I swear this was meant to be a one shot. But as I was coming to the end of it a bunch of ideas came to my mind and BOOM! Now you have a story. Another thing, I'm putting Psyche Griffin and myself in this story because... well... why the heck not? I uh, I also couldn't be bothered creating an OC at the time...
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KJ'S POV
I groaned as my best friend, Gui, dragged me through the crowd of dancing bodies. Her boyfriend and his bandmates rented out the roof and the entire top floor of Sunset Hotel to celebrate New Year's Eve. "Remind me why I'm here again?" I complained, shouting over the loud music.
Gui stopped for a second and looked back at me. "You're here because Marcus was a douche who cheated on you cuz you're a workaholic, and you need to forget about him and meet some new people. I figured since it's your first time in LA, you could meet some friends of mine. Also, my car is getting fixed and I needed a ride."
I shook my head and chuckled. Classic Gui.
"I meant here, as in the city of LA," I corrected her.
"You wanted to be a musician, remember?"
"I know that. It's been my dream to be a musician since the age of three. But it's just so unrealistic. I'm sure there are hundreds of other people who are auditioning to get a record deal with Rocque Records, and I'm sure they're all better than me-" I was cut off by Gui's hand clamped over my mouth.
"First of all, audition isn't for another two days - you have plenty of time to be antisocial and practice. Second, it's New Year's Eve! So just relax, and have some fun tonight. Okay?"
I sighed and mumbled out an 'okay' as Gui continued to push through the crowd.
We passed a man in a tuxedo, who held a tray of drinks as he walked around. Gui grabbed two pink drinks off of the tray and passed one to me before downing the drink in one go. While she wasn't looking, I took the strawberry off the rim of the glass and nibbled on it as I placed the drink on the closest table.
Knowing Gui, she's gonna be trashed by the end of the night. And I'm hoping to enjoy myself at this party and I actually want to remember how I celebrated New Year's Eve.
She tugged at my hand again and continued to pull me across the area of the roof until we came across a group of three guys who looked around the same age as us. "Hey guys! This is my friend KJ," Gui told them before turning back to me. "This is Kendall," Gui said, hugging his torso while his arm rested over her shoulders.
"The boyfriend," I said, shaking Kendall's hand. The blonde nodded and smiled. "Gui talks about you all the time."
Gui rolled her eyes. "Anyway, this is Carlos and James," She continued, pointing to a cute Latino then a tall brunette.
James shook my hand after Carlos. "I've heard a lot about you." He said, giving me a breathtaking smile which made me blush and look away. His name was called and he looked to the left to see someone calling him over. "I'll talk to you later!" James called out to me before leaving the small group I was standing with.
"So... it's New Year's Eve. Got a special someone you're going to kiss at midnight?" Carlos asked me. He playfully wiggled his eyebrows, which got a laugh out of me. Gui spoke before I could answer.
"I've heard that if you don't kiss someone on New Year's Eve then it guarantees you'll be lonely for the whole year."
Kendall scoffed. "Please, that's only a superstition." I nodded in agreement.
"I've heard that if when you kiss someone at midnight, it strengthens your bond with that person." Carlos said.
"I thought that was only for couples?" I questioned.
Kendall nodded. "I'm pretty sure it is."
I shrugged. "Besides, I just got out of a bad relationship. So if I'm lonely for the whole year then hopefully I'll have a chance to get some songwriting done or something."
"You sing?" Kendall asked.
"A little," I admitted, shrugging again. The topic changed, and after a while Carlos left to get some food.
The DJ played a new song and Gui grinned. "I love this song! Let's dance!" She pulled Kendall into the sea of people.
Oh sure, just leave me alone on a roof full of drunk dancing strangers.
In LA, a city which I've never been to before.
Thanks.
I rolled my eyes and leaned forward on the waist-high concrete wall and looked around, amazed by the sight. If Gui wanted me to relax, then that's exactly what I was gonna do if I continued to look at the view in front of me. My gaze landed on the Hollywood sign.
