harley wasn’t one to really be able to focus on his task at hand, so after working on his assignment which felt like it was taking him years , he decided he needed a well deserved break ( even though it wasn’t even close to being finished ) . he went on a walk through the quad just for some fresh air , admiring how the weather was changing and getting cooler , before he bumped into a shorter brunette in front of him , “ shit i’m so sorry ” he muttered before recognizing who it was, “ oh , hey smalls ! you following me ? ” he joked .
Oliver: "He's going to walk in here like any minute. What is he going to say when he sees us going through his shit?" Oliver said as he was rummaging through Daniel's bedside table. "Are we throwing away his pot too?" He asked Niki, grabbing a bag of weed from the drawer.
Niki: "He's going to say 'wow, thanks my best friends, for helping me get clean'," Niki mumbled as pulled open various drawers, searching for drugs. "And this isn't even the first time I've gone through his shit. I yelled at him for it before...." She paused for a moment, swallowing before shaking her head and looking at him. "Of course we're throwing away his pot? Why wouldn't we throw away his pot?"
Oliver: "You sure about that?" He asked and then thought of what Daniel would really do. Would he get mad? After everything that had happen in the past few weeks? He probably would be mad, but he'd be understanding. If he wasn't, he was truly a dick, after all. Oliver looked at Niki, and then back to the bag of weed he was holding in his hands, "Because it's pot. And like really good pot. Daniel gets some of the greatest pot around. I think I'll just take it for like a rainy day, y'know." He said, pocketing it.
Niki: "No, he's gonna be pissed, because I'm going through his shit. Again. So I'm gonna say this was your idea, and you're gonna go with it, because I am in a fragile mental state and you love me a lot," Niki said, making a face as she pulled another bag of weed out from a drawer and groaned. How much did this boy have? She whirled around when she heard Oliver talking about the drugs, dropping the bag she was holding and walking up to him so they were nearly nose to nose. Well, sort of. He was much taller than her. "You are gonna take that out of your pocket or I will rip it out of your pocket because I am so fucking /done/ with you two and your damn drugs. And I'm not the only one who'd kill you if they found out you were smoking weed. Mhm. I'd tell Troye."
Oliver: "Okay, okay. I will go with it if he gets angry. But, I have a feeling he won't. Not after all the shit that happened in the past few weeks." Oliver stated, hoping what he was saying would be true. But he would take the blame for Niki, any day, if things didn't go so well. The next thing he knew Niki was face to face with him. She was actually sort of scary when she was serious. "You are terrifying. Stop it." He said taking the bag out of his pocket and throwing it on the bed. "Come on, everyone smokes weed. I don't do it every day any more YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS."
Niki: "He'd better not," Niki said darkly. She was worried about Daniel; there was no way she could let go of him, but she wasn't sure if she could be around him if he continued using. At the very least, she wasn't going to live with him if he still had drugs at his place. She couldn't help but smile a little at his comment. "That's right. I'm fucking /terrifying/," she added menacingly, her shoulders relaxing as he threw the bag back on to the bed. She crossed her arms. "Look, I just...Don't do it, okay? Not right now."
Oliver: "Okay I won't do it. I promise." He said, grabbing the trash bag and throwing the weed he found and she had found into it. "There. It's in the trash where it belongs." They were making progress. So far there were no pills to be found in his room, or any other substance, but the weed. "Okay, I think we're good in here, unless there's a spot we don't know about."
Niki: "Good. And, uh, thanks. Did you check the bathroom? Because, I mean, if there was any place that there was gonna be pills, the bathroom might be one of them..." Niki asked over her shoulder as she headed into the bathroom, happy to change the subject. "I think we covered everything. He couldn't have been that fucking creative, right?"
Oliver: "Daniel would surprise you. Remember how he kept all of his shit in a captain crunch cereal box all through high school?" Oliver mentioned to Niki. Seems like they always have dealt with this as long as they had been friends with him. Oliver then thought about it, and ran to the kitchen to go find if he had any captain crunch. He did, but there was only just cereal in it. Good. Oliver then walked back to Daniel's bathroom, as he was eating some captain crunch. "No drugs in here." He said with his mouth full, holding the box.
Niki: "True. Dude, that was some crazy shit," Niki said, laughing and shaking her head. "I mean, I can't believe nobody ever found it. At least, not for a while." She recalled when she'd stopped doing drugs, mostly due to pressure from her parents and seeing what it had done to her friends. When she saw that Oliver was eating Captain Crunch, she walked over and took a handful for herself. "You know, if you really think about it, a lot of things could be addictive. Get what I'm saying? Like, take Captain Crunch. I could eat this shit for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I mean, it's nothing on the scale of drugs or anything, but do you think you can get withdrawls from food? Weird shit, dude, weird shit. Anyways, bathroom."
