink and put the cap back on. I rolled off my bed and crammed the bottle under my bed. I would want some more for tomorrow.

Kyoya gave it to me (he has his connections.)

I snapped my phone shut, suddenly not wanting to text any more. Soon my eyes became heavy and I fell asleep.

My legs slid threw a pair of ripped skinny jeans and I found a red tank top to wear with them. I was finally ready to leave. After shoving my phone in my pocket I ran up the stairs and to the kitchen. My head hurt. Probably from my drinking last night, I should quit. Oh well. I opened a cabinet in the kitchen and took out a little bottle of pain killers.

"Drinking again, weren't you?" I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Brenden.

"Wholly shit! Brenden you scared me half to death!"

He was sitting in the dining room watching me.

I opened the bottle and took two tiny orangey red pills out. After grabbing a glass of water I popped the pills in my mouth and swallowed them. I gulped the water to chase them down.

"Answer the question." Brenden murmured.

I sighed, looking down.

"Yes." I whispered.

"I remember the first time I saw you drunk. I thought you were high. You stumbled over your own feet and rambled on and on about how you were going to kill someone if they took your vodka away." He looked down to.

Jeez, he really knew how to make me feel guilty.

"It's under my bed." I said referring to the vodka bottle.

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"Mhm."

I heard too beeps from a car come from outside.

"See you later."

"Love you sis."

"Love you too, Bren."

I ran outside and jumped into the limo.

"Morning, Miss. Gage." Bert chimed.

"Good morning, Bert." I murmured.

I ran my fingers threw my hair. It desperately need to be cut. When I got home tonight I would.

When we got to the school I saw Violet waiting by the huge fountain outside the school. I walked over to her, smiling. She was wearing jeans and a tee-shirt.

"Oh, Hey Royal. It's getting cold fast, huh?" She greeted me.

"Yes, I wish it wouldn't. Wear is Aimee?" I said looking around.

"Oh, her and Hikaru and skipping today. I'm just waiting for Kaoru to get hear, he's running late."

"I see."

My gaze wandered to her covered leg wear she had been shot.

"Your sister said you were shot." I said, hoping she would explained to me what happened.

Her cheeks turned pink and she scratched the back of her head.

"Oh, yea. Someone broke-in to our house and shot me. Three times, actually."

"Whoa." I mouthed.

"Yeah, it was pretty scary."

Just than a sleek black limo pulled up and Kaoru hopped out. He gazed at Violet while he walked towards her. The limo pulled away and another, similar one pulled up. Mitsukuni got out of that one. I instantly perked up. Mori got out behind him and headed off in the other direction while Mitsukuni followed Kaoru towards us.

Violet closed the distance between her and Kaoru, by running into his arms and smashing her lips to his.

I waited for Hunny to meet me.

"Royal." He nodded.

"Hey, Mitsukuni." I said and smiled.

He took my hand. That surprised me. He looked in to my eyes as if asking if that was okay. I didn't protest. We began walking to class 3B. I noticed servile people staring at us (mostly girls). Some scowled at me.

For those of you that don't know this is a sequel to my story Sing For Me.