I was now four shots down, the first shot burnt my throat so badly that I thought I was going to vomit all over the kitchen counter. But once I got over the feeling and started to feel the buzz it was kind of worth it. It had been an hour since the first shot and the house was now packed with humans and werewolves. Some werewolves from other packs had even arrived, I wasn't sure how they heard about the party but it was nice to meet new people.
Kyle had still not arrived, and I doubted that he would be arriving any time soon. Amber looked like she was having a better time from when she'd first arrived. I had managed to slip a little bit of Nathan's wolfs bane alcohol into her drink to help her losen up. I could see her standing by the sliding door giggling with her friends. It was nice to see her having a bit of fun for once, and not taking life so seriously, I wonder what Kyle is going to think when he sees her.
Vince and I were in the middle of an intense game of beer pong, he was the undefeated champion of the night and it was my turn to try and win the title. He had managed to score three of my cups, while I had only managed to get two so far. We were both drunk and having a lot of fun. "Watch your elbow Taylor! You can't cheat, I take this game very seriously." Vince yelled before I took my shot.
"Relax! It's just a game, and I'm going to beat you anyway, so I don't need to cheat." I said sticking my tongue out at him. I moved a little bit backwards so that my elbow wasn't over the edge of the table. "Is that better?" I mocked while motioning towards my elbow.
"Yes that's better you foolish woman." He laughed when I curtsied before throwing and landing one perfectly in his cup.
"Oh hell yeah! I'm coming for your title." I hollered pumping my fist in the air. We had a few people around the table watching. Everyone wanted to see Vince lose because he was getting overly confident with his winning streak. I recieved some cheers and high-fives from our little crowd.
"You got this Tay! Show him what you're made of!" Nora was very drunk. I think she has had about six shots of Nathan's concoction, and she was still drinking regular alcohol. Zack was at her side smiling at his mate as she started randomly dancing every now and again.
"Oh yeah!" Vince yelled as he sunk another ball into my cup. I only had two cups left on my side and Vince still had three infront of him. This meant I still had to get rid of three cups and he only had to get two. The pressure was on. I drank from the cup that he landed the ball in and winced at the gross taste of beer.
"Don't get too cocky." I smiled and I readied myself. I was going to bounce the ball and try and land it in the cup- apparently if you bounce it and it lands inside the cup, it counts as two cups. I was hyper-focused, releasing the ball it bounced off the table and landed perfectly inside the middle cup. Everyone burst out in cheers, I raised my arms above my head and Nora tackled me in a big hug. Beer pong was so stupid but when you are playing it, it's the most intense game ever.
"I knew you could do it!" Nora yelled bouncing me in her arms. I still hadn't won yet, I had one cup left to shoot and by the look on Vince's face he was out for revenge. Vince tried my technique and failed, he bounced the ball too hard and it went over the cups and onto the ground.
"Goddammit!" He yelled frustrated. This game was obviously very important to him for some reason. Must be a male ego thing. I threw the ball and didn't aim it right because it went too far to the left and over the edge of the table. This went on for the next few rounds, until eventually Vince landed a ball in one of my cups. I drank the disgusting beer and stared him down. We both were left with one cup each, and it was my turn to throw.
"You made a good effort Tay, but we all know who the champion is." Vince boasted hitting his chest, males were so weird. His friends were high fiving him and cheering him on, clearly not expecting me to land the final shot. Just as I was about to throw the ball I was hit with the most amazing smell that I have ever smelt. It smelt like fresh rain, cherries and pure male, I could see that I wasn't the only one who smelt it because a few of the wolves in my pack went still. "Throw the ball Taylor, we don't have all night. I have other people to beat." Vince yelled over the music.
The smell really threw me off and I couldn't concentrate properly so I just threw the ball and hoped I would be lucky enough to land it in the cup. "You've got to be kidding me!" I wasn't really paying attention to what happened because I was trying to pin point the smell, but I assumed I won when I was again lifted up by Nora.
"In your face Vince, don't mess with us." Nora yelled sticking her tongue out while shaking me around. "Taylor you won! I feel like a proud mother." She smiled kissing my cheek.
"Babe let her go, I think you're crushing her." Zack laughed trying to pull Nora off of me. I was still in a weird state, I wasn't sure why this smell was affecting me so much. "Taylor are you okay?" Zack realized I wasn't really responding.
"Tay?" Nora now realizing as well, let go of me and looked into my eyes, "you okay?" She asked touching my shoulder in a soothing way. "Want to go upstairs quickly?" She asked grabbing my hand to pull me upstairs.
I didn't have time to respond before Nora was pulling me inside, through the dance floor and up the stairs. We made it to my room, but I was feeling even more overwhelmed because the smell was all over the house. "What's happening? Are you shifting? Did your wolf come forward?" Nora was panicking.
"Nora I'm fine, there's this smell all over the house. I don't know what it is or who it is but I need to find it." I growled, I think that was the first time I had ever growled before. Maybe my wolf was coming forward.
"Oh my god Taylor, I think your mate is here." She smiled with happy tears in her eyes. "Let's go! I'll help you find him." She said pulling me to sit up, because I had taken a seat on my bed. "First put your heels back on, you want to show him how good you look." I had taken my heels off an hour ago and traded them for my sneakers. Nora grabbed the heels that I left by the doorway and helped me slide them back on.
"My mate?" I finally managed to say. I didn't know if I was ready to meet him yet. I was intoxicated and wasn't feeling as confident as I was earlier.
"You have no reason to be scared, this is your mate! He'll love you no matter what. You should be excited, this is the person you're going to love forever." Nora smiled while she twirled around my room. Drunk Nora was the worst person to find comfort in, she was too love drunk to help me rationalize.
"I'll meet you downstairs in a few minutes, let me just freshen up in the bathroom. I need to pee anyway, the alcohol has gone straight through me." I said making up an excuse so that I could be left alone for two minutes.
"Okay, I'll go look around so long. This is exciting Tay, I promise." Nora smiled holding my hands in hers. I wasn't sure why I had such a bad feeling about all of this.
"Yes, I'll see you now." I smiled weakly and watched her leave the room.