Falling Too Far - Gruvia

Chapter 12

By the time we're back down, people are spilling out of our dorm and the whole building has joined the party. I knew it'd get worse, but everyone else will just be there for the drinks and to hook up with people so I'm not the main focus now. I get interrupted on my way back in by a tap on my shoulder, I turn and see a short lookalike of me, my mother. 

"Hey sweetie! Oh..." She takes a look at my outfit, "That's a-um... short dress." 

I hear Gray snigger behind me.

"Yes, mum. I've decided to become a prostitute, I plan to drop out next week." Sarcasm was a defence mechanism for me.

"I have missed you, dear, but definitely not that attitude. How's your day been?" 

My mother can go from being kind and caring to very judgy in a matter of seconds, "Surprising." 

"Oh, hello again, Gray is it?" And now her focus is on Gray, how lovely. 

"Yeah." 

Please go away, why is he still with me!?

"How's this one doing then," she nudges me, "causing any trouble yet?" 

He raised his eyebrow, "Why would you think she was being troublesome?" Is he actually going to defend me? 

"Well, if you were at her seventeenth birthday I'm sure you'd understand." Her eyes roll as her lips fold in.

The fate of the night has already been decided, my mother is going to tell everyone she passes my backstory. Yay! I sure do love such a fresh start.

"What happened?" 

"I don't want to talk about it." I fold my arms and walk back inside our dorm, but as I'm about to move my mother starts sniffing, fuck. She can smell the cigarettes. 

"Have you been smoking?" Her tone was sickened. 

My eyes rolled, I chose to ignore her question because all she was going to do was give me a lecture and tell some embarrassing story to Gray. So I continued to walk back inside, and I accidentally shoved my shoulder into him. When I touched him again, he freaked out. I could sense that he was revolted by my touch again, like when our pinkies grazed past each other. It's obviously linked to last night. 

"Hey, girl," Cana throws her arm around me, beer in hand as she changed my direction over to where the drinks were, "Let's get you some booze, you seem pretty stiff. You alright?"

I groan, taking the cup Cana just poured for me, better not be pure vodka, "Meh. I really appreciate what Erza and Lucy put together for me but I hate being the centre of attention. What makes it better is that my Mum is here." 

I take a sip of the drink, it's slightly strong but reasonable. 

"Ouch. Well now that the entire building is aware of the party, I doubt the focus will be on you and everyone will be here for the drinks and use a bedroom or bathroom to get laid. I'd lock your door if I were you." 

"Thanks?" 

She pats my back and walks off, leaving me alone and confused of what to do. I think I should just get drunk tonight, even though my mother is here, and I have a class tomorrow afternoon. Whatever, she's already found out I had a cigarette so who cares now? 

_ _ _

Two beers, a shot and now I was patiently waiting for Mira to fix me up with one of her fabulous cocktails. She was such a sweetheart and a lot like Lisanna. I also noticed how she was giving Laxus a few looks, must be something going on there then.