PART 2:
They hollered and whooped as we walked into the cave opening. Mike had his hand on my shoulder guiding me, the small boy who I hadn't noticed until he climbed off one of the bikes looked up at me. I smiled at him, children are easier to be around than adults for me. So looking him in the eye and being around him in general isn't a problem for me. He smiled back "there's a drop coming up" David said nonchalantly.
The second I heard that I strained my eyes looking for it, I only assumed when the tallest of the boys disappeared into darkness that I had found it. A taller blonde took the small boy's hand and helped him jump down, I smiled a little more. As they were going down he asked him "go get the rock box brother?" The small boy nodded "yeah". Mike watched me as I came down as if I were going to break.
"You got it?" I nodded "yep" when I was down, my jaw went slack. I'm standing in a sunken hotel with graffiti everywhere. Murals, dangling objects, my eyes had so many places to look. "Not bad huh?" David had asked one of us, I wasn't paying much mind. "This place used to be the hottest resort back in its day, too bad they built it on a fault". Now I'm looking at David as he walks around, upon noticing how far he was I wanted to be close to him. He looked into my eyes and I felt that tug again. The look on his face said join me well I didn't wait. Slowly I made my way towards David and stood beside him.
"Back in 1906, when the big one hit San Francisco the ground opened up and this place took a header" he clapped his hands together. "Right into the crack" he walked us back over to Mike. And stopped close to him "so now it's ours" Mike raised a brow and looked at me. "So check it out Mikey" the other boys in the room laughed. I turned around and looked at the blonde who had helped the small boy. He had a joint in his mouth and he looked me in the eye when he lit it.
When we met eyes bam tug. My anxiety must still be bad, being around Mike is helping. And for some curious reason David's presence is calming, now the blonde gave me a look. As if he wasn't sure if what he was seeing was real. Well good thing I know I'm real, otherwise I might freak out myself. David without looking said "Marko, food" and one of the boys who had been standing in the back moved. Marko, as I now know him, left.
David started walking me and mike around "that's what I like about this place, you ask, and you get". The blonde walked by us and handed David the joint "thanks" he smirked "yep". Me and him once again made eye contact, I felt that tug. He looked me up and down, now feeling self conscious about myself I hugged my sweater closer to myself.
He smirked and walked around me and joined the taller brunette on the fountain. When I turned back to David he had held out the joint to me. "Appetizer?" I shook my head "you don't smoke?" I looked down. He handed it to Mike who happily took it, he chuckled. "She does sometimes but she prefers her special weed that she laces" David raised a brow "can you talk Y/N?".
I just know everyone is staring.. He heard me earlier.. "I.. Uh yeah" David smirked. "Why don't you talk more Doll?" Mike looked at me protectively, Star also seemed protective of me as she walked over and put herself between us. "She's shy is all David" I melted under the burning eyes of everyone here. Star whispered to me "do you want to come sit with me Y/N?" I nodded. Star whisked me away to a bed that sat in the middle of the room. I can see everyone and everything, but I don't have to be exactly close to them. David watched with what seemed to be discontent as I sat with her.
After a small stand off between the two, David turned back to Mike. "You'll like it here Michael". Star rubbed my back and I smiled at her, quietly I said "thank you for understanding, not many do". Her kind eyes danced with pure intentions "of course honey". Happily I smiled feeling accepted "tell me tho.. Is Michael gonna be difficult to pierce?". A small giggle left me "maybe, he's never been the one getting pierced". She smiled.
"You've been pierced I see" I nodded "is it just your nose?" I shook my head. "I have seven piercings" she raised her brows. "Seven?" I nodded. Her eyes filled with curiosity and I just knew she wanted to see. "I have both of my lobes, two on my right side cartilage" I moved my hair to show her. "Oh wow that looks cool as hell" my face heated up a bit. "Yeah.. My last two are my boobs". She paused, "Wait seriously?" I nodded "yeah.." She smirked "did it hurt?" I laughed "yeah like a lot, the second one hurt worse surprisingly".
The wheels in her brain were turning "I'm sorry you got both done?" Another laugh. "Yep, on my 17th birthday" she still looked as if she couldn't believe it. "Marko only had one of his nips pierced, and that was awful, how did you do both?" . Her eyes wandered "I don't know honestly" I was stopped by that familiar tug. This time it's stronger than before, then a flash of something hit me. For a split second I saw an image in my head of my sitting next to David. Star looked angry all of a sudden "can you give me a second honey?" I nodded. She got up and so did David. They both ran off to a separate area where we couldn't see or hear them.
