Cochise?

party ?

Josh slowly awoke to the sound of laughing in another room , he sniffed the air , whilst pulling himself into a seated position . Sammy , he thought , he'd know that smell anywhere . As he rose to his feet , Josh's he scanned towards the clock -5:45. Chris had let him sleep the entire day ; he told him an hour for a reason , Josh's head now was stinging with the buzz of a headache ; the last time he was put on medication that made him drowsy , sleeping always increased the headaches . He shook his head , trying to relieve the headache , when that failed to work , he searched the medical box , quickly swallowing two paracetamol before following the noise of laughter . Chris was stood in the center of his bedroom , the  pink onesies half done up . Josh stood in the doorway for a minute , admiring how adorable his boyfriend looked and smiling at the first laugh he'd heard from Chris in a while . " Hey there gorgeous " Josh drawled out , his voice still sounding a little bit tired . Chris ran to Josh pulling him into a hug . " Hey , you still up for the party ?" Sam shouted , sitting in the mass of pillows on Chris's bed . Josh quickly pulled a smile over his face , and tried to amp himself up . " Of course I am , pass me my outfit I'll go change " Josh said , his hand reaching out toward Sam who was holding the bag which had his onesie inside .
After she gave him the onesie , Josh walked to the bathroom and shut the door . He gazed at himself in the mirror and went to wash the sleep out of his eyes when he noticed a tremor in his hand . It was shaking quite rapidly as he used it to poor cold water over his features . Josh gulped , this was going to be quite noticeable at the party . He just had to hide it until he got there and they were dancing  , Chris deserved one night where he didn't have to worry about his fucked up boyfriend . So Josh quickly turned away from the mirror and dressed into the matching onesie , before pulling the neon mask over his scarred mouth and exiting back into the bedroom .
"Omg you two look so cute ! Let me take a photo !" Sammy shrieked , as soon as she saw Josh and Chris together . She quickly pulled out her phone , and made them stand next to each other to take the photo . Chris snatched the phone , immediately after it was taken and reviewed the picture . He and Josh looked around the same height , and Chris had the giantest smile on his face , while Josh looked cute and tired his monsterous features hidden by the mask , making him appear human and innocent. Chris Checked his watch -6:30pm . "We should probably get going " he announced , grabbing Josh's hand as he started walking from the room ." I'm driving you two by the way , it's only fair Chris ,before you interrupt ,you drove my drunk ass the other day " Sammy shouted , pulling her car keys from her pocket and running from the house to the car , Chris quickly followed .
Josh went to run and grab Chris to kiss him when they reached the car but saw his hand begin to shake again , so he just looked at Sammy , and smirked , "Shotgun!" Josh shouted quickly opening the front door and sitting down , making Chris enter the back .
Chris hadn't noticed that Josh was still displaying side effects  but Sammy had noticed it half way through the journey. Josh had reached to open the window slightly. Josh had tried to push off questions shouting the onesie was more boiling than a sauna but Sammy had seen the sickened expression on his face , and the slight gulps for air he was trying to hide . She also noticed the claws that Josh hadn't trimmed this time . They'd weren't that noticeable , she just hoped nobody would stare at his hands which seemed to shake every few seconds , which he was also trying to hide by shoving them between his thighs .
