Chapter Three
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN MORTAL KOMBAT OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS! I ALSO DON'T OWN 'RANGE ROVER.'
Music Credits: 'Worth It' by Fifth Harmony ft. Kid Ink
"Cass, stop being so stubborn and just call your mom." said Jacqui, putting on her dangling, diamond earrings.
"No." said Cassie, sitting on the living room sofa and putting on her heels. "Why the hell should I call her? She forgot her own daughter's birthday! She doesn't give a shit about me, so whatever."
Jacqui sighed.
"Cass, you're upset with her, so I think you should call her. Tell her that today was your birthday and you're not happy that she forgot. You two talk it out. You can't just bottle up your anger. You have to express your feelings to her. Communicate."
Cassie scoffed.
"Communicate? Oh yeah, because my mother is just great at communication." said Cassie sarcastically.
"Cassie, I really think that you should talk to her. Besides, I'm sure she didn't mean to forget your birthday. You know Aunt Sonya...she's always so busy with work."
"Thanks for the advice Oprah, but I'm not calling my mother. She forgot my birthday? Whatever. I'm over it. Screw that bitch."
"Cass..."
Before Jacqui could tell Cassie not to call Sonya a bitch, the doorbell rang.
"The guys are here!" said Cassie, walking to the door. Cassie opened the door and saw Takeda and Jin.
"Hi birthday girl!" said Takeda, who smiled at Cassie and gave her a hug.
"Hi Takeda!" said Cassie, hugging him back.
They released their hug and Takeda went up to Jacqui.
"Hi babe." said Takeda, smiling at her.
"Hi handsome." said Jacqui, smiling at him.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and she wrapped her arms around his neck. They kissed on the lips.
"You look so gorgeous!" said Takeda, admiring Jacqui.
"Aw thanks!" said Jacqui. "You look sexy as usual."
"Why thank you." said Takeda.
As Jacqui and Takeda were talking and flirting, Cassie and Jin were chatting.
"Wow Cassie look at you! Tonight you actually look less ugly than usual." said Jin, teasing her.
"And even with your fancy threads, you still look hideous." said Cassie, also teasing him.
"Why do I hang out with you again?" Jin asked, smiling.
"Because you know I'm awesome." said Cassie, smirking.
Jin scoffed.
"So delusional." said Jin, rolling his eyes and chuckling.
Jin would never admit this to Cassie, but he did think that she was awesome. Cassie and Jin butted heads and even had heated arguments sometimes. However, they really liked each other and they were really good friends. They liked to insult and make fun of each other. However, they both had a lot of respect for each other. Cassie and Jin had a brother/sister relationship and that was the dynamic of their relationship.
"Ready to party?" Jin asked Cassie.
"Oh yeah!" said Cassie. "But when you start dancing, don't dance near me. Your dance moves are terrible and I don't want people to know that I associate with you."
"I can dance! You're just jealous because you can't break it down like I can!" said Jin, doing the robot.
"Yeah...definitely dance far away from me."
"Since my dancing embarrasses you, I'm going to make sure I dance with you." said Jin, smirking.
Cassie chuckled. She turned to Jacqui and Takeda, who still had their arms around each other and were kissing. Cassie purposely, loudly cleared her throat.
"Come on lovebirds, we gotta go." said Cassie.
Takeda and Jacqui chuckled and released their embrace. They held hands and walked up to Jin and Cassie.
"We forget anything Cass?" Jacqui asked.
"ID, check. Debit and credit cards, check. Condo key, check." said Cassie, going through her clutch purse.
"Alright let's go." said Jacqui.
Jacqui turned off the lights of the condo and she and her friends left for the club. They got into Takeda's Range Rover and drove off. Cassie wore a one shoulder, long sleeved dress. The dress was black, short and form fitting. She wore golden stud earrings and golden, open toed heels. Jacqui wore a strapless, fuchsia, bandage mini dress. She also wore dangling diamond earrings, a diamond bracelet and open toed, diamond heels. Takeda wore a navy blue, short sleeved dress shirt, denim jeans and white sneakers. He also wore a silver designer watch. Jin wore a black leather jacket, a grey, short sleeved shirt, black jeans and black dress shoes.
