"James what are you doing? That's my cousin!"

Oh.

Well shit.

I helped him up while looking at him awkwardly while he was rubbing his cheek.

We had some small talk before I left awkwardly and in depressed spirits because of how Elise was glaring at me angrily the entire time waiting for me to leave.

But it turns out her cousin Daniel, was a pretty cool guy and didn't seem to mind that I punched him out of a misunderstanding.

This was all Jonny's fault. That fucker. I'm gonna get him back for this.

I took out my phone and texted him.

[Come to the penthouse asap.]

***

"I can't believe you broke with a stud like him Elise!"

"Ugh. Shut up Daniel. You're such a slut for cute guys. Come on, he even punched you!" Elise retorted back to Daniel who was smiling at her teasingly.

"But seriously, though, why break up with him? He's got a bright future ahead of him and he seems absolutely in love with you!"

"...It's not that I lost feelings for him... it's just that I no longer want to be a part of the family business. And his father is the head, and if I'm going to stay in a relationship with him and eventually get married, then our kids will inevitably be involved also. I don't want that."

"Well, do you know if he's interested in guys?"

"Ew. Of course not."

"Haha. Just wondering."

***

"Hey dude, so what happened?" Jonny asked immediately as he came into the penthouse.

"Woah, what the fuck?"

He said as he dodged the slap that I threw at him.

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I forgot to mention that Jonny was a semi-pro boxer that could have gone pro but his dad wanted him to go to college and pursue a 'real' career.

He's also a fuckin weeb. Which makes him a filthy degenerate. Just kidding. It's just that he watches a lot of anime. Which is why he doesn't have a girlfriend, although he's pretty good looking and athletic, his introverted self makes it difficult for him to speak to the opposite gender. And being a weeb doesn't really help much.

Because of my failed assault at him, I grudgingly sat back down on the couch, knowing that I lost my best chance to get back at him and just told him the whole story of what happened back at the cafe.

"Damn dude, I'm sorry... haha."

"Whatever man. I'm hungry, let's go get something to eat. Pizza?"

"Sounds good to me man. As long as you're paying."

Jonny mooches off me all the time, that I'm used to it. Not that I mind. My family is pretty well off because of the 'family business' and Jonny knows what my family does and doesn't judge me or seem to care.

Actually, I think that the only reason that he's my best friend is because he knows that huge secret of mine, which none of my other friends do, which is why I confide in him so many things.

As we left the penthouse an earthshattering roar resounded throughout the city and windows shattered across buildings.

I covered my ears in pain and nearly fell to the ground.

I looked up in the sky and couldn't believe my eyes.

A large fucking lizard with wings was flying in the sky.

"What the..."

Today would be known as the day of the Awakening by most people. But I like to call it the 'Rude Awakening'. Mainly because of how fucking rude it was for whatever god or celestial being that decided to ruin my normal life and change it into some sort of game.

People scream and shouted as they saw the large shadow flying above them and some even began to film it and take videos.

Much to their surprise their phones stopped working for some unknown reason.

"James, we have to get out of here."

Jonny pulled my arm and I ran with him back into the penthouse.

"What the fuck was that?" I said as I locked the door, out of breath.

"I.. I think that was a dragon."

"Are you fucking kidding me Jonny? A fucking dragon? How?"

"I don't know dude. Looked like a dragon to me though."

I tried getting on my phone to search up the internet for any news to no avail. The screen wouldn't even turn on. My computer and TV were all useless pieces of junk right now.

"Okay... now what do we do? We can't just sit here waiting for something to happen." Jonny said.

"Hey, what the fuck are those little green men?" I said looking out the window and seeing these short, savage looking green people chasing normal humans around with miscellaneous weapons.

"Woah. What the hell is going on? Is it the end of the world?"

"Elise!" I shouted as I remembered that she was still at the cafe and I ran towards the door.

Jonny stopped me and pulled me back.

"Woah man! Calm down. Do you plan on going out there without a weapon?"

Good thinking man. If I rushed out there alone, I would have probably died.

Unfortunately we didn't have any weapons in the penthouse. So we could only get some kitchen knives and I got a broom and duct taped a knife at the end of it, while Jonny just got two knives and decided to dual wield them.

'I hope your safe Elise.'

I thought to myself as we exited the penthouse and faced what was to come.