That night Four was sitting in a bar booth with Zeke, Jessica, and Mandy feeling as awkward as ever. Zeke and Jessica were making out and being disgustingly cute, Mandy kept trying to make small talk, but it always led to awkward silences when he somehow said the wrong thing. Four never was good at the social thing. He was trying, he really was….until she walked in and then all of his thoughts were focused on her.
Sky, Rae, Will, and Uriah walked in and immediately ordered shots. Sky was wearing a strapless black dress and black heels. They ended up sitting a few tables from Four's group, but she didn't seem to notice he was there. Within 10 minutes, she had already taken five shots of Tequila and was definitely tipsy. Four kept his eyes on her, he wasn't the only one. She looked radiant tonight, even drunk.
"Oh my god I love this song!" she shouted as she grabbed Rae's arm and dragged her to the dance floor, Will and Uriah following. Four glared as Uriah danced with Sky until Eric walked up to their table, "Oh, hey guys! Fancy meeting you here!" He looked at the four of them, "Oh is this a double date I see? How adorable!" Four continued to glare at him. "Well I think I'm gonna go catch a dance with Sky over there, she sure is looking good tonight! See you boys later!" And with that, he sauntered over to Sky and started swaying to the music. He guided them back to their table and sat next to Sky, keeping a hand on her lower back. "Sky, how about we do another round of shots? Yeah?" She nodded enthusiastically as Rae cut in, "Sounds like someone is trying to drink their troubles away…" Eric grabbed Sky's hand, "Troubles? What's wrong beautiful?" She shook her head, "I don't want to think about it."
"You know I hate seeing you sad! What's wrong princess?" Eric was playing with a strand of her hair. She shrugged her shoulders, not wanting to answer. Rae did it for her, "This guy she's been interested in wants to keep them a secret." Eric put on his best shocked face, "What?! That is crazy!" Sky nodded as he continued. "If I had a girl like you, I would make sure everyone knew you were mine! You are way too beautiful and amazing to be kept a secret!" At this, Sky burst into tears. "I *sob* think I *sob* need more *sob* shots!" At that, Eric grabbed them some more shots. They sat at the table drinking for about 15 more minutes before Sky, still crying decided she wanted to go home. She stood up and nearly fell over she was so drunk. "I think you might need someone to walk you home, hmm?" Rae stood up, "I can take her back to the dorms if you-" Eric interrupted her, "Oh no, no, no! Let me, I am one of her trainers after all! And I don't think she should be in that dorm where anyone can touch her! I'll take her back to my place." Rae looked like she was unsure so Eric continued, "I'll let her sleep on the bed, I'll sleep on the floor." He wrapped an arm around Sky's waist as he guided them out of the bar, walking right past Zeke and Four's table. Zeke noticed Sky crying and stood up immediately, much to the dismay of his date Jessica. "Sky what's wrong?!" Sky tried to hide her crying, "Oh nothing! Just drunk, Eric's going to help me back to his place so I can sleep!"
At this Four stood up to object, but Zeke was already there. "Yeah I don't see that happening….We can get her back to the dorms." Sky shook her head and clung to Eric as he responded, "What? Leave her drunk and to the mercy of the boys in that dorm? Hell no!" Four grabbed Eric's arm, "I'll take her back to my place. She's been there before, so when she wakes up she won't be too disoriented." Zeke nodded in agreement. Eric glared at Four, "Fine, but I WILL help get her there."
"I'm surprised you're still standing Sky," said Eric. "You drank a lot tonight, most girls would be passed out by now. Sky laughed as she leaned on Eric and Zeke for support while Four opened his door. "You guys are what's holding me up silly!" They laughed as they sat her on Four's bed and began taking her heels off for her. "I'm going to get you a shirt to sleep in," Four said as he rummaged through his drawers. He finally found a big black one and brought it to her, "Here you can sleep in this and I'll grab you some sweats."
"Wait!" Shouted Sky. When Four turned to look at her she gave him her best puppy dog eyes and said in her most innocent voice, "Unzip me?" She turned around and moved her hair; he slowly slid the zipper down for her. He turned around and grabbed some sweats, when he turned back she was sliding the dress down. Zeke and Eric's jaws dropped as Sky stood there in nothing but a thong, she was putting her hair in a bun. She turned to Four smiling, "Clothes? It's cold in here," she giggled. He couldn't help but skim over her body as he handed her the clothes. After she changed into his clothes, she crawled under the covers and sat there staring at the boys. Zeke coughed into his hand, "Umm…well we will let you get to sleep Sky, have a good night!" With that he dragged Eric out of Four's apartment. Four turned out the lights, grabbed a pillow and lay on the floor.
He thought she was asleep when she started crying, "You don't love me…." He sat up, "What?" He wasn't sure he heard her correctly. "You don't. You want me to be a secret." He flipped the lights on and sat next to her so he could see her face. "Are you kidding right now?!" She shrugged her shoulders, which made him mad. "You seriously think I don't love you?! Sky what the hell are you thinking?" She rolled her eyes, "Then why the hell do you want me to be a secret?! Are you embarrassed of me? Am I not good enough for you anymore?"
Four paced in front of her a few times before answering her, "Sky I love you more than anything in the world, why can't you see that? Fuck! The reason I wanted to keep us a secret while you're in training is because I don't want anybody to think you are top ranked because of me! I wanted to protect you from that kind of jealousy and rumors."
She stood up and shook her head. "I think that's a small reason why, but I think there's more to it!" Before he could object she crossed her arms and continued, "I think it's also because you are scared to completely commit. I think you are scared of being with me or being with anyone. I don't know why though. I was always good enough to hang out with before you left, but I guess I was only good enough for Tobias. Little ole me is not good enough for big tough FOUR! Well I'm sick of being a secret! I love you Tobias, but I'm not going to be half in. Until you are ready to actually be with me, we are nothing more than friends."
His jaw dropped, Four was not expecting an ultimatum. "Sky come on, let's just go to sleep and talk in the morning, ok?" She shook her head, "No, I don't want to sleep here tonight. I need to be alone." She left Four staring at his door, something he seems to be doing a lot lately.