When they got into the club, 'Worth It' by Fifth Harmony was playing.
"Let's get this party started!" Cassie happily screamed to her friends. Takeda, Jacqui and Jin smiled and cheered.
The four friends had been in the club for three hours. They were having fun, dancing and drinking. Cassie however, was having way too much fun. Jacqui, Takeda and Jin only drank a few drinks, but Cassie was drinking way too much. She drank 8 shots of tequila and 3 margaritas. Cassie was really, really drunk. She was still very upset with Sonya. Cassie was drinking to try and forget her issues with her mom. Cassie was provocatively dancing with different men. Her friends were worried about her behavior. Whenever they went clubbing and partying, Cassie did drink and get crazy. However tonight, her drunken self was out of control.
"Looks like Cassie had way too much to drink." said Jacqui who was dancing with Takeda. She saw Cassie nearby, bumping and grinding against a man.
"Definitely looks like it." said Takeda, looking at Cassie with concern.
"Come on, let's go get her." said Jacqui.
They walked up to Cassie. Jacqui grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the man.
"Hey! Excuse me! We were dancing!" said the man, offended that Jacqui took away his dancing partner.
"Well now you're not." said Jacqui.
The man scoffed and walked away. Jacqui and Takeda looked at Cassie with concern.
"Cassie, honey...you okay?" Jacqui asked.
"I'm fine." Cassie said, slurring.
"You're really super drunk Cass." said Takeda. "Come on, let's get out of here. I'll drop you off at home so you can sleep this off."
"I said I'm fine!" said Cassie. "It's my birthday and I'm having fun. Now leave me alone!"
Cassie walked to the bar. She picked up a bottle of beer from the bar counter and opened it. She then got on top of the bar counter.
"WOOOOO! IT'S MY FUCKING BIRTHDAY PEOPLE!" Cassie yelled, raising her hands in the air. She then drank the beer.
Takeda and Jacqui ran up to the counter. Jacqui gently took Cassie's hand.
"Cassie, come down from there please." said Jacqui.
"Why are you like, ruining my fun?" Cassie said, coming down from the counter.
"What's going on here?" Jin asked, approaching them.
"Cassie had too much to drink." said Takeda.
"Oh boy." said Jin.
"Cass, I really think we should go home, okay?" said Jacqui. She wrapped her arm around Cassie to help her stand. Cassie was so drunk that she couldn't maintain her balance very well.
"I said I'm fine!" said Cassie.
"No you're not." said Jin.
"Seriously, you guys need to back the fuck up, okay? Now leave me alone!" said Cassie, who pushed herself off Jacqui. Cassie stumbled to the dance floor. She went up to a handsome man and started dancing with him.
Jacqui sighed.
"She won't budge." said Jacqui.
"Let's just continue to keep an eye on her. If her behavior gets worse, we'll just have to drag her out of here." said Takeda.
"Sounds like a plan." said Jin.
Cassie and the man were dancing and making out. After dancing and kissing some more, they went to the bar and sat down on the stools by the counter.
"Yo! Yo bartender!" Cassie slurred. She was tapping on the counter to get his attention. The bartender sighed and went up to Cassie.
"Yes ma'am?" the bartender asked.
"G-give...give me...and my handsome friend here, some shots." Cassie slurred.
"Sorry ma'am but I can't. You've had too much to drink tonight." said the bartender.
"I'm...fucking...paying you...to give me drinks." slurred Cassie. "So how about you shut up...and pour up!"
"Not gonna happen ma'am. Sorry." said the bartender, who walked away from her.
"Well fuck you asshole!" Cassie screamed.
Cassie turned to her male acquaintance and smiled.
