AUTHOR'S NOTE: Heyy Loves, sorry about the constant updating of the first chapter, I kept finding things wrong with it that I had previously missed, and the formatting was off due to me trying to type it up on my phone. But I'm back to using a laptop, so hopefully I won't have to update future chapters. Anyways, let's finally move on in the story, it's actually gonna start developing now!

Damien walked into Aphrodite's room not knowing what to expect. "Well look who's out of bed" Aphrodite said. "So what were you so desperate to show me that will supposedly make me not depressed anymore?" Damien asked. "I'm glad you asked. Sit down" Aphrodite instructed, pointing to her bed. Damien sat down on the bed hesitantly. "Jeez, will you calm down gay nerd, you're making me nervous" Aphrodite said. "I'M making YOU nervous?!" Damien exclaimed. "Chill, what do you think I'm gonna do?" Aphrodite asked. "I have no idea, and that's what I'm scared of" Damien said.

Aphrodite took a deep breath. "Look, just don't flip out, okay?" Aphrodite asked. "Just show me already" Damien said impatiently, already wishing he hadn't left his bed. "Okay" Aphrodite said. Aphrodite opened one of her dresser drawers and pulled out a bong. Damien opened his mouth, but Aphrodite cut him off before he could say anything. "Hey, I already told you not to freak out, and you agreed!" Aphrodite said. "I don't remember agreeing" Damien said. "Well at least let me explain, and don't make up your mind automatically" Aphrodite said. "Fine" Damien replied.

"Look, I may not have had my boyfriend die, but I have depression too. You know just as well as I do that alcohol does nothing for vampyres, and I needed an escape. I may not give a fuck about a lot of things, but I do care some about getting expelled, I'd have nowhere else to go, the House Of Night is my home. So I didn't wanna take anything too strong, this way I could still perform somewhat normally in my schoolwork and not flunk out, and also be able to act sober when necessary. So I turned to weed" Aphrodite said. "Marijuana is still illegal in Tulsa Aphrodite" Damien said. "Please, we're vampyres for fuck's sake, we're above the law. Besides, no one ever comes in here but me" Aphrodite said. "So what exactly are you proposing Aphrodite? Are you seriously suggesting that I of all people drown my sorrows in marijuana?!" Damien asked in shock.

"Look, I know all about the stoner stereotypes. Binge eating junk food for meals, going out to strip clubs every night, using up all of your money on shit, and being spacey all the time. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can live your life normally, but a lot less depressed. If you stay high all the time, you don't have to have anyone or anything negative on your mind. Don't rule it out without even trying it. If you try it once and don't like it, I'll leave you alone" Aphrodite said.

Normally, Damien would say hell no and run out of the room. But he was in so much pain, and the pain wouldn't stop. Aphrodite was right about time only making the pain worse, and Damien couldn't afford to live the rest of his life in his bed. People would soon expect him to move on, after all, vampyres DID die at the House Of Night all of the time from rejecting the change from a fledgling into a full grown vampire, and he'd already been given more time than usual since Jack had been his boyfriend. Eventually, Damien would flunk out of school and then he'd have nowhere to go. He had to do something to make the pain go away now, and he didn't have any other ideas.

"Fine. I'll try it. But it has to really work in order for me to do it more than this once" Damien said. "Oh it will, trust me" Aphrodite said. Trust Aphrodite? That was another thing Damien would normally never do, but he reminded himself that he didn't have a choice. Aphrodite got some weed from her drawer, put some of it in the bong, got a lighter, and told Damien to put his mouth over the top part of the bong. "Now when I say, just breathe in through your mouth, then once you've got all of the smoke, hold it in for a minute, then just breathe out and repeat. I'll work the lighter" Aphrodite instructed. Great, he had to trust Aphrodite with a lighter while he smoked weed. This was insanity. Still, Damien did as Aphrodite instructed.

