Chapter 24: Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

Hunter finally exits the base and enters the forest. The mist is still present, making getting to your car a bit of a hassle. Hunter cracks his neck and jumps five meters in the air. He finds your car and registers where he has to go. He lands on the ground and starts walking towards your car. As he walks he feels his phone start to vibrate. He pulls out a small sphere and throws it directly in front of him. A hologram of Alec appears.

"Hunter, how'd it go?" Alec asks.

Hunter looks over at the unconscious you, then back at Alec.

"What do you think?"

Alec chuckles. "Fair enough. Did you find anything worth mentioning?"

"Yeah. Something about a 'Dragon's Tear'. I'm planning on taking us to Tocia city to investigate it."

Alec nods and drinks a small glass of whiskey.

He downs it and fidgets his head. He pours another drink before facing Hunter once more.

"Alright then. I honestly don't know anything about this so called 'Dragon's Tear', so you're on your own. I'll try and keep them off your back, but I doubt I could actually dissuade Monarch from doing anything."

"Yeah... well thanks anyway."

The hologram disappears and the small sphere returns to Hunter's hand. He places it back in his pocket and starts walking once more.

"I don't... pancakes," you mumble.

Hunter shakes his head and smiles. Even when you're sleeping you're still somewhat entertaining. He repositions you on his shoulder and keeps walking. You start to fidget even more than you were, which makes it harder for Hunter carry you.

Suddenly your eyes open. You get out of Hunter's grasp and get right up close to him. You don't even see who has you, but you send one solid punch into his stomach. His eyes widen from the pain of the hit. He is sent flying through the forest, busting through some trees. You stand there with your fist extended. Small bits of electricity are evident around you. Your eyes are different. You look up to where you punched. You start to breathe slower and the power slips away.

Hunter rubs his head and picks himself off of a tree. You sent him pretty far. Destroyed some poor trees too. Hunter holds his stomach and coughs up a little blood. He snickers and wipes the blood off on his jeans.

"That punch... that had the same impact as Monarch... how did he do that?" Hunter questions.

He starts walking towards you once more. You stand there looking into the mist until a figure appears. You get ready for a fight. However, you see Hunter walk out of the mist.

"Hunter? Oh crap! I'm sorry! I thought you were that other guy!" You apologize.

"No, no... it's fine. Really."

He walks towards you. In reality, Hunter is struggling to keep himself on his feet. You really did a number on him with that punch.

"Well... sorry, either way," you repeat.

"Never mind that. Come on. We have to get to Tocia."

Hunter walks past a perplexed you. You stare out into the mist for a moment, thinking.

"Tocia? Why?" You call out, catching up to him.

"You were the one who... oh right. Well, check your holowatch and find the documents. You'll see exactly why."

You look at Hunter for a moment then turn your attention to your watch. You click the face of the watch to open up its menu. You find a new item you've never seen before. It is a collection of papers. It has to be what Hunter was talking about. You grab the papers and start reading as you walk. Every so often you glance ahead of you, just to make sure.

"A Dragon's Tear? What is that?" You ask aloud.

"That's what we're going to find out. We're heading to the temple by Tocia. There may be some answers there," Hunter responds.

"You haven't been there? How long have you been fighting these guys?"

"Hey! I have stopped a lot of other things, brother. It's hard for me to find every single detail."

"Uh huh," you mock.

Hunter shakes his head and continues to walk. You finish reading the files and throw them back into your holowatch. You put your hands back in your pocket and start whistling Moonlight Sonata.

"Moonlight Sonata?" Hunter questions.

"What? What's wrong with the song?"

"Nothing. Nothing at all," Hunter brushes away.

You both reach your car and enter it. Hunter takes the wheel and you sit in the passenger seat. He turns on the radio and starts driving down the road. It will take an hour to get there, so you get comfortable. You lie back against the chair and put your hands behind your head. You close your eyes and continue to whistle to yourself.

