-1Bart

My life is nothing but a midst of darkness. I have grown out of my rebellion years and there is nothing more for me. Now I'm 16 and childish little pranks will take me no where but I fail to realise that sometimes. All my life I have been a pretty irresponsible person.

When I was 10 I was just a typical child with a demonic side, a rebellious side that made me infamous in my town. By 12 I was in juvenile jail for 3 months because of an assault on my school principle, principle Skinner. By 14 my life was spiralling downwards, even lower than I thought. I was trapped in my own self destruction, drugs, alcohol, smoking, depression and other things. By 15 my sister had enough, Lisa reported me to the mental health hospital. I was taking in and I could have killed her then, I would have done it I swear to Satan. After 2 horrible months in hospital I was finally released, my vengeance had died and I was just another blank robot in a morally corrupt society. Now that I'm 16, certain temptations have returned along with new ones.

"Hey man, what's up?" Milhouse says as he awakes me up from my daydream.

"What do you mean?"

"You been a little down lately, you alright?"

"Yeah dude I'm fine," I hate to lie but sometimes lying is the best thing a person can do. The fact is, I'm 16 and I feel like a 10 yr old. I somehow made it into form 6 and my rebellious time has gone but I can't help but feel like maybe I should do something to take the suffering off of me.

"What are you jabbing about now?" Willie, the former groundskeeper, my maths teacher questions me even though he doesn't really care if me and Milhouse talk. He is one of my favourite teachers and he never punishes me, NEVER… and he tries really hard to teach me. I am one of those people that has very little knowledge but a lot of creativity. In my youth my creativity was expressed in destruction but lately its been expressed in my writing. I been writing lots and the only reason I go to school is so I can maybe become a writer someday.

Ring Ring School is out for the day, finally because every second trapped inside of that classroom felt like forever.

"Hey Bart, any plans for tonight?" Alex asks as she and Jessica walk towards me and Milhouse.

"Nah not really,"

"Well I'm going to have this party at my house, you two wanna come?" It had been a long time since me and Milhouse had been invited to a party, we were known as two Melvins, the third being Ralph and were supposably the most unsocial teens in Springfield. That wasn't entirely true, I mean Nelson like beats up anyone that tries to talk to him.

"Sure Alex, we will be there," I always wanted to explore Alex's house fully, I mean I have been there a few times to pick up Lisa but I only have ever seen the first floor and that alone is huge. I jump into Milhouse's car, it might not be the flashiest car in the world but it gets us around and that's all that really matters in my opinion.

"Dude why did you tell Alex we will be there?" Milhouse suddenly asks after a silence. He starts up the engine and looks to me for an answer.

"Well… we didn't have plans anyways,"

"Yeah but you know everybody hates us,"

"Awh come on they don't hate us… I mean they don't like us but they don't hate us either,"

"Dude, there is a reason we almost never get invited to a party, we suck," I couldn't really argue against that, on the popularity scale we are lower than those South Auckland hoes. The car suddenly stops at Moe's Tavern and we get out. It's one of the place's we visit regularly since Moe is such a nice guy he gives us drinks even though we are underage.

"Hey boy," My father is another drunken idiot that regularly visit's the bar. My worst fears are become my father, although as time goes on that seems the likely path I will follow.

"What will it be boys? Two bourbons again?" Milhouse gives a nod and Moe mixes some straight Kentucky bourbon with cola.

"Hey dad, I'm gonna be home late tonight,"

"Why?"

"Well it's a Friday night and one of Lisa's friends is like having a party…."

"Oh, your going to Alex's party too? Lisa told me about it like 3 days ago, yeah you might as well go cause I'll be too drunk to drive her home," Milhouse gives out a little childish giggle before I give him a hard glare.

"I just think it's cool that Lisa is going to be there," Milhouse says as he nervously blushes..

"Dude stop trying to hit on my sister already,"

"I haven't tried in years, ever since you nearly beat me up for it in the 5th grade, Why don't you think I would be a good boyfriend for your sister?"

"Don't start this shit up again," I say harshly as I finish my drink and ask for another one.