After smoking a couple bowls, Aphrodite and Damien plopped down on Aphrodite's bed. "So? How do you feel?" Aphrodite asked. "Hungry" Damien said in surprise. Damien hadn't been very hungry since Jack died. Aphrodite grinned. "That my friend, is called the munchies. Don't worry, I've got lots of stuff. Cheez Its are bomb as fuck when you're high" Aphrodite said. Damien giggled, although he didn't know why. "Hey, you're giggling too! See, I'm a fucking genius at curing people" Aphrodite said. "Yeah, you're a real fucking nurse Aphrodite" Damien said sarcastically, then giggled at himself. Aphrodite laughed too. "Hey, I don't think I've ever made you laugh before" Damien said. "That's cuz you're not funny when you're sober" Aphrodite said simply, plopping back down on the bed with two boxes of Cheez Its. Damien ate a few. "DAMN, you weren't kidding!" Damien said, eagerly eating more. Aphrodite laughed. "All food tastes better high" Aphrodite said.

"So now what?" Damien asked. "Well, I bet getting laid would help you, we should totally hook you up on Grindr" Aphrodite said. Usually Damien hated even hearing that name, but it actually didn't sound like such a bad idea now. "Yeah, you know what, why not, let's do it" Damien said. Aphrodite took out her phone. "Oh, I should probably go get some more outfits from my room" Damien said, standing up. Aphrodite grabbed his arm. "Dude, this is your first time being high, you totally don't know how to walk down the halls successfully pretending to be sober yet" Aphrodite said. "Oh yeah, I forgot" Damien said with a giggle. "Don't worry, I'll teach you, we can practice in my rom. For now though, why don't we just take some shirtless pics of you for Grindr? Less is more after all" Aphrodite said. Damien laughed. "Okay, sounds good" Damien said. Aphrodite got a pair of her shortest jean shorts and threw them on the bed. "Here, go put these on in my bathroom" Aphrodite said. Damien nodded and obeyed.

Aphrodite and Damien had a great time with their high Grindr photoshoot. They laughed as they experimented with different poses and lighting and filters. When they were satisfied, Aphrodite posted the pics onto the new Grindr account she'd made for Damien. "What should my bio say?" Damien asked. "How about, lonely guy looking for one time hookups with no strings attached?" Aphrodite suggested. "That sounds terrible but wonderful at the same time, let's go with that" Damien said. Aphrodite typed it up, and the two friends browsed the different profiles.

"What kind of guy are you looking for?" Aphrodite asked. Damien tried to think, but couldn't while he was high. "I don't know, I guess I'll know when I see him" Damien said. "That sounds way too romantic" Aphrodite said. Damien laughed. It wasn't long before Aphrodite's phone started blowing up with messages from horny guys wanting to fuck Damien. "Wait! Go back to that last guy" Damien said. Aphrodite did as Damien said. "He's a single dad who loves drinking, is looking for the perfect guy to be his fuck buddy, and he doesn't live far away! He's perfect" Damien said. Aphrodite laughed. "What should I say to him?" Damien asked. "Let's go with this, Hey there sexy, you down to fuck Friday night?" Aphrodite said. "So eloquent" Damien said with a laugh. It wasn't long before they got a response saying "Hell yes, is it cool if you meet me at the playground by the house of night at 5? I'm taking my son there on Friday, and my ex-wife is going to pick him up there." Aphrodite typed back "Sounds great, see you then Daddy ;)" Damien laughed.

Damien and Aphrodite continued to smoke throughout the evening. When it got close to bedtime, Damien was hesitant to leave. "Hey, no one comes in here right? Is it ok if I just stay the night in your room? I don't wanna go back to my room by myself" Damien said. "Sure, no problem, what are new best high buddies for?" Aphrodite said. "Thanks" Damien said. Aphrodite got some spare blankets and a pillow and made a makeshift bed for Damien on the floor. Damien laid down, and Aphrodite laid down on her bed. "Hey Aphrodite?" Damien said. "Yeah?" Aphrodite asked. "You're not intolerable" Damien said. "Thanks. You're okay too I guess" Aphrodite said.

AUTHOR"S NOTE: Hope you guys like the story so far now that you have an idea of what it's going to be like! Reviews would be appreciated!