I was far from drunk, now, I was practically passed out.

Anna was on the floor next to me with Jeasmina and Charmeine; we were doing the Cha-Cha Slide.

It kind of defeated the object, though: the fact that the song Jai Ho was playing . . .

I saw Nicholas in the distance across the room and waved frantically.

"HEY, BOYFRIEND!" I yelled at him.

He looked confused at first but then saw me and I saw him eyes widen. I saw a blonde chick and a hot dude run in behind him . . . Hunter and Quinn . . .

I giggled and waved again, most likely looking very crazed.

Hunter POV

Oh. My. God.

This was amusing but worrying at the same time.

Lucy and some girl were doing what looked like the Cha-Cha Slide, and they looked very, very drunk. Lucy was all randomly flinging her arms around and her friend was doing flips, like those a cheerleader may do. It was quite random because Jai Ho was playing. People were surrounding them, cheering them on and it kind of surprised me that Lucy and the girl were good dancers, despite being totally hammered.

That dream died when she started doing disco hands and then jazz hands.

Once again, I was worried and amused.

We all looked at each other, and Quinn was laughing his head off.

"Oh, jeez . . . " He muttered. I hit his shoulder and looked at Nicholas. He nodded at me and we walked over to Lucy with caution, as if she may burst out at any time.

"HeyHeyHey!" She yelled. "Oh my God," Quinn laughed.

"Shush!" I whisper-yelled at him. "Lucy . . . ?"

"Yeah?" She yelled.

Some dude came up to her yelling, "Hey, Lucy!" real loud.

"Hey, Dame!" she yelled back.

"Oh, God... Luce, um-"

"um, what?" She yelled, but then this 'Dame' person started to grind against Lucy and Nicholas . . . well, growled.

He was about to launch himself at this Dude when Quinn held him back.

"Whoa, dude, no . . . " he said to Nicholas.

Nicholas growled again and struggled against Quinn's grasp.

"GET OFF MY GIRLFRIEND," he yelled.

"Sheesh . . ." Dude went. "So mean. You wouldn't date someone like this, so mean, would you, Luce?"

"Naw, I never would!" Lucy yelled.

It went without saying that I was shocked. My mouth dropped open and so did Quinn's.

Nicholas had gotten out of Quinn's hands by now and was punching Dude.

"Nicholas!" I yelled.

"Damien!" Lucy yelled.

Oh, so Dude's name was Damien? Eh, I prefer Dude.

So, Dude was hitting out like a girl. His arms were flinging about like Lucy's when she was dancing.

Jeez, he really can't fight, I thought.

"Nicky! Get off Damien!"

The other girl Lucy was with was sissy-slapping Lucy.

"Anna!" Lucy yelled.

"GIRL FIGHT!" Quinn yelled, and I glared at him.

Lucy punched her.

Hard.

Anna fell over, clutching her nose.

I grabbed her arm and pulled her away from Anna.

"Lucy," I hissed. "Quinn, get Nicholas and go!" I saw some pissed off dude coming up to us, looking very angry.

I ran out before the bar manager could catch the fight. I pulled her to the car and shoved her in, Nicholas and Quinn behind me.

"My God," I muttered. "Lucy . . . "

"Wut?" she said.

"Just drive," I said to Quinn.

All the drive to the Drake's, Nicholas was yelling and scolding Lucy. I don't think that he got the fact that she couldn't understand a word he said to her. Well, not well, anyway.

The Drakes all freaked when we stepped in with a drunk Lucy in a mini dress.

You can see why.

"Lucy!" Solange yelled. "I can't believe that you would do that! You-"

"I'm just glad she's okay," Isabeau interrupted, coming forwards. She hugged Lucy and Lucy clung onto her, looking confused. I laughed and patted her on the back before talking.

"Lucy, are you okay?"

She giggled. "I'm a joy . . . "

"Oh, God," Logan said.

"Yeah . . ." Quinn said. "She was like that all the way home. And I mean all the way."

Lucy POV

I was sitting on the Drake's sofa.

...

I think.

Well, where ever I was, it was damn comfortable.

Nicky looked at me, I giggled.

"Lucy, let's go to your room," he suggested.

"No, thanks," I said, grinning.

"Go. To. Your. Room," he demanded

I glared playfully, trying not to laugh.

"Jeez, Dad. NO need to be a meanie! Sheesh!"

"Go."

"I'm going, Daddy."

I sighed and stomped up the stairs.

"Stupid Dad," I muttered.

Nicholas was on my heels the whole way there, his arms behind me, just in case I tripped over – which I did twice, thank you Nicholas' arms – and looking worried the whole way to my room.

"Oh, chilax," I said, laughing.

"Chillax? Oh, God."

When we got there, which seemed like forever to do that, he pushed me in.

"No need to be violent," I said, glaring.

"There was need. You took thirty minutes to get up the stairs and down a goddamn hallway!"

Ahhhh, so that's why it seemed like forever; it basically was.

"Oh," I said simply. He pushed me down on the bed and I laughed. "Wow, Nicky!"

