Nav's Birthday Special: Sanity's Requiem
Author Note: Hello people! Welcome to the first and only Another Day, Another Bone Drinking Game. The game: Every time a character acts like a doofus throughout this fic, take a drink from a caffeinated beverage of your choice, whether it be Pepsi, Coke, Mountain Dew, or some other drink. Prepare for a nice little sugar high kiddies. ~ The Writer's Shepherd
It was a chilly morning in San Fransisco, and Navrex was sleeping in an alleyway. The walls kept the chilly winds out, and he had several trashed blankets to provide him with warmth. His best friends were normally there with him, but they were off elsewhere. They had talked it over whie Nav was asleep: They would go and see if they could get the infamous Charlie B. Barkin and his friends to help them throw the best party ever for Nav at the Fleabite.
He didn't know it, but the other two had managed to set it up, and Charlie had assured them it'd be the night of their lives, especially since he was turning 18. They were soon back, Charmyte, Char for short, a black Kai Ken, and Jordan, a pure-bred German Shepherd who loved to write. Both their tails were wagging, excited for the night to come. When they reached their alleyway home, they pounced on him.
"Happy Birthday Navrex!" They barked, their pal yelping in surprise. Jordan pawed at his face, grinning.
"Come on Sleeping Beauty, time to get up." He said, getting off.
"Its not our job to get your Prince to give ya a kiss to get you up." Char laughed. After a few seconds, Nav sat up and growled, but playfully.
"Shut up you two." He said, chuckling. "Why are ya guys getting me up so early? Its barely noon." He continued with a yawn.
"Should we tell him Char?" Jordan asked, adjusting his glasses.
"Nah." Char said, shaking his head. "I say we show him."
"Good idea, worth the go."
"Indeed why I said it." Nav narrowed his eyes at the two.
"Will you quit talking in circles and tell me what's going on ya doofuses?" He got two head shakes in reply. He pretended to get really mad and stood up, and they ran, laughing and he chased them. "Get back here! Just wait til I get my paws on you!"
He chased them down the street, and thought they were going to lead him to the park as usual, but he was wrong. They raced right past it, looking over their shoulders to make sure he kept following, still laughing. He picked up his pace, now really curious. But they managed to stay ahead by turning suddenly, forcing him to stop. They had gone into a seemingly abandoned, run-down apartment. He quickly followed them in, wondering why they wanted him there.
As soon as he got in, he was grabbed by both his arms, which made him gasp in surprise. He struggled a bit, but felt the paws didn't budge. Looking at both the paw's owners, he saw it was two hefty Dobermans, one all scarred up on his paws and a few on his face and one with dark, rust-brown markings with red eyes. Looking ahead into the room, it was dark and he couldn't see. Suddenly, the lights came on and he heard a group yell, even the two holding him.
"Happy Birthday Navrex!" They chorused. After that, the two Doberman's let him go and joined the group of dogs in front of him. There was a German Shepherd with a 0 on his forehead, what looked like an Irish Setter mix, a Doberman with off colors, ones of a Shepherd, a pup on his head, and- he gasped. The infamous Charlie and Itchy!
"Hey guy, what d'ya know, what d'ya say huh?" Charlie said with a grin. Nav took a look around and saw his two best friends, grinning.
"Surprise." Char said simply. Nav ran up, and Jordan thought he was gonna punch them for the scare, but he pounced and hugged them both.
"You guys are awesome." He said, tail wagging furiously. Turning around, he looked at the others who were grinning. "Since I've only heard of most of you... Could you introduce yourselves?" He asked sheepishly.
All the dogs obliged, playfully lining up single file and using only 15 seconds to introduce themselves. After introductions were made, Zak, the tan Doberman, decided to say something.
"So, we gonna head out?" He asked, the pup on his head, Duncan, batting his cropped ears.
"Out?" Navrex said, blinking.
"Party, couple-a-drinks, all at the Fleabite." Joey said, chuckling as he tugged carelessly on his bow-tie. Nav was shocked.
"B-but I'm 18!" He said. "I'm not allowed to drink!" Joey gave a wink.
"Zak was 14 when he had his first, and I was your age." He said. William, their dad, rolled his eyes.
