༺𝓓𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸𝓰𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻༻
This is another idea that came to my mind after a month-long challenge. At first, I saw it as a story that starts with two people, and more and more people invite themselves. But when I started writing, everything turned out to be completely different. And in the process, it turned into an anniversary story.
Happy anniversary! It's hard to believe, but it's been a year since Ally's route was released in English.
Liam / Harrison / William / Elbert / Alfons / Ellis / Jude / Roger / Victor / Irina Around 2100 words. Cute, funny, silly... as usual. Ally is my dear beloved, in case someone still doesn't know.
I need to clarify one thing. Ally's route was released on the 25th, but in my time zone it was already the 26th, so this date appears in this story.
Oh, and I used the poll results. Thank you to everyone who participated. The results surprised me, but it was easy to write into the story.
We had just returned from a mission, and I was about to say good night to everyone, but a sudden thought struck me.
What date is it today?
The 26th… It's almost the 27th.
OMG! I almost forgot. Today is our anniversary.
You forgot? You don't love me at all…
His words hurt me a little, but I knew he was just exaggerating again, so I didn't react in any way.
What kind of anniversary?
Since Ally and I have been dating…
I can't believe you've lasted this long…
You were surprised to learn about my anniversary in the Crown… And now this. Do you really have so little faith in me?
…
Will you not comment on this? Are you sick?
I approached Jude, quite worried about him.
Stop… Don't come near me, you crazy bird.
Hey, I just wanted to check the temperature.
I can do it for you.
Thank you, Ellis.
Jude brushed off Ellis's hand.
I'm fine. I just…
Jude frowned.
Awwwww…
That's not it.
You're so sweet!
I said that's not it!!!!
You are happy for us!
Stop smiling...
Isn't he cute?
She's even crazier than usual…
Everyone laughed… except Alfons. He just exhaled disapprovingly. I looked at the clock.
Okay… there's not much time left… but...
The door swung open.
Lucky for you… I've already taken care of everything.
Victor!
Have you been standing outside the door and waiting for the right moment to enter?
Doesn't he always do that?
Liam, maybe Victor works in the theater?
I… never thought about it… Maybe…
His actions clearly suggested some kind of job in the entertainment industry.
Aren't you being too harsh?
What? He's weird.
I've always wondered why the Queen took him in.
Maybe they're having an affair?
Oh, come on… She couldn't possibly have such bad taste.
That was definitely harsh, Harry.
William laughed.
I just shook my head at the guys' speculations and warmly thanked Victor.
You are my savior!
Well… it was me… who sent you on a mission, so of course you couldn't find the time.…
You're so sweet!
I can't believe it.
What's the matter, honey?
It's our anniversary, and what are you doing? Lovingly looking at one guy, flirting with another…
Why did I even bother to ask?…
Another exaggerated exhale.
So… we're having a party, right?
Yes, yes!
Everyone go to the dining room. Come… Come… All of you. Jude, you too.
Jude grumbled something, but Ellis's pleading look made him do as he was told.
Dining room
When we entered the dining room, I was shocked by how lavishly the table was set.
Wow… did you do all that?
Oh, no.… Unfortunately, I didn't have much free time. But… I made scones…
Awesome!
Great!
Ellis and I said it at the same time. Victor smiled happily.
Everyone took their seats and started eating.
The toast…
The glasses are empty, Victor.
True… Ellis, could you help, please…
Yes.
In the blink of an eye, all the glasses were full. Not mine, though. I was still considering options. Either option didn't seem to be fitting.
What about…
You know perfectly well that I don't really tolerate alcohol…
A playful sparkle flashed in William's eyes.
How about some wine?
Yes, please.
Irina! You just said…
It's wine. Everything is going to be fine.
Ally shook his head disapprovingly, but said nothing.
William poured the wine himself and handed it to me. I would never tire of admiring the rich garnet hue of William's favorite wine. It looked like a real treasure in itself. I swirled the liquid in the glass a couple of times and took a sip. Delicious.
Is everyone ready?
A unanimous "hmmm" in confirmation.
Why do we need them at all? Today is our anniversary.
Everyone knows that it is necessary to share happiness.
Why?
I don't know… I don't care. It's just an excuse to spend time together.
So, the toast is…
Happy anniversary!
I'm so happy for you two.
Be strong!
Who?
Isn't it obvious?
Everyone looked at me.
Oh, come on! I am a treasure.
There was no response.
I thought you all liked me!
We do.
But we also know you.
Probably too well.
I pouted.
Who wants to see my new trick?
While everyone's attention was focused on Victor's unexpected trick, Ally took my hand.
I think it's good.
Why?
No one will try to steal you.
I smiled.
As if anyone had the slightest chance.
Ally breathed a sigh of relief, as if he hadn't been completely sure until that moment.
Some time later…
When I looked around blearily, I immediately noticed a very strange expression on Ellis' face.
