Wrapped Around Your Finger\\M.C.

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<<<Michael>>>

Michael fixes his bright red hair under his snapback in the bathroom for the fifth time, staring at himself as he wishes he hadn't agreed to come. He sighs as he runs a hand over his face, purses his full pink lips as he looks at his face, grateful his acne is approving with age but already sees his facial hair under his pale white skin even though he shaved that morning. In his current depressive state, he allows even that to upset him and he stares into his own eyes with pity.

A pounding on the door startles him, a drunk party attendee begging to make a piss, so Michael leaves reluctantly and goes to the kitchen. He grabs another can of beer from the cooler and cracks it open, deciding that if they are going to be there any longer, he needs to get fucking wasted. He leans against the pantry door and drinks his beer like soda, making often gulps as he watches the on goings of the people around him, their happy smiles and laughter annoying him.

"There you are!" Calum exclaims as he comes into the kitchen, "We're gonna leave-"

"Oh, thank god," Mikey sighs with relief before Calum finishes his sentence.

"To another party."

"What?" Mikey deflates frustrated.

"No, its gonna be a smaller party. At a beach house on a private beach."

"Calum," Mikey groans and rolls his eyes.

"It will be less people, Mike, it will better than this."

"Whatever," Mikey grumbles before chugging the rest of his beer.

Begrudgingly he follows Calum to meet up with the other guys, Luke already drunk and giggling at everything, getting attention from every girl in the room. Mikey overhears Ashton getting directions from a girl, continually laughing at his jokes and touching him any chance she gets. She is tall and fit with long thin legs and brunette hair, wearing short shorts and a loose cropped Led Zepplin band tee. Her green eyes stare at Ashton's mouth as he talks, adding the address to his phone, and her full lips are set in a perfect smile.

"Mike, this is Stacy," Calum says, introducing him to the girl hung up on Ashton, giving Mikey absolutely no chance.

"Hi," she says sweetly, peeling her eyes off Ash to give a quick glance to Mikey.

"Hi," Mike says lifelessly, not at all enthralled with going to this new location just so Ash might hook up with this girl.

She bites her lip as she talks to Ash, fixated on his hazel eyes, and Mike decides that 'might hook up' is now a 'defo', if Ash wants to that is. Mikey lightly chuckles to himself as he leans against the wall, never understanding how girls turn to putty for Ashton. It has always annoyed him, but also fascinated him. Calum and Luke don't have issues either, especially when it's a party after a show and the people know who they are. But once Ashton opens his mouth, girls just melt for him no matter where they are.

"A'right, we'll see you there," Ashton smiles at her, his dimples sinking into his skin and her lashes flutter.

"See you there," she agrees and walks away backwards, running into someone before her cheeks flush and she disappears.

"She seems nice," Mikey smirks at Ashton.

"I thought so, plus I think something more low key will be more enjoyable for you," Ashton claps a hand on Mikey's shoulder and gives it a squeeze.

"Yeah, right. You just want to fuck her," Mikey chuckles at him.

"If that's all I wanted I would have done it already," Ash smiles sweetly but his tone holds a thick coating of sass.

"Okay," Mikey says mockingly and Ash lets it go, not wanting to argue with him anymore.

"I just need to get us an uber and we can get over there. Maybe stop for some food on the way, too," Ash tells the group and they all nod as Luke makes eyes at some girl across the room.

"How long do you think until the uber gets here?" Luke asks, smirking to the girl dancing with her friend.

Ash looks up at Luke and follows his gaze, shaking his head before answering, "Not long enough for that."

Calum and Mikey laugh at Ash's response when Luke's face falls and Calum shoves his shoulder, making the drunken Luke giggle.

"I'm sure there will be other girls there," Calum states.

"There will," Ashton says before he begins to walk away, "Uber is on its way, let's go wait outside."

"How long are we going to be there?" Mikey asks, wanting assurance he won't be miserable for much longer.

"We can leave at midnight if you're still not having fun," Ash reasons.

"Okay," Mikey says but doesn't mean it.

"Well let's get you wasted then," Luke teases, patting Mike's back before he hops in front of him, excited at the new adventure.

Mikey follows last, thinking about calling a separate uber to take him back to the hotel so he can just go to bed, but his buzz is making him feel happier. He decides to tough it out for his friends and settles on the idea of just getting more alcohol when they arrive at this beach house to get him to midnight. His watch reads 10pm, what could possibly change in two hours?