mindcracklove | Intoxicated (Veylian One-Shot)

Ah, sometimes I think I write too much. :/ Was originally a short little drabble, and it somehow turned into some 2,000-odd words fic, so it may be a little wordy for some. Maybe a "certain someone" being drunk will make up for it... :P

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Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea, Vechs thought to himself. He and Aurey were invited, along with the rest of the Mindcrackers, to a party. It started out as a sober event until Guude brought out the drinks, inviting anyone who wanted to play a game of “Truth of Drink” to join him. Aurey dragged Vechs into the game, as she thought it would be a fun experience. However, within forty-five minutes of playing, Aurey, among others, had become drunk, so the game faded out and people began forming small groups and talking, but for the moment they had all condensed into one large group.

He watched as his intoxicated girlfriend hopped around to the other Mindcrackers, some of who were also drunk. Many of the sober men tried to convince her to return to Vechs, but she was determined to travel around the circle of people, in a “Duck-Duck-Goose” fashion. What the other drunken men did varied. Some poked her, in the stomach or the nose or the side of her leg, while others offered her drinks or tried to have a conversation (that usually didn’t end very well). One intoxicated man (Anderzel, to be exact) offered to take her out back for a “little bit of fun”. At his suggestion, Vechs began to stand up, but a hand on his shoulder stopped him.

“Dude, chill out, ain’t nobody gonna remember any of—hiccup—this in the mornin’ anyways.” The voice came from Zisteau, who also happened to be intoxicated. Vechs sighed. He knew there was some truth in the zombie pigman’s words, but he still felt a need to protect Aurey; who knew what was going through the other Mindcrackers’ minds while they were drunk. He stared intently at them, trying to pick their voices out of the crowd noise. He was able to pick up on Aurey’s words.

“Nope, sorry Anders!” She said cheerily. Vechs calmed down as Aurey continued around the circle, passing through a group of sober men, all of them kindly passing her to the next person. She arrived at Zisteau, who was talking to Pyro on his left. Aurey stood in front of Zisteau.

“BOO!” She yelled, causing him to spill his drink as he jumped, mumbling a curse under his breath as he did. He looked up at Aurey, but quickly passed her on to Vechs before carrying on with his conversation. At the sight of Vechs+, she jumped on him, embracing him in a tight hug, nearly causing him to fall backwards. After several seconds, she released him from the hug, a large grin on her face. She shifted so she was straddling him.

“Why do you always wear this?” She snatched his hat off of his head, placing it on her own. It was too large, and fell over in front of her face. Vechs smiled. She was so cute and childish, even more so because she was drunk, but he loved her when she was. She lifted the hat up, revealing a smile of her own. The hat fell to the side the next time, and as Aurey turned her head, it fell to the ground with a thud. Vechs leaned forward to retrieve it, placing it back on Aurey’s head.

“There you go.” He said, twirling a stray strand of her hair in his fingers. She giggled as he did, then reached out towards Vechs’s head. She tried to mimic him, but pouted when his hair slipped out of her fingers.

“You need longer hair.” She said, frowning. He pushed the strand back behind her ear, dropping his hands to his lap afterwards. Aurey picked them up and examined them one at a time. She brushed her fingers over the small scars in Vechs’s palm, from where he had burnt himself trying to pick up a pot of tomato soup. Once she had scrutinized his hands, she put her hands flat against his, and began slowly inching her fingers up. She stopped once her fingertips were a few inches above Vechs’s, and the bottoms of her palms were slightly below his knuckles. A smile formed on her face, and she let out an excited giggle.

“Look Vechs, my hands are longer than yours!” He didn’t correct her, instead he just let her live out the happy moment. Eventually Vechs dropped his hands, and Aurey wrapped her arms around Vechs’s neck. She leaned in to lightly peck him on the cheek, quickly leaning back. Vechs put his hands on her back and pulled her closer as he pressed his lips to hers. Aurey frowned when he broke away after only a couple of seconds. “That wasn’t very nice.” She pouted. He pushed her hair back and leaned in to whisper in her ear.

“Later, Aurey, not now.” His warm breath tickled her ear, but when she realized he had told her no, she crossed her arms and frowned, but she quickly became distracted by something else. He smiled at her, genuinely curious if she would remember anything the next morning. Only time would tell.

As the night went on, people began to drop, one by one. Some left the party before they did, but many passed out on the floor. Aurey had moved to sit in the same position as Vechs, reclining her head on his shoulder. He interlocked their fingers, their hands at their sides, Aurey swinging them back and forth, enjoying the feel of cool air when she did. The two stared up at the starry sky together, Aurey often pointing at them, creating constellations of her own by connecting the stars. Whenever she became bored, she would tilt her head towards Vechs and lightly kiss the bottom of his jaw, asking for permission for them to kiss. Before now, there were too many people who might watch them, but by this time, at least half of the men had left, and the majority of the ones who were left were either sleeping or so drunk they were close to it. Vechs gently picked Aurey up off his lap, setting her next to him so he could rise. She laughed happily when he did, as it made her feel like she was flying, if only for a few seconds.