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Anna is still lying with Gerda. Gerda is caressing the young woman's hair in comfort. Unknown to them, Olaf was listening to them talk the whole time. He heard about Hans and his scheme. However, Olaf isn't old enough to understand it all, but he knows something is wrong. He also heard everyone yelling at you and Anna, and saw the sadness in your eyes. It made him sad to see you sad. Something was going on, and he was determined to find out what was happening.

Olaf runs up to Elsa's door and listens in. There is barely any noise from the room, so he isn't sure what to think. Olaf rushes into his own room and puts on a cape. He is going to do something as a super hero. He can now! He's one year older. All that experience has made Olaf a wise child.

Olaf runs out of his room and downstairs. He looks around for his toy sword, but fails to find it. Olaf makes a funny face and runs around the house, attempting to find Kai.

"Kai! Where's my sword?" Olaf yells.

"Which one?" Kai responds from a different room.

"My favourite one!"

"You have lots of favourite ones."

Olaf pouts and starts to walk upstairs. However, he hears a door start to open. He looks up and finds Elsa. She is poking her head outside of her door, looking to see if anyone is around.

"I'll be right back, Kristoff," Elsa says.

She exits her room and makes her way towards the stairs. Olaf is there, and he cuts her off. He makes a heroic pose before Elsa, which startles her a little bit.

"Oh, Olaf. You scared me," Elsa giggles.

"Elsa, can I ask you three questions?"

"That's very specific Olaf. Sounds important," Elsa responds in a tone that sounds like she's simply playing along.

Olaf grabs her hand and runs down to the couch. He sits her on the couch and stands before her.

"Elsa... Who is Hans? Is he Anna's old kissy friend?"

Elsa is shocked to hear about Hans from Olaf. She knows he's met Hans, but never thought he would bring him up in a conversation.

"Well... yes, Olaf. But Hans is a bad man. He is not our friend."

Olaf thinks on this for a second then proceeds to his second question.

"Elsa, what does dr-drugged mean?" He asks

Again, Elsa is shocked. Where is Olaf getting these questions from? It's almost making Elsa uncomfortable. Olaf notices Elsa's hesitance to ask.

"Don't worry Elsa, I'm older now! I know things!"

Elsa chuckles and pats Olaf on the head. "That you are Olaf. Well... drugged is when someone else... someone else puts some sort of food or drink in your body, and it makes you do things you may not normally do."

"Oh... so was Anna drugged when she kissed (Y/N) before?"

Elsa chuckles at the memory. It quickly fades and becomes a hated thought. It was too related to what just happened.

"Yes, but Anna did that to herself. She took the liquid."

"Why would someone drug themselves? It sounds like a bad thing," Olaf inquires.

Elsa chuckles once more. "Yes, that is a good question."

"So... if a bad man drugged a good man, and the good man did a bad thing... then is the good man bad?" Olaf innocently asks.

"Well... It's a little complicated Olaf. Sometimes good people do bad things even when they aren't impaired."

"Impaired?" Olaf asks.

"Drugged," she clarifies. "Everyone is going to do something bad to another person. It just happens."

Olaf tries to think for a moment then shakes his head and bounces.

"I have one more question!" Olaf enthusiastically reminds.

"Yes, you do. Go ahead," Elsa allows.

"Why are you mad at (Y/N)?"

"Olaf... How did..."

Olaf heard the entire thing. He also heard a word that started with "F" that he would have to ask about. But it wasn't the time for that. Older Olaf was on a mission right now. It was all a little game to him.

"Everyone seems sad. Especially you. I notice when you're sad, big sister," Olaf says, giving Elsa a hug.

Elsa warmly accepts his hug. Elsa starts to think about how to answer Olaf's question. It isn't something Olaf would understand.

"Thank you Olaf."

"You haven't answered my question," he accuses.

"Yes... well, (Y/N) hurt me. He hurt me really bad, and I didn't like it."

"He hit you?"

"No, no. He would never. He hurt me on the inside, and I'm mad at him for it."

