So mud and alcohol do not mix.

I was currently covered in mud as I took yet another shot of whatever this green stuff was.

It wasn't the prettiest sight but oh was it fun. After Em and I ran off, we found a group of people having a mud war, so obviously we joined in, now we were playing drinking games. The only problem, I'm horrible at quarters when I'm drunk.

"Okay Em. I-s needs to get water so I will be back" I slur as I stumble away

I make my way over to the coolers and find the one with water in it, knowing I needed a break from alcohol. Right after I start chugging the bottle I feel a presence beside me

"Hey sweetheart" the guys says

He was tall, dark hair and eyes with a devilish smirk but it wasn't the good kind. My gut instinct was tell me to get away.

"Bye" I say as I start to walk away

"No so fast babe" he says grabbing my hand and pulling me back to him. I instantly cringe at the nickname, Caleb was the only one who called me that, and even then it was a joke to annoy me.

The guy smirks down at me, making my heart beat increase but I don't break his stare, not giving him the satisfaction. He was squeezing my wrist now to the point it started aching.

"Let. Me. Go" I order

"And if I dont?" He questions with a smirk.

Before I can even answer I hear a snort from behind me, the assholes eyes go wide and he let's go of me. Whoever was behind me immediately wraps their arms around my waist. A feeling of safety enveloped me as I am pulled close to a warm body. I look down and instantly notice the heartbeat tattoo on the bottom of their wrist. Caleb . He had gotten the tattoo of a heart with his family's name winding around it for his sixteenth birthday.

"Hey babe" he says before giving me a kiss on my cheek, if I wasnt drunk off my ass I would be melting on the spot. Drunk Belle, on the other hand, couldn't comprehend simple actions. I just smile and lean my head against him.

"Is there a problem here?" He says harshly while glaring at the guy in front of us

"No-no, not at all I- was-was just going" the guys stutters

"Good now get the fuck out of here before she kicks your ass" He sneers as the guy quite literally scurries away

Once out of sight Caleb spins me around and looks down at me a a serious look on his face. His eyebrows were furrowed and his dark eyes almost glowing.

Aww he was worried about me.

He honestly looked really cute.

I did not just think that, wow am I drunk.

"Are you okay?" He questions

"I am fantastic" I laugh "I wanted to punch him"

"Oh trust me, I did too" he chuckles before turning back to serious "but seriously you're okay? He looks like he had a tight grip on your hand" Caleb questions as he lets one hand off my waist to take and examine my wrist

"I'm fine, relax, just slightly drunk and tired" I nod

"Well let's go, Arrex already got Em, we are going home" he laughs as he start leading me through the woods back to the parking area

"but aren't we drunk?" I ask, though I didn't even understand myself, he somehow did

"you are drunk princess, I haven't had anything more than a root beer all night" he chuckles

"Ew that shits nasty" I scoff "especially when it doesn't have crown in it"

"You're insane" he chuckles

"Yes" I grin as I trip over a tree stump

"Are you sure you can walk?"he says as he helps me up

"I am fine" I laugh

"You can barely walk, you're going to hurt yourself" he says

"I tripped over one tree stump, I can handle myself" I argue with him, I never argue with anyone as much as I argue with him

"Oh I know, now come here before you die" he holds his arms open but I just ignore him.

"I won't die I'll just get mildly concussed" I retort still walking slightly ahead of him

"Wow" he days suprised "you can actually conjure up big words"

"Shut up just because I'm slightly drunk doesn't mean I'm a dumbass" I tell him. Coincidentally just after stating that, I fall over yet another branch

"Okay, that's it, I'm carrying you" he says as he effortlessly picks me up and starts carrying me bridal style.

"Put me down!" I yell at him

"We could've been there by now" He scoffs "I'm carrying you the rest of the way"

"Fine but if I puke on you it's your fault" I pout resting my head against his chest

"That's fine, I'll just make fun of you once you wake up tomorrow morning because I know sober Bails would be SO embarrassed"

I just huff and pout like a child until I hear Emmas laughter

"Okay now I'll put you down but please don't die" he says as he puts me down

"I'll be fine, you worry way too much" I say before turning away

"Only you" I hear him mumble as I run over to the truck

"Hey Belle!" Em smiles "I fell on a tree" she laughs

"Me too! Then Caleb carried me" I say making her snort

"Okay can you two shut up" Ace groans as he turns over in his seat

"Is everyone in here?" Caleb asks as he gets into the drivers seat. It was currently Emma Ace, Jordan and Tyler sitting in the back with me laying across them; Wes, Arrex, Caleb and Beck in the front. Then in the bed was Colton Arya, and their friends Lenny, Christian and Cody. We'd determined that Em and I would just have to grab her car tomorrow, there was no way we were driving tonight.

"Yep we got everyone" Arrex announces and Caleb pulls out, starting his way back to my house

"So Ace how did you like Brett" I look up at my brother with a grin on my face

"He was cute" he mumbles with his eyes still closed

"I know, he's adorable" I smile "much better than Jack"

"Most guys are better than jack" he mumbles

"can we talk in the morning I want to sleep"

"Yeah, I'm going to sleep too" I say resting my head back down on a now sleeping Emma.

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"wakeup" I feel someone poke my nose "C'mon Belle"

I flutter my eyes open to see Caleb looking down at me

"Come on I'll help you in" he says as I climb out of his truck

He puts his arm around my waist and helps me into the house and then up to my room before grabbing some pajamas out and helping me into the bathroom so I can change out of the crusty muddy clothes I was currently wearing.

