It's summer, and the gang are getting back on track with their normal lives when they come across a dangerous game of Truth or Dare.....
Set before the events of Gryphons and Gargoyles
Includes POV's from Alice, Hermione, Fred and FP
For the Fali...
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I spent the next few days in bed, ignoring the telephone calls that I recieved and spending all day drinking and sleeping. It was 7am, it had almost been a week since Janet Aferton's death, and so far the detectives and cops hadn't made any break throughs, the only think they'd manage to do was figure out how she'd died. She'd been shot four times, twice in the heart, twice in the head, then hung from a tree branch where Marie had found her. Gruesome, right? FP hasn't come a knocking on my trailer, so I figured he was pretty pissed, either that or he'd killed himself. Sorry, like I said, I'm super drunk. I turned in my bed, the covers over my head and the bright sunlight shining in on me. I sighed at the stomping headache I had from my hangover. The door to my room opened and my mom walked in "Baby you can't just stay in bed all day" She exclaimed as I sat up, her cigarette smoke wafting into my face. I coughed, and gestured for her to leave "I know your sad about FP but you can't just stay in bed wasted all day" I laughed "Says you" All my mom ever did was stay in bed or go out partying, getting wasted, from what I gathered it had pretty much been like that since my dad had died which was 16 years ago. I didnt remember him, but he seemed like a pretty screwed up person "Why don't you go out with that girl you always hang out with? What's her name....Harriet...?Harmony...?" "Hermione" I said, laughing, she nodded and bit her lip, getting up. I hesitated "Maybe we could go out?" I suggested, it has been ages since I'd been out with her. She stopped in the doorway and turned around "Ali I would, but I have this huge gambling party with Duke" I shook my head "Of course you do" She sighed "We could be rich!" I laughed, she'd been saying that for years. I watched as she left, at least she was happy I guess. I got up out of bed and tipped some lucky charms into a bowl, gulping down the rest of the milk that we had left straight out of the carton. Once I'd finished eating I plucked up the courage to go out, with a bit of luck maybe I'd bump into FP, after all I'd broken up with him, couldn't we just get back together? I'd technically completed the dare. I got dressed and walked into my bathroom, opening the usual cupboard and pulling out the usual pills. I tipped a few onto my palm and took them. I then went over to the fridge and found a beer. I might not have had money for anything at Pop's, but maybe I could still have a drink- or two....
I sat outside Pop's for a while, watching people come and go whilst sipping on my second beer. I guess I kinda hoped I'd see FP or Hermione there, but nothing. I heard the jingle jangle of the bell and turned around as Pop Tate walked out of the door. I groaned and took another sip of my beer, knocking the other one over in the process "Shit!" I shrieked, getting up and stumbling over to the bottle, picking it up "Maybe you should go easy on that, go home and get some rest or maybe come in, I could make you a malt?" He offered, I rolled my eyes and turned to him, bottle in my hand "Suck it Pop" I exclaimed, he turned away, going back inside his diner. I threw myself back down onto the wall, my choker almost choking me "Hey" came a voice, who was it now?! I looked up, it was Hal Cooper, his bulldog jacket slung over his shoulder. Why was he talking to me again? I was a stupid scummy southsider who was way out of his league "You okay?" I put down my bottle "Yeah I'm great" I said sarcastically, biting my black fingernail. He walked towards me and sat down next to me "I heard about you and FP" He said, I turned to him quickly "How?" "News travels fast I guess" He shrugged, I smiled "Yeah" He hesitated "I know you were the one who broke up him but I'm here for you, okay?" I turned to him, "Thanks" I said, slurring my words. He placed a hand on my leg and put my arm on his shoulder. We were so close I could smell his deodorant. I blew my gum into a bubble and it exploded, I took it out my mouth and stuck it on the wall. We neared each other, he was actually hot. Soon we were kissing, our lips touching and my arms wrapped around his neck, "Wanna come to my trailer" I asked, my vision blurred. It was safe to say I was drunk- and high. Turns out they were not a good mix "Sounds great" He replied.