"But... what if he was hurting too. Would you still be mad at him for it?" Olaf asks.

Elsa pauses for a moment.

"And... if you're hurting so much... doesn't that mean you really like (Y/N)?" He continues.

"Well yes but..."

"So why are you mad at him? It doesn't make sense for you both to be like this. I can tell that (Y/N) is hurt too. He's like my brother, and I know when he is hurt. It's not like before."

"Before?" Elsa interrupts.

Olaf nods.

"He told me something a few months back..."

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9 months ago

You're taking off your clothes from the day. You look in the mirror and see all the scars and bruises that Adgar, Idun, and Hans gave you. You cringe at them but soon ignore it. You toss your pants and shirt aside, leaving you in your underwear. Olaf suddenly barges into the room with a confused look on his face. He looks at your body to see all the marks.

"Where did you get those?" He asks.

"It's a long story," you respond. "What are you even doing in my room?"

"Tell me! Tell me!" He bounces up and down.

You sigh and sit Olaf on the bed. You sit beside him and look into his young eyes.

"Well... I was keeping your sister safe. Bad people did this to me. They hurt Elsa and myself. That's where I got these wounds. But... I think Elsa hurt me too."

Olaf cocks his head to the side a little bit.

"What do you mean? Why would sis hurt you?"

"Oh, not on the outside. On the inside. Those are two different types of hurting."

"I don't get it," Olaf pouts.

You chuckle. You know he isn't going to get it, but you might as well explain a little bit.

"Well Olaf, your sister protected me. By doing that, she got hurt real bad. Even though she got hurt on the outside, I was really hurt on the inside. I was mad that I let Elsa get hurt. It's like emotional pain."

You pause for a moment.

"It's a weird pain that I can't describe. But I know it's the hardest to deal with, and Elsa can so easily bring it out in me. I know people may not understand... but I really love her. It's hard to see her hurting in anyway, and it makes me hurt even more. I hurt her once, and it almost killed me. Everyone should know that type of pain, because it's that pain that makes you realize you truly care for somebody."

You stare off into space as you speak, completely forgetting you're talking to Olaf. Olaf sits on your bed and tries to make sense of what you're saying.

"So... you really like my sister?"

You look down at him and smile at his innocence. You mess up his hair a little and smile.

"Yeah, you could say that."

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"It doesn't make sense to me. Why would you be mad and hurt, while he is just hurt?"

Elsa sits for a moment, trying to think of the words. Olaf really doesn't know what he's talking about, but his simplistic nature is making it hard for Elsa to respond. It's the simplicity of the situation that is making Elsa question everything. When Olaf explains it, it's silly for her to be mad. However when she thinks about it she knows exactly why she is mad.

Elsa is about to respond when she sees Anna walking down the stairs. Anna and Elsa lock eyes and tension fills the air. Anna doesn't know whether to be angry or sad right now. Elsa feels the same. Even at a young age, Olaf can feel that something is wrong. Olaf quickly leans over to Elsa and whispers something to her.

"I don't think (Y/N) is a bad man. I don't think he would do bad things on purpose."

Elsa looks down at Olaf. Olaf smiles and runs away to his room. He jumps on his bed and grabs a few action figures. He feels proud of his adventure today. The funny thing is, he has no idea what he's actually done.

"Elsa... Can I talk with you? Please..." Anna whispers.

Elsa stares at Anna for a moment before letting out a sigh.

"Fine... just speak."

Anna walks down the stairs but hears someone else on them. She turns her head to see Kristoff. He is keeping his distance from her. This hurts Anna. Anna is about to sink into herself but thinks about you. About how you've faced worse than this and kept smiling.

Anna takes in a deep breath and turns to Kristoff.

"You're listening to this too!"

She drags Kristoff downstairs and puts him on the couch with Elsa. The two sit there and look at Anna, who is standing in front of them. Anna starts to get passionate, and is determined to let everything out.

Anna takes in one more breath and gets ready.

"What the hell are you two thinking?" She screams.

