Twisting the Wrist [Augy/Kris/Cor]

[Aione Higurashi]

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Oh yes, we knew it all along.
We knew it from the start...

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[glow=red,2,300]Okay, life just got even weirder.[/glow]
The door to the music lounge was open just a crack, and, like all little humans wandering around so late in the evening, Aione was curious as to who was inside. She'd only looked for a second before she felt her mind numb. Inside was Augusta, her close friend and the guy her more innocent-side had a huge mega-crush on, drunk off his friggen rocker. How did she come to this conclusion? It could be the fact the Augy she knew was smarter than to sit around Boogiedom near midnight. Or it could be the bottles all over the place.

Yeah, it was probably that.

Just walk away and leave him alone, Ai-chan.

But...

"Augusta-kun?" The red-bobbed girl slipped into the wide room, diamond eyes glittering with moonlight. Ignoring the protests from her darker half, the young woman approached her dear friend with a smile. She crouched next to the megane, eying one of the bottles that wasn't entirely empty, before reaching for a few empty ones and putting them in rows. "You really ought not drink this much, Augy-kun. It's bad for you."

Finally, she grabbed the half-full bottle and swished it, watching the liquid inside and, through the glass, the distraught Augusta.

"Did you get into a fight with Kristopher-san?"

Ai, this is a very, very, VERY bad idea.

Says you. I like Augusta, and want to help him. He's my friend.

[glow=white,2,300]...that I would either save your life,
or tear your world apart.[/glow]

[Augusta Davingoun]

Now, Augusta had a very high Alcohol tolerance. It was unbelievable. Maybe since some of his family was Russian. But tonight was different. Tonight was a HELL of a lot different. And after stealing and buying and finding multiple types and bottle of alcohol, Augusta didn't give a rat's ass about anything... Nothing. He just wanted more booze. More would be pleasant. But he was too wasted to get up and get more. So he only had 5 bottles left. That would do.

What are you doing Augusta? Seriously?! What are you gonna get out of drinking this much... You're just going to have a horrible hangover!

" I'm h--happy right--hic-- Now!! Shut... up..." he muttered the the voice in his head. Augusta did have a horrible fight with Kristopher. It was stupid. He was drunk and couldn't remember what it was about... But it was over some sort of simple petty thing. Something and the cat and the bed and... stuff. God he was sooo... " I am soooo wasted!?" a small chuckle came from the man as he noticed a flash of red hair. Augy was very, very messed up as of right now. He had way too much to drink and he felt like shit. At least before he got drunk anyways.

"You really ought not drink this much, Augy-kun. It's bad for you. Did you get into a fight with Kristopher-san?"

Augusta was still somewhat coherent, and understood what Ai said, but it took him awhile to register and respond. " He's... -hic- so contr--ro--ro--olling! Heh, Kristopher loves that cat and it h--hates me... And the alcohol is not b--bad! It's very good actually, very pleasing..." Augusta smiled and pointed at the bottle Aione was holding. " That's the best stuff... the BEST" he said and grinned like a little kid. Augusta was sitting on the floor, his back resting on the wall next to a Baby Grand and a couch. He held a bottle in his hand already and downed the bottle in one go. He then sighed softly and tossed the bottle over the piano.

" I--I'm just so -hic- lonely... I'm not e--even better then a -hich- cat!"

[Aione Higurashi]

The way Augusta was acting was completely forgien to Aione, no pun intended. She'd been around drunk people before. She'd seen wasted folks before. But most of the time they were angry drunks. Augy...of all people...was a melancholy drunk. And boy, was he morose now. The redhead kept her smile on, lowering the bottle to look right into her friends eyes. The scar reminded her of Kristopher's. They really were a fitted pair, weren't they?

Always irked Ai, just a little bit, how perfect they were for each other and yet they kept fighting and breaking up. Oi.

"I'm sure that's not true, Augusta-kun." She paused and looked at the liquor again. She was thirsty, and tempted, but now there were more pressing matters. "Kristopher-san loves you very much, I'm sure. He's kind and loyal..." She didn't notice that last bit was slightly wrong, "And I'm positive he loves you more then a neko."

Absently, Ai watched the bottle fly over the piano. It caught the moonlight before it shattered into a bunch of little pieces.

She looked back to Augusta with a warm, sisterly grin. "Everything will look better in the morning, Augy. You'll see, this is just a little bump in the road."

Yeah, keep saying that. The longer you stay...the worse this will end up...

