present

ALICE.

"Then what are we waiting for?" Oliver asked with a raised eyebrow as he glanced between all of us, a smirk plastered on his face.

I giggled and shook my head as my eyes closed momentarily before making eye contact with him once again. "Let's drink your shitty vodka," I mumbled with a small smile.

Oliver's mouth twisted into an evil smile as he responded, "Let's."

Oliver twisted the cap off of the Swarovski Crystal bottle and began pouring a small amount within all of our glasses. He then nudged each of the glasses towards us as he filled them, pushing one first to Anthony, whom was on my left, and then to me, Billy, Sebastian, and Chris. Oliver filled his own glass and murmured as he lifted it in the air, "Here's to shitty vodka."

Anthony chuckled as he lifted his glass in the air and glanced around at all of us before taking his shot. The rest of us followed his lead and everyone screwed their face up in disgust when the liquor hit their mouths, some even coughing after they had swallowed. I even held the liquor in my mouth for a few extra moments as my face contorted into a look of pure disgust just like that one time I drank with Billy back in New York.

"Holy shit," Anthony coughed out as he shook his head. "That shit is terrible."

"I wasn't lying," Oliver groaned out as he sucked on his lips from the awful flavor. He then abruptly turned around and reached into his fridge to grab a small plastic bag. Oliver turned back around to face us and laid the bag on the counter which contained slices of limes and lemons. "It'll help," Oliver murmured as he opened the bag and snatched a slice of lime for himself before momentarily sucking on it.

The other five of us reached into the bag and took our pick of whether we wanted a lime slice or a lemon slice and then sucked on our choice as we put it in our mouths.

Oliver raised an eyebrow at us as he took his lime out of his mouth and set it on the marble counter which prompted us to follow suit.

"Did it help?" Oliver asked expectantly as he glanced around us, still having an eyebrow raised and a cocky grin on his face.

"Yes," Chris sighed as he shook his head. "But let's never drink that vodka again."

"Agreed," Sebastian murmured. "Never again."

Oliver laughed as he motioned for all of us to pass him our glasses. We all slid our glasses closer to him and he began pouring the DIVA Premium vodka in our glasses before he passed them back to us.

"This shit better be good, Oliver," Billy murmured from beside me. He then started to chuckle as he added on, "Because I don't think I can handle another shitty vodka."

Oliver laughed as he held up his glass. "There's only one way to find out," he murmured as the rest of us held up our glasses. "Cheers," he exclaimed, causing the other five of us to yell the same phrase before putting our glasses to our lips.

Everyone practically moaned at the flavor of the vodka as they set their glasses back on the counter including me. The vodka tasted like pure heaven and no one felt the need to use their lime or lemon slice. Oliver even had his head tilted back with his eyes closed in pure ecstasy.

"That shit," Anthony sighed as he closed his eyes. "Was way better."

"Mhm," I hummed in agreement as I licked my lips to savor the taste of the vodka.

Oliver glanced around all of us before laughing. "C'mon, guys," he exclaimed as his eyebrows raised. "Let's hurry it up and get fucking wasted!"

Sebastian laughed and shook his head as he slid his glass over to Oliver. "There's no going back now," he murmured with a chuckle.

"That's right," Oliver exclaimed as he poured alcohol in Sebastian's glass. Oliver's eyes scanned all of ours before they stopped on mine. "Let's get this party started," he murmured.

**

An hour later, the six of us realized that earlier we had had too many shots of vodka because now we could barely stand up without dramatically stumbling around the room.

"I feel alive," Chris exclaimed from his spot on the white chair to my left.

"Bro," Oliver murmured as his eyes trailed lazily to Chris'. "We all do, Man."

I chuckled and glanced at Oliver for a second before lazily placing my head on his shoulder which I soon discovered had been a mistake because the room was practically spinning. I was seated on Oliver's right on the couch and Billy was on Oliver's left just staring wide eyed into open air. Chris was sitting in the chair on Billy's left and slightly in front of the couch which faced the chair across from it that Sebastian occupied. Anthony was seated in the chair right next to Sebastian's and on his right.

Anthony's eyes landed on Oliver's as he murmured, "Don't you normally, like, actually party instead of sitting around and staring into thin air?"

Oliver smirked at Anthony as he responded, "Do you want me to turn it up a notch?"