Elsa and Kristoff are taken aback by this.

"It pains me to think that both of you could think so little of me and (Y/N). It annoys me beyond belief that you're both so... so... stupid! And the fact that you let neither of us explain is horrible! It wasn't our fault guys!"

"Anna, please," Elsa starts.

"No Elsa! No! You know who did this to us? It was Hans! Hans drugged us and made us do this! He manipulated us and broke the whole group apart!"

Elsa thinks on what Olaf said. He had more foresight than Elsa thought.

"Anna, wait," Kristoff says.

"No! Both of you shut up! You know what, I should hit you both for what you've done. Not to me, but to (Y/N)! You both should know that he would never do anything to hurt any of us! He would never, and here you are making him feel horrible! And you, Elsa! You should feel the worst! Hans manipulated you before too!"

Elsa's eyes widen at what Anna is saying. She remembers.

"And you know what (Y/N) did? Nothing! He didn't blame you one bit! He knew you would never do that of your own volition, and yet you accuse him of something far worse! Everything he has done and you both make him feel like crap! I hope you're both happy, because I don't know if he's ever coming back! And if he's off fighting something, then he has no reason to live. He has nothing to fight for now that you both showed you hate him. Nothing!

"It was Hans! It was all Hans and it's my fault that Hans is doing this to us," Anna yells, tears coming down her face. "I brought him here and made him do this to us. So if you're going to be mad at anyone, be mad at me! But let (Y/N) have the friends he deserves!"

Anna stops and starts crying. She vented everything. It was an accumulated amount of anger and stress over her life that she released right there. Kristoff wraps his arms around her and holds her close. Anna wants to push away, but she can't. She doesn't have the motivation. Elsa stands up and joins the hug. A few tears run down her face as well.

"Anna... I'm sorry," Kristoff says. "I... I was so mad. I should have known... I'm sorry."

Anna holds Kristoff close and buries her head into his chest. Kristoff looks over at Elsa. Elsa is hurt by what she just heard. Anna made one grand accusation that Elsa couldn't escape, because she knew it was true.

Part of Elsa wanted to kiss Hans at that moment. She wanted him. If Anna was telling the truth, then you never had the thought in your mind. She always wondered why you never asked her about it. You just let it go.

"Maybe he's just better than I am..." Elsa thinks. "Maybe he needs someone better than I."

Elsa moves off of Anna and Kristoff. She takes a few steps back and watches them. They are still hugging, and Anna is still crying. Elsa turns around and walks to her back door. She slides it open and feels the refreshing night time air. She steps outside and closes the door behind her. She walks close to the pond near in the back and stares into the water. She sees the reflection of herself and smiles.

"It's weird how much I've changed. How much he's affected me. It's not that I was bad before, but... I don't know. I used to be more secluded. I felt like I didn't need anyone. Heck, I thought I would hurt anyone who got close to me. But... now I rely on my friends. I rely on my sister. It's so different from what I was and I don't know whether it's good or bad. I don't need them... but nothing would be the same without them. I couldn't go back to being on my own... I don't think (Y/N) could, either."

Elsa looks up into the sky.

"I don't know where you are (Y/N), or what you're doing. But I hope you realize that we still care for you. That we need you. That I love you, and that I'm sorry. If I find out you did something stupid because of me I'm going to slap you so hard."

Elsa hears chuckling from behind her. She turns around to see Anna and Kristoff. Elsa starts blushing and turns back to the pond. Anna and Kristoff get on either side of her. Elsa turns to Anna and gives her sister a hug.

"Anna, I'm sorry."

"It's okay Elsa, it's okay. I'm sorry I yelled at you both. It seemed like the only way you would listen."

Kristoff shrugs. "I think everyone needs to be yelled at once in a while. It's a reality check. Even (Y/N) needed one."

The three chuckle. They all sit in a comfortable position and look at the stars. They don't even care about the light rain that falls on them.

"It's weird to think that he's only human. What, with the things he's done. The things he can do," Kristoff speaks aloud.