Ai-chan ignored her voice and, remembering a fool-proof method of numbing her annoying inner self, took a small sip from the sake bottle. It wasn't as nice as that lemonade, but it did the trick. Inner Ai seemed to slip away in a moment. But, thank goodness, she wasn't drunk enough to do something stupid.

...yet.

[Augusta Davingoun]

"I'm sure that's not true, Augusta-kun. Kristopher-san loves you very much, I'm sure. He's kind and loyal... And I'm positive he loves you more then a neko. Everything will look better in the morning, Augy. You'll see, this is just a little bump in the road."

Augusta shifted slightly, he listened to Ai for a minute and sighed deeply. He grabbed another bottle, leaving the Sake alone. He grabbed a bottle of whiskey, grabbing the cork with his teeth he pulled it out and spit the cork to his side before taking a swig. He sighed again, " w--whatever Ai-chan... He hates me... that C--cor... Cornelius guy is better anyway... " he took another swig and showed Aione he watch. " See! This is my-hic- engagement watch... I made one for Kris cause... cause he wants to get married! Us?! Married..." he rolled his head back against the wall and silent tears crawled into his eyes.

" what a JOKE!" He said loudly, " True love is for LOSERS!!" he yelled and then let his head roll back so he was looking at Aione. the tears fell down his face as he put his head down. " H--he... -hic- hates me... I'm such a loser... I'm sick and I'm scarred, I'm not good enough... n--ever. Not good enough for my parents of J--joouhnin and not good e--enough for Krissy..."

Augusta sighed and took another swig of the bottle he held. " I'm a failure... Everyone hates me... Nobody wants me... -hic- I hate -hic- this stupid -hic- life... I don't even care anymore...

Man, drunk Augy was having one horrible day. The fight was really only petty, but it exploded like most pf their fights did. But it was all Kris's fault really. Kris was to blame but Augy thought the blond wouldn't say sorry. " I wish -hic- somebody would care about -hic- m--me for once..."

[Aione Higurashi]

"Corneili-who?"

Aione didn't bother to wait for an answer. Instead, she allowed Augusta what she believed he needed most: time to vent. He was worried and stressed, what with the whole rebellion and the fights and all that other stuff. Add a relationship that had as many holes as the USA Constitution and it was a miracle the poor boy hadn't collapsed. Then again, seeing him in this drunken stupor probably was his collapsing. Poor Augusta...he needed a pick-me-up.

She eyed the bottle again.

In the back of her mind, a weak, barley awake voice was screaming in protest. This is NOT a good idea!! Dumb ass, we have Tristan, he has Kris! You gave up, remember? What happened to the perfect couple? You're just going to mess everything up like this!!

Ai tilted her head back, brought the bottle to her lips, and downed the sake. Immediately, all voices in her head died, nulled by the alcohol, before another, stronger voice came through. The redhead tossed the empty bottle aside, slightly-glazed eyes staring right into Augusta's. She took a deep breath before she got to her knees and crawled over to the megane, staring right at him...or maybe through him.

"Augusta-kun...I know plenty of people who want you. Plenty of people who care about you. I am, indeed, one of those people!" Aione took another breath, "I like you, Augusta-kun! More than any guy I know! I-I think..." Apparently, being drunk didn't help with confessions, as the poor girl went red as her hair and her throat refused to work.

She stole the bottle Augy was drinking from and took a swing, handing it back to him, ignoring the indirect kiss, before continuing.

"I-I love you, Augusta-kun...!!"

With that, Ai leaned in and took a weak kiss (more of a peck, really) from Augusta's lips. It was her first kiss. Inner Ai had given hers to Tristan, but she was still clean as far as she, innocent Ai-chan, was concerned. She pulled back quickly, a manic blush on her cheek. Holy crap. Holycrapholycrap I kissed him.

Aione smiled again, less sisterly and more like a normal, love struck girl. "I really, really love you. I wish you'd see that, Au-Augusta..."

Inner Ai let out a low, ignored snarl.

[Augusta Davingoun]

Augusta had to admit, he felt a bit awkward having Aione's eyes staring into his black ones. He looked away, a bit scared that he wouldn't be able to stop, like she would put a crazy witch spell on him. He turned his head and took another swig of his whiskey. He sighed softly as he heard Ai speak. She was such a nice girl, a cute girl too. He always seemed to forget that she was his age. God he felt old. 21. If he was a at home he'd be married by now, he'd have a stable job, and lots of money. He'd be happy. But here he was just miserable.

"I-I love you, Augusta-kun...!!"

