Driving to Chad's party was basically second nature to Dexter at this point- he'd been more than a few times since freshman year and had received an invite to various parties of his over the years. Chad was the king of the school and with his progressive growth in popularity, he fancied himself capable of having a shot at the title next year. Sure, passing out on the street had been awkward, but it was nothing that a few minutes of coaxing couldn't fix from a medical professional. He had helped rock that golem's shit. That and only Evelyn had seen him crumple but well, she'd been pretty fucked up too.

A few hearty meals and some daily carb loading and he was good as new, and excited to have something to celebrate that wasn't just a long weekend. There was a long line of cars near Chad's driveway and the novices were parking close by, but the well practiced were parking a street or two away with a pretty good distance. It kept cops from getting your car's tags easily if they came by and busted the place and made it even harder for them to catch you- if you could escape out the back or the sides of the house before they locked it down. That and he had the speed to cover that sort of distance in a very short period of time compared to anyone else.

Dexter could feel the music before he even opened the door, but despite the rhythmic thumps of Ridin' Solo it was the powerful thumps of heavy weight against the ground behind him that caught his attention. He whirled around, half knowing what it would be but on edge regardless. Up until recently there had only been one person in town with that kind of weight, and with the golem's sudden appearance it wasn't worth the assumption.

Luckily, he was right.

Henry ducked underneath a high up tree and Dexter, despite being at the top of the stairs, found himself seeing eye to eye with the man. Henry broke out to a smile but made no immediate moves to greet Dexter, both due to his size and the rather ungainly boot that had been placed around his foot by the doctor for the next week while the fracture mends.

[b]"Dexter!"[/b] Henry greeted, taking a few ungainly steps up the stairs and stood alongside Dexter, opening the door for the younger man with dramatic flair. [b]"After you, try not to drink too fast this time."[/b] he said teasingly. Dexter huffed in indignation and was almost instantly off into the sea of people. Henry, meanwhile ducked under the door and into the house. That sea of people parted for him. He made his way to the pool table just in time to hear Mateo's taunt, and grabbed a Smirnoff ice on his way over. [b]"Hey Mateo, catch!"[/b] he boomed, tossing the bottle to him at reasonable speed. Mateo instinctually fumbled but caught the bottle. [b]"Fast enough for you man? ICED!"[/b]

This was the King's party. The Prince and the Dragon had arrived.