Mike sat across the room looking at me, I smiled. He lazily smoked his joint "you sure you don't want any babe? I can get you some". My head turned to the blonde. He sat on a couch across the room, I shook my head. "What do you lace yours with?" He has the prettiest baby blues.. I noticed them as they just danced over me. "Herbs, and other things" he laughed "you put basil in your weed?". Mike laughed "no I prefer rosemary and apple peels, it doesn't affect the high and makes it taste better". He smirked "the names Paul, I think you and I are going to be great friends". My face held a soft smile "Y/N" he gently bit his bottom lip "oh and that's Dwayne". Paul gestured to the tall brunette that was on another couch in the corner of the room. Dwayne tilted his head up and smirked at me. That damn tug again.. It's got to be because I'm not next to Mike. My head almost hurt for a second, another image. This time it was me sitting next to Paul, "sorry about that we're back" I looked in the direction of David. Star rushed over to me and sat down beside me.
David talked with Mike for a while while I talked to Star. Those random images kept coming every now and then, every time Star glared. It was like she knew. A loud thud sound followed by "Feeding time! Come and get it boys". Marko was back and he had a huge box of stuff. "Alright!" Paul cheered as Marko handed a box to David, "over here bud". He threw one to Paul, "Chinese.. Good choice," David said. He handed the box to Mike "guest first" he looked down "no thanks" David raised a brow. "What, you don't like rice? Tell me Michael.. How can a thousand Chinese people be wrong?". The boys laughed and David let out a single chuckle.
My attention was grabbed by the white box in front of me, I looked up and Marko was smirking down at me with chopsticks in his mouth. "Oh.. Thank you" as I took the box from him I smiled. His eyes pocked with mine a little longer, oh and guess what, I felt the fucking tug. Star refused the box he offered her, I looked back to Mike. He had now taken the rice and was taking a bite. I didn't make a move to open my box. While it's sweet of Marko to think about me when getting food I don't want to eat in front of strangers.
"How are those maggots? " I froze, Mike tilted his head and whispered "what?" David spoke louder "maggots Michael you're eating maggots how do they taste?". Mike looked into the box and threw it down before spitting. Watching the box I saw some of it fall out.. It's just rice. The boys laughed and David looked over at me, from beside me Star said "leave him alone".
She then stood and wrapped herself in a shawl that she had seemingly pulled from nowhere. David stopped laughing and Michael watched the rice, I guess he saw it was just rice. "Sorry about that, no hard feelings?" His voice was unforgiving and unsympathetic. Mike looked at me and my drooped eyes. "No.." He wiped his lip for any stray spit, I sat my box down next to me. "Here, why don't you try some noodles?".
David offered his box to Mike, upon glancing at the box Mike closed his eyes in irritation "there worms". The boys laughed again, "what do you mean their worms?" David picked some up and ate them. "Don't eat-" David made a show of eating the noodles "their only noodles Michael". He took the box aggressively and picked up some noodles with the chopsticks. "That's enough" Star said loudly "ah chill out girl" Paul said to her.
Marko walked over to David and leaned in so he could whisper to him. After David whispered to him he nodded and set his box down. Marko grabbed a very cool looking bottle and gave it to David. It was earie, for once the cave that had been nothing but chaotic was silent. The three boys watched in anticipation, Star left my side to be next to Mike. My chest tightened as I'm now alone.
It's so quiet that when David popped the cork on the bottle I heard the squeak of it dragging against the glass. He smirked and slowly brought the bottle to his lips, he took a swig of it. After his lips left the bottle he snapped his head to the side and slowly opened his eyes. The crystal blue irises he had looked at me with earlier were gone. His eyes were clouded with darkness and behind them lingered a hint of mischief.
My stomach twisted, as he looked at Mike with predatory eyes. "Drink some of this Michael, Be one of us" that was it. My skin felt cold as ice and I started trembling. Suddenly I feel very unsafe, I'm physically alone right now and I have no familiar surroundings. Nothing to calm myself down with as Mike is too concerned with the bottle being held his way.
My lip gently trembled with the rest of my body. As Mike went to drink it Star whispered something to him, he scoffed. The boys had started chanting his name, and he took a sip of the wine. I cringed despite everyone else cheering, that brought me back. My body stopped shaking but I still felt unsafe, David looked at me over his shoulder "take a sip Y/N". Mike laughed "good luck with that one". If I were more comfortable with him I might have explained why I don't like wine. But the way he looked at me made it seem more obligatory than anything. Quietly I walked over and took the bottle from Mike. He looked confused, I gave the bottle a look before taking a small sip. "Good girl" David said to me, the boys cheered again.
