All you knew about this party was that the Lodge's were throwing it and you and a plus one were invited. Of course it took some convincing, but you finally managed to persuade Sweet Pea to agree to come. Being a Serpent, he wasn't exactly fond of the Lodge family, but Veronica was your best friend and she happened to be performing tonight anyway.
Looking around the party, Sweet Pea is no where in sight. You assume traffic is to blame and head towards the bar.
"Hi, one gin please." You tell the bartender. You had to get through this night somehow.
"Hi there." You spin around to see an unfamiliar face. He has curly black hair and a smile on his face. "I'm Nick. Nick St. Clair."
"Hi, I'm Y/N-" you reach out to shake his hand but he instead lifts your hand to his lips. You're caught off guard but decide to be polite and just smile.
"Let me get you something else. Champagne, perhaps?" He asks.
"That's nice of you, but I already ordered something." You politely tell him, looking back to the bartender.
"No, really, my treat." He walks up to the bar and orders a champagne while you stand behind him looking around awkwardly. If Sweet Pea was here he would be so mad that a random, relatively good looking guy, was talking to you and buying you drinks. If he was here..
The rebellious side of you decides that Sweet Pea can't tell you who or who not to talk too. Especially if he didn't even bother to show up on time.
"Here you go." Nick says with a sly smile. You ignore how it rubs you the wrong way. You thank him before taking a long sip of the champagne.
~*~
As Veronica and Josie perform, you start to feel off. Something isn't right.
"Are you okay?" You swear you hear a smirk in Nick's voice. You had almost forgotten he was still standing next to you.
"I just..need some air." You say, leaning against him for support. Air sounds good. You feel like you could hit the ground at any minute. Why isn't Sweet Pea here yet?
"Here, lets get you somewhere to rest." Nick's hands snake around your waist and guide you out of the room. You want his hands off of you but everything feels heavy, hazy.
Just before Nick pulls you out, you see Sweet Pea looking around at the other side of the room. You see he has a tux on too. He put a tux on for you. You call out his name but for some reason it comes out weak, quiet.
The voices of Veronica and Josie fade until you can no longer hear them singing. You vaguely see Nick unlocking a door and you find yourself slumping against the wall next to it.
"Sweet Pea.." you groan again, your head pounding.
"He's not here." Nick says angrily. "I am." Suddenly his hands are back on your waist and guiding your paralyzed body to a king size bed.
~*~
Sweet Pea's POV
I scan the room once more before going to the bar. Maybe she hasn't shown up yet? I highly doubt that, Y/N's never late for anything like this. When I see her I'm sure she'll be more than pleased that I actually put on a tux. The things I do for her.
I order a drink before turning around and seeing Veronica rushing toward me.
"Sweet Pea, it's Y/N-" the minute those words leave her mouth a pit forms in my stomach.
"Where is she." I swear to God if something bad happened to her..
"Nick..I-I think he drugged her. I saw him take her out of the party while I was singing." Veronica rambles. She starts walking toward to exit of the party, leaving me following close behind.
"Who the hell is Nick?"
"He's someone I knew back in New York. I thought he changed but he does this sort of thing all the time." Veronica starts down a hall with dozens of doors. The thought of anyone touching Y/N makes me absolutely furious. It makes me sick.
Y/N's POV
The minute you hit the sheets, you instantly want to fall asleep but you need to fight it. You need to get out of here.
You look over at Nick to see him pulling his black suit jacket off and leaving it on the floor. Your heart skips a beat when he walks toward you and slides his cold hands under your back to unzip the zipper of your dress. How is this happening to you right now?
You attempt to push him off with all the consciousness you have left but he quickly pins your wrists above your head making you let out a quiet whimper.
"Stop." You slur but all he does is smile and grip your wrists tighter. "Why are you doing this?" You feel tears forming in the corners of your eyes.
"How about you stay quiet." It's more of a demand and less of a question.
"Sweet Pea will.." You try to formulate a threat.
"What? That big bad Serpent of yours gonna kill me? I don't think so." Just as he reaches to pull down the straps of your dress a loud crash stuns him.
Sweet Pea's POV
"They have to be in here. The key is right here." Veronica says slightly out of breath. She goes to grab the key that hangs from the janitors cart right outside the room but I stand in front of the door and take a deep breath. Here goes nothing.
I connect my foot with the door, kicking it in. The sound of wood splintering fills my already ringing ears.
"That works too." Veronica says. The first thing I see his Y/N, laying helplessly on the bed. I see some guy on top of her pulling down the straps of her dress.
I charge towards the guy and rip him off the bed. I hear him groan as he curls up on the floor, but it's not long before I'm standing over him again. I grab a fistful of his shirt and throw my fist back, connecting it with his jaw. I take hits at his nose, his eyes. It's been to long since I've felt the adrenaline of a fight. Or should I say beating someone to a pulp. His face is covered in blood by the time Veronica tugs me backwards.
"I'm not done.." I growl and start towards him again but she holds me back again.
"You can't kill him!"
"Watch me."
"Y/N needs you." This makes me stop. I turn around and see her, her Y/H/C laying perfectly above her head. I immediately start towards her.
"Y/N, baby, I'm here." I ramble, placing my hands on her warm cheeks. Her lips part slightly and her eyes are close to closing completely. What the hell did he do to her.
I can tell she's trying to say something but nothing but groans and fragmented words come out of her mouth.
"Great, now I have to bring him to the hospital." Veronica suddenly says.
"I'm bringing her home." I scoop her up easily, her head falling back in my arms. Before walking out I turn to Veronica.
"Thanks.." I mutter. Even though her dad is a dick, Veronica's the one who saved Y/N tonight. Not me. I leave the room and make it back down to the party. People stare and even gawk but one look silences them enough.
I lay Y/N in the back of my car and quickly start the ignition. Looking at my bloodied hands on the steering wheel makes me relive it all over again.
I should've never let her go to that party alone.