Girl I Know

Chapter 9

(Mercury Pov)

“And it's a disaster, such a catastrophe for you to see so damn much of my ass; you asked for me? Well I'm back, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na.” Brian slurred drunkenly slumping down on the couch grinning like a fool.

Zacky said I couldn’t have beer, but why would I want any anyway? Im 18, I don’t need to be told twice. Jimmy picked up Johnny, cradling him like a child and, Jimmy was stumbling and slurring his words desperately trying to make it over to the couch.

“Matty, me tired.” Brian yawned in a high pitched voice I didn’t think the male voice was capable of reaching so easily.

“Fuck yourself gates.” Matt replied laughing after as if he said something completely hilarious.

Jimmy was trying to carry Johnny, and was tripping over himself and fell to the floor with Johnny in his arms.

“WHOA! My ass!” Jimmy yelled and Johnny started laughing from his awkward position on the floor. Johnny closed his eyes, and he eventually passed out on the floor under Rev.

“Johnny? Johnny Christ? POOKIE?!!” Rev yelled insanely at Johnny’s passed out form. He stood up and stood up, and tried to make it to the stairs. But he tripped and passed out.

Brian and Matt were still laughing on the couch. Zacky had already gone up to bed. Poor thing probably didn’t make it to the mattress.

“Merrrcuryy.” Brian slurred out my name. I turned to face him and looked at his face clouded with a goofy and dazed look. His eyes were swimming in the alcohol. Now they didn’t get completely trashed, but they were drunk off their asses.

“Help me upstairs…” He asked with a sad look now dawning his face. I rolled my eyes and helped him stand up. He stumbled a bit, using me as a crutch. We went up the stairs one at a time.

“So nice…nice kitty. Cat named Mercury, why you so nice?” Brian slurred, just being a drunken idiot.

“Brian shut up.” He mocked my words as we reached the top of the stairs. I opened the door to his bedroom. There were some articles of clothing here and there but otherwise it was tidy.

I stopped at the doorway and I watched him dizzily make his way over to the bed.

“You know you can come in right?” I walked in and I watched as he took off his shirt, leaving him in his wife beater.

“Oh sweet Jesus.” I muttered only to myself.

“You like what you see?” He asked and I covered myself.

“No, I didn’t know you got a new tattoo on your back. You biter, stole Zacky’s idea.” I said smiling and he just laughed. His face got as serious as a drunk Brian could and he analyzed me. I stopped smiling.

“Is there something wrong?”I asked him and he just approached me.

“Your smile is amazing. Tell me Mercury why I make that go away.” He asked. I honestly didn’t know how to respond. I just stared at him in shock. He inched closer to me; I could smell the alcohol on his breath. His eyes were clouding and he looked dazed.

Was he going to kiss me?! Should I kiss him?!

He’s fucking drunk!! Are you senseless?!

, No, but if he kissed me I’d be speechless…

“I…I-I.” I began to stutter and breathe out. My heart rate increased sevenfold. He reached out and held my face gently, stroking his thumb over the soft skin of my cheek.

“Is it because you want something you can’t have?” He growled out in a low seductive voice. I felt tears of confusion push against my eyes. I didn’t know how to react yet, my mind was racing a million miles a minute and I breathed harder. There was so much tension at that moment, and the sexy seductive smirk on his face did not make it better. I actually wanted Brian…

And he slowly progressed towards me, and before I didn’t think he couldn’t get closer, he pressed his lips to mine. Time froze as I felt like it was just me and Brian. I felt butterflies erupt in my stomach, and my skin heated up. Tingles ran to my fingers and toes. I barely moaned against his lips, and he gently pulled away. He looked at me with a satisfied and loving expression, but a little surprise.

My eyes widened and my knees weakened. I began to fall forward, but he caught me and I looked into his eyes. A magnetic impulse drew my lips to his, and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He kissed back, and the way his lips moved against mine made me moan softly again. I pulled away quickly, finally realizing what had just gone down.

I kissed him! And he kissed me! Oh shit…

“B-br-ian…im so s-sorry.” I began to apologize, stuttering and panicking, not knowing what else to do. I seemed to know nothing these days.