It was pretty damn awesome, I must admit.
I continued to stare at the different buildings surrounding the Sunset Hotel, when suddenly a hand was on my shoulder. I whirled around to find Gui in front of me. "There you are, I've been looking for you everywhere! They're about to do the countdown to midnight," Gui said then hiccupped, the alcohol in her breath painfully obvious.
I blinked. Had that much time already passed?
"Don't forget your New Year's kiss! Otherwise you'll be lonely for the whole year!" She bopped my nose then giggled. I was about to protest, to remind her that it's only a superstition, but stopped myself when I remembered she was drunk. She's not gonna remember this conversation after tonight anyway. Suddenly Gui was gone.
And that's when I saw him.
He was around 5 ft 8, his spiked hair making him seem a little taller. It contrasted with his semi-pale skin, but matched his black skinny jeans. But what really got me were his eyes. They were a plain dark brown, but they were somehow incredibly mesmerising. He stared back at me.
I tore my eyes away from his to look at the gray wall, which had a giant 10 projected onto it.
The countdown started.
10, 9, 8, 7,
Everyone had stopped what they were doing so they could count down the seconds until the new year. I snuck a look back at the raven haired boy, who was now a great deal closer to me than he was before.
6, 5, 4,
His gaze was fixed on mine. I couldn't move, I couldn't speak. I don't even remember myself breathing or blinking. I was frozen in my spot.
3,
He was now in front of me, our bodies arm length apart. No matter what, his dark eyes remained staring into mine. His expression changed slightly, as if he was contemplating something in his head.
2,
His expression changed again, like he made up his mind. He took a step closer to me.
1,
He hooked his index fingers through the belt loops on the side of my jeans and lightly tugged me forward. I stumbled forward, cuz I'm just so damn graceful, my hands going to his shoulders so I didn't fall over. He brought one hand to my face and gently cupped my cheek. I still couldn't speak, so I tried to silently ask him what the heck he was doing.
0.
Suddenly his lips crashed on mine. Words can't even describe how amazing it was. Confetti fell all around us. There were cheers and party poppers going off but at that moment, it felt like the entire roof was empty. It was just us. We stayed like that for what seemed like forever. Soon oxygen became a necessity and the kiss was broken. "Hi," he said, cheeks flushed red.
"Hi," I replied breathlessly. I could feel the blood rush up to my cheeks.
"I'm Logan." He gave me a lopsided smile, which brought out his dimples.
I was about to introduce myself when a bunch of partiers led Logan in the other direction to show him something. He turned his head and our eyes locked, him giving me a silent apology and me nodding in response.
A now sober Gui showed up out of nowhere. "Hey KJ, happy new year!" She gave me a huge hug before grabbing my hand. "We should head home, we both need to rest so we can do some work tomorrow." I let her lead me out of the hotel, since I wouldn't be able to walk on my own anyway. We got to my car at the side of the hotel. As I drove to Gui's apartment, I was daydreaming about what would've happened if Logan hadn't left after the kiss. "KJ?" I snapped out of my thoughts and turned to Gui in the passenger seat.
"Yeah?"
"Are you okay?"
I gave her a weird look. "I'm fine... why?"
"You've been staring into space for the past ten minutes."
I shook my head and got out of the car, making my way out of the carpark and into the apartment building. Gui and I rode the elevator in silence. Once she unlocked her apartment I muttered a quick goodnight and headed for the spare room Gui allowed me to use. There were still boxes around the place from when Gui helped me bring everything from my car, most boxes still sealed shut. After changing into some pajamas I lay down in my new bed, staring at the ceiling.
No matter what, I couldn't get Logan out of my mind. His touch, his taste, his voice... it was all permanently stuck in my head. My heart fluttered every time I said his name in my head. To make it worse, I was never going to see this guy again.
It doesn't matter. I don't need a boyfriend to be happy anyway. I just need to focus on my music, support Gui through her dance career, and I need to forget about Logan.
Forget about Logan?
Yeah... that's not going to be easy.
