Pill By Pill {Muke}

29 - Down and Dirty

That's what makes a character interesting from an actor's perspective - the more screwed up, the better. ~Jeri Ryan

Luke's POV

I was leaning back on the couch with Riley, he smiled as he passed me a piece of rolled up greens. I put it to my lips and inhaled its awful ingredients. The ones that made me addicted but calmed me all the same. I closed my eyes and began to laugh lightly. In a moment, I had felt better.

We were going to get as high as the clouds.

"Feel better, Luke?" Riley asked. "You seemed uneasy."

"When am I not uneasy?" I asked.

"That's true, that's true." Riley laughed. We sat in silence, well not entirely silence. The radio was playing its generic pop-culture music. I knew every song but it seemed as if they all blended together after a while.

After a while, my phone began to ring. I laughed with Riley as I picked it up. "Hi."

"Luke? It's your mother." My mother's voice rang through the phone. "Where are you?"

"What do you mean? Where am I?" I asked.

"Because I haven't seen you in two days!" My mother sighed. "Where are you?"

"What does it matter where I am?" I rolled my eyes.

"You have a guest here, and I thought you were home. But apparently not." My mother spoke. She sounded slightly agitated. I groaned again and put my phone down, turning to Riley to exclaim how stupid she was. "Luke! I can hear you!"

"Sorry what was that?" I replied. Riley was laughing hysterically as I smiled along with him.

"Come home, right now!" My mother snapped.

"No, I'm okay." I said.

"Where are you?" My mother hissed out.

"How many times do I have to tell you?" I whined.

"You haven't told me yet!" My mother huffed. "Luke Robert Hemmings! Where are you!?"

"Bye mom!" I yelled and hung up. Tossing my phone across the room. I leaned over onto Riley's shoulder.

"We should do something fun." Riley smiled.

"Like what?" I asked. I was really up for anything right now. Especially if it was fun.

Riley smiled and stood up. Before grabbing something and opening my mouth. I did little to react to whatever he threw down my throat - in fact I did not really care.

"Luke you know what I would like?" Riley smiled. "I want you to do me a favor."

"A favor, hm?" I smiled as I leaned on Riley. "What's in it for me?"

"Well I mean, I can keep getting you all the really fun stuff." Riley grinned. There was something awful about it, but I thought nothing of it.

"Mm. Only if I can have some Goldfish!" I laughed. Riley laughed too and nodded his head. "Okay then it's a deal!"

"But what kind do you want?" Riley asked and I let out a gasp. "What?"

"You know what would be cool?" I asked. "The little baby goldfish! They are so cute! Riley you should get those ones!"

"Okay, okay." Riley laughed. "Now, about what I want." I nodded my head and waited patiently before Riley spoke again. "I just want to make out and do some more fun stuff after that, sound good?"

"Hm.." I pursed my lips together in thought.

Riley leaned down to my ear and whispered. "Don't worry I won't tell anyone." And then he started giggling which made me laugh slightly too.

I did not put much thought into it before I agreed, although most of it fogged out of my mind.

~

I remembered waking up and feeling something heavy on me. I let out a groan as I recognized it to be Riley. I felt awful as every fiber of my being seemed to be aching. I laid there for a moment until I hear someone clear their throat.

I looked up and saw Skarlet standing with her arms folded. "What's going on here?" She asked.

"I have no idea." I admitted before pushing Riley off onto the floor. He groaned alongside the thud and dragged himself up.

Skarlet looked beyond peeved as she stood with Barbie. Skarlet scanned the room. Walking around.

"What was going on? This place is a mess!" Barbie asked as she began to pick up trash around the room. She spent more time looking at some things rather than others.

"We were just smoking." Riley stretched out.

"And you fell asleep?" Skarlet asked. "Boys, I don't know how to break it to you but you've been sleeping since yesterday. What kind of drugs are you on?"

"Uh..Skarlet." Barbie said quietly.

"You both missed school. Luke's mother is freaking out because he's not home. She's totally pissed Luke!"

"Hey Skarlet." Barbie spoke.

"You're so irresponsible! You can't just miss all your class work to get high, Luke!" Skarlet scolded me. I almost wanted to hiss back at her. After all, she should not be yelling at me. "You need to get your life in order Luke."

"Hey Skar!" Barbie yelled and Skarlet turned to her. Looking completely unamused.

"Is this what I think it is?" Barbie asked as she held something up. Skarlet walked over to her and looked it over before turning to us.

"Which one of you did it?" Skarlet asked. She looked between the both of us but I had little to absolutely no reconciliation of what had happened the night before. Therefore, I could not tell Skarlet who did what. Especially since I had no idea what she was talking about.

"Who did it?" Skarlet hissed. Her eyes wandered over to Riley. Demanding an answer.

"I gave it to Luke." Riley shrugged.

"Why?!" Barbie asked, now she was instantly angry but I had no idea why was going on. "This is why we don't let you hang out with Luke alone! What did you do!?"

"Barbie, take Luke outside while I talk to Riley." Skarlet said as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Please."

"He's not a baby!" Riley snapped. "You don't have to treat him like one!"

"And you don't have to use drugs to manipulate him but you do anyways!" Skarlet snapped. "Even Kody was better than you!"

The room had a tense silence to it. Riley and Skarlet were at one another's throats. After all; that was a low shot.

"Get the hell out. You can't just walk in here and demand to make Luke follow all of your rules! He can do what he wants!" Riley snapped. Skarlet scoffed as Barbie grabbed me and pulled me from the room.

But even I was wondering what happened.

AURHOR'S NOTIFICATION; Ariana

Woo double update. Please excuse all errors I am really tired and falling asleep as we speak.

Hugs, Kisses, Cuddles and Serenades xX