"A grape flavored kiss.... A boy on your lips...."
Eddie doesn't know what to do when he finally meets Gareth's other best friend. Gareth talks both of them up to each other yet it takes almost a decade to meet...
Do they actually know each other?
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Ellie POV: Have you ever had an experience that puts you outside your own body.. well this is the second time for me. The first time was freshman year when someone I trusted, Patrick, drugged me and then led me to a room where I was violated by him and two other men. I swore I would be in control of my life, I swore I would be stronger.
This is the second time. Walking out of the bathroom, the taste of Billy's tongue still on my lips, seeing a rogue and unhinged Gareth pummeling three guys at once. It was enough to start a panic attack, but for some reason it made you calm. All the feelings left your body, the lust and violence, all that was left was this feeling of hollowness, of peace.
The liquor kicked in again. Then when your mind reconnected you could hear Billy in your ear, "Ellie?! I lose you? Hey!"
I turned to face him, I am sure my face was a sight, the feeling was serene but dreadful. He stopped and cupped your cheeks, "please just focus on me."
"I can't. We need to get Lyle... and leave." I whispered the last part, this had been fun, but now you could feel the aftermath, the slow realization that you needed one thing... no one person to really subside your emotions. You just really wanted Eddie.
Damn. This whole night had been Steve.... Then Billy.... But nothing was satisfying you the way just being back in his arms would. Damn him. Damn that perfect smile and those beautiful eyes.
Billy looked at you and smirked, "I lost already huh?"
I didn't know how to answer him, I looked back across the sea of people, my stomach sank, I frowned, "I think I am lost. Let's talk this through after we get Gareth out of here."
Billy nodded and plowed into the crowd of onlookers, the sheer mass of him as he threw people out of his way was staggering. However he wasn't the real star of the show, there was Gareth, he had one guy slammed into the ground as he stood up smashing his fist into another. They were aggressive but it was like Gareth moved without feeling their hits, he dodged and smirked like they were children. One guy even bit his forearm to which Gareth responded with smashing his palm down and breaking the guys nose.
The shriek from the man was deafening and you happened to see the horror on Chrissy's face at all the blood. The boy can fight, your best friend held his own unlike most, but he was going to need help. Your help.
There was blood and cuss words flying everywhere. When Billy made it over to him they high fived, damn Gareth liked a high five, and two more men came out to pull at Billy. That was a big mistake, Billy wasted no time head butting the first one as Gareth chucked one of his into the second.
That's when a whistle was heard and a group of maybe 10 fighters headed in their direction, Billy laughed and lit a cigarette, "Lookie Lookie Gareth... some guys want to play?"
"I'm not one for games Billy... let's just show them the door..." Gareth liked the attention, but you could see he was starting to drift from the adrenaline. He tightened his fists and readied a stance to take on the new challengers.
