"Our night off." Eire said with a grin. "While the cats are away, the mice'll play." He took the lid off and revealed several bottles of assorted liquore. "In my room..." Lex asked with a raised eyebrow. "Yeah, well, no one ever comes this way and man, you steoro system kicks Nate's, but don't tell him I told you that." Eire said, turning his attention on the 1500 watt steero with large speakers. Not to mention the generous collection of cds that sat against. "Yeah... got some new music." Lex nodded to the steoro coming over to the cooler and went through the bottles before pulling out a bottle of captain morgans and unscrewing the cap. "I take it you have no objections..." Eire replied sarcastically. Lex just grinned in return from behind the bottle. "But you're cleaning up the mess." "Fair enough." Eire agreed, digging out a bottle smirrnoff's vodka. Eire unscrewed the cap and went over to the steoro at the same time. To his delight, he found Nirvana in the cd player. The whole freaking collection. "You got the complete set of Nirvana?!" Eire whistled. "It's a punk thing. Got some classics too." Lex replied, finding a bottle of coke. "So did you invite anyone else, cause if it's just the two of us, it's gonna real boring with you in a few..." He added with a grin. "Ah fuck.. not only do I hav' to put up with th' two of you. put I gotta do it whil' listen' to tha'crap?!" Nate said as he entered the room, one arm wrapped around a box, the other wrapped around Aiyla. "Hey guys. We brought munchies." She said, pointing a thumb at the box in Nate's arms. She made a move as if to slip free of his arm and take the box, but at the last second, Nate gave a twist and she suddenly found herself upside down over his shoulder. She looked over to see the box perched precariously on a speaker. "Nice view." Eire said before retrieving the box and routing through it. "Hmmm hmmmm. You can say that again. " Meeks said, and a slap could be heard even above the music. Nate gave a little jump, then grinned manically and returned the favor. Lex rolled his eyes and poured more rum into his coke. "Close the door." He told Nate. "And I've got some classical there too. Although you probably can't handle Vavaldi." He shot Nate a grin, peaking into the box of stuff that he and Aiyla had brought. He looked over at them, Aiyla was already making a drink. He took another drink as the door bell rang. Lex moved past Nate who was now looking over his music to answer the door, but it opened. Saffron entered, carrying several fast food bags. "Whoa...guess I guessed right." He gestured with the bags to everyone, before putting them on the coffee table. "Saffron, don't you know better then to close a door on a lady." Rue was the second person through the door and she closed it, waving cheerfully at everyone. "Well, I take it's going to be an interesting night..." She grinned at Aiyla who giggled. "Yay! More babes for the party!" Eire beamed. Rue gave him a look. Eire just grinned back, then turned back to the cd rack. One in particular caught his eye and he yanked it out, opening the case and chaning the first cd. "Classic!" He cooed as the Beatles played "Back in the USSR" He bounced along to the music, on the way over to the desk to make himself a drink. "Honey disconnect the phone..." Saffron didn't seem to mind the choice of song either, bopping along to the music too. "Ah yeah...that's classic." Eire sighed contentedly taking another drink of vodka. "When you drink it straight, it goes to your head more." Aiyla pointed out to him, pointing with the bottle in her hand. Lex snorted into his cup as he dug out his lighter to light his cigarette. Eire just grinned at her. "I had two beers on the way over..." "Did you drive?" Aiyla asked. "Nah, walked...much more fun!" Eire grinned. "Can stop at more bars that way." Seeing as how the disc Eire put in was a mix, Aerosmith and Run DMX played 'Walk This Way' next. Eire just sorta grinned at everyone. Meeks mixed up a drink and handed it to Nate, pulling him away from the stero where he was scowling at the choices. "Tol' ya I shoulda brought my own.."
She sighed and stole his hat, plopping it onto her own head. "Can't party as well to Mozart as you can to Metalica." she tipped the hat back, wrapped her arms around his neck, careful to avoid spilling the drink, and kissed him. "Deal with it, okay?" Nate gave a lopesidded grin. "Perhaps with some persuassion, I could...." "Aw man! You two are mackin' out already?! Told you we shoulda got here sooner.." Turnbul's voice called and everyone turned to see his head sticking out a portal as Reese and Shauna walked out past him. Reese had another cooler resting on a shoulder, while Shauna carried a bag which proved to contain a variety of coolers. "Never heard of a door, man?" Eire said, tossing him a beer as he entered the rest of the way through.
 
Lex tapped the asses of his cigarette into an asstray on one of the speakers and peaked into one of the fast food bags Saffron brought while Rue sauntered over as the music changed over to Tin Lizzy's 'The Boys are Back in Town' "Heeeyy, great, more people!" Aiyla said cheerfully, hanging off Nate's neck and waving at the others. She might have looked a little possesive, but she didn't give a damn. Rue reached over Lex's shoulder and snatched his cigarette from his lips and took a drag, before handing it back as she leaned against his shoulder. Lex wrapped an arm around her shoulders, taking a drink and finding his remote, which he changged it to particular nice guitar rock song, Ram Jam's Black Betty and took another drag. "Trying to annoy Nate?" Rue whispered, nuzzling his neck above the collar. She reached up with one hand and tugged playfully on the ring. "He can take it." Lex replied, stealing a kiss. Rue took his cigarette again and grinned at him as she took a drag. The door bell rang again, then the door just opened. Sands entered causually and saluted them all. "Not hard to track Aiyla." He explained to Lex's raised eyebrow. He took something out of his pocket and tossed it to Aiyla. She caught the bag and stashed in her purse, obvious to the looks. "Think that's enough to do the job?" Sands asked her. "Yep. If that don't drug his elephant sized ass, nothin' will." She replied. "Work again?" Rue asked. "Oh yeah...particularly annoying job." Aiyla sighed. "Keeps me away from Nate." she winked. "Oh lord will you two get a room!" Shauna announced, rolling her eyes. Sands helped himself to a drink and settled in a chair, digging out his cigarettes and snatching Lex's lighter from off the table. "Nice apartment, by the way." He told Lex. "Thanks." Lex said, glancing about the large front room, with it's extended black marble fire place and cream colored walls. "I didn't decorate." he told him. "Nice...must've been expensive." "Not really." Lex replied. "I own it for life." Saffron and Eire had been poking each other for the last ten minutes, about the cds, exchanging them, pointing out various albums. Eire poked Saffron particulary hard and sent him stumbing before Eire sniggered in the neck of his bottle. Saffron growled and shoved Eire Eire stumbled and started sniggering more, then he set his bottle down and tackled Saffron. The two went wrestling behind the couch, until Reese broke them up. Eire sniggered and tore into a medium french fry before going in search of his discarded bottle. "Eire's been workin' a bit to hard..." Aiyla said, thumbing in his direction. Eire nodded energetically. Reese suddenly cracked up laughing, a beer in each hand, both half empty.
