The Perfect Sinner (cake boyxboy)

(II) Poison Ivy

A budging, throbbing headache around Luke's forehead woke up him up very unpleasantly. It was the worst way to wake up possible—not to mention the pain that arched on his spine when he sat up. He'd fallen asleep on the floor. He couldn't recall anything post the pills he took and the  shots he drowned. It was all blurry. He sat up on the carpeted floor of the living room and rubbed his eyes harshly, since he still felt like sleeping in. A leg was resting over his thighs; Cara's. A few close friends had fallen asleep at the house, since they were too trashed to walk home, therefore the living room was a mess of legs and arms sprawled everywhere. Ashton, Nami, Sky—the whole gang—were sleeping on couches and on the floor, cuddling someone. He then looked around the trashed house. To sit up properly he had to dig his way through the empty red cups and the beer bottles. Some couches were thrown upside down or even pushed to another part of the house. There was also food/chips on the floor, and Luke couldn't recall why.

Luke somehow slipped out of the maze of bodies and stood up, walking away from the living room. He had to be very careful walking because a shit load of stuff was sprawled on the floor.

He dragged himself up the stairs and went towards his old room. He opened the door, hoping that no one had taken it, but as soon as he opened it, he recognize it was now occupied by Ashton. Ashton's scent just cooed out the room in harmony. His drums stick set were on the bed, and another pair on a computer laptop.

Even though Luke wanted that room again, it was only obvious that Ashton should take it. He didn't really expect Ashton and Michael to room together forever, and since Ashton and Michael equally paid the bills, they were both basically equal heads of the house.

Luke then went into Michael's room and borrowed a towel so he could shower and get on with his day.

...

Morning ended and the afternoon dawned. It was reaching 4 in the morning, and Luke had already drove himself to the beach, accompanied by Ashton. Ash was the only one who actually got up and showered to go to the beach. And besides, they didn't want to be home when the cleaning up committee took action.

By now the boys had done a few rounds surfing and were chilling by the shores. They both sat on towels, sitting just believe the shadow of Michael's RR. Mike let Luke borrow the car to recompense him for not tagging along to the beach.

"It's bloody hot out here," Ashton said, taking a jug of beer.

"I don't mind it," Luke said. He'd gone pale from not going to the beach at all. He simply didn't have time. Between studying and working, he just didn't have that much time in his hands. On the bright side, he worked a lot. Luke's tuition was already completely covered at an early age by his dad, so he didn't have to worry about that, therefore all the money he received, he put it down to personal savings. He became very cheap and didn't spend a penny on things he didn't need. In Sydney, Luke didn't drive his car so he wouldn't waste money on it. Besides, his mum would drive him everywhere. Luke didn't get his car out of the garage until around the end of Christmas. By now Luke had enough money to buy another car, rent an apartment and be good for a while. He could invest in real estate, or he could even go travelling for a good while. He planned to spend that money with something that involves Calum. Not that it mattered though.

"Year 12 was a wreck. I direly need to just chill in the sun and tan." Luke actually missed the tan lines.

"I've had enough beach," Ashton groaned. When he and Michael weren't working, they spend a lot of time around Jhenis. "So what  do you plan to do for uni?" Ashton asked him. Both Ash and Mike ended up deciding to give up on post-secondary for a little while. They'd decided it wasn't for them, and they were okay with that, Ash and Mike weren't over achievers. Luke respected that decision because they deserved to decide what they want to do. And as of right now,working full time jobs, they live a pretty luxurious life between the two, since they both also have the backing of their parents.