"Yeah... are you jealous?" Anna teases.

"Maybe a little."

Elsa giggles. "And he's all mine."

"Of course he is. You're the only one who can keep him in his place!" Kristoff says.

"What do you mean?" Elsa asks.

"It's just a guy thing. We're all scared of our girlfriends. It's our weakness. I think that you're the only person in the world that could really put (Y/N) down. Anyone else, he'll just get right up and keep fighting."

Anna starts laughing. "Yeah, that's about right. Nobody is scarier to him than you, Elsa."

"Shut up Anna!" Elsa giggles, nudging her sister.

"It's true!"

The three start laughing. Gerda and Kai watch them from a window on the second floor. They smile.

"Nice to see they're all friends again," Gerda comments.

"Of course they are. How long were they mad, anyway? A couple hours? It'll take more than that to break the type of bond that they have," Kai adds.

"At least its back to the way it once was."

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, I meant when Anna and Elsa were children," Gerda clears up. "They were so close and played together all the time."

"Ah, very true," Kai agrees, nodding his head. "So do you think (Y/N) will be back anytime soon?"

Gerda begins to chuckle. "Who knows with that boy? He could be doing anything right now."

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You and Hunter traverse through the misty roads. It's actually nice, if you get over the mist. The temperature is that perfect mix of warm and cold. It sends shivers down your spine. You look out the window. It's pointless since you can't see anything, but it's something to do. Hunter looks over at you and shakes his head. He turns on the radio. A song comes up that seems familiar to you. An Eminem song, if you recall correctly. You continue to look out the window until you hear Hunter start singing.

I'm just so fuckin' depressed, I just can't seem to get out of this slump

If I could just get over this hump

But I need something to pull me out this dump

You look over at him. He's still singing and has a smile on his face. He looks over at you.

"Come on, sing."

"What? No."

"Come on! You can sing. Do you know the song?"

"I've heard it before," you respond.

"So come on. Let loose a little bit."

Hunter goes back to the song.

I'm starting to feel distant again

So I decided just to pick the pen

Up and try to make an attempt to vent

But I just can't admit

"Are you seriously singing when we have stuff to do?"

Hunter stops and gives you a confused face.

"Sheesh, coming from the guy who was making jokes to his death, you're a huge party pooper."

You look at him for a moment. You know he's right. Maybe you're just a little tense from this Monarch guy and the fact that Shadow is still out of commission.

Hunter starts singing again and you follow suit. He smiles at the fact that you're finally getting into it.

In my shoes, just to see

What it's like, to be me

I'll be you, let's trade shoes

Just to see what it'd be like to

Feel your pain, you feel mine

Go inside each other's minds

Just to see what we find

You both sing the song. You're getting a little more into it. There's something about singing with Hunter that gives the whole situation a little boost. You're still wrapping your head around the fact that you have a brother, but at least you get to spend some time doing random stuff with him. It's these little things that you always wanted a sibling for. You should try and convince Hunter to sing along with you when you and Kristoff play.

Your mind wanders back to the angry Elsa and Kristoff. You mentally kick yourself for killing the mood. You shake your head and continue to sing with Hunter. The song comes to a close, and you both start laughing. Hunter focuses his attention back to the road.

"See, it's good to let loose a little bit," he declares.

"Yeah, I know. Just a lot of stuff happening lately. It can get hard to keep optimistic sometimes."

"But," Hunter stretches the word out.

You give him a sarcastic look. "Yeah, yeah."

He laughs and continues to drive.

It takes another hour before you see a sign telling you you're approaching Tocia city. You smile at the news. It feels like you've been driving forever. You feel your muscles and stomach. You've pretty much recovered from your recent fight. It still annoys you that he beat you so badly. Nine months of training and you're tossed aside like nothing. It aggravates you. It makes you want to be better, somehow.

Hunter looks around and notices a street full of buildings. He pulls down that street, looks around some more, and finds a spot to park.

"Come on. We're checking in to a hotel."