Woah! Hold the horses! Who said anything about love?! But when Aione's lips met his he felt a tingle run up his spine. It had been a long time since he had been kissed by a girl. A long, long time. But he liked it. A lot. A lot more then an almost married man should. Sober Augy damned his bisexual tendencies as he smiled softly. He leaned off the wall and sat up on his knees. He put he bottle aside and sighed softly.

"I really, really love you. I wish you'd see that, Au-Augusta..."

Augy tipped his head to the side, " You l--love me? But Aione..." then the dark haired man got dangerously close to her. His lips almost touching her own, " How could a--anyone love a g--guy like me?" he asked softly, his voice just above a whisper. " Kris doesn't s--soooo why should yo--you--?" then he found himself kissing her.

Why was he kissing Ai-chan? But... Why?! He knew she loved him but he loved Kris, but Kris hated him... This was all so confusing. Augusta kissed Aione once or twice (with more confidence and gusto, I might add, then Ai did). Then he pulled back to let Aione speak, he actually wanted to know her answer. He was so confused lately. Did he like Ai-chan too? But she was more of a sister to him, like Piper. But right now he was morbidly depressed and drunk and needed comfort and Aione was just throwing herself out there!!

How could he resist?

[Kristopher Roberts]

The music room was huge, it had many doors, windows and sections. So it would be no surprise if someone walked about in the other areas that where blocked off. Sadly, someone was walking around, more like cleaning actually. The person who had been cleaning was none other then Kristopher Roberts. However, his cleaning had come to a stop only a few seconds ago.

For you see, just came into this section, or rather the section that was behind Augy and Ai and blocked off with a seriously elegant lattice that went from floor to ceiling and a good twenty-five feet away from the two.

" See! This is my-hic- engagement watch... I made one for Kris cause... cause he wants to get married! Us?! Married... what a JOKE! True love is for LOSERS!!"

That's what Kristopher had heard from around his corner and made him stop working and come to peer around through the thick lattice that was almost impossible to see past. However, he only heard it because Augusta had yelled it. But now, he couldn't hear anything else, he just saw Augusta's lips move and the bottle that Augusta held.

Was he getting hammered? Or did he just start drinking---and what was Ai doing with Augusta. He pressed his lips together. Sure he was still pissed at Augusta but he didn't hate him, he still loved the the little four-eyed baby. But right now, the blond was confused. How much had Augusta had? Was he just talking drunken-talk or was what he was saying--true?

He put a hand on the lattice and stared as the two started kissing, frist Ai started it and then Augusta joined in and didn't stop. He watched in complete shock over what was happening and his heart fit the floor. It seemed fate had a sense of humor, a really bad one at that. Here was Augusta with Ai...a day after Corvus and him...

He turned his eyes away in shame.

Turn about was fair play he supposed...but it still hurt. Luckily, Augusta didn't know what happened in the Study. But he couldn't help but wonder, did Augusta really not want to marry him...or anything like that for the matter. He raised his green eye back to look on in his hiding spot, not allowing Ai or Augy to see him.

[Aione Higurashi]

Aione stared at Augusta, surprise from her own actions still clear in her eyes. What shocked her even more was the way Augusta was reacting…holy crap, the man knew how weak she was when he got this close. She opened her mouth slightly to respond, but she was immediately cut off by the next kiss that landed on her mouth, sending the redhead back into a blur of alcohol and happiness. Wasn’t this her dream? Augusta was the boy she always fancied, so…well…duh it was.

Without any hesitation, she kissed back, her hand starting to climb until it clung to Augusta’s arm, wearily.

He pulled back eventually, so, after a breath to steady herself, Ai turned her gaze back to her crush. “I…I love you, Augusta, because I think you’re kind…and smart…” she leaned in slightly, the hand on his arm tightening its grip, “You’re my closest friend and a person I admire…I’ve loved you since I met you…” A soft, warm grin showed on her angelic face. Diamonds glowed once again. “Since that day in the amusement park…”

The young woman gave Augusta another shy kiss, just like the first one. The hand on his arm had reached his shoulder, which she used to pull him in slightly. The other was lightly touching Augy’s wrist…and the engagement watch. As she pulled back again, Ai eyed the watch coolly.

"I know you don't believe in true love...but...maybe..." this was the drunken Ai speaking, "...maybe, you've just yet to find the right person...?"

Like...maybe...me?

[Augusta Davingoun]

“I…I love you, Augusta, because I think you’re kind…and smart…You’re my closest friend and a person I admire…I’ve loved you since I met you…Since that day in the amusement park…”

Augusta looked at Aione, like he was confused for a second. " T--that's a long time to wait... W--why didn't you... ?" he stopped there and let her kiss him again. He felt something crawling inside, a feeling, a bad one. He was really drunk, really, really drunk. And Aione was so, so, so very cute. He let the red-head pull him in he ran his lips across her cheek and rested by her ear. But when he felt her hand on his wrist he pulled his hand back a bit, he didn't like people doing that. Not normally.