Oliver: "Okay so if Daniel gets mad, it'll be because we ate all of his cereal and like I will totally take the blame for this because this shit is my life." Oliver stated grabbing another handful and ate it. "Dude probably. I've had withdrawls from not having fucking poptarts. I literally need poptarts in my life like everyday." He set the box down on the bathroom counter and started to look at everything with Niki. There were no pills, but, after a few minutes Oliver remembered this is where Eric had found Daniel. "I think were good, Niki."
Daniel: After spending the day looking for some work, he decided to head on home, he had a few interviews scheduled for tomorrow which was awesome. Driving up to his place, he saw Oliver's car outside. Nice going, Oliver. Daniel headed on up to his place, and of course the door was unlocked. Daniel shook his head, knowing that his friend was up to something. "Ol, dude, you could of at least called, man." Daniel said as he walked into his home.
Niki: "Sounds good to me," Niki said, also taking another handful and shoveling it into her mouth. "Dude, poptarts are fucking delicious. Like the s'mores ones? Those are so good. I've eaten a lot of poptarts in my day, though, mostly because I'm pooooooor!" She pronounced the last word almost like she was singing it, taking another handful of Captain Crunch. She looked around for a moment, then nodded. Her head turned towards the sound of Daniel's voice as he walked into the apartment, smacking Oliver "lightly" on the back of the head. "Dumbass!" she yell-whispered back
Oliver: "I didn't think he'd be home so soon!" Oliver yell-whispered again to her, rubbing the back of his head, "Also thank you, I'm pretty sure I'm concussed now." Oliver then walked out of the bathroom looking totally not guilty, "Sup, man. Great bathroom. Have I ever told you how much I loved your bathroom?"
Niki: "DUMBASS!" she whisper-yelled again, shutting her eyes for a moment and taking a deep breath. "Come on, you and I both know you've gotten worse than that. And if I'd actually given you a concussion, it would've hurt more." She watched as he walked out, deciding to stay in the bathroom for a moment to see how Daniel would react to Oliver first, rolling her eyes at Oliver's comment and running a few fingers through her hair.
Daniel: Daniel just stood there, obviously not oblivious to Oliver's ways, "Dude, shut up." He said laughing. "You could of called and said you were coming over. I would of brought a pizza or something." He then opened up the bathroom and saw Niki, "Okay, what's going on?" He said, "And really, you're eating my cereal? You two owe me a box.".
Oliver: "Can't two friends eat Captain Crunch in there friend's bathroom? It's totally a normal thing to do." Oliver stated.
Niki: Niki walked out, looking guilty and not even trying to hide it, but doing her best to seem confident and giving Daniel a mischievous grin. " 'Course we're eating your cereal. It's Captain Crunch, Danny Boy," she said, laughing a little awkwardly and taking another handful of the cereal. "Yeah we're just like, really digging your bathroom. You know what's so weird about bathrooms? How different they all are. I mean, you've got little bathrooms that just have your basics; toilet, sink, shower. Easy peasy, right? And that's really all you need. But then you have these bathrooms that have tubs that are like pools and double sinks and huge mirrors? And they're painted all of these crazy colors? I don't understand, man. I really don't." If there was anything Niki was good at, it was changing the subject.
Oliver: One thing Oliver always wanted to know, is what went on in Niki's head. She was the queen at stories. He just looked at Daniel and nodded. Yup. She basically explained everything.
Daniel: Daniel just looked at his two friends. He had been friends with them for the longest time, and just knew they were up to something. "Guys, I'm not stupid. But whatever, I don't care. Honestly. That's why you two have a key." Daniel then went to his room to go get into comfortable clothes. "DID YOU GUYS GO THROUGH MY SHIT?" He yelled out to them, after noticing his drawers were open.
Oliver: "WE FORGOT TO CLOSE THE DRAWERS!" He yelled-whispered, "THAT IS YOUR FAULT."
Niki: "SHUT UP OLIVER!" she yell-whispered back, putting her face in her hands for a second when Daniel yelled, peeking through her fingers to see what he would do next. "Look," she said, moving her hands away and shoving them into her pockets. "You overdosed, okay? And that was terrifying. That was pretty much the worst experiences I have ever had to go through. Did you know that I didn't leave the hospital until you woke up? They let Logan, who didn't even know you until like, a few weeks ago, ask about you and stuff like that, and they didn't tell us shit. So yeah, I went through your shit, and we're throwing away your drugs, because you're gonna go clean, and there's no way I'm moving back in if there is still stuff here. So, there." She took a deep breath, crossing her arms. "Dumbass," she added, for effect.
Daniel: Daniel just stood there, and listened to her. Did they really think he had more of that shit he was doing? Well he probably did, but if so, he forgot where he had it. He was mad, because he never liked his stuff in his room being messed with, but he really couldn't get mad at her or him. They had done so much for him, and he had done nothing but fuck up in return. He walked over, and brought her into a hug. "I'm sorry, again, for that. I really am and I wish I could of stopped myself, and never let that happen. But I promise, I won't do it again. I promise." He then looked down at his bed, "Do you really have to throw away the weed too?" He said, noticing it in the trash bag. "If so, I have tons of it. Like more than what you found."
