Nathaniel walked into the banquet hall with Ryan, overwhelmed by the grand decor of the place. Showing his invitation to the doorman, the pair was guided to their designated seats. "You should probably sit," he smiled to his very pregnant wife as he gave her a small peck on the cheek. "I'll go grab us some drinks,". Strolling over to the punch table, he poured some questionable pink liquid in a glass and looked around for a familiar face.
Megan decided it would be better to be early than late, so she headed over to the banquet hall as soon as she was ready. Showing her invitation at the door, she headed inside and took her seat.
Violet strolled into the banquet alone, straightening her dress before handing her invite to the doorman. Tucking a piece of hair behind her ear, the redhead took a deep breath before entering. Waving to her pregnant friend, she made her way over to the punch table and greeted Nathan with a huge hug from behind. "Nathan!" She squealed, happy to see one of her best friends.
Olivia Dylan arrived to the unknown saloon. She had never been to that place before, but instantly enjoyed the decoration and atmosphere. She was nervous though, for everyone would be drinking and she wasn't sure she should. The blonde handed her invitation to the doorman at the front, while her eyes scanned the guests, looking for a specific face - which she didn't find. Inhaling deeply, she stepped towards the designated table for her.
Frankie dropped Jamison off at a friend's house then made his way to the banquet. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to make it since him and Jamison had been sick. Frankie showed the doorman his invitation then walked inside where he saw his friends. "Hey guys." Frankie waved.
Nathaniel spilt a bit of the punch in hand at the sudden hug from behind. He recognized the voice almost instantly. "Hey, Vi," he grinned widely, setting the glass down to turn around for a proper hug. "Great to see you! You look..," he pulled away to look at her dress. "You look amazing,".
Hunter: Hunter walked into the Luxe's ballroom, handing off his invitation to the doorman before surveying the room. Walking to his table, he pressed a light kiss to Ryan's cheek, talking with her for several minutes before heading over to the bar, ordering several fingers of Johnny Blue to nurse at one of the high seats.
Violet squeezed Nathan back, perhaps for a bit too long and a bit too hard, she was extremely happy to see him. "I've missed you...thanks though..you look handsome as always." Swallowing thickly, the redhead rubbed the back of her neck at the sigh of Hunter - taking a few deep breaths. "Babe..can we talk in a second..in fact, I'm going to ask you to make sure I don't do anything stupid.." Slowly, she walked towards Hunter, slipping into a seat next to him. "That's a lot of liquor.." she mumbled.
Megan didn't exactly feel up to the whole party scene lately, but she came anyways. She didn't have too much of a choice because Zooey would worry otherwise. Sighing, she put on her fake smile and looked around the room.
Frankie sat down as he looked around a bit. It was bad since he didn't have a date but didn't worry about it too much.
Becca walked into the hall on Ivan's arm after dropping off Knik at Ivan's father's house for the evening. They flashed their invitations to the doorman and he escorted the two to their assigned seats, coincidentally at Ryan & Nate's table. Becca exchanged a few words with Ryan before excusing herself to make her rounds. Ivan offered to stay with Ryan because they actually bonded within the last few years (also I don't want to keep writing him oh god), so Becs kissed him quickly on the cheek before getting up to talk to some of her old peers.
Hunter looked down to his glass and then back up to Violet. "Not really... I guess they might've been a bit generous, but it's not like I'm throwing it back or anything," he shrugged, taking a moment to consider the woman next to him in her dress. "Hi, Vi. You look good."
Violet sighed, asking the bartender for a glass of the most expensive wine - she was going to need it if her and Hunter were to talk - and for her not to lose it. "Thanks babe, you too...like always." Biting the inside of her lip like she always did when she was nervous, Violet blinked back tears. "Rosie's been asking about you...she wants you to sign her cast.." Violet silently prayed her voice wasn't giving away any emotion as she spoke.
Zooey bit her lip as she wandered in, looking around
Becca spotted Nathan alone by the punch table, she sauntered towards him, "Hey there, big shot movie critic."
Hunter "Thank you," Hunter murmured, sighing at her words and taking another sip. "As much as you keep trying to push me out of your lives, I'm not trying to disappear, Violet. I'll still sign her cast, i'll still take her out to the park and to the science museum and let her shock me."
Nathaniel "Hey there, movie star," Nathan shot back, not even hesitating because the voice was so familiar. "Good to see you," he smiled, pulling the petite blonde for a hug.
Zooey steps over to the food, just like always, piling desserts on her plate with a guilty smile
Becca "You mean, /your favourite/ movie star." she quipped, her mouth curving into a smile, before hugging Nathaniel back, "How've you been? You look great by the way."