Oh no! Not again…
Joooo, how fud you le tha happn?*
I probably need to decode some lines: Jude, how could you let that happen?
What?
Ellis… The dran 'im.*
They drank him.
And?
Riiiiiiiight… Victor?
Don't bully your youngest!
I glared at Victor. His tone was too soft, completely not suitable for the occasion. I turned to Alfons and pointed a suspiciously swaying but still accusing finger at him.
Bad, bad boy!
After looking at my index finger for a bit, a smile slowly spread across his face. Like a Cheshire cat, no less.
Reeeeeeally?
Oh, no, I have a bad feeling about this. My mind, clouded by alcohol, came to its senses a bit, although it could not fully return to normal.
Will you… punish me?
Oh, what a purr of his…
I coughed and turned away.
They're flirting!
Not in front of us…
Oh, Irina blushed.
I wanna see…
Stop it! I'm not blushing.
They giggled, obviously not believing me one bit. To change the subject, I looked around.
Elbert… you're just drinking. You need to eat.
I'm fine.
I'll feed you.
I'm not a child.
You need to eat…
You're not going to feed him.
But…
No!
I pouted and stared at my plate.
(sound of crickets)
I didn't know Al could look so scary…
I don't remember him being so peremptory…
Yes, it's like a completely different person.
I often say no. There is nothing new about it.
Not quite… you usually vaguely avoided the question or changed the subject.
Or you are just running away.
Love is so beautiful...
Why love?
Love changed him. There is no doubt about it.
You're all so weird.
Now you finally understand me!
A little more later… already in the parlor
An idea came to mind and I smiled excitedly.
Oh, it's starting…
I wanna hug.
Harry asked William in surprise,
How did you guess?
What do you think?
Harry turned to me.
I looked around at the boys. Lim-Lim and Ellis's eyes lit up when I looked at them. It was as if the words “of course” were on the tip of their tongue. But… today I had another idea.
William!
He smiled even wider than usual. Dangerous sparks of boyish playfulness appeared in his eyes.
It's been too long since I've hugged him…
Oh, I was hoping it would be me...
Victor looked sad.
I don't mind hugging you both.
I got up and took a step towards Willy.
No, you won't do that.
Ally wrapped his arms around my waist.
I stretched out my arms with all my might, clenching and unclenching my fingers, as if trying to reach the guys from afar. Everyone started laughing.
Why is it still funny?
Heck if I knew. But it is…
Why you not let me go?
Why? Why don't I let you hug other guys in front of me?
So… I can hug fem wha yu na lookin?*
So… can I hug them while you're not looking?
Ally looked genuinely offended.
Oh, come on… Don't look like that. I would never…
I wrapped my arms around his neck and pecked him somewhere around the lips.
What am I going to do with you?..
I barely touched his neck with my teeth.
Now you want to bite me?
Because I love you.
And I nuzzled the place where I had just “bitten" him.
He chuckled.
Such an affectionate kitten.
Meow…
And I snorted at how silly it sounded.
Could you do it somewhere where we couldn't see it?
Of course, Harry…
I like it when they do it…
They look happy.
But Jude looks more annoyed than usual.
Really?
Ellis turned to Jude.
Why Jude?
They give me the creeps.
You're so funny, Jude…
And I snorted… didn't quite understand why.
Come on… you'll have a headache in about an hour… before that, you need to fall asleep.
No… It's Willy's wine. I won't have a headache.
You said the same thing last time…
Ally picked me up in his arms.
I… can walk on my own.
Not now…
I can.
Okay, you can, but you're going to hug me so that none of us can walk.
I want to hug you.
You can do this while sleeping…
I smiled happily and nuzzled his neck again, continuing to move my nose from side to side.
Oh, no… It is spinning. Why is everything spinning? Make it stop…
The guys chuckled. I closed my eyes, but even with my eyes closed, everything kept spinning for some reason.
Alfons frowned at William.
You got my kitten drunk again.
I like to see her being free in her desires.
And you like to see her embarrassed tomorrow when she notices your smile.
William smiled in agreement.
You’re terrible…
Ally carried me out of the room. There were only a few screams coming from the hall…
I love you, I love you so much…
William chuckled again.
I wonder how many more times we'll see it.…
Are you tired of this?
Not at all. It's still funny, no matter how many times I see it.…
They're so weird.
You sound…
Liam thought for a moment, searching for the most appropriate word, and Harry finished for him.
Jealous…
No. I…
That's a lie.
I didn't say anything.
It would still be a lie.
Everyone laughed. Roger frowned.
Why does she always want to hug…
Maybe Alfons doesn't hug her often?
No… that's not it.
I like her hugs.… She's really good at it.
Everyone nodded. Except Jude.
Oh, right… She still wasn't hugging Jude. Maybe next time.
I will politely decline.
Suddenly the Queen's English?
She obviously can't hear me when I'm talking normally.
