When You Can't Sleep at Night
24
I buttoned up my shirt and turned to look at myself in the mirror, I looked pretty ok I guess. Tonight the 4 of us were going to a party, thrown my cousin Austin. It wasn't just any party though, it was my birthday, I'm now 21. That means Austin is going all out with this party, including multiple types of booze. I feel bad for Mike, he's the youngest and therefore he's the driver tonight.
Both Vic and Mike were excited that Austin was throwing it, despite having a close friendship in high school, neither of them have seen him since. The invitation Austin sent was originally addressed to myself and Jaime, but when I called Austin and asked him if we could bring some friends, he responded saying, "It's your party, I'm just organizing it..."
So I told him we were both bringing dates, he laughed and said, "You sure guys? There are to be tons of hot girls!" That made us laugh because we were both bringing other guys... Guys that he knew on top of it He'd probably get a kick out of it though, Austin has a great sense of humor...
"You ready birthday-babe?" Mike said, knocking on the door, "We have to leave soon."
Birthday-babe, I chuckled to myself before saying, "Coming hun!"
I slipped on my shoes before opening my door. Mike was leaning partially against the door frame, looking as gorgeous as ever. He was wearing black skinny jeans with a white v-neck and a black hooded vest, his clothes were wrinkled to the grungy look that he liked. He smiled when I opened the door and took my hand.
"We're going to have so much fun tonight," he said, leading me down the hallway out to the living room.
Vic and Jaime were already ready and waiting. They were both dressed up slightly, but still looked like themselves. I looked down at my button up shirt and skinny jeans, suddenly self conscious... Maybe I should change...
"You look great by the way. I like the shirt," Mike said, like he knew I was feeling insecure... I felt better instantly, I don't know what I'd ever do without him.
"TONY!" Jaime exclaimed, "Happy birthday bro! Let's go par-tay!"
Vic laughed and pulled Jaime off the couch, "We have to get their first Hime-Time! It's like a 40 minute drive..."
Jaime sighed, "Isn't the house in your old neighborhood Vicky? Maybe some other people you went to highschool with will be there."
Vic shrugged, "Maybe, I kind of lost contact with all of my friends, so I don't know what any of them have been doing with themselves."
Mike walked over to the door, opened it and said, "We won't know until we get there. So let's go!" He can be so impatient sometimes, I swear.
We eagerly followed Mike to the car. I'm really excited to celebrate, I've never really been big on birthdays, but tonight would be different. I have my boyfriend and my best friends, and I was going to party like there was no tomorrow. I was going to have fun for once.
The car ride wasn't really that bad, we jammed to All Time Low and Fall Out Boy the whole time and it was a pretty good time. The song "Weightless" was playing as we pulled up to Austin's huge house. Like, how does a 23 year old manage a house like that? Maybe his mom left him some money when she died... I shuddered at the memory, but quickly shook the feeling, tonight is happy.
We jumped out of the car and ran to the front door. Mike and Vic were hiding behind Jaime and I, we decided to surprise Austin with them. The party was already going pretty good, it didn't look small, but it didn't look like too many people were here. I rang the doorbell and took a small step back. When the door opened I was assaulted by none other than Austin himself.
"TONE!" he yelled, pulling me into a quick hug, "It's been too long cuz! Why have you been hiding from me?"
I just shrugged, it's not like I was hiding from him... Life was just getting in the way I guess.
"I saw online that Trigger My Nightmare broke up recently," he said, "What have you and Jaime been doing since?"
"We're actually in a new band already," Jaime answered, "I think we're already better than Trigger had the potential to be."
"That's good," Austin joked, "I never said anything to you guys because you were hopeful... But Trigger sucked."
Both Jaime and I burst out laughing, it was true. Trigger was terrible and would never get past the backyard party faze. But we still put up with it for some reason, why... I'll never know.
"Why didn't you bring your new band mates?" he asked, "I'd love to meet them!"
"Actually," I said, chuckling to myself, "We did."
Jaime and I stepped to the side to reveal Mike and Vic. They both had smiles on their faces and Vic waved slightly. Austin studied them with a look of content, like he recognized them but couldn't figure out who they were. Then something clicked and Austin just smiled.
"Vic and Mike Fuentes," he said, pulling them in for a hug, "I thought you guys like, fell off the face of the Earth... Why haven't you talked to me?"
"Well in our defense," Vic said sheepishly, "You were pretty mad at Mike for a long time, and I felt awkward hanging out with you after... You know..."
"Oh," Austin said, his face dropping a bit, "Is it like awkward for you guys? Being in a band together with the history that you have?"
"No, not at all," Mike said smiling, "Because we got back together."
"Aw! Congrats guys!" Austin exclaimed, smiling again, "Enough talk! Let's go get wasted!"