Rue shot him a look. "Sorry." He said recovering. "I was just remembering the last time we all got together to party... it was after that big Horowitz case.. remember Bull?" Bull started to choke on his beer, but nodded vigorously in agreement. Rue looked blank. "I don't remember....wait, was that the one where we found you guys on the front lawn of that motel, in your shorts beating the crap out of each other? I missed that party..." Bull sniggered ."Yeah.. that was fun." Sands raised an eyebrow."In your shorts?!What was the fight over?" Bull looked blank. "I can't remember.... not even sure why we were in our shorts..." Nate laughed. " I remember. You and Reese started it. Arguing over who was hotter, Brittany Spears in that tiny wee outfit all drenched with water.. or Jessica Simpson in her Daisy Duke outfit. Then it went to which one looked better in undies.... Somehow it got twisted to which one of us looked better in our undies.... " Meeks laughed trying to picture that. "No contest as far as I'm concerned,"she said. "but I may have to review the findings to decide for sure... what do you say ladies? Replay?" "No no no. No guys in undies at my party, thank you very much. "Lex said, hands up. "Ladies, however, that's different..." "Depends on how drunk you can get Shauna." Rue said with a playful tease of her friend. "Aww. come on Lex, you can't tell me you wouldn't want to see Nate in his skinnies?" Ailya asked with a laugh. "Look, I try not to think about Nate in his skinnies, k? Even if I have...uh...taken interest in that sorta thing in the past... It's Nate for fuck sake! He's saved me life once to twice..." He took a long drag from his cigarette and looked at any one but Aiyla who was trying to keep from laughing hysterically. Rue smacked her playful in the shoulder and Aiyla grinned up at her. "Rue, now you've even told me." "Oh yes, Nate is a MARVELOUS speciman for fine asses." Rue said with a wink. "But Eire's isn't bad either." "Wha?" Eire looked up hearing his name. "Well if you're going to get techincal about it, Saffron's ass isn't to bad either." Aiyla replied. Saffron saluted her with a wink, and Rue laughed. "I'll have to say nah and point out Lex's. I'm baised on that one." "That's okay, still only Nate's I see." Aiyla replied. "Are you two done?" Lex asked finishing off his third rum and coke. He rubbed his eye with the hand that held the cigarette. "Why wanna put in your opinion?" Aiyla asked. "Not particularly, not with my brother's name in there." Lex replied, but winked. He gestured slightly with his chin, in Nate's direction. Aiyla saw the gesture and began laughing. "Good choice." She mouthed. Eire watched the whole exchange through the girls and Lex and blanched. "Lex, how could you side with Aiyla! Man, my h-ass is better then is..." Eire slurred, actually shaking his ass to the music. "Eir, fuck you an easy fuckin' drunk..." Lex commented watching Eire. Eire just beamed and took another drink of his bottle. He slugged Reese hard in the shoulder for the pure hell of it. Reese gave Eire a shove back, and knocked a thankfully clean ashtry off the coffe table.. which started a spontaneous and intense game of coffetable ashtray hockey between Eire, Lex, Reese and Bull.
Nate finished off his second drink and switched to a beer, deciding to snag one before Reese finished them off.
"We should call Chaos." Bull said, "Woman needs to unwind!"
"I'll get th phone!" Eire shouted and dove for the closest phone. His dive came up short, so he lay on the floor and stretched, pulling the phone to him until it was close enough then dialed. "Fuck! It doesn' work! " he growled, pounding the handset a few times and couldn't understand why there was no sound. Reese, four beers, two rum and cokes and a shot of Tequila down and another beer in hand, plopped down beside him to see if he could help. He reached out and pulled the cord to him with a grunt. "Herss the prob'm" he said holding up the end of the wire. The two guys crawled over to where the wire protruded from the wall. The jack itself had been ripped right out by an over energenic tug. Lex climbed up on the couch and leaned over to supervise, Bull beside him.
The tow guys, with generous coaching from the audience, managed to 'fix' it. Eire picke dthe receiver up with a grin and then scowled again. "It still won' work."