Violet "At first you will...but...but soon you'll be preoccupied with your own family, Hunter. Not that I oppose that - it's what you've always wanted and I have to come to terms with the fact that I wasn't that for you...but...b-but soon the visits will shorten. You'll have other things to do...your /wife/ to take care of...maybe kids of your own...you'll slowly fade out of our lives and we'll just be six years of..of your past." Violet downed the rest of her drink and motioned for the bartender to pour some more. She wiped at her eyes, licking her lips as she turned to look at Hunter. "It's not the same anymore.." She whispered, her voice giving and audible break.
Nathaniel winked. "I always look great," Laughing a little, he took a sip of his punch and grimaced at the tanginess. "I've been pretty good. Tired, but glad to have a night out and seeing everyone again. Just getting ready for that baby any day now. Yourself? I see you decided to grace us with your presence tonight, Hollywood,".
Megan sighed a bit before heading over and grabbing a drink. She made her way back to her seat afterwards, not really drinking it but playing with the glass.
Hunter "You know that family isn't just the people who share my last name to be, Violet. Nathan and Connor have been my brothers longer than Frankie has been, Megan has been my sister. It's been years and they're still as much in my life as when I was a teenager, even though we're grown up now. Because I make time for my family. I'll make time for you and I'll make time for Rose," he said, fixing serious eyes on Violet. "It's only going to change as much as you make it, Vi."
Zooey sees Megan and creeps up behind her, giving her a quick hug. "Hey, sis."
Megan smiled and hugged Zooey back. "Hey. How are things going for you?"
Zooey blushes, "Um... I talked to Hunter..."
Becca rolled her eyes, "I'm glad to see you haven't completely changed, Nathaniel." She laughed before pouring herself some punch, "Good to know you're ready, ahah. Well, aside from you calling me 'Hollywood', I'm pretty good. Yeah, I mean, I thought about skipping and hanging out with Teddy, but Ivan thought that I had spent enough time with him and I should see some of my old-and current- friends."
Megan turned towards her more, leaning in. "And? How did it go?"
Violet "You don't understand. I love you and things will change. You c-can't...you can't fuck me when you're married to..to her . You can't take me out. You can't...you just cannot be around the way you were...and that's..that is really hard for me to deal with, Hunter. I f-feel so stupid for sharing my feelings with you and this would all be easier if I didn't fucking fall in love with you." She mumbled, attempting to swallow her fears but not being able to her - choking slightly on the air in the room. Palming at her face, Vi looked down into the red liquid before her, attempting to lose herself in the abyss of it.
Zooey shrugs, looking down, "I'm really sorry, Megs..." She says quietly, forlornly. "I think you're going to have to say a lot more of me around LA..." She looks at her with a small smile.
Nathaniel nodded as Becca spoke, chuckling to himself again at the mention of 'Hollywood'. But Teddy's name made his heart drop a little in his chest. "Yea.. Well, I went to see him earlier today and I'll probably go again tonight or tomorrow," Nate frowned, but tried to change the topic so as not to ruin the night. Turning to look at the people waltzing into the banquet hall, he gestured to the familiar faces. "Shit, remember that guy? Greasy hair and glasses all four years of Monarch. Ten years later and I still don't know his name," Nate laughed before taking another sip of punch, forgetting that it was really sour.
Megan felt her smile falter, her heart drop slightly as Zooey began to talk. But then she grinned and hugged her best friend tightly. "Yay! I'm so happy for you guys. I told you if you just talked to him it would all work out!"
Becca laughed, "I think it's Bill or Will or something, I don't know, he was in your year."
Becca "Yeah." She nodded before taking a sip of her punch, "It was great to see you, we should go out for coffee or something while we're both in London."
Nathaniel "Definitely. I'll be here a few days, it might be nice to hit up that Pizza Parlour too," he winked.
Becca: "You had me at pizza." She laughed and gave Nathan a hug and a quick kiss on the cheek, "I'll text you when I find out when I'm free."
Hunter "Violet..." Hunter murmured, running his free hand through his hair. "You weren't supposed to, we agreed when we first started this that we were looking for company, not a relationship... That's why it worked so well... No, it's not your bed I'm going to wake up in, but I can still take my best friend out for drinks. We can still go hang out. Of course it'll be different, but that doesn't mean it has to be bad," Hunter said. Watching her stare deeply into her glass, he gingerly plucked it out of her hands, pulling the smaller girl into a light hug.
Nathaniel grinned at the kiss. "Sounds good,".
