A Girl And Three Boys

After placing some ointment on the wound, redressing it and giving it an hour or two to stop the bleeding Zoe was already feeling a lot better. With a good part of the day already over you figured you would bring Zoe off to the Sicilian Spirits Tavern in the mountain and have a friendly drink with her. You also needed to run into your two male Syndicate friends to ask those two goofballs for a favor.

"I'll be honest Darien! I've...I've...I've only drank once before and it was just a teeny tiny little bit the night you got..." her lips clench tight "Umm. Yup! Once before!"

"Well that's okay!" you push a mug full of ale over towards your innocent high commander "Because I'm just going to have a drink or two, can't get too intoxicated tonight." you smile back at her "I'll watch over you."

"Or take advantage of you!!" a booming voice says over your shoulder causes you to turn and see none other than Sylvius and Felix "Better watch out little girl!"

"Sylvius!!!! Felix!!!!" Zoe screams as she jumps up from her seat. Sylvius immediately goes in for a giant bear hug on the small girl. "OW OW OW OW OW!!!" she screams before Sylvius drops her to her feet with a confused look. Zoe just takes a step back and points to the back of her forearm, showing the lightly red stained bandage.

"Oh shit, I'm sorry!" Sylvius replies apologetically as Zoe sits back down and Sylvius slides in next to her.

"Damn girl, what happened?" Felix asks as he sits down next to you.

"That dumb dumb" she points at you and feigns anger "hit me too hard! But I'm better now!" she smiles.

"Well then, drinks for all!!!" Felix laughs before motioning over to the barkeep to bring even more mugs of ale for the entire table.

You had a blast hanging out with Felix, Sylvius and Zoe at the Spirits Tavern. Having a few drinks here and there, gossiping like normal with the boys and trying your best not to laugh at Zoe as she kept trying to take sips of the ale only to say it burned her mouth too much.

"I can't believe people drink this for fun!" her face scrunches up as she sticks out her tongue. "Although I like the way it makes me feeeeel!" she playfully sings out as her body sways lightly back and forth.

"Careful little girl!" Felix says "Don't try to keep up with us!" he basically downs his drink and slams it down on the table. "Getting more!!" Felix exclaims as he stands up, stumbling twice until he's finally able to steady himself by placing his hand on the table "More! More drinks!" he tries to walk in a straight line to the bartender and pathetically fails. You watch the warrior shuffle up to the barkeep, grab a tray with four full mugs of ale and ever so slowly he turns around and in the most leisurely pace ever begins his journey back to the table.

As Felix finally sets the tray down at the table he slides into the seat next to you again "Now Felix, don't get too shitfaced tonight!" you laugh at him "I have a favor to ask you and Sylvius."

His eyes go wide as a huge smile forms on his face "A favor!? Color me intrigued." he licks his lips as he throws his arm over your shoulder "Oooh, Darien. Anything for you!"

"What a-about meeeeee? What about meeeee? Oh Darien, oh Darien what about meeeeeeeeee" Zoe must like to pretend to sing when alcohol courses through her veins because you started noticing she'll allow her E sounds to carry on.

"Sorry Zoers, only need the guys." you feel bad as her smile turns to a frown.

"Hell yeah only the guys!" Felix pulls your body into his harder as Sylvius leans over the table to hear what you want to ask.

"I'll tell you later, for now, we drink!" you grab a mug and give a few good swigs.

The night went on for a few more hours as you kept yourself sober for the most part. You still shared at least two mugs of Ale with the boys and Zoe but you didn't want to get too intoxicated like many of the nights before. Felix and Sylvius like usual got completely smashed but even when they are smashed, Sylvius usually has a solid thought process where as Felix can sometimes get emotional but mostly holds it together. Zoe on the other hand, after matching you with two mugs of ale was actually quite intoxicated herself as her tiny body wasn't able to process the ale very well. She's only drank one other time before and according to her it wasn't much alcohol at all. Now though, you can definitely tell she's feeling good.

Zoe was holding her head in both her hands until her grip loses friction and her chin falls flat onto the table. "Oopsieeeeee! I, I, I am sleeeeepy!" she turns her head and rubs her cheek on the stone table "So soooft!" she purrs out.

"Well, looks like I need to get this one to bed." you clap your hands and then stand up from the table "Come on Zoe, let's go", extending your hand to help her up. "As for you two" you look upon the two bulky men "Thank you." you give them a quick nod and smile.

"To my bed to my bed to my soft little beeeeeeed!" Zoe sings as the two of you walk out of the Sicilian Spirits. "I'm tiiirreeeedddd!" she squeals out.

"I know, that's why I'm bringing you to bed."

"NO Darien!!!" she screams "NO!"

"I know I know, I'm not gonna sleep with you!" you reply.

"I'm not gonna sleeeeep with you!!!" she repeats "NO SIR!" she stomps her foot "Not until...." she pauses "Until...." she pauses again "Until....I'm tired! I want to go to beeeeed!" you continue to hold the Sunrider up with your arms as she sluggishly walks through the mountain.

You roll your eyes at the girl "Yup, that's where we're going!" you turn a corner and continue your slow march to the steps "Just a few hundred steps, a few hundred paces and you'll be at your Villa!" you try to cheer her up.

In what took an excruciating amount of time Zoe collapses on the stairs "I can't go any further! I wanna sleeeeep here!!!" she cries out. "Just leave me!! I've walked too far!!"

You stop and look at Zoe who is now trying to curl up in the fetal position on the steps. Then turn your head back down from where you just came from and let loose a giant sigh as you've seriously only went up about ten steps before she stated she was to too tired to go any further. At this rate you were never going to make it to the top...

"Tooooo tired!" her voice mumbles out.

With a sigh you kneel down and pick the Sunrider up, throwing her over your shoulder "You'll owe me for this..." you grumble out as you continue your path up the stairs.

"Haha haha!!" she squeals out from behind your back "Weeee!!!" her voice turns perky again as she tries her best to sing and laugh with every step up the mountain you take. Walking up these steps by yourself takes quite a long time but now doing it with a drunk singing high commander over your shoulder...What a long hike it'll be...