Warning: This episode contains medical issues, drinking, chemical usage. Please practice safe drinking habits.
A group arrives at the airport. Steven’s hand plays with Viola’s hood the entire time she is not checking in; to Raph’s amusement. Athena checks in too. The group heads towards the gate. Raph begins to talk to Athena when Viola tugs on Steven’s shirt. “Hey, it is just an overnight trip. A weekend away. We’ll be back tomorrow night,” Viola tries to reassure him.
He smirks, “I know.” He kisses her forehead before he squeezes her shoulders.
“Don’t stress too much. You’ll turn grey,” she teases ruffling his hair. He smiles.
“Aww look! He can smile,” Athena teases. Raph chuckles as Steven comes over to tease Athena.
“Take good care of her,” he whispers as they play. “Don’t try~”
“I know. I know. She’s not one of us,” Athena repeats while rolling her eyes. “Lighten up,” she teases. He gives her a dirty look before they chuckle. The two of them shoulder bump for a goodbye.
Raph gives Viola a fist bump before she heads toward security. Steven grabs her hand. Viola turns to see his eyebrows arch as his eyes waver. She squeezes his hand, “I’ll be back.”
Raph pats his shoulder. “Have a good time you two!”
Viola’s hand slips out of Steven’s grasp. “Yeah. Have fun.”
Viola and Athena disappear through the security gate. Raph bumps Steven who is still looking at the line. “Come on man, at this rate you really will turn grey!” Raph teases. Steven snorts as he rubs his hair. The two leave the airport chuckling.
Athena and Viola make it to their gate. “Wow. Is it me or were those two extra ‘big brother~y’ today?” Viola sing-songs as she sits down.
“No kidding! But enough of them! This is a girls’ weekend! Let’s enjoy it!” Athena cheers crashing into the chair next to Viola.
Viola smirks, “Don’t have to threaten me with a good time.” Athena gives her a side-eye. Viola winks causing Athena to snort.
Athena knows Viola is a bit off lately but thinks this should help her relax a little. The instant they get off the plane the vacation begins! They go shopping, hit a casino, Athena drinks a little, Viola finds some good food that ends up making her feel drunk, and they go to a nightclub.
At the club, the bouncers keep an eye on them because they already seem drunk. Some guys take the chance to push up on Athena. She brushes them off several times, repeating no. One continues to force his opinion. When Athena turns around to tell him off again, she sees Viola on his other side. The instant the man turns towards her his shoes pass Athena’s eyes before a loud thud shakes the floor.
Viola snaps her fingers in the air, “Excuse me, busboy! Some trash over here.” Athena snorts.
The bouncers nicely escort them to the door as the assailants are tossed out. Athena walks next to her bouncer as Viola holds her bouncer’s arm. She compliments him the entire way out. He compliments her style as they wait for a cab. The bouncers load them in a cab and wave bye.
Athena grabs Viola’s hand after she waves bye. The pair wrestle slightly talking about ‘those moves’ before Athena teases that Viola likes the guard. “I like puffy hugs!” Viola teases.
“I can blow up as big as him,” Athena pouts.
Viola hugs her, “But you’re pretty the way you are.”
“You knock it off or I’m going to sell tickets!” the cabby shouts.
“Can I have a cut?!” Viola asks leaning up to talk to them.
The two make an interesting sight as they go through the lobby, getting many onlookers. They shush each other down the hallway to their room. They stumble in.
Athena watches Viola, “But seriously I can.”
“Sure. YOu can.” Viola crashes in the chair. “Do anything you set your mind to,” she says waving her hand.
“A lot of us can.”
“Can what?” Viola asks as her head goes back to looking at Athena.
“Inflate our muscles,” Athena says as she flexes.
Viola snorts and smirks, “Wouldn’t that be lovely. Where are my pills? Did I take too much today? What time is it?” she begins going through her bag.
“But it is!” Athena declares as she pours something into her glass.
Viola comes back with a handful of pills and pours herself a glass before sitting back down. “What is?” she asks staring straight at Athena.
“Are you even listening?” Athena leans forward, “Do you hear the words coming out of my mouth?”
Viola smiles. “Maybe but that lady in the lobby was giving up quite the stink eye. Think she’s mad we’re cuter than her date,” she teases as she puts her glass down on the table.
Athena almost slams her glass down on the table before dancing up and posing, “Probably. Beat we could be buffer than them too.”
Viola gets back on her feet, “Girl stop worrying about that! You’ll be bigger than everyone in no time! Let’s have some fun!” She hugs and leans on her with a smile.
“True I will be,” she proudly declares before laughing with Viola. “I still think you’d be awesome huge though,” Athena says as she lowers Viola back into her chair before grabbing something out of her bag. She sits back down.
Viola’s head swings back and forth, “Maybe. My legs or arms.” She motions to them. “But it’s not like we can flip a switch and balloon up like Mark,” she continues as they pick up glasses.
“Some of us can,” Athena says with a smirk over the glass.
“Sure,” Viola says with a half-hearted grin. She raises her glass, “To puffy dreams.”
They clink glasses and drink.
Athena’s eye opens. ’This doesn’t taste right,’ she notices as she begins inspecting her glass.
Viola shakes her head, “Meds are making the water taste bad.”
Athena’s head snaps up. A devilish smirk comes across her lips as she watches her woozy friend. She smiles and hits her remote. Her pneumatics kick in enough to puff out her form a bit, enough to get Viola’s attention.
Viola’s
eyebrow goes up. She leans forward. Her mouth opens; blood and bile pour out.
Viola’s hand shouts to her stomach and mouth as she starts coughing and heaving.
Liquids splatter across the table. She scoops the mounds that might be her
medications out of the mess and eats them again. The action causes her head to
begin spinning, she can not hold onto the chair. She tumbles onto the floor
trying to grab the bed. Athena comes to her side, “Relax. It’ll be fine.”
Viola’s breathing gets faster and faster as she tries to crawl her way onto the bed still trying to cough. By the time she makes it to her feet, her legs start itching. She begins digging into her legs, “Ants! They’re all over me!” She keeps screaming and panting as she makes her way to the shower.
“Wait, what?” Athena’s confusion causes her to sober up. She notices the pants on the floor. When the shirt comes off Athena leaves the bathroom.
Athena just waits on the other side of the door trying to remember her first time. The screaming and sounds of a running shower change. Athena cracks the door open, “Vi?”
Painful shrills fill the bathroom. Athena slams the door shut.
She leans against the door as the image she just plays in her head, a bloody hand dripping onto the bathroom floor. Athena covers her mouth as she slides down the door, “Oh my...” She does not move. She just waits, listening to the sounds of painful cries.
The shower drowns out the crying.
Nothing but silence.
“Sis?”
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