"Bart you have never told me why,"

"Look dude… me and you are pretty similar, we are trouble makers and I don't want my sister to end up with someone like me, I want her to have someone special, even though she is a stupid whiney little brat."

"Ha-Ha!! You're a girl Bart," My father says after finishing his mug and asking for another.

"Listen Milhouse, if you want my little girl go for it, but what makes you think that a whimpy, nerdy little punk can win over the heart of my daughter?" The rest of the bar erupt in laughter except for Milhouse and me. I felt sorry for Milhouse, he has never been a ladies man, I mean he had one girlfriend back in 4th grade. Samantha was her name but she was forced out of Milhouse's life by me, I was filled with jealously. I was jealous that my best friend was being taken from me and I was the primary reason they broke up.

Milhouse rushes out of the bar, after only having 2 glasses and I am forced to follow, I'm not gonna walk home after all.

"Milhouse!!! Wait," I quickly jump into the car before he drives off. He starts up and speeds up, passing the speed limit by a bit.

"Your dad's right, I am a loser," I totally agree on that but he is my best friend and I can't tell him he is right. I mean everyone is just a little bit of a loser.

"Don't be hard on yourself, I'm sure you can win Lisa over, I mean… she has never really had a good boyfriend other than that Irish dude,"

"Yeah Colin, even Nelson… but where's Milhouse? She has never shown any interest in me,"

"Maybe you need like a make over or something…"

"Dude only chicks get make overs,"

"which is why chicks who get make overs usually get a guy about 2 minutes after they get a make over," He doesn't bother arguing but instead decides to drive towards Alex's house a little early. When we knock I am not surprised to see Jessica answer the door.

"What do you guys want? The party starts at 7,"

"I just want to talk to Alex," We walk in and she leads us to the living room where Lisa and Alex are sitting.

"Oh hey guys," Lisa said cheerfully.

Milhouse looks a little nervous, probably at the sight of Lisa. She was dressed in a nice red shirt and a short but not too short blue and white skirt. Her face hinted make up, not a lot of make up like a whore that you could pay $20 for 30 minutes but the kind of make up that brought beauty to her face. Her hair seemed to have been straighten, running down near her shoulders and a few strands of pink highlights. It's always hard too say this as a hateful brother but she didn't look that bad.

Alex and Jessica looked dazzling too, apparently they were ready for the party now even though it was only 4:30. Milhouse quickly grabs Alex and takes her outside the house while I am forced to take a seat.

"Wow he seems a little trippy," Says Jessica with a little smile. She just like Lisa had the same pink highlights in her hair. Black hair with a hint of pink is kind of emo but Jessica is far from emo. She had a shorter skirt than Lisa's but it was in a luring black. Her shirt was a plan white shirt with the word "Nirvana" painted on it in red. She made that shirt, she in fact got in trouble from Principle Skinner in the 6th grade when she stole paint from the art room and painted it. Then she claimed that Kurt Cobain's ghost had painted it with blood. I wish Kurt Cobain's ghost would haunt me. That would be so cool, we can stay up all night listening to rape me.

"Yeah, he wants her to like help him out with something?"

"With what?" Lisa questions although she no doubt knows it's probably got to do with her. Everybody in town knows he has a crush on her and it's something he gets mocked for a lot of the time.

"You'll find out tonight," They let out a little giggle, no doubt wondering on how he is going to try and impress Lisa this time. He has done a few things in the pass but he has always spewed up before he had the chance to ask her out. It's weird, he desires her more than anything and when they are close to getting together he spews up on her. He even nearly shared a passionate kiss with her but ended up spewing up into her mouth which she swallowed and that was perhaps the worst memory of Lisa's life.

"So Bart, you gonna get dressed up? You look much better when your not in your school uniform," Jessica says in a taunting tone, almost wanting me too kiss her. I have always been in limbo, especially in the last 2 or 3 years. I have been stuck in a choice between Alex and Jessica, who I have had crushes on. Its hard to make a choice between them… I mean I'm not the only guy that wants either of them. Its weird to think they haven't had a boyfriend in nearly 2 years. But which am I too choose, neither would want me but that is way beyond the point.

