"Ayla. We were just discussing breasts and there you were" Cook smiles at Ayla as her, Thomas, Panda, Emily, Katie and Effy approach the three musketeers. Thomas turns his nose up at Cook's comment. Great first impression Cook.
"Tosser" Ayla grins back at Cook, who had been relatively nice to her at school over the last two days compared to how petty he had been on his birthday. Ayla smiles at Freddie who she hadn't seen around since the night of Cook's party. He smiles awkwardly back.
"This is the guy we're gonna help out tonight," Ayla explains to the group, patting Thomas on the shoulder. Katie looks at Thomas out of the corner of her eye and smiles, blushing as Thomas smiles back at her. "He's got to get 300 quid by tomorrow, so says Johnny White". Cook opens his mouth and Ayla, knowing what he is gonna ask, answers his question before he has even asked. "We are gonna do that by selling the 13 ounces of weed I have in my handbag," she says, holding up her very full handbag.
"If you could help, I could give you much. Its excellent weed" Thomas beams to all of them. Everyone looks pleased.
Katie lets out a massive groan and rolls her eyes as Naomi walks over to the group, waving happily and greeting everyone. Ayla had no idea how Naomi dealt with Katie's rude remarks but knew why she kept coming back to hang out with them. Emily.
"Hi, sorry. I couldn't find a bus." Naomi smiles, ignoring Katie's disgusted expression. "You said somebody needed a hand?"
"You like giving a hand don't you?" Katie asks bitterly, her and Cook chuckling. It was all too familiar. Naomi shuffles her feet and gulps.
"For fuck's sake! She didn't kiss me, okay. I kissed her!" Emily whines, turning to face Katie. "I was drunk, someone gave me MDMA, and I felt like fucking kissing someone! Satisfied?". Katie gulps, a little shocked at the truth and not used to Emily standing up for herself. Cook looks at Emily and bursts into laughter.
"I'm satisfied!" Cook points at Naomi and Emily "Be better if you showed us".
"Shut the fuck up, Cook. You promised me a party. Where is it?" says Effy with the usual blank expression.
"Can't you feel it, kids?" asks Cook. They all look at each other in confusion as Cook kneels and pulls open a drain to reveal a blinding light and the deafening thump of techno. "It's the sound of the underground." Everyone chuckles in amazement. Cook worked wonders and you could tell by the look on his face he knew he did too.
Without another word the group made their way carefully down the ladder and into the party below one by one.
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Effy leans in closer to Ayla so Ayla can hear her over the music. Her breathe reeks of cigarettes and lime gum.
"Reminds me of the shit we used to go," says Effy, referring to the hectic party which they were now a part of. Ayla nods.
"I can't believe we used to go to stuff like this when we were like 13" Ayla yells back to her as she glances past someone shooting up in the corner. Ayla wanted to talk to Effy about her parents but knew now was not the time. The group gathers around Ayla as she divides the weed amongst them, they then split up and begin walking through the mosh and the cold, damp labyrinth of tunnels to sell it.
Half an hour or so later, Ayla comes across Emily standing alone in one of the tunnels, watching Naomi dancing in the mosh from afar. Ayla walks up next to her.
"I know you weren't on MDMA when you kissed Naomi," Ayla says as the two of them watch Naomi dance.
"I know you know" Emily sighs back, leaning against Ayla gently. Emily also knew Ayla was proud of her for standing up to Katie just before so Ayla didn't bother mentioning it. "What happened the other night with you and Freddie?" Emily asks, peeling her eyes away from Naomi and turning to face Ayla. Ayla's heart sinks to her stomach, not sure if she wants to acknowledge what happened or not.
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Fanfiction"he's playing hard to get." says effy "never seen him do shit like this with anyone else".