Niki: Niki stood there for a second, her fingers curled into fists as she looked at him, her shoulders tense. When he hugged her, however, she gave in, wrapping her arms around him and hugging him back, motioning for Oliver to join in. It had always been the three of them, and Niki always wanted it to be that way. "You better not," she said, her voice muffled by his shoulder. She pulled away, making a face. "Yes, we have to throw away the weed. Jesus Christ, clean means clean. Did you know Oliver tried to take some, too?" She groaned, shaking her head. "How do I deal with you two? Oh yeah? Where? 'Cause we checked everywhere."
Oliver: Oliver ran to join in on his two friends, hugging the both of them tight in the group hug. "It's good WEED. OF COURSE I TRIED TO TAKE IT." He said, defending himself. "Please tell me you didn't hide some in your guitar." He mentioned to Daniel, and then ran to go find it. He then found some hidden in it, "WHY WOULD YOU HIDE THIS HERE?" Oliver then prayed Daniel didn't have this hidden in here when Kylie would mess with his guitar. Nice parenting Daniel.
Niki: Niki couldn't help laughing. They were idiots, but they were her idiots. "THIS IS ABOUT TURNING THIS FRIENDSHIP INTO A DRUG FREE ZONE OLIVER GOD WHY," Niki said, laughing again. She watched as Oliver disappeared, looking at Daniel in surprise as she heard Oliver yelling. "What the fuck, dude? Where the hell else did you put it?" She went back into the kitchen, checking the fridge and the freezer, and the microwave, and finally the other cereals. "HE GRADUATED TO CHEERIOS."
Daniel: "ME AND KYLIE HATE CHEERIOS. NOBODY LIKES CHEERIOS, OKAY? IT WAS A GREAT FUCKING HIDING SPOT, SHUT UP NICOLE." Daniel yelled to them and headed for the living room. "The last of it is on my porch."
Niki: Niki whirled around at the use of her real name. "I WILL COME AFTER YOU DANIEL RUSSO, DON'T THINK I WON'T," she yelled back, grabbing the bag of weed from the Cheerios box and shaking her head. "The porch? Goddamn. What if a squirrel got to it? Or a rabbit? Shit, they probably had raves in your front yard off of this crap."
Daniel: "COME AT ME, NICOLE. DO IT. DO IT, I DARE YOU." Daniel, said seriously and then started laughing. "Those are probably some of the coolest squirrels ever, okay? And they fucking probably had the time of their life tripping on their nuts and shit."
Oliver: "Children calm down." Oliver said as he watched his two friends go at it.
Niki: "YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH SNAKE BOY AND HELP ME GET HIM," Niki said, making a face and running at Daniel, jumping on his back and hanging on for dear life in an attempt at getting him to the ground. "TAKE IT BACK, DUMBASS. AND THEY PROBABLY CAME DOWN AND WERE LIKE 'WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT' AND NEVER CAME HERE AGAIN. EVER. THEY HATE YOU, DANIEL."
Oliver: "This is NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD IDEA." Oliver then said, and jumped on them both. Causing them all to fall down. This is what the three of them needed. They needed to be stupid for once. They hadn't hung out with just the three of them in who knows how long. "I literally can't get up I think I broke my back." Oliver said, on top of them both.
Daniel: "Okay, the both of you need to GO HOME. I CAN'T BREATHE, YOU BITCHES." Daniel screamed, from the bottom of the both of them. "I HATE YOU BOTH."
Niki: "YOU'RE ON TOP OF ME, OLIVER," Niki said, her voice small from being squished between two fully grown boys, considering she was a lot smaller. "I AM THE ONE WHOSE BACK IS GETTING BROKEN. WORK OUT, YEESH." She turned as much as she could, patting Daniel's head. "LOVE YOU TOO. AND YOU CAN BREATHE. YOU'RE TALKING, AREN'T YOU?"
Oliver: "SHUT UP, NICOLE." Oliver yelled, laughing, realizing he was the one on top of them both. "WE'RE BONDING ISN'T THIS ADORABLE."
Niki: "THAT'S IT," Niki yelled back, trying to shove Oliver off of her as best she could considering the position that she was in. "GET OFF ME YOU FUCKING...YOU FUCKING GIRAFFE. BOTH OF YOU HAVE BROKEN MY FIRST AND ONLY RULE TONIGHT. THIS ISN'T BONDING, THIS IS HELL."
Daniel: Daniel got up once Niki was up, and he couldn't stop laughing. He then motioned to Oliver to bring her into a hug with him, causing her to be in a sandwich between the two of them. "We love you, Niki. We're honored to be in hell with you."
Niki: Niki initially tried to fight her way out of their embrace, but eventually she gave in, wrapping one arm around each of their waists. "You guys suck," she mumbled, her tone only slightly bitter. Slightly.