When they reached Jess and Mike's apartment block , Josh could already hear the music and people chattering . He followed Sam and Chris to the building and went up the stairs . Sammy banged on the white door , but her eyes kept shooting in Josh's direction ; it was honestly unnerving him . Jess answered , her outfit matching Sam's , and a bright pink painted smile upon her face . "You guys came !" She shouted , her voice slightly slurred indicating that she'd already started drinking . Mike appeared behind her , her instantly pulled the four of them into a bear hug . "Just the people I wanted to see ! Come join us !" Mike shouted , pulling the group of them into the centre of the room . As Josh felt himself be led along , his eyes scanned the room , around twenty people were within the five small and sparkly rooms of the apartment. He took a deep breath ,trying to hold back the appetising scent everybody was giving off . He wanted to make it up to Chris , and he wasn't about to ruin the one night he'd been out for the months . Mike had dragged them towards the sofas , where Matt and Emily were downing vodka shots . Emily noticed Josh and instantly looked away when he made eye contact and instead looked at Sammy and Chris ," You guys want to do shots ?" She shouted . Sammy instantly told Emily she was driving but told Josh and Chris to go ahead . Josh gazed around the crowded room , deciding he wasn't going to risk exposing his wendigo features . " Cochise , I bet you fifty pounds you can't down ten shots of vodka in five minutes !" Josh shouted , trying to take the attention off of him drinking and to give Chris a good time . " I accept your wager Joshua" Chris said formally , noticing the small crowd suddenly surrounding him . Mike laughed and poured ten single shots in a row , placed on top of the ping pong table he'd convinced Jess to let him have . Josh laughed , as he set the timer and watched himself loose £50 . Chris stumbled towards him after , "I believe you owe me money sir " Chris slurred . Josh went to take the money he kept in his phone case to give to Chris but a tremor went through his hand and he dropped his phone to the floor . Josh smiled noticing Chris hadn't noticed and ,quickly picked it  up and handed Chris the money . After Chris turned back to the small crowd of dancing people that had emerged next to the ping pong table , Josh felt a hand on his shoulder . He quickly spun around to see Mike holding two beers . " Thought you'd like a drink " Mike said , giving Josh one of the bottles . Josh smiled as Mike led him away from the crowd and onto the small balcony , locking the door behind them . " Thought you'd also want some privacy , where nobody could see ... Well you know " Mike trailed off , realising Josh probably didn't want to talk about the wendigo two days in a row with him . Josh sighed and nodded , slowly taking off the yellow mask and putting the bottle to his mouth ; ignoring the shakiness of his hand . He quickly gulped a quarter of the bottle , feeling a slight buzz from the beer after only that . Josh had been beginning to feel the hunger begin to slightly scratch at the surface as the amount of people in the room had become unbearable - Mike removing him from that had really helped . " Thanks , bro " Josh sighed , downing the rest of the bottle quickly , not wanting to continue drinking it inside . Mike stumbled foreward , his drunk state obvious . "Josh I know I haven't said it yet , but I'm sorry for leaving you down there , I thought you was dead " Mike said slowly , sipping the remains of his own beer . Josh sighed , he really didn't want to talk about that , he just wanted to have one normal night , not talking about his problems . " It's fine Mike " Josh said sharply , quickly trying to change the subject . He noticed two fill beers sat on the patioed floor behind him . "Whoever downs the beer the slowest has to dance !" Josh shouted , knowing that throughout their friendship both of them were always the ones who embarrassed themselves on the dance floor. Mike laughed and pulled the beer to his mouth , quickly chugging it . Josh tried to beat him but his hand shook slightly as he first went to put the bottle to his mouth, causing him to fail the chugging contest . " Go dance the night away sunshine !" Mike laughed , pulling Josh's face mask back over his fiendish features . Josh started to walk into the apartment and noticed how the walls were now swaying , he stumbled over the crushed cans in the small hallway as he found himself following his boyfriends scent ; something he'd never been able to do before . As he stumbled foreward into the main room , he noticed Chris doing the macerina with Sammy and Jess . He smiled at his goofy boyfriend under the mask , and felt Mike push his stumbling body into the dance . He looked at the delicious smelling people around him , as he took a deep breath trying to block it out and focus on the his boyfriend's happy face . Chris went to grab his hand , but Josh couldn't risk him noticing the tremors and stumbled back . A look of confusion was clearly readable on Josh's face . Instantly Josh smirked and shouted to take the attention from his rejection " Chris darling I love you but I promised Mike a dance " he slurred , and began to dance awkwardly to the macerina . His movements were sloppy and hazed due to the alcohol and clozapine in his system , but Chris smiled feeling absolutely smashed as he walked towards Josh and began dancing next to him .
