"I am never doing that. Again." Sean huffed as they returned to the Tower.
"Me neither man, my heads pounding!" Nate exclaimed beside him.
Sarah was hunched over beside Kyrine, and said in her small voice, "I hate the Crucible."
Kyrine took her helmet off, letting her platinum blonde hair spill out. "The Crucible? Or alcohol?"
Sarah held her head in her hands, he fingers grasping her dirty blonde curls. "Both."
They transported themselves to the main city, talking along the way.
"Well here's where I go. See you all tomorrow. I'll call you," Sean said, waving as he walked into his apartment.
"Better get packin, Ewee," Nate used his nickname for him friend, who in turn glared at him. "They requiring all Guardians move into the tower."
Sean raised a ginger eyebrow. "Really."
Nate nodded and waved as Sarah and Kyrine started walking again. "Call you later."
"Kyrine, are you packed?" Sarah mumbled to her friend.
"Ah...no. I'm not. Had a lot of things on my mind." She said back, looking down the road.
"I am!" Sarah smiled. "Can't wait to get away from the family."
Nate came up beside her and nodded. "Me too. Ariyana's been killing me."
Kyrine shoved his shoulder. "Your sister is adorable."
"Yeah," He snorted. "you think that."
"I'll see you twp later," Alyssa gave Kyrine hug and walked to her house. The Awoken waved to her as she disappeared indoors.
"So, Rine, where you live? In all the years I've known you I've never seen your place." Nate leaned in.
Her eyebrows raised. "It's not very important."
He bumped her. "I think it is."
"Well it's not." Her voice was curt. "Anyway," She switched the subject. "How do you feel about moving into the Tower?"
He sighed, and accepted the change of subject. "It's in the back of my mind. I guess I'll miss my family."
Nate looked down on his short friend. "How about you?"
"It'll be a nice change. I don't have a family like you do, so I can't say I'll miss my place." She said, and stopped. "We're at your house."
Nate came to a halt. "Yeah...I'll text you in the morning, Kyrine." He looked intently at her.
She finally met his eyes. "Okey dokey, bye Natie-poo. Have a nice night." She smirked as he scowled and hugged him.
Nate immediately stopped walking. "Will do." He mumbled, barely audible, and continued to his house.
She narrowed her eyes, then flipped her helm in the air and caught it with gloved fingers. "Hm."
Then she sighed, and continued walking down the cracked roads of the Last City.
NOTE: This little story came BEFORE WAWB/TTK, and is also one of my first stories. Thank you for reading and sharing, it means a lot.