Zooey smiled and hugged her back tightly, laughing softly, "It did... he told me... He told me he was going to propose a month after we broke up if we hadn't ended things... Did you know that?"
Megan sighed a bit. "I didn't find out until a few days ago. He was just as depressed as you were after the break up."
Ella looked around as she walked into the room. It was weird to see everyone after so many years. While she was looking around for a familiar face, she bumped into someone. Looking up, she said, "Sorry!" before realizing it was Nathan. "Oh, hi Nate," she said, smiling, "Uh... How are you?"
Violet went stiff in the hug, not going to hug back. "You have a responsibility..." she mumbled, starting to tear up. "What do I tell Rosie? What do i tell her?!" She said, her voice rising slightly as she got more and more frustrated. "And you!" She said, turning her attention to Zooey. "How dare you come back in here..SIX years later acting..acting like you can just take my FAMILY away from me." She could feel tears in her eyes and a few of her fellow classmates from years ago staring at her. to say Violet was wasted would be an understatement - she had drank before the banquet. "WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL MY FUCKING DAUGHTER? THAT HER FAVORITE PERSON IN THE WORLD CHOSE SOMEONE OVER HER MUM? HOW. DARE. YOU." Tears were falling in her eyes now as she confronted Zooey, not caring about the consequences anymore.
Nathaniel spilt his drink for the second time, sighing a bit at the mess he was making at the punch table. Turning around, he smiled "It's okay..". It took a few seconds before he realized who it was. "Ella?" he asked, the question silently answered when the blonde didn't turn to run the other way. "I'm great! How are you?"
Megan turned and moved in front of Zooey, blocking her from Violet. Once again, Violet was just blaming someone else when things didn't work out the way the redhead wanted, the same way Violet had blamed Megan when her and Nathan started going out years ago.
Zooey looked up, completely in shock at Violet yelling at her, standing her ground, keeping her chin up. "Violet, calm down. I can't dictate to Hunter who to care about anymore than you can or should. I'm sorry, but if Hunter gives you his word that he's not going to walk out on Rosie, then he's not going to walk out on Rosie, and after so long you should trust him enough to believe him. Not to mention that you never offered yourself as an option to love until a few days ago, it was never a choice that you gave him until you told him you'd fallen in love with him. You told me yourself you werefriends with benefits not lovers or dating. And he chose. So please do not take this out on me." She turns away, shaking her head disappointedly.
Ella watched as he spilt his drink, her eyes widening. "We should probably clean that or something..." She said, eyeing the mess, but letting out a small laugh. "Yeah, it's me. I'm pretty good, too. Busy, but good. What have you been up to?"
Nathaniel "What have I been up to?" Nathan repeated, rubbing the back of his neck in thought. "Gee, that's a loaded question. Well, I married Ryan," he gestured over to the brunette sitting at the table not too far away. "We have a daughter, Isabelle. She's two," Nathan couldn't help the smile that came so naturally every time he mentioned Isabelle. "And we have another one on the way! What have you been up to?".
Hunter sighed, taking a large sip of his drink before walking up behind Violet, hands coming to rest around her upper arms. "Vi, stop this, you've had more than just that glass of wine tonight. I know you're not happy, but you don't need to yell at Megan or Zooey. We both know you're better than that."
Nathaniel pet the unicorn that came prancing about.
Violet was seething, side stepping Megan with a light shove, Violet grabbed a hold of Zooey, sliping out of Hunter's hold.. "I'm not done talking to you!" She grumbled, spinning the girl so she was facing her. "Maybe you don't understand because you lost your child, but you have no fucking idea what it's like to be a single mom and then...and then to have someone walk into your life and take care of you the way Hunter did with me. Oh..I'm sorry, I forget that you have to say it's love for it to actually be there. Right, my bad. Let me re-write the fucking book on what love means. Just because I didn't say until a few days ago doesn't mean it wasn't there." She spat, pushing the girl backwards by her shoulders. "Yeah, I told you that because I didn't want anyone to know I was in love with him. Including you because I knew how desperate you were going to be to sink your claws back into him." Wiping tears off her face, Violet continued. "Fuck you Zooey. You selfish, whiny, slag! Always fucking complaining about your problems, or pretending to make everyone elses problems go away. News fucking flash, Zooey. Everyone is fucked up it's not just you."
Becca cautiously approaches the unicorn. She stopped taking drugs so shje's confused af why she's seeing it.
Violet kills the unicorn with her death glare.
Unicorn prances around the room and deflects the death glare with rainbows and sunshine.
Nathaniel runs his hand through the rainbow mane.