So we did so, bursting into my trailer, our hands all over each other. I was a southside girl and he was a North side boy, how possibly could we work out? He picked me up and placed me on the counter, his shirt slung on the floor. I threw my top off revealing a dark green Serpent like bra. I slid my hands down my body, nearing my legs. Suddenly the door opened, Hal jumped and turned around, slowly walking away from me. It was Hermione at the door, bag in hand "Hermione! What are you doing here?" Her cheeks turned red as she noticed Hal, she raised an eyebrow "Oh, sorry am I interrupting?!" She looked traumatised "Yes" I said "No" said Hal, I looked at him, he grabbed his shirt from the floor "I just remembered I have somewhere to be" He said quickly "Catch you later" he said, running out the door and pushing past Hermione. She closed the door behind her and smiled "Way to go Hermione, you just ruined the moment!" She laughed "Hal Cooper? Why? Hasn't he talked to you like once?" "Twice" I explained "He saw me at Pop's and comforted me, he's actually really nice" He raised an eyebrow "Looks like he just wants your body to me" I shook my head "No!" Okay, so maybe it was a little like that "Besides, you just broke up with FP?!" She eyed me "Your just drunk" She exclaimed, I bit my lip "What are you even doing her anyway?" "I heard about your break up, I wanted to help, I bought take out from Pop's, and a movie" She said, lifting up a bag. I smiled "You may have ruined my moment but now I'm starting to love you again" She smiled "Us Gomez women are charming"
"Okay but why is she even in love with him?" I laughed, it was a few hours later and we were curled up in my bed, onto our second movie, Edward Scissorhands "Tell me about it, I mean why would you be in love with someone who looked like...that" I nodded, "Right? But Winona Ryder is so badass" Hermione nodded "Agreed" I sat up, taking a sip of my tequila that I'd taken even though Hermione begged me not too "Boys are stupid" I said, Hermione raised an eyebrow "You were the one who ended things with him?" I sighed, I had to come clean "It was my dare" I explained, slurring my words once again. Her mouth turned into an 'O' shape and nodded "Makes sense" I pulled my hair away from my face and scrunched my face up "I don't know what to do" I sighed, my heart started beating fast, my stress levels rising. I climbed out of the bed, stumbling into the bathroom and slamming the door behind me. I leaned against the door as the room started spinning, a dark figure appeared in front of me "FP what are you doing here?" I asked, "Alice open up! Are you okay?!" Hermione cried, trying to open the door, I spun around, "Yeah I'm great, I'm fine, why is it so hot in here?" I said, fanning myself with my hands. I turned back around, FP was gone. I was hallucinating, and there was only one thing that would help. I walked up to the counter and started opening every cupboard, until I found them. I opened them up, tipping out the pills. Crap, there was only five. I stumbled over my own feet and the pills fell out my hand, hitting the ground, some disintegrated and some stayed the same. At the same time, Hermione ran into the bathroom and caught my on the floor crying, picking up every last pill "Oh my god" She cried, she started picking up the pills from the ground "Hey!" I said, attempting to snatch them off her, but I failed in the attempt. She stood up, the pills clasped in her hand "Your high!" She screeched "Are these even prescribed!?" I shook my head "No but they help!" "No they don't, they just keep making you worse!" She said, throwing them into the trash "No!" I cried, reaching into the trash can to try and find them, but it was useless, they were too tiny to find "Have you been dealing?" She asked, I shook my head "No, it was a one time thing that I got from a Serpent" She put a hand to her forehead "Alice this isnt good for you! They won't make things any better" She neared me, trying to hug me "Get off me!' I said, pushing her off me and backing away from her "Fine, do you want me to say it? I'm addicted is that what you wanted me to hear?! I'm a drug addict!" As the words poured out of my mouth, I realised they were true. I sobbed and sat on the ground, hugging my knees. Hermione wrapped her arms around me and this time I embraced her. She held me for what felt like hours until it was time to sleep.