"Get to sleep and we'll talk tomorrow," he said to me in a flat, cold voice.

"And what if I don't want to talk tomorrow? What if i want to talk today?" I challenged.

"Just shut up and get some sleep," he said in the same tone then walked out – or tried, at least. I shouted him back before he could.

"Nicholas!" I grabbed the coffee I hadn't realised he had brought up and drank it quickly, trying to wear away the alcohol, and failing of course. "Nicholas, wait! FOR god's sake!" I yelled.

Ow, I thought, headache.

"Lucky, go away!" Nicholas seethed. "Go to your room."

"Nicholas!" I said, quite shocked.

"What?"

I shook my head. What the hell was going on with him?

"Nicholas?"

"WHAT?"

"What the hell is up with you?"

"Just get in bed and sleep and hopefully you won't have a hangover."

"No! Nicholas!"

"I was just worried! For God's sake!"

"Don't 'For God's sake' me!" I yelled at him. My head was hurting so damn much!

"LUCKY!" he yelled back. "I'm just being protective!"

"I don't care what you were being! Try to tone it down a bit!"

"Me?" He yelled, incredulous. "Me tone it down?"

"Oh. My. God. Shut up!"

"You!"

"You!"

"You!"

"Oh My God, how childish can you be?" I turned away and ran back into my room, attempting to slam the door to make a statement, but Nicholas but his damn strong body in the way of the door and the frame.

"Get out! I'm in my room!"

"Lucky." He glared at me. "I. Was. Being. Protective."

"Why?"

"Because I love you!"
"OH, don't try that crap with me, Nicholas Drake!"

"Crap?" He looked shocked and I nodded. "Crap? You think me loving you is 'crap'?"

I nodded and went over to my dresser, taking the stuff out of the drawers.

"What are you doing?" he said, walking in fully and looking at me questionally angry.

"We're done," I said flatly.

"What?"

"I said we're done," I repeated.

"I heard what you said."

"Then why-"

"Sh."

I looked at him and rolled my eyes, pulling my suitcase zip open. I threw a bunch of my things in there and grabbed a few clothes that I had strewn around. I ran into the bathroom and grabbed my toothbrush and lemon shampoo then threw them in.

"Go, Nicholas. Get out."

I continued to pack away while he watched, not doing anything in silence. Shows that he loves me, doesn't it?

"Lucy . . . "

"What?" I said.

"Don't . . . Can we please just talk about it?"

"Don't go there, Nicholas. Just don't. Bye."

He opened his mouth to say something then closed it as if he'd rethought it.

I grabbed the last of my stuff and fitted it all in the bag then left the room with Nicholas on my heels.

"God . . . " I muttered. My head was still hurting and I was woozy.

I grabbed onto the banister to steady myself, took a deep breath then carried on walking, holding my head with the other hand.

"Lucy?" Hunter said from the bottom of the stairs.

"Mhm?" I mumbled. I looked up when I heard the footsteps of one of my best friends. She stopped in front of me.

"Whoa . . . What's going on? What up with the bag?"

"I... I'm leaving."

"What?"

"I'm sorry. I'm leaving. I just can't handle it here anymore. I've lived with it for sixteen goddamn years now, and I just can't do it." Tears were starting to fall, escape from my eyes and I wasn't sure whether or not it was the alcohol or the fact that I was leaving my 'family'. "I've never been able to do anything, never been allowed to be anything, be a normal girl. And the one time . . . The one time I actually get to be, he stops me, he takes me away from it and back to the coo-coo, crazy, freaky world of vampires and scary. And I just . . . I just can't do it." The tears were streaming by now, coming in little groups and wetting my cheeks thoroughly and falling onto my mini dress and soaking it.

"Lucy . . ." Hunter trailed off. "Lucy, don't do this. Please."

"I'm sorry," I said, still crying. I picked the hand up off the banister and wiped my eyes with the one sleeve. They were coming in little gasps, now. "I-I don't w-want to, but I d-do."

"That makes no sense," she said. I could see her eyes glazing over, but no tears escaping. "But it does. No. I can't cry. I never cry. Dammit! Hunter, stop!" I assumed she was saying the last part to herself.

"I really a-am sorry."

I hugged her and she hugged me back so hard that I almost lost my balance.

"Sorry," she said, letting go and stepping down a step.

"No, I am."

"Lucy?" a broken voice said from over Hunter's shoulder. I looked to see Solange and Isabeau behind her. Solange was crying, just like me. Isabeau was just standing there, starring blankly. Logan and Quinn and the others were standing behind them, all with the faces of Isabeau; cold, blank, hard.

"I'm sorry," I said to them all before running down the stairs past them. Helena and Liam were standing by the foyer, both looking serious. I mean, Liam usually was, but Helena didn't look as scary, just shocked.

"I'm sorry. Thank you; for everything."

Liam shook his head.

"No, Lucy. Don't be sorry. Just-"

"Bye," I said then ran off and into my car before looking back once and driving away from my brothers, sisters and family.

A/N: I know! Really OOC!

Major cheese!

But I have to learn My Name Is Tallulah for my Bugsy Malone audition!

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