Ella "Oh, wow." she said as Nathan explained everything that had happened over the past few years. "Congrats! That's so awesome!" Ella loved kids and she'd always wanted kids of her own someday. "I've just been busy in the studio and stuff. I got a record deal a couple of months ago so I've been busy recording and all that." She shrugged and nodded.
Nathaniel tries to feed the unicorn a cupcake. "Come here, Unicornnnn,".
Unicorn poops sparkly butterflies in response to the cupcake.
Nathaniel is mesmerized by sparkly butterflies.
Hunter "Okay, that's enough, Violet," Hunter said firmly, lips pressed firmly together at the mention of his lost child, scooping the redhead's legs from underneath her and walking toward's the ballroom's exit.
Nathaniel "Thanks! You should meet her someday," he replied. His eyes widened at the mention of a record deal. "Wow, Ella, I always knew you were talented. That's really amazing. Congratulations! When do I get to hear your work?".
Unicorn eyes the Anti Unicorn with suspicion.
Violet let out a small scream at the unsuspecting pick up. "Put me down!" Violet mumbled, thrashing about in Hunter's grip. "NATHANNNN." She called out, kicking at Hunter. "PUT ME DOWN! PUT ME DOWNNN!"
Zooey 's gaze hardened, her spine stiffening. "Do not talk to me about my baby. Do not even start. You have /no/ idea what happens when you lose your child, when it literally comes out of you dead when it depended on /you/ for life. Your arrangement was sex. Not feelings. Not love. And yes you may love him, but he never knew he could reciprocate when the whole thing was set up so he wouldn't have to. And how would he know if it was there if you didn't tell him." Zooey fell backwards onto the floor, tripping on the hem of her long dress when she was pushed off balance. "Sink my claws back into him? Hate to break it to you, sweetheart, but he didn't tell you he loved you back did he? Not the way you wanted even before he talked to me. That's because he's always been in love with me, Vi. Didn't want anyone to know? You told anyone with ears that you were in love with him! That he was going to go back to me anyway and oh what was going to happen to you and your daughter? And I DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM BECAUSE YOU WERE MY FRIEND." Zooey rears back as if slapped. "I'm the slag? /I'm/ the slag? I'm the one complaining about my problems? You made a whole arrangement so you could fuck a guy without strings when you have a /daughter/ who looks up to you. You are the one running around sobbing to people how no one you love picks you. The way you talk, I'm starting to believe you need therapy more than anyone in here."
Anti Unicorn stares into the soul of the Unicorn.
Becca is instantly drawn to the anti-unicorn for obvious reasons.
Anti Unicorn fluffs mane and winks at Becca
Nathaniel hops on the Unicorn and holds up his punch. "WE RIDE!".
Ella nodded enthusiastically, "Yes!! I definitely want to! I'm sure she's adorable." She laughed and thanked him for the compliment before continuing, "I'm not sure... We haven't set an exact release date for the album or anything but you might hear a single on the radio at some point?"
Violet "FUCK YOU ZOOEY. YOU'RE THE BIGGEST FUCKING HYPOCRITE IN THIS ROOM. AT LEAST I CAN ADMIT IM A BITCH WHO FUCKS PEOPLE FOR ENJOYMENT BUT YOU. BUT YOU..YOU'RE A HYPOCRITICAL BITCH." She screamed, still kicking at hunter. "LET ME DOWN!"
Becca blushes and winks back.
Anti Unicorn bites the Unicorn's leg.
Megan nearly slapped Violet at her horrible words. Was that girl literally completely stupid? Didn't she see that her stuff with her child was her problem for letting a man into both of there lives when it wasn't permanent? How could she blame someone else for all of her own mistakes. Megan helped Zooey up before hugging her tightly. "
Unicorn rears on hind legs and neighs with enthusiasm. Then vomits happiness on the Anti Unicorn.
Anti Unicorn vomits death onto the Unicorn.
Hunter holds Violet tighter despite her thrashing. "No, Violet. You're drunk, you're making a scene and you're too smart for that."
Violet "Stop acting like you care. FUCK YOU HUNTER! PUT ME DOWN!" She said, sobbing. "Nathan.. please get him to put me down! Nathannn!"
Unicorn squees as the vomits mix together. And that is how the Universe was created.
Anti Unicorn crawls to Becca and licks her.
Nathaniel "Well, don't forget us when you've made it big!" Nate laughed. "I'll be sure to buy front row tickets to your first concert," Hearing his name being called, Nate looked around. In an instance he eyed a group of his old friends gathered together. "Sorry, Ella. Would you excuse me for a bit?" Hurrying over, he saw Violet being picked up by Hunter and Megan helping Zooey up. "W-whats going on?"
