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It was already passed 2 o'clock in the morning, and she couldn't believe she was still wide awake.
First of all her surroundings did not match her personality. Frankly she was not someone who liked to go out clubbing or even attend parties, but here she was. Right in the middle of another one of the parties of her old classmates- and even though she was smiling she wanted to crawl in a corner and sleep.
With a drink in her hand she was leaning against the wall, feeling drowsy. Every time she felt her eyes close she took a sip of the alcoholic beverage in order to stay awake, and so far it had helped her. Maybe even a little too good.
"Nor, come on" her friend begged her as she was tugging on her sleeve, "don't be such a sourpuss and come dance, who knows you might meet someone" she added with a wink.
She rolled her eyes before shaking her head, "nope" she said while popping the 'p', "you know my ulterior motive of coming here".
Now it was her friend's turn to roll her eyes, "Norway come on, stop drooling over the guy and just approach him or I will push you there".
It sounded as a threat, and it seemed as a threat- but Norway was not having it.
Once again she shook her head as she took another sip of her drink, finding out the cup was empty by now. Her third cup of the night.
"Well then".
Without a warning her friend grabbed her by the wrist as she pulled her through the room towards the kitchen.
"Jinni stop" Norway begged her when she realized where her friend was dragging her too.
But Jinni wasn't planning on letting Norway get off that easy, no the girl didn't listen to her so she was going to go through with her threat. Despite the begging, she kept going until she found the target.
"Have fun" she told Norway before putting her hands on her back and giving her a push.
Norway who wasn't expecting this kind of treatment tumbled forward, right into a pair of strong arms. These arms were keeping her face from colliding with the cold stone tiles. Right at this moment she wanted the floor to open up so it could swallow her whole, the reason this guy - or maybe even a girl, was keeping quiet because they were probably looking down her shirt. The shirt that Jinni had chosen for her to wear.
"Hi, I don't want you to think I'm a pervert but your boob is in my hand" she heard a low voice say, a voice that made shivers go down her spine.
It was the voice she had wanted to hear all night but not that she was finally hearing it, she wanted to run away. This was too much of an embarrassment for her.
He helped her stand up straight as he had that friendly smile on his face, like he always had whenever she saw him. It made the butterflies fly through her stomach as she tried her best not to say anything stupid. Something she might regret later since there was alcohol flowing through her veins.
"Sorry for that, I tripped" Norway lied, not wanting him to know the real reason of why she fell right into his arms. She could already hear the laughter of Jinni who was having her fun.
He just smirked that confident smile of his as he moved a hand through his black hair, "no need to apologize for falling Norway", he paused for a second which made her anxious of his next words, "your fall got me to second base" he joked before he ruffled up her hair. "Purple looks good on you Nor".
"Thanks Taeyong" she said in a mere whisper, but it was loud enough for him to hear.
She got an nod of acknowledgement, "come let's get a drink".
His hand was resting on her lower back as he guided her towards the bar, getting the cup out of her hand he replaced it with a new one. She smelled the bitter scent of the beer he gave her, and to not seem like a sourpuss she drink the contend in one go. Right now she didn't have time for regrets, she just failed again to make an impression on Taeyong.
"Hit me" she told him as she held up her cup.
Taeyong looked at her with an amused look, "sure princess".
His words stung since she knew it was not a pet name he had especially for her, it was just a nickname. He didn't mean it in the way she so desperately wanted.
"Don't drink too much Nor, your decision making skills get dangerous low when you're tipsy".
There was an hint of worry in his voice but she just shook it off, "nah I'm fine".
While he was smiling at her, Norway noticed a girl walking their way and she knew that Taeyong would soon be snatched away from her. Her guts were right when she noticed how the girl stood behind him, an hand snaking it's way around his shoulders.
"Hi baby" her seductive voice called out to him, it made Taeyong smile as he looked behind him. Her red painted fingernails were tracing patterns on his collarbone.
"See you later Nor", and with those words he walked away.
That was the reason why she didn't want to go to this party- she could never compete with the girls that were walking around, their skimpy outfits and their seductive looks- it made them seem like sirens luring men with them. While she felt like an whale, not attractive and out of place.
She let out a soft sigh as she gulped down that rest of her beer, deciding if it was time to go home yet or stick around a little longer. Her eyes were squeezed into slits as she tried to look around for Jinnie who seemed to have left to either a different part of the house, or home.
However Norway decided that she needed another drink- just to forget how that siren took Taeyong away from her.