After changing and I stumble out of my bathroom to see Caleb laying on my bed.

"Thanks Caleb " I mumble quietly, slip under the covers next to him .

I was more somewhat sober now, the nap home really helped. It was longer than usual but they got food so that was probably why.

"Dude you still have mud and makeup on your face" he chuckles as he gets up from beside me. I faintly see the glow of the bathroom light across the hall. It quickly turns off though and Caleb once again appears, only this time with a pack of baby wipes.

"There you go" He smile softly as he kneels in front of me and wipes most of the mud and makeup off. For such a giant person he was suprisingly gentle in his movements.

"Thanks Kazer" my eyes flutter closed

"No problem Princess" he says as he gets up

"Oh hey, Co?" I reach out and grab his hand before he can walk any further, I feel myself almost laugh at his nickname, it's gone from Caleb to Coco to just Co. Drunk brain, I usually just ignore it.

"Yeah what's up?"

"Can you please not tell my brothers about the guy?"

"I won't"

"Promise?"

"Promise"

"Thank you"

"You don't have to thank me" he grins

"Goodnight princess"

"Goodnight Co, love you" I mumble quietly as I close my eyes and let sleep start to take over

Not before I hear Caleb faint "I love you too," though

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My head was throbbing. It seriously felt like my brain was going to burst out of my head.

"Ow" I groan as I sit up in my room that was now filled with light

"Hahaha I knew you'd feel like shit" Beck chuckles as he stands up from the chair he was sitting in "you were drunk as hell last night, it was so funny"

"How are you not feeling like shit?" I groan

"I already had my death episode earlier. I knew as soon as you woke up you would too"

"I want to die"

"Yeah well Caleb and Ace are downstairs making egg sandwiches" he says holding a hand out to me "let's go drunky" he laughs

"Oh thank fucking god" I huff as I get out of my bed and follow Beck downstairs

"So girls how was the party?" My dad asks Arya, Lenny, Em and I. Last night we were the drunkest, we were probably drunker than all the guy combined. Well maybe not Tyler but the rest of them definitely.

"Great" Arya mutters

"Fantastic" Em groans

Lenny just lets out and inhumane noise as she tests her head on the table and I just grunt. Lenny and I were obviously the more demonic ones in the morning.

"I had a great time" Tyler smiles giddily like the ray of sunshine he is

"Yeah Arrex told me you were the dumbass who got naked and swung from a tree?" My dad questions "why?"

"So father Ski, let's just say a lot of alcohol was involved and I heard people talking about Tarzan" the laughs as he takes a sip of his orange juice

"The only sober one was Caleb, he got stuck being DD" Wes chuckles "it was a great night"

"I had fun, Mia Taylor was there" Jordan smirks

"You've had a crush on her forever" Em chuckles

"Wait really?" Lenny asks with a grin

"Yeah in fifth grade he followed her around like a little puppy it was so funny" I laugh at him

"Wait you seriously did that" Arya asks through her laughs

"I hate all of you" he pouts as we continue to laugh at him

"Didn't he cry in front of her at the our zombie paintball birthday party?" Beck asks, plopping down next to me

"I think so" I laugh "Caleb remember the zombie paintball party we had when we were like eight?" I ask as he walks in

"Yeah, wasn't that the one where Jordan cried in front of Mia Taylor?" He asks with a smirk

"Yep I hate you too" Jordan tells him

"Love you too BESTFRIEND" Caleb grins as he sits down next to Jordan

Ace soon follows him with a plate full of egg sandwiches that we all quickly snatch away.

"Oh my god I need to marry this sandwich" Lenny groans

"Me too girl" I reach over and give her a high five

"So A-twins what are we doing for your birthday?" My dad asks, referring to Ace and Arrex. They were the A-twins, Beck and I were the B-twins.

"Oh yeah! Two weeks and you assholes will be eighteen" Wes grins

"Nothing big" Arrex says

"Yeah we were just thinking like a family dinner at home"

"The only thing we ask" Arrex starts to say but stops and grins at me

"Oh no" I drop my head. I already knew what they were going to ask. They were going to ask me to make pierogis.

"Is that Belle makes pierogi's" Ace finishes for him

"I knew that was coming" I huff "fine I'll make them, but only cause it's your birthday" I say

"we love you so much" Arrex grins

My dads side of the family is very polish, my great grandma and grandpa are straight from Poland. There's this one homemade pierogi recipe that all of us have loved forever, the only problem for me is that I am the only one who can make them just right, and they are so much work. The recipe has been passed down from my Great great Grandma Kalanski, and the are genuine pierogi's, to make them, it's really an all day affair.

"So it's settled, family dinner with pierogi's and I'll grab some polish sausage from the deli" my dad says standing up

"What kind do you want?" I ask them

"cheese, potato and then the cheese-potato mix" Ace says

"Fine" I sigh "you're lucky I love you guys"

"we know" they grin. My brothers are spoiled as hell, especially when it comes to food. My dad and I are the best cooks in the house and basically everything we make is amazing

"That's gonna be a good ass dinner, I love Belles cooking" Tyler says jumping up and down excitedly

"Who said you were coming?" Ace jokes

"Bitch I'm family" Tyler vretorts making everyone laugh

"Yeah you are" Arrex chuckles

"You all are" my dad adds before walking to his office "thanks for breakfast kids"