Sky was studying away with her team mates as they heard a thump on the door followed by Tom's voice which sounded unusually strange "SKKKYYYY I HAS SOMETHING TO TELL THEEE". "Hey Sky it's your lover boy" Lena joked as Adrian glanced up from his book "Perhaps he has come for a little night romp I know I do that every now and then" "SHUT UP YOU TWO" she yelled turning bright red and glanced down at the fact she was wearing sweat pants and a loose fitting shirt without make up "God I look terrible…" she groaned before opening the door to see a swaying Tom standing there grinning like an idiot.
"Ummm Tom what did you come here so late for?" she asked the idea of a late night call in the back of her mind as Tom leaned incredibly close to her face "I came to tell you something" "W-what is that" she nervously said as he continued to move in "Is he going to kiss me!" as she leaned in as well he continued going until he head butted her and snapped out of his trance "ALCOHOL IS AMAZING!" he yelled as she stumbled back wondering what he was going on about.
"I had this amazing stuff called alcohol and it makes you feel warm and giddy inside!" "You were drinking?" she said confused wondering why he of all people would try that stuff. "It was part of a team bonding exercise and Mitch was teaching me all about it" "Oh…." Sky glanced away wanting to get away as she went to leave only for Tom to out of the blue step forward and hug her "Also Ania said that I should hug you more often". Now this took Sky completely off guard as she stood there trying to process that Tom was hugging her "TOM IS HUGGING ME!" her mind screamed "Hugging you is nice it makes me feel all warm and happy like drinking" he said smiling back at her as her face was completely red "I-I'm glad that it does".
Just as Sky was about to throw herself at Tom and confess Mitch rounded the corner with Ania already asleep on his back "THERE HE IS!" "Mitch?" "Oh hai Mitch" Tom grinned "I hope that idiot didn't do anything to embarrassing" he said apologizing as Sky recalled the hug and went red again "Most certainly not" "Good well the guys seemed to think this was a team bonding thing I just had no idea it would get this bad" "It's fine nothing bad happened" "I'm glad, well let's get you back" "Byeeee Sky" Tom hugged her again as she let out a tiny squeal causing Mitch to stand there shocked while Ania groaned opening one eye "EXCELLENT WORK MY STUDENT" she yelled before going back to sleep.
Back at the dorm Ania, Tom and Alan were all placed inside their beds as Mitch sighed "This was a terrible idea…." He repeated again before noticing his flask was empty and grabbed the bottle of vodka "At least they didn't touch the good stuff" as he refilled it he chuckled at the fact they would wake up tomorrow experiencing their first hang over. "I suppose it's pay back for waking me up early today" done refilling his flask he took a sip before looking outside "May as well head out to do a bit of working out before trying to sleep".
As Sky went to head off to sleep she recalled the hug Tom had given her earlier and the words he said while doing it "Hugging you is nice" "He likes hugging me…" she whispered wondering if the feelings he said while drunk were what he felt deep down inside but was either hiding them or simply unaware due to his thickness "Perhaps I should get him drunk more often".
"Ughhhhhh my head" Ania groaned sitting up as the sun filtered in through her window "Why is the room still spinning" Alan chimed in face planting deeper into the pillow in a vain attempt to stop the world from turning about. "Umm Mitch what is this throbbing sensation I'm feeling inside my head" Tom asked his team member who was cheerily sitting at the edge of his bed enjoying his team mates discomfort. "This brings us to a new lesson, what you are experiencing is called a hang over it's from when you drink to much" "How exactly are you not possessing one?" "Simple I didn't drink as much as you guys because I know what happens" "YOU COULD'VE WARNED US!" Ania roared then winced from the loud noise "Ahaha and what miss out on this beautiful site I think not".
"Now brings me to lesson number 2: How to cure a hangover, the most easiest and simple method is to drink plenty of water, have a ton of greasy food and then drown yourself in a shower" "Should I be taking notes?" "If you can even write properly, now I suggest getting up now because they'll stop serving breakfast and lucky for you it's bacon and eggs".