Josh had been dancing for around ten minutes , when a wave of nausea suddenly hit him again , his hunger had started to grow again as well , as the sweaty dancing bodies around him were starting to smell more like food the longer he was close to them . He stumbled back and fell into Sammy . She instantly noticed Josh's pale complection and beads of sweat starting to emerge on his forehead , and grabbed his arm , leading him into the bathroom as soon as Chris turned to take a shot with Jessica.
As soon as they reached the bathroom , Sammy locked the door behind them . Josh instantly  ripped off the mask and turned towards the toilet and began heaving into the bowl , unable to hold back the nausea any longer . Sammy , like Chris had earlier , rubbed her hand on Josh's back . After a few minutes Josh stopped and sank to the tiled floor , as the room around him spun ; Dr Hill was correct clozapine really made the effects of alcohol intense. "You've been feeling like this all night haven't you ?" Sammy questioned sinking to the floor next to Josh . He simply nodded ,
Too tired to lie to Sammy as well , he'd always tried to tell her the truth , out of their friendship group Josh and always been closer to Sammy and Chris . " It's the new medicine , don't tell Cochise let me worry about this and let him enjoy the rest of the party please " Josh slurred , as another wave of nausea hit him , causing him to curl into the toilet bowl once more . Sammy nodded , smiling at the fact , Josh just wanted his boyfriend to have a normal night ; realising Josh felt like a burden to Chris . "I promise " Sammy whispered planting a kiss on the back of his head .
It took half an hour for the nausea and hunger to die down , and Sammy had sat with him the entire time . Everytime somebody had banged on the door she had shouted , occupied , and told Josh not to worry about what was going on outside . When Josh felt okay enough to go back and enter the party , Sammy clasped his hand and led him back into the room , as even though he felt a bit better ; Josh was still stumbling everywhere when he walked .
When they entered , Jessica pulled Sammy into a hug , her makeup smudged around her eyes . " I've missed you girl !" She laughed , pulling out her pink iPhone to take a drink selfie with Sam . Josh photobomed it , doing the robot behind them in the photo , trying to make Jess laugh like he used too . Jess giggled and blew Josh a kiss , before heading to the kitchen with Sam . Josh smiled , before realising Jess couldn't see that due to the mask and awkwardly threw her a peace sign like a Hannah used too . Then he began following the delicious smell of his boyfriend like he had earlier , to find him in the middle of a heated argument with Ashley . Chris looked angry , his face red with pure resentment , he looked as if he was about to atfck his ex crush . Josh's wendigo reflexes quickly kicked in , as he leaped in front of Chris and pulled him over to the other side of the room , away from the shouting Ashley . Josh felt the wendigo rise inside him , wanting to devour Ashley for attacking Chris . That surprised him , usually that side of him wanted to hurt everyone but it suddenly seemed protective over his boyfriend. He bit his lip under the mask to stop himself from hurting the girl . Chris was obviously absolutely wasted , he was still shouting as Josh used his increased strength to pull him into the kitchen , away from the crowds , where Jess and Sam stood alone , reminiscing about old times . "What's going on ?" Jess asked , noticing Chris'd red face , and incoherent shouts. " I don't know I walked in to see  him going for Ashley  , and dragged him away " Josh slurred , beginning to feel drowsy from the strength he just mustered . Sammy sighed her eyes scanned the clock -1am the boys had lasted the majority of the party she was impressed . She turned and gave Jess a massive hug ,  telling her she hoped she'd had the best birthday . Then she looked at Josh who was still gripping Chris's arms to stop him going for Ashley again, his claws slightly drawing blood , which was seepig through the pink fur .
She also noticed he was stumbling a bit even stood up . "Come on then you too let's go back home" She said waving goodbye to Jessica , Josh followed suite , then the three of them left the party ."I'll help drag him Josh " Sammy whispered as she closed the door behind them , and saw Josh stumble down a couple of stairs on his way out , trying to steady himself and Chris on the brick wall with his spare hand . Josh smiled at her and shifted Chris , who was now practically unconscious on the two of them , closer to Sammy .
Sammy and Josh managed to put Chris into the backseat , as more incoherent mumbled left his mouth . Then Josh slid into the seat next to Sammy as she began driving away to one of the weirdest parties Josh had ever experienced.