"A hotel? Bu-"

Hunter exits the car before you can say any more. You exit the car and continue.

"Why aren't we going straight to this place? Why get a hotel?" You question.

"Because I want a break," Hunter responds as he proceeds to walk towards the hotel.

You throw your hands on your face, look to the sky, and slightly spin around.

"Oh my gooood."

Hunter turns around to watch you do this. He gives you a smirk and waves for you to follow.

"Come on. I think you need some sleep."

"And I think you..." you pause for a moment. "Yeah. Yeah, alright. I'm good with that."

"I thought so."

You both walk into the hotel. It's not a five star luxury hotel, but it's nice enough. Hunter walks up to the desk while you stroll around the lobby. There are a few people loitering around the lobby, conversing with each other. A group of four people look over at you. They're teenagers, or so they look. Three boys and one girl. They all seem to be in that "popular" clique that is oh so important. You stare them down then chuckle at your success.

"Thanks gorgeous," Hunter says as he winks at the receptionist.

She giggles and blushes as he walks away. You shake your head.

"A ladies man, are you?"

"Runs in the family," he chuckles. "Anyway, let's get moving. Our suite is on the top floor."

You both walk towards the elevator.

"Hunter, what is our family name? I actually don't know it."

"Hm? Oh yeah, you wouldn't. Well, our family name is Knight. So you are (Y/N) Knight. I am Hunter Knight. We're the Knights of our age."

"Knights of the modern age?" You say.

"Exactly."

(Y/N) Knight, huh? It's a weird feeling knowing my actual name. I don't even know if that's who I really am. I'm just... (Y/N). No last name will shape me. I didn't let my last one define who I am, and I won't let this one!

The elevator door opens and reveals a small hallway. There is only one door through the entire hallway. It has to be your room. You and Hunter walk down the hall. There is slight anticipation to see what this room will look like. It has to be some sort of amazing room, right? It's the most expensive one on the top floor. Those are always awesome!

Hunter takes out the keycard and swipes it. After a second the card reader goes green and a beep emanates from it. Hunter opens the door and you both walk in. You look around to see a beautiful, large, room. It has a wide screen T.V, a large couch to watch it on. Fluffy pillows, expensive décor. It has everything. You smile as you walk around.

"Enjoying the view?" Hunter snickers.

"Yeah. I haven't been to a hotel before. This is new."

"Really? Huh, well at least it was with me and not some school party."

"What's wrong with school parties?" You inquire.

"Aside from a bunch of under aged idiots getting shit faced and having sex with total strangers, I'm all for them."

You stare at Hunter for a moment before looking away and walking to the bedroom. There are three different bedrooms in this hotel suite, so you pick your favourite one. It has its own widescreen T.V, which is nice. You jump on the bed and grab the remote. You start flipping through a bunch of channels, but can't find anything that interests you.

You toss the remote to the side and stretch your arms, letting out a yawn.

"I'm booooorrrreeeed," you complain.

You hop to your feet and leave the room. You walk into the main room to find Hunter sitting on the couch.

"Hunter," you start.

"Let me guess. You're bored?"

"Yeah," you sigh.

Hunter chuckles and waves you off.

"Go take a walk or something. Clear your head. Do something."

"Gee, thanks for the concern 'brother'," you smirk.

"Hey, I am a great brother. I'm just a bad baby sitter."

"I'm a baby now?" You ask.

"You said it, not me."

You shake your head with a smile on your face. You leave the room and proceed down the hall and to the elevator. You click the button to head down to the lobby. The classic elevator music starts playing, which makes you smile. It's just a topic that has so many jokes about it that you can't help but muster up a smile.

It takes about a minute to reach the ground floor. You exit the elevator and look around the lobby.

"Wow... It's even more boring than before," you say under your breath.

With nothing to do in the lobby you decide to take the stairs back up to your suite. Every floor you get to you walk through the hall.