Walking into the dining room team ATAM was greeted by the loud talking of everyone as Ania placed the hands over her ears "Make them stop before I kill them all" she groaned as the three of them slumped onto the table leaving Mitch to grab their breakfast since they were in no condition to try and walk. "Ummm Tom" Sky's voice came from the edge of the table as he looked across to find her blushing as he attempted a smile despite the headache "How are you Sky?" "I'm good but how are you feeling" "Well I have a throbbing headache and my stomach is turning but apparently that's what Mitch calls a hangover from drinking" "Do you ummmm remember what you said last night?"
"Hmmmmm" Tom tried to recall the events of last night as he remembered tasting his first sip of alcohol and then having a few more drinks as he began to feel funny and then all of a sudden it just went black and he was awake the next morning. "Did I see you?" he cocked his head confused as she sighed "He doesn't remember hugging me or saying it felt nice…." "Well ummmm you did and well gave me a hug and said it felt nice" "Did I now, well I suppose it must have felt nice if I did". Standing up he walked over and wrapped his arms around her suddenly embracing her as she let out another high pitched squeak while everyone in the room stopped and turned to stare.
"I see it does feel rather warm and nice hugging you" done assessing the situation he sat down as Sky practically slumped to the floor when he released her. "Does he even realize what that hug meant to her?" Alan whispered across to Ania who groaned staring up from the table "I don't think so and I don't have the energy or patience to even try and teach him".
"MITCHHHH" Yang's voice cried out as he leapt back avoiding her slamming into him while he was carrying four plates of food. "Wow jeez are you hungry" "Nah this is for my team mates they need a little recovery dish after last night" "Ohhhh sooo are Tom and Sky a thing" she just blurted out as Ruby dashed in suddenly "Yeah, yeah we just saw him embrace her in a loving fashion and then she fainted!" "I tried to tell them maybe he was just hugging her but they didn't listen" Blake chimed in popping over Mitch's shoulder.
"When the hell did this happen" they pointed over to the table to see Sky on the floor face flushed while Tom was sitting there deep in thought about the hug he gave Sky before reaching across the table and grabbing Alan to embrace him before shaking his head while Alan threw his arms up in protest "Good god I don't know which is more annoying him sober or drunk".
Walking over Mitch tossed the plates of food onto the table before watching Sky sway off back towards her table like a smitten school girl Tom completely oblivious to what he had just done by hugging her. "Does he even know what that meant to her?" he whispered to Ania who looked across at the oblivious fool busy chowing down on food and shook her head "No more speaking until this headache of mine is gone". "Hey Mitch you were right I feel this hangover thing disappearing as I eat and drink more, you sure are knoweldable about drinking and hangovers" "That isn't something to be awfully proud of" Ania groaned as Alan nodded his head in agreement.
"Well I'm guessing you three are going to spend the day in bed recovering" Mitch kicked his feet back onto the table and began to unscrew the lid to his flask only for Ania to grab it "NO ALCOHOL AROUND ME" she yelled tossing it across the room. "NO MY PRECIOUS" quick as a flash he leapt up onto the table and somersaulted across the room grabbing it mid air before he came slamming down onto a table clutching the metal object to his chest. "TOUCH DOWNNN!" Yang's voice was heard yelling across the room as Mitch stood up realizing he had landed on a group of girls who were eating breakfast. "Ehehe sorry ladies I didn't mean to interrupt your breakfast" "Oh it's no problem at all if it's you" one of them said staring at Mitch in a daze as he jumped down "Well then enjoy umm the rest of the meal that remains" as he walked off they all leaned forward and started to frantically whisper and point.
"Seriously why did you go to such lengths to protect that piece of metal?" Ania asked as he sat back down and stared down at the flask which upon closer inspection saw the symbol of a wolf engraved surrounded by flames. "It's the only piece of memento I have of my father besides Ashura.." he held it up recalling all those times when he was little he'd watch his father sitting with his mother as he had the flask in an open pocket. "Ahhh… well sorry I didn't know" "Hey don't worry how were you supposed to know?" sliding his chair out Mitch stood up "You guys get some rest it'll help with the hangover" "Where are you off to?" Alan said with a mouth full of bacon "Just… out to train".