Peasant

Getting drunk was one thing. Getting drunk and embarrassing yourself was another.

After Sophia first accused Anne of being the haunted doll Annabelle and then, accusing both Anne and nameless girl (aka the mall girl) of being Anna and Quinn that is the royal princesses, I think I was embarrassed enough for a lifetime.

Nameless girl took Sophia to Noah's bedroom, saying she will handle her, while I fell asleep on the couch after that, with a reeling mind.

When I woke up in the morning, Anne and the nameless girl had disappeared. Noah dropped me and my friends, home.

Needless to say, my friends were too hung over to come to school and here I was all alone marching towards the school doors, just hoping to make it through the day somehow.

"Aw, why that long face, baby?" Noah appeared at my side, draping an arm around my shoulder casually.

Wow, it never felt like I had met Noah in real life only a few days ago.

"Yo, Noah's wifey!" Liam greeted, appearing on my other side.

My eyes widened and I glanced at him in disbelief while Noah started chuckling.

"Noe for life!" Liam continued, smirking.

"Ask your friend to shut up!" I turned to face Noah.

"No can do," Noah grinned, "he is just stating facts."

I was so busy glaring at him, that I didn't look where I was walking and slammed into someone.

"Damn, that hurt!" the person whined.

Noah and Liam snorted. I looked up to see it was Zain and I had to roll my eyes.

After recovering, Zain glanced at all three of us, then, his eyes found mine, "Chloe, are you okay?"

This dude...

"Of course, she is with her mate, she is okay." Noah replied with a smug smile.

Zain ignored him. "Is he harassing you, Chloe?"

"What? What the hell?!" I exclaimed.

"Okay, buddy, you are getting way ahead of yourself." Liam told him.

Zain gave me sad eyes, and his lips started trembling.

Uh oh. Not again.

"You know what, dude?" Noah started, "you have started spreading your crybaby germs to others. We will take our leave. I don't want snot on this shirt," he finished with a smirk in my direction.

"Damn you, Noah whatever-your-last-name-is!" I said, aggravated and walked away.

"See, you made her sad, Zainy. Now is the time to cry." I heard Noah saying behind me and I had to roll my eyes.

***

I_pooped (Sophia)

Guys, I had a very weird dream.

I met the princesses of New Elysian Fields, Quinn and Annabelle.

And, Quinn even made me fall asleep in a room, promising to give me some ice cream later.

Noah's wifey (Chloe)

Damn it, soph.

Her name is not Quinn.

And, it's Annabeth, not Annabelle.

I_pooped

Huh?! That's what she said.

Cereal_killer (Caleb)

Wait, but, the princess' name is actually Anna...uh...we don't know her full name.

Noah's wifey

Stop it, guys. Leave those girls alone. They are Noah's friends or something, I think.

I_pooped

Ooh, wow.

Isn't Noah kinda shady though?

Noah's wifey

Oh, please! Kinda?

He is full on shady.

How does he even know those celebrity girls or whatever they are...

Cereal_killer

Yeah, they keep covering their faces.

I_pooped

I am pretty sure they were the princesses.

Noah's wifey

-_-

You were drunk out of your wits.

Stop talking nonsense.

AND, HOW DID YOU GUYS EVEN MANAGE TO GET DRUNK?

Cereal_killer

Uh...

I_pooped

Um...

Noah's wifey

...

Cereal_killer

It was the water, I guess.

I_pooped

Yep, the water was spiked.

Noah's wifey

-_-

Cereal_killer

Yeah, it had nothing to do with Sophia wanting to know how alcohol tasted.

I_pooped

CALEB!

YOU WERE THE ONE WHO WANTED TO HAVE THAT FRUIT PUNCH EVEN AFTER I TOLD YOU IT WAS SPIKED.

Cereal_killer

THEN, WHY DID YOU HAVE IT?!

I_pooped

I-

Yes_you_suck

HA, DUMMIES. ATLEAST, I DID IT ON A DARE.

AND, EVEN HELPED CHLOE.

Noah's wifey

HOW EXACTLY DID YOU HELP ME?

Yes_you_suck

UM...

Noah's wifey

YEAH?

Yes_you_suck

DON'T BE MAD.

Noah's wifey

I AM LISTENING.

Yes_you_suck

UHM...NOAH CALLED WHEN YOU WENT BACK INSIDE AND LEFT YOUR PHONE IN THE CAR WITH ME...AND, I GAVE HIM THE ADDRESS.

Noah's wifey

OKAY.

Yes_you_suck

OKAY? REALLY?

Noah's wifey

MHM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. LIKE YOU DRUNK TEXTING HIM OR SOMETHING.

Yes_you_suck

UH...

Noah's wifey

WHAT? WHAT IS IT?

Yes_you_suck

UM, NOTHING. SO, ARE YOU IN ENGLISH CLASS RIGHT NOW?

Noah's wifey

YEAH.

DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

Yes_you_suck

WHAT SUBJECT?

I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING.

I_pooped

BTW, CHLOE, I HEARD THE SCHOOL IS TAKING US TO SOME EVENT.