Anthony smirked in response. "I think so," he mumbled.

Oliver winked as he stood up from the couch and walked towards his bedroom. It sounded like he was fumbling with something in a drawer, prompting me to raise an eyebrow when I saw him walking back towards us. He smirked as he set items on the coffee table in front of the couch and then went back to sit in his spot beside Billy and I.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Oliver began as he glanced around. "This is how we turn it up a notch."

Oliver had placed a few blunts on the coffee table along with a bag of white powder, most likely cocaine, and he also had placed on the table a sheet of some sort.

"What's that?" Chris asked with a raised eyebrow as he pointed at the sheet.

"That," Oliver began with a smirk. "Is a sheet full of acid tabs."

"Oh my God," Anthony murmured as he rubbed his hand over his face. "When I said turn it up a notch, I was talking about, like, strippers or something."

Oliver raised an eyebrow. "I can get that too," he responded.

I leaned forward and glanced to my left to see Billy deep in thought while staring at the sheet of acid. Billy glanced at me for a second and winked before grabbing a blunt off the counter and lighting it.

Oliver smirked at Billy before turning to face everyone. "So," he began with a raised eyebrow. "Who's in?"

Sebastian shook his head as he sighed. "I've never even done drugs," he murmured.

Oliver burst out laughing as his gaze snapped to Sebastian's. "What?" He exclaimed with his eyebrows raised.

Sebastian sheepishly smiled as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Oh my God!" Oliver exclaimed as he grabbed one of the blunts off the counter. He abruptly stood up from the couch and walked over to Sebastian as he held the blunt to his mouth along with the lighter. "You have to try it," Oliver murmured with a small smile.

Sebastian shook his head. "I shouldn't," he mumbled with a saddened expression.

Suddenly the blunt was snatched out of Oliver's hand along with the lighter. Anthony held the blunt to his mouth while he lit it, and then he inhaled a long puff before exhaling.

Oliver let out an excited squeal as he watched Anthony inhale the marijuana filled vapor before he sat on the couch beside me.

"Fuck," Chris sighed as he chuckled. "Now I gotta do it, too."

Billy removed his blunt from his mouth and passed it to Chris in response, and Chris gently took it out of Billy's hand before taking a long puff.

"Ah," Oliver squealed as he smiled a toothy grin. "I love taking people's drug virginities!"

"This ain't my first time smoking weed," Anthony murmured as he exhaled.

"Mine neither," Chris murmured before inhaling another puff.

"Then I need to take Sebastian's virginity," Oliver murmured with a smirk.

Just as Sebastian was about to respond, I squeaked out, "And mine."

Oliver's eyes snapped to mine as an even wider grin spread across his face. "Oh my God," he exclaimed as he studied my face. "Are you being serious?"

I sheepishly nodded my head. "Yeah, unfortunately," I murmured.

Oliver chuckled before grabbing the other blunt off the coffee table and holding it to my mouth along with a lighter. "Alice Hartsfield," he began with a soft smile. "Will you allow me the pleasure of taking your virginity?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

I giggled before nodding. "You may take my virginity, Oliver Blackheart," I giggled.

Oliver giggled as he held the blunt up to my lips. I leaned my face forward so I could grasp the blunt within my lips and he lit it as I inhaled. The smoke filled my lungs as I breathed it in, and I will admit I was slightly nervous to be high for the first time, but I was also excited. And more importantly, I was comfortable with being an absolute moron in front of these people.

Oliver took the blunt away from my mouth and I exhaled the smoke as I tilted my head down. His house now strongly smelled of marijuana because of the blunts being passed around, but I doubted that was new to him.

I grasped the blunt from Oliver's hand and placed it at my lips once again as I inhaled, keeping eye contact with him the entire time as I did so. He wore a proud smile as he watched me inhale the smoke before exhaling directly at him.

"Thoughts? Comments? Concerns?" Oliver asked with a raised eyebrow and a wide smile.

I shook my head as a lazy grin spread across my face. "I'm starting to feel it, but only slightly," I murmured.

Oliver winked before standing up. "I'm acquiring nonalcoholic drinks for when everyone gets cotton mouth," he announced as he walked to the kitchen, causing me to giggle. I took a few more hits of the blunt as I listened to Anthony trying to persuade Sebastian to take a hit of his blunt.