Anti Unicorn: #Teamcrazybitch
Becca pets the anti-unicorn, and feels it's powers manifesting inside of her.
Zooey sobs into Megan's shoulder because she really trusted Violet, really cared about the other girl, loved her as a friend even. She looks at her with dead eyes. "What have I said that was hypocritical? I never claimed to be celibate after Hunter. Hell, I fucked Connor the night I got here. You're the one pretending to be hurt when really, you had this coming. Expecting love out of a platonic relationship. You want to know why no one picks you, because you go batshit crazy when things don't go your way. And I'm sorry for you, I really am."
Violet "Nathan tell him to put me down, please! I want to get down!" She mumbled, crying harder before glaring at Zo. "Oh. you're so in love with Hunter that you fucked another guy? I never fucked anyone but Hunter. At least I can say I was committed to the love that I had!"
Hunter shoots Nate an SOS look from his spot holding Violet and shoots Zooey a WTF? look because Connor's his brother and like what.
Anti Unicorn grabs popcorn and scoots close to Unicorn hoping to maybe cuddle and watch the drama
Zooey glares right back, "He's so in love with me that he fucked you. Love? He was the only guy who would fuck you."
Connor Walks in late to the reunion and looks at everyone confused
Violet "And what does that say about your choice in men?" she shot back.
Megan sighed a bit before shaking her head. "Violet's being Violet and blaming Zooey because Hunter loves Zo and not her. And now Violet has to take care of her own problems without depending on him," she said angrily. "She wants everyone to feel sorry for her and her child but Violet's the one who causes all the drama. If she didn't want Rosie to lose Hunter as a father, she shouldn't have made Rosie depend on him as a father," Megan said, not caring any more about what she was saying and if it hurt anyone. She knew she was trouble herself anyways and would only cause her own friends and family issues.
Unicorn throws up some cotton candy and offers it to the Anti Unicorn.
Zooey raises her eyebrow, "What does that say about your choice in fathers for your child?"
Zooey cheers loudly for Megan
Violet: "Megan shut the fuck up before I take that wine glass-HOW DARE YOU INSULT CHARLIE AND HUNTER. THEY ARE BOTH THE BEST FUCKING DADS I COULD EVER ASK FOR BUT YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THAT NOW WOULD YOU?"
Zooey can't even be bothered to give a shit anymore
Connor turns and walks straight toward the bar he was told would be free tonight
Zooey laughs, "Best dads? One's in Europe and as you said, one chose me. How did that work?"
Hunter takes a deep breath in through his nose before letting out a bellow in his voice reserved for on the field. EVERYONE NEEDS TO SHUT UP. NOW.
Unicorn chugs some tequila for shits and giggles.
Zooey clamps her mouth shut, her brow furrowed
Becca snaps out of it and is all, fuck I am not drunk enough for this, and makes her way to the bar. and bumps into Connor, without knowing it was him, "shit, sorry... Oh, hey Connor."
Anti Unicorn poops out skittles and offers them to the Unicorn before scarfing down the cotton candy
Nathaniel sighed, overwhelmed by everything that was happening. The sudden shouting made everyone jump, and the whole room was silent. Resting a hand on his bestfriend's shoulder, Nate shook his head a little. "Hunt...Put her down,". Taking Violet's hand in his, he smiled meakly at the red head. "Go for a walk with me?" he asked, giving a quick look to Hunter to calm himself and settle whatever he needs to settle with the other two girls.
Connor looks up after taking a long, /long/ drink of tequila to see Becca. "Hey Becs"
Unicorn accepts the skittles and offers what's left of the tequila.
Violet nods and takes Nathan's hand, tears spilling over her face as she does so. Squeezing his hand, Violet followed him quietly, her eyes towards the ground.
Anti Unicorn: DONT INSULT ME MUTHA FUCKA ILL TAKE YOU DOWN
Hunter puts Violet down andgives Nate a look back because he was calm, and grabs a flute of champagne from one of the waiter's passing
Zooey breaks down in Megan's hold, murmuring to her that she needed to get out of there.
Unicorn #UnicornsAreBest #ComedicRelief
Anti Unicorn: #Unicornisright
Becca studies Connor for a second before ordering herself a drink, "How are you doing?"
Megan helped Zooey walk over to Hunter. "Do you want to go talk to Violet or help me calm down Zo?"
Anti Unicorn downs the vodka and shoots a flamethrower out of its mouth
Hunter walks over to the girls, holding his arms out for his girl and offering a smile to Megan. "Zooey?"
