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Nik - Part 5 - Clubbing

I was excited. I was going to an actual night time party! I imagined clubbing scenes from movies I shouldn't have watched and smiled to myself. I wasn't myself. And I liked it.

I don't know how, but Riley had quickly got the word around to neighbouring towns as well. Kids from all over were either going by themselves or with their parents to Berk, for the rumoured big party. Apparently, everyone is going to be there. And knowing the population of Berk to still be in its hundreds, the party was going to be big, definitely for Berk. Even the parents heard the rumours being hosted by this mysterious Riley.

A voice in my head shouted this out for me of course. It passed my mind once but slipped away quickly.

''This is a stupid idea. Riley is exposing himself to the whole Archipelago! All those kids in our training arena? Bad move...''

Of course, the other voice was no better, telling me stupid things which would get me into even further trouble.

''Yes, Nik. Yes. This is the time. A perfect night, a perfect party. You could even steal your first kiss, Nik! Think of all the possibilities!''

But both of those voices were gone. I was going here just to drink my sorrow away, as the saying goes. A lot of new faces headed in the same direction I did, towards the abandoned arena, just at the outskirts of town. It definitely wasn't abandoned now, and the bright lights could be seen all the way from my house. I took a shortcut, around the edge of the forest.

While I was walking I had the sudden urge to sing. Why? I had no clue. I sang a song I remember, but don't remember singing before.

''Don't let them in, don't let them see Be the good girl...''

I looked at myself for a second. I'm a guy.

Be the good boy ''you always have to be Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know Well, now they know...''

I bumped into Majapi.

Majapi. I swear that Majapi was singing the same song, the same lyrics, but I was probably hallucinating. But that was beside the point.

Majapi.

Now thinking about it, I hadn't seen Majapi in a long time. He was always busy with this or that, reading this story or the other. Since harrassing us a few weeks back, it seemed like we weren't important enough for Majapi's concern. Like reading the Lord of the Rings is more important than annoying his vey own Nik!

I was also suprised that Majapi was heading the other way, not towards the party.

"Hey Majapi! Why aren't you going to the party?" I asked, curious.

"Why you asking? I'm busy okay. Are you still gloating that your puny friends beat me up?" Majapi snapped back, angry and edgy.

"Hey, I'm just asking. Even if you hate my friend's guts, we're still friends, right?" I asked, nervously.

"Hah right! Well... Yeah, I guess an acquiantance, nothing more."

"Cool. So..."

"Yeah?"

"Well... how did you learn Ancient Berkian Norse?" I asked, innocently.

Majapi eyed me, suspicious because I'd never shown an interest in the language before then replying, "Well, Ancient Norse, like Dragon Tongue, is practically impossible."

''Dragon tongue? Nik, you should be confused and freaking out now. ''

"But how'd you manage to learn Ancient Norse?"

''Why didn't you ask about Dragon Tongue? Why? Nik? Are you even listening to me?''

"Let's just say I can do the impossible," Majapi replied with a wink, then realising something. "I should be going now, Nik, so see ya!"

"Where you going exactly? This party is said to be one of a kind!"

"Well I have more important things to do...in...the...library." With that Majapi headed away from town, and into the bushes.

"That way isn't the library," I called out after him.

A pause on Majapi's behalf followed, before he replied, "I'm... I'm just taking a piss, get lost bro."

My mind was screaming, alarms flashing, but I again ignored it. Now was not the time.

''He's a liar, he's a cheat. He's got a responsibility, and has more maturity. He's not the same guy anymore. Something changed, Nik. Remember you thought this!''

Trouble was brewing. A party was brewing. Something was bound to happen. Something fun, I don't know, catch up with some old mates from the Archipelago, I don't know. Red would be there. I should talk to her. Not yet. Newt would be there. I should talk to him. Not yet. I entered the newly refurbished arena, loud music, filling my ears. Tonight was gonna be a great night.

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(incomplete) (draft) (I'm too tired to check this right now).

I'm going to the party. If this party is going to make reason to the story, something big has to happen at the party. What it is (whether it's relationship-wise, plot-wise or character-wise), I don't know.

After this party, Riley will probably tell Cora who her ancestors are, and then a bit later leave his note and vanish. Riley vanishes at the end of Part 5 (end of part 6 if need be) and will only return to the story 3 parts later (Part 8/9, when we discover our dragons).

I have two voices in my head. The heart vs the mind. The risk, and the reason. The ambition and the logic. Nik has always grown up being the reasonable, logical, mind-based person, but now a new voice corrupts his head. He currently is in a state of limbo (is still sick) and is ignoring both voices, but it would be interesting when Nik let's his heart voice take control. (All hell breaks loose and an author's excuse to do some stupid things).