"Fine," Sebastian sighed as he grabbed the blunt out of Anthony's hand. Sebastian took a small puff of the blunt as Oliver walked back into the room with cans of pop, and Anthony expressed his disapproval.

"Boo," Anthony exclaimed as he held his thumb down. "That doesn't even fucking count, Seabass."

Sebastian rolled his eyes as Oliver set the cans of pop on the coffee table. Sebastian then put the blunt to his lips again and took a longer puff, causing Anthony to clap his hands in approval.

"Yay," Anthony cheered as he continued to clap his hands. "I'm so proud of you, Seabass."

"Thanks," Sebastian murmured as he exhaled the smoke before handing the blunt back to Anthony.

I grabbed one of the cans of pop off of the coffee table because of the cotton mouth I was beginning to feel. I felt all tingly as I continued to glance around at everyone and even fumbled with opening the can.

"Can you open this?" I asked in a light voice as I handed the can to Oliver.

Oliver giggled as he took both the can and the blunt out of my hands. "Are you ok?" He asked with a raised eyebrow before putting the blunt to his mouth.

I nodded my head as I began poking at my arm lazily. My sense of touch was heightened but also desensitized at the same time, causing me to have a minor panic attack as I trained my gaze on Chris. Chris continued to pass the blunt between him and Billy as both sipped at their cans of pop lazily.

"Hey," Oliver sighed as he handed me my can of soda. "You're alright, Alice," he murmured with a small smile. "You're only high, I promise."

I nodded as I put the can to my lips and took a swig. Oliver's comment made me feel slightly better, but the thoughts floating around my head wouldn't cease. I couldn't stop thinking and hearing my own thoughts repeatedly as I trained my gaze on open air.

"Is she ok?" I heard Billy ask.

Oliver murmured something in response before gently trailing his fingers down my bicep, causing me to lazily turn my gaze to meet his. "Alice," he began. "Stop thinking," he murmured with a small smile.

"I can't," I whispered as I studied his face. His blue eyes seemed to keep going in and out of focus, and soon because I was focusing on his eyes, my eyes began to feel all tingly. At least, my eye lids did.

Oliver smiled apologetically in response. "Yes," he whispered. "You can."

I sighed as I closed my eyes. Everything around me was nonexistent as I sat in my own world for a few moments and let my heart rate lower back to its normal speed. Conversations were being had between the five men from what I could hear, but I wasn't listening to anything they were saying. I felt Oliver gently trail his fingers up and down my bicep as I sat in my own world, relishing in his touch slightly. My sense of touch had gone into sensory overload, meaning that everything I felt was majorly heightened but in a good way. It wasn't nerve wrecking anymore, so I opened my eyes.

I noticed that everyone had stopped their conversations and were staring at me, causing me to lazily smile in response. "I'm all good, guys," I murmured as I glanced around. "I just needed a moment." I began giggling as I stared at Anthony for maybe too long, resulting in everyone chuckling in response.

"I'm glad you're better," Billy giggled as he leaned forward. "I was starting to worry about you."

I doubled over as I laughed while tears came to my eyes from how hard I was laughing. Everything around me was hilarious and I felt amazing. I felt relaxed for once this week; nothing could go wrong.

"I'm taking it up a notch," Oliver murmured as he leaned over so his arm could reach what he desired from off the coffee table. He picked up the sheet of acid tabs and took a tab off.

"Oh shit," Sebastian giggled. "You're really taking it up a notch."

Oliver winked as he placed the tab on his tongue. "Anyone else wanna try?" He asked as he held the sheet up.

Billy snatched the sheet out of Oliver's hand and removed a tab from it before placing it on his tongue. "Here goes twelve hours," he proclaimed with a smirk.

Oliver laughed and grasped the sheet out of Billy's hand. "Anyone else?" He asked as he glanced at everyone.

Sebastian shook his head with a lazy grin. "I'm just gonna stick with the alcohol and weed," he murmured.

Oliver pointed at Sebastian. "I'm so proud of you for smoking tonight," he announced before glancing at the other men and I. "Chris?" He asked as he held the sheet in Chris' direction.

Chris shook his head before he sheepishly smiled and nodded. "What the Hell?" He laughed as he leaned forward to grasp the sheet from Oliver's hand.