The pair stood up and walked to the corner of the room, just for a little extra privacy from the few conscious people who might notice them. Vechs sat down against the wall, Aurey sitting on his lap, perpendicular to him. She leaned against his shoulder, planting a kiss on his cheek. He turned and kissed her lips, pressing her into the wall. She closed her eyes as they kissed, partially from pleasure and partially from weariness. He applied more pressure, pinning her more tightly to the wall. She let out a small, quiet giggle, and her hands found his face. She moved from there to the back of his neck, where she clasped her hands, keeping him close. He moved his arms to either side of her shoulders to support himself, trapping her between him and the wall.

Suddenly, Aurey felt a small jolt. It made her jump, and Vechs noticed it as well. They broke apart as Aurey hiccupped again, a giggle escaping her. Vechs backed up slightly, giving her space as she went back and forth between laughing and hiccupping. He couldn’t help but smile at her. He removed himself from under Aurey, since their kissing had been cut short, and helped her up. She yawned in between her fit of hiccups and giggles as they walked, and when they returned to the group, only a couple people were still functional. Vechs moved to go talk with Guude and VintageBeef, Aurey following him. When he sat down, Aurey moved to lay her head in his lap. She fell asleep in minutes, Vechs idly stroking her hair as he talked to the others. He felt his own tiredness start to sink in, and decided he would need to leave soon. Guude invited them to stay for the night (along with the other sleeping Mindcrackers), but Vechs politely refused. He carefully slipped Aurey’s head off of his lap as he stood up, gently placing her on the chair. The movement woke her up, and her eyes drowsily opened about half way. Even in her tired, intoxicated state, her emerald eyes still shone brightly when they caught the light.

“Vechs?” Despite her lethargic state, there was a look of anxiety on her face, and a slight hint of alarm in her voice. He turned at the sound of his name, crouching next to her, his face in front of hers. He put a hand on her exposed cheek, his thumb tenderly tracing her cheekbone.

“Yes, Aurey, I’m still right here,” he said calmly, leaning in to softly kiss her. After he pulled away, her face relaxed and her eyes closed as a small, tranquil smile appeared on her face. He didn’t move his hand, which was gently caressing her cheek, until he remembered the two Mindcrackers still next to him. He turned, and found them watching him, his cheeks taking on a faint red coloring. Even though everyone knew they were dating, he didn’t like being extremely romantic in front of the others, as it would often make things awkward and uncomfortable. When they had been found out, Beef quickly began occupying himself with looking around, avoiding Vechs’s face, and Guude just smiled and gave a light-hearted chuckle, not even attempting to hide the fact that he was watching them.

“You two are really good for each other, Vechs, I hope you can see that, too.” Taking the opportunity, Beef quickly moved to nod his head and “mmhmm” in agreement. Vechs felt even more color rise to his face, but he turned to look at the dozing Aurey, and a smile came to his face. Even though he knew Guude came up with that at the spur of the moment, he could tell that he truly meant it. He turned back to him, still smiling.

“Thanks guys, and yes, Guude, I can see it too.” They both smiled at his response.

“Oh you do? I mean, I wasn’t completely serious about that part—” he joked. Vechs stepped forward to playfully shove his shoulder, causing him to nearly fall backwards. Beef put an arm out to catch him and Guude turned to him.

“Thanks, buddy.”

“Oh, no problem, Guude.” They smiled, breaking into their own smaller conversation. Vechs moved to scoop up Aurey, hooking one arm under her knees and using the other to support her back. Both the men watched as Aurey awoke again, finding herself in Vechs’s arms. She reached up to wrap her arms around his neck, planting a light kiss on his cheek. He smiled as she leaned her head back down on his shoulder. With Aurey sleeping again, he turned to the other men.

“Alright, well we’re heading home, thanks for having us Guude.” He said. They waved and said goodbye rather quietly, not wanting to wake her again. He began the walk to Aurey’s house, the snow crunching under his feet. It didn’t take him long to get there, and when he had gotten the door open, he was careful to not let Aurey bang into things as he walked her inside. He turned to slowly make his way up the stairs to her room, placing her gently in her bed. He pushed a piece of hair behind her ear, remembering Guude’s words as he did. He slowly rose, turning to walk out the room. When he got to the stairs, he was stopped by a soft voice.

“Vechs?” He turned and walked back towards Aurey.

“Yes, it’s me.” He answered, sitting on the end of her bed. She motioned for him to lean closer, so he complied. Her breath tickled his ear as she whispered in it.

“I heard what Guude said. And I can see it, too.” She finished, gently kissing him on the cheek before reclining back on her pillow. Vechs turned, bending down to press his lips to her forehead. As she drifted back to sleep, a peaceful smile was on her face. He sat there with his mouth pressed to her head even after she had fallen asleep, eventually pulling away (reluctantly, I might add) and getting up gently, so as to not wake her. As he walked out of the room, he hoped that Zisteau was wrong. He hoped Aurey would remember tonight, or at least this part of it, because he was certain he would never forget it.

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Ah, why isn't "drunkenness" a tag? :3

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