They all huddled around the 'fixed' phone line and agreed that it was a beautiful knot and that the phone should by god phone! Suddenly Lex perked up. "I know! " he said and ran into the bedroom. there was a loud crash and he reappeared with another phone in hand.... the wire dragged along on the floor behind him, jack and some drywall still attached.....  Rue stood near by, rubbing the bridge of her nose and Aiyla was leaning against the wall laughing so hard, it was silent. "Here." She took out her cellphone. "Wait, never mind! I'll dail the number for you." She grinned wickedly, not all that drunk yet, vampire blood made it a bit slower for her. And she didn't feel guilty about this in the least. Eire snatched up the phone. "Hello, hello, K? Yeah, it's Eire! Yeah, I am. Yeah, but you know, night off...Yeah, so...Nate is too! And Reese, and Turnbull..and you should SEE Lex..." Lex was looking at the phone in his hand and pouting slightly. "You're gonna regret that." Rue whispered, pointing at the wires. He shrugged with a drunk grin. The music caught Aiyla's ears and she perked up. She gave a squeal delight, and grabbed Rue's hands. Rue laughed and they bounced around the living room to the Ramons 'I Wanna Be Sedated', singing along with it. "Is that why you do the punk thing?" Sands asked Lex, watching them. Lex grinned psychotically and winked. "Works every time, mate." "20-20- 24 hours to go, I wanna be sedated!" Aiyla sang, having fun. "I can see that..." Sands remarked. Eire was watching as too, his conversation with Chaos almost forgot. "Er...yeah..." Eire licked his lips and managed to answer Chaos. "We're all over at Lex's and we'd really it like you would if you come." Eire slurred out, no longer really paying attention to Chaos. But had found a new fun toy in the discarded screwdriver and began poking at Nate. Nate swatted the screw driver out of Eire's hand and grabbed him in a head lock. Grinning evily he continued with his drink. Eire realized he still hand the phone and held it up to Nate. "K wans you." Nate set his drink aside and took the phone in his free hand. "Yo. Yeah.Yeah.'Course. 'Course there is... lots. If ya hurry there might be som'e left... yeah. 'kay." He turned off the phone and tossed to Rue. Eire began to try to wriggle free of the headlock. The girls meanwhile had noticed his position. Shauna was perched on the arm of the chair, a drink in one hand, and began tossing cheesies as Eire's ass, a few left really nice little orange smudges. "Was this the angle you were refering to, Rue?" Aiyla asked. "Nah...orange smudges." She winked at Shauna. "What'd Chaos say?!" "Can't remember!" Eire groaned, still trying toget out of the headlock and drink from the vodka bottle at the same time. Rue snickered and ate on some junkfood. Lex meanwhile was leaning up against the Sands, and both were laughing silently. Eire squirmed, pulling at Nate's arm. "C'mon! Lettme go!" He whined. He looked around as best as he could and moaned. "This is degrading, Nate!" He howlered. "Not so loud!" Saffron snapped at Eire, pouring another drink. Eire just took another swallow of vodka. "Fuck you!" He snapped back. Nate let Eire go and handed him a fresh drink. "yer right..... but ya poke me again and I'll show ya degradin' got it?" Eire swurved a bit as he stood upright. He grinned, lifting his drink in a tosat.. the vodka bottle still clutched in his other hand. Shauna came up behind him and goosed one of the orange smudges she'd made. He jumped, staggered and attempted to turn around to confront her. Not nerely as drunk as he was, she snatched the bottle out of his hand, grabbed his neck and kissed him soundly on the lips... then left him then slightly of balance as she headed over to dance. "Women. " Nate supplied helpfully to Eire's stunned condition. "Yes, what about us?" Aiyla asked, appearing behind Nate and pinching him on the ass and looking so innocent. "They're confusing." Lex added for Nate. "Damn right they are!" Saffron added. "Alandra's fickle..." "What about my sister?" Sands asked causually, but with a wicked eye. "I was just saying she can be a bit indesicive..." "Fickle." Sands corrected. "Trust me, Cerise is the same damn way." Sands rolled his eyes. "Don't know if Rue is." Lex muttered, lighting another cigarette. "Yeah, been meaning to talk to you about that." Saffron said. "I mean come on man, it's as plain as day, dude, on both ya!" Lex blushed slightly and shrugged. Sands snickered, at both Lex and Eire. Eire began to grin lopsidedly and began shashaing towards Shauna by the cd player. "Oh lord, he thinks he's god's gift to women..." Lex muttered rolling his eyes. "Nah, when he starts hitting on YOU, Lex, then worry." Nate replied. Lex grimaced. Meeks on the other hand began to giggle. Reese nuged Bull so hard that the other man nearly fell over. He was laughing to hard to stand upright anyhow. "Yo Eire! Yer walkin' like a girl...a piss drunk girl..." Eire tried to flip him off and tripped, stumbling forward to crash into Shauna. The two of them fell to the floor in a tangle of limbs. The room erupted in laughter as the doorbell rang. Sands being the closest at the time, opened the door and admitted Chaos to .. the chaos.
She stood for a minute, taking in everybody doubled over laughing, some laughing so hard they were on the floor unable to breathe... she raised an eyebrow at Eire and Shauna sprawled in each others arms on the floor as they tried to untangle themselves. "Well... I see some thing never change." She accepted the drink Rue handed to her. "This isn't going to be a repeat of that party you guys had after the Lorne case, is it?"