Eventually you walk down a hall that has a loud sound coming from it. This peaks your interest, so you decide to pursue the noise. As you get closer it becomes evident that the loud sound is actually music. You turn the corner and find a few teenagers walking towards a room. You recognize them. They're the same teens from the lobby earlier.

The single girl glances back at you. She stares at you for a moment before waving. You give a weak wave back which makes her giggle. She gestures for you to come closer. Her other friends have already entered the room where the music is coming from. You walk up to her and throw your hands in your pockets and smile.

"Hi! You're the same guy from the lobby. I'd totally remember a cute face like yours."

The girl has shorter hair. It was above her neck, but it seemed to suit her. Her hair is brown with small hints of red. She has a younger looking face, but she did look good. She looks like one of those popular girls you that walk around all the time. One of those ones who knows she's attractive.

"Oh, well thanks. But I am that guy from the lobby. I remember you were with your couple friends," you recall.

"Yeah, that was me. That was my brother and his friends. They weren't really my friends," she admits.

"Well, I'm sure you have your friends too. I don't want to keep you from them..."

"That's not true. I'm sure they could go without me for a minute. Hey! Why don't you come party with us?"

You raise your brow.

"Party? What's the party for?"

"Nothing in particular. Just a random hotel party! Come on! It'll be fun!" She whines.

You roll your eyes and cock a smirk.

"Alright, fine. I'll join your party."

She giggles at your response. She grabs your hand and leads you to the party. The weird thing was, she didn't let go of your hand.

She brings you into the room. There are flashing lights, loud music, stupid teenagers, and lots of booze. Then again, you're a teenager still so there isn't much room to judge the other ones. You aren't at all surprised by the booze. What kind of teen party doesn't have booze nowadays? It's so common.

The music basically takes over your ears. You can see that the girl is trying to talk, but you can barely hear her. You focus for a moment to try and hear her.

"So, what's your name?" She yells.

"(Y/N)! What's yours?"

"Allison! Allison West! My brother is the one who rented this hotel!"

"How many people are here?" You ask.

"I dunno. I think around 40. We all just graduated high school!"

"Oh really? I graduated last year," you reveal.

"Oh cool! So that makes you, like, a senior."

"Yeah... yeah I guess."

Allison walks over to the bar area and grabs drinks for herself and you. She reaches out to give you the drink. You pause for a moment. You aren't sure whether you should actually drink right now or not. The small pause makes Allison raise her brow.

"Are you okay?"

You slightly shake your head and return to the real world.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine," you assure, taking the drink. "Just started thinking."

"My brother does that too. I should introduce you to him!"

Allison grabs your hand and drags you through the party. You bump into a few people because of Allison, but nobody seems to care. Allison brings you in front of three men. They look at you and Allison.

"Found a new boyfriend?" One asks.

He has brown hair that has a certain look to it. If you remember, it's called "flow". His brown hair is slicked back some but is also very thick and fluffy. He has a stubble, but it's not enough to completely take over his face. The face itself looks rugged. Even at a young age, he seems hardened. You would definitely be placed under the same category.

The other two had black hair. One had a buzz cut while another had longer hair. He almost looked emo. They chuckle at the man's remark.

"No idiot. Don't you recognize him?"

The man looks at you for a moment before visually showing that he remembers.

"You were the same guy from the lobby. I remember," he says, putting his hand out. "My name is Alex. I assume you already know my sister Allison?"

You smile and shake his hand.

"Yeah, I know her. She's quite the girl."

"Hey!" Allison cries.

"I meant it in a good way!" You defend.

The three men starts chuckling. They spread out a bit to allow you and Allison to join their conversation.

"So, I didn't catch your name," Alex points out.

"Oh, it's (Y/N)," you answer, taking a drink.

"That's a cool name. Do you live here? I haven't seen you around before," Alex asks.

"Nah. I live in Arendelle. I came out here with my brother to do some random stuff. Like a road trip," you lie.

"A little brotherly bonding, huh? Me and my sis are doing the same thing. Well, I try anyway."

