Age of Youth

A Messy Week

   I looked at all of the costumes that Mikaela had made. She really put a lot of work into this.

   "Hmm, there's a lot of choices here. Do we really have to dress up?," I asked Mikaela. She sat at her desk, putting a bunch of makeup on her face.

   "I know you've just moved in, but the I've been planning this for months," she said. She got up and grabbed a random outfit from the wardrobe. "Here, wear this." She threw at me a cat wunzee.

   Natalie walked into the room, wearing armor. She had a face of disappointment.

   "Out of all the characters you had, you chose Erza?," Natalie asked. She walked towards Mikaela and gave her a deadly glare.

   "Guys, can you tell me how I look?," Sergio called from the hallway. We walked towards his room. He wore pants and had a Fairytail symbol on his chest.

   "OH GOD! PLEASE PUT ON A SHIRT!," Natalie blushed. She covered her face with her hands. I could see her leaving space between her fingers so she could see his sexy body.

   "You look great Sergio! You really did a good job with the hair" Mikaela praised. Natalie went into the other room, checking on Kalia and Jernee.

   I couldn't look at this any longer! I went to the kitchen to pack up our snacks. I really hope we have fun there.

   Sunday, 5:54 PM

   We stood in line, waiting for autographs from the voice actors of Fairytail.

   "How long are we going to stand here? It's been almost an hour," Natalie complained. I guess she didn't understand the concept of AnimeCon.

   Kalia was running towards us, making a serious face. She stopped at us, taking deep breathes.

   "What's wrong?," I asked.

   "Someone. .  . Someone stole my ID. We have to get it back!," Kalia cried. "She pointed at a guy in a black suit, running towards us."

   The man held a cosplay sword. It could have been real or fake. Either way, it could hurt us real good. Kalia ran up to the guy and kicked him in his chest. Natalie and Mikaela held hands and slammed there fists against the guy. Sergio attacked with a low sweep, tripping the guy. The man fell down, unable to get out.

   Jernee and I covered our eyes, unable to look at this. Everyone around us began to clap. Some thought it was a guy being jumped.

   "At least I got my ID back," Kalia took the ID off the thief's hand. This was going to be a terrible day.

   *1 week later*

  I layed on the couch, bored of life. I guess I woke up too early. Sergio came out of his room, only wearing boxers. How do the girls live with this guy? He walked over to me and took the pillow under my head.

   "Hey! I was using that!," I complained. I took to pillow from him.

   "Too bad. Just go to your room and rest," he tugged on one end of the pillow. We pulled on each end, fighting over who would get it. I walked backwards, trying to get the pillow. I tripped on the table, falling down. He fell on top of me. The pillow was separating us. We looked into each other's eyes, thinking of the moment.

   Natalie walked into the room. She saw what was happening.

   "What the fuck are you guys doing?," Natalie asked. I kicked Sergio off my chest and took the pillow. The other girls came out of their rooms.

   "What happened Natalie? Why are you yelling?," Jernee asked.

   "They. . . they were. . ," Natalie stuttered.

   "It's not what it looks like! We were just fighting over a pillow," Sergio tried to explain.

   Natalie ran to her room, crying.

   "What was that about?," Mikaela asked. She looked at me and Sergio, like we did something to upset her.

   *Wednesday Night*

   "Guys! We should go surprise Sergio at his workplace! We've never been there so it could be nice!," Jernee said.

   "Sure!," everyone nodded.

   "Wait. Do you know where he works at?," I asked.

   "He has a tracking device app on his phone. It says he's nearby," Jernee said.

   We got dressed up and walked went to Kalia's car. We got in and drove off.

   We stopped at a building that had many neon lights. I couldn't make out the words on the building because it was so bright. We walked into the building feeling nervous. I could hear people cheering inside. When we got in, we saw Sergio surrounded by a bunch of people, but something was off.

   "Umm, guys? What is Sergio doing with his shirt off?," Mikaela asked. Natalie covered her eyes and hid behind Mikaela.

   "Is he what I think he is?," I said.

   We sat at a table. Watching Sergio from a corner. He was grinding on people. People began to throw money at him. When Sergio was done, he grabbed a drink from the bar. I hope he was okay. We walked over to him, hoping he was okay.

   "Sergio? Are you okay?," I asked. He took a couple of drinks and looked at us. He didn't seem surprised.

   "You guys are here. Come take a drink darlings," he said.

   "You don't look too well. You should come back home with us," Natalie said. He held up his hand at the bartender. They gave him two more bottles.

   "Home? I need to finish my job here," he said. He got up and walked over to the crowd. He wasn't walking properly. He fell to the ground.

   "Oh my god! Sergio are you okay?," I was worried about him. Was he okay?

   "He's fine Metha, he drank too much. We should carry him back home," Kalia said. Me and Kalia carried him on our shoulders. We got him to the car and drove home.

   We put him on the bed. I tucked him in the blanket.

   "He should rest alone. Maybe you should sleep in the living room for the night," Kalia said. She walked out the door and turned off the lights. It was just me and him now. I walked towards the door and put my hand on the handle.

   "Metha," Sergio groaned.

   "You should get some sleep. Don't push yourself," I said. It hurt me a little to see him like this. Even though this was his fault.

   "Can you sleep here? I don't want to be by myself," he said.

   "Are you sure? You need,"- he got up and pushed me onto the bed.

   "What are you doing?," I asked.

   "I have a fear of the dark okay. I need you to sleep next to me so I feel safe. I know it sounds silly, but please do this for me,"he put a blanket over me. He laid down right next to me. He was starting to scare me. I closed my eyes and went to sleep. I wonder what could happen the next day.