"I know you don't believe in true love...but...maybe...maybe, you've just yet to find the right person...?"

Augusta frowned he pulled back a bit and said something a bit loudly, he didn't mean to so towards the end his voice got quieter. He underestimated his voice when he was drunk. " But Kris is the one!! I love him!! But... I... He's just so angry lately... he has to hate me..." his voice got quieter, but the last bit he would say just loud enough to make it over the lattice. " I shouldn't be doing this Aione-chan but... I don't want to stop..." Augusta leaned in and kissed her again, more roughly then before, he put a hand on either side of her face, caressing her soft skin and brushing red hair from her face.

Drunk-Augy just kissed her, and didn't plan on stopping. Sober-Augy was having a fit though, trying his best to get Drunk-Augy to stop being such a retard.

[Kristopher Roberts]

“I…I love you, Augusta, because I think you’re kind…and smart…You’re my closest friend and a person I admire…I’ve loved you since I met you…Since that day in the amusement park…”

" T--that's a long time to wait... W--why didn't you... ?"



Kristopher chewed on his bottom lip and narrowed his eyes a bit. So Ai decided she loved Augy too huh? Wonderful, just what he needed---competition. Sadly, she was good competition, she could give Augy kids and all that great stuff a bisexual man couldn't do. It made him jealous, yes, but it also ticked him off to a certain extent.

What little rage he felt building soon disappeared as the kissing returned, he so badly wanted to march over there and demand Ai stop molesting his man but he wanted Augusta to stop it. To do something on his own for a change...

...maybe, you've just yet to find the right person...?"

Ping, right through the heart. What if Kristopher wasn't the right person for Augusta afterall? What if Ai was right and the oil/water mix just wouldn't work. Kyle said that too him a lot and told him to stop trying to make it work...let the frenchman go. But Kristopher couldn't, he was the only one that could keep Augusta together, only one who could take care of him and love him. The one person that gave a damn.

Could Ai replace him?

Kristopher pulled at his slevees.

" I shouldn't be doing this Aione-chan but... I don't want to stop..."

He kept pulling on his shirt, a way to get himself to handle things and get a grip on the situation. It was horrible to hear Augusta say such things but he had to remember that Augusta was more then likely drunk...and drunk people never spoke the truth.

Or did they?

He was drunk with Cor---and everything---

Best not to think that...even if it was true. He looked away as soon as Augusta started to kiss Ai again, maybe he should come out...maybe Augusta didn't have the power to stop himself but at the same time Kristopher just wanted to walk away from this mess and pretend he NEVER seen it--or heard the words being exchanged.

[Aione Higurashi]

The feeling of Augusta pulling his wrist away didn't surprise Ai-chan. She wasn't expecting it, but it didn't make her jolt. Rather, his words were what sliced her up a bit. He still loved Kris. She knew that. She was doing something horrible, sticking herself between two people who loved each other so much. She was like a screw struck between two pieces of wood, turning and turning until she was wedged in there and impossible to remove.

Aione didn't want to be removed. She wanted to be with Augusta.

No mater what.

Thank God the dark, handsome Augy kissed her again before she started a fit. So what if he shouldn't do this? He was, and she liked it, so she didn't stop him. Instead, Ai's arm wrapped around Augusta's neck, securing him to her, while the other cautiously, and more gentle than last time, went for the watch again. This time she managed to wrap her fingers around it, searching for that latch to loosen it.

Why the watch? She wanted Augy to herself. And as long as that engagement watch was on him, she felt he was tied to Kris. And that stung at her heart.

For now...let me pretend your mine...

It snapped of with a pull of Aione's hold, and at once the girl pulled back. She gave Augusta a weak, childish, pleading stare. "Please..." Ai felt a burning in her eyes, but no tears came. Instead, her grip tightened little by little. "Just this once...pretend...for me..." With that, the small girl pressed her lips into Augy's once again and pulled on the watch.

If he relaxed his wrist, it would slide right off.

But will he?

[Augusta Davingoun]

What are you doing Augusta? This is ridiculous!! What if somebody walks in on this?! Huh!? What about Kristopher!? What about your FIANCE?! Augusta, if you do this... If you stay with this girl for the night... You will be a certified, 100%, asshole...