Reese and Turnbul suddenly burst into another round of laughter at the memory of another fantasic party. Nate shook his head at Meeks questioning look. "you don't wanna know...." Aiyla shrugged, watching Eire and Shauna. Rue made another drink for herself and watching Eire and Shauna with mild interest. "Always knew those two would fall for each other." She said with a grin. Saffron was sitting on the floor against the couch, laughing hysterically, and trying to hold on to his drink. Lex was watching Sands' lighter with abid interest as Sands flicked it on and off. "Either give that damned thing or knock it off." He said with out taking his eyes off the lighter. Sands grinned slightly and put it away. "Don't need ya burnin' the place to the ground." Lex gave him a mock pout, turnig his attentions to the events at the other corner of the room. "Bout time the boy found him a girl." He remarked. "Didn't wanna see Xander all over him." "Things are slowly picking up speed around here." Rue told Chaos. Eire grinned at Shauna. "Fancy meeting you here." He said cheerfully. He waggled his head happily and took another emptying swing from the vodka bottle. "This is fun!" Shauna managed to push herself into a sitting position and wwound up half in Eire's lap. she considered moving the rest of the wya and then decided not to bother. Instead she made a swipe for the bottle. Chaos laughed and headed over to where Reese and Turnbul sat on the floor. "What are you two up to?" she eyed the ashtray and the various scratches on the surface of the table."Tablehockey? Guys... don't you remember what happened the last time? The table went out a window and into a cop car..." the two guys exchanged looks then cracked up again. My table is not going anywhere NEAR a window." Lex managed from his spot against the wall with another cigarette and ashtray. Sands was sitting on the other side of the ash tray and both were smoking, but it was unclear as to what exactly they were smoking. The tone may have been snappy, but Lex looked quiet possibly pleased, like a cat who ate a canary. Rue eyed him as she ate on potato chips. "What the fuck are you two doing?" Sands just silently offered Rue the joint. Rue hesitated, looking around, then snatched the damned thing, taking a drag. "Jimmy's bound to be disappointed if that shit's good." Sands just grinned. "Colombian." He said in reply. Sands passed the joint back to Lex. Saffron rolled his eyes. Eire snatched the bottle away from Shauna and kissed her instead, grinning like a fool afterwards. He barely realized Chaos was there Chaos looked around her at her people relaxing an having a little too much fun. The kind of lives they lived, every now and then they needed to go ass over teakettle like this. She refilled her drink, stepping over top of a hysterically giggling Saffron and shoved Nate away from the where he'd been stealthily making his way closer to the cd selection.
She flipped through the disc's choosing another mix that she remembered Eire playing at another party. It was one that he'd been sure to include as many of her favorite songs as he could weedle out of her. She stuck it in and set the number to five. Blink 182 filled the room about the girl at the rock show... Nate groaned. "You too? "
Chaos grinned in reply drumming along on her thigh. She polished off her drink and headed over for another. "Its nice t' see people like this havin' fun." Sands said with a nod to Lex. "Yus." Lex agreed. "Eire's gotta good for dates." "Yus? What kind've word is that? And what date?" "My kind of word. And somthin' bit personal. With Rowen." Lex said, nodding to himself. He kicked at Saffron's leg causing Saffron to kick back at him. With an evil glint in his eye, Lex lunged at his brother, wrestling him. Saffron got the upper hand and began tickling like crazy. Lex went hysterical, kicking at his brother to get off. Which was about when Eire jumped in from his make out season with Shauna. "Dog pile on Lex!" He shouted. Aiyla jumped on top of Eire and Saffron as Saffron continued tickling Lex. Rue was next, all of them were getting in a hand tickling the fire elemental. Lex was trapped. "Yer gonna kill me!" He shrieked from under all of them. Eire eyed Nate suddenly and with a pounce was all over him. He knocked the beer out of his hand and contionued to 'assult' him. Lex shoved the other two off of him and leaned on the couch arm, watching, with a pitying look. "Been nice knowin' ya mate.' He said outloud. Eire just cackled and kept at it. Nate, after a stunned moment of pummeling, started to knock Eire around, trying to get a hold of him. Finally after much cursing, he managed to pin him down.
Meeks was trying not to spill her drink as she laughed into her glass. Nate looked around the room, a frantically struggling Eire hollering under his knee. With an evil grin, Nate got a firm hold on Eire and dragged him to his feet and hauled him across the room to the hall.
The hollering and yelling intensified as Nate reappeared without Eire. Reese leaned out from his spot on the floor to peer down the hall... and saw Eire suspended from the top of the bathroom door by the seat of his pants, shrieking and hollering to get down. Lex turned to crain his neck over his shoulder at shouted at Eire. "Told ya, mate!" "Fuck you! Get me down!" Eire snapped. No one looked at one another or said anothing. There was a long ripping sound and a thud, followed by several curses a moment later. A moment later, Eire came stumbling out of the bathroom, with ripped pants. He stopped in the door way, snatched up Sands' drink and glared at everyone from behind the cup.
 
Sands looked up at him with a slight note of surprise, in an other wise impassive face and grabbed a strip of material to Eire's pants, pulling harder, ripping the seat out even more. Eire passed him with out even noticing. Lex leaned back slightly, still holding on to the arm of the couch and cocked his head to the side, before whistling. "Nice boxers!" He commented. Everyone else took a look. They were blue, with little yellow fishes on them. Eire shook his ass, flipped Lex off and dove at Nate, this time, socking the shit out of him. It was pretty usual for Eire to proceed to this point at a party, his favorite past time was TRYING to beat up his best friend. Nate took the first punch then sidestepped the second, and twisted Eire's arm behind his back. A chop to the back of the knees with his foot, and eire was back on the floor.
Nate placed a foot on Eire back to hold him down for a second as he grabbed Meeks for a quick kiss.
He thewn sighed and looked down at his friend. "You really wanna do this again, mate?"
Eire growled and wriggled. Nate sighed again and sat down on top of Eire's ass, pinning him to the foor. Meeks laughed and brought Nate another drink, then sat on his lap.