“Don’t be Mercury, you can’t tell me you didn’t feel that, because I did too.”

He’s just drunk I tried reminding myself but the look on his face told otherwise.

“Goodnight Brian.” I blurted out; I wanted to run away, I didn’t know how to feel. I turned around quickly, but he grabbed my hand. I turned around to face him.

“I want to wake up next to you.” He said, slurring a bit. I didn’t know if I was just a drunken fling, or if his drunken words were sober thoughts.
I was hypnotized by his eyes, as he led me over to the bed. I lay down next to him, as he cradled me like he always had.

“Night Mercury.”
---
I heard a pained groan from next to me and I saw Brian with a sour expression and his hand over his head.

“Fuck.” he muttered. He squinted his eyes open and had a confused look when he saw me.

“M, what are you doing here?” He asked genuinely confused. I felt that strike a nerve.

He didn’t remember…

Of course he wouldn’t…he was drunk.

“Uh you were drunk and you asked me to help you upstairs, I just fell asleep here.” I said, genuinely upset he really didn’t remember. He nodded in understanding before he winced from his headache. His eyes widened and he got up and headed for his bathroom. I got up and rubbed his back as he heaved into the porcelain bowl.

“Thanks M.” He mumbled as he brushed his teeth. I left the room just like that, shaking my head at how I had allowed myself to give into my biggest temptation. I went to go check on
Zacky. I was right, poor thing was so close to the mattress but not quite there. He was just waking up and the hangover was just hitting him. It usually came upon me to give the guys their hangover shit.

I went to the medicine cabinet and got some Tylenol. I ran downstairs to get some water bottles and I almost tripped over Jimmy and Johnny who were still on the floor. I shook my head before I went to the fridge and retrieved the water. I left a Tylenol and a water bottle next to Jimmy and Johnny and I put them on matt’s lap since they hadn’t woken up yet. I gave left the medicine next to Zacky since he wasn’t done bitching about it from the floor yet.

I walked back into Brian’s room who was now comfortably in his boxers. I handed him the water and medicine and he downed it almost instantly.

“Thanks dude.” He said wiping his mouth on his hand. I was tempted to ask if he remembered what happened last night, but I was arguing inside whether I should or not.
I was about to open my mouth but I closed it again. It was so awkward for me.

C’mon Mercury, you’ve never been afraid of Brian. Why start now?
It had a point…

“Brian, do you even remember what happened yesterday.” I asked him from the doorway where I now stood. He looked at me and he had a shocked expression but he quickly covered it up with indifference. He probably didn’t see my question coming…

“Ugh…no, why?” He asked running his hand down his face.

“No reason, but you passed out pretty quickly.” I forced a smile and a small laugh, before I turned on my heel and walked out.

(Brian PoV)

I began to drift into consciousness, and before I could open my eyes, my hangover hit me like a train. I groaned and squinted my eyes open. I saw Mercury’s beautiful eyes look at me with concern. What the fuck happened last night?! I asked as nicely as I could.

“M, what are you doing here?” I was still in my boxers so I know nothing happened I’d regret…or what Zacky would make me regret.

“Uh you were drunk and you asked me to help you upstairs, I just fell asleep here.” She replied, hurt flashing through her eyes and her voice a little sad, but she smiled at me. The smile didn’t reach her eyes and it seemed forced.

Seriously, what the fuck happened?!

I nodded anyway, but then I felt a lurch in my stomach. I shot up from bed and ran to my bathroom. I threw up into the toilet, and the taste in my mouth was fucking bad. I felt small, soft hands rub my back and it jolted a memory into my brain. I remembered the way I kissed her, her knees went weak and I felt electricity course through me. I remembered almost everything from last night.

I flushed it down and I brushed the nasty acidic taste out of my mouth.

“Thanks M.” I said after I spat in the sink. Not the most attractive thing, but fuck it. I heard her leave the room and I splashed water over my face. I looked at my dripping reflection before I shook my head and wiped my face with a towel.