Vic, Jaime and I all cheered while Mike rolled his eyes. Poor Mikey, only 20, sucks for him, being born last. We eagerly followed Austin inside, ready to go.
I laughed at something someone said and took another sip of my drink. I lost track of how long we'd been here and how much I'd been drinking. But everyone was blurry and I couldn't make out any faces. I was having a great time though! Best birthday ever!
I felt someone tug on my hand. I whipped my head around to face the stranger, but all I could make out was a blur of skin and dark hair. The mystery stranger pressed his lips against mine, and damn was he a good kisser. But what about Mike? I pushed my stranger off of me.
"No," I slurred, "I have a boyfriend."
The mystery man scoffed in annoyance before chuckling and walking away. Good! I'm glad he's gone! The only person I wanna kiss is my Mikey. Oh my Mikey!
~*POV Mike*~
Wow, Tony was really drunk, he didn't notice the difference between me and some stranger when I tried to kiss him. At least I don't have to worry about him cheating on me I guess. I wanted to feel offended, but I had to laugh it off, he was hammered.
I left Tony with whatever group of guys he was with and walked to the kitchen to get some food. When I got there Austin stumbled over to me and slung his arm around my shoulder.
"Hey Mikey Mikey!" he slurred, "What a great time! You know what would make it better though? Pizza! We should get some pizza!"
I chuckled, "So you want me to go get some pizza Austin?" I asked, talking slowly so he could understand.
"That would be great man!" he exclaimed, "You go do that and I'll pay you back kay?"
I nodded and chuckled before walking out of the house. I decided to just walk to the store because the car was parked in by some asshole that's going to get it in the morning... I walked quickly through the dark streets of downtown San Diego. This is something I would not recommend to anyone that didn't grow up here...
I quickly found a nice little 24 hour pizza place, all I had to do was walk through a small alley and I was there...
~*POV UNKNOWN*~
I looked over at the unconscious mystery man that I was riding in the ambulance with. I was only back here with him because I felt bad. This guy was brutally beat up, and probably raped, considering he was naked when I found him. There was a good chance the guys that did this were probably took his stuff too.
I wondered if he was stupid or something. Walking alone through an alley in downtown San Diego on a Friday night. I wondered if he had a death wish or something...
I studied his appearance, it might help knowing what he looked like later. Long dark hair with a shaved section, and lip piercing down the middle of his lower lip. He was also really, really skinny... He looked to be in pretty bad shape after whatever happened, I'm glad it wasn't me...
Both Vic and Mike were excited that Austin was throwing it, despite having a close friendship in high school, neither of them have seen him since. The invitation Austin sent was originally addressed to myself and Jaime, but when I called Austin and asked him if we could bring some friends, he responded saying, "It's your party, I'm just organizing it..."
So I told him we were both bringing dates, he laughed and said, "You sure guys? There are to be tons of hot girls!" That made us laugh because we were both bringing other guys... Guys that he knew on top of it He'd probably get a kick out of it though, Austin has a great sense of humor...
"You ready birthday-babe?" Mike said, knocking on the door, "We have to leave soon."
Birthday-babe, I chuckled to myself before saying, "Coming hun!"
I slipped on my shoes before opening my door. Mike was leaning partially against the door frame, looking as gorgeous as ever. He was wearing black skinny jeans with a white v-neck and a black hooded vest, his clothes were wrinkled to the grungy look that he liked. He smiled when I opened the door and took my hand.
"We're going to have so much fun tonight," he said, leading me down the hallway out to the living room.
Vic and Jaime were already ready and waiting. They were both dressed up slightly, but still looked like themselves. I looked down at my button up shirt and skinny jeans, suddenly self conscious... Maybe I should change...
"You look great by the way. I like the shirt," Mike said, like he knew I was feeling insecure... I felt better instantly, I don't know what I'd ever do without him.
"TONY!" Jaime exclaimed, "Happy birthday bro! Let's go par-tay!"
Vic laughed and pulled Jaime off the couch, "We have to get their first Hime-Time! It's like a 40 minute drive..."
Jaime sighed, "Isn't the house in your old neighborhood Vicky? Maybe some other people you went to highschool with will be there."
Vic shrugged, "Maybe, I kind of lost contact with all of my friends, so I don't know what any of them have been doing with themselves."
Mike walked over to the door, opened it and said, "We won't know until we get there. So let's go!" He can be so impatient sometimes, I swear.
We eagerly followed Mike to the car. I'm really excited to celebrate, I've never really been big on birthdays, but tonight would be different. I have my boyfriend and my best friends, and I was going to party like there was no tomorrow. I was going to have fun for once.