She's right… you're funny…
Everyone laughed.
I wonder…
What is it, Liam?
What happens if she drinks juice instead of wine?
Would she pretend to be drunk? Would he pretend to believe her?
They're so chaotic. It's hard to predict.
Let's check it out next time.
But what kind of juice is looks like wine?
Grape juice, of course.
White?
No, I don't look good with white wine.
What? Is that why you drink red?
Obviously.
Victor shook his head.
White? Is there a white wine?
Of course, Elbert. The color of the wine depends on the grape. Grapes can be black, red and white.…
Is there a black wine?
Elbert's eyes suddenly lit up with interest.
Not exactly black… but… dark red.
I want. I want them all.…
Sorry, I currently don’t have anything beside this…
William pointed to the nearly empty bottle on the table.
I'll get it.
Do you have?
In the kitchen. I was planning to cook after the party, so I brought it early.…
Do you add alcohol to your dishes?
Of course.
(sound of crickets)
This is the first time I've heard of it.
Well… I'm not the one who came up with this recipe.…
Maybe that's why Irina is so weird…
I think she's normal.
Your definition of the norm is rather understated. You probably think that walking offense to public morals is also normal.
Al? Yes, he's nice…
As I said…
Who's normal here?
Everyone looked at Harrison.
What?
Actually… she does eats too much of your sweets…
Not that much…
Don’t look so dejected.
Did they just imply that I didn't belong here?
Calm down, Harry!
I need to know.
I think they meant that you're the best of us.
You really are.
Why does that sound so creepy?..
Jude stopped this conversation.
Are you saying that she's always drunk?
Not drunk… but…
Come on… there's no alcohol in the prepared meals.
Why?
Is someone stealing it?
Do you drink while cooking?
Oh, Liam…
William and Jude looked at each other and laughed.
***
The next time they had a drink together, the boys gave Irina juice. But… everything followed the same pattern.
After Alfons carried Irina out of the room, the boys began to discuss how this could be. Was she faking it? Or maybe she got drunk on regular juice. After all, she has a poor alcohol tolerance…. Is this even possible?
Only William smiled, sipping his wine. He was the only one who noticed it.…
When Irina took a sip and realized it was just juice… she looked at Alfons. And… he poured some of his liquid into her juice.
They really enjoy this game…
He muttered to himself.
A little bit from me
I am very pleased with this story. I was afraid that my well of jokes had dried. But this story proved me wrong. There's still something left.
I'm not really happy with Jude in the beginning of the story. He sounds more like Azel. But I like it anyway, and it's not that far from Jude's behavior.
A friend of mine said that I tease Ally too much. And she feels sorry for him. But… obviously, he likes it too. The proof is not only the end of the story. I see it as relationship, where both let each other do whatever they want. No restrictions. Just like he teases me to spice up a relationship that he thinks are starting to get boring. I'm doing the same thing… to make it interesting and funny. And he likes it too. He likes our little games. He can play along at any time. And that's exactly what he does. After all, he's a pleaser. And he still is. Yes, he does it for himself, but the essence of his intentions remains the same… You know, it's hard to change habits.
I like the idea of understanding each other without words. It shows how close people are to each other, how in tune they are. Most of the time we need to explain everything. Our thoughts, intentions, plans… feelings. I feel like a grain mill. It's quite annoying and exhausting… because it seems obvious if people pay at least a little attention to each other. And in my relationship with Ally, it's really obvious. He pays me very close attention, and I know when to stop teasing him and tell the blatant truth.
I've used quite common situations in this story. But I want to tell you about one very short episode that I'm very glad I added. I had a colleague some time ago. He's very thin and gets drunk very quickly. So, the wife of one another colleague of mine was constantly feeding him at our parties. You know… like a child. He was our common child. And it has become one of the traditions. I find it cute and funny, so I decided to keep it forever. Well… as long as tumblr exists. I would definitely feed Elbert… if Ally hadn't stopped me. Next time. After all, he's my child. I mean Ally's. Whatever.
Most guys don't mind the PDA, and in the case of some (Vivi, Willy) they even encourage us to do it in front of them. Perverts. Lovingly. But! Harry has a very traditional upbringing and he always reminds us… take a room. I think it's adorable.
And one more thing. Why do the boys find my actions funny? Have you ever been to a party where everyone is drinking except you? Not drunk people who fall asleep or start arguing and fighting. No. I mean, who say weird things, do stupid things, laugh at wrong moments... When you look at it soberly, it looks so stupid. And most guys tolerate alcohol very well. So they were pretty sober, and in their eyes I looked extremely stupid.
And… they bully me. I'm sulking. But at least they bully everyone, not just me.
And I can't wait for Victor's route to be released so everyone will finally understand some of my jokes… But I still can't help but use them. Good jokes.
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🔝 𝕊𝕋𝔸ℝ𝕋 ℙ𝔸𝔾𝔼 🔝
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