"Whatever...we can still have fun." said Cassie. She grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him to her. They roughly kissed.
"How about we go back to my place? We'll have even more fun there." said the man, smiling at her.
"Alright then." said Cassie, smiling.
Cassie and the man held hands and started walking out of the club. When Cassie's friends saw her leaving with the man, they ran up to her.
"Cassie...you leaving with this guy?" Jin asked.
"Well no shit Sherlock." slurred Cassie.
"There is no way in hell you're leaving with this guy! Do you have any idea how dangerous that is?" Jacqui said.
"I fucking defeated Shinnok with my fucking bare hands!" slurred Cassie. "Trust me, I can fucking take care of myself!"
"You're drunk and you're vulnerable. You're not going anywhere with this guy." said Jacqui, raising her voice. "Do you even know his name?!"
"Yeah I know his name." slurred Cassie.
Cassie turned to the guy and stared at him with confusion.
"Uh...what's your name?"
"Dylan." said the man.
"Dylan!" said Cassie who turned to Jacqui. "His name is Dylan. See, I know his name!"
"Cassie this is ridiculous. We're going home, now!" said Jacqui. She grabbed Cassie's hand and forcefully pulled her away from Dylan.
"Why you cock blocking me? You need to mind your own business bitch!" Dylan said to Jacqui.
"HEY!" Takeda angrily yelled, grabbing Dylan's shirt collar. "DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE DISRESPECT MY GIRLFRIEND! YOU PIECE OF SHIT!"
"Yeah, don't disrespect my best friend!" Cassie slurred. "I thought you were cool, but you're a real asshole Gary...I mean Dylan."
"You better apologize to my girlfriend you scumbag!" said Takeda.
"Fuck you." said Dylan.
Takeda raised his fist about to punch Dylan, but Jacqui gently put her hand on his shoulder.
"Baby..." Jacqui said gently to Takeda. "It's okay. He's not worth it."
"But Jacqui..." said Takeda.
"Please babe. Don't stoop to his level." said Jacqui gently. "Let's just go, okay? Please?"
Takeda gave Dylan an angry glare. Dylan was smirking. Takeda wanted to punch that smug face. However, out of his love for Jacqui, he reluctantly released Dylan.
"Thanks baby." said Jacqui, who held his hand.
Takeda sighed.
"You're welcome babe. I only let this asshole off easy because of you."
"I know. And I appreciate that." said Jacqui, who gave Takeda a kiss on the cheek.
"Come on guys, let's get out of here." said Jin. He wrapped his arm around Cassie's waist to help her balance. "I think we've had enough chaos for one night."
The four of them started walking away.
"Yo Cassie!" Dylan yelled. "How about me, you and your friend Jacqui have a threesome? That would be fucking hot!"
Takeda was furious. He ran up to Dylan and punched him in the face. Dylan and Takeda started fighting. Two of Dylan's friends saw Dylan fighting and they ran to the scene. One of Dylan's friends grabbed Takeda and was about to punch him, but Jin swept kicked him. Takeda and Jin were fighting Dylan and his two friends.
"Ah shit." said Jacqui who went to assist an outnumbered Takeda and Jin.
Cassie saw her friends and Dylan's friends fighting.
"Hey! Don't leave me out on the fun guys!" Cassie slurred. She went to help her friends fight. Even though she was drunk, Cassie could still kick ass. She kicked one of Dylan's friends and he bumped into some tall, heavy man. The man punched Dylan's friend. Dylan's friend punched the heavy guy. The heavy guy's friends came to his defense. Next thing you know, a huge brawl erupts in the club!
10 hours later...
Jacqui was sitting down in a jail cell. Cassie was next to her, passed out and lying down on the jail bench. Jacqui was staring out of the jail bars. She stared at the lobby, looking at the busy police officers and the wardens behind the front desk.