The car ride wasn't really that bad, we jammed to All Time Low and Fall Out Boy the whole time and it was a pretty good time. The song "Weightless" was playing as we pulled up to Austin's huge house. Like, how does a 23 year old manage a house like that? Maybe his mom left him some money when she died... I shuddered at the memory, but quickly shook the feeling, tonight is happy.
We jumped out of the car and ran to the front door. Mike and Vic were hiding behind Jaime and I, we decided to surprise Austin with them. The party was already going pretty good, it didn't look small, but it didn't look like too many people were here. I rang the doorbell and took a small step back. When the door opened I was assaulted by none other than Austin himself.
"TONE!" he yelled, pulling me into a quick hug, "It's been too long cuz! Why have you been hiding from me?"
I just shrugged, it's not like I was hiding from him... Life was just getting in the way I guess.
"I saw online that Trigger My Nightmare broke up recently," he said, "What have you and Jaime been doing since?"
"We're actually in a new band already," Jaime answered, "I think we're already better than Trigger had the potential to be."
"That's good," Austin joked, "I never said anything to you guys because you were hopeful... But Trigger sucked."
Both Jaime and I burst out laughing, it was true. Trigger was terrible and would never get past the backyard party faze. But we still put up with it for some reason, why... I'll never know.
"Why didn't you bring your new band mates?" he asked, "I'd love to meet them!"
"Actually," I said, chuckling to myself, "We did."
Jaime and I stepped to the side to reveal Mike and Vic. They both had smiles on their faces and Vic waved slightly. Austin studied them with a look of content, like he recognized them but couldn't figure out who they were. Then something clicked and Austin just smiled.
"Vic and Mike Fuentes," he said, pulling them in for a hug, "I thought you guys like, fell off the face of the Earth... Why haven't you talked to me?"
"Well in our defense," Vic said sheepishly, "You were pretty mad at Mike for a long time, and I felt awkward hanging out with you after... You know..."
"Oh," Austin said, his face dropping a bit, "Is it like awkward for you guys? Being in a band together with the history that you have?"
"No, not at all," Mike said smiling, "Because we got back together."
"Aw! Congrats guys!" Austin exclaimed, smiling again, "Enough talk! Let's go get wasted!"
Vic, Jaime and I all cheered while Mike rolled his eyes. Poor Mikey, only 20, sucks for him, being born last. We eagerly followed Austin inside, ready to go.
I laughed at something someone said and took another sip of my drink. I lost track of how long we'd been here and how much I'd been drinking. But everyone was blurry and I couldn't make out any faces. I was having a great time though! Best birthday ever!
I felt someone tug on my hand. I whipped my head around to face the stranger, but all I could make out was a blur of skin and dark hair. The mystery stranger pressed his lips against mine, and damn was he a good kisser. But what about Mike? I pushed my stranger off of me.
"No," I slurred, "I have a boyfriend."
The mystery man scoffed in annoyance before chuckling and walking away. Good! I'm glad he's gone! The only person I wanna kiss is my Mikey. Oh my Mikey!
~*POV Mike*~
Wow, Tony was really drunk, he didn't notice the difference between me and some stranger when I tried to kiss him. At least I don't have to worry about him cheating on me I guess. I wanted to feel offended, but I had to laugh it off, he was hammered.
I left Tony with whatever group of guys he was with and walked to the kitchen to get some food. When I got there Austin stumbled over to me and slung his arm around my shoulder.
"Hey Mikey Mikey!" he slurred, "What a great time! You know what would make it better though? Pizza! We should get some pizza!"
I chuckled, "So you want me to go get some pizza Austin?" I asked, talking slowly so he could understand.
"That would be great man!" he exclaimed, "You go do that and I'll pay you back kay?"
I nodded and chuckled before walking out of the house. I decided to just walk to the store because the car was parked in by some asshole that's going to get it in the morning... I walked quickly through the dark streets of downtown San Diego. This is something I would not recommend to anyone that didn't grow up here...
I quickly found a nice little 24 hour pizza place, all I had to do was walk through a small alley and I was there...
~*POV UNKNOWN*~
I looked over at the unconscious mystery man that I was riding in the ambulance with. I was only back here with him because I felt bad. This guy was brutally beat up, and probably raped, considering he was naked when I found him. There was a good chance the guys that did this were probably took his stuff too.
I wondered if he was stupid or something. Walking alone through an alley in downtown San Diego on a Friday night. I wondered if he had a death wish or something...
I studied his appearance, it might help knowing what he looked like later. Long dark hair with a shaved section, and lip piercing down the middle of his lower lip. He was also really, really skinny... He looked to be in pretty bad shape after whatever happened, I'm glad it wasn't me...
Notes
AND... END OF BOOK 2! *Throws party* :DALL WILL BE EXPLAINED IN A VERY VERY IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE TOMORROW I PROMISE!
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