Tiffany turned around. A huge smile was plastered on her face. “Good evening, guys. I’m Tiffany Hwang and I’ll be your bartender for the night.”

When Yuri got out of the pool, she stared at Tiffany in disbelief.

Tiffany smirked. “What?”

“You know how to mix drinks but you can’t cook? That’s just…great,” she said.

Tiffany chose to ignore her comment but thought of pouring Bacardi 151 on her roommate’s hair and “accidentally” lighting it on fire. 

“Taengoo-ah! Can I invite someone?” Sunny asked.

“Sure if she’s a friend of yours then why not,” Taeyeon said nonchalantly.

“Thanks, Taengoo! Can I borrow some clothes, too? I think I have to pick her up since I don’t want her to be driving alone. She might get lost. Her sense of direction is…a doozy.”

“Okay.”

“Taeyeon,” Tiffany called, “Do you have any swimsuit that could fit us? I’m not comfortable swimming in my jeans.”

Taeyeon nodded. “We have everything you need. Our house is basically a department store,” she said with a chuckle.

“Yah! Yoona!” shouted Sunny when she saw Yoona and her cousin being all lovey-dovey again. She pulled Yoona by her shirt and said, “You’re coming with me.”

“But unnie—“

“Consider this your lucky day ‘cause you get to meet my Hyomin,” Sunny said using her aegyo.

“Who the heck is Hyomin?” Yoona asked. She was still holding Seohyun’s hand while getting dragged out of the water.

“Sunny-unnie, can i—“

“No, Seohyun-ah, stay here. Go play with Hyoyeon and Sooyoung,” she cut Seohyun off with a motherly tone.

Seohyun couldn’t do anything but to stare at Yoona being dragged away by Sunny.


---


Sooyoung, Hyoyeon, Yuri and Seohyun were left in the pool.

“I think I’m going to faint if I see Fany wearing a bikini,” Sooyoung said.

“Why? ‘Coz it’s nauseating?” said Yuri. She was lying on her back in the water while the three were sitting beside the pool.

“YAH!” Sooyoung splashed water on Yuri.

Yuri just let out a hearty laugh and said, “Oopps, sorry. I forgot that her ‘No. 1’ fan, Choi Sooyoung, is here.”

“How can you not like her? It still boggles me how you could be so mean to her sometimes. Which brings me to my next question, can we switch rooms?”

“No. Why do you even like her so much?” asked Yuri who just got out of the pool.

“She’s really nice, Yuri-unnie,” Seohyun said.

“Yeah and she’s funny. She’s also sweet most of the time,” Hyoyeon seconded. 

“I couldn’t agree more,” said Sooyoung. She looked up and sighed. “I think I’m in love with her.”

“My best friend’s got it bad,” Hyoyeon teased.

“Either that or she just swallowed too much water. I personally think she has too much chlorine in her system,” Yuri said while taking off her jacket. “Shouldn’t we change, too?”

The others nodded and they all went inside.


---


“Wow,” Tiffany said when she saw Taeyeon’s family’s home bar. It was filled with all sorts of alcohol. Spirits, liqueurs, name it and it was all there. Taeyeon was telling the truth. Their house was practically a mini-mall.

“Fany-ah, I’ll get some finger foods, okay?”

Tiffany nodded and looked at Taeyeon when she remembered something, “Taeyeon-ah, would it be bothersome if I ask you to make Buffalo wings for Soo? She likes eating those.”

“Not at all,” Taeyeon answered and left.

“Hey.” 

Tiffany turned around to see who it was. “Hi, Soo.” She smiled and continued staring at the liquor cabinet.

“I never thought you’d actually remember the things I say to you when we talk,” she chuckled as she stood next to Tiffany.

She looked at Sooyoung and said, “I’m hurt, Soo. You think I’m that rude?”

“I never said anything like that.” She looked at Tiffany’s attire. “I didn’t know a basketball jersey would look good on you.”

“I covered myself up ‘cause I didn’t want you to drool all over the place when you see me clad in a bikini. I see you’re comfortable wearing that,” she pointed her finger at Sooyoung’s outfit.

She was wearing a halter bikini top and a y low rise shorts. 

Tiffany nodded and asked, “Aren’t you supposed to be fat? You eat like there’s no tomorrow and yet you are this skinny. Maybe you have worms in your stomach.”