"Good to know my sons decided to do the right thing." He said dryly. His two hefty sons shifted guiltily, but then he grinned. "But what am I complaining about? I was 16 when I had mine."
Everyone, even Navrex, laughed.
"Well... It wouldn't hurt..." Navrex said, and everyone cheered, Zak loudest of all. He was a guy who loved his booze. Soon they all moved back into the chilly weather, then heading towards the Fleabite, Zak humming a song happily.
Soon they were at the modest cafe, and Navrex noticed the decorations were already set up. He looked like he was going to get the bones, but then Zak grabbed his paws. Glancing up at the big dog, he got a wink.
"Drinks are on us tonight, awright?" The tan Doberman said, grinning. The Shepherd-mix could see his stub tail wagging and laughed. "I'll go fetch them." He took off quickly, tongue lolled out in anticipation.
"I better go with him, get the double discount." Joey laughed, going after his half-brother.
Duncan, who stuck around Nav, looked at him.
"They're always like this." The pup said with a grin. Navrex ruffled up his head fur with a grin. Zero led them to a booth to sit, and he pushed a table to it so they could all fit. Soon the two Dobermans were back, and set the beers on the table.
They began to pass one to everyone. Jordan looked at his nervously, but then Char gave him a nudge and winked. Jordan seemed skeptical then shrugged. He had sworn off drinking, but this one night wouldn't kill him. There was a ring as Will flicked his glass with a claw.
After everyone looked at him he looked around a few moments. He gave a wink and raised his glass with a scarred paw.
"To being eighteen!" He barked.
"Eighteen!" The other dogs howled back and clashed their glasses. Before anyone else could raise their glasses to their lips, Zak was instantly starting to drain his glass, stub wagging. The rest of them then joined in the draining of the first round. Itchy called for another round, and everyone knew the party had officially begun.
Nav and his best friends took things at a slow pace, trying to keep their drinking steady, but the adults cut loose. Zak had downed his second beer and had his next one, not even tipsy. His dad eyed him a bit challengingly and downed his soon after. The tan Doberman had inadvertently started a drinking contest with Will. Joey watched with amusement, taking his easily.
On the other end of the table, Charlie was talking to Itchy about missions while nobody could hear them, guzzling drinks down heartily. Zero was kicking back easily, and was drinking slowly. Molly Beth, Zak's friend, was watching him downing drinks, giggling as his doofus grin got wider with each drink. Duncan watched his uncle and grandpa going at it, grinning as he sipped at his Pepsi. Navrex noticed when Jordan downed his second drink he was a bit tipsy.
Char was in the same boat as Jordan, but worse. Being the youngest and one of the smallest, he was majorly tipsy as he moved on to his third drink. Slowly but surely, everyone was getting drunk, and out of all of them, Itchy passed out. And Charmyte, after his third drink, was one crazy Kai Ken.
"Come on Nav, it's your party! Let's do something awesome!" He slurred out, grabbing his friend by the scruff and tugging a bit, giggling helplessly. Navrex, figuring there was no harm, stood up and went with him, and Jordan followed behind, swaying side to side with every step. They went up on stage and Charmyte tripped, the only thing keeping him from falling was Nav grabbing his scruff and holding him up.
"Thanks bro." Char said, pretending to tip an imaginary top hat at Navrex, who merely blinked back. Looking ahead at the people staring at him, the Kai Ken gave a wave and pulled the mix into a one-armed hug. "Hey everybody! It's this guys birthday, so let's sing him a classic birthday song eh?"
"That's what I'm talking about!" They heard Zak's completely wasted voice call from their corner of the bar, and him banging the table with his huge paw. Through the blinding spotlight they could see him grinning with his dad, Joey looking amused but just as drunk as his half brother. They could tell by his dozy blinking and dopey smile.
Security, who was supposed to reserve the stage for the entertainment that night, didn't try to get the trio off, to amused by Charmyte's actions. The Ken moved all the way to the edge of the stage as he pretended to conduct the crowd in the 'Happy Birthday' song, and through them they could hear Zak, Joey, and Will singing totally off key in their slurry voices. When all was over he stood on his hind legs and gave a rock-on sign with both
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