Star and the small boy retreated to a different part of the cave. "Come here" before I had a chance to react David pulled me down onto his lap. A loud squeak of a yelp left my throat at the sudden loss of my feet on the ground. My left hand grabbed David's shoulder to catch myself, I slowly looked up at him. He smirked "hello there" my face heated and my heart sped up a little. Along with that tug, I felt safe in a weird way.
"Give us a ride Marko" David clapped, Marko smirked at me over David's shoulder, the tug in my chest felt so intense. God.. For the next hour there was a nonstop party. Star pierced Michael after she came back from putting the boy, Laddie, to bed. He picked out an earring and it was funny seeing how badass he felt. "Why didn't you tell me it was so great sis? Now I see why you got so many" I giggled with Star. We were going through some of her magazines while the boys made chaos. That's what we were doing when she leaned in and whispered "I think the boys like you" I furrowed my brow "what?" She nodded. "Marko keeps stealing glances, poor Paul looks like he's going to explode if you don't go talk to him, Dwayne hasn't given a girl this much attention in years, and David has been calling you Doll all night".
My eyes widened "aren't you and David.." She shook her head "he's just territorial" I nodded "aren't they all tho?". Me and her laughed, she looked back over at the boys "Christ, Paul looks like he's gonna cry". Following her eyes I saw that Paul was staring at me, nearly bouncing in his spot.
"Go talk to him" I looked back at Star "I can't do that.." She smiled "why?" I huffed "social anxiety.. Remember?".
Her smile never wavered "Paul isn't going to hurt you Y/N, just go on and say hi or something". With a small nudge from Star I finally walked over to Paul and stood next to him. His eyes looked over me ".. Hi" he looked back in my eyes "hey babe" my lip trembled a little. "I- um.." He raised a brow, I looked for anything to talk about.. Anything.
I felt that tug again, panicking. I said the first thing that came to mind. "The tape you're playing is sweet.." He got the biggest grin on his face. "So you're cute and you have a good taste in music, that must make me the luckiest guy here". I blushed at the complement "y-you look nice to" that smirk... the tug. All of it is so overwhelming "Come on Paul! Don't hog the best part of the party man" Marko said walking over. My heart might as well explode. So much attention, this damn dug.. Why is Star just wiggling her eyebrows!?.
"Don't be shy Babygirl" Marko grabbed a piece of my hair and twirled it between his fingers. The small act sent tingles through my body. "Come sit with us" I was wordless as Marko smoothly pulled me onto his lap next to Paul. Once down Paul carefully pulled my legs into his lap. Marko continued playing with my hair, it called me down considerably. The intensity of the tug calmed and I relaxed into Marko, he looked down at me smirking. "Your hair is so soft Y/N" Paul reached over and gently twirled my hair too "yeah it is". Marko smells good too.. He has a lingering scent of fabric and an earthy smell I can't quite pick up. He's so relaxing. I was able to have a conversation with Paul about music while Marko just listened to us.
Paul started smoking a blunt at some point and Marko had worked me out of my sweater. I will admit the cave is pretty cold, but with Markos arms wrapped around me it wasn't bothersome. "What about.. Iron maiden?" Paul asked "yep" he smirked. "We should take them to that old bridge" my eyes shifted to Dwayne. "What old bridge?" Mike asked, David smirked "yeah". When he got up from his chair he grabbed the bottle of wine. Then he walked over to me and handed me the bottle. "No thank you David I already had some" He raised a brow "a sip isn't some Doll". His voice made me shiver.
Paul and Marko chuckled "yeah babe just have some and then we can go see that bridge". Marko took the bottle and held it to my lips, "here Y/N", my brows furrowed at David. He watched me drink the bottle with such joy. It's as if he enjoyed watching me drink the bottle. As I drank it Paul patted my ankle "that's it Babe". The praise made my heart tingle.
Once he decided I drank enough Marko took the bottle from my lips and set it down. Now tasting the bitterness in my mouth I made a face. "Bleh.. It's so gross" Mike lost his damn mind and Paul joined him. "Yeah Doll?" I nodded "wine is nasty" he chuckled "well we won't make you drink it anymore". Paul patted my legs again "time to see that bridge now babe" I smiled. When we got out to the bikes Paul and Marko bickered with each other about who I should ride with. Dwayne took the chance to grab me up and I rode with him. And Mike rode with David for some reason.
A/N: Sorry this took me forever lol. Been bussy