I winced as my headache still hit me hard and I heard my phone ring. It felt amplified by 100 times as my head throbbed. I looked at the screen and I had one new text from Michelle. I felt a pang in my heart. I loved Michelle, but Im starting to develop some feelings for Mercury,

Zacky’s baby sister. Im not supposed to do that, she’s fucking 18! Im not supposed to feel that way about anyone let alone her. I have Michelle, but I can’t control it. She’s so damn beautiful

She isn’t like most people. After growing up with us all this while, you would think she would be a complete hard-ass like Zacky. She’s pretty sensitive and unsure when it comes to most things. And im 4 years older, with a girlfriend.

I read Michelle’s text to me.

Hey babe ;) Are you feeling any better? I smiled a bit at her concern, she really was a
sweetheart. I texted her back and put my phone down, just as Mercury came back in and handed me a Tylenol and a water bottle. I looked at her like she was my fucking savior, and I
downed the small pill with the water.

“Thanks Dude.” I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand.

I heard her voice speak up, but not her usual confident tone. Her voice was small and scared.

“Brian…do you even remember what happened yesterday?” I looked into her jade eyes. They were stone cold, but they were masking how she felt, she was putting up a front.

I did remember but I didn’t want to tell her I might love her want to hurt her.

“No, why?” I replied, putting up a front of my own.

“No reason, but you passed pretty quickly.” She fake smiled at me before she forced a laugh, before she turned on her heel and walked out of my room. I sighed loudly as I reached for my phone that rang again.

Me and Val are going to stop by okay. I sighed and I closed my phone shut. I walked out of my room only in a pair of sweatpants. I went downstairs and I saw Matt, Jimmy and Johnny just waking up, but M was with Jimmy, pissing off a hung-over Johnny.

“WAKE UP SUNSHINE!” Jimmy was yelling and M was poking him repeatedly.

Johnny got up and glared at Rev. He took the Tylenol before he chased Rev around and they were both smiling and laughing. Jimmy threw insults on his height over his shoulder.

“DAMN! For a short shit you run pretty fast!”

“Fuck you man!” I heard their voices trail into the backyard.

“They are idiots.” M said smiling at me. I took it to pretend like nothing happened.

“They are our idiots MC.” I said going into the kitchen and fixing my breakfast. I heard a car pull up outside. Must be Val and Michelle. Guilt struck me, I love ‘Chelle with all of my heart, but I kissed Mercury. Our relationship is strictly platonic, and It’ll stay that way.
M must have answered the door because I heard her and Val squealing.

“Brian?” Michelle called out. I walked out of the kitchen and we met each other halfway. I took her in my arms and kissed her. She smiled at me, her hazel-green eyes shining at me. I couldn’t help but smile. I really did love her But there was that new raw feeling in my heart…for M. It was tiny, but it was there. What is truly happening [/i?]

(Mercury PoV)

He really didn’t remember…

My train of thought was interrupted when the doorbell rang. One flash of the sickening blonde hair and it was enough to piss me off. why is she always here?! This is MY house I narrowed my eyes, at the door, but when I saw Val I smiled widely.

“Hey girl!” She said coming to me with open arms. Michelle just fake smiled at me in front of
Brian. Hoe. I let go of Val and I saw Michelle and Brian engage in face sucking. I tried not to feel any jealousy, but the pain in my chest was too much. I had to catch my breath before I tore my gaze away. Val gave me a sympathetic look but I just shook my head and smiled at her.

“So what’s the plan for today Val-pal?” I said and she stuck her tongue out at me for calling her that forbidden nickname.

“Whoa Hun, I don’t think Matt would like these sexual passes at me.” I laughed and she just started laughing.

“OH SHIT M AND VAL ARE LEZZING OUT IN THE LIVING ROOM!” I heard Jimmy come in yelling with a diet coke in his hand. We both flipped him off. He just took a sip of his diet coke. I found that extremely funny cause he looked like a little hedgehog the way his hair was sticking up in all directions.

“What’s so fucking funny about diet coke?” Brian asked.

“Jimmy looks like sonic the hedgehog!” I said laughing after and he just looked at me, his blue eyes narrowed at me playfully.