Connor lets out a small huff "I'm fine, but I think I'm part of whatever drama this it" he said pointing over his shoulder
Unicorn blows rainbow bubbles with its nose.
Anti Unicorn: yo ill fuck u up unicorn
Anti Unicorn tackles Unicorn and humps violently.
Connor "But how are you? Have you been here long?" he asked
Zooey walks over and buries herself in Hunter's arms, murmuring over and over, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it... I didn't mean it..."
Unicorn Stiles Stilinski = Awesometacular
Anti Unicorn sings WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS
Becca glanced at whatever the fuck is going on over there before taking a sip of her drink, "I'm alright, I wasn't even planning on going tonight..."
Hunter sighs, rubbing Zooey's back and nodding. "I know, Zooey. It's okay... you're okay...."
Nathaniel squeezed back, leading the girl out of the venue. Outside, he took a breath of the cool, fresh London air before sitting down on a bench in front of the hotel entrance. Sliding over, Nate gestured for Violet to sit. He stayed quiet for a few minutes, just giving her time to calm down and finish crying. "I don't have a handkerchief or anything, but I guess my suit can take the hit," he smiled, hoping to lighten the mood.
Unicorn is appalled by the inappropriateness of Anti Unicorn at the formal event and bitchslaps it.
Anti Unicorn cries tears of napalm.
Zooey shakes from the emotion, her eyes wet, "I trusted her... I trusted her so much and she kept all that inside about me... 'A selfish whiny slag'... I... I just..."
Connor "Oh" he said looking over at her for a quick second. "So why did you?" he asked
Anti Unicorn gives Connor cancer.
Becca smiled, though it seemed a little forced, "Teddy wouldn't let me skip it."
Unicorn farts fire extinguishers JUST IN CASE.
Connor "I haven't seen Teddy in a while" he admitted taking another drink
Unicorn takes away Connor's cancer.
Unicorn and give him the meaning of life and happiness.
Violet sat next to Nathan, leaning into him and collecting herself. Violet laughed once, a sad, small smile on her face. She shook her head and pulled a few tissues out of her bra, dabbing at her eyes and looking up at him softly. "When did i become such a basket case?"
Becca "He would've been here tonight, but he's on bed rest, hospital's orders." She said before downing her drink and flagging down the bartender for another
Anti Unicorn cuddles Megan and Cally
Anti Unicorn poops out skittles and offers them to bothAnti Unicorn whispers at Unicorn "avada kedavra"
Hunter hooks a chair with his foot, sitting down with Zooey in his lap. "Are you a selfish whiny slag? No, I didn't think so, so don't take it to heart. Violet's drunk and she's upset, it's not a good combo."
Unicorn replies, "You ain't gaht no wand, bitchhhhh," and snaps hooves in a Z formation.
Connor "ahh that explains it"
Zooey curls against him, her breathing evening out, "Drunk actions are sober thoughts... She brought up our baby... /Our/ baby, Hunt. Told me that I had no right to feel sorry about myself because of it... I thought I was going to slap her..."
Nathaniel grinned softly down at Violet. "Ah, you've just been dealt a hard hand, that's all,". Lightly bumping Violet's side, Nate leaned back in his seat and sighed. "So, what was that all about?"
Anti Unicorn pulls out wand and repeats.
Unicorn [spell fails due to happy magic and awesomeness]
Violet sighed and rubbed at her temples. "F-fucking...me telling Hunter I loved him..and..and him picking Zooey over me..I should never have slept with him..I should never of let him come near Rosie..I..I.." Violet could feel herself starting to cry again and she quietly leaned into Nathan's shoulder, not knowing what else to do or say.
Anti Unicorn: [THATS NOT FAIR]
Unicorn [all's fair in the magical kingdom of rainbow farts and skittle poop]
Becca nods, looking back at her half-full glass, downing it in attempt to forgeet about how awful she felt.
Hunter "Drunk actions are drunk actions. I... I know, Zooey." He paused and after a moment placed a kiss atop the crown of her head, letting his nose rest in her hair.
Hunter "Hey, Megs...?" Hunter called, holding out a hand to his sister. "I hate that it's happening because I care about you all, but thank you for standing up for her. You've always been the best."
Anti Unicorn causes self to explode and thus creates a black hole that slowly starts to consume earth
Megan smiled and nodded, hugging Hunter and Zooey. "It's okay. I would have done it for any of my friends, but especially you two. I'm glad that you two will be happy now."