"Yeah… uhhh I'm going to go get ready," I rush to the doorway where I see Alex and Milhouse still talking.

"And that blue hair is cool and all but how about nice blonde hair, just like Lisas?"

"Uhhh Milhouse I need to take the car,"

"Bart… you don't have your license," Alex points out as Milhouse hands me the keys.

"Uhhh… well… Have I told you how pretty your hair is, you don't even need highlights… it's all natural,"

"Wow you really think I would be stupid enough to fall for that?"

"No… well I mean I drive sometimes, I'm working on getting my license, it's just I don't have the $75 for the actual license."

"Wow that sucks, here," she pulls a hundred dollar bill out of her purse and gives it too me.

"You really giving me this?" I look surprised, I mean Lisa is like one of her best friends but Lisa hates me half as much as I hate her… she shouldn't be helping me.

"Yeah, my mum like uses hundred dollar bills for toilet paper, which is so lame,"

"Thanks," I say as I jump into Milhouse's car and drive towards my home. I always go just under the speed limit to make sure I don't get caught by the cops, although I doubt the stupid Wiggum can do shit anyways. At home I arrive to realise dad is still not home, this is his typical thing he does… Stay at Moe's for the hours he doesn't work.

"Bart!!!" Maggie runs up to me and clings onto me, just like the loving 8 yr old sister she is. I have to admit I always liked Maggie more than Lisa but that's probably cause Lisa is near my age and we have had a few battles while Maggie was still an infant. I scratch her head in an identical way to how Homer has done to me and Lisa.

"Mummy, Bart is home,"

"Oh Bart, where have you been? I got a call from your dad saying your going to be at that party,"

"Yeah mum," She groans and disappears into the kitchen, I can faintly hear her say something about a society gone wrong and teenagers behaving in an unorderly fashion. I went into my room to pick out something to wear. God damn it, I do sound like a chick today.

"What are you doing Bart?" Sometimes I wish Maggie wasn't so clingy and loving, it's hard to get rid of her sometimes. Sometimes you get so pissed you yell at her and then she cries and then you feel like a bad brother.

"just deciding what to wear at the party,"

"How about that black pants with the strips with your orange hood?"

"Sure," I guess that takes a huge part of staring aimlessly at the closet. The orange hood was given too me by Maggie because she thought it look just like Kenny's. I got to admit South Park is fucking sweet, I mean if you take about 40 pounds off Cartman you basically got another me, well at least what I used to be. I get dressed and fully prepared, I even shave off the goaty I had loved so much. It was possible the last sign of anarchy and rebelliousness that I had left. The school policies are all clean shaven this and shit like that and I'm just like what ever.

"My little man looks all grown up," My mum says that nearly all the time and it kind of gets annoying after 2 or 3 years.

"Well I'm ready to go," I jump into Milhouse's car and my mum gives me another lecture about driving without a license. I just put the windows up and pump the stereo. I drive to the party a little late, deciding to grab a drink at Moe's first. When I finally park Milhouse's car I turn the car off, killing the nirvana song that was playing.

"So nice of you too show up, by the way you know Nirvana is the greatest band ever," Says Jessica, obviously a little tipsy as I enter the house. She is the most rebellious person in Springfield, more infamous than I am right now. Back in the days we used to get up to all kind of crazy shit, especially in the 5th and 6th grade. We were like best friends, doing even thing together along with Milhouse. I know Jessica always saw Milhouse just as a loyal servant for her cruel and ruthless pranks.

"Hey Jess,"

"you want a drink?" When I think about it, I think I have had a few more than I should today, considering that I would be driving but when a beautiful girl offers you a drink you got no choice but to say…

"Hell yeah," She leads me pass the living room where there is a whole bunch of teenagers are dancing their heads off while some have decided to sit down with there partners and make out. I even saw one guy slip her girl his dick, I think it was Nelson, who like I said is just an unsocial teen as me and Milhouse. He has gain some popularity since he started dealing drugs and stuff but he is still not a nice person unless if your on his side.

"All that crap out there is nothing compared to this," Jessica says as she digs into Alex's kitchen.

