I was as nervous as a virgin on her first date. I must have stood in the closet for about half an hour looking at my meagre selection of clothes and trying to decide what I was going to wear. If I was being sensible then obviously I should just wear what I normally would, but then should I be putting a bit more effort into it. Thankfully Sykes came to my rescue just as I was about to give up and text Britt that I couldn’t make it.
“What’s going on honey bear? Why are you staring at the closet?” “Honey bear?” I laughed.
“Yeah, just trying it out.” He shrugged. “So what’s the deal?”
“Britt invited me to her room with some of the other girls but I’m being a weirdo and freaking out about what to wear.”
“Well I would have thought that was obvious, when you girls get together isn’t it all lingerie and pillow fights?” He actually cringed even as he said it.
“All the same.” I laughed walking into his arms and kissing his cheek. “Thank you, I think my mind was starting to spiral out of control a bit then.”
“Just wear what you always do cuddle bum.”
“Urgh that one was even worse.” I laughed before kissing him gently on the lips. “I kind of want to just stay here with you.”
“I know, and as much as I would prefer you stay here and cuddle up with me, I think it would do you good to have a break and get out of this room for a bit.”
Sykes was right, a change of scenery would probably do me good. I pulled out my trusty AC/DC shirt and a pair of skinny grey jeans. It felt good to be back in my old clothes and out of that stuffy uniform. Sykes, being the gentleman that he was, walked me to Britt’s room after we ate. It was a nice touch although I knew it was just because they were still in their protective shadow mode.
I knocked on Britt’s door and she opened it with a squeal. “You actually came!” Yeah, she was definitely drunk. “Come in! Come in!”
“I’ll, erm, leave you to it.” Sykes said taking a step back and laughing. I couldn’t say I blamed him. Things looked like they were definitely getting messy.
“See you in a bit.” I laughed taking a step inside.
Britt’s room was similar to how my old room had been. Aeryn and Harmony from our fighting group were already inside and had a drink in their hands. As Britt closed the door, she smiled at me and passed me a drink from the desk which was set up with bottles of some purple drink and lots of snacks. “Help yourself to food.” She said nodding towards the desk.
“Yey, food.” I smiled. “What exactly is this though?” I said looking suspiciously at the glass.
“It’s danari juice.” She smiled. “It’s good, try it.”
I suspiciously sipped it, it wasn’t too bad. It was kind of like fruit punch but it definitely had a kick to it. I was going to have to be careful, I wasn’t a massive drinker. By the looks of it the others had had a few already.
I dropped into the empty armchair just as another knock came at the door. Britt swung it open and Nix and Mae came in. They helped themselves to some drinks and Mae sat down on the bed and Nix made herself comfortable on the floor. “Right, now that we are all here down to business.” Britt said seriously before turning to me. “So exactly how yummy and the shifter trio?” And I couldn’t help but throw my head back and laugh.
We spent the next hours, gossiping, laughing and generally just having a good time. By the time that I was getting ready to go my nails were painted red and I had a feeling that I might actually be good at this having girl friends stuff. It was nice to let me hair down and the girls from the fighting team were easy to be with. I almost felt like all of the stuff we were dealing with at the moment was put aside for a moment and I got to just be myself for a while. I didn’t know if it was the comradery that we had developed from training together but it felt like we were becoming true friends and we all got on together so well. It also helped me learn about the different groups and how they could have a future together. Aeryn was the only witch in the group, but as we all sat around laughing and talking, you wouldn’t know that there was any difference between all of us. We were just a group of girls, admittedly getting a little drunk, and having a good time together.