Zooey looks at him, "She's right to be angry at me.... You're father of her child, her bedmate for six years... That's just as long as we had each other...." She smiled at Megan too, "You're the best, Megan, and I'm truly glad you're my sister." Taking a deep breath, she looked at Hunter, stroking his cheek. "If you have any misgivings, you know... If that little girl really needs her father... It would be enough reason. I had no right to come in here after s-six years..."
Nathaniel wrapped an arm around Violet, trying not to act too surprised at her confession that she was in love in his bestfriend. "You don't mean that," he started, rubbing her arm to comfort her. "Hunt loves Rosie. And Rosie loves Hunt. You guys are great friends and if there's one thing to know about Hunter is he's a family kind of guy. He'd never /leave/ and ditch you both completely. You can't be mad at him just because he doesn't reciprocate the same feelings. It's hard, I know, but you don't want to cut him out of your life do you? Rosie would be sad, don't you think?" Nathan was delicate with his words, hoping Violet would not get mad at him too for being honest.
Connor "I think I need to go get some air" he told Becca leaving his glass at the bar
Violet sniffled and bit down on her cheek, shaking her head. "I..fuck..that's what I tried to do with you freshman year...I...I tried to cut you out of my life since I was so in love with you..and it didn't work and look at us now..maybe..maybe we will work something out...I..I just..it's going to hurt every time I see him. For a long while.." Violet swallowed and carefully wrapped her arm around Nathan, trying to shield herself from the chilly night wind outside.
Unicorn inflates self big enough to plug the black hole.
Nathaniel swallowed hard, trying his best not to comment too much on what Violet was saying about him. "Yea.." he said quietly, "I know. I'm not going to lie and say it won't, but you're tough. You've always been tough, Violet. You and Hunt will be fine,". Bringing his hand up to brush a lock of her red hair behind her ear, Nathan smiled again. "But just because you're heartbroken right now doesn't mean you get to be stubborn and hate Hunt and Zo. Go fix things. It'll feel better when you do,".
Violet Violet swallowed and whispered to Nathan, keeping her voice low. "Funny how it all comes back when you're trying to forget it...here comes the hurricane.." hugging him tightly, she kissed his cheek lightly. "I should just go home...before the storm gets worse..I'll do my best to make up with people tomorrow..think you could walk me to my cab or flat? I..I still have a fear of walking alone.." She admitted sheepishly.
Nathaniel closed his eyes for a few seconds as he felt the lips press to his cheek. "Guess I can't convince you to stay, huh?" Running a hand through his hair to ruffle it, a habit he always had since his teenaged years, Nathan nodded in agreement and stood up to offer his arm. "What kind of guy would I be letting a lady walk alone at night?".
Unicorn has defeated the Anti Unicorn and will now live happily nomming on its own candy farts.
Violet "You can always convince me to stay.." She mumbled, hooking her arm through his, taking off her heels and holding them in her free hand. "Some things never change...who would of thought...ten years later and Nathan Phelps still keeps his promises." She said cheekily.
Unicorn frolicks merrily because of the mysterious haze it is shrouded in.
Skye: Skye kinda lingered in corner.
Nathaniel shrugged. "I think I surprise a lot of people. Probably because they just don't expect too much from me. It's a common occurrence. But I'm a man of my word, I guess,".
Violet stopped in her tracks, turning to Nathan. "I'm sorry...ten years ago..when I laughed at you...and poked fun at you for actually wanting to study...I was such a bitch. I expect a lot from you, Nathaniel." Quietly, she squeezed his hand. "Don't say that about yourself. You're a great man...Ryan is /so/ lucky."
Nathaniel looked down at Violet with a raised brow and laughed. "You don't have to be so serious...that was ten years ago. I /was/ a lazy punk teenager; it's only natural for people to think that. I'd like to think I grew out of it, though,". Grinning now, he kept walking with her. "But thanks. Really. That means a lot,".
Hunter "I didn't have a commitment to her, Zooey... I won't abandon her or Rosie, I'm not that type of guy, but I... I want you too. I need you. Clearly being apart from you doesn't work for me and yeah, I'm a little scared, but I don't have any misgivings about it. About us."
Zooey smiles weakly at him, "Then I don't either... We never seem to be able to get together without quite a bit of drama, sweetheart..."
Violet bit on her lip and grinned. "You were a cheeky little punk, weren't you?" Falling quiet for a moment, they walked back to her apartment more. "You should teach Charlie a thing or two about sticking around.." She huffed. She was hard on Charlie, but he needed to be more constant in Rosie's life. "Thanks for everything tonight Nathan...I.."
Hunter smiles a bit, kissing her forehead. "That's not true. The very first time around, the cruise was pretty painless."