You see Allison's face change. Alex and his friends laugh. You finish your drink and look over at Allison.

"Hey Allison, where are the drinks?"

"You're done already?" She giggles, "Just follow me."

Allison leads you over to the bar and gets you another drink. You grab the drink and toast with Allison.

"To getting out of school," she says.

You both down your drinks and grab another one. Allison introduces you to everyone at the party. They're all really great people. All young and full of ideas and dreams. It's like how you used to be. Now you're some kid trying to stop a worldwide organization from doing something bad. Truth be told you aren't sure what they even want to do. You're kind of taking Hunter's word on it. When you think about it, this isn't such a bad goal to be pursuing after high school.

You find that all these people have some sort of dream to achieve, and they have their families backing them. You find it odd how such a topic comes up, but it doesn't bother you. You are somewhat intoxicated at this point.

Even though you are slightly drunk, you hear something that raises your awareness.

"Yeah, thanks for coming Hans," a voice says.

You turn around to find the source of the voice. You move through the crowd and closer to the door. The door is open and a person is leaving. The man turns around and locks eyes with you for a moment. There is no doubt in your mind. That is Hans. However, his face isn't burned anymore. It's normal. It's how it used to be in school.

He smirks and winks at you in a cocky manner. He exits the room and closes the door behind him. You clench your teeth and rush out the door. Alex notices this and starts to follow you. You get out of the room and look around. There is no sign of Hans anywhere. You grab your head and shake it a little bit.

"It couldn't be him. No way. I burned his face - I marked him as a punishment. There's no way that was him," you say, trying to convince yourself.

Alex walks up behind you. He is stumbling a little bit, but not as much as some other people at the party. He gets right behind you and puts his hand on your shoulder. You instinctively grab his hand and spin around, which causes him to spin around. You realize who you're doing this to and quickly stop.

"Oh... Alex, man, I didn't know it was you," you apologize, letting his arm go.

"It's fine. Jeez, you got quite the technique, don't you?" He chuckles, holding his wrist.

"Yeah..."

Alex notices your uneasiness and throws a beer at you. You catch it and look at him with confusion.

"You look tense. You really have to chill some. It's a party, and people are actually growing fond of you. Don't freak out now."

"I'm not freaking out. I just thought I saw someone," you turn back towards the hall. You wait a moment before looking at Alex and smiling, "It was probably nothing. Let's get back in there."

Alex smiles, "Now there's an idea I can drink to!"

You tap beers, take a drink, and head back inside. Allison walks up to the two of you to talk, however Alex is dragged away by his friends.

"Why does he always leave us?" She whines.

"It's fine. You can't be everywhere and with everyone."

Your mind quickly shoots to your friends. Allison catches the change in your face.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah. Just thinking about my friends."

"Why? Are they in trouble?"

"No... I'm the one in trouble. I messed up, and now they're mad at me," you vaguely explain.

"Well... *hic*... what happened?"

Normally you wouldn't tell a random stranger, but the drinks have gotten to you. There wasn't a reason not to tell her right now.

"Well... long story short I slept with my girlfriend's sister. Her sister was the girlfriend of my best friend. You can see why everyone would be mad at me. The thing is... I don't know why I did it. The circumstances were so strange... I didn't think it was her. I hurt all of them, so I left. It's part of the reason why I'm here."

Allison nods her head and leans on your shoulder.

"Well, I think you're a great guy (Y/N). So does everyone else here. I'm sure that if you didn't mean to do it, then something must've happened. You seem too nice to do that."

"Heh, yeah I guess. I don't feel all that nice at times, but a little happiness never hurt anyone, right?"

"Right," she agrees.

You both down your drinks and grab another one. You enter a crowd of people and start talking to people. There is talking, dancing, and playing. A wide variety of games are present - ranging from beer pong to Just Dance 4. The wide variety of activities and games just fill the night with entertainment. You needed this. You needed a release from all the tension that happened with your friends. As long as you did nothing stupid, you were golden.

Then again, it's you.