Jacqui sighed. She was absolutely exhausted. Hours ago, cops were called to the club to break up the brawl. Cassie, Jacqui, Takeda, Jin, Dylan, Dylan's friends and a few other people involved in the fight were arrested. When she and Cassie were put in jail, drunken Cassie was yelling and threatening the wardens to release her and her friends. Cassie was yelling for hours because she was so fucking drunk. She was yelling stupid, random things and threatening the wardens. Cassie finally fell asleep a few hours ago. She woke up and threw up on the floor, then she went back to sleep.
The wardens were assholes and they refused to let Jacqui make a phone call. They finally let her make a phone call two hours ago. Kenshi was out of the country on a mission. Jax and Vera were on a vacation cruise in the Caribbean. Johnny was on a flight back to the United States. Jacqui could only call one person. She didn't want to call this person because she didn't want Cassie to get in trouble. However, Jacqui had no choice. She had to call Sonya for help.
Sonya was really pissed off when Jacqui told her that they were in jail. Sonya asked Jacqui how they ended up in jail. Sonya got even more pissed off when she found out the reason. Jacqui sighed...she felt really bad for Cassie because Sonya was going to be so furious at her. Jacqui couldn't wait to get out of this predicament. Jail was dirty and smelly, and Cassie's vomit on the floor made Jacqui even more grossed out. Just then, Jacqui heard a familiar voice.
"Where is she?" said Sonya, looking around the lobby.
"Ma'am, can I help you?" asked one of the wardens, who went up to her.
"Out of my way!" said Sonya, showing the warden her badge. "I'm General Sonya Blade, Special Forces. Where's my daughter and her friends?"
"Aunt Sonya! Over here!" Jacqui yelled.
Sonya went up to the jail cell.
"Are you guys okay?" Sonya asked Jacqui.
"Yeah. Cassie's passed out but she's okay."
Sonya angrily looked at Cassie. She saw the vomit on the floor by the bench.
"Cassie was so drunk that she threw up?" Sonya asked.
"Yeah."
"Classy." said Sonya sarcastically. "Where are Jin and Takeda? Are they okay?"
"They were put in the men's jail. I'm sure they're fine." said Jacqui. "Thanks for coming down here to bail us out Aunt Sonya."
"You're welcome Jacqui. Wake Cassie up while I go pay the bail."
Jacqui went up to Cassie and gently shook her shoulders.
"Cass, hey Cassie...wake up."
Cassie groaned and slowly woke up. She sat up and put her hand on her forehead.
"Shit, my head is fucking killing me." said Cassie. "I drank way too much in the club."
"Ya think?" Jacqui asked, sarcastically.
Cassie looked around in confusion.
"What the...where the fuck are we? Is this Outworld?"
"We're in jail genius." said Jacqui.
"Jail?! How the hell did we end up in jail?!"
"Wow, you were really wasted. Don't you remember? You and this asshole Dylan wanted to leave and hook up. Me, Takeda and Jin stopped you guys. Dylan was being a prick about it, one thing led to another and we ended up causing a brawl."
"Yeah...I do remember making out with this hot guy and I do remember fighting...yeah trying to remember everything is giving me even more of a headache." said Cassie.
She noticed the vomit on the floor.
"Ew, is that...vomit?"
"Yup. Your vomit."
Cassie sighed.
"Super." said Cassie, sarcastically.
"Anyway let's get out of here. I've had enough of this shithole." said Jacqui.
Cassie stretched her hand out to Jacqui. Jacqui smiled and helped Cassie stand up.
"Oh um, by the way...um..." said Jacqui sounding a bit nervous.
"What?" Cassie asked.
"Um...I called Aunt Sonya to bail us out of jail. She's outside right now in the lobby."
"Shit!" Cassie exclaimed. "My mother knows that I'm in jail?! Oh fuck me! I am so screwed!"
"I'm sorry Cass!" said Jacqui.
"The fuck Jacqui?!" Cassie said, angrily. "Of all people why did you have to tell my mother? I thought we were best friends! I thought you cared about me! Why would you tell my mother that I got arrested? Do you want her to murder me?! Is that it?!"