“No,” she shook her head, “We just have good genes.”

“It’s getting a bit chilly in here, don’t you think?” she joked.

“You started it. Do you really know how to mix drinks? We don’t want to end up sleeping in the toilet.”

Tiffany was still rummaging through the cabinet to find the right drinks she’d use later.

“You and Kwon are going to regret doubting my abilities.”


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After they changed into a more comfortable outfit, Hyoyeon and Seohyun were seated beside the pool again. 

They saw Yuri walking towards them and couldn’t help but admire her body.

“Damn, Yul!” said Hyoyeon.

Yuri just smiled and dove into the water.

Sooyoung and Tiffany followed soon after. 

“SOO!” shouted Hyoyeon. “Don’t walk backwards. It’s dangerous.”

“Unnie~” Seohyun hit Hyoyeon lightly but she couldn’t help but giggle when she understood what Hyoyeon meant.

“YAH!!” she shouted back. “Fany-ah, excuse me while I kill my best friend.” She said as she chased Hyoyeon.

As soon as Tiffany reached the spot where Seohyun was seated, she put the cobbler and boston shaker, spoon and jigger down then took off the jersey she was wearing.

“Where are the others?” she asked Seohyun.

“Sunny-unnie and Yoona are not here yet. Taeyeon-unnie and Sica-unnie are currently MIA,” she answered while staring at Yuri.

Tiffany followed her line of sight. She smirked when she thought of a wicked idea to get back at Yuri. She still thinks her roommate really pushed her earlier.

She stealthily got into the water and swam to where her roommate was. Yuri was lying on her back while looking at the tranquil night sky.

Tiffany swam just below Yuri and started tickling the other girl. “Yah!” Yuri tried to swim away from her but the other girl’s grip on her waist was too strong. “Yah! Stop it or I’ll tell your mom that you’re bullying me!”

Tiffany immediately stopped tickling her and backed away from her. Yuri smirked. So Hwang is scared of mommy.

“I swear Yuri if I get sent to military school I will forever despise you!”

“Really? If I tell your mom that you’re bullying me, she’d send you to military school?” Yuri asked and pretended to like the idea of Tiffany leaving IU.

Tiffany pouted and started swimming away from Yuri.

“Hey, I was just kidding. Why are you such a sourpuss?” she said and chuckled. When Tiffany ignored her, she swam towards the girl and held her forearm. “Fany-ah, I was just kidding.”

Tiffany was still pouting. “I don’t want to go to military school. They hate pink. They either wear white or…vomit-colored shirts. Plus, they also wear those military fatigues.”

“Stop sulking. I won’t tell your mom and she won’t send you to a military school,” Yuri said to comfort the moping Tiffany.

“You promise?”

Yuri tried not to laugh. Sometimes she wonders if Tiffany Hwang is for real. She’s never met anyone like her before. 

“I promise,” Yuri reassured her. I don’t think military school could handle you anyways.

“Can you like…let go of my arm now? I kinda need it to swim.”

Instead of letting go, Yuri held onto her arm tighter and held her other arm. Yuri was pulling her with a smiled plastered on the taller girl’s face. Tiffany could only furrow her eyebrows and let Yuri pull her.

“Your mood swings are killing me,” she said.

“I could say the same thing to you.”

When the two got out of the pool, they saw Sunny, Yoona and another girl that they weren’t familiar with. 

Yoona ran towards Seohyun hugged her. “I miss you, Hyunnie,” she whispered as if they’ve been separated from each other for years.

Seohyun just chuckled and hugged her tightly. She likes it when Yoona gets clingy. “Your cousin and her girlfriend were purposely making me jealous. I was driving and both of them were in the backseat snuggling.” She looked at Seohyun and said, “I was wishing you were there so you could at least hold my hand while I’m driving.”

There goes her pout again. Wait…

“Did you just say Sunny-unnie and her girlfriend? She has a girlfriend?” Yoona nodded.

Sunny introduced them to Hyomin and told them that they’ve been dating for two weeks now.

“That’ll teach you a lesson not to tease me about being flat-chested ever again. It’s not like yours are bigger than mine,” Sooyoung said. She got Hyoyeon on a headlock. She released her when she saw everyone looking at them weirdly.

“Hyomin, those are our other friends. The tall one’s Sooyoung and the other one’s Hyoyeon.” 