Eire lay pinned to the floor beneath both Nate and Meeks. Lex got bored of watching Nate and Eire and looked around for something to do. His eyes fell on the ice bucket Rue had gotten earler. He got up, made his way behind Eire, Nate and Aiyla and snatched up the ice bucket, sauntering back towards the small group. With a casual flick, he dumped half the bucket down Nate's shirt, the other half ontop of Eire's head. Aiyla had leaned back upon seeing Lex and had tried to warn Nate it was coming. "Thought ya could both use a chill pill." Lex replied simply, plopping down on the couch next the two, the bucket tossed over his shoulder. Aiyla was scratching her nose and snickering into Nate's shoulder, trying not to laugh out right, but that had been a priceless moment for Lex. Sands was snickering his spot and Saffron had an eyebrow raised. Rue turned to Chaos, the two being the least drunk and asked. "How long you think he's got left to live?" Chaos sipped from her drink and glanced caually at her watch. "oh...I'd say . about five minutes, tops." Eire shrieked and pratcially kicked his feet and beat his fists. "You're so dead, Lexine!" Eire shouted. "Just as soon as I figure out how to get THIS off me..." HE began shoving at Nate. "Just ya wait, Lexine...You'll get yers!" Eire growled, still shoving at Nate and brushing ice out of his hair at the same time as glaring upward at the fire Elemental who seemed to be sitting so smugly, just a finger's reach away. Nate calmly untucked his shirt, letting the ice fall through. Unable to resist temptaion, he scooped up a few cubes and slipped them down Meeks's top before scooping her up into his arms and getting off Eire. Aiyla wiggled in Nate's arms and gave Lex a dark look, for the idea in the first place. Lex just wiggled his fingers at her, while grinning wickedly. he leaned back into the couch, looking way to smug for his own good. Rue watched from her spot with a raised eyebrow, Lex must have wanted to die tonight, cause he was being a right little ass. Eire got to his feet, hauled his other wise ruined jeans back up and lunged at Lex, but Lex had slipped over the back of the couch, antispating the move. Eire fumbled over the back, watching Lex who was snickering. Eire began moving closer, slowly. He snatched up the bottle of tequila and lunged at Lex. Lex bolted around the corner table and for the hall. Eire followed, while opening the bottle of tequilla. He chased after Lex, down the hall towards the masterbed room, and lunged again, this time, tackling Lex to the floor. Trapping Lex between him and the bed, he began pour tequilla all over Lex's face. Lex hated tequilla... Nate and Meeks watched the two vanish down the hall and started to crack up laughing. Suddenly Meeks reached out and pinched Nate's left nipple right through the shirt and twisted as hard as she could. Nate gave a squeek of pain and went down on his knees."Mercy woman! Mercy!"
Meeks gave him an evil leer. "You pull shit on me.. I pull back.. got it?" She asked sweetly, twisting harder.
"Got it.. no more ice." She smiled and kissed him, releasing the poor tortured appendage. "Good. Now that we're straight.." She pushed him back onto his ass, grabbed a new bottle of the table and then sat on his lap. "Anyone care to place a bet on who caves first.. Eire or Lex?" she asked, all innocense. Rue sat down in a free seat and began flipping through Lex's extra cd cases, while sipping on her drink. "Bloody FUCK!" Lex screamed from under Eire, trying to fend him off. Eire cackled evily, dumping the last of the tequilla bottle on Lex. "Aww...gives us a tequilly kiss!" Eire cackled. Lex grinned deviously at him and threw his arms around his neck, slid his knee between Eire's and flipped them, putting himself on top, where he proceeded to kiss Eire roughly. Eire's eyes widened and he wiggled, trying to get away, but Lex held him tight, until HE was finished, then he socked Eire across the jaw. "I bet ya don't try that again, drunk or sober." Lex told him, shaking out the tequilla from his hair all over Eire. Eire scrambled up off the floor rubbing his jaw after Lex got up. He snarled a growl as Lex turned to saunter away, and lunged, knocking Lex in to the door frame, back first. This time Eire overpowered Lex and kissed him back, harder. Then he let him go, scooped up the tequilla bottle, drained the last bit out and said to Lex. "I've had better." With that he left Lex standing there, and 'walked' back to the living room with the bottle in hand. Lex cleared his throat and followed. Just as Eire plopped down on the couch, Lex remarked. "Yeah, well, try the tongue next time and maybe you'll get some. Cause we all know you're not gettin' laid anywhere else." Aiyla's eyes widened as she watched Lex flop in an arm chair with his legs over one arm. She stared at him in awe a moment, before cackling. Eire's ears were so red, and it wasn't from drinking. He was giving Lex the coldest glare but Lex seemed totally unperturbed and added. "You want me, you just don't know it yet." Aiyla burried her face in Nate's shoulder and snickered. Shauna eyed the two men curiously, for a moment, then she clued in to Eire's embarrassment and Lex's cockiness. She stumbled to her feet and made her way over to Eire, carefully stepping over feet in the way. Setting her bottle down on the coffee table, she snuggled up beside him, snaking one arm behind his waist, while the other streched across his chest.