"I'm sorry Cassie but there was no one else for me to call!" said Jacqui. "My parents are on a cruise, Kenshi San is on a mission and your dad is on a plane right now. I didn't mean to get you in trouble, but what else was I supposed to do? I'm sorry."
Cassie sighed.
"You know what...jail doesn't seem so bad. I'd rather be in here than face my mother's anger." said Cassie.
"Come on Cass...I'm sure your mom isn't that mad." said Jacqui. "She'll be so relieved that you're okay and out of jail. She won't even care that you got in trouble."
Jacqui was wrong because Sonya was absolutely livid at Cassie. Sonya, Cassie, Jacqui, Jin and Takeda were walking in the jail parking lot. Sonya had been yelling and scolding Cassie since she was released from jail. Cassie was quiet as her mom was yelling at her.
"How can you be so fucking stupid Cassandra?" Sonya yelled. "Getting drunk, hooking up with some random guy and getting into fights? How can you be so idiotic? So fucking irresponsible?!"
"Ma'am…us getting arrested was totally my fault." said Takeda, standing up for Cassie. "Some asshole was being disrespectful to her and Jacqui. I lost it and got into a fight with him which led to a huge brawl. If you're gonna blame someone, blame me."
"Well if Cassie wasn't being a drunken skank...then she wouldn't have hooked up with that disrespectful jerk in the first place." said Sonya.
"Aunt Sonya..." said Jacqui.
"Damn...that's cold." said Jin.
Cassie clenched her jaw in anger but didn't say anything as they walked to Sonya's SUV.
"You do remember that you work in Special Forces right? And you're a leader. You're supposed to set an example for your teammates and everyone else in Special Forces. But instead you get really drunk, act stupid and end up in jail? You embarrassed not just yourself, but me as well!"
"You know what, that's it!" Cassie yelled. "I screwed up okay? I know I totally screwed up. I get it! You don't have to keep yelling at me and making me feel like shit! You wanna know why I got so drunk? It's because of you!"
"Excuse me?" Sonya asked, giving Cassie an angry look.
"You mother. You're the reason I got so fucking drunk! You know why? Because I was upset that you forgot my birthday!"
Sonya looked at Cassie with surprise.
"Shit! Yesterday was her birthday. I completely forgot!" Sonya thought to herself.
Sonya looked at Cassie apologetically.
"What kind of mother forgets her own kid's birthday huh?"
"Cassie..." said Sonya.
"You're so dedicated to your job that you forget that there are more important things in life." Cassie said angrily. "Family...that's way more important than work. But you care about your job more than your family don't you? You loved your job more than your marriage. And you love your job more than me."
Cassie turned around and walked away.
"Cassie, where the hell do you think you're going? Get back here!" said Sonya.
"No! I'm not going anywhere with you! I'm calling a cab." said Cassie, storming off.
Sonya sighed.
"I'll go with her. Make sure she's okay." said Jacqui to Sonya.
"Thanks Jacqui." said Sonya.
"You're welcome. And thanks again for bailing us out Aunt Sonya." said Jacqui.
Sonya nodded to her.
"I'll see you later, okay?" said Jacqui to Takeda, giving him a hug.
"Call me when you guys get home okay?" Takeda said.
"I will. Goodnight." said Jacqui, giving him a peck on the lips.
"Goodnight babe."
"See ya Jin." said Jacqui.
"Later Jacqui. Goodnight!"
Jacqui ran up to Cassie. Takeda and Jin got in Sonya's car and she dropped them off at their Condo. Takeda and Jin thanked Sonya for bailing them out and dropping them off. Sonya drove home. She felt really bad that she forgot Cassie's birthday. Sonya didn't like to admit when she was wrong. However, she couldn't deny it...she was completely wrong for not remembering her daughter's birthday. She felt like such a jerk.
I don't know about y'all, but I'd like to party with Cassie Cage! Lol! :)