Zooey smirks, "I do believe a boy I was dancing with would beg to differ." She teased.
Hunter "Painless for us. Rico suave can still go jump ship," he grinned.
Zooey laughs softly into his shoulder, shaking her head, "I think he did. I may have just broken his heart with how fast I went to you"
Nathaniel "Ahh I can't force him to do anything he doesn't want. As much as he should be more present," Nate said sheepishly, not really thinking he was one to comment on such things. "Hm? You what?"
Hunter "Zooey Duncan, breaking hearts since 2013... but hopefully you're gonna put mine back together again? Cause love kinda hurts right now," he said with a sheepish chuckle, squeezing her gently.
Violet "It's silly..really, but you know when we first went on that coffee date...to the french Cafe...I could've sworn you were the one.." She shrugged, as if it to push the thought away. "like I said, silly thought."
Zooey kisses his cheek lovingly, laying her head on his shoulder, "I'll be here to help fill in the places I've cracked... and I will never leave again." She promises.
Nathaniel chuckled to himself. "I was really crazy about you too, Vi. Young love, right?"
Violet stopped. "You..you never told me you l-loved me.." She mumbled, brow furrowing.
Hunter "Promise?" Hunter asked softly, brushing his thumb across her cheek.
Zooey brushes her nose against his, "Promise. I know I belong at your side. Nowhere else but right there every day of my life."
Ivan: walks over to Becca, pulling up a chair and setting down his drink next to her. "So was this all really worth staying?"
Becca smiled up at Ivan, "Well, you missed the chick fight."
Ivan: choked on his drink a little, "What? You need to fill me in."
Hunter "Then I guess that's settled then," Hunter murmured with a small smile, making a bit of light of the entire night.
Becca looked at Ivan seriously for a moment, "Seriously? You actually missed it. Well, Violet got drunk, she and Hunter got into a fight, and the she screamed at Zo, Megan and then... idk, something about Zooey losing the baby... Ugh, it was bad, Ivan, really."
Ivan: put his drink down and huffed, letting his shoulder slump down. "This school was too much for me years ago and it's just as bad now. Why did we even come to this?"
Zooey chuckles, "Seal it with a kiss, then?"
Becca: "Because Teddy made us?"
Ivan: "Yeah, he basically runs this relationship for us."
Hunter "Sounds familiar..." Hunter chuckled, leaning in and pressing a light kiss to her lips.
Ivan: quoting teddy 'you two aren't ever allowed to make a decision without me again!'
Zooey "You know me, loving how history repeats itself." She smiles, kissing him back softly, frustrated by its lightness. "Aw, pooh, it's like you haven't even missed me at all." Zooey laughed against his lips.
Becca laughed to herself, "That was ten years ago, I can't believe he still doesn't let us make our own decisions."
Ivan: "I'm okay with it, it makes things easier for me." Ivan moved his hand to his wife's knee feeling the buzz of the alcohol. "do you want to stay here and mingle some more? Or head out? It's kind of dying down."
Hunter "I did miss you, trust me on that. It's... we've both gone through things... through people. I'm been using physical contact as a substitute for emotional contact and just... give me a little bit of time to work back up to being a marshmallow, okay? I know it won't take long because it's natural with you, but I'm used to forcing myself not to feel anything so it's going to take getting used to all of this again..." he said, chewing lightly at the inside of his cheek as he finished.
Becca: "We should probably leave, I mean, I have to get up early for those stupid horseback riding lessons." She nodded and got up, but she had trouble on her feet, losing ballance she she fell over, but caught herself on the back of Ivan's chair, "But first, I think I should get some water."
Ivan: jumped up and grabbed Becca by the waist, "I'll grab you some to drink, just sit down first. Don't need you to hurt yourself before those lessons."
Zooey pokes his cheek lightly, seeing his tell in the slight hollow of his cheek, "You're right, and I won't push you til you're ready..... God, that's backwards isn't it? 11 years since you were telling me the same thing, wasn't it?" She laughs throatily.
Hunter "Yeah, just a little bit," Hunter said with a bit of a smile. "I just want it to mean something again, is all. I used to kiss you whenever, but it meant I love you. Being intimate wasn't just sex, there was meaning behind it... and I'm out of practice with that. So I want to remember, because you're not ever going to be just a fuck to me."
Zooey takes his hand, playing with the callused hand between her smaller, smoother ones. "At least I know you still love me, Hunter... I will wait as long as I need to. It's my consequence for walking away and staying away for six years, and I'll take it, because at least I'll always have you." She kisses his forehead.
Becca giggled, "Okay, okay." She sat back in her seat, "You're too good to me."