Sooyoung and Hyoyeon both greeted the new girl. 

“Where’s Taeyeon?” Sunny asked.

“Probably making out with Jessica,” Hyoyeon said and grinned at the thought.

“That’d be nice.” Everyone looked at Tiffany with a raised brow. “What? I would seriously be happy if my sister would date Taeyeon. I’m just saying.” 

“Let’s drink,” Sunny said to get rid of the awkward atmosphere.

“Drink what? The water in the pool? Fany-ah, I thought you’ll be making the drinks,” said Hyoyeon.

“Did you expect me to carry all those bottles of alcohol? Are you kidding me?”

As if on cue, Taeyeon and Jessica came out of the house with several of the Kim’s maids following them. They were carrying the bottles of alcohol, snacks, glasses and a coffee table where Tiffany the ‘bartender’ could do her thing.

Tiffany put on the jersey she was wearing a while ago and sat down. “So, what do you guys want to drink?”

“Something that’s not too strong?” Hyoyeon answered, not really sure of what to say.

“Anything that won’t send us to the ER,” teased Yuri.

Tiffany ignored her again and proceeded on making her specialty. Flaming B-52. There’s nothing really special about it except the fact that she didn’t hurt anyone, not even herself, when she first made it. 

Everyone sat down and was watching what she’s doing. Tiffany cracked her knuckles and smirked. She took a shot glass, a straw and a spoon then put them on top of the table. She opened a bottle of Kahlúa and poured it into the glass. She then poured Bailey’s Irish cream and used the back of the spoon to layer it properly. Same goes with the Grand Marnier. She made sure not to fill it up to the brim.

She took a bottle of Bacardi 151and raised it, “This is good stuff.” She poured a drop of it into the shot glass. “Any brave soul willing to drink it?” She didn’t even wait for any volunteers and said, “How about you, Kwon?”

Yuri shook her head. “I don’t drink. It’s bad for the liver.”

“Oh come on, Yul. She’s not asking you to be an alcoholic. It’s just a shot,” Hyoyeon egged her on. 

Her pride is at stake. Stupid peer pressure. She stood up and sat next to Tiffany.

“What am I going to do with a straw?” she asked when her roommate handed her one.

“How are you going to drink it, silly? You have to drink it quickly, by the way. The shot glass isn’t heat proof. As soon as I ignite the alcohol, drink it very quickly. We don’t want bits of glass to explode on your pretty little face now, do we?”

“You ready?” Tiffany asked.

“Sure, whatever.”

Tiffany got hold of a lighter and ignited it. Yuri placed the straw and started to sip the drink. She immediately stopped. “Eew. It tastes…bitter.”

Yuri didn’t even bother to lift the straw from the glass. Plastic straw, shot glass that isn’t heat proof and fire is not a good combo. 

“Yuri, drink it. NOW!”

“But it tastes awful!”

“Drink it now or the glass would break!”

“NO!”

Both of them were glaring at each other while the others watched.

“DRINK IT NOW. DON’T BE SUCH A WIMP!”

“I SAID NO! I DON’T WANT TO DRINK IT!”

They were talking at the same time, raising their voices so that they’d be louder than the other.

“FGFKYUYFFCFTCTRLH AAHHHH!” they both shouted. That ended their pointless argument. Tiffany finished the shot and threw the straw, which was not burnt thank goodness, to Yuri. “Wimp!”

“Watching you two having that intense argument made the drink interesting. I want one!” Sunny exclaimed.

“Me, too. I’ll have whatever she’s having,” said Hyomin.

Everyone wanted one. Tiffany didn’t know whether it’s because of the argument or the fact that she finished it within half a second but they were excited to try it.

“Are you going to let a B-52 damage your ego, Kwon? Tiffany asked.

Yuri glared at her and said, “Fine. I’ll drink two.”

She ended up drinking three shots because of Tiffany. She egged her on. 


---


“Let’s play a game,” Sunny suggested. So far they’ve drank a pitcher of Mai-tai and Zombie. All thanks to Tiffany who’s been earnestly telling them the dos and don’ts of drinking. She’s been telling them to drink loads of water and to stay away from darker spirits. She also told them to eat while drinking. She didn’t really have to tell that to the three shikshins, though. Those three munched on the buffalo wings and chips as if they haven’t eaten for days. Last but not least, If you want to pee, go pee. Don’t hold it in. You are drinking so it’s only natural.

