I knock furiously on the door. What kind of neighbors yell and laugh right next to my bedroom at 3 AM?
"Hey! Open th-". The door opens to reveal two strange men. In my tired state, I notice that the tall blonde is hot as hell, and the other man is average height and cute, like a small puppy.
"Uhhhhh, you guys are really fucking loud. I'm just t-trying to sleep." I mutter in anger and fatigue. The blonde one looks me up and down and smirks. I look down and realize that in the heat of the moment, I forgot to put on actual pants. Looking down at my shorts, I expected to see my shoes too but then noticed, I wasn't wearing those either.
"Sorryyyy, we didn't (hicc) realize-", the tall one says with hesitation.
"We're suuuuuuper drunk", the other adds.
"Well, that makes a lot of sense." I look back to the two men, the taller one trying not to burst out laughing. Out of embarrassment, I hurry to end the conversation.
"If you guys could just be quieter that would be g-"
"You should come in!", Blondie says with his voice cracking. The shorter one opens the door wider, signaling for me to enter. From what I can see, they have a dog and a cat who are just as tired as I am. Their apartment seems to be the same layout as mine, but they obviously have different furniture and decor than I do. I step forward a little, then, Blondie gently grabs my wrist and pulls me in their strange home.
"I'm Y/N... who exactly are you guys?" I say. I feel something against my leg and look down to see a dog. Crouching down, I ruffle his fur and say some nonsense puppy talk. Someone clears their throat but I didn't realize until someone taps me on the shoulder.
"I'm Ryan," the short one says crouching down next to me and petting the dog. "This is Lego, and that..." We look over at the other guy. I cringe mentally and physically at the image of him chugging two Four Lokos, from two different cans, at the same time. "That... thing, is Matthew or Matt or Tall, Lanky Asshole, as I like to call him."
"Hey! Don't tell her that dude!" Matt says, clearly worried about making an impression on me.
"Suck my dick, Matt!", Ryan yells, standing up.
"Maybe I will!" They both walk towards the other. 'Um what', I think to myself. They stand right next to each other and 'post up'.
"I know how we should handle this...", Matt offers.
"MARIO KART!" They yell in unison.
"Wanna play?" Ryan asks with a huge smile on his face. I can't say no to that.
"1 round, then I'm going home", I say yawning in between my words.
~four hours later~
"Ugh, what?" I grumble, trying to open my eyes. My head is aching and my eyes sting from the bright light coming from far away. I rub my eyes trying to focus on the light source. 'Dammit, my glasses.' I try to sit up but realize I'm tangled up in a blanket. I unwrap myself and look back to where the light is coming from. I see Ryan in the kitchen with the fridge open drinking milk out of the jug. I groan, remembering everything that happened last night, or really, earlier this morning.
"Oh, hey! Sorry, I woke you up. You and Matt fell asleep and I didn't wanna wake you." He motions towards the floor on the middle of the room. I sit up and look over to where he's pointing to see Matt laying on a rug with a very small blanket over him. The blanket only covers to the knee, but since he was wearing a windbreaker, he seemed warm (or tired) enough to stay asleep.
"Thanks. Do you have any Tylenol?" I ask, leaning against the counter.
"Why wouldn't we?" Matt murmurs. He stands up slowly and pulls his shoes off. He wobbles over to the kitchen and waves me over. He reaches into a cabinet and pulls out the bottle of pills. He opens it then takes three since he was drinking all night. He hands me the bottle, brushing his fingertips against mine. I blush a little but quickly look down at the bottle. I only had one glass of wine while we played Mario Kart. I'm pretty sure that the only reason I even have a headache is from Ryan and Matt screaming all night.
~flashback (to reality, oh, there goes gravity)~
"WHO FUCKING HIT ME WITH A BLUE SHELL!?" Matt screams at the TV. I start to laugh then Ryan yells,
"IT WAS THAT BITCH, BABY PEACH!" I fall off of the couch, crying with laughter. I wasn't even playing anymore, but spectating them yell at each other while playing awfully, was just as fun.
"Oh shit!" Ryan says falling to the ground to help me. Matt turns around and stands, after pausing the game. He grabs one hand since Ryan had the other. As they both pull me up, I lose my balance (again) and fall onto Matt. He grabs my waist to catch me.
"Thanks, baby..." I say with finger guns. I sit back down on the couch as my eyes drift closed.
-3rd person POV-
Matt looks at Ryan with an optimistic smile. Ryan shakes his head slowly, then looks over at Y/N.
"I think she was kidding, dude", Ryan remarks. "She is our neighbor, so you could get to know her, or like ask her out.."
"Should I? I mean, she's really pretty and-"
"Matt. It won't hurt to try."
"You're right Ryan. I'll figure it out another time." They sit back down and decide to play some Minecraft. Matt lays down on his stomach and after 10 minutes, falls asleep. Ryan puts down his controller and turns off the TV. He grabs two blankets and puts the bigger one over their guest. He tosses the smaller one on Matt since he lives there and has a bed that he could be sleeping in instead. Ryan turns off all the lights and finally, goes to bed.
~present time (1st person)~
I look at the microwave clock. "Oh shit! I've gotta go!" I exclaim heading towards the door.
"Wait just one second!" Matt says, stepping over to me. "I was wondering... if you would..uh, go to lunch with me and Ryan tomorrow?" He finishes. I smile and hug him gently. He seems surprised but soon hugs back.
"Of course I will! You guys are super cool." I hug Ryan too, which is the best decision of my life. He gives better hugs than my own mother. I pull apart and crack open the door. "Text me, "I say pointing at them.
"W-we don't have your number-" Matt stutters out.
"Put it in my mailbox or something," I say, stepping out of the apartment.
"I will, " Ryan says, winking at me.
"Totally..." Matt beams at me. I smile back and close the door.