She shot Lex a look. "Shows what you know, boy-toy. " she said and pulled Eire's head down for a long, deep kiss. when she finally pulled back she gave Lex another look. "And for your information... that tongue is MINE . he doesn't share it with anyone else. So keep dreaming." Lex snickered and grinned at Shauna as he lit a cigarette. "Then ya might wanna make sure he's not tryin' to stick it anywhere else. Next time, you'll think twice before asking me to kiss you." He winked at Eire. "Besides." Lex said, exhauling a drag. "I have had a lot better, and the guy was drunker." Lex leaned backwards over the other arm of the chair, the hand with the cigarette following, giving Nate, Aiyla, Rue and Sands and smirked as he took another drag, hearing Eire trying despertly to say something. Aiyla took a swig from her bottle and eyed the cocky little bastard with a chuckle. "That kick in the pants I gave you last month, Lex, is paying off. You're getting evilier." "Practice makes perfect." Lex replied simply. Aiyla laughed out right as Eire looked completely lost. "You can't talk, Lex, makin' out with you is like trying to figure out if you're makin' out with a guy or a girl." Shauna replied from her spot. Aiyla snuck a glance at Lex and noticed Sands had taken interest in rather or not the fire elemental could keep up the cocky act or not. At Shauna's words, Aiyla sighed silently, figuring the kid should have taken lessons from Sands. But he surprised her, replying. "You weren't complainin at the time, were you?" Aiyla was forced to applaud Lex. He had a sharp tongue, that was for sure. "You're to kinky for me anyway, with that collar." Eire said stiffly, before wrapping arm around Shauna. "I got another one if you wanna try it on." Lex replied, snubbing out his cigarette. "I'm sure Aiyla has another leash in that purse of hers." "You wanna boy toy Lex, or a pet?" Aiyla asked with a look. "Pets are easier to take care of." Lex replied, an arm behind his head, just watching Eire. "This is what you get, Eire, for playing with fire." Rue said in wicked humor from her spot. Eire opened his mouth, giving Lex an evil look. "You kissed me first, slave boy." He saw Lex start to bristle at the nickname but before Lex could get in a reply, Chaos got up from her spot, came up, sat down on the other side of Eire, snuggling up to him and said. "Real women, perfer Real men to pets." There was a scatter of applause for Eire's supports. Eire grinned at Lex, wrapping the other arm around Chaos' shoulders. Chaos watched Lex's eyes widen at her move, and her comment. She turned and winked at Shauna. Victory... he was lost for words. Of course... so was Eire.
"You know Lex, the difference between Men and boys... or 'pets' if you perfer.. is that Men have the balls to take the lead. They don't need to wear collars and be lead around on leashes, or be told what they can or can't do... Most women just don't go for that ultra needy type. I know *I* don't.. and I know Shauna doesn't. As a matter of fact.. asside from Rue... I don't think I know anyone who does. Face it, Lex... collars and this submissive crap you're into... that's only good for playing with when your bored. And to solve the boredom, you only need to find a man ... like Eire here. Never 'bored' with him... are we Shauna?" Shauna snuggled closer to Eire and gave Lex a sly look. "Never... unlike with ...certain others... right Lexy? Didn't last long there did it.........'course . YOU didn't last long..." Lrx stared at them for a long moment, before cracking up. He nearly fell out of his chair from laughing as he got up. "Well, ladies. When he gets that shit eating look of his face, maybe he can take 'lead' of the situation that seems to have been fallen him and be more man..." He headed for the table getting another drink. Rue watched from her spot, knowing she couldn't leave Lex on his own after what Chaos had just said. So she launched in on Lex's side. "Eire, for fuck's sake, what are ya doin? You know you can't get it up when you're this drunk...don't you remember happened the LAST time?" Sands and Saffron seemed to be taking score, polishing off the other bottle of tequilla, heads bent together and had a running commentary going. "Last time?" Eire asked dumbly. Rue got up, sauntering over to him. "Yus, last time." She whispered seductively, straddling his lap. Eire stared at her wide eyed."You don't remember?" She asked, wrapping her arms around his neck. "R-remember?" Eire managed to get out, staring back at her. "Yes... you, me, the office over the Raven? It was quiet hot and heavy," She ended in a whisper, her face inches from his and licked her lips. Eire swallowed and prepared to kiss her. But just as Rue's lips racked his, she got up, leaving him hanging. "Unforntuely, Eire," She said, quiet business like. "By the time your pants came down, you couldn't get it up..." The room was quiet for a momement, then there was a lot of snickering going on. Rue patted Eire on the head as she passed him, going over to the table to get another drink and stopped next to Lex. "And as for you, and you're little statement, darling, dearest, K. I wouldn't jump so fast to conclusion over Lex," "Yeah, the little fuck can be quiet a casanova if he's interested." Came a new voice. Xander appeared, coming out from the kitchen. He grabbed a cup, poured a shot of whisky and took a drink, before adding. "Cause really, man...Lexie here can really burn up the bedroom, pun unattended." Xander winked at Lex, passing him, going around the couch, and pointed sat right on Eire's lap. He looked down ward, then up at Eire and grinned, wrapping an arm around his shoulders. "Somethin' tells me you're happy to see me, handsome." Lexine had to slid around the door frame of his kitchen, out of site of the others, to keep from laughing so hard. Rue leaned against the frame on the other side and her hand found his as she watched Eire and Xander Eire screamed and attempted to tear over the back of the couch at the sight of Xander, but Xander held on to him and dragged him back on the couch, holding. "What chu boltin' for, Eire?" Xander asked with a snicker. "Away from you! Lexine I can take, you...no way in a cold cold hell!" Eire replied, still trying to scramble away from him. But Xander continued to hold on. Chaos leaned an arm against the back of the couch, resting her head on the palm as she watched Xander and Eire for a moment. With a smile she cleared her throat and tapped Xander's shoulder, catching his attention. She smiled sweetly at him as he glanced over his shoulder at her, ignoring Eire's frantic attempts to get away. "Hello, Xander." She said with a smile and a glint in her eye. Xander paled and swallowed, then scrambled hastily off Erie and away from Chaos. She wiggled her fingers in a good-bye wave, then patted Eire's knee. "Calm down E. He's gone. ...... for now" She added with a wink. Shauna leaned around Eire and gave Chaos an appreciative glance. "Wow. Impressive. And you're not even in demon-form! Think you could teach me that? It'd be handy to be able to make a man run in terror with nothing but a smile." Chaos chuckled. "It's a gift, hun... I'm not sure it could be taught, but I could try some time if you'd like. But to be perfectly honest, Xander's a 'special' case... we've had several run in's that were rather 'unpleasant' on his part. His reaction is one that's taken lots of work to achieve." She turned back to Eire. "As for you, you need to either cut back on the alcohol at these things, or cut back on the crap. Seriously, I wish you could remember half the shit you get into when you drink this much. If you could, you'd probably never look at booze the same way again." She gave his knee another pt. "Oh and you owe me for the rescue, pal... the cuddle one I'll let go because you won't remember it in the morning anyhow, so don't let it go to your head tonight and we'll be fine." She smiled and stood up. "i need a refill and a change of topic. How about you Shauna?" Shauna smiled and waved her off. "Nah. I think i'll stick with E in case he needs more' rescuing'" She gave him a wink and slipped her arm through his again. Chaos laughed as she headed over to Nate and Meeks. Nate raised an eyebrow at her with a smirk. "Been holdin' out on us, boss?Been makin' out with E behind our backs, have ye?" She stuck her tongue out at him as she plopped down beside them. "You're just jealous. " she said with a wink at Meeks. "Relax, he just needed someone to stick up for him in a way that wouldn't crush his ego. " She accepted a drink from Meeks with a nod. "And the fact that he won't remember a damn thing helps." Meeks nodded towards Eire and Shauna. "And Shauna ?... She's really coming on strong, there... she got a thing for E?" Chaos laughed along with Nate, but Nate answered first. " Shauna has a thing for men, period. She's a flirt, but tha's the limit. at least I believe tha's the limit. ya never know I guess.. " Chaos glanced over her shoulder at the two then turned back to Meks. with a shrug and a smile. " Maybe she's just looking out for him........ maybe not. you never know..." 