“Anything but ‘Truth or Dare’. I don’t want to end up kissing someone I don’t like,” said Hyoyeon.

Sunny raised a brow, “Someone you don’t like? That means you like someone who’s present right now. Do tell.”

Before she could answer Sunny, Tiffany spoke up. “Is everyone still fine? You guys are still not tipsy? Not even a little bit?”

Everyone gave her a thumb up. “Really? Could you please stand up then?” she smirked when everyone stood up and had the same reaction.

“Whoa.”

“It feels weird,” Sooyoung said, “It’s like my body’s lagging.”

Tiffany asked them if everyone feels the same and they all nodded once. “Let’s play Prisoner’s Base.”


---


So here they were, divided into two teams. Tiffany’s team consisted of Seohyun, Sunny, Taeyeon and Hyoyeon. The rest of the girls were in Yuri’s team. 

They drew a square beside the wall of Kim’s house and it served as the base of Yuri’s team. Twenty feet away from that square, which is a few feet from the pool is where they drew the base for Tiffany’s team. Tiffnay was the prison for her team and Jessica’s the prisoner for Yuri’s. The objective of the game is to capture all the other team’s players. Losers would get punished.

“What’s the point of playing this again when all of us are a bit woozy?” Yuri asked. While the others are off chasing the players of the other team, here she was guarding Tiffany.

“I’m not woozy. The point of this game is to initiate skinship for Taeyeon and Jessie and…to see people tripping on their own foot.”

“You’re a sadist and why do you keep on meddling on your sister’s possible relationship with Taengoo?”

Tiffany sighed, “Because they’re moving too slow. Painfully slow. Just do your job and guard me, Kwon.” She leaned on the wall and watched everyone running around. It was quite tiresome to just stand there and wait for her teammates to tag her seeing all of them are chasing other players.

Yuri sat down opposite of Tiffany, leaning back and her hands supporting her. “You look nice.”

Tiffany smiled, “I should probably get you drunk all the time, Kwon.”

“What’s with you? Why are you calling me by last name all of a sudden? You like my last name that much, huh, Hwang? Do you want to be a Kwon?” 

Tiffany has heard this question a lot and although she knew that Yuri didn’t mean it like that, she couldn’t help but to tease the latter. She shook her head and smiled, “You’re going way too fast, Kwon Yul, we’re not even dating yet and you already want me to have your name. Let’s take it slow, yes?” She finished it off with her killer wink.

What Tiffany failed to consider is that she’s not the only one who knows how to make a witty comeback. “Are you flirting with me?” Yuri asked. “You do know I would still be able to remember this in the morning, right? You’re not even drunk so you can’t use that as an excuse tomorrow. Besides, you’re not really my type, Hwang.”

Tiffany scoffed but before she could retaliate, she saw Sooyoung lying on the ground a few feet away from them. “Is Soo okay?”

Yuri stood up and checked up on her, “You okay, buddy?” she asked even though Sooyoung looked like she’s going to die. She was gasping for air and mouthing ‘water’. “Stand up and guard Tiffany. I’ll chase Hyo. This is why you shouldn’t have been smoking in the first place.”


---


“Taengoo.”

“Hmm?”

Taeyeon and Jessica sat side by side with Jessica’s head resting on Taeyeon’s shoulder. “Remind me to kill Tiffany tomorrow.”

Taeyeon chuckled. “Okay.”

“I wanna sleep.”

Taeyeon looked at her. “You can’t sleep here though. 

They both stood up. “Could you still walk?” Jessica was too sleepy to even respond. She put her arms around Taeyeon’s waist and nestled her head on the crook of Taeyeon’s neck. “I guess not.” Although Jessica was taller than her, she still managed to carry her up to her room. 

She gently laid Jessica down on her bed. She was supposed to leave and let the others know that Jessica was already sleeping but the girl on her bed won’t let go of her arm. “Taengoo, sleep.”

“Sica.”

She sat down and let Jessica hug her arm. She’d be lying if she said she didn’t like it. “Fine. I’ll be your bolster.” She just sat there and stared at Jessica’s sleeping face.


---


“You guys are no fun,” Tiffany pouted and sat on the couch. They stopped the ridiculous game of Prisoner’s Base Tipsy Version when it started raining.

