NINJAGO: Amateurs of Adulthood

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Lloyd was silent. Brad said that Gene gave him something, but Gene denied it. Is Gene lying? Is Brad lying?

Being the logical person he is, he thought it through. Brad lives 17 minutes away from Lloyd, and it took Lloyd about 23 minutes to get here. How could Brad, knowing that he doesn't drink often, get this drunk within 40 minutes? The blonde stood quietly as he calculated in his head.

"What is he looking at?" Gene asked, looking up at Brad, then grimacing when he saw the black haired boy making out with some random girl. Lloyd snapped out of his daze and turned his attention back to the redhead, he closed his eyes, inhaled, then exhaled trying to calm himself down

"Let me ask again. What did you give him, Gene?"

Gene put down his cup and pinned his hand on his hip. "I just told you, I didn't give him anything."

Lloyd came closer and whispered, "Well something's not adding up here. I'm not accusing you of drugging him or anything, I just need to know why he's acting like this."

Gene flinched away from the blonde's face, taking in every word.

"...Rum."

"That's it?"

"...I...just Sunset Rum."

"What is that? Is it dangerous?"

"No."

"...Okay, that's all you had to say." Lloyd sighed before running a hand through his hair

Lloyyyyyd." Brad whined as he pulled on the blonde's sleeves, "You're not having fuuuuun."

"I'm trying...!" Lloyd laughed, trying to disregard the negative thoughts in the back of his mind, "But someone won't even talk to me!"

Brad pulled Lloyd over towards him by his wrist, keeping his big smile on his face

"Then let's talk." The two boys laughed with each other and Gene silently glared at the blonde, took his drink, and left the counter

After the White Claw, the boys drank some wine, and beer, and rum, or at least Lloyd did. Brad was far too drunk to even attempt anything. Lloyd was having fun. The two best friends sweat bullets as they danced in the middle of the living room, packed with other hot bodies swaying their hips to the tune of Nicki Minaj.

"Holy shiiiiiit, babe I might throw up..." Brad laughed, but Lloyd, who was dancing pretty close to him, didn't think it was that funny

"Oh, then shouldn't we go to the bathroom? I don't want you puking on meeee..." Lloyd asked, then whined as he backed away from Brad

"No! I won't!" Brad laughed as he pulled on Lloyd's sleeves, making the blonde laugh

"Okay!" Lloyd smiled the two continued dancing and jumping around until Lloyd heard Brad wretch into his mouth and swallow it back down

"Yeah okay, no." He said before taking Brad's wrist and stumbled up the stairs trying to drag his friend up with him

He tried with all his might, but undeniably failed in the end when Brad projectile vomited while on the staircase. Lloyd panicked when he heard someone gasp

Brad covered his mouth with weary eyes and Lloyd feared to meet the person's eyes

"Oh sweet thing, are you feeling well?" She asked

Lloyd looked up the meet the face of Gene's sister, Shelli, the host of the party, looking at them. Her tight long sleeve shirt and baggy jeans ruined, the dark pink of the vomit contrasted deeply with her white shirt

"Heeey, you're the cutie who owns this place, right?" Brad smirked while leaning against Lloyd, still trying to flirt even when he could barely walk

"Oh my gosh, I am so, so sorry! I didn't- I didn't mean-" Lloyd started ranting. He never liked to admit it, but he was actually kind of afraid of Gene, it was always so easy  for the blonde to feel like Gene truly hated him, and now he's gone and had his best friend throw up on his sister. He was panicking, his words sped up, his eyes watered. He was afraid...of Gene? His sister? Lloyd's thought process was stopped when a warm hand laid itself on his shoulder

"Sweetheart, why the worry? I'm not mad!" Shelli smiled

Lloyd sniffed up the snot that threatened to spill out his nose, "But, but I- your dress..."

Shelli kept a warm smile as she giggled, "I'm not wearing a dress! I was thinking of picking a different outfit anyway, I guess the universe has spoken!"

"O-Okay, we're sorry..."

"Don't be! How about we go to my room and get cleaned up?"

"I don't think-"

"Your room, eh?" Brad cut Lloyd off, "Lady, if you wanna suck me off just say- OW!" He whined when Lloyd swatted at his arm

"Thank you...!"

Shelli helped Lloyd carry Brad up the stairs while he mumbled random nonsense, to clean him up and change her outfit