Did Augy care? No, he needed this comfort, this warm touch, a woman's touch. He wanted a mother that actually loved him, and girls were close enough, same gender, acted nice and kind. He wanted her to give him that feeling of safety. He was upset and vulnerable right now, he was so morbidly depressed. He needed somebody... anybody... Augusta fell into the kisses he gave and received, he barely noticed her touching his wrist anymore. The softer approach worked better. He felt her pull away from his kisses and he watched her as she gave him that look.

That look was like bait waiting to happen.

"Please... Just this once...pretend...for me..."

Augusta only felt the kiss and not the pulling on his wrist, so when she let her lips touch his he put a hand on her face and did in fact, relaxed completely. The watch sliding off easily, but if he had noticed he would have thrown a fit. The Frenchman smiled softly and kissed her more passionately then before, forcing every thought to the back of his head. He pulled back and kept kissing her one after the other, each one more rough and suggestive then the one before. Things were getting heavy. Between his kissing he muttered words over and over. " I shouldn't" and " I can't resist" and such. But eventually he would shut up.

Sober-Augy was pissed and Drunk-Augy was off his rocker...

[Kristopher Roberts]

"Just this once...pretend...for me..."

That was it, as soon as he heard the words and saw the watch touch the ground he turned away. He tore his eyes off the hot and heavy scene. He couldn't watch this anymore even though he wanted too...not for perverted reasons but because he had hope that Augusta might get out of his drunken mind and say no, denounce the woman and leave. But that wasn't going to happen...it was like him and Corvus.

Kris tried to say no but that didn't work too well, so he couldn't be angry at Augusta. Upset and hurt yes, but angry no. His green eye looked down at the floor and he turned his back on the scene, sleeves being pulled even more now.

Maybe he should step in, rip Ai off and beat her into a bloody pulp. The thought crossed his mind but Kristopher wasn't really a violent person and he had no will to go in their and break up the make out. He didn't know why, but it only seemed fair...or something. Hell, he didn't know.

His fingers left his sleeves and went to his face, he must not cry. Crying would be bad and stupid right now. He can't cry just because he say a stupid watch come off or that his lover was with a woman. It would be stupid, after all, didn't he do worse?

He wanted to go hide in a corner so badly right now but he didn't have the energy to move even though he could hear what was going on. Ai must be happy with herself, exteremly so, but what should he do? To go in there would cause a fight, a nasty one but to leave it---maybe that would be better.

He could pretend he never knew about it, safe Augusta the embarrassment of getting caught...keep his pride intact.

God, he didn't know what to do! To run, hide or scream! Which to do.

[Corvus "Raven" Hunter]

God, this is unbearable...what the hell is going on?

Corvus Hunter had been asleep, minding his own buisness, when he'd been struck with a rather conflicting predicament from down in the music lounge. It was a guy (to drunk to make out) and a girl (also hammered) and they were making out despite one being in a relationship and the other...being to confusing for Cor to wrap his head around. As all unfortunate situations like this one do, the people involved were shooting out mental missles. And poor mind-reader him: he was hearing all of it.

In a vain attempt to get back to rest, Cor had stalked down the hall to the lounge to try and shut the two love-birds up himself. What he didn't expect, or hear (thank you damn new eye) was Kristopher Roberts standing just outside the lounge, looking terrified, humiliated, and lonely.

Didn't take long for him to reach the blonde's side, touch his shoulder lightly, and peer into the lattice. Two and two together: it was Augusta and--Gee, look what comes back to haunt you--Aione Higurashi...Tristan's girl, of all people. Now wasn't that a mind screw for the ages. Corvus pulled back, blinked, looked down at Kris in confusion, before looking back in again.

The engament watch was on the ground. Oh boy.

"Looks like somebody is busy..." The Boogie spoke out loud, but made sure the ones inside couldn't hear him. "How long has this been going on, you think...?"

[Aione Higurashi]

If humans could float, then that's exactly what Ai was doing right now. Somewhere between the sake and being held, carressed by Augusta, the girl must have sprouted wings or something that foolish. One the watch had been removed, the redhead had tossed it onto the ground and left it there, forgotten, before pulling both arms around Augy's neck.

He kept kissing her, and dammit, she kept kissing back, breathing heavy whenever he pulled away to mumble.

Kissing was beginning to get boring. Ai made her opinion clear by, during one of Augusta's 'pull back and say "I shouldn't" moments', leaning to the side and licking the boy seductivley on the neck. Then she moved back to look him right in the eyes with her big, uke, starlit-silver ones.

"Augusta-kun..." she purred. Purred. It sounded so dirty coming from the innocent little Ai-chan...

Then again, this whole situation was dirty.