“You messing with me Mercury?!” He yelled before he did one of his demonic screams and launched after me. Oh shit.

“Jimmy you freak!” I screamed running around the other side of the island in the kitchen. We faced each other off before I darted around him and back to where Val, Michelle and Brian were sitting on the couch. I sat down on Val quickly just when Jimmy came running in.

“Ha Jim im SAFE!” I yelled like Val was home base. He played along and did the same thing Swiper does from Dora.

“Aww Man” he whined before he snapped his fingers and picked his diet coke back up and took another sip. I tried my hardest not to call him Sonic.

“Like I said earlier Val-gal, what are we doing?” Just at that time I saw Michelle close her phone and I heard the sound of a message being sent. Her and Brian literally texted each other secret texts. Personally I thought it was disgusting…but that’s just me.

“I say we go to one of the malls, and go buy stuff and stuff like that, girls’ day no?” She said tapping my shoulder.”

“Sure! I just need to solicit Zacky’s black card from his clutches.” I said with a sneaky devious look, and I hunched my shoulders and got on my toes. The typical creeper position for creeping.

I ran up the stairs to Zacky’s room. I just saw him lying on the bed in his boxers staring at the television screen mindlessly. Well he looked like he would be achieving much today.

“You, M.” H said and without turning to face me.

“Hey Zacky, even thought the whole point of me coming in here was to see your boxers…I have a question.” I said and he rolled his eyes at me before turning to face me.

“What bitch?”

“Well whore, Val is taking me out and everything…long story short I need your card.”
He whined and made faces at me.

“Mercury every time you take my card you buy obscene amounts of bullshit.” He whined.

“You’re acting like you don’t play on stage for thousands of people in a world famous band…” I said.

“Fine, just leave me to my cartoons.” He said grabbing his wallet and handing over the precious black card I had sometimes referred to as “Zacky’s decreasing bank account.”

“Thanks Zee, I love you!” I said going over to him and kissing his face. He tried swatting me away and I smacked his death-bat tattoo. He held his chest and he looked like he was grabbing his man boobs. The expression on his face was hilarious. There was a red hand mark and everything.

“See now my nipple hurts.” He said to me looking at me with a ‘c’mon M really?’ kind of expression. I just laughed and said goodbye to him over my shoulder. I shuffled back down the stairs and Michelle was gone, and Val had stood up with her keys in hand.

“I got the card and Zacky now reports that his nipple hurts.” Everyone including Matt who decided to join us raised an eyebrow with confused looks.

“And why would Zachary’s nipple hurt” Brian asked.

“Well I thought you knew the answer Brian, since you’re the reason.” I said back, just for shits and giggles. Everyone stared at Brian with ‘What the fuck’ looks but Rev busted up into obnoxious loud laughter and yelled.

“Whoa who knew Gates was gay!? But that’s okay! Cause here I’d stay!!” He sang but Brian threw something at him and he just shut up, but snickered every once in a while.

“I don’t swing that way dude.”

“No, you swing Zacky’s way.” Matt quipped, and everyone laughed at Brian.

“Guys im playing, I smacked Zacky and now his nipple hurts. Can we go?” I asked holding up the precious black card.

“Yeah.” Val said walking towards the door.

“Whoa, go where?” Matt asked.

“We are going to the mall Matthew.” I said before I closed the door

---

We walked around the mall, Until I saw the store BCBG Max Azria.

“OOOOH!” Val and I said excitedly before we rushed in. I picked up a pair of these cute shoes, and some pants and cardigans. Val came out with a shitload of junk, and dragged me into the dressing rooms. We ended up coming out with 3 bags each. We hit up Pac-Sun, Zumiez, Max-Rave, and Hot Topic. We looked like complete shopaholics carrying so many bags each.

“Im tired as FUCK!” screaming ‘fuck’ in the middle of the mall.

“M, let go to the food court im fucking hungry.” She said. I quickly agreed as we speed walked over to the court. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a flash of blonde hair. I ignored it, but I did a double take…WHAT THE FUCK?!