Inbetween

「Chapter Nine」

Dragging myself to the entrance of the school, I wait for Rina to appear. Sending Matty home with Brian, I then take Rina to town. "Tonight we are young, so set yourself free," I tell her as we reach the mall. Taking her to multiple shops, I made sure she enjoyed herself and let herself forget everything that had been happening. "Coffee, coffee," we chant as we go into Starbucks. Sitting down comfortably, I check my phone for the time quickly as I noticed it was getting dark.
"Hey Lyra," Rina caught my attention, "Thank you for today, I really needed it." Shaking my head, I trap her hands between mine and smile at her. "Don't ever forget who you are."

Our coffee finally came; sipping on my coffee, I think about what to say next. "Rina, tell me what's happening between you and Aidan, I need to know to help," I subtly ask her.
"Lyra please, you don't need to help bring us back together, I just need to keep my distance from him, we're not getting anywhere, I still talk to him normally from time to time but it's for the best, any deeper than that will be unbearable for me," Rina explained.
"I don't get it, isn't that still running away? You need to confront him, tell him why you keep hiding away from him. Stop thinking so poorly of yourself," I plead.
"Lyra, it's not happening and I've been thinking, I may move and I'm sorry but this isn't working, everything's too awkward," Rina stated.

"So you're just going to run and hide like that? That won't help with anything if you leave, you do know that," I am about to explode because nothing is getting to her head.
"Why? Why do you keep trying? I'm hopeless, I'm just avoiding everything," Rina admitted.
"Are you afraid? You're afraid aren't you? Afraid to hurt him, to hurt yourself, you don't want to feel pain anymore. You don't want to feel the loneliness and the pain of people leaving you like people have in the past because you're afraid of the pain," words were falling out from me from somewhere but it kept Rina quiet.
"Do you trust us? What about me? What about everyone else? We haven't left heck not even Aidan has left you," I wanted answers.

"I'll never leave you, you know that," I hold onto her hands tightly.
"I'll never leave you either," Rina was in tears "Has he said anything else?"
"No, I haven't really talked to him about the situation," I say truthfully.
"Give me a day or so to think about it," she sighed. I nodded.

Arriving home, we found a trashed house with bottles and cans everywhere. All the guys were heard from upstairs, we both rushed up to their room to see what had happened. "Oh heeeeeeeeeeeeyyyy, hic," John waved at us stupidly.
"What did you guys do?" I face palm.
"Oh, we're just a little tipsy," Aidan admitted clearly a little bit more than that. Alcohol everywhere, how much did they drink and why?
"Okay enough alcohol for everyone," I start trying to be responsible for everyone instead with the little strength they had left dragged me into the middle. "Nope nope nope nope, don't like this!" I squeal.
"Come join us Lyraaaaaa," Matty looked a bit...'hot'. Gulping, I plead for Rina's help but she was of to be the responsible one and set somewhere up for everyone to sleep. Incase they threw up without us knowing and choke on their own sick, it was best they stayed where we could watch over them.

I say 'we' but soon after Rina was gone, they passed me a giant bottle of beer, they wouldn't let me go until I drank it. They had me pinned against the side of the bed and I hated it, one sip would be okay right? Nope. They made me drink the whole thing and it burnt the back of my throat like hell. Another shot went down my throat and another until soon after I realised, I was starting to lose myself. Everything started spinning around me and I could do nothing about it.

Rina's POV

Returning from my trip to get blankets and pillows, I come back to Lyra who was now staring at me with innocent eyes. Oh no. (A/N: Is that what you were all thinking? 'oh no' 'wtf did she do') "Lyra? What happened?" I question her.
"Huh? Nothing, I just drank some of this stuff with them! They said it was really nice," she was hiccuping every so often.
"I'm hot though!" She was completely out of it and was trying to undress herself. (A/N: Why am I doing this to myself?)

Hiding any other alcohol in sight, I clear up the mess in the room while trying to keep everyone behaved but that was very difficult. Firstly, Matty was trying to tear up pieces of tissue and was throwing pillows on the ground, he would then laugh at the pillow and start flexing - thinking he was cool. Whilst this was happening, Brian was attempting to grab hold of Matty's leg and lick it. John on the other hand kept staring at himself in the mirror, trying to hug and kiss his reflection. I had helped Lyra change into some lighter, more airy clothes to keep her less hot but she was now dancing and saying the most random stuff that wasn't even English. Heavily slowing me down into taking care of things, Aidan kept whining for attention and he would start yelling really loudly if I didn't start entertaining him with something or another.

Finally managing to drag each sloth into their beds, I decided to sleep in the bed to stay away from anything that happens on that floor. Making sure Lyra was nearest to me and away from the guys, I tried to attempt sleep. Feeling something shaking my arm, I open my eyes slightly, seeing Matty in front of me, I rub my eyes and ask "What's up Matty?"
"I'm horny," Matty claimed innocently.
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What?
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WHAT?!
"Heeeeey, get out the way you stupid chicken, give me back Rina!" Lyra's now whining for me trying to push Matty out the way but is pulled back by Aidan who keeps her quiet. Damn she be so obedient for him.
"Errr, Matty go back to sleep," I try to avoid what he had just told me.
"But I can'tttttt," Matty whines.
"Then go to Brian!" I'm tired and I want sleep.
"But he told me to go away!" Matty cried.
"Then say, fuc* you and drag him to another room," I was mad! I wanted sleep!

Drifting of to sleep again, it wasn't long until someone else was trying to wake me up, "Rina, what happened? Why are we all in one room? Also I hear lewd stuff going on in the other room," it was John.
"I don't know what happened! You tell me why you all got drunk then somehow managed to get Lyra to drink enough to get drunk as well whilst I was gone for about 10 minutes!" I rage.
"Well, you see, Aidan's plans were cancelled so I decided -," he tried to explain.
"Oh so this was your fault," I glare at him.
"Well, no, it's Aidan's friends' fault for cancelling," John made up excuses, "Anyways, we decided we'd have our own little party since you and Lyra decided to go somewhere without us."
"So it was your fault," I roll my eyes.
"No. ah my head hurts," John complained.
"Don't change the subject," I say demandingly.
"Well technically it's your fault for going with Lyra," John grinned.
"Okay, fuc* you, let me sleep and tell the other two to be quiet or go to Matty's room or something (we were in John's room, his room is huge), his room is a long way from here," I sigh and tuck myself under the covers.

If I left, I wouldn't have these times ,that I actually don't mind, anymore. They were the people I have grew to live with and love. Even through everything, it's true Aidan has not left me but maybe that's just forced but this isn't just about him and me anymore.

Will I leave? Well you lovely readers will find out in the next Chapter!