A Drug that Changed My Life - Cashby

Chapter Eleven

[Austin’s P.O.V.]

I wove around the house filled with drunken teens, looking for my dearest Alan. I wasn’t sure why we were even here, I had no interest in drinking my non-existent troubles away, as most teens liked to do, and Alan refused to touch a drink, which was completely understandable with the monster his dad turned into from alcohol. Yet, here we were, surrounded by loud music and loud people, all acting like idiots. I reached into my pockets, searching for my phone, then realized I had left it with Alan. What a smart choice I made, why did I do that? Now I can’t even text him to ask where he is. I turned down a hallway, absent-mindedly peeking in one of the rooms, knowing I’d likely regret what I saw. In it, I saw Josh, who looked rather upset, being comforted by Oli, who had his body wrapped around Josh’s. God knows why Josh was upset, as far as I knew he wasn’t that kind of drunk, but - oh god. Did Josh, one of the biggest homophobes I know, just kiss Oli? Well... I don’t even know what to think of that. None of my business anyways. Moving on from here!

I walked down the stairs, greeted by another swarm of bodies, and turned to the living room to see Jaime and Vic making out on a couch. Tony made a joke about them getting a room and Vic just gave him the finger without a second thought, then turned his head to the side. "Who needs a room, it is my fucking house!" I had to laugh at that.

[Alan's P.O.V.]

I searched around for Austin, after reaching in my pocket to check my phone and pulling out his. Of course, that dumbass left it with me. I knew I didn’t fit in here, and that feeling was especially evident without Austin by my side, so I hoped to get him back as soon as possible. I spotted him, swerving around bodies in the living room with a grin on his face, and started to make my way towards him. “Hey!” I smiled, pulling him to my side by his waist. Austin’s grin turned into a full-blown smile, causing me to smile too. "So...you wanna...” I pause awkwardly, unsure of what in the bloody hell I was saying. “Wanna dance?"

He giggled a bit and covered it with a cough. "Of course." He replied when I offered him a hand. His hands slunk down to my waist and mine wound their way around his shoulders. We began to dance like that, ignoring the actual fast-pace of the music playing, living in our own little world. Austin leaned down, nudging my head up so he could kiss me. "I love you, you know that, right?" He whispered in my ear as he pulled me a bit closer. I nodded, unable to help the butterflies I felt from him saying that.

"I love you too. If we'd never met then I'd probably be dead by now... thank you." I whispered back, and that stupid little smile I loved so much spread across his face and he pressed his lips and his body against mine. We continued to dance, until I noticed out of the corner of my eye, Josh storming towards our general direction. I let Austin go, causing him to frown and look in the direction of whatever had caught my attention.

"Well hey there, fag." He drawled at me. "Whassup?" He asked, before backhanding me for no reason.

"What the fuck was that for?!" I yelled.

"Can't handle one little slap, huh? Well, that's too bad." He slurred, dropping his bottle and grabbing my wrists. Fuck, not again. Of course, this had to start again. I twisted my hands out of his grip and shoved him a bit. Austin glared at Josh, but let me defend myself, seeing I was doing fine.

"Seriously, keep your hands off me." He sneered at me, shoving me again. I pushed him back, which earned me a punch to the gut. I bent over, the breath knocked out of me, and Austin stepped in, his demeanor having changed completely from the soft-spoken, caring person he was earlier to something a lot scarier. His eyes were full of anger, strong enough it would probably send my dad running, his shoulders were hunched ever so slightly, and everything about him was terrifying. He pinned Josh to the wall with a slam (and a slight crack of either a wrist or the sheetrock of the wall) and got close to his face.