"Absinthe, the nicest alcohol around, and it cost a pretty penny but not everyone will get a glass," She says as I observe the 90 label. She pours a quarter glass each and mixes it with coke. And also pours them into tiny little glasses, shots of absinthes… sounds fun.

"Are you brave enough to do something incredible stupid?" Jessica suddenly asks and I nearly choke.

"well my past indicates I am," she gives a little laugh and I though she was making a move but instead gets a lighter and sets the absinthe on fire. It kind of reminds me of that whole flaming Homer drink my dad created a while ago, even the colour but I doubt that would be as strong as what I'm about to have.

"Well, time to do something stupid," She hands me the tiny glass while lighting her own glass. I swallow it down quickly, it is possible the most nicest drink I have ever had. Then it kicks in, I feel a blast come out of no where. It felt almost as if my throat and mouth have been set on fire. I can't help but cough and rush to the tap. Jessica just starts laughing and doesn't stop.

"Strong huh?" She asks before taking her shot, she seems to handle it much better than I did but ends up drinking a glass of water before running to the tap. I still can't get the burnt taste out of my tongue and the feeling of scorching pain in my throat.

"Well want to go into the party?" I ask Jessica but she shakes her head.

"Lets just go hang out outside," I don't really protest much to what Jessica says and does. That is possible one of my biggest flaws and a few years ago it cost me. I was blamed for stealing from the church when it was her. Although after a while she seemed to get the same respect for me, in fact in the 7th grade she agreed on my plan to attempt to steal drugs and alcohol from Nelson. We got some much marijuana and heroin, we spent the night high. We had so much fun that night.

I had never been in the back yard of Alex's house but it's huge… it's like having a huge fucking forest in your backyard. Jessica leads me into the "bush walk". I nearly drop my glass at the pace she is dragging me at.

"Wow!!" was my expression at the empty spot where there was a lake with a waterfall. What makes it more amazing is how the full moon reflects off of the lake and shines into Jessica's eyes. Even when we were best friends I could see how beautiful her eyes were. Dark and mischievous, hiding not too much but not revealing everything. If I didn't cherish our friendship so much back in those days I would have totally asked her out, but she would have probably told me to fuck off.

"It's so pretty isn't it?" I can't help but nod. We sit down near the lake and I can't help but think this isn't going to be a partying evening for me… instead it's going to be a romantic one. Maybe Alex doesn't have any interest in me and Jessica is the chick to go for.

"Well we should be getting back," Jessica says with a sad expression and finishes off her absinthe.

"What's the matter?"

"It's just I think your great but Alex has this major crush on you, I must be really wasted to tell you that. Plus your one of my best friend's brother." God damn it!!! Jessica gets up and walks away.

"I love you Bart," Is the last words I hear from her before she disappears. I didn't even get the chance to tell her that I love her… even though I feel the same feelings for Alex. God damn it, I wish there was some way this could be easier.

Milhouse

It's amazing to witness what Alex has done to me. I knew she was always a fashion queen but I didn't think she was this good. My hair was blonde, my pimples gone and my glasses replaced with contacts. I have to admit I have never looked this good.

"Hey Lis," I say as I walk up to her, she was just drinking some scotch or something.

"Milhouse is that you?"

"Yeah," I say with a slight giggle.

"You look good," I blush a little and Lisa lets out a little laugh.

"Hey want to have a real nice drink?" I hope she meant her but she didn't, I realise that when she dragged me into the kitchen.

"Oh hey Lis, gonna have another Absinthe?" Alex asks with a less than happy tone. Lisa pours three glasses of absinthe mixed with coke. I drink it down and I can't believe how great it taste. Almost as if I was in Lisa's mouth.

"What's the matter Alex?" Lisa asks as she gets 3 little glasses, I am not going to take a shot of this 90 stuff.

"I saw Bart all alone in my backyard, I wanted to talk to him but I froze," Lisa looks confused as she sets the three little glasses on fire.

"You have never frozen up on a guy, especially on someone like my brother,"

"But that's the thing, like you're his sister, you're my best friend… and Jessica like has a crush on him who is another best friend. The only one of my close friends not involved in this is Alison,"

"Jessica has a crush on my brother?" I silently drink the absinthe and coke and when I finally finish the glass I pour another one with coke.