 
Lex and Rue popped the lids off the silly string and passed a third and forth can to Sands and Saffron. From where they stood, they were right behind Chaos, Meeks and Nate's back. the colors were black, blue, purple and red. They came up behind the three and on the silent count, let rip, covering the three completely in silly string, until the cans were completely empty. Then Rue leaned down and kissed her three beloved friends on the tops of their heads. "Love ya." She told with a giggle. Lex tossed his black can to a surprised looking Aiyla and replied. "Couldn't resist." Aiyla slammed the can down on the floor and was on her feet in the blink of an eye. "I'm gonna make ya think, couldn't resist." She said sweetly, shedding off the silly string. Rue giggled and Aiyla eyed her. "Let me guess. You're idea, Red?" She asked with her head cocked back a bit, considering Rue. Rue shrugged still grinning. Then Aiyla lunged. Rue shriked and dodged behind a chair. Aiyla was probably just as fast as Rue as long as Rue didn't kick it into high gear as she lunged around the chair, her fingers brushing Rue's arm as Rue jumped back. Rue gave a yelp was already heading for the hall. However Aiyla was right on her and Rue had to dodge into the guest room and slammed the door in Aiyla's face. Aiyla grabbed the broom from the corner of the hall and used it to slam the door open. Everyone in the front room heard Rue yelp again and the bounce of bed springs, before a serious ammount of giggling. At least a couple of the guys were on the feet, heading towards the room where the giggling was coming from. What they found was a pillow fight war on the guest bed, between two very attractive women. Eire, with Shaunna hanging off him, cocked his head in awe, watching the two. Aiyla giggled, swinging the pillow around, and knocked Rue backwards. Rue came up fast, smacking Aiyla with her pillow. This went on like this, until both girls couldn't keep it up and they collaspsed against the headboard together, laughing a tad hysterically. There were feathers all over the air and bed. Both girls gazes fell on the group in the door way. Lex was leaning against the door frame and Rue eyed him evily, before turning to Aiyla and leaning close, whispering. Aiyla began giggling, looking at Lex every now and then. She patted Rue on the arm and nodded. And as one, both sprang from the bed in an unbelivable speed and were already heading for Lex. "NO!" Lex yelled, turning and running for the master bed room and the master bathroom. Rue and Aiyla chased him down. Aiyla slammed him into the wall, pinning him as Rue got his other arm. And they, despite Lex's obvious wiggling and thrashing, began dragging him into the master bathroom. Eire was forced to follow, very curious to see what was going on. Xander was right behind him and Saffron trailed. "Nate, sweety, would be hand me my purse?!" Aiyla called as she held on to Lex with one arm in the door way of the bathroom. Nate returned, handing Aiyla her purse and Aiyla grinned, digging in it for a moment, before finding a soft kid leather leash which she passed to Rue. Lex was eyeing them and the leash the entire time. But it stead of clipping the leash to his collar, Rue bound his hands behind his back and Aiyla grabbed the collar of his shirt and began dragging him back towards the shower. Aiyla turned the shower on, and the shoved Lex inside, pratically drowning him. "Thought you could use a bath after that Tequilla!" Aiyla yelled over the water. Lex screamed, wiggling, slipped, fell on his ass, and kicked at them, trying to avoid getting drown. Rue perched herself on the counter, letting Aiyla take controll of it. "Don't think I've forgotton about you." Aiyla told Rue her hands on her hips as she stood between the shower, a very wet Lex and Rue. Xander was perfectly happy to lean on the door frame and watch them soaking Lex. "Boy never looked better." Xander remarked with an almost sigh. Rue chuckled from her spot on the counter, watching Lex trying to get free of the leash that bound his wrists and get out from under the water. "You are so evil." Eire grumbled, shaking his head, an arm around Shauna's waist. "Glad I haven't ended up on your bad side yet." Eire grinned. Meeks snorted. "You couldn't handle ending up on my bad side, sweetheart... I'm to much for you." Eire paused, considering this, then nodded very enutheastically. "Well hey, you can tie me up any time!" Xander replied with a coy grin. Meeks gave him a dark look, grabbed Nate and kissed him in front of Xander. Xander sighed forlornly and shrugged. "Yeah yeah, I know Aiyla, I know..." Xander said, watching them, with a roll of his eyes. "Aww, need a huggy, Xander?" Rue asked sweetly. "You offering, Red?" He asked with a grin. 'Sure, come 'ere!" Rue held out her arms to him, with a laugh. Xander bound over and threw his arms around her. Rue laughed and hugged him. Xander gave Lex a cheeky grin behind Rue's back, seeing Lex look murderous at this turn of events... Xander winked at him. 