Noah's wifey

YEP. THEY MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.

IT'S SOME EXIBITION OR SOMETHING IN THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY.

WE ARE GOING AFTER SCHOOL.

AND, I WANT YOU GUYS TO COME. I WILL BE ALONE OTHERWISE.

Cereal_killer

WILL THERE BE FOOD?

Noah's wifey

YEAH, I THINK SO, BECAUSE GUESS WHO IS THE CHIEF GUEST?

Cereal_killer

UM, IF THERE'S FOOD, THEN, FOOD IS THE CHIEF GUEST. NO ONE ELSE CAN STEAL THE SHOW.

Noah's wifey

-_-

YOU NEED HELP, CAL.

IT'S WILL, SOPH'S EX-CRUSH.

I_pooped

OH, WOW, THAT ASSHAT.

Yes_you_suck

GEEZ, SOPH, DON'T E JUDGEMENTAL.

I_pooped

SORRY, I CAN'T HELP IT.

Noah's wifey

STILL,WHATEVER. YOU ALL ARE COMING, RIGHT?

Cereal_killer

DUH. I AM COMING FOR THE FOOD.

I_pooped

AND, I AM COMING TO SEE THE ASSHAT IN PERSON.

Yes_you_suck

UM, I AM COMING FOR MY SHIP NOE.

Noah's wifey

-_-

Cereal_killer

NO, ZOE!

I_pooped

DUDE, IM'MA KILL YOU.

Yes_you_suck

I WILL MAKE SURE THE SHIP SINKS.

Cereal_killer

UM...LOOK, I WILL SINK THE SHIP MYSELF IF NOAH GIVES ME SOMETHING BETTER THAN ZAIN.

Yes_you_suck

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

I_pooped

YOU ARE IMPOSSIBLE, CAL.

Noah's wifey

BYE. I AM OUT.

***

"Where is Noah?" Mia asked, slurping her cocktail.

"How would I know that?" I deadpanned.

"Um...because you are his mate."

I rolled my eyes and focused on the stage, where some old man was giving lecture about modern art and stuff, the topic of the exhibition.

"Damn! This is boring," Sophia whined, stuffing another piece of pastry in her mouth, "I don't even like art."

"But, the food is amazing, you gotta admit it," Caleb swallowed, then, released a burp.

Sophia, Mia and I groaned in unison, "Ugh! Stop eating, Cal."

"Hell no!" he exclaimed, shamelessly shoving French fries into his mouth.

Everyone had started giving us weird looks, eyeing Caleb as if he was an alien.

"We don't know him," Mia chuckled at the weirded out visitors.

"Yep, we just let him sit with us, because we are kind," Sophia supplied.

Caleb ignored us and continued.

"Oh my! Would you look at that!" Sophia suddenly exclaimed, pointing towards the buffet table.

I looked up to see...food...lots and lots of food.

"There's only one slice of the red velvet cake left! I am grabbing it!" Sophia stood up hastily, making a run for it.

"Why are my friends so embarrassing?" I muttered, slapping my hand to my forehead.

"Uh, guys, you should see this," Mia said, quietly, pointing in the direction Sophia went to.

My interest piqued when I saw that there was another contender to the red velvet cake, making his way towards it slowly but steadily from the other direction.

"Um...that's Will, right?" Caleb asked, unsurely.

"Mhm, he is." Mia agreed.

Oh my God.

"This is not good..." I mumbled, taking in the scene in front of me.

Sophia had reached the cake and so had Will. Both of them raised their eyebrows at each other. Then, Sophia's hand shot out to grab the slice, while Will swatted at away her hand.

"Excuse me? I called dibs first!" Sophia glared at him.

"Pardon?" Will frowned, "I have the first right over it."

"Oh no, you don't, buddy," Sophia placed her hands on her hips, "fight me."

Will brushed her off with a wave of his hand, as if she was an invisible molecule of air.

"I don't argue with peasants," he said, arrogantly.

"What the hell, dude?" Sophia seethed, "what's wrong with being a peasant, by the way?"

"Look, lady," Will started, then, measured Sophia from head to toe, "I mean, peasant. Look, peasant, get out of my way, before I call the security."

"Ha! Do it! I am not afraid! That's what stuck-up cowards like you can do! I am getting this cake and I am out," Sophia told him, reaching for the cake once again.

What happened next was unexpected...

When Sophia took a step forward, Will brought his foot in the way and, the next I know, Sophia had landed on her butt on the carpet.

Mia, Caleb and I stood up, to go to her, but, stopped in our tracks when she raised her hand, gesturing for us to stop.

Uh oh. This was definitely not good.

Will had a smug look on his face, as he took the slice and placed it on his plate. Meanwhile, Sophia got to her feet, and dusted off her dress.

She marched up to Will and gave him a death glare, "You want that cake?"

Will rolled his eyes, "I always get what I want. So, back off, peasant."

"Oh, yeah?" Sophia blinked up at him, then, in an unexpected move, grabbed the cake and...mashed it on his face, "Here, have your cake."

All I could think about was...she was going to the jail...or worse, be executed to the dungeons...