"I'll get water for everyone," Oliver exclaimed as he stood up from the couch and walked to the kitchen. He then walked back and sat beside Billy and I once again and set the water bottles on the coffee table.

"So," Chris began as he held the tab up. "I just place it on my tongue?"

Oliver and Billy both nodded before Billy spoke up. "Like this," he said as he held his tongue out.

"Ok," Chris murmured as he placed the tab on his tongue. "And what's the water for?"

"You're gonna need it," Oliver said with a smirk.

"Pass it over," Anthony exclaimed as he watched Chris. Chris chuckled and passed the sheet to Billy. Billy passed the sheet down to me before I leaned over and handed it to Anthony. "Fuck me. Here goes nothing," Anthony exclaimed as he placed a tab on his tongue.

Oliver laughed as Anthony passed the sheet back to me. "I'm gonna do it, too," I murmured as I gazed at the sheet in my hands.

"Are you sure?" Oliver asked with a raised eyebrow. "It's gonna last twelve hours, Alice. You won't be sleeping tonight."

I nodded my head with a wide smile plastered on my face. "I didn't think I was gonna be sleeping tonight anyway," I whispered rather loudly as I raised my eyebrows.

Oliver's eyebrows raised in shock before he burst out laughing as he tilted his head back. "Fuck," he giggled as he took the sheet out of my hand.

"No," I whined as I tried to grab the sheet. "I wanna try, Oliver," I pouted. "Please?"

Oliver shook his head and laughed before taking a tab off of the sheet. "Here," Oliver murmured as he held out the tab for me to take. Instead of taking it from him, I winked before opening my mouth while sticking out my tongue.

Oliver smirked as he placed the tab on my tongue gently. I closed my mouth and momentarily closed my eyes before glancing around at everyone. "How long until I feel it?" I murmured as I leaned in with a raised eyebrow.

"A few seconds," Oliver whispered with a wink.

"Are you feeling i- Woah," I murmured as his face began to contort in front of my eyes. His blue eyes practically shined and I could've swore they weren't even connected to his face anymore. I reached out my hand to gently nudge his cheek and when I retracted my hand, a bit of his cheek followed my hand, almost like it was dripping.

Oliver chuckled as he studied me intensely. "Isn't it great?" He asked through laughs.

I nodded my head as I gazed around me. All of the furniture in his house was morphing between its original state and a more exotic state as I studied an object more and more. I glanced to my left to see Chris' eyes trained on a space by the flatscreen.

Chris asked, "Is anyone else seeing, like, fucking funnel clouds over there?"

I followed his gaze along with everyone else and I didn't see funnel clouds, however, I saw the flatscreen's blackness dripping into the air and floating.

"No, Man," Anthony chuckled as he shook his head. "But everything is fucked up."

"Is there a war going on or something?" Billy mumbled as he closed his eyes. "I swear I can hear horses running."

I burst out laughing along with Oliver. "Billy," I exclaimed as I leaned over and turned my head to face him. "They don't use horses during battles anymore."

Oliver raised an eyebrow at me as he stifled a laugh. "They don't?" He squeaked out.

I shook my head as I laughed. "No," I exclaimed.

"I didn't even know that," Sebastian sighed as he stared into open air.

"Me neither," Anthony mumbled as he stared intensely at his hands. "Guys," he exclaimed, causing my gaze to snap to his. "My hands are, like, morphing into, like, things."

"So are mine," Oliver murmured as he gazed at his hands. "I love acid," he sighed with a chuckle.

"It's amazing," I mumbled as I turned to meet his blue eyes. He smiled at me as I gazed into his eyes which were way more blue than usual; his eyes looked as if they were turquoise.

"I'm honored to be sharing this moment with all of you," Oliver murmured with a smirk. "Because I feel like we're going to be really good friends after this."

"Aren't we already good friends?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.

Oliver smirked in response as he mumbled, "I thought we were 'talking?'"

hi im too lazy to write any more so ill continue the party in the next chapter tomorrow :')

also ive been high many times bc i smoke weed so i know what weed is like

also one of my best friends repeatedly does acid so i have all of my acid facts from him. also the funnel cloud quote from Chris is actually something my friend said.

fun fact: my first time smoking weed was a little over a year ago (beginning of last summer)