Lex rolled in the shower, away from the stream of water and was moving his wrists at the same time, working them out of the kidskin leather leash. Leather should never get wet. He glared coldly at Xander who was still hugging on Rue. Aiyla glanced Lex's way to see the killer look and giggled. "Ooo, I think you pissed him off, Xander..." Once Lex's wrists were free, he crawled out of he tub, getting to his feet and shook the water out of his hair, all over Aiyla, Nate, Rue and Xander. He glanced at his wrists which were a little raw from the leash and gave Aiyla a dark look. Aiyla grinned in reply and pointed at Rue. Rue sat cheerfully on the counter, grinning at Lex. Lex stalked toward her, and pinned her to the counter, shaking the water out of his hair again, all over Rue. Rue shrieked, trying to get awy from him, fell over and Lex pinned her even more, holding her down to the counter and leaning over top of her. His nose was inches from hers and he grinned wickedly at her. He would have kissed her, if Xander hadn't suddenly leaned on him. "Hey, Lexy...I think something in the kitchen is on fire..." The four of them rushed through to the kitchen, Lex in the lead slipping and sliding the entire way. He slid to a stop, bracing both hands on the door frame and stared in shock at his kicthen. "What the...?!" Reese and Bull looked up from the floor, both of them covered in extinguisher foam, Sands and Chaos standing over them. Neither looked impressed. "What...GUYS!!" Lex stammered as he took in the remains of the table cloth and the scorch marks showing through the tatters. Reese and Bull gave him goofy looking appologetic smiles. Chaos sighed and whacked Reese over the head. "They got bored and decided to play 'hot potato' .... with flaming articles of food.. mostly marshmallows, apparently." "Yeah, those buggers burn good, and man, if you keep em too long, do they ever sting like a ...." Bull's explaination was cut short by a whack on the head from Sands. Chaos glared at him then turned a smile to snads. "Thank you." Sands shrugged, shouldering the extinguisher. "He was out of your range." Xander shook his head, leaning in the door frame behind Lex and Rue. "Really guys...Sitting the place on fire, isn't that a bit faux pas?" He asked. Rue snorted, with a laugh. "Xander, what the fuck are ya doin' here anyway?" Eire asked, giving the ice elemental a dark look. Xander looked at Eire with a bored look. "I came to talk to Lex, but I wasn't aware EVERYONE was here. So, I mean, what's the big deal if I'm here or not?" "Because you annoy the shit out of me." Eire replied, taking a swig from the bottle he had. Xander scowled at him and snatched the bottle from his hands, sitting it on the table behind him. "Get over it, Eire." He replied with a snipped tone, seemingly bored of Eire's aggression toward him. Lex had turned half way, when he heard Xander say he'd come to talk to hm and he pushed the wet hair out of his face with a look. "Talk t' me 'bout what?" He muttered. "It can wait till later, cupcake." Xander replied with a slight smile. "You bore me." Eire grumbled, grabbing Shauna 'round the waist and heading back toward the stero, were proceeded to put techno music on. Chaos sighed, exchanging tired looks with Rue. "Oh fabulous. More machoism and testoterone.. just what this party needed." She turned to the men who were trying to regain their feet, slipping in the fire extinguisher foam. "Kyle, Bull... you two, are officailly cut off. No more alcohol tonight. Now get yourselves together and clean this mess up. And if you don't pay Lex for the damages, I will personally dock your pays."
Chaos and the others left the two men to their grumbling and complaining. Sands smirked back at the guys who were still trying to keep their feet under them, and tossed the used extinguisher at them. Reese looked up in time to reach out and catch it, but the force of the throw sent him sliding off his feet again. Bull, ever the best friend, reached out in an attempt to catch him.... and the both of them landed with a wet slap back in the puddle of foam on the floor. Sands was still chuckling quietly as he returned to his spot in the living room. Saffron was now playing a rousing game of slap jack with Rue at the coffee table and a deck of cards he'd found some where. Losing the round, he held out his wrist and Rue slapped two fingers off of it as hard as she chould leaving a red mark. "Ow..." Saffron complained. Rue just grinned back. Lex dropped, still dripping wet, down next to Saffron and snatched up the cards, shuffling them elebratortly. "HEY! Strip Poker!" Eire cried with a cackle, flopping down next to Rue and dragging Shauna with him. "Not on your life, Mister." Rue replied, shoving at Eire. "Aww...come on Rue..." Eire snuggled against her with a drunk grin. "What are you talkin' 'bout E, you'd lose all your clothes first." Lex said, lighting a cigarette as he continued to shuffle. "You can't play poker for shit, Lexi, so don't even start..." Eire retorted. "Is that so?" Lex asked with a glint in his eye. He looked around the room. "Any other takers, before Eire loses it all?" He asked the others Chaos crossed her arms and leaned against the wall. She shook her head. "There is no way in hell I'm staying at another party where the lot of you drunk ass brats start running around half naked or naked. I have learned my lesson... something I wish some of the rest of you would do..." she said, eyeing Eire, who merely grinned in return. Xander was flopped upside down on the couch, his head a mere inch above the floor, a cigarette dangling from his lips. "What do you mean 'another'? How many of these wild and crazy parties do you peope have? Why the fuck don't I get invited?! " "T' answer yer questions.. yes, another. Too damn fuckin' many an' no'anywhere near enough.... And because we don't fuckin' like ye. Any more?" Nate asked innocently.