#anywhere

"Sympathy?"

"Getting cooped up, you have my sympathy" She says

the music comes on

"Oh, yeah, this sucks. I mean, yeah, school sucks but at least there's basketball season and -people- and parties and the Gloaming and stuff, right?"

"I like school," Leya says

And then Lola grabs Adam and pulls him out to dance

His eyes spark and he becomes her most attentive pupil. His dance instruction up to now has been watching his peers and popular dance videos and thus is very pop/white-boy.

Leya smiles as Zane kisses her hand and invites her to the dance... and...

well... lots and lots of dancing

some drinking...

The Sidhe-blooded mortal is, of course, no match for the satyrs but there's no question he gives it 110% of effort!

A few hours later, two drunk and TIRED guys, with clothes still mostly on, stagger out of the appartment

"So..close" Zane mutters

Lola and Leya hinted they'd have to do this again some time, and maybe more.. so hope springs eternal, but it would appear there will be no home runs on the first game of the season with them

"Dude... I dun thing I should drive." Adam confesses.

"I know you shouldn't... because there are two of you, and you'd fight over it" Zane blinks

"Wadda we do?" Adam leans on his buddy.

"Folks always said I should call an' not dive. Drive."

"I think we .. uhm.. need to wait..."

"You know.. sober up"

"Well, yeah. Where?"

"Thas a.. thas a very good point" he says looking at the hallway "We..we could ask Etts..ess.. etsie if we could crash?"

"Guess? Or call my folks? Or, Oo! Or call yours! They -have- to be cool, right??"

"Uh... my dad is ..cool on the surface... but.. but uhm.. you know how some parents give lectures?"

"Dude, do I know? Yeah. I know."

"My dad.. " He waves a finger "My dad gives ..whole CLASSES...probably get a lecture on wine and it's affects on politics and shit"

"Oh. Uh, shit. Yeah, suck. Ok. So Estie or call my folks?"

"Uhmn.. maybe we can.." he fumbles with his phone

"Whatever you do, don't light an open flame and breathe" A voice says

Adam sways around to the speaker.

A guy with a pony tail is behind them, lowering his hoodie. He looks sort of familar, and judging by the sleek fur look of his hair and intense alert animal eyes, he's a pooka

"Hooo're you?"

"I understand my sister lured you with her siren call and then my dad indentured you." The guy says with a raised brow "If yyou don't mind me saying, you probably need help in escaping."

"Sisters?" Adam asks Zane.

"H..he no look cubano..." Zane says

"Oh, no no... I'm with El Bandito?" He makes a mask gesture

"OOoooohhhh.... Ricki....." Adam grins.

"Yeah yeah... guys, the circles on her ass are a lure, not a target... " he helps them both steady "Come on. Either one of you have a car I can steal?"

"I need my car!" He protests.

"He does, he really does..." Zane says

"Then you better let me steal you too," the guy pooka says "Cmon, " And he guides them to the parking lot

He's strong underr the hoodie gear

Adam staggers along with Zane and .... "What's your name, Dude?"

"Alpha Bro Uber leet meister but some call me Tikki" He says as they get to the parking lot "Where's your car?"

Adam stands in the brisk air outside. "Uh. I forget." He turns to Zane "Dude, I forgot my car."

"I think it's..that one..when I wish it were that one..>" Zane points to Adam's car, then to a COOLER Car

"Oooo....." He turns to Tikki. "Dude, steal -that- one." He encourages.

"But then your car will be trapped her forever with the teases"

And suddenly the guy's got Adam's key "Here we go... the theft we deserve" And he puts the guys in the back seat while they're too tipsy to protest, gets in Adam's driver seat, "I need to see the lodge anyway"

"You never beena Lodge?" Adam sits shotgun. "Woah, this is -weird-....."