"yeah… me and Jess have a crush on Bart… but come on… we couldn't date Bart,"

"Well let's just take these shots," She hands me one and I nervously look at it. They both swallow it down and run to the tap in an almost funny way.

"Aren't you going to have yours?" Lisa says winking. Her mischievous smile is the thing that makes me swallow it down. It feels nice on my tongue and as I swallow a little bit I realise I should have downed it quickly. It felt like I had just licked the sun. I spit out the absinthe that was left in my mouth and rush to the tap.

"Totally amo'd the drink," Alex said in a much more cheerful and normal tone.

"Look Alex, I would rather have you date my brother than some stupid whore that would break his heart,"

"really?"

"Of cause, I mean you're my best friend, no one deserves to date Bart as much as you… even if he doesn't deserve you," I silently sip on my absinthe and coke, knowing it would be a foolish mistake to interfere with this golden moment.

"Alright, well I'm heading out there again, see you guys," Alex says as she grabs the absinthe, some coke and two glasses.

"Awh damn it, we split on that!!!" Yelled Lisa at Alex who just shut the door and ran off. I felt really tipsy from the absinthe which is probably why I said what I said next.

"Lisa, I love you," I didn't spew up and I admitted that I love her… wow… alcohol is great. Till what happened next.

"Are you okay?" Lisa asks as I continue to spew. She holds my hand when I stop and gives me a warm smile.

"I am now," I say with a warm smile as wipe the last of my vomit from my mouth and move in for a kiss.

"Milhouse, I might be drunk but I'm not going kiss you after you spewed up," She says with a laugh and gives me a hug, the best hug of my life.

Bart

"Hey Bart, you okay?" Alex says as she sits down and pours me a drink.

"Thanks Alex," I say as I drink down the healing potion. The same potion that causes stupid emotions like love. I have never gone out with Alex, me and Jessica went out for a while but never me and Alex.

"So nice party,"

"Really? I didn't think you would be able to see it out here," Says Alex with a smile, a mocking smile that is almost daring me. The way her lips curve into that grin is darling and I want to feel them upon mine.

"Yeah, its just when," I thought for a second and realised that telling her about Jessica might not be the best thing to do. In fact it would probably be the worst thing I could do.

"When what?"

"It doesn't matter, just feels better that I got some company," Alex gives me another warm smile and grabs my arm. Her arm is smooth and soft, something that I could hold on to for the rest of the night.

"Like I said before your hair is really pretty,"

"Like I said before you think I'm that stupid," She said with a laugh and I couldn't help but let out a small laugh myself.

"Have you even been inside the party yet?" She rests her head on my shoulder, some of her hair brushing across my cheek.

"Well not really I guess, I mean I did kind of get a glimpse but still,"

"well come in, we can dance,"

"That's okay, I don't really dance,"

"oh, well lets just have another drink here," I didn't even realise I had finished my drink but all of a sudden I'm feeling drunk. Quite drunk, I mean this 90 stuff is pretty strong but I don't want to stop drinking. Like I said before, if a beautiful girl offers you a drink you got no choice but to say….

"Hell yeah," She gives out a cute giggle and pours us a glass each.

"You know tonight has been awesome, but the best part is being here with you, Bart, the bright full moon shines onto your eyes, revealing the sweet soul inside," She clings onto my arm more, and gives me a kiss on the cheek. She must really be wasted, I don't understand what she said and she kissed me… given if it was just on the cheek.

"You know what, your right, tonight has been awesome, but this… this is one of the better moments of my life," The fact is life sucks, especially mine. I mean sitting near a beautiful lake in a hidden forest in a cold winter's night with a girl you have a crush on… that beats being strangled by your dad or listening to your smart assed sister.

"Well I think I might have to go soon, but… oh what the hell!!" I put my arms around Alex and put my tongue down her mouth. Her saliva has a taste of absinthe, after all she has been drinking it all night, but I can make out her sweet originally saliva some where.

"I love you Alex and even though I'm super drunk it's true,"

"I love you too, even though I'm super drunk too,"