"Uh..." Ash glanced over at Sofia, unsure of what to say and a little shocked at V's... Passionate tone of voice.
"What are you looking at me for??? I'm equally as confused as you are!!" Sofia mouthed.
Ash shot her a glance and looked back at her phone "I'm fine V... And you?" she asked a little confused on the whole situation and why V was uh... So energetic.
Well, she usually was her vibrant self, but not necessarily to this extreme.
"OH I'M HELLA FUCKING GOOD!! COME ON WHERE YOU AT??" she screamed, which unfortunately still somewhat hurt the ears of everyone on the speaker end, she was loud enough that even Mr. Bojing heard.
Well, that wasn't very hard. The walls were thin and there were quite a few cases of reasonably sized holes, nonetheless, the residents didn't complain much about these and used them as passageways aside from the elevator.
Dear Reader do keep in mind that the elevator had a common habit of breaking down and the power going out at the same time. Which, wasn't a very pleasant situation, to say the least.
"I'm at home? With Sofi?" she replied, a little hesitantly, not sure of what exactly the music in the background was either way. "Hi V!" Sofi said, trying to ease some of the tension of not knowing what the hell was going on.
"WELL GET YOUR ASS TO THE AMAZON DEVIL'S THEY GOT FREE DRINKS TONIGHT!!!" she cheered, slurring her words as she (they assumed) took another drink of what would end up being called that night, "The RaVen"
"Also," said another familiar voice that seemed to take away the phone from V "she's drunk as FUCK sis, and she needs a ride home. And I sure as fuck ain't gonna drive her home so you better get your ass in here Ash." the familiar voice said, much more sober and reasonable, and a little deeper than V's voice.
"Hey Jesse." she laughed hearing their voice "Don't worry, me and Sofi will be there."
"Great, now uh I gotta go cause I'm pretty sure she went to ask for more drinks," they replied, groaning a little as they hang up the call
"ASH WHAT THE FUCK???"
"Oh uh... We're going to the Amazon Devil's now?" she spoke out a little hesitantly as she looked away, playing with her hair as she tried to act innocent.
"W-wh..." she stammered out trying to think of something to reply to that with "You know what? Fuck it. I'm probably gonna regret this tomorrow morning, but uh got nothing to lose am I right?" she said confidently, determined, with nothing to stop her.
Ash looked at her both a little surprised and shocked at her reaction "Sofi what the fuck?? You're insane. Let's do it."
Well, that was certainly an escalation.
"But first!" she continued "We gotta dress up! Cause honey, I love your outfit but there's no way we're going out in this. Maybe another night." Ash said as she stood up, putting her phone in her pocket
Sofia was every so slightly hurt by the comment but quickly saw that it wasn't exactly incorrect, to say the least. Despite being incredibly fashionable with her science sweater, it wasn't exactly clothes that you could wear and get incredibly drunk with.
"And don't worry darling, I have the perfect clothes! Come on!" she grabbed onto her hand and pulled her off to the bedroom.
Dear Reader, no.
"Oh you'd look amazing in this!!!" she smiled as she took out a red flannel shirt and a pair of light blue jeans, ripped to the point of showing off some leg. "Just tie the flannel a bit, like a crop top?" she suggested as she passed over the clothes to Sofi
"Uh, sure! Thanks, Ash!" she said as she took the pair of clothes and went off to change
"Now... What do I wear?" she muttered under her breath as she looked around her closet, sorting through her outfits and clothes with one hand as she bit the nails on the other. She caught glimpse of a shiny leather jacket
"God I haven't worn this in years..." she gasped as she took it out of the closet, slightly dusty but with a swipe of her hand she cleaned that off.
"Fuck it. Might as well," she muttered and went off to get dressed.
A while later she grabbed the keys to her car and a little something to eat
"Wanna get going?" she asked Sofi as she opened her apartment door, with a nod from her friend they went down the elevator and into the car.
The night rode in on a horse of pure midnight velvet, beckoned by the stars under the glow of a full moon, under the serenade of the twilight black, they're a choir; they're the lights that sing in as they glow onto the whole world.
"Okay, so who's gonna get drunk? Cause at least one of us has to drive everyone home." Ash said, two hands on the wheel as she took a curve around the rock hard road
"Well, I suppose I'll have to take the HORRIBLE decision to get drunk, truly what a punishment," she replied, doing her best to act exasperated and rolling her eyes
"A true punishment indeed huh," Ash smirked as she took a curve around the street. "But just saying, you better not get as drunk as V did, cause honey that is a frightening thought," she admitted pausing at the red light like a RESPONSIBLE driver
"Ashh, I would never! Well, a lie but you get what I'm saying. But I have heard of people getting smarter when they're drunk! Who knows, maybe I'll solve the theory of relativity?"
Ash shot her a glance and rolled her eyes a little "Honey, the only smarter drunk people get is the day after when they find out that the amount they drank might have not been the best idea."
"I uh... That's a good point. Just let me drink, Ash!" she groaned playfully as she readjusted herself on the car seat. The car wasn't exactly the best quality, seeing as it was owned by the previous owner for 20 years who never bothered to keep it in boot condition. In terms of brand... Well, that was a mystery for the both of them, at least it got them around from place to place, even if it had the occasional tendency to break down at the worst times.
"Oh drink all you want Sofi, I'll be here tomorrow holding your hair while you puke." she teased, getting a snarky look from the soon-to-be-wasted girl.
A few moments later they had arrived, Ash parked her car at a place nearby and they both got out of the car, feeling the chilly New York wind against them as they braced the frosty night "You got everything?" she asked as she rubbed her hands against each other, breathing onto to them in hopes of not catching hypothermia.
"Yeah don't worry, let's just get going, it's uh kinda cold," Sofi admitted as they hurried on over to the bar.
The light was on inside, not like the usual Northern Lights; beneath the dry-ice smoke swirled an array of blues, acid greens, hot pinks, and gold. But a white spotlight shone on the piano, the pure ivory keys marching into view, shimmering in the stage light as if they were the moon on this starry night; bright, beautiful, and breath-taking.
The mahogany wood fell to the ground, covered with shadows as the only light gave way to a place of music, the crowd embraced the music as they stood there, admiring the sound that fell into their souls as the symphony began, most beautiful of them all. Although, fairly melancholic
"An eternal flame could quench my soul
I never did ask for this.
I broke your heart, and yours mine
But I'll live on, broken
I'll live on, happy that you never came back
For hate, hate will quench my soul
Douse me in flames,
But I could ask, for nothing less
I don't miss you at all
I think I dug a thousand graves,
But I'll live. "
As the final note rang into the shadows of the night, drunken cheers erupted from the crowd, but one face was left speechless. Ash stood there, shocked to the core as she saw the face of the pianist,
It was her.
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