She was sitting next to Sooyoung who was awfully quiet. “Hey, Soo, you want to see me do magic?” Sooyoung looked at her and smiled remembering what she did to Tiffany a week ago.

“You’re a Potter fan, too?”

“Puh-lease! I can kick Harry Potter’s any time.” She stood up to get the Boston shaker. She decided to use the stainless steel cup. It’s easier to cheat that way. She lined up seven shot glasses on the table and started making the drink. When she finished it, she put a julep strainer on the glass and poured the drink quickly. 

“Rainbow shots!” she exclaimed. Not really. It doesn’t really have blue and indigo.

Sooyoung pointed her finger to one of the shots. “This one looks like mud.” Tiffany pretended to be upset. “I’m kidding.”


---


“Unnie, are those two already a couple?” Yoona asked Yuri. Yuri shrugged. 

They were sitting across Sooyoung and Tiffany. Sunny, Hyomin, Hyoyeon and Seohyun decided to sleep after the failed game. The four of them wasn’t sleepy yet so they decided to stay in the living room. 

“Unnie, are you not attracted to Fany-unnie?” Yoona asked.

“No.”

Yoona laughed, “I believe you, Yuri-unnie. Some people say that the more you hate, the more you love. But that does not apply to you two.”

They continued to chatter away and drink shots of vodka, challenging each other to drink it in one go while Sooyoung and Tiffany were in their own little world, talking about random stuff.


---


It was about two in the morning when Sooyoung and Tiffany felt sleepy. They looked at Yoona and Yuri. The two were already asleep in the couch. 

“You take Yoona and I take Yuri,” Tiffany said after a few second of contemplating whether to leave them there or take them upstairs. Sooyoung nodded.

“Hyunnie,” Yoona slurred when Sooyoung made her stand up.

“I am not Seohyun. Don;’t you dare try to kiss me, Yoona,” she warned.

“Yuri, wake up.”

It wasn’t a hard task for Tiffany to bring Yuri upstairs. To make her change her clothes was a different story. “Yuri, you have to change first,” she said when she laid her on the bed in a spare room. She looked for dry clothes and found some inside the dresser.

“Yuri,” she called for about a hundredth time. “Yuri, change your clothes. Now!” Yuri grunted and stood up. She started walking towards the door of the bedroom. “Hey, not there. Here.” 

Tiffany sat on the edge of the bed and waited for Yuri. After a few minutes, Yuri went out of the bathroom. “I don’t wanna wear this. It’s too hot,” she said as she raised the shirt Tiffany chose for her.

Tiffany looked for a more comfortable shirt and gave it to Yuri. The taller girl put it on and plopped herself on the bed. “Fany-ah, it’s still hot.”

“I can tell,” she answered when she saw her roommate sweating profusely. “I’ll get you some water. You need to rehydrate.”

When she came back, Yuri was sitting up. You are so wasted right now, Kwon.

She gave the bottle of water to Yuri which the latter gulped down in a matter of seconds. Good thing she brought three bottles. She wiped Yuri’s face using the shirt that the girl didn’t want to wear. “What were you and Yoona thinking consuming half of the bottle of vodka? Didn’t I tell you guys earlier to drink loads of water while drinking?”

“You should’ve stopped us then but no~ you were too busy talking to Soo.”

Tiffany knows better than to argue with someone who’s drunk so she changed the topic. “I heard Yoona mentioned my name a couple of times. What were you guys talking about?”

“She asked me if I’m attracted to you and I said no.”

Tiffany rolled her eyes. “Why am I not surprised? Well, just so you know, if you aren’t so rude and blunt, you could’ve been my type.”

“I’m not rude and if we’re going to talk about being blunt, Sica would be on top of the list.” She yawned and let her body slide down. “Where will you sleep?”

“Well, I told Soo—“

“Sleep here. I’m not used to not hearing your snore when I go to sleep,” said Yuri cutting off whatever it is she was going to say.

“I don’t snore. That’s you!” She looked down and saw Yuri holding her shirt. So she positioned herself beside Yuri and decided to sleep there. She was about to sleep when she felt Yuri put an arm around her waist. She stared at Yuri’s face and chuckled. “I probably won’t be able to sleep, too if I don’t get to see your face and that tongue of yours sticking out.”