"Are you joining us?" Mark questioned.
"Yes."
"Really?" He excitedly shot up from his seat.
"No." Fourth mumbled.
"Quit messing with him!" Ford said, tugging Mark back to his seat.
"I'm not," Fourth playfully rolled his eyes, "Besides, I already said I can't."
"C'mon you always refuse to join us!" Mark complained, furrowing his eyebrows.
"We partied last week!" He reasoned, "And it's a weekday tomorrow; I'm not waking up with a headache, I have an important project."
"I'll do the whole thing for you." Ford offered.
"Deal," fourth's response was quick, "Who's hosting."
"You asshole!" Mark giggled, "You were waiting for him to say that!"
"Shh!" Ford hushed them, "Gemini's asleep."
"So what?" Fourth said, voice higher than earlier. "Are we not allowed to hangout in our friend's dorm now?"
"We're not friends," Mark shaked his head, "I only invited Ford over."
"You thought he'd show up on his own?" Fourth threw his pen at Mark, causing the boy to swiftly dodge it. "We're attached at the hip."
"Can you cancel your membership, babe?" Mark mumbled to Ford, causing him to frown in confusion.
"What membership?" Fourth curiously asked.
"Oh, it's nothing." He smiled, "Your parents just pay him to be friends with you, it's no big deal."
"What?" It was Ford's turn to yell now, causing Gemini to frown in his sleep at the action. He covered his mouth, lowering his tone. "Don't say that!"
"I'm rich enough to feed you, you don't need to be friends with him." He patted Ford's head, causing him to move away from his touch.
"Nah man, who will pay his taxes?" Fourth joined in, "I'll tell them to give you a raise, king."
"Shut the hell up," Ford groaned. "My lecture starts soon."
"Mine too, let's leave together." Fourth suggested.
"Gemini told me to wait for him," Ford replied, "You can go first."
"Gemini?" He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, "Since when were you guys close?"
"Since I slept over." Ford replied, "He's chill."
"It hasn't been a month and you're already sleeping over." He scoffed, "I'll be leaving first, then. Let me know about the party over text."
"Okay," Ford said, "Bye!"
"Why's the party being hosted at my house?"
"Because it's huge," Ford reasoned.
"I didn't agree to this!" Fourth argued back, entering the house anyways.
"Mark volunteered to clean up after," Ford said, following behind. "I thought you wouldn't mind."
"I never agreed to that," Mark shot back, offended by the remark.
"You did now." The latter said, dragging him inside.
The entire house was bricked with people, they could barely walk. Fourth didn't know when they even had time to prepare all of this, but it was a lot, way more than he was expecting.
He downed some drinks, starting the evening off slowly, not wanting to get riled up and ruin it for himself. His friends on the other side, they were wasted.
Satang and Winny excused themselves off to smoke, meanwhile Ford and Mark were playing beer pong. The place was so crowded you could barely tell people apart. They all seemed like they were having fun, full of energy. Him on the other hand? They could say he was chilling.
He had a few more drinks, stopping after feeling himself get tipsy. He didn't want to be out of it for the rest of the night. He knew how bad he could get with a few more drinks. Limiting himself wasn't bad, it was saving him the embarrassment.
Most of the people they invited were nowhere to be seen, the house was filled with random college students. He's seen some of them around, but none enough to catch his attention.
His interest in people never gets past the making-out stage, and he'd have to be desperately in love for it to even happen. He wasn't exaggerating, nor was he upset. He was a fairly (really) attractive guy, he could have anyone if he wanted, he merely chose not to.
The rest of the night was reasonably enjoyable. Most people were starting to head home, meanwhile some were passed out in the living room. He doesn't know about the rooms, but some were probably hanging out in them too.
Right, his room.
"Ford!" He yelled, "Ford!"
"What?!" Ford groaned, leaning his head on Mark's chest.
"I'm heading upstairs." He said, stumbling over his own feet.
"Why?!" Ford pouted, "The party is about to start, don't miss out on it man!"
Fourth took off before Ford could finish his sentence, already walking up the stairs. He held onto the handrail, supporting himself so he wouldn't fall on the way up.
He walked to the end of the hallway, eventually approaching his room.
"It's been a long time, my baby." He muttered, hands coming up to cup his cheeks. "I missed you so much, my back has been in so much pain without you!"
He twisted the doorknob, gasping the moment the door unlocked. It was a man with a girl straddling his lap. His hand was leveled with her waist, causing her shirt to ride up, resulting with her lower back being exposed. His face was hidden in the crook of her neck, not taking notice of the situation until the girl tried to move away. He squeezed her waist, stopping her from getting off his lap.
"Can't you see we're busy?" Gemini tilted his head to the side, eyebrows furrowing when he noticed Fourth.
"Gemini?!" Fourth shouted, hand coming up to cover his mouth. "What are you doing?!"
"What do you think I'm doing?" Gemini muttered, "Leave, man."
"Man, you are insane!" Fourth shot back, stumbling over his own words. "I told you! You should save yourself for marriage."
"I don't even know you," Gemini rudely responded, anger visible in his tone.
"What would your wife think, man?" Fourth spoke, words slurred. "I know you're a whore, but hooking up with every girl you see is insane."
"I'll leave first, then." The girl awkwardly laughed, getting off Gemini's lap.
Gemini didn't bother fighting back, distracted by the man in front of him.
"I feel so bad for her," he pouted, tears forming in his eyes. "What if she gets STDs?"
"Hey," Gemini spoke, far too calm it was scary. "You."
"Hey man, you're throwing away our years of friendship," He cut him off, "I have a name, don't refer to me as 'hey'."
"Are you drunk?" Gemini questioned, "Why are you assuming we know each other?"
"I'm not drunk, I only had a few drinks," Fourth replied, almost tripping over his own feet. "We do know each other."
"We don't." Gemini shaked his head, zipping up his pants.
"Were you planning to have sex in my room?!" He gasped, eyes widening in shock.
"Your room?" Gemini asked, fixing up his collar.
Lipstick was trailed along his neck tattoo, right down to his collarbones.
"Whose house do you think this is?!" He shouted, pointing at Gemini with his index. "Now I have to change the sheets before I sleep."
Gemini stuck to ignoring the latter, adding his belt back to his pants. He fixed his hair in the mirror, wetting his lips.
"Have fun changing the sheets," Gemini mumbled, stepping closer. He was now a few inches away, eyes finally making contact with the raven.
Their eyes locked for a few seconds, causing Fourth to tilt his head in confusion. Gemini grinned at the action, though it looked forced. Leaning forward, he whispered something in the boy's ear.
"Let this be the last time we meet."
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