M A T E D

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"Hey Nami, I'm turning 24 tomorrow and me and my friends want to held a party to celebrate it tonight, not an overly wild party with many people, just a few of my friends with some food and drinks, and I would really like to invite you." Kiera suddenly said after cleaning a few tables.

"I don't know Kiera, I don't even know how to drink and my brother probably won't allow me," you turned to her with a small frown.

"Come on! Like when did he even let you to go out? He won't even let you hang out with me. This is just a one time thing. Please Nami I want you to come pleeeaasseee!!!" She jumped in front of you with clasped hands and puppy eyes. You honestly think if she's actually turning 24 because she looks like a child begging her mom to buy her a toy from the toy store. You sigh as you can't think of any excuse that she would buy.

"You could just sneak out,"

"What? You want me to get killed? Like have you seen my brother got angry? He looks like his going to eat me alive" you slowly pushed her away from you as you remembered the last time you sneaked out of the house so that you would go to the amusement park with your classmates.

"Pfft, come on! There are times that you just gotta take risks, live a little, be carefree, not worrying about anything, just this once. Please? Your already 22 your not a baby anymore"

"Please Nami pleaseee?" She whined in front of you. You really wanna go out with Kiera, wanna know how drinks actually tastes like, how it feels to drink with other people, how it feels to get drunk. Your curious about everything.

"I—I dont know, but I'll try?" You finally say after a long 2 minutes of thinking.

"Yay! Finally! Thank you Namiiii!" She cheered as she hugged you so tight like you wont be able to breathe.

"But I won't promise that I'll actually be there," you told her as you both began doing your work.

The night had a bit of tense as you think of how would you sneak out if the house without your brother noticing.

"Come to my house at this address, 9pm" you remembered what Kiera said. Her house was actually a kilometre far from yours so you thought of just walk your way through it.

"7:59" you whispered to yourself as you looked at the clock after doing the dishes. Your brother was watching movies at the living room. You fiddled your fingers, legs tapping vigorously on the floor.

To go or not to go?

"I'm going to sleep," you said as you hurriedly went to the stairs, you brother noticing you.

"At this hour? Its still early?" He then questioned you as he moved his eyes away from the television to meet yours.

"I really need to be early tomorrow, I've already got lots of late and I don't want any deductions to my salary," you lied.

"Hmm, okay then goodnight" he answered as he moved his eyes back to the screen. You internally screamed of happiness as you went upstairs.

"8:30" your feeling jittery. You planned leaving at 8:55 since Kiera's house was just a 5 minutes walk. You paced back and fort. You're already wearing your jeans and sweats, you grabbed a black cap and a grey jacket.

8:55

You quietly opened the window at your room as you stepped outside with your foot landing on top of the roof. You carefully climbed down the tree and went through the fence. "Easy" you said as you started running and when you saw your house vanishing through your eyesight you slowed down and continue walking. And in exactly 9:00 you arrived at Kiera's house.

"Nami!! Finally, I thought you aren't gonna come," she said as she dragged you through the backyard of her house where you met eyes with some unfamiliar people. "Guys meet Nami, she's my co-worker at the café and she's gonna drink with us"

Her friends shared their seat with you as they greeted you nicely. "Who's shot is next?", someone suddenly speak as the other person filled the tiny glass with liquor. They shared the glass as you noticed it circling to everyone and then it stopped in front of you. They filled the glass as you stared at it. You admitted being a noob at drinking as you slowly drank the liquor earning a scrunched face as you stuck your tongue out. It was awful, burning your throat as you felt it went down to your oesophagus.

"That's the worst thing I've tasted!" You yelled as you squished your eyes shot and darted your tongue out.

"Thats the fifth time you've said it Nami," your friend laughed as she finds your action quite to cute and innocent like. "Your absolutely drunk." She added.

"She absolutely is."

An unfamiliar voice was heard as Kiera turned her head to see where was the voice coming from and to her surprise she found an absolutely handsome man. A man which arms are crossed to his chest showing a firm look over drunk Nami. Although she had no idea who is the breathtakingly handsome man she somehow find a hint knowing she's the latter's older brother.

"O-ppa? Come join us" you said with a slurry voice handling the shot glass to your brother. You're definitely drunk when you called your brother oppa because you never called him that, only when you did something wrong or when you wanted something that only he can provide.

"Let's go Nami, we're going home now!" Not a second pass for Kiera to react as he dragged Nami out of the house leaving her mouth hung open.

"I can't believe you snuck out on me again Nami! And you honestly think that you would just come home drunk without me noticing?" He spat at your face while you just respond a hum. "How do you think of coming home in that drunk situation without getting hurt, for fucks sake, you could get raped!", he was furious and you couldn't blame him but the alcohol running through you veins made you wanna spat back at him.

"Oh right! Why do you think I would sneak out like that huh? Oh! Because you keep me trap inside that fucking house like I don't have a life outside fucking this world, you always keep me guarded, telling me what to do what not to do, well I'll tell you this, I'm already 22 and I can make my own decisions wether you like it or not so fuck off!"

Your brother was taken aback. More like shocked at your response for cursing at him. You never curse at him and it gives you a shocked expression yourself after saying that to your brother. He was silent. He tried to open him mouth but no words came out of it as if he has lost his power to speak. At some point you were right. He's been keeping you inside.

You still deserve to know, he thought.

The silence was deafening between you two as no one dares to speak nor say a word. As the silence became awkward you decided to say something but was blocked by the lump coming up your throat, you suddenly felt sick. You tried to cover your mouth to stop that sickening feeling but then it came. You ran to the bushes and bend yourself as you threw up everything. You felt like your throwing all of your insides.

Once done you tried to wipe the excess proof of your drunkenness, something caught your attention. There,  not farther than 5 feet you saw a creature you haven't seen before, its glaring with strong yellow orbs straight to your soul. It's body blending in the darkness of the woods. All you can hear were crickets and your thumping heart and that single word silenced the little creatures inside your ear. That word which leaves you breathing